Chapter 54

In the Home of Gods, a King Sings [神的故乡，王在歌唱 Shén De Gù Xiāng, Wáng Zài Gē Chàng] is the fifty-fourth chapter of Tong Yao's Guardians of Night.

Summary
Wondering why the room of rowdy guardians suddenly went quiet, Wang Shengli and Yan Wen slightly open the door and peek through. They see Huang Xiaoyan's sword cutting into Ximen Guanren's head, who entered the room through the back door with Wuren. Huang apologizes for accidentally injuring the president as he falls onto the ground with his head bloodied. Hearing her addressing him as the president confuses Che Yongtai and Xi Sha. As Ximen stands back up, Wuren introduces him to the two demon lords as the Student Council President, executive officer of the Department of Night, and the guardians' immediate superior. Recognizing Ximen Guanren as the Gravekeeper who was beaten by the demon lords, Yan Wen prepares to enter the room to defuse the situation. Wang Shengli stops her and tells her to watch them mediate by themselves, as Ximen was starting to emit his "aura". The matriarch looks in the room again and sees Ximen Guanren emitting a faint cyan aura.

A narration begins, expounding that gregarious organisms have two types of auras hidden in their genes. When the auras are stimulated appropriately, leaders and followers are created in a group, causing the establishment of hierarchical subordination and thus allowing the group to actively work together and increase survivability. Human kings, alpha wolves, dominant monkeys, and queen bees exemplify the organisms who possess the aura of a leader. When a leader releases their aura, surrounding creatures will automatically release their aura of subordination and feel heartfelt admiration and obedience towards the leader. A leader's aura could be the result of a powerful body, perfect charisma, or a deep sense of guilt directed to them.

The chapter then cuts back to the students. Ye Yan feels guilty as he remembers attacking the president with Hundun, Huang Xiaoyan feels ashamed for cutting him, and Che Yongtai and Xi Sha remember that they beat up the president for twenty minutes. Their collective guilty conscience causes them to prostrate themselves before Ximen Guanren and sincerely apologize. Yan Wen realizes that Ximen possesses the legendary King's Aura. Ximen Guanren then asks the guardians to get along with each other, causing them to pledge subservience. Yan Wen and Wang Shengli watch in amazement, with the former noting that even she feels like kneeling before the president.

Chapter Notes

 * Ximen Guanren is revealed to possess the King's Aura, which he uses to rein his unruly colleagues.