CHAPTER 195 — THE FALLING EDGE
The roar had passed.
But the silence afterward was worse.
Smoke rolled across the battlefield like a living fog. Cracked earth smoldered beneath the fading remnants of Headmaster Suryavansh Rao's shattered solar barrier. Entire hillsides had collapsed under the pressure wave. The ground itself had sunk in several places, forming jagged pits where the dragon's roar had compressed the earth.
Behind the Nine—
The sixth city still stood.
Damaged.
Shaken.
But standing.
That alone meant Headmaster Rao's shield had worked.
Barely.
Headmaster Suryavansh Rao remained kneeling, breathing heavily, blood dripping slowly from the corner of his mouth. His once brilliant solar aura flickered weakly around his shoulders like a dying star.
Dean Xu Canglong glanced at him.
"You still standing?"
Rao gave a faint smile.
"Unfortunately."
The Jade Dragon lowered its massive head slowly.
