Chapter 267: Everyone's Improvement, Return to Qianlong City!

Qianlong City, Qianlong Academy.

Today was a big day for Qianlong Academy.

Because today was the day of Qianlong Academy's ranking tournament.

Today, many students who had been roaming the Myriad Races Battlefield all returned to Qianlong Academy one after another.

The purple robes that were rarely seen on ordinary days could actually be seen everywhere in the academy now.

Qianlong Academy was divided into four grades, each with as few as around fifteen hundred or as many as two thousand people.

The total number of students across all four grades reached a staggering seven thousand plus.

At this moment, on one of the academy's plazas, a red-robed student was fighting a purple-robed student.

The surroundings were packed with people.

Zhang Xiaobai and the others were conspicuously among them.

"Tsk tsk, I know this senior brother. He's ranked third among the red robes and has a cultivation at the mid Flying Heaven Realm. Challenging the purple robes this time, he's probably fully prepared."

Zhang Xiaobai watched the battle above with a cheerful grin.

Beichen said calmly from the side.

"Qianlong Academy has twelve Sequences, a thousand purple robes, two thousand red robes, and all the rest are gray robes. Even the weakest red-robed student has a cultivation at the eighth revolution of the Golden Body."

"And the weakest purple robe has a cultivation at the mid Flying Heaven Realm. This time, who knows if he can directly become a purple robe!"

A rare flash of fervor appeared in Beichen's indifferent eyes.

He came to Qianlong Academy for the sake of one day being able to defeat Su Yu, but as Su Yu was exiled, his target shifted to these purple robes. As for the Sequences...

Although Beichen was arrogant, he wasn't so arrogant as to think himself powerful enough to challenge the Sequences.

Zhang Xiaobai clasped his hands behind his head and said with a cheerful grin.

"Purple robes shouldn't be a problem. If Su Yu were here, perhaps we'd even get to see him make a push for the Sequences."

As soon as these words came out, they immediately drew the teasing of many senior students around them.

"Hehehe, you freshmen this year are a bit too arrogant, aren't you? Challenging the Sequences? Do you know that the weakest of the Sequences are all Star Ancestor Masters? The gap between the Grand Master realm and the Flying Heaven Realm is no small matter!"

A red-robed student gave a cold laugh.

Zhang Xiaobai's eyebrow rose slightly, and he said nonchalantly.

"That guy Su Yu is a monster. If you haven't seen him, I can chalk it up to your ignorance."

Being rebutted like this by Zhang Xiaobai, that red-robed student immediately lost face, looking at Zhang Xiaobai with a gloomy expression and said.

"Hmph! So what if he's a prodigy? The Myriad Races Battlefield is not like inside the academy. Inside the academy, you can cultivate in peace, but on the Myriad Races Battlefield, there's simply no time for you to cultivate."

"Besides, it's only been a few months? If Su Yu can challenge the Sequences, I'll eat shit right now!"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately resonated with many people.

"That's right, Su Yu is the top scorer of the entrance exam, but it's not as if Qianlong Academy has never had top scorers before. The former King Wen, the current Teacher Li — which one of them wasn't a prodigy who suppressed an entire era, yet still didn't make a push for the Sequences in their first year."

"You don't really think Su Yu can do it, do you."

Facing the mockery of the many senior students, Zhang Xiaobai gave a faint smile.

He didn't argue anything, only saying.

"No wonder you can only be red robes. You don't have any discernment at all. Just wait. Principal Zhao has already let Su Yu and the others come back. When Su Yu returns, you'll realize how narrow your horizons are."

Beichen on the side merely glanced calmly at the surrounding senior students without speaking.

Nan Shou Ren, Wu Ling'er, and Tang Nian Bing also remained silent.

But they were all very clear about Su Yu's monstrous talent.

"Hmph, it seems you still don't understand the rules of Qianlong Academy. A mere gray robe, actually daring to speak to me like this!"

"Are you courting death!"

A powerful fluctuation emanated from that red-robed senior student, fully at the early Flying Heaven Realm. Even among all the red robes, he wasn't considered weak.

Zhang Xiaobai glanced calmly at this person, then turned his head and said to Beichen.

"See, didn't this opponent come right to us? Looks like I'm going to become a red robe in one go!"

After saying that, Zhang Xiaobai revealed a brilliant smile and said.

"Senior, shall we meet on the arena?"

The red-robed senior was taken aback, a flash of killing intent passing across his face.

Those who could become red robes at Qianlong Academy all had some ability. Facing Zhang Xiaobai's challenge, the red-robed senior gave a cold laugh.

"Then as you wish!"

