Chapter 449: The Ambition of Saint Bright King Academy

While the Profound Heaven Star Academy was busy discussing and preparing for the upcoming "Academy-Level Tournament," in other towers within this space, various other academies were also frantically finalizing their many plans.

In one tower, a sign hung in front of the entrance, and on it was written "Saint Bright King Academy."

Unlike other academies that arrived via long-distance teleportation, Saint Bright King Academy had long since finished settling in. Because they were the champions of the previous Holy Grail War, and the Dragon Bone Holy Grail was in their possession, their entry appeared much more relaxed.

At this moment, on the top floor of the tower, five figures sat around a tea table, overlooking the area that was beginning to boil with activity.

"Regarding the plans for each academy, we made arrangements before we arrived. You four are the top talents of the four academies of our Saint Bright King Academy this year, and whether we can continue to keep the Dragon Bone Holy Grail in our academy depends crucially on your performance."

The speaker was a man dressed in white robes. He had a head of white hair, but his face was delicate and smooth, like an infant's. His eyes were deep, giving one a sense of unfathomability.

He was the leader of Saint Bright King Academy for this event, the academy's Vice Dean, Guo Jiufeng.

"Student Jing Taixu, in the One-Star Academy level, you should be considered the most popular candidate for the championship right now. However, you must not be complacent; the various academies have not spent these years in vain. For the sake of the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, they will certainly do everything they can to cultivate their talents."

"However, you possess the Virtual Ninth-Grade Wind Resonance, so your own advantage is still very great. Therefore, you need to seize the title of the strongest student of the One-Star Academy as much as possible."

Guo Jiufeng's gaze first looked at the person on his left. That was a youth in green robes. The youth had a heroic face, a body as straight as a spear, and a faint, elusive smile at the corners of his mouth. A wisp of green Resonance Power swirled at his fingertips, transforming into a wind vortex that jumped flexibly at his fingertips.

This person was none other than the biggest favorite to win the One-Star Academy championship in this year's Holy Grail War, Jing Taixu of Saint Bright King Academy.

"Don't worry, Vice Dean, I understand."

Jing Taixu nodded with a smile and said, "Sun Dasheng from Saint Mountain Academy and Lu Ming from Heaven Fire Saint Academy are not simple. If I really face them, it will still take a great deal of effort. Moreover, I don't know what trump cards the other academies are hiding. After all, there is too little intelligence, so I can only be more cautious when the time comes."

Guo Jiufeng nodded. He was still very reassured about Jing Taixu. After all, since the latter entered the academy, he had not tasted defeat to this day, and his record was illustrious. Although there was no lack of talented individuals in the One-Star Academies of other academies, he believed that no matter what opponent he encountered, Jing Taixu would have some advantages.

"Student Yuan Banshan, you in the Two-Star Academy need to be even more cautious. Our Saint Bright King Academy is the champion of the previous session, so if we act too arrogantly, it will inevitably invite targeting. You must try your best to avoid such a situation."

Guo Jiufeng looked at a burly youth. The youth had a rugged face, and blue veins pulsed on his exposed arms, radiating an astonishing sense of power as they bulged.

This person was named Yuan Banshan, and he was the pillar of their Two-Star Academy. However, compared to students like Jing Taixu in the One-Star Academy level, Yuan Banshan had a gap. But overall, his strength was definitely at the top tier among the many academies.

He possessed the Upper Eighth-Grade Mountain Resonance, which was actually a type of evolution of the Earth Resonance.

"According to the intelligence we have gathered, among the Two-Star Academies of the various academies in the Eastern Divine Continent, the seeded player named Ao Bai from North Sea Saint Academy is perhaps the best. This person has walked one step further than you; his Sha Palace is perhaps already close to taking shape. If you encounter him, you must be careful."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Banshan's eyes could not help but narrow. He was currently between the peak of the Resonance Master stage and the General-General stage. This stage was the embryonic period of the "Sha Palace stage," the first stage of the Earth Sha General rank. Therefore, strictly speaking, their level was also called "Virtual General."

And according to what Guo Jiufeng said, that Ao Bai's Sha Palace was actually about to take shape? Wouldn't that mean he was about to truly step into the Earth Sha General rank?

This was indeed one step ahead of him.

"I will be careful," Yuan Banshan said in a deep voice.

Guo Jiufeng nodded. Actually, he also felt a bit of regret. Among the four academy levels of their Saint Bright King Academy, although the Two-Star Academy was not exactly lagging behind, it was not as outstanding as the other three. Therefore, for the Two-Star Academy level this time, they could only rely on luck to see how far they could go.

