Chapter 258: Beast Hunting Competition!

"What’s going on?"Ling Feng noticed that Ouyang Jing and the others were all staring at him, his eyelid twitched, "What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with me?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s so similar, this aura!" Ouyang Jing clicked his tongue in admiration, "No wonder I’ve been feeling something familiar!"

Soon, Ling Feng had figured out the situation and secretly guessed that it must have been last night when his Slaughter Sword Intent took shape, and that terrifying Slaughter Aura spread throughout the courtyard, affecting the minds of Ouyang Jing and the others, causing them to have continuous nightmares.

In fact, once the Slaughter Sword Intent reached the level of Perfection, as soon as the Sword Intent was displayed, ordinary Martial Artists would immediately feel their livers and gallbladders turn cold, with absolutely no chance to resist.

This is what is meant by killing someone with just a look.

"Big brother, we all dreamt about you last night, it couldn’t have been a coincidence, right?" Ouyang Jing squinted his eyes, sizing up Ling Feng, "What exactly is different about you?"

Feng Mo, too, propped his chin and started circling around Ling Feng, "Yeah, there’s no reason why a man like me would dream about anyone but a beauty, and yet I dreamt about Brother Feng!"

Ling Feng’s forehead darkened, and he kicked towards Feng Mo’s rear, "Alright, alright, are you guys that idle? Hurry up and wash up, it’s time for class!"

"Hehe..."

Scratching the backs of their heads, everyone realized that today’s class was on the history of the Empire by the beautiful tutor Su Qingxuan. Counting on their fingers, they reckoned it was indeed a good day!

After everyone arrived at the lecture hall, it wasn’t long before the gracefully shaped beautiful tutor Su Qingxuan walked over with an elegant gait. Seeing Ling Feng sitting obediently in his seat, a smile curled up at the corner of her mouth, and she quietly nodded in approval.

This period of time, Ling Feng had been much more obedient, no longer missing any classes.

"Alright, since everyone is here, let’s start the class. Today, we’ll discuss the other three countries among the Four Great Empires of the Eastern Spirit Domain."

"In previous lessons, we’ve already talked about the Four Great Empires of the Eastern Spirit Domain, which are the Sky White Empire, the Heavenly Saint Empire, the Tianyang Empire, and the Sky Dragon Empire. Approximately seven hundred years ago, due to the division of the Sky White Sacred Dynasty, we have the situation of the Four Great Empires as it is today."

"Today, we will primarily discuss the customs and human interactions of the Heavenly Saint Empire and its diplomatic relations with our Sky White Empire..."

Su Qingxuan is indeed a well-known genius at the Heavenly Position Academy; her lectures are quite unique. Even Jiang Xiaofan, someone who gets a headache merely looking at books, enjoys listening to Su Qingxuan’s storytelling.

Soon, Su Qingxuan’s class ended, and before dismissing the class, she announced some news.

"Students, it has been a month since everyone joined the Heavenly Position Academy. According to past practice, there’s a small test of each student’s combat ability when new students have been here for a month. Of course, this test is voluntary; those who wish to participate can sign up on their own. Of course, I think Instructor Leng will probably mention it, but in the end, you still need to register with me."

Su Qingxuan stood behind the lectern, smiling as she spoke to the crowd.

"A test of combat ability?"

For a moment, there was a stir in the lecture hall.

"What kind of test? Could it be one-on-one combat?"

"No way, I heard that confrontations among Five Academy Students only take place during the promotion exam for Xuan Character Disciples!"

"Hmph, you don’t know this? It’s obviously referring to the Heavenly Position Academy’s annual hunting competition! My second brother participated in it a couple of years ago!"

Soon, amidst the clamorous voices, someone gave the correct answer.

"Yes," Su Qingxuan said softly, slightly parting her vermilion lips, "A student just mentioned it, and indeed it’s the annual hunting competition. However, our Yellow Character Disciples are separate from the other high-level students."

