The howling gale roared, transforming into a tall, slender figure.
The newcomer wore a green robe. He was tall, with sharply defined features and a handsome face.
At the center of the circular Spirit Academy crest that marked his identity was an enormous ancient divine bird, clad in azure feathers. It spread its wings and roared at the sky.
An ancient divine beast, the Azure Heaven Roc!
He came from the Azure Heaven Spiritual Academy, one of the Five Great Academies. He was undoubtedly an elite.
"Liu Qingyun, I never thought Ji Xuan would invite you too."
"A little Ji Clan in the Southern Border could actually summon a peerless genius from the Wind Spirit Clan, a direct descendant of a Primordial Clan. What a strange thing indeed."
Mu Chen waved away his companions, who were standing on guard, and looked toward the man in green.
Liu Qingyun wasn't like Mu Kui or Bing Qing, second-tier geniuses from the Primordial Clans and collateral relatives who were used to trade resources and weave webs of influence.
Behind the Azure Heaven Spiritual Academy stood several great powers, with the Wind Spirit Clan at their head.
To win the Academy Tournament, the Azure Heaven Spiritual Academy had borrowed Liu Qingyun, a peerless genius and a direct descendant among direct descendants of the Primordial Clans, from the Wind Spirit Clan, its powerful backer.
Ji Xuan's supposed status as the strongest successor of the Southern Border's Ji Clan might fool some poor-background disciples and opportunists seeking to profit, but he could only get so far by flaunting the Holy Spirit Academy's name.
It was utterly useless in front of someone like Liu Qingyun, a true blue-blood.
"Heh, Ji Xuan indeed couldn't summon me."
"I was simply restless, so I decided to come out for