The arrival of the Chaotic Spirit Academy and others was not merely to warn Hong Ying and the others about what might happen within the God Ascension Ruins.
More importantly, it proposed cooperation.
To be fair, in such an important competition as the Six Realms Academy Exchange, it was completely unexpected for the Chaotic Spirit Academy to choose Azure Firmament Academy, which ranked third from the bottom on paper, instead of selecting other powerful academies to cooperate with.
The weakest are the Immortal Realm Academy and the Demon Realm Academy.
However, Vice Dean Lin's reasoning was also quite reasonable.
Other academies in the Chaos Realm are unreliable; after all, the environment and atmosphere in the Chaos Realm make it impossible to trust anyone.
At the same time, they also believed in the talent and strength of Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, Shi Sheng, Mu Fusheng, and Fang Qiong.
After all, they had already witnessed it fully at the Chaotic Spirit Academy.
Moreover, if it weren't for them, it probably wouldn't have been so easy for the Chaotic Spirit Academy to get a spot.
For these reasons, Chaotic Spirit Academy sought cooperation with the Azure Firmament Academy.
After the details of the cooperation were agreed upon.
A few more days passed, and the students who participated in the Six Realms Academy Exchange boarded a ship and arrived at a calm sea, quietly waiting ahead.
Not long after.
The calm sea suddenly became turbulent!
The once cloudless sky was gradually covered by dark clouds, and thick bolts of lightning, like raging thunder dragons, surged and roared within them!
Each time it cleaves down, it creates towering waves!
Immediately following, a torrential downpour began, with raindrops falling vertically in dense patterns.
These raindrops also contain large amounts of huge hailstones, which crash onto the sea like meteorites!
Except for those from the Cangxuan Academy, Devil Beast Academy, and Divine Miracle Academy, the ships in this area do not experience significant ups and downs.
The other academy's ships were all tossed about by the storm in the high waves.
A mysterious aura gradually spread throughout this sea area.
Someone said gravely, " The God Ascension Ruins are about to appear..."
The words had barely left his mouth.
A mysterious aura began to swirl across the sea.
On the surface of the sea, a whirlpool as wide as a city had actually formed!
The vortex's pull seemed capable of engulfing the entire sky and sea, with a massive storm swirling wildly above it.
Fortunately, the ship was some distance from the whirlpool; otherwise, it would have been swept directly into it.
"According to the records of the God Ascension Ruins, this vortex is the only way to enter the ruins," Vice Dean Lin said on the same ship. "Also, everyone will be drawn into different places, so please be careful."
Ye Qiubai looked at the sea and said, "Then let's just jump in?"
The Gu Sheng laughed and said, "Jumping in directly is definitely not an option. It depends on one's own strength. Those who are confident in their physical strength can naturally jump in despite the tearing force of the vortex, but if their physical strength is insufficient... given the speed and destructive power of the vortex, they will probably be torn to pieces."
Xiao Hei then asked, "Does this mean the vortex only depends on physical strength?"
"Yes." The Gu Sheng sage nodded. "None of the other protective measures have worked."
"Going in first will give you a slight advantage in discovering things earlier, but this advantage is negligible."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Fourteen people jumped directly aboard the ship from the Devil Beast Academy!
However, this did not surprise anyone present.
The students at the Devil Beast Academy are all handpicked from across the Devil Beast Continent. Furthermore, the advantage of Devil Beast lies in their physical bodies and bloodlines.
This is an innate advantage that no one else can match.
For example, among humans, even those who cultivate their bodies find it extremely difficult to catch up with the physical bodies of Devil Beast beasts of the same level through body tempering.
But... after the fourteen Devil Beast jumped into the vortex, everyone then saw a dark figure leap down!
This person jumped off the ship that housed Azure Firmament Academy and Chaotic Spirit Academy.
They were all slightly taken aback upon seeing this.
What's going on?
It's one thing for the elites of the Devil Beast Continent to jump, but you, a mere human, think you can compete with them in terms of physical Devil Beast?
Aren't they afraid of being swept away by the vortex?
And they even look like they're from the Azure Firmament Academy...
No, are you in such a hurry to go and die?
Didn't you see that we haven't made a move?
That's right, that person was Xiao Hei.
After the Gu Sheng finished explaining, Xiao Hei jumped down without saying a word.
They didn't even give Mu Fusheng and the others a chance to stop him!
Everyone could only watch this scene in silence.
However, Xiao Hei was not torn to pieces by the whirlpool. Instead, it was swept directly into the seabed and disappeared from everyone's sight.
This caused people from other colleges to frown slightly, their eyes filled with disbelief.
They truly couldn't believe that such a body cultivator could exist in the Mortal Realm.
It's important to understand that training a body cultivator costs more than three times as much as training most other cultivators.
The appearance of Xiao Hei was something they hadn't expected.
It will take at least three days for the vortex to slow its gravitational pull, during which time the other academies will begin sending people in one after another.
First are the people from the Divine Realm Divine Miracle Academy and the three prodigies on the Cangxuan Ranking of the Cangxuan Academy.
Before stepping into the vortex, Xu Luo, Chu Xiang, and An He deliberately raised their eyebrows in Mu Fusheng's direction.
It seemed like a provocation, to see if Mu Fusheng dared to go down with them.
Ye Qiubai teased, "What's wrong? You were quite assertive when you argued with them before, want to be assertive again?"
Mu Fusheng shook his head and laughed, "There's no need. Even if we get in first, we won't gain much of an advantage. It's better to conserve our strength."
Moreover, the other side is currently in a state of believing that Mu Fusheng is weaker than them.
Mu Fusheng should make good use of this.
At this moment, Jiu Bailu stepped forward and took Mu Fusheng's hand without asking.
Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, Gu Sheng, and the others around them stared wide-eyed at the scene, speechless.
Wait, buddy?!
Why did they suddenly start showing off their love?
Ye Qiubai disagreed and immediately gave Mu Ziqing a meaningful look.
Mu Ziqing chuckled and shook her head, then took Ye Qiubai's hand.
Mu Fusheng was also stunned, and was about to ask what was going on.
As a result, a golden yellow light emanated from Jiu Bailu's palm, which was the Power of Karma, and transformed into threads that bound the two people's hands together.
Jiu Bailu then released her grip, and the golden thread remained faintly visible.
"What are you thinking? This is the Karmic String. Even if we jump into it, there's a high probability we'll be teleported to the same place."
Mu Fusheng nodded with an awkward smile.
"Or do you want to keep holding hands?"
Mu Fusheng was about to shake his head.
But Jiu Bailu abruptly interrupted, taking her hand and saying, "Alright, I'll grant your wish."
Everyone: "??? (Black guy with a question mark face)"
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PS: There's one more chapter still being written.