"Azure Dragon Academy is located within a special space. Ordinary people cannot see it, and martial artists must also pass through a special vortex to enter Azure Dragon Academy."
"All right, everyone, go in."
Beside the vortex, Chu Feng looked at the stunned crowd and explained with a smile.
A glimmer of a scheme succeeding flashed through his eyes.
Shocked, aren't you!
Good. You should be shocked.
What this teacher experienced back then, I have to let you experience too. Otherwise, wouldn't this teacher be suffering a huge loss?
Looking at the vortex before him, Lu Chuan was truly somewhat dazed.
Who could have imagined that Azure Dragon Academy was not on Blue Star at all?
The other students also looked dazed. Only a small number of them remained composed, though they were still astonished by Azure Dragon Academy's methods.
"Come on, stop spacing out. Go in," Chu Feng urged again.
As soon as he said that, Chen Mo was the first to step into the vortex.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Mo's figure vanished.
Seeing this, the others entered the vortex one after another as well.
When Lu Chuan entered the vortex, he only felt the world spinning around him before his vision went dark.
When the light returned, he was already standing within a bustling metropolis.
Skyscrapers stood in rows before him, while traffic flowed endlessly. Its prosperity was in no way inferior to the capital of the Dragon Kingdom.
"This is Azure Dragon Academy's commercial district, considered the academy's outer perimeter. The true teaching area and the various academies are still ahead."
"It's not far. Just a few dozen li on foot."
Chu Feng, who arrived afterward, stood behind the students and explained.
Good heavens, there were still a few dozen li to the teaching area!
Just how big was Azure Dragon Academy?
At this moment, everyone was stunned once more.
Everything before their eyes exceeded their imagination.
Perhaps only such an enormously wealthy academy could nurture top-tier powerhouses.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the academy. We'll try to get you settled in today."
"Staying in the commercial district costs quite a lot of money," Chu Feng said with a smile.
After saying that, Chu Feng somehow procured a bus.
The group followed Chu Feng onto the bus and headed toward Azure Dragon Academy.
Along the way, Chu Feng suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "Everyone, we're almost at the academy. There are some things I need to tell you in advance, so you don't suffer losses."
"These are all lessons from my experience. Whether you listen is up to you."
As soon as he said this, everyone instantly quieted down.
Pairs of ears perked up, afraid they might miss something.
"The first point concerns everyone in the academy, no matter which faction you belong to."
"That is currency!"
"Although the academy also accepts Dragon Country Currency, the bulk of transactions are conducted with Academic Credits."
"Based on the exchange rate between Dragon Country Currency and Academic Credits, one Academic Credit can be exchanged for one hundred thousand Dragon Country Currency."
"From that exchange rate, you should be able to see how precious Academic Credits are."
"Moreover, Academic Credits are far more useful than Dragon Country Currency."
"Meals, lodging, purchasing cultivation techniques, purchasing martial arts, buying a certain teacher's lessons, exchanging for resources, and so on all require Academic Credits."
"Most importantly, some precious resources can only be purchased with Academic Credits."
"So you must protect your Academic Credits well. Don't let others swindle them away, and don't spend them recklessly."
"If you run out of Academic Credits, you'll have no choice but to drink the northwest wind."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts trembled.
They had never expected Academic Credits to be so important.
"Teacher, how can we obtain Academic Credits?" a student could not help asking.
"There are many ways."
Chu Feng explained, "The academy issues missions every day. As long as you complete them, you can receive Academic Credit rewards."
"As long as you diligently complete the courses within the various factions, the faction leaders will also reward you with Academic Credits."
"Besides that, if you can make it onto the Dragon Tiger Ranking, you can also receive an Academic Credit stipend every month."
"The Dragon Tiger Ranking?" Lu Chuan's expression froze. "What is that?"
"The Dragon Tiger Ranking is a ranking established by the academy for students below the second year."
Chen Mo, who sat beside Lu Chuan, explained, "There are a hundred spots on the ranking, recording the hundred strongest students below the second year."
"Based on one's ranking, the academy rewards large quantities of resources every month."
"Academic Credits are merely one of them."
As soon as he said this, blazing eagerness flashed through everyone's eyes.
If they were fortunate enough to make the ranking, not only would they gain Academic Credits, they could also become famous in one stroke. Killing two birds with one stone.
Seeing their eager expressions, Chu Feng could not help laughing. "What, you want to make the ranking too?"
"Let me put it this way: aside from Ji Yuechen, every last one of you should abandon that thought as soon as possible."
"If you force your way onto the challenge stage, you'll only get beaten up."
Those recruited through special admission were all dragons and phoenixes among men.
Seeing Chu Feng belittle them so much, quite a few immediately showed displeasure.
"As far as I know, the freshmen recruited by the Four Great Academies are merely Fourth-rank Martial Artists. Even if they are given two years to cultivate, how strong can they become?"
"It's not as if I haven't beaten students from the Four Great Academies before. Why does Teacher think we can't make the ranking?"
"Exactly, exactly. They've only cultivated one or two years longer than us. How much of a gap can that create?"
For a moment, the bus erupted into heated discussion.
No one believed they would be weaker than those older students.
Of course, Lu Chuan was an exception.
He knew his own limits. Forget the older students—even against the newcomers, Lu Chuan was not confident he could defeat them.
He should just keep his head down and develop quietly, then make a stunning appearance someday.
"Everyone, quiet down."
Chu Feng smiled and pressed down with his hand. At the same time, a terrifying aura instantly enveloped all the students.
In an instant, everyone fell silent.
A Ninth Rank powerhouse was not someone they could provoke at this point.
"I know that all of you were specially recruited by the various factions using precious special-admission slots."
"To be honest, your talent is higher than those students who got in through the examinations, and not just by a little."
"But don't forget how many students the academy recruits each year."
"One thousand!"
"Can you guarantee that among those thousand people, there will not be students more monstrous than yourselves?"
"Furthermore, the academy's final examinations are called hellish for a reason. Every year, large numbers of students are held back because they fail the final examinations."
"Those students who repeat a year may nominally be second-years or first-years, but in reality, who knows how many years they have cultivated for?"
"No matter how monstrous you are, can you overcome a gap of several years, or even ten years, of cultivation?"
"Also, let me secretly tell you something: quite a few students deliberately repeat a year just to enjoy the resources available on the Dragon Tiger Ranking."
"Many of them possess strength comparable to third-years or even fourth-years."
"Do you still have the confidence to break into the Dragon Tiger Ranking now?"
As soon as he said this, the displeasure and defiance on everyone's faces instantly vanished.
What replaced them was deep wariness.
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