In the Hunting Battle, aside from obtaining Spiritual Light themselves, the students also had to defeat the final Guardian to earn a chance at Crown Imbuement. Otherwise, no matter how much Spiritual Light they gathered, it would all come to nothing in the end.
In the past, this Guardian had always been selected from the Punishment Hall, and this time was naturally no exception.
"In the past, the Guardian was always one of the Punishment Hall's Nine Commanders, usually with early Heaven Piercing Realm strength. This time, we have Senior Lin Zheng and the others from the top three of the Heavenly Ranking. Passing the final Guardian shouldn't be difficult."
Aside from its Hall Master, the Punishment Hall also had Three Generals, Nine Commanders, and countless captains. However, not just anyone could serve as one of the Three Generals, so those positions were often vacant. The Nine Commanders were the ones who handled the Punishment Hall's actual duties.
At this moment, many older students looked relaxed. This final stage was not much of a challenge to them.
But suddenly, one person's voice drew everyone's attention.
"Huh? Why don't I see Senior Lin Zheng?"
The moment those words fell, everyone was startled and quickly scanned their surroundings.
And that glance revealed more than just Lin Zheng, the top-ranked student on the Heavenly Ranking, was absent. Zhou Qingshan in second place and Gu Tianyan in third were nowhere to be seen either.
What was going on?!!!
The entire crowd erupted.
Could it be that none of the top three on the Heavenly Ranking were participating in this Hunting Battle?
How were they supposed to do this now?!
Whispers spread across the plaza. Many people searched for those three figures standing at the very peak of Northern Azure Spirit Academy's Heavenly Ranking. Only