"Is it finally starting? My blade has been hungry for blood for ages!" Northern Dipper, Meng Jingxian, immediately joked upon appearing, sizing up the ancient battlefield around them with great interest.
The others also immediately examined their surroundings after arriving. The dark crimson space and the stench of blood made everyone frown involuntarily.
"What's the next mission?" Qin Lang asked.
Although Zero Burial had emphasized the importance of this mission and had them cultivate the Four Red Yang Formation, they still did not know its objective. Zero Burial had never explained it.
"This mission has nothing to do with the Five Academies Grand Competition. Your task now is not to kill, but to drive as many people as possible who do not belong to hostile factions out of the Five Academies Grand Competition space. As for those from hostile factions, kill them if you can. If you can't, let them go. For the time being, don't touch geniuses like Song Qingyuan and Blood Spirit Child," Mu Yuyi said solemnly.
"One more thing. Do not use distinctive abilities or spells, such as Kong Chen's Red Cherry Karma Fire or Northern Dipper's darkness attribute, unless you can guarantee the kill. In other words, none of us can reveal our identities as divine envoys for now. We cannot let anyone know that [Akatsuki]'s divine envoys have entered the Five Academies Grand Competition space!" Zero Burial added.
"Ah? That's such a hassle..." Meng Jingxian said with a miserable expression. If he could not use darkness-attribute assassinations, his strength would be severely restricted. He could still maintain formidable combat power under such circumstances, but killing people would become very difficult.
The others also frowned at this requirement. They had far too many distinctive spells, and it was precisely those signature abilities that allowed them to