You and I Are Both in the Heaven Integration Realm; How About a Match?

"Cough, cough..."

The Gray-Robed Elder, who had been smiling as he watched the scene, finally could not help coughing heavily twice.

Could these two little fellows show some respect for him, their Reception Guide?

This was Northern Cang Hall, not their private world for two!

"Well... it's a good thing for young people to have a close relationship, but this is a public place after all, so you should pay a little attention to the impact."

The elder stroked his beard, a trace of helplessness in his eyes.

Only then did Bing Tianxiao rein himself in a little, though he still held Luo Li's hand tightly.

"Senior, please continue. Please continue."

He grinned and made an inviting gesture, without the slightest hint of embarrassment on his face.

At this moment, Mu Chen stepped forward and asked,

"Senior, how do we obtain Spirit Value?"

Clearly, this was also a question that everyone present cared about.

After all, no one would ever think they had too much Spirit Value.

For those who wanted to survive in a place filled with geniuses like Northern Cang Spirit Academy, this was essential knowledge.

The Gray-Robed Elder nodded approvingly and said,

"Good question."

"At Northern Cang Spirit Academy, there are many ways to obtain Spirit Value. The most common is to go to the Mission Hall and accept missions..."

At this point, the elder paused and swept his gaze over the top students present whose marks had reached Level Seven or higher.

"However, for little fellows like you who have just passed the trial, there is currently a most direct and quickest opportunity to obtain Spirit Value."

"Oh?"

Bing Tianxiao raised an eyebrow, a flicker of interest appearing in his eyes.

"What opportunity?"

The elder smiled faintly.

"Northern Cang Spirit Academy has a tradition. Whenever a new batch of students enters the academy, there will be a New Student Challenge."

"And the targets of this challenge aren't each other, but..."

"the senior students of Northern Cang Spirit Academy!"

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall erupted.

Challenge the senior students?

Wasn't that just asking for a beating?

"Silence."

The elder raised a hand and suppressed the crowd's uproar before continuing,

"Of course, only students whose marks have reached Level Seven or higher are qualified to issue a challenge."

"Those who succeed in their challenges can obtain five thousand Spirit Value."

"Five thousand Spirit Value?!"

The moment those words were spoken, those in the crowd who had not wanted to attract too much attention instantly changed their minds.

Men would die for wealth, and birds would die for food.

In the cultivation world, resources were life itself.

Five thousand Spirit Value was practically a fortune for new students who had just entered the academy!

If they could get their hands on it, they could immediately take a huge lead over the others and exchange it for higher-grade spiritual arts, pills, and even Spirit Array Diagrams.

Who could resist such temptation?

"Let's go all out!"

"They're only senior students, right? As long as they're in the same realm, it's not impossible to win!"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Dozens of figures instantly stepped out from the crowd that had still been watching from the sidelines.

Every one of these people possessed a powerful aura. Clearly, they were outstanding talents who had gained opportunities in the Northern Cang Realm.

Seeing the atmosphere below surge in an instant, the smile in the Gray-Robed Elder's eyes grew even wider.

They were young people, after all. If they did not even have this much blood in them, what were they cultivating for?

If they were afraid of everything, they might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes.

"Hehe, very good. Quite spirited."

The elder smiled without saying anything more, no longer wasting words.

He waved his sleeve, and a majestic surge of spiritual energy instantly swept out.

Buzz!

The void behind him suddenly twisted violently.

Then, under the stunned gazes of the crowd, more than a dozen enormous, dazzling pillars of light descended into the spacious hall.

The light was dazzling, and spiritual energy surged wildly.

As the radiance gradually faded, more than a dozen figures appeared within the pillars of light.

Some sat while others stood. They wore the standard uniforms of Northern Cang Spirit Academy, with badges symbolizing their status as senior students pinned to their chests.

Every one of them radiated a powerful fluctuation above the Divine Soul Realm.

They looked down from above at the eager new students, most of them wearing playful and careless expressions.

It was as if they were looking at a group of ignorant rookies who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.

"These are our... 'prey'?"

Seeing those senior students in the pillars of light acting arrogantly, Bing Tianxiao was not nervous in the slightest. Instead, it was as though he had spotted delicious, plump meat.

The roguish smile at the corner of his mouth grew even brighter as he whispered to Luo Li beside him,

"Looks like the first pot of gold for us to build our fortune is secured."

