Awakening stone ke tukde-tukde hone ke baad poore ground mein ek sannata sa chha gaya tha. Headmaster apni jagah par pathar ki tarah stambh khade the, unki samajh mein hi nahi aa raha tha ki aakhir itne bade aur prachin pathar ke sath achanak aisa kya ho gaya. Wahi dusri taraf, Mu Qiang jo abhi tak apne S-Grade marshal soul ki takat ke nasha mein dooba hua tha aur aasmaan mein dekhkar apni jeet ka jashn mana raha tha, uska bhi dhyaan achanak tutne wale patthar par gaya. Uski aankhen hairani se fati ki fati reh gayeen, kyunki ek sadharan se lagne wale ladke, yaani Li Tian ne, na sirf aam logon ki tarah awaken kiya, balki usne poore stone ko hi blast kar diya tha.
Mu Qiang ke chehre ka ghamand ek hi pal mein gusse aur nafrat mein badal gaya. Usne gusse se apne daant peesey aur man hi man socha ki yeh sab kaise sambhav ho sakta hai. Ek aisa ladka jise sab log kamjor aur bekaar samajh rahe the, wo achanak itna shaktishali kaise ban gaya? Lekin wahi dusri taraf, Liu Ruyan jo thodi der pehle khud apni aane wali naakami se darr rahi thi, ab hairani aur khushi ke mile-jule bhavo ke sath Li Tian ki taraf dekh rahi thi. Usko vishwas nahi ho raha tha ki jise wo itne dino se jaanti thi, usne aaj ek aisa itihas rachs dala hai jiske baare mein kisi ne sapne mein bhi nahi socha hoga.
Ground mein maujood baaki students aapas mein kaanfusi karne lage. Koi keh raha tha ki yeh koi jaadu hai, toh koi keh raha tha ki zaroor us patthar mein pehle se hi koi kharabi rahi hogi. Lekin sachai sirf Li Tian hi jaanta tha. Uske dimaag ke andar abhi bhi wo rahasyamayi screen chamak rahi thi, jahan 'The Human Emperor System' ka interface active tha. Us system ke zariye use apni nayi shaktiyon, status aur agle missions ki jaankari mil rahi thi. Black iron level ki shuruat ke sath hi uske andar ek aisi urja daudne lagi thi jo pehle kabhi nahi thi. Usne mehsus kiya ki ab is poori duniya ke niyam badalne wale hain, aur jo log kal tak use neechi nazro se dekhte the, unhe ab uske saamne jhukna hi padega.
Seemony khatam hone ke baad sabhi students ko apne-apne quarters ya training grounds ki taraf jaane ka nirdesh diya gaya. Mu Qiang aur uska group gusse mein laal peele ho rahe the. Unke ek kareebi sathi ne gusse mein chillate hue kaha, "Us kamine Li Tian ki yeh majal! Usne sabke samne hamari naak katwa di hai aur wo akele hi saari limelight le gaya. Main abhi jaakar usko raste se hata deta hoon, aur uski saari akad nikal dunga." Par wahi khada Yang Shuching, jo ki us group ka thoda samajhdar aur chalak sadasya tha, usne turant apne sathi ka haath pakadkar rok liya. Yang Shuching ki aankho mein ek sard muskaan thi aur usne kaha, "Pagal mat bano! Abhi sabhi teachers aur headmaster ki nigaahe usi par hain. Agar tumne abhi koi harkat ki, toh sabse pehle headmaster tumhe hi academy se bahar nikal denge. Humein dimaag se kaam lena hoga, taaki hum use bina kisi saboot ke barbad kar sakein."
Ye sab baatein chal hi rahi thi ki dusri taraf hamara hero Li Tian apne squad ke sath ek gupt jagah par ikattha hua. Li Tian ke chehre par ek shant aur aatmavishwas se bhari hui muskaan thi. Usne apni team ke sadoo ki taraf dekha aur kaha, "Mujhe pata hai ki humare khilaf pehle hi pichhe se sajishein rachi ja rahi hain. Mu aur uska group chup nahi baithne wala, aur wo jaldi hi hum par koi na koi chaal chalenge." Ye sunkar team ka ek sadasya thoda ghabra gaya aur bola, "Toh ab hum kya karenge? Unke paas resources bhi zyada hain aur S-Grade power bhi hai." Li Tian ne apnatha hath thoda upar uthaya aur bade aaram se jawab diya, "Ghabrane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Mere paas ek aisi tarkib hai jisse hum na sirf unki har chaal ko nakam kar sakte hain, balki unse apna reward bhi chin sakte hain."
Poori team turant ek table ke paas ikatthi ho gayi aur Li Tian ke master plan ko dhyaan se sunne lagi. Sabhi ki aankhon mein ab dar ki jagah ek naya utsah aur jeet ki ummeed dikh rahi thi. Li Tian ke plan ke mutabik sabse pehla kadam ye tha ki unhe academy ke niyamo ka fayda uthaakar apna mission reward pehle hasil karna hoga. Plan ko aage badhate hue, bina ek pal bhi barbad kiye, Li Tian seedha Teacher Chu ke office ki taraf rawana ho gaya. Wo bina kisi dar ke sidhe office ke andar ghusta hai aur bina kisi jhijhak ke apne squad ka mission reward maangne lagta hai.
