"Demonic Dragon Palace?"
Hearing Su Xuan's words, Mu Chen frowned. He was unfamiliar with this name. Moreover, they hadn't offended any Demonic Dragon Palace along the way, right?
"Are they really from the Demonic Dragon Palace?"
Beside him, Guo Xiong and Li Qing's expressions changed slightly. Shortly after, their gazes turned cold. "No wonder they have such a lineup, and all of them are so ruthless. So it's these guys."
Su Xuan lightly nodded. "Among the people who tried to kill me, there were two Heavenly Transform Stage Initial Phase and three Quasi-Heavenly Transform Stage experts. With such a lineup, there aren't any powers within a thousand miles of the White Dragon Hillock that could casually send them out."
As she spoke, she looked towards Mu Chen, who was faintly frowning, and said with a faint smile, "You've just arrived at the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, so it's natural that you don't know about this Demonic Dragon Palace. A few hundred years ago, there was a powerful influence that practically dominated the entire Northern Heavens Continent, and that was the Demonic Dragon Palace.
"Stronger than the Hokuang Reiwon?" Mu Chen was stunned as he asked in disbelief.
"You can't say that. Although our Hokuang Reiwon is located in the Northern Heavens Continent, we've never had the intention to dominate. Furthermore, we've never overly interfered with the situation in the Northern Heavens Continent. It's precisely because of this that the Demonic Dragon Palace took advantage of the situation and rose to become the overlord of the Northern Heavens Continent."
Guo Xiong smiled. "However, the Demonic Dragon Palace still wasn't satisfied after becoming the overlord of the Hokuang Reiwon. The Hokuang Reiwon, which is located in the center of the Northern Heavens Continent, became a thorn in their side. They knew that only by removing the Hokuang Reiwon would they be able to truly become the overlord of this continent.
Furthermore, they would use this as their base to attack and occupy the neighboring continents. "
Mu Chen inwardly smacked his lips. This Demonic Dragon Palace had such a huge ambition. Not to mention that they wanted to dominate the entire Northern Heavens Continent.
Not only did they not dominate the Northern Heavens Continent, but they actually dared to make a move against the Hokuang Reiwon.
"Thus, several hundred years ago, the Demonic Dragon Palace began to attack the Hokuang Reiwon.
It was truly world-shaking. Countless experts fell, and the entire Northern Heavens Continent was enveloped in that war. "
Mu Chen's expression was slightly shaken. Being able to dominate the Northern Heavens Continent, the Demonic Dragon Palace's influence was definitely extremely frightening. Furthermore, the Hokuang Reiwon had calmly guarded the Northern Heavens Continent for thousands of years. Their foundation was similarly deep and unfathomable.
Once these two powerful forces collided, they would be able to kill each other.
That kind of war.
It was definitely going to destroy the world.
"That war.
This continued for several years before it finally ended with the victory of the Hokuang Reiwon and the defeat of the Demonic Dragon Palace.
Their might was greatly reduced, and those forces that had been suppressed by them in the past also joined forces to attack them.
The overlord of the Demonic Dragon Palace has completely vanished. "
Su Xuan stared at the corpses on the ground and said, "However, as the saying goes, a centipede dies but never falls down. Although the Demonic Dragon Palace was defeated, they weren't completely wiped out. They're still hiding in the Northern Heavens Continent, recuperating and waiting for the right opportunity."
"For the past few years, the students of the Hokuang Reiwon that went out to train would often encounter various kinds of attacks. Furthermore, almost half of those attacks came from the Demonic Dragon Palace."
"Every year, at least half of the students that died in the Northern Heavens Continent were killed by the Demonic Dragon Palace."
Speaking till here, a cold aura condensed on Su Xuan's gentle and charming face. Clearly, she had a deep hatred for the Demonic Dragon Palace.
"Then, did the Hokuang Reiwon take any measures?" Mu Chen asked with a frown.
"You should know that after leaving the Hokuang Reiwon, everything won't be so peaceful. Similarly, this is also a training. Only those that have experienced such killing and training can become true experts in the end."
Su Xuan said slowly, "The academy has long known about the dangers of the Northern Heavens Continent. However, it's precisely because of this that they've continuously sent students out to train. In this world, if you want to become strong, how can you not pay a price?"
"Furthermore, within the Mission Hall of the Hokuang Reiwon, there's a special board called the Bounty Board. The people on the board are extremely infamous. Quite a few students that went out to train had died at their hands. Therefore, the Hokuang Reiwon has issued a bounty for them. As long as there's a student that can kill them, they'll definitely be rewarded heavily by the Hokuang Reiwon."
"Bounty Board?"
Mu Chen was slightly startled. He had never heard of this board that was hidden within the Hokuang Reiwon. Clearly, only students that had reached a certain level of strength would have the qualifications to hunt down those people on the Bounty Board.
"Those vicious people on the Bounty Board are all vicious characters. In fact, they're not nameless people in the Northern Heavens Continent. Wanting to complete this kind of Bounty Mission is too dangerous and difficult. Therefore, this kind of Bounty Mission can be considered the most troublesome in the Hokuang Reiwon."
