A week had passed since the final battle shook Jianghe Hunter Academy. The noise had faded and the cheers had quieted. But the name still lingered.
Lin Yi.
Champion.
Even now, students spoke of the finals, replaying the moment he shattered Chen Feng's final strike, the moment the so-called storm collapsed before something far greater.
....
Inside the dormitory room, sunlight streamed through the half-open window, casting a calm glow across the wooden floor. The air was quiet, almost too quiet compared to the chaos that had defined the past weeks. Lin Yi sat by the edge of his bed with a cup of water in his hand, as if nothing had happened. But that wasn't entirely true.
A few weeks from now, the semester would end. And with it, a door would open. The Regional Academy Entrance Exam. Lin Yi's gaze shifted to the academy badge resting on the table beside him. Jianghe Hunter Academy. A starting point. Nothing more.
