Chapter 416: The Grand Attire of Qin Jian

"Creak."

The carriage stopped right in front of the main gate of the Elephant Armor Academy.

Qin Jian's party arrived with great fanfare, and the area was already surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.

At the academy entrance, the senior leadership of the Elephant Armor Academy stood in a line, while the sides of the path leading inside were packed with burly students from the Elephant Armor Academy.

"Why did the academy accept such an outrageous demand to change us into a Spirit Academy branch? And to organize a welcome ceremony like this—isn't it just disgusting?"

Within the crowd of students, whispers began to rise quietly.

"Brother Li, we are one of the Five Great Academies after all. Isn't it too humiliating to wait here so obsequiously?" a student said.

Standing beside him was the grandson of Huyan Zhen of the Elephant Armored Sect, Huyan Li, who could barely be considered one of Qin Jian's former opponents.

He crossed his arms and said, "What other choice is there? After all, our Elephant Armored Sect is affiliated with the Spirit Hall; the Elephant Armor Academy naturally has no standing to oppose the Spirit Academy adding its name."

"That's not it, Brother Li. We all know that a real refusal is impossible, but couldn't the academy save some face? A welcome ceremony on this scale is just plain disgusting!"

The student continued, "Besides, haven't you heard? This so-called Chief Judge of the Spirit Judgment Hall responsible for the Spirit Academy's name change is actually Qin Jian from Tianshui Academy, or rather, Shrek Academy! Five years ago, he was a student just like us, but now he arrives with such a condescending attitude. This feeling..."

Hearing this, Huyan Li's expression couldn't help but change. He involuntarily recalled the scene of being brutally crushed by Qin Jian on the competition field; that miserable memory was still vivid to him even now.

"Brother Li, since several members of our Xiangjia Team are here, why don't we challenge him?" the man incited.

"Challenge him?"

Huyan Li hesitated, "He represents the Spirit Hall after all. Wouldn't it be bad if we did that?"

"What's bad about it? We're just fighting for some face, not actually resisting the Spirit Academy's name change," the man said immediately.

"But Grandfather told me not to cause trouble. He said the Spirit Hall attaches great importance to this matter, and our Elephant Armor Academy must absolutely not stick our necks out," Huyan Li continued to hesitate.

"We aren't targeting the Spirit Hall; we're only targeting Qin Jian personally..."

The student added, "Haven't you heard? This Qin Jian only reached this position by relying on his connections with the Pope. A man who uses his looks to Charm the Pope—he surely hasn't made any progress in these five years. He's still ours to manipulate."

"When the time comes, we'll give him a sound beating, then say, 'We thought the Spirit Hall Chief Judge would have extraordinary strength, so we used our full power, but we didn't expect him to be so weak that he couldn't even beat a few ordinary students like us'..."

The man winked, "Brother Li, if we say that, wouldn't it feel great?"

"Great!"

Huyan Li almost roared out loud.

Having never possessed much brainpower and only having muscles, he was already completely immersed in the fantasy of defeating Qin Jian, and as for his grandfather's warnings, they were thrown to the back of his mind...

"Quiet."

Sensing the commotion in the student welcome formation behind him, the Dean of the Elephant Armor Academy, a sturdy middle-aged man, immediately barked in a low voice.

Instantly, all the students went silent.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the Knight Order dismounted in unison, their movements so synchronized that even the sound of them hitting the ground was identical.

Then, they knelt on one knee and spoke in unison: "Welcome, Chief Judge! Welcome, Saintess!"

"Welcome, Chief Judge! Welcome, Saintess!"

The Dean and senior leadership of the Elephant Armor Academy were not sycophantic enough to kneel, but they still bowed slightly to show respect.

"Welcome, Chief Judge! Welcome, Saintess!"

Although the students were unwilling, seeing the leadership do so, they could only pinch their noses and bow in a scattered, reluctant welcome.

It was under these circumstances that Qin Jian slowly stepped out from the carriage.

"Tap..."

First appeared a pair of silver long boots, followed by a figure in full silver attire who pushed open the carriage door and walked down the prepared steps.

Everyone was stunned.

No one expected that the Qin Jian and Hu Liena they saw would be dressed so grandly, except for the Knight Order who had seen it a few times before.

Their outfits were both exclusively customized by Bibi Dong; the one on Qin Jian was almost a male version of the Pope's attire, and he even wore a crown.

Hu Liena's, however, was pale Yellow, which did not match Qin Jian's at all...

The little fox had protested to her teacher countless times, but unfortunately, the protests were ineffective.

"This is dressed a bit too... much," Huyan Li stared in a daze.

"I finally understand how the Pope fell for him. His looks... aren't they too heaven-defying?" the man beside him muttered.

Fortunately, the Elephant Armor Academy was almost entirely made up of burly male students with no female students present, so it didn't cause too much of a disturbance.

Unlike when they were at those duchy academies...

Qin Jian was now very worried about the scene when he went to Tianshui Academy.

"No need for formalities."

He wore a smile, his manners were elegant and graceful, and his voice was like a spring breeze.

After all, he was still a student of Tang Yuehua and held a graduation certificate from Yuexuan; these small scenes were just a breeze...

The students, who were originally filled with resentment, found their expressions softening; almost subconsciously, they formed a very good first impression of Qin Jian.

When a person's appearance reaches a heaven-defying level, regardless of gender, a very good first impression will be formed.

This is a subconscious reaction of living beings toward beautiful things, which no one can control.

"Chief Judge, the new academy plaque is ready. Please preside over the plaque-changing ceremony," the Dean of the Elephant Armor Academy said, stepping forward.

Subsequently, a large cart arrived inside the academy carrying a massive plaque with eight gold-stamped characters: Spirit Academy Elephant Armor Branch!

"Wait... wait a moment..."

Just as everyone was arranged in the preset formation and about to begin the plaque-changing process, a discordant voice finally rang out from among the students.

Everyone looked to the side and immediately saw Huyan Li's tall, large figure pushing through the crowd and walking out.

"A-Li!"

The Dean of the Elephant Armor Academy hurriedly signaled him with his eyes: "This is not the occasion for you to cause trouble, go back!"

"Hey, hey, hey, no... that... I haven't thought it through yet..."

At this moment, Huyan Li's bashful words left everyone somewhat stunned.

Then they discovered that Huyan Li hadn't walked out on his own, but had been pushed out by three burly men.

"That, Qin Jian, our Brother Li wants to challenge you!"

The person who had been egging him on all along poked his head out from behind Huyan Li and said, "Five years no see, Brother Li wants to fight you again!"

Ignoring Huyan Li's reluctant, forced expression, the Dean of Elephant Armor Academy's face changed drastically.

"Bang!"

The next moment, all the knights struck their halberds against the ground and shouted in unison, "Audacious!"

But faster in action was Hu Liena; the little fox could not tolerate someone provoking Qin Jian in public like this.

"Swish!"

The white Killing God Domain swept across the entire scene in an instant, and terrifying killing intent erupted with her at the center...

(End of chapter)