Changes at Jia Nan Academy

Today was another joyous day at Jia Nan Academy: a new class of students was entering the academy, while older students were advancing into the Inner Academy. To mark the occasion, the academy held a ceremony, and the entire campus was filled with an atmosphere of celebration.

The ceremonial square was packed with people. Countless voices converged into a roaring tide that shot into the skies.

Several sizable arenas stood in the center of the square. Dou Qi erupted across them as figures darted and clashed, their sparring matches exceptionally fierce and intense. Whenever someone emerged victorious and stood proudly on the stage, countless young women would cast them lingering, admiring glances.

The entire academy brimmed with the vigor unique to young people.

At the center of the arenas stood four enormous stone statues. One was aged, while the other three appeared young and handsome, seemingly not much older than the students themselves. This left some newcomers who had only recently entered the academy rather puzzled.

"Senior Sister, one of those four statues is the legendary Headmaster, and another is the Vice Headmaster. Who are the other two? They look so young," several lively young girls asked as they gathered around a tall woman.

"They are the most outstanding figures in Jia Nan Academy's history. Have you heard of Pan's Gate, Xiao Gate, and Heaven's Gate? Those two Senior Brothers founded them. The reason you were able to pass through the Black-Corner Region so safely on your way here was all because of Xiao Gate and Heaven's Gate's prestige. In the past, some new students died in the Black-Corner Region every year. You have seen for yourselves just how dangerous that place is." The tall woman smiled, her beautiful eyes holding a peculiar look as she gazed at the massive