The two leaped onto the arena, attracting the attention of many people.

"Isn't that Chen Jie? How did he get challenged by a freshman?"

"Hehe, this seems to be the first challenge issued by a freshman. I hear this year's freshmen are extraordinary. This little fatty is even the second-place scorer of the entrance exam. I wonder what ability he has!"

Many senior students looked over one after another, watching the two on the arena as if watching a show.

On the arena, Zhang Xiaobai gave a hehe laugh, looking extremely honest and simple.

"Senior, please!"

Chen Jie gave a cold laugh, instantly erupting with the cultivation of the early Flying Heaven Realm. Rolling airwaves pressed toward Zhang Xiaobai in an instant.

"This Chen Jie is actually getting close to touching the mid Flying Heaven Realm. Looks like he's prepared quite well this year!"

"Yes, with such cultivation, he has hope of achieving the Grand Master realm before graduation!"

A senior student said with admiration.

However, the next moment, all the senior students' eyes jolted.

They saw Zhang Xiaobai give a hehe laugh, his somewhat portly figure trembling slightly.

He instantly vanished from where he stood.

When he appeared again, he was already closing in on Chen Jie's face.

Chen Jie's heart jolted in alarm; he had not expected Zhang Xiaobai to be able to erupt with such terrifying speed.

"Courting death!"

Chen Jie roared furiously, slipping a small knuckle duster onto his fist, and carrying violent might, smashed it fiercely toward Zhang Xiaobai.

Zhang Xiaobai smiled faintly, his plump fingers giving a light flick.

Streams of sharp Sword Qi instantly gushed forth.

In an instant, they shredded Chen Jie's fist.

"Ah!!!"

Chen Jie let out a miserable scream; on his fist, the flesh was already mangled, with even the stark white bones clearly visible.

Zhang Xiaobai lightly threw a punch, directly blasting Chen Jie's entire person off the arena.

The battle ended instantly.

From start to finish, this battle lasted merely the span of a single breath.

In an instant, the entire venue fell silent.

At this moment, inside a room.

Wang Shi smiled cheerfully as he looked at Yang He and Song Xing.

"How about it, this student of mine is decent, right? In just a few short months, he has already broken through to the mid-stage Flying Heaven Realm, and has hopes of pushing for the Purple Robe."

Yang He and Song Xing both smiled faintly.

And it was not just Zhang Xiaobai; in these few months, Nan Shou Ren and Beichen had not slacked off either.

Under Yang He and Song Xing's guidance, they had both stepped into the mid-stage Flying Heaven Realm.

All of them were promising candidates with hopes of pushing for the Purple Robe.

"Just don't know how Su Yu, trained by Old Li, is doing. If he's still not up to par with us, tsk tsk, there'll be a chance to mock Old Li!"

Wang Shi said with a chuckle.

Song Xing smiled faintly.

"Don't underestimate them—those two annihilated the Mist Tribe. It's possible Su Yu has already broken through to the mid-stage Flying Heaven Realm."

Wang Shi waved his hand and said.

"The Myriad Races Battlefield is so harsh; breaking through there is no simple matter. The annihilation of the Mist Tribe, I'd say, was entirely Old Li doing it alone. This has resolved his inner demon, and our Qianlong Academy is about to produce another Marquis."

Yang He and the other smiled, clearly agreeing with Wang Shi's words as well.

At the same time, near Qianlong City, two battered figures appeared high above the ninth heaven.

They were none other than Su Yu and Li Zhangsheng.

"Finally... we escaped!"

Su Yu's eyes showed some exhaustion.

During these few days of travel, he and Li Zhangsheng had indeed hooked quite a few big fish, but who knew that in the end they would hook a Myriad Races expert who had just broken through to Marquis.

Now things were bad; Li Zhangsheng had risked his life to bring Su Yu and escape.

It was only because the other party had just broken through; otherwise, both of them would likely have been left there.

"Look at you, showing off like that—now look what happened, you ran into a Marquis!"

Li Zhangsheng said, exasperated.

Su Yu gave a sheepish grin.

"Teacher Li, don't just scold me—just tell me, how was our haul!"

Li Zhangsheng fell silent.

Indeed, during these few days of fishing, the two had reaped a rich harvest, comparable to what Li Zhangsheng used to gain in an entire year.

"Alright, alright, we're almost at Qianlong Academy. Clean up and get ready to participate in the Ranking Grand Tournament!"

Though the harvest was bountiful, the moment he thought of Su Yu's provocative behavior toward the Myriad Races Marquis, Li Zhangsheng's anger flared up all over again.

He kicked Su Yu in the backside and led Su Yu toward Qianlong City.