Boom!
An ancient bell resounded throughout the heavens and earth, causing the massive Hokuang Reiwon to quieten down. However, the quietness only lasted for a brief moment before it was broken by earth-shattering cheers.
The Finals of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament that they had been waiting for for half a year had finally arrived!
The entire Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was ignited by the fiery atmosphere. Countless students looked towards the direction of the ancient bell with burning gazes, their eyes filled with anticipation and nervousness.
They wanted to know how the two teams that represented their Hokuang Reiwon in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament were doing.
Whoosh!
Whizzing sounds of wind resounded between the heavens and earth as a black mass of people rapidly gathered in the sky. At the entrance of the Lightning Territory, the students that were intending to enter the Lightning Territory turned around at the same time and excitedly surged towards the direction of the ancient bell.
News after news rapidly spread out, even reaching the Lightning Territory and the Spirit Convergence Array, jolting all of the people that were bitterly training in isolation awake. Upon hearing that the Finals of the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament was about to arrive, excited expressions appeared on their faces as they stood up. No longer caring about their training, they rushed towards the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.
At this moment, the entire Spiritual Academy's atmosphere was boiling.
Under the boiling atmosphere of the Spiritual Academy, the usually tightly shut door of a secluded mountain far away was pushed open as a graceful silhouette swiftly walked out.
That beautiful figure was wearing a white dress. Her fine black hair poured down like a waterfall and fell to her small waist. Her jadelike hand was holding a simple and unadorned scroll with complicated array patterns on it. Her face was also exceptionally beautiful. However, her face was usually filled with indifference, as though there was nothing in this world that could break her mental state.
But at this moment, her usually indifferent face was filled with a rare liveliness.
A smear of joy surged in her beautiful eyes.
She stood outside the courtyard as she raised her eyes and looked at the direction of the ancient bell. Her rosy lips rose into a gentle smile that was incomparably beautiful.
"Sister Ling Xi, will Big Brother Mu Chen advance to the finals?"
Behind her, Sun 'er, who still had a jet-black ponytail, blinked her large eyes. Her beautiful face was similarly filled with excitement.
He waited for half a year.
Finally, there was news of Mu Chen and the others.
"Of course." Ling Xi said without hesitation.
Mu Chen was Aunt Jing's child. How difficult would it be for him to advance to the finals?
Although Ling Xi understood how intense the competition in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament was, she had too much respect and admiration for Aunt Jing.
At the same time, this admiration was also transferred to Mu Chen. Therefore, she did not think that Mu Chen would be any weaker than his peers.
Covering her mouth, Sun 'er snickered, "Looks like Sister Ling Xi has the most confidence in Big Brother Mu Chen. Some time ago, even the Dean and the rest expressed their worry. That's because Big Brother Mu Chen's opponent is simply too powerful."
"Furthermore, ever since Big Brother Mu Chen left, Sister Ling Xi, you haven't smiled even once.
Now that you've heard news of him, you're so happy. "
Ling Xi's face turned red as her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed. Shooting a dangerous glance at Sun 'er, she said, "Looks like the time you spent in the Spiritual Array House was too short. Next time, you'll have to double it."
"Ah?
Don't.
I was wrong, Sister Ling Xi! "Sun 'er's face instantly turned pale as she spoke in a pitiful manner.
Gently flicking Sun 'er's head with her slender jade-like finger, Ling Xi let her off. Staring at the ancient bell, a sliver of graveness appeared within her eyes. After regaining her composure, she understood the difficulty that Mu Chen had to face this time.
After all, that person by the name of Ji Xuan was indeed an extremely troublesome opponent. At this moment, the strength that that fellow possessed might even be comparable to some of the elders of Hokuang Reiwon.
Ling Xi did not doubt that Mu Chen would be able to lead his group into the finals. However, if he were to really bump into that Ji Xuan in the finals, it would definitely be a genuinely fierce battle.
With the talent that Ji Xuan possessed, he could be considered as a pretty good genius, even in some of the clans with a long history.
Whoosh.
While the entire Hokuang Reiwon was in an uproar, several streaks of light flew out from the giant hall within the Great Spiritual Academy and stood in the air. The one leading the group was Dean Tai Cang.
At this moment, he was also looking at the ancient bell with a slightly nervous expression. Although the two groups that Hokuang Reiwon had sent out weren't weak, they were clear that this Great Spiritual Academy Tournament could be considered as the most intense competition in the past few decades. At the same time, it was also the one with the strongest participants.
Therefore, wanting to obtain a good result in this Great Spiritual Academy Tournament wouldn't be an easy task.
However, no matter how difficult it was, they still had to compete for it. That's because the results of this Great Spiritual Academy Tournament would affect whether or not their Hokuang Reiwon could maintain their title as one of the Five Great Academies.
If they were to lose it, it would be a huge blow to all the students of Hokuang Reiwon. They were truly unable to imagine how low the morale of Hokuang Reiwon would fall.
If that happened, it might be a fatal blow to Hokuang Reiwon.
Dean Tai Cang exchanged a look with Hall Master Mo You and the other Elders behind him. They could see a smear of graveness in each other's eyes.
