In Wutan City Square, all the students and recruitment personnel who had met the admission requirements gathered together.
After the numbers had been confirmed, Instructor Ruo Lin stepped before the crowd, folded her arms across her chest, and said sternly, "First of all, congratulations again on standing out and earning the qualifications to travel with us to Jia Nan Academy for cultivation. But don't grow too proud or complacent. There are countless exceptionally talented people at Jia Nan Academy. At present, none of you have the right to be arrogant. Remember this: strive to improve your strength. That is what people your age should be doing."
"Alright, there's no point saying more. You'll understand some things yourselves once we reach Jia Nan Academy. Follow me first!" After saying this, Ruo Lin waved a hand and turned to lead the way.
The group passed through the streets, following Ruo Lin and the Senior Students to a grassy field outside the city.
"In a moment, I'll summon Jia Nan Academy's Flying Mounts. Don't panic. The Flying Mounts raised by the academy will not attack people casually." After speaking, Ruo Lin beckoned and took out a jade flute. When she blew into it with her cherry lips, a clear and melodious sound carried far into the distance.
After waiting for a while, several tiny black dots appeared in the sky. As they drew closer and closer, their shapes gradually revealed themselves to be birds.
Before long, several enormous flying magical beasts came whistling out of the forest and landed before the crowd.
A fierce wind howled as the massive airflow swept up clouds of dust. Everyone had no choice but to raise their hands to shield their faces.
After landing, the flying magical beasts stared directly at the crowd with their enormous bird faces. The sight frightened the surrounding new students until they trembled and retreated one after another. Even Xiao Ling broke out in a cold sweat. Though he had expected this beforehand, seeing such enormous creatures for the first time still felt novel. He shook his head. This is a fantasy world. I can't compare them to the animals from my previous world.
He briefly probed them with his Soul Power. Although these magical beasts looked enormous, their auras were only around the third order. Magical beasts specially used as mounts truly were massive.
"As expected of Jia Nan Academy. Its deep foundation is obvious from this alone. They directly use third-order flying magical beasts for recruitment. Even if I break through to Dou Wang in the future and can fly, I'll still catch one to keep by my side. Raising an Ancient Void Dragon loli as a mount would definitely be impressive." With that thought, he grew even more eager to enter Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy sooner.
The Senior Students nearby watched the new students looking terrified out of their wits, smiles of experience appearing on their faces.
The new students looked exactly the same as they had back then.
"Don't be afraid. These flying magical beasts are very gentle. We'll be riding them back to the academy." Ruo Lin turned her head as she spoke and looked over the new students' reactions.
When she saw that Xiao Ling showed no fear, she nodded. He was younger than the others, yet braver than them, making her even more satisfied.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ruo Lin circulated the Dou Qi within her body and leaped onto the back of a flying magical beast. She spoke again, "Get on. We need to set off."
Everyone nodded upon hearing this. The Senior Students went first, leaping onto the backs of the giant birds and using Dou Qi to steady themselves, looking exceptionally carefree. Xiao Ling then jumped onto a nearby flying bird and landed firmly. Only then did the remaining new students carefully and tremblingly climb aboard.
Once everyone was on board, the flying magical beasts spread their broad wings, leaped into the air, flapped their wings, and flew toward the sky.
As the flying magical beasts soared higher and higher, Wutan City beneath Xiao Ling's feet gradually shrank away, while the wind howled past his ears. He closed his eyes and experienced the feeling of being in the air, his heart surging with emotion. It won't be long before I can soar through the skies by my own strength. Although Dou Wang was a realm many people could never reach even after a lifetime of striving, Xiao Ling believed he could attain it. Dou Wang was merely a starting point.
After returning to the room arranged by the instructor, Xiao Ling sat on the bed, emptied his mind, and summoned the system panel.
"System, open my personal panel."
[Ding, automatically opening the host's personal panel.] Host: Xiao Ling Gender: Male Cultivation: One-Star Dou Zhe Dou Qi Attribute: Fire (mixed with a trace of Wood Attribute) Cultivation Method: Fen Jue, Tai Yi Soul Sever Flame: Fourth-order Peach Blossom Fire Dou Techniques: Absorption Palm (Profound Grade Low-Level), Paw Crush Strike (Yellow Grade Mid-Level), Mountain Splitting Palm (Yellow Grade Mid-Level), Stone Crushing Palm (Yellow Grade Mid-Level) Items: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, Fourth-order Earth Rock Turtle Beast Fire, Fourth-order Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast Beast Fire, Sixth-order Blazing Sky Wolf Beast Fire, Premium Luck Card, Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill, Infinite Cola Bottle. Draws Remaining: 4
Seeing that he still had four draws remaining, Xiao Ling said, "System, use all four draws."
[Ding, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the Eighth-order Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed.] [Ding, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone from Douluo Continent.] [Ding, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing a Dou Zun Ruins Map from Dou Qi Continent.] [Ding, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing a Rayquaza Pokémon Egg from Pokémon World.]
With a thought, Xiao Ling opened the system warehouse and began examining the item descriptions one by one.
[Eighth-order Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed: It came from the body of an Eight-tailed Fire Fox that had died long ago within the Great Wilderness Ancient Domain. The energy within has severely dissipated.]
Seeing that it was actually an eighth-order Beast Fire with little energy remaining, Xiao Ling was very satisfied. Fen Jue was currently low-level and needed flames to evolve. This kind of flame, high in quality but low in energy, was perfect for him. If it contained too much energy, he would be afraid of being burned to death outright.
[Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone: A soul bone left behind after the previous generation's Blue Silver Emperor perished in a heavenly tribulation.]
"Since it was a soul bone left behind by the previous generation's Blue Silver Emperor, then the current Blue Silver Emperor should still be Ah Yin. I wonder whether that little bastard has been born yet."
[Dou Zun Ruins Map: Built by a Dou Zun expert a thousand years ago before his death. It was intended to pass down his inheritance to later generations, yet no one has been able to activate it. Soul Power must reach the Great Perfection of Mortal Realm.]
With a beckoning gesture, an old sheet of paper fell into his hand. Xiao Ling looked closely and saw that it contained only a pill furnace. It seemed that this Dou Zun had been an Alchemist in life. He released his Soul Perception to its fullest and sensed a powerful restriction, causing him to shake his head. His Soul Power was still insufficient. He would search for it once he reached the required level in the future. He put away the map and continued reading the final item description.
[Rayquaza Pokémon Egg: After hatching, it can be used to subdue a Rayquaza. It is an ultra-ancient Pokémon that lives in the ozone layer. Due to the differences between worlds, it can cultivate but cannot take human form.]
Xiao Ling's eyes lit up. He had just been thinking of finding a mount, and now such a cool one had arrived. It was truly like being handed a pillow just as he felt sleepy.
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