Dao Academy Instruction, Youthful Ambition Soaring to the Clouds

The Training Ground of Shen Hao Dao Academy had been made exceptionally neat and orderly today. At its center, the three-foot-tall sandalwood lecture platform had been polished until spotless. The black Dao Carpet spread across its surface had been woven from Chaos Silk intermingled with golden source-thread. Upon the carpet, the all-embracing runes of the Chaos Unity Great Dao intertwined with the birth-and-destruction runes of the Universe Evolution Art, faintly flowing with a warm luster beneath the sunlight.

On either side of the lecture platform, dozens of rows of jade seats had been arranged in order, occupied by several hundred young disciples. These disciples were all outstanding talents carefully selected by the academy. Some were descendants of the various native races of Hongmeng, their brows carrying the weight and steadiness of the Hongmeng Great Land; others were seekers of the Dao from races across the universe, bearing the liveliness and grace of the starry skies beyond their domains. They wore uniform blue cloth Dao robes, source-jade belts at their waists, their backs straight and their eyes blazing as they gazed toward the lecture platform, their eyes brimming with expectation and reverence.

Ever since the myriad races had decided upon a strategy to jointly resist the Dark Universe, Shen Hao had regarded the academy's instruction with ever greater importance. He knew well that these youths before him were Hongmeng's future and the universe's hope. When the main force of the Dark Universe broke free from its barrier one day, these youths would become the backbone bearing the banner of protection. Thus, he had deliberately set aside time today to personally come to the Training Ground and teach.

At three quarters past the hour of the Snake, a gentle Dao Rhyme suddenly descended slowly from above the Training Ground. Like a spring