"Dean, prepare to open the Battle Realm."
Hall Master Mo You said in a soft voice. At this moment, there was no use worrying about it. They could only open the Battle Realm before knowing if Mu Chen and his group had obtained a good result.
Dean Tai Cang slowly nodded his head. In the next instant, his hand seal changed, and a ray of spiritual light shot out from his fingertip. Akin to a shooting star, it streaked across the horizon, before heavily smashing against the ancient bell.
Boom!
The long ringing of the bell resounded once again.
Buzz!
Buzz! Along with the ringing of the bell, a golden light suddenly gushed out from the ancient bell like a tidal wave. The entire heavens and earth seemed to be covered in golden light.
The golden light slowly condensed in the sky, causing space to distort and form into a golden passage.
"This passage leads to the Battle Realm, which is also a small space where the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament will be held. Aside from freshmen, all students are allowed to enter. No one is allowed to obstruct the order. Otherwise, you will be punished according to the academy's rules!"
Dean Tai Cang swept his gaze across the entire Hokuang Reiwon as his robust voice resounded in everyone's ears.
"Yes!"
Hearing his words.
Countless students immediately responded in excitement. Only the freshmen wailed. Although they knew that there would be Spiritual Screens in the academy, how could it be compared to watching the Battle Realm live?
However, Dean Tai Cang paid no attention to their wails. His figure moved and turned into a streak of light as he charged into the golden passage with Hall Master Mo You closely following behind him. Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whizzing sounds rang out in every direction as everyone saw the massive Hokuang Reiwon.
The mighty group of people soared into the sky like a swarm of locusts.
In the end, they entered the golden passage.
On the mountain peak.
Ling Xi was a little hesitant as she looked at the golden passage.
"Big Sister Ling Xi, let's go as well. I also want to know how Big Brother Mu Chen is doing."
Sun 'er blinked her eyes as she pulled Ling Xi's sleeve.
When Ling Xi heard her words, her brows twitched as she replied, "Alright, since you want to take a look, then I'll bring you there."
As she spoke, she saw Sun 'er covering her mouth and snickering. Instantly, her face turned red as she glared at Sun' er.
This lass actually dared to make fun of her.
Ling Xi stretched her hand out and held onto Sun 'er's hand. With a wave of her hand, they turned into streaks of light and flew out.
"We'll go as well!"
In the headquarters of the Goddess Luo Association, Ye Qingling also spoke out in excitement.
"But I'm a new student." Yu Xi pouted.
Yu Xi pouted her lips and was about to cry.
"Sneak in. Don't worry. Although the Punishment Hall will investigate, they will still give our Goddess Luo Association some face. Back then, Mu Chen dealt with the three Senior Brothers of the Punishment Hall, so they won't dare to do anything to our Goddess Luo Association." Su Ling 'er instigated with a smile.
"Alright!" Yu Xi briefly hesitated, but in the end, her emotions still won over her rationale as she gritted her teeth and nodded her head.
"Let's go!"
Ye Qingling waved her hand as she took the lead, with Yu Xi and Su Ling 'er following behind. The three of them merged into a massive streak of light as they charged into the golden passage.
When they entered the golden passage, Ye Qingling, Yu Xi and Su Ling 'er could clearly sense the violent spatial fluctuations. As the golden light filled their eyes, they felt dizzy.
But fortunately, the dizziness only lasted for a brief moment before the golden light gradually disappeared. Thereafter, the scenery before their eyes started to change as their mouths slowly widened.
What appeared before them was a vast world that was filled with golden light. At this moment, this world was practically filled with earth-shattering noises.
As far as the eyes could see, the end of the sea of people couldn't be seen.
In the distant sky, there were similarly golden vortexes with an endless amount of people gushing out from them. Judging from their clothes, they were clearly students of other Spiritual Academies.
Practically all the large-scale Spiritual Academies were able to open up this Battle Realm, allowing their students to enter and watch the Finals.
The sea of people spread out, but they were clearly separated. Every single Spiritual Academy's students were gathered in a certain location as they stood in the sky. The majestic scene was extremely spectacular.
Such a grand formation caused Ye Qingling and the others to be dumbfounded. After a long while, they recovered from their shock and turned their gazes to the front. In that direction, there was an incomparably huge golden stone platform floating in the air. Around the stone platform, there was a golden light barrier enveloping it, completely separating the inside and the outside.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Just when this region was occupied by the terrifying sea of people, countless golden lights suddenly descended from the sky outside the golden stone platform. Thereafter, the golden lights dissipated, revealing teams donned in all sorts of clothes.
Those teams were all participating in the Great Spiritual Academy Tournament.
Innumerable gazes were directed at those teams, filled with admiration. Regardless of whether they were from their academies, they were, after all, fighting for their respective academies. Thus, they were worthy of respect.
Boom!
The ancient chime of the bell resounded once again.
This time, everyone's gazes were blazing as they looked at the centre of the massive Golden Battle Stage, where a golden light started to blossom.
The commotion that filled the sky abruptly turned silent at this moment as everyone's eyes widened.
That's because they knew that the next ones to appear would be the eight strongest teams in the Finals!