Boom!
At that moment, the pentagram astrolabe erupted with countless golden motes that rained down below, embedding themselves directly into the brows of the Heavenly Mystery Academy disciples. They turned into tiny golden towers, marking everyone's identity as disciples of Heavenly Mystery Academy.
The marks of the other four academies were the same as those Mu Yuyi had seen engraved upon the obsidian coffins in the Mirror Tower within the Heavenly Mystery Tower. Great White Academy had a sword-shaped mark, Dao One Academy had a vertical line, Azure Spirit Academy had a circle, and Spirit Platform Academy had a square stone.
Aside from making it easier for disciples of each academy to distinguish friend from foe, these marks had another purpose: they could teleport their bearers out of the competition space in times of danger. They were the legendary Five Academies Tokens.
Even so, every Five Academies Grand Competition still saw some casualties. This was often caused by underestimating the power of others' spells, or by excessive confidence. But generally speaking, powerful prodigies were still relatively safe. Since their strength was not vastly different, the possibility of being instantly killed was nearly zero.
Even with Mu Yuyi's current cultivation, it would be difficult for him to kill anyone in the Five Academies Grand Competition space, much less Song Qingyuan, Zhou Hui, the emperor of the Land of Fire, and the others. That was completely impossible.
Unless...
As Lu Boyue continued forming hand seals and the elders worked together to pour in their spiritual energy, the pressure erupting from the Heavenly Mystery Tower grew increasingly powerful. It had already connected with the cultivation holy lands of the other four academies and begun opening the competition space.
The Five Academies Grand Competition space was not located on the Southern Bright Continent. It