Comprehending Spatial Divine Runes, The End of the Academic Year!

The water vapor by the Sea God Lake carried the warmth of the afternoon. The surface of the water was flat and expansive, reflecting the drifting clouds in the sky.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao had just stepped off the small boat when they saw two people standing by a bench on the roadside ahead.

Ning Tian was looking down, tidying her golden hair, while Wu Feng stood at her side, kicking pebbles at her feet in boredom.

Hearing their footsteps, Ning Tian looked up. Her gold-blue eyes lit up, and she waved to greet them.

"Brother Yan, Xiao Xiao, over here." Ning Tian walked up to meet them.

The four of them gathered together and followed the path along the lake toward the outer courtyard dormitory area.

"You two missed a good show this morning." Ning Tian walked beside Xiao Xiao, a hint of mischievous amusement in her eyes. "The Freshman Assessment awards ceremony was held early this morning. With you two missing, the scene was quite lively."

Xiao Xiao blinked, her curiosity immediately piqued. "Was Director Du angry?"

Ning Tian shook her head, unable to hold back a laugh. "How could he dare be angry with you? During the ceremony, Director Du stood on the high platform and called for the champion team to come up and receive their awards, but there was dead silence below. All the freshmen and the head teachers of each class were watching. Director Du stood on the platform with the prizes, his hand suspended in mid-air, his face flushed bright red."

Wu Feng chimed in from the side, "If Sister Tian hadn't seen that something was wrong and gone up to explain it to him, he probably could have stood up there all morning."

"I told Director Du that Dean Yan had personally come to take you away yesterday. And guess what?" Ning Tian looked at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan stopped walking and leaned against the roadside railing, waiting for her to continue.

"Director Du took several deep breaths on the platform, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and forced out an excuse. He used a soul guidance megaphone to announce to all the freshmen that student Xiao Yan possessed exceptional talent, and that the Dean had specifically taken him away before the awards to conduct a private trial to test the quality of the champions."

After hearing this, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but burst into a fit of giggles, laughing so hard she couldn't straighten her back.

A hint of a smile also appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes. This outer courtyard director's ability to adapt to the situation was truly impressive.

"Director Du really went through a lot of trouble." Xiao Yan stood up straight and adjusted his cuffs. "When we find the time, we should indeed go and pay him a visit."

Once the gossip about the morning's farce was over, the conversation naturally turned to the upcoming study arrangements.

Ning Tian put away her playful demeanor and spoke seriously about the class assignments announced today.

"Now that the Freshman Assessment is over, the grade is being reorganized. Class One focuses on the Power Attack and Control systems, so Wu Feng and you two are definitely all in Class One. I'm a Support-type, so I was assigned to Class Three."

Upon hearing this, Wu Feng frowned, her reluctance written all over her face. "I wanted to apply to go to Class Three to be with Sister Tian, but the academy wouldn't approve it no matter what; they insisted on keeping me in Class One."

"Rules are rules. It wouldn't make sense for a Power Attack-type to go to a support class." Ning Tian patted Wu Feng's shoulder to soothe her, then looked at Xiao Yan. "However, there is good news for you. The head teacher for Class One has been decided: it's Teacher Mu Jin. It's highly likely that the academy transferred Teacher Mu to lead Class One because of you."

Xiao Yan nodded.

With Mu Jin as their head teacher, it meant that the truancy privileges they had previously negotiated remained valid.

They could still spend a large portion of their time cultivating by the Sea God Lake, without having to listen to basic theories that were meaningless to them.

"Besides Teacher Mu Jin, the academy also sent Teacher Wang Yan to serve as the other head teacher for the first year," Ning Tian added. "Teacher Wang Yan has solid theoretical knowledge and a good temper. Your days in Class One should be quite relaxed."

Afterward, Ning Tian mentioned a few things about the quota for core disciples and the academy's rewards.

Xiao Yan listened, but felt nothing.

The empty title of core disciple was dispensable to him.

As for the academy's standard reward of helping students obtain their best soul rings, his fifth soul ring needed to be of the hundred-thousand-year level. If he reported that and the old man Xuan Zi ended up taking him to hunt for it, that would truly be a difficult situation to handle.

Xiao Xiao was equally uninterested; she toyed with the hem of her clothes, her mind already drifting toward what she would have for dinner.

Night fell, and the chirping of insects outside the window rose and fell in succession.

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the wooden bed. After the Art of the Fuxi Emperor completed its cycle, his consciousness sank into his vast Sea of Consciousness.

The galaxy was brilliant, and the Fuxi Bagua Formation Map rotated steadily beneath his feet.

In the center of the great formation, the dark yellow and gilded Eastern Emperor Bell floated silently, the intricate ancient divine patterns on its surface flickering with a dim luster.

In the past, these divine patterns had looked like a chaotic mess of lines to Xiao Yan.

Without sufficient cultivation, trying to force an understanding of these things that exceeded his level would only cause his mental power to suffer a backlash.

But now, things had changed.

Xiao Yan raised his right hand, and a dark purple halo swirled in his palm.

The three-hundred-thousand-year soul bone skill, Void: Immeasurable, was activated.

The mysteries of the laws of space unfolded within his Sea of Consciousness, following the flow of this power.

This soul bone was like a precise key, unlocking the door to understanding higher-dimensional space.

He took a step forward and walked up to the Eastern Emperor Bell.

As his gaze fell once again upon the region representing spatial folding and traversal, those previously blurred lines began to reorganize within his perception.

The spatial veins emerged clearly, no longer obscure or difficult to comprehend.

Xiao Yan reached out, his fingertips steadily touching the surface of the bell.

There was no rejection, no backlash.

The Eastern Emperor Bell accepted his touch.

In the nearby Qian Trigram region, Electrolux, dressed in a black and white robe, was poking his head out, closely watching every move here.

Seeing Xiao Yan's fingers resting safely against the divine patterns, the former Scourge of the Undead widened his eyes and hurried forward.

He stopped three feet away from the Eastern Emperor Bell, deliberately maintaining a safe distance to avoid being repelled, and stroked his graying beard.

"Kid, you've finally stepped through the threshold!" Electrolux made no effort to hide the admiration in his tone.

Back when he studied these divine patterns, he had suffered greatly, being sent flying by the Eastern Emperor Bell every few days.

"With that spatial-attribute spirit bone as a foundation, I can finally grasp the surface of the spatial divine patterns on this Eastern Emperor Bell." Xiao Yan withdrew his hand, feeling the increasingly profound understanding of spatial laws within his Sea of Consciousness.

Electrolux laughed heartily, his somewhat ethereal figure appearing to solidify slightly.

"Good! Good! Being able to begin understanding and controlling the power of this peerless divine artifact is a great thing. The future is promising, the future is truly promising!"

Life returned to a peaceful track.

He spent his mornings playing the zither or flute by the Sea God Lake, his afternoons seeking food in the snack street, his afternoons conducting combat drills for Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng, and his nights were dedicated to the unwavering study of spatial laws within his Sea of Consciousness.

Time slipped away quietly amidst this fulfillment and focus.

Spring departed and autumn arrived; five months passed in the blink of an eye.

The courses for this academic year were drawing to a close!