Heavenreach Sacred Academy had reached this point with astonishing ease. It had met no resistance along the way—or rather, suffered virtually no losses at all.
After winning, they went straight to their next destination and fought again. Whatever strength they had spent in the previous battle was so little they did not even need to rest.
It was a terrifying prospect. Even the Dean of Big Dipper Sacred Academy had to take it seriously.
Big Dipper Sacred Academy was certainly strong. It ranked among the top ten in all of Azure Origin.
But he had never seen prodigies like these.
Rumors about Heavenreach Sacred Academy had spread throughout Azure Origin, and some were wildly exaggerated.
Others might think those rumors had been blown out of all proportion, the Dean thought.
Perhaps they believed people had embellished them simply to make the stories more exciting.
He did not. If anything, he suspected the rumors were conservative.
Anyone with half a brain could see that Heavenreach Sacred Academy was formidable—terrifying, even.
"Dean, can we... stop them?"
"Stop them? You don't honestly think we still have a chance, do you?"
"Heavenreach Sacred Academy's rise is like a bamboo stalk splitting before a blade. No one can stop them. But... that doesn't mean we give up. We must take this seriously."
"Even if we lose, we'll show them Big Dipper Sacred Academy won't be defeated so easily."
"Yes!"
The Dean's words kindled their fighting spirit, along with a trace of defiance. They refused to believe an Intermediate Sacred Academy could truly be so terrifying.
When Heavenreach Sacred Academy arrived, they would show them Big Dipper Sacred Academy was no easy opponent.
They did not have to wait long. Half a month later, Chen Changan arrived at Big Dipper Sacred Academy's gates with the people