At this moment, a tall, thin senior student complained to the Gray-Robed Elder,

"Elder, why are things so slow at your reception point? The other Reception Guides finished their matches long ago. We're still rushing back to cultivate!"

"Exactly. Hurry up. One person picks one opponent, and we'll finish this quickly."

Several senior students complained over one another.

They completely disregarded the new students present, as if this challenge were merely a perfunctory game.

The new students below, who had been fired up moments ago, felt the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations radiating from the senior students without the slightest concealment.

Many of their expressions immediately turned ugly.

Their previously soaring morale was like a bucket of cold water being poured over them, withering in an instant.

They were all Half-Step Heaven Integration Realm experts!

How were they supposed to fight them?!

"Shut up!"

Just then, a cold shout suddenly rang out from the very front of the pillars of light, instantly suppressing all the complaints.

It was a senior female student in a red dress.

She was tall and slender, with beautiful features.

What drew the most attention was the spiritual energy fluctuation emanating from her body. Although restrained, it was heavy and tangible.

She was on an entirely higher level than the others.

Following her cold shout, the few senior students who had been acting arrogant and overbearing moments earlier immediately fell silent, obediently shutting their mouths.

Clearly, they were extremely fearful of this senior student.

"Interesting."

Bing Tianxiao narrowed his eyes slightly, sweeping his gaze over the senior student.

"Early Heaven Integration Realm. Not bad."

He turned to Luo Li beside him and chuckled softly. "Luo Li, looks like Northern Cang Spirit Academy isn't full of useless people after all. This senior student leading them is actually worth watching."

Luo Li merely gazed quietly at the people in the pillars of light, without the slightest ripple in her clear, glasslike eyes.

Early Heaven Integration Realm was nothing extraordinary to her, nor was it an enemy she could not defeat.

"Which one do you want to fight?"

Luo Li asked indifferently.

"Hehe, since we're fighting, of course I'm picking the strongest one."

Bing Tianxiao grinned.

His eyes flashed with eager anticipation.

At this moment, the senior student in the red dress at the very front of the pillars of light—An Ran—swept her gaze over the group of new students below.

"The elder has presumably already explained the rules to you."

An Ran's voice was cold and crisp, without the slightest hesitation, echoing through the air above the hall.

"For the sake of fairness, you new students who are qualified to issue challenges will draw lots to determine your respective opponents..."

At this moment, a voice carrying a hint of laziness and amusement rang out.

"Drawing lots is such a hassle, and you still have to rely on luck. Why don't we..."

The voice was not loud, but in the relatively quiet hall, it sounded exceptionally clear.

Everyone turned toward the voice, only to see Bing Tianxiao walk straight to the center of the hall and look up at the senior student in the red dress with the strongest presence within the pillar of light.

"Why don't we just choose directly?"

Bing Tianxiao released Luo Li's hand and stepped forward. A powerful spiritual energy fluctuation erupted from his body without the slightest concealment!

Boom!

A ghostly blue, icy spiritual force surged forth, sending the surrounding temperature plummeting. Even the ground was swiftly coated in a thin layer of frost.

That deep-blue, freezing spiritual energy swept out, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet. Even a thin layer of frost quickly formed across the ground.

That spiritual pressure was actually no weaker than An Ran's within the pillar of light!

"Bing Tianxiao, is he really this arrogant?"

"He's the Spirit Crown Holder of the Spirit Road, so of course he's arrogant!"

"They're both in the Heaven Integration Realm. This one definitely isn't weak!"

The new students below immediately exploded into an uproar, with countless gasps rising one after another.

The new students who had thought the senior students were invincible moments ago now had anticipation in their eyes.

Even the ever-smiling Gray-Robed Elder showed a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

As for the senior students in the pillars of light who had been watching the show, the playful expressions on their faces instantly froze.

This guy is strong—much stronger than them!

An Ran's gaze also focused slightly as she sized up the seemingly carefree youth before her.

"What's your name?" An Ran asked.

"Bing Tianxiao."

Bing Tianxiao introduced himself, then continued,

"You're Senior An Ran, right? Since you and I are both in the Heaven Integration Realm, let's have a match!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent once again.

This new student was not only powerful, but his temper was also outrageously arrogant!

He actually dared to openly provoke the strongest senior student, Senior An Ran!