Setting Out for Jia Nan

Setting Out for Jia Nan

In Wutan City's square, all the students who had met the enrollment requirements, along with the recruitment staff, gathered together.

Once the number of people had been confirmed, Instructor Ruo Lin stepped before the crowd, folded her arms across her chest, and said sternly, "First, congratulations once again on standing out and earning the qualification to travel with us to Jia Nan Academy for cultivation. But don't become too proud or complacent. Jia Nan Academy has no shortage of exceptionally talented people. As you are now, none of you have the right to be arrogant. Remember this: work hard to improve your strength. That is what people your age should be doing."

"Alright, there's no use saying more. You'll understand some things yourselves once we reach Jia Nan Academy. Follow me first!" With that, Ruo Lin waved her hand and turned to lead the way.

The group passed through the market streets and followed 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 saying this, Ruo Lin raised a hand and took out a jade flute. As she blew into it with her rosy lips, a clear and melodious sound carried into the distance.

After waiting for a while, small black dots appeared in the sky. As they drew closer, their shapes gradually became recognizable as birds.

Before long, several enormous flying magical beasts whistled out from the forest and landed before the crowd.

A fierce wind howled as massive gusts swept up clouds of dust, forcing everyone to raise their hands and shield their faces.

Once the flying magical beasts had landed, their enormous bird faces stared fixedly at the crowd. The sight made the surrounding new students tremble in fear, and they all backed away. 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 old world.

He briefly probed them with Soul Power. Though these magical beasts looked incredibly massive, their auras were only around the third order. Magical beasts specifically used as mounts truly were enormous in size.

"As expected of Jia Nan Academy. Its deep foundations are obvious from this alone. They directly use third-order flying magical beasts even for recruitment. Even after I break through to Dou Wang and gain the ability to fly, I'll have to catch one and raise it by my side. Raising an Ancient Void Dragon loli as a mount would definitely look impressive." With that thought, he became even more eager to enter Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy sooner.

The Senior Students beside them looked at the terrified new students and smiled like people who had been through it before.

The new students looked exactly like they had back then.

"Don't be afraid. These flying magical beasts are very gentle. We'll be riding them back to the academy." As Ruo Lin spoke, she turned to observe the new students' reactions.

When she saw that Xiao Ling did not look frightened, she nodded. He was younger than the others, yet he had more courage. This made 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 depart."

The crowd nodded at her words. 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 steadily. Only after that did the remaining new students carefully climb aboard, trembling with fear.

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 their feet gradually shrank away. Listening to the wind whistling past his ears, Xiao Ling 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 on my own. Although Dou Wang was a realm that many could never reach even in their entire lives, Xiao Ling believed he could attain it. Dou Wang was merely a starting point.

Returning to the room arranged by his instructor, Xiao Ling sat on the bed, emptied his mind, and summoned the system panel.

"System, open my personal panel."

[Beep, 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 Methods: Fen Jue, Tai Yi Soul Sever

Flame: Fourth-order Peach Blossom Fire

Dou Techniques: Absorption Palm (Mystic 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

Looking at the four draws he still had left, Xiao Ling said, "System, use all four draws."

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Eighth-order Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed.]

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Douluo Continent Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone.]

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Dou Qi Continent Dou Zun Ruins Map.]

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Rayquaza Pokémon Egg from the Pokémon World.]

With a thought, Xiao Ling opened the system inventory and began checking the item descriptions one by one.

[Eighth-order Eight-tailed Fire Fox Beast Fire Origin Seed: From the body of an Eight-tailed Fire Fox that had died long ago within the Great Wilderness Ancient Domain. Its internal energy has severely dissipated.]

Seeing that it was an eighth-order Beast Fire with little energy left, Xiao Ling was quite satisfied. Fen Jue was currently at a low level and needed flames to evolve, so a flame with good quality but little energy was exactly what he needed. If it had too much energy, he might be 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's a soul bone left behind by the previous Blue Silver Emperor, the current Blue Silver Emperor should still be Ah Yin. I just 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 be passed down to future generations, yet no one has been able to activate it. Requires Soul Power to reach the Great Perfection of Mortal Realm.]

With a gesture, an old sheet of paper fell into his hand. Xiao Ling looked closely and saw only a pill furnace drawn on it. It seemed that this Dou Zun had been an Alchemist before his death. Releasing his Soul Perception to its limit, he sensed a powerful restriction and could not help shaking his head. His Soul Power was still insufficient. He would search for it once he reached the required level. Putting away the map, he continued reading the final item description.

[Rayquaza Pokémon Egg: After hatching, it can be used to tame a Rayquaza. It is an ancient Pokémon that lives in the ozone layer. Due to the difference 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 handsome one had arrived. It was like being handed a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.