"People from the Five Great Academies came too?"
At this sight, the people from every major faction were slightly stunned, staring in surprise at the figures rushing over from the distant sky.
Generally speaking, the Five Great Academies remained secluded from the world and rarely involved themselves in the continent's disputes. During this war, many had assumed the Five Great Academies would stay out of it. Yet at this critical final moment, they had arrived together, clearly having coordinated beforehand.
"I heard that the Five Great Academies were recently unified by a single disciple. I didn't quite believe it, but it seems to be true now!" someone said in astonishment.
"It really is. Otherwise, why would the Five Great Academies all appear here at once?"
"They brought quite a lot of people too. About half the elders from each academy seem to have come, along with quite a few powerful disciples!" someone said as they examined the newcomers.
The arrival of the Five Great Academies caused a stir throughout the area. After all, all their people combined formed a force not to be underestimated, one absolutely comparable to a nation. The Fire Nation imperial family had no choice but to pay attention to them. Only after seeing the Five Great Academies stop outside the Imperial Capital did they relax slightly. Even so, they sent someone over to inquire. The Five Great Academies replied that they had brought their disciples to watch the battle, saying nothing else.
The Fire Nation's emperor, Zhou Hui, had originally come from Great White Academy. He had wanted to find a few elders and disciples he knew there to ask about the situation, but he discovered that none of the people familiar to him seemed to have come. This added a trace of doubt to his