Chapter 424: The Three Black-Faced Deans

"You..."

"Despicable!" Qing Hao trembled as he used his long sword to prop himself up, his eyes filled with intense unwillingness and resentment; after spitting out these few words, he collapsed powerlessly to the ground.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"..."

"Did we win?"

"Yes, that's right, we won."

The sounds of weapons dropping to the ground rose one after another; looking at the various figures lying scattered on the ground, everyone on the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy side was shocked, with a hint of disbelief mixed in.

This also signaled the end of the clash between the two teams, each led by the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and the Holy Spiritual Academy.

It was just that this result shattered their worldview a little bit.

"Captain, we shouldn't be considered as breaking the rules, right?"

The team member behind him said tremblingly; this kind of power capable of crushing thousands of people was not a level that could be unleashed by anyone below the Supreme Realm.

Borrowing external objects to unleash such terrifying power—if they were even slightly careless, their Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy might have been directly disqualified.

But Bing Yu calmly looked back at the person who spoke, his words filled with a convincing power.

"Although we used external objects, this competition doesn't have a limit on quantity, does it?"

"That is true."

The person nodded in agreement subconsciously, revealing a thoughtful expression.

As for the other contestants outside the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, they felt deeply fortunate for their choice; this temporary ally was unexpectedly so wealthy.

It was truly like a small knife cutting into one's backside—an eye-opener.

The competition rules required that no power exceeding the Supreme Realm be used.

Yet this five-person team from the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, which didn't even have a single Spirit Array Master, had thrown out more than fifty Spirit Arrays, almost every one of which had the power of a Shenponanyi, and among them, there were even a few combined Spirit Arrays whose power was infinitely close to the Supreme Realm.

It could be said that they were repeatedly jumping back and forth on the rules of this competition.

The overwhelming Spirit Arrays covered almost every corner of the valley, directly scaring the people on the opposite side into a daze; combined with their original manpower, a total wipeout was already a destined result.

"Everyone, our cooperation ends here."

Bing Yu turned around and said to the other teams not from the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

"According to the original agreement, our Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy will occupy half of the resources in this ruin."

"I presume no one has any objections?"

There seemed to be a faint murderous aura lingering in the air; the others hurriedly nodded one after another.

"It's only right, it's only right."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Good." Bing Yu revealed a gentle smile.

"Then, happy cooperation!"

………

"Boom!"

The sound of an ancient bell tolling echoed leisurely throughout the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. As the bell rang, all voices fell silent; the noisy Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy suddenly fell into a deep stillness, and everyone listened intently to this deep yet not unpleasant bell toll.

As members of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, they naturally understood the meaning of this bell; after half a year, the finals of the Spiritual Academy Tournament had finally begun.

The moment they heard the bell, almost all students rushed out of their rooms. Those preparing to enter the Thunder Domain immediately turned back; except for a few who were in deep cultivation, everyone else walked out of their doors at the call of friends and companions, arriving where the giant bell was located.

Inside the magnificent hall deep within the Spiritual Academy, streams of light streaked out.

Dean Taicang's expression was eager, yet also carried a hint of worry. Knowing the strength of the participating teams, he was certainly confident in this Spiritual Academy Tournament, but one could never be too careful; if there were any mishaps, their Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy would fall from its pedestal this time, and it would be hard to say when they could return to the peak.

At this moment, deep in the mountains of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, two figures suddenly appeared, speeding toward Taicang and the others.

"Lord Beiming, Elder Bing Yi, the finals are about to begin."

"Hmm." Beiming Longkun nodded with a composed demeanor and turned to smile at the old man beside him.

"Elder, are you interested in watching the competition of those little fellows?"

Regarding this question from Beiming Longkun, which was almost a rhetorical one, Bing Yi did not mind at all; in his excitement, he nodded and said:

"Since I have already come, how can I not see it with my own eyes."

"Open the Zhanjie now." Beiming Longkun said to Taicang, who nodded and immediately retreated.

A moment later, another bell toll sounded, slightly different from the first; accompanying the leisurely toll was a golden light curtain. The golden light slowly twisted above the sky, forming a golden passage.

Taicang briefly introduced the Zhanjie at the end of the passage and the corresponding rules from above, then he and a group of Elders entered first.

"Whoosh!"

A sky-filling sound of breaking through the air rang out, and the massive number of Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy students surged toward the entrance of the passage like locusts.

"Lord Beiming, Elder Bing Yi, Taicang will excuse himself."

Arriving at the Zhanjie, Taicang said to the two people, Beiming Longkun, in front of him.

The latter also knew that Taicang needed to attend as the Dean of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, so they didn't mind and watched Taicang leave with a smile.

"Shall we go sit with the students?" Beiming Longkun suggested with a smile.

"Then this old man shall respectfully decline to refuse." Bing Yi laughed heartily and responded cheerfully.

And so, the two old men with sparse hair sat happily in the very last row of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy students, overlooking the entire scene.

However, for the students of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, they really couldn't handle the "mingling with the people" of the two great seniors!

Especially the students next to Beiming Longkun and the other, whose legs were trembling, their spines subconsciously straightened, their hands placed on their knees, sitting with dignified posture, not daring to breathe loudly.

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The torture did not stop; the two old men not only chatted and laughed, but whenever they got excited, they would suddenly throw a comment at the little ones beside them,

"Young man, what is your take?"

I'm sitting and watching, damn it!

Of course, that student did not dare to say this out loud; he could only honestly scratch his head and let out a few silly laughs to brush it off, drawing strange looks from the two old men.

Could this child be a simpleton?

Compared to the harmony in the spectator stands, the atmosphere in the Dean's seating area was not exactly friendly; though, since they see each other all the time, these deep-thinking old seniors were at least able to maintain a facade of harmony.

With the exception of Dean Tiansheng of the Holy Spiritual Academy and Dean Taicang of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, as the inside story of this Spiritual Academy Tournament was known to everyone.

The Holy Spiritual Academy wanted to kick the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy out of the Five Great Academies, and the latter was unwilling to give up its seat; this was an irreconcilable conflict.

As soon as they met, the two exchanged a symbolic greeting, then their old faces sank, and they each looked the other way, which disappointed the other Deans who were waiting to watch the drama.

But this superficial peace did not last long.

"This is impossible!"

Following the appearance of the top eight seats, amidst the uproar of the entire venue, the faces of the Deans of the three academies other than the Northern Heavens and Wu Spirit Academy turned as black as the bottom of a pot; had their composure not been sufficient, they might have slammed the table and stood up.

However, hearing this suspicious shout, many Spiritual Academy Deans all looked over in confusion.