Teacher Chu apne desk par kuch purane documents pad rahe the. Jab unhone achanak Li Tian ko apne samne dekha aur reward ki maang karte suna, toh unki bhookhein thodi si thandi pad gayeen. Teacher Chu ne apni aakhe thodi choti ki aur shaq bhari nazro se Li Tian ko dekhte hue kaha, "Itni jaldi aur bina kisi poori jaanch ya verification ke main tumhe ye inam nahi de sakta. Tumhe pata hai na ki is reward ke liye kitni kathin shartein hoti hain?" Lekin Li Tian toh pehle se hi tay karke aaya tha ki use haar nahi maani hai. Jaise hi Teacher Chu ne shak jataya, kahani mein ek aur romanchak mod aa gaya, jahan Li Tian apni nayi system ki shaktiyo aur dimaag ka istemaal karke teacher ko bhi hairan karne wala tha.Teacher Chu ki aawaz mein ek sakht aur shaq bhara lehza tha. Unhone apni meja par rakhi file ko band kiya, apni aakhon par laga chashma thoda thik kiya aur Li Tian ki taraf dekhte hue kaha, "Li Tian, main jaanta hoon ki tumne awakening ceremony mein kuch aisi cheezein ki hain jinhone sabko chakaas mein daal diya hai. Lekin iska matlab yeh bilkul nahi hai ki academy ke niyam tumhare liye badal jayenge. Mission reward pane ke liye jo standard procedures hain, unhe poora karna hi padega. Jab tak tumhari squad ki file ka final verification nahi ho jata, main tumhe yeh reward nahi de sakta."
Li Tian ke chehre par zara si bhi ghabrahat nahi aayi. Usko pata tha ki Teacher Chu ek niyam-kaanoon pakki kism ke insaan hain aur wo bina saboot ke ek kauri bhi nahi denge. Lekin Li Tian ke paas ab sirf apni mehnat nahi, balki 'The Human Emperor System' ki taakat aur uska hidden data bhi tha. Li Tian ne ek halki si muskaan ke sath aage badhkar kaha, "Teacher Chu, mujhe aapke niyamoon par poora bharosa hai, aur main yeh bhi jaanta hoon ki aap bina kisi poori jaanch ke kuch nahi karenge. Isliye main khali haath nahi aaya hoon." Itna kehkar Li Tian ne apne dimaag mein system ko command di aur ek virtual window se mission ki saari details aur digital proof nikal kar samne rakh diye.
Wahi dusri taraf, academy ke dusre kone mein Mu Qiang aur uska group aag babula ho raha tha. Mu Qiang ne gusse mein ek lakdi ke table par mukka mara aur dahaadte hue bola, "Us mamuli se ladke ne hamari naak kaat di hai aur wo aaram se ghoom raha hai, aur idhar hum log haath par haath dhare baithe hain? Yang Shuching, mujhe koi aisi chaal chahiye jisse main us Li Tian ki haddiyaan tod sakun aur uske system ya jo bhi uske paas hai, use chhin sakun." Yang Shuching ne thoda thanda padte hue samjhaya, "Mu bhai, gusse se kaam nahi chalega. Hum sab jaante hain ki headmaster abhi usi par nazar rakhe hue hain. Agar humne seedha hamla kiya, toh hum khud phajiat mein pad jayenge. Lekin iska matlab yeh nahi ki hum kuch nahi kar sakte. Mere paas ek aisi plan hai jisse hum use academy ke bahar ke dangerous zone mein phasa sakte hain."
Teacher Chu ke office mein, jab Li Tian ne system ke data aur apnayen gaye task ki asli report table par rakhi, toh Teacher Chu ki aankhen hairaani se fati ki fati reh gayeen. Wo documents itne perfect the aur unmein jo details thin, unhe dekhkar koi bhi mana nahi kar sakta tha. Teacher Chu ne hairaan hokar pucha, "Yeh... yeh sab tumhe itni jaldi kaise mila? Aur yeh data itna accurate kaise hai?" Li Tian ne bas ek rahasyamayi muskaan di aur kaha, "Kuch raaz apne paas rakhne chahiye, Teacher. Bas ab aap mujhe mera reward de sakte hain, kyunki maine sare niyam poore kar diye hain."
Teacher Chu ke paas ab mana karne ka koi rasta nahi bacha tha. Unhone chupchaap mohar lagai aur mission reward Li Tian ke haath mein saup diya. Jaise hi reward Li Tian ko mila, uske dimaag mein ek baar fir se system ki ghanti baji—'Mission Completed. Reward Claimed. Host energy upgraded!' Li Tian ne mehsuus kiya ki black iron level se uska sharir aur bhi zyada shaktishali ho gaya hai. Ab uska agla lakshya Mu Qiang aur uski sajisho ka samna karna tha, jo pehle se hi uske khilaf koi bada jaal bichha rahe the. Kahaani ka yeh mod ab aur bhi zyada romanchak hone wala tha, jahan agle kadam par khatra aur mauka dono ek sath the.