Elder Su's somewhat old voice slowly reverberated, causing all the battles to come to a halt at this moment. Those older students from the Inner Academy on the mountain slope opened their mouths slightly. They wanted to say something, but they were unable to spit out any words.
"Oh!"
The silence continued outside the forest for a moment before those new students finally could not resist the wild joy in their hearts. They cheered loudly. In their excitement, some of the new students did not even care about their gender as they hugged their companions beside them. These five to six days of hard work had finally paid off. How could they not be happy?
A smile surfaced on Shen Yue's pale face when he heard the cheers that resounded behind him. He held his chest and coughed a couple of times. He turned his head to look at Xun Er's group, whose faces were also filled with joy. He smiled and said,"Looks like I don't have to hand over what I've already obtained.”
"Shen Yue, are you alright?" Xun Er hurriedly took two steps forward when she saw Shen Yue's ugly expression. She supported him and asked.
"It's nothing. I'm just a little exhausted.”Shen Yue smiled and waved her hand. The Nine Heavens Illusionary Void Sword's power was not small, but it consumed too much soul and Yuan Shen power. Moreover, Shen Yue was not allowed to enter the space where the third stage of the Nine Heavens Illusionary Void Flame awakened. This time, they were forced to enter and use it.
With his current strength, he could only use it once in his peak state. If he forcefully used it a second time, he would probably fall into a coma due to exhaustion.
"It is unexpected that you really have some skill. No wonder Xun Er kept talking about you like this. What a pity." Hu Jia patted Shen Yue's shoulder in a carefree manner. Fighting side by side was the easiest and best way to cultivate a relationship. After these few days of interaction, the resentment that she had because Shen Yue had attacked too heavily during the qualifiers had completely disappeared. Speaking from the bottom of her heart, the various things that Shen Yue had displayed during these few days had really caused her to look at him in a different light.
"Xun Er's judgment is indeed not bad. However, I will work hard to catch up to you.”Wu Hao raised his head and gave Shen Yue a stiff smile. It was clear that for a battle maniac who only knew how to cultivate, he rarely smiled at others.
The corner of Shen Yue's mouth that was hidden under the mask curled up slightly, and she laughed lightly,"Don't push all the credit to me. I know my own capabilities. Without your help, no matter how strong I am, I wouldn't have been able to get here. A lone hero won't be able to get far here, and it's not suitable for this place.”
Hu Jia and Wu Hao quietly nodded when they heard this. They were not proud of their contributions. The insolence and arrogance that a young person possessed seemed to be completely unrelated to this young and mature fellow. This point really caused them to sigh.
"Elder Su, we haven't lost yet!”
An unwilling voice suddenly sounded while Shen Yue's group was speaking. Everyone's eyes swept over them. It was actually emitted by Luo Hou, who was sitting on the ground. At this moment, the latter's face was filled with a flush. Clearly, he was unable to recover from his defeat at the hands of a Da Dou Shi.
"Yes, we haven't lost yet. We can still fight!”
The four members of the 'White Demon Group' echoed in unison after hearing their captain speak. From the looks of the previous battle, as long as they were given sufficient time, those new students would be completely defeated. Therefore, they were naturally unwilling to suddenly receive a certificate of defeat as the ending.
"Shut up!" Elder Su's expression sank as he coldly cried out.
Everyone wisely shut their mouths when they saw Elder Su's anger. They did not dare to speak again, including Luo Hou.
"If I hadn't intervened earlier, would you still be alive standing here?”Elder Su turned his head and sternly said to the unwilling Luo Hou.
Luo Hou's face was slightly pale. He clenched his teeth. A moment later, he became dispirited. He clearly understood that if Elder Su had not intervened earlier, it was likely that this Inner Academy would not have a person like Luo Hou.
"Defeat is defeat. What excuse is there to find?”Snorting coldly, Elder Su looked around and said in a deep voice,"I've already said that this 'Fire Energy Hunting Competition' has already ended. If you are still unconvinced, you can directly issue a challenge to the new students after they have entered the Inner Academy for a month. As long as they agree, the Inner Academy Fighting Arena will be open at any time.”
"Humph."
Elder Su glanced at Luo Hou behind him. His gaze once again swept toward Xiao Yan's group. Only then did his expression relax as he said,"As the victors of this year's 'Fire Energy Hunting Competition', the new students present can each obtain twenty days of' Fire Energy'. As for Imperial Wind Shen Yue, Xiao Xun Er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao, the four of them will be rewarded with an additional 'Green Fire Crystal Card' and thirty days of 'Fire Energy'.”