Standing to the side, Guo Xiong licked his lips and said, "What I remember most clearly is that a year ago, there was a huge incident that shook the entire Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. At that time, Shen Cangsheng had just come out of seclusion and accepted a Bounty Mission from the Mission Hall. The target of that Bounty Mission was a super fierce person who was ranked third on the Bounty Board, the absolute genius from the Demonic Dragon Palace, Blood Dragon Demon Yu Yuan."
"Blood Dragon Demon, Yu Yuan …" Mu Chen muttered to himself.
"This Yu Yuan is extremely powerful. At that time, the Hokuang Reiwon sent a group of twenty people out to train. In that group, there were two seniors at the Heavenly Transform Stage Initial Phase. The weakest among the rest were at the Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase. This kind of lineup was already not weak. However, they encountered Yu Yuan. In the end, only one of the seniors managed to escape with her life under the protection of the rest.
"After that, several powerful students from the Hokuang Reiwon tried to hunt him down several times. However, they all failed. Two of them were killed by Yu Yuan instead. This only increased Yu Yuan's notoriety. After that, very few students dared to accept his Bounty Mission again."
Guo Xiong's eyes were filled with reverence as he continued, "Until later, Shen Cangsheng took action.
"At that time, Shen Cangsheng wasn't the number one on the Sky Ranking. Before that, he had always been lying low, ranking just outside the top ten. However, when he came out of seclusion that day, he suddenly erupted. With the strength of a spear, he directly shot to the top of the Sky Ranking.
"After that, while countless students from the Hokuang Reiwon were shocked, he once again accepted Yu Yuan's Bounty Mission. Ten days later, he returned with a spear in hand, Yu Yuan's head in the air."
Guo Xiong's eyes were filled with excitement. He must've recalled the shock that had been caused by that scene in the Hokuang Reiwon.
At that moment, everyone had blankly raised their heads to look at the imposing figure that had returned with a spear on his shoulder like an undefeatable god of war. That kind of shock couldn't be any greater.
Mu Chen looked at Guo Xiong, whose eyes were filled with fanaticism, and then looked to the side. Even the ice-cold beauty Li Qing was a little absent-minded. From the looks of it, Shen Cangsheng, who he had never met before, held an extremely high position in the hearts of the Hokuang Reiwon students.
This caused him to be involuntarily curious. Just how powerful was this legendary figure? How much stronger was he compared to Li Xuantong?
"Shen Cangsheng is indeed a very powerful person," Su Xuan softly said.
Su Xuan said in a soft voice. As of now, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy could be considered to be a gathering of geniuses. He Yao, Xu Huang and the rest could be considered to be rather outstanding people. There were even many people lying in wait in the dark, waiting for the day when they would amaze the world with a single brilliant feat, and become formidable figures that would soar into the heavens. However, regardless of how outstanding they were, they were unable to shake the imposing war god-like figure that stood at the peak of the Heavenly Rankings.
"Most of the people on the Bounty Board are from the Demonic Dragon Palace. Only they would use unscrupulous means to kill our Hokuang Reiwon students."
Su Xuan looked towards Mu Chen and said, "Now you should know how great the blood feud and grudge between the Demonic Dragon Palace and our Hokuang Reiwon is, right?"
Mu Chen faintly nodded. It seemed that the Demonic Dragon Palace was indeed not to be underestimated. The reason why the Hokuang Reiwon had allowed such a situation to continue was probably not only because they wanted to train their students, but also because they couldn't truly uproot the Demonic Dragon Palace.
"This time, it seems that we've been noticed by the Demonic Dragon Palace."
Su Xuan's charming face turned slightly more serious. "From what I know, the White Dragon Sovereign who died here was once an important figure in the Demonic Dragon Palace. However, he suddenly betrayed them. Now that the Sovereign Spirit Treasury has appeared, it's very likely that the Demonic Dragon Palace will also send experts here. When that happens, we'll have to be careful."
Mu Chen, Guo Xiong, Li Qing, and Su Ling 'er all nodded. They also felt that this mission wouldn't be so easy to complete.
"Let's move out first and take advantage of the night. The Demonic Dragon Palace just suffered a setback, so it'd be best if we can shake them off," Su Xuan said.
Mu Chen and the others didn't have any objections. After tidying up the area, they increased their vigilance and headed towards the depths of the White Dragon Hillock.
While Mu Chen and the others were heading into the depths of the White Dragon Hillock, Bai Dong's face was ashen as he stood on a hillside in the forest.
"Trash! Trash!
These four pieces of trash! Late Heavenly Fusion Stage strength can't even deal with a late Heavenly Fusion Stage girl and an initial Heavenly Fusion Stage boy! "
Bai Dong looked at the four black jade pieces in his hand. They were engraved with dragon patterns, but they'd all shattered. It was obvious that the four people had been killed.
Beside Bai Dong, the grey-robed elder's face was also filled with bewilderment. "How is this possible?
How could the two of them kill four Demonic Dragon Guards? "
He was very clear about the strength of the Demonic Dragon Guards. Facing the combined forces of these four people, even he would have to spend some time to deal with them. But now, how could they be killed by two young men and women who were still wet behind the ears?
Bai Dong angrily crushed the jade pieces in his hand, then looked towards the depths of the forest with a sinister expression.
"Send the news to my father. It seems that we don't have to worry about being exposed anymore. As long as we get that thing in the Spirit Treasury, we'll be able to leave this place. But before that, we need to get rid of these eyesores!"