As they flew along, countless magical beasts inhabited the vast mountains, and some flying magical beasts occasionally appeared.
At such times, Hu Gan and the three elders displayed their terrifying strength, casually unleashing powerful energy and blasting those magical beasts into clouds of blood mist.
After flying for over an hour, Hu Gan directed the Griffin Beasts to land in a mountain ravine below and opened a silver gate out of thin air.
Xiao Yan put the Blue Eagle into his Storage Ring to rest, then entered the gate with the others and arrived at the area for the Fire-Energy Hunting Competition.
Behind the gate stood two elders, several middle-aged men, and nearly twenty young people, all wearing badges with tower-shaped emblems on their chests.
"A magical beast got in too?" One elder asked in surprise upon seeing the towering Fire Cloud Wolf.
Hu Gan smiled. "That is a student's mount, not a magical beast that wandered in."
The elder gave a surprised exclamation. "A little fellow can even tame a third-tier magical beast?"
"I can't figure it out either." Hu Gan gave a bitter smile and beckoned Xiao Yan's group of five over. "These two are Hao Elder and Liu Elder from the Inner Academy. If you encounter any trouble in the Inner Academy later, you can seek them out. Hao Elder is fair-minded, while Liu Elder specializes in fire-attributed Dou Qi."
That gave Xiao Yan an impression of them. Hao Elder had presided over the alchemy competition, the one involving Han Xian's Dragon-Strength Pill, which was one grade higher than the Beast-Strength Pill. Liu Elder should possess a sixth-tier water-attributed Magic Core.
"These five are the top five from this year's selection competition. Xiao Yan, in particular, is quite outstanding," Hu Gan introduced, placing special emphasis on the