"Bluefire Crystal Card?"
The mountain slope involuntarily erupted into an uproar when they heard the words that came out of Elder Su's mouth. Numerous envious gazes swept towards Shen Yue's group of four in the arena.
"Bluefire Crystal Card? What is this?" Shen Yue and the other three were at a loss about this so-called Green Fire Crystal Card. They looked at each other in confusion.
"Ke ke, in the Inner Academy, the Fire Crystal Cards are divided into five colors, black, blue, green, red, and purple, from the lowest to the highest. The black crystal card in your hands is the lowest grade crystal card. This kind of crystal card only possesses the qualification to train at the first and second level of the 'Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower'. The blue crystal card is the third and fourth level.”
"If you wish to upgrade your Crystal Card, you will need to pay 'Fire Energy' in exchange for it. Generally speaking, one would need to pay a hundred days of 'Fire Energy' to change from a black crystal card to a blue crystal card. On the other hand, one would need two hundred days of 'Fire Energy' to change from a blue crystal card to a green crystal card. Now that all of you have obtained the reward of a 'Green Fire Crystal Card', it is equivalent to saving three hundred days of' Fire Energy.'This is not a small sum. Except for Luo Hou, who had upgraded his blue crystal card to a blue fire crystal card a week ago, most of the others were still using blue crystal cards.”Elder Su explained with a smile when he saw the doubts of Shen Yue and the others.
"Three hundred days of 'Fire Energy'?" Shen Yue and the others finally understood why the surrounding gazes were filled with envy when they heard this number. They had snatched all the older students in the forest. Adding the rewards this time around, each of them only had a little over a hundred Crystal Cards. From this, one could tell that there should be some difficulty in obtaining 'Fire Energy' within the Inner Academy.
After Elder Su finished his explanation, he waved his hand and four green crystal cards appeared in his hand. With a flick of his finger, the crystal cards shot towards Shen Yue and the other three before stopping in front of them.
"The reward is already inside. You can transfer the 'Fire Energy' from the Black Crystal Card over before returning the Black Crystal Card to me.”
Hearing this, Shen Yue and the others quickly did as they were told. A moment later, they handed the already empty Black Crystal Card to Elder Su.
Elder Su nodded slightly after receiving the black Fire Crystal Card. He smiled and said,"Alright, since all of you have already passed the 'Fire Energy Hunting Competition', follow me into the Inner Academy.”After saying that, he took the lead to turn around and slowly walked up the hill towards a stone staircase.
"It's not easy to finally be able to enter the Inner Academy.”Looking at Elder Su's back view, Shen Yue let out a long sigh. In order to enter the Inner Academy, it was unknown how much effort they had put in. First, it was the selection competition, and then the Fire Energy Hunting Competition. This Inner Academy was indeed not as easy to enter as one had imagined.
"Let's go."
Shen Yue waved his hand at Xun Er and the others. He took the lead and followed behind Elder Su as they climbed up the stairs under the gazes of everyone on the mountain slope.
The stone stairs were not very high. In just one to two minutes, Shen Yue and the rest had reached the last step. After which, they lifted their bodies and stood on the hill. They swept their gazes around and the scene that appeared in their field of vision caused them to slowly inhale a breath of cold air.
"Is this the Inner Academy?" Muttering sounds came out from the mouths of the freshmen on the hillside.
Behind the hill was an extremely huge sunken basin. Looking at the shape of this basin, it was as if a huge meteorite had fallen from the sky and smashed it out.
Towering buildings stood within the basin. Looking down from above, one could see flea-like black shadows continuously flashing and jumping on the buildings. When one looked forward, they discovered that the area of this basin was a little unusually large. At the end of their line of sight, they could only see towering buildings and lush greenery.
It was hard to imagine that there was actually such a strange place hidden within the endless mountains behind the Jia Nan Academy!
"Ke ke, little fellows, welcome to the core area of Jia Nan Academy: Inner Academy!" Elder Su smiled as he watched the shock on the faces of the new students. He clapped his hands and laughed.
"There are many experts here." A fanaticism surfaced on Wu Hao's face as he softly said.
Hearing this, Shen Yue smiled helplessly. This guy was indeed a battle maniac. After these few days of interaction, Mystic Moon was no longer that expressionless stoic from before.
Raising his gaze, Shen Yue slowly swept across the huge basin. A moment later, he took a deep breath and muttered in his heart,"Is Imperial Wind Ling Xiang really here? I hope you won't disappoint me."
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