Fairy Jinghong

While Lin Yi expanded the forces under his command, large-scale Island Battles also erupted one after another on islands in other corners of the sea.

Once people discovered that pearls capable of crossing the Gale Layer were buried beneath the islands, and that each island had only one pearl, the clever ones immediately guessed the purpose of the Academy's Trial.

It was to make them gather their people and fight over the pearls!

Among the new students, Alliance Leaders and Dragon Tiger Ranking prodigies were the first to form core factions, beginning operations to unify their islands and wage war on neighboring ones.

On Island 108 of Starfall Academy—the island where the last batch of new students had arrived—

On the desolate island, shattered into pieces by the aftermath of battle, a woman in white stood with a sword in hand. Before her, several powerful Dragon Tiger Ranking prodigies were kneeling on one knee, their robes and armor stained with blood.

Not far away stood a group of ordinary Academy new students watching the show, their faces filled with shock.

The woman in white spoke coldly, her tone carrying unquestionable killing intent. "Hand over the pearl, and I won't kill you!"

If Lin Yi had been there, he would certainly have recognized Zhao Ruoming, the Alliance Leader of the Spiritual Eye Alliance, among the kneeling prodigies.

All three eyes on his forehead bore bloodstains. His face was pale, and his injuries were severe.

Zhao Ruoming found it hard to believe that the experts he had gathered from his alliance, along with several friends from the Dragon Tiger Ranking, had not only failed to defeat the woman before them, but had been miserably cut through in just three sword strikes.

Especially his prized Three Spiritual Eyes. They had merely been grazed