The Supreme Eternal Prime God : 1000x System From Beginning

Chapter 42 – A Throne Left Behind, A World That Cannot Catch Up

For the first time since its founding, since the rise of its first generation of cultivators, since the very moment the academy had declared itself as the greatest institution of power in the Northern Domain, the weight of its authority, the absolute, unshakable dominance it had once held over those who entered its gates, the centuries of tradition that had ensured that no disciple, no matter how strong, no matter how talented, no matter how ambitious, could ever escape its grasp—

Had begun to crack.

Not because it had been defeated.

Not because it had been overthrown.

Not because a greater force had come to tear it down.

But because one person had left.

Because Xiao Lin had walked away without hesitation.

Because Xiao Lin had stepped beyond them without resistance.

Because Xiao Lin had proven that their rules no longer mattered.

And now, as the echoes of his presence faded from the Grand Tournament Arena, as the last remnants of his existence within these walls dissolved into memory, as the thousands of gathered disciples sat frozen in stunned silence, unable to move, unable to speak, unable to process the reality of what had just occurred—@@novelbin@@

The academy was left with only one question.