Thinking this, his gaze turned to a youth in the center. The youth's appearance was clearly much more ordinary than Jing Taixu's, but his hair was special—a pale blue color, just like the Water Resonance he possessed.

The youth's hair was slightly long, so it was tied into a braid hanging behind his head. When he smiled, his eyes seemed to narrow into slits, very much in line with the characteristics of a master of the "squinting eyes" trope.

"Lan Lan, I won't say much about your side. Among the various Saint Academies, the Four-Star Academy possesses the most mature talents. When you entered the academy, it was exactly when the academy won the Dragon Bone Holy Grail. So, in a sense, among the four academy levels, you in the Four-Star Academy have enjoyed the most cultivation resources, and you are fully worthy of these resources."

"Therefore, for the Four-Star Academy level, the academy hopes that you can seize the title of the strongest student and obtain a Divine Tree Gold Badge," Guo Jiufeng said, looking at the blue-haired youth.

The youth named Lan Lan did not say much upon hearing this, only nodding slightly with a calm expression.

Guo Jiufeng said, "For this Holy Grail War, the academy has also made preparations for several years. In a sense, we are the champions of the previous session, so we obtained the Dragon Bone Holy Grail and the vast resources given by the Academy Alliance. This has laid a solid foundation for our current lineup. On this point, our Saint Bright King Academy has an advantage."

"Therefore, the academy's greatest expectation for you is to hope that you can obtain three Divine Tree Gold Badges in the first round of the Academy-Level Tournament."

"And among the current three Divine Tree Gold Badges, we have the most confidence in the One-Star Academy and the Four-Star Academy. The Two-Star Academy... perhaps still lacks some seasoning. Therefore, if we want to achieve this goal, we might need to make some breakthroughs in the Three-Star Academy."

As he spoke, his gaze turned to the last person. That was a youth in silver robes. He was named Lu Jinci, the representative of the Three-Star Academy, and his strength had already stepped into the Extreme Sha stage.

Hearing this, Lu Jinci could not help but scratch his head and said helplessly, "Vice Dean, you've got it wrong, haven't you? Don't you know that this year's Three-Star Academy competition is known as the most difficult in the history of the Holy Grail War? That Jiang Qing'e from Profound Heaven Star Academy has a Ninth-Grade Light Resonance. We want to find a breakthrough from her? Isn't this like looking for the hardest mountain to crash into?"

Guo Jiufeng smiled upon hearing this and said with composure, "It is precisely because that Jiang Qing'e is so strong that there is an opportunity."

"What do you mean?" Lu Jinci was stunned.

Lan Lan's eyes flashed, and he said, "The Vice Dean means... to unite with other academies to hunt down Jiang Qing'e?"

"Actually, it's not really a union, but a tacit understanding."

Guo Jiufeng laughed softly and said, "Since she is so strong, strong to the point that no single academy can confront her alone, then isn't it normal for students from other academies to choose to join forces to eliminate her at the last moment? It's just that this... requires a little bit of pushing behind the scenes."

Lu Jinci hesitated and said, "Joining forces to deal with her, wouldn't that be a bit of an unfair victory?"

Guo Jiufeng glanced at him and said, "It seems that having the Dragon Bone Holy Grail presiding over the academy for these few years has been so peaceful that you have forgotten how much of a price the academy had to pay every year in the past to suppress that Dark Cave. I hope you remember that the peaceful cultivation you have had all these years was built upon the lives that those previous students fought for you."

"Now tell me, is it more important for the academy to pay the lives of so many students every year, or is this so-called 'unfair victory' more important?"

Lu Jinci fell silent, and then said solemnly, "The student understands. Everything will be done according to the academy's instructions."

Guo Jiufeng nodded and said, "Being able to make other academies put aside their prejudices and join forces to deal with her, on some level, also reflects the brilliance of this Jiang Qing'e. I really envy Profound Heaven Star Academy for being able to produce such a monster."

"This Jiang Qing'e, let alone in the Eastern Divine Continent, I think even within the Academy Alliance, she is a well-deserved top talent."

"And regarding how to deal with her, we also have a plan..."

Guo Jiufeng smiled slightly. He dipped his finger in a drop of tea and then wrote four characters on the tabletop.

The four people present looked over.

"Hunt the Goose Plan."

The simple four characters, yet a murderous aura rose up.