Swiftly, Su Qingxuan, with her gentle voice, explained a little about the hunting competition.

The annual beast hunting competition was actually a tradition at Heavenly Position Academy; of course, similar traditions existed in the other three major academies as well.

Human Clan and Demon Clan had always been at odds, incompatible as fire and water.

The academy hosted this beast hunting competition for two main reasons: first, to encourage students to focus on real combat, and second, to remind them not to forget the hatred between the Human Clan and the Demon Clan.

The territory of Heavenly Position Academy spanned an immense area. Apart from the urban district, there was also a vast hunting ground located on the outskirts of the Imperial City, a whole mountain range.

This mountain range had belonged to Heavenly Position Academy for hundreds of years, so it was also known as "Heavenly Position Mountain Range."

Within the Heavenly Position Mountain Range, there were thousands of demon beasts reared, ranging from Second Rank (Qi Condensation Realm) to Fifth-rank (Divine Essence Realm). Of course, Fifth-rank Demon Beasts were rare, essentially the kings of the Heavenly Position Mountain Range.

These kings could only be provoked by the strongest top students, while the Yellow Character Disciples usually encountered, at most, a few Third-rank high-level demon beasts.

Though these demon beasts were captured and raised in captivity, their wildness hadn’t been removed, and they were as ferocious hunters as their dreadful counterparts in the wild.

Once registered for the competition, one’s life and death were left to fate, and should anyone die, the academy would bear no responsibility.

Moreover, every year a number of students would die there, incidents all but unusual.

The path of Martial Arts was inherently blood-soaked, filled with sacrifice and death, and one could only gradually become a Martial Arts Expert through the baptism of blood and fire.

Naturally, if it were merely the hunting of demon beasts, there wouldn’t be many willing to risk their lives to participate. After all, for students able to join Heavenly Position Academy, most came from well-off families and paid little attention to the money made from selling Demon Cores and demon beast materials. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn NovᴇlFirᴇ(.)nᴇt

In order to entice students to eagerly register, the academy offered substantial rewards.

Students of every rank who made it to the top ten would receive hefty awards, and among all participating students, those who ended up in the top ten were rumored to receive mysterious prizes.

Some had gained Treasures, others had found opportunities for great advancement in cultivation. In short, the rewards were definitely enticing.

As Su Qingxuan finished her explanation, the students in the classroom were all excited, eager to try their hand.

To seek riches in danger is the way of a Martial Artist; without the courage for adventure, what’s the point of practicing Martial Arts!

"Everyone can go back and consider for a few days. You have until the end of three days to register with me," Su Qingxuan said, announcing the end of class before letting the students disperse and leave.

"This is a great opportunity!" Wang Yishan, the burly lad, clenched his fists, "Humph, there’s no need to even think about it! My Iron Fist is already starving for action!"

"Haha, of course I’m going to participate!" Lio Yunfei also laughed out loud, with his strength, only operating within the scope of Yellow Character Disciples, there would basically be no danger.

"Hey, Bu Fan, what about you?"

Lio Yunfei saw the newcomer Lee Bufan sitting quietly in the corner and couldn’t help but ask him.

Years ago, Lio Yunfei had seen Lee Bufan’s impressively skillful swordsmanship and held a sense of worship for him. He even modeled his own Sword to some extent after Lee Bufan. Now, having the chance to study alongside his idol felt wonderful.

Lee Bufan’s face remained frosty as ever, glancing coldly at Lio Yunfei before standing up to leave.

This guy always seemed disconnected from everything, a mountain of ice so cold and unapproachable.

"What’s so great about him, being so icy cold!"

Qin Wanwan, seeing Lio Yunfei’s warm approach met with a cold rebuff, couldn’t help but curl her lip. Both were high and cold, but compared with him, Ling Feng seemed much more approachable.

Her eyes shimmering, Qin Wanwan couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.

These past few days, the issue that had been troubling her was: did Ling Feng like Yue Yunlan or not?

It was annoying, really annoying...