At the same time Mu Yuyi blocked Lu Boyue, the divine envoys of [Akatsuki] in the areas occupied by the other four academies also made their moves, intercepting the four academy heads who had entered the competition space.
On Dao One Academy's side, after Yang Ye briefly asked about the disciples' situation, he was preparing to meet up with the heads of the other academies when golden light descended from the World Suppressing Disk, drastically suppressing his cultivation.
"Where is Headmaster Yang going? Why don't we sit down and have a little chat first?"
Just then, a dark crimson coffin drifted over from afar and hovered roughly a thousand meters away from Yang Ye. In the next moment, the coffin lid flew open, and Southern Dipper, clad in a black cloak patterned with red clouds, slowly stepped out.
Upon seeing the coffin, Yang Ye's pupils contracted slightly. He then looked up at the enormous jade disk that had appeared in the sky and immediately connected several things.
Meanwhile, the few remaining disciples of Dao One Academy all changed expressions the instant Southern Dipper appeared.
"Why are people from [Akatsuki] in the Five Academies Grand Competition space? Could they have joined the five great academies to study too?"
"That coffin... should belong to Southern Dipper, [Akatsuki]'s divine envoy... He actually dares to confront the headmaster directly!"
"[Akatsuki]... If the headmaster was right, then [Akatsuki] must have been the ones hunting down the disciples in the Five Academies Grand Competition space..."
At this moment, every Dao One Academy disciple stared at Southern Dipper in the sky. All sorts of speculation and discussion rose one after another. There was much they could not understand, but no one was going to explain it to them now.
Nearly everyone present belonged to forces hostile