Chapter 449: The Ambition of the Saint Bright King Academy

While the Profound Heaven Star Academy was discussing and preparing for the upcoming "Academy-Level Tournament," in other towers within this space, the various academies were similarly finalizing numerous plans with great urgency.

In a certain tower, a sign hung before it, upon which was written "Saint Bright King Academy."

Unlike the other academies that arrived via long-distance teleportation, the Saint Bright King Academy had already settled in, for they were the champions of the previous Holy Grail War, and the Dragon Bone Holy Grail had fallen into their hands, so their entry appeared much more effortless.

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

"Regarding the plans for each academy level, we made arrangements before we came. You four are the geniuses of our Saint Bright King Academy's four levels this year, and whether we can keep the Dragon Bone Holy Grail within the academy depends crucially on your performance."

The speaker was a man in a white robe, with white hair, yet his face was delicate and smooth like an infant's; his eyes were deep and dark, giving an impression of unfathomable depth.

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

"Student Jing Jing Taixu, for the One-Star Academy level, you should currently be the most favored candidate for the championship, but do not be complacent. The various academies have not wasted these years; for the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, they will surely train their geniuses with all their might."

"However, since you possess the Void Ninth-Rank Wind Phase, your own advantages are great, so you need to strive to win the title of Strongest Student of the One-Star Academy."

Guo Guo Jiufeng's gaze first turned to the first person on his left, a youth in green robes whose face was heroic and handsome, his body straight as a spear, a faint smile playing on his lips; a wisp of green Phase Power spun at his fingertips, transforming into a wind vortex that danced flexibly and continuously at his finger tips.

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

"Vice Dean, rest assured, I understand."

Jing Jing Taixu nodded with a smile and said, "Sun Sun Dasheng of the Holy Mountain Academy and Lu Ming of the Heavenly Fire Holy Academy are no simple matters; truly facing them will require great effort, and we do not know what trump cards the other academies are hiding, since intelligence is too scarce, so we can only be cautious when the time comes."

Guo Guo Jiufeng nodded; he was quite confident regarding Jing Jing Taixu, for since the latter entered the academy, he had yet to suffer a single defeat, with a glorious battle record; although the One-Star Academies of other schools also had their own prodigies, Jing Jing Taixu would surely hold some advantages against any opponent.

"Student Yuan Yuan Banshan, your Two-Star Academy level must be even more cautious; since our Saint Bright King Academy was the champion of the previous session, acting arrogantly will inevitably invite targeting, so you must try to avoid such situations."

Guo Guo Jiufeng then looked at a burly youth whose face was rugged, with veins bulging on his exposed arms, radiating astonishing power as they swelled.

This person was named Yuan Yuan Banshan, the pillar of their Two-Star Academy level, yet compared to students like Jing Jing Taixu in the One-Star Academy level, Yuan Yuan Banshan had some gaps; however, overall, his strength was absolutely considered top-tier among the many academies.

He possessed the Upper Eighth-Rank Mountain Phase, which was actually a derivative of the Earth Phase.

"According to the intelligence we obtained, among the Two-Star Academies of the many academies in the Eastern Region of Outer Shenzhou, perhaps the seed candidate named Ao Bai from the North Sea Holy Academy is the strongest; this person has gone one step further than you, and his Fiery Palace may be about to take shape; if you meet him, be careful."

Hearing this, Yuan Yuan Banshan's eyes could not help but narrow; currently, he was between the peak of the Phase Master Realm and the General-Appointing Realm; this stage is the embryonic period of the first phase of the Earth Fiery General Rank, the "Fiery Palace Realm," so strictly speaking, people of their level are also called "Void Generals."

And according to what Guo Guo Jiufeng said, that Ao Bai's Fiery Palace is actually about to take shape? Does that not mean he is about to truly cross into the Earth Fiery General Rank?

This was indeed a step ahead of him.

"I will pay attention," Yuan Yuan Banshan said in a deep voice.

Guo Guo Jiufeng nodded; in fact, he was also somewhat regretful; among the four academy levels of their Saint Bright King Academy, the Two-Star Academy, while not lagging behind, was not as outstanding as the other three levels, so for this Two-Star Academy level, they could only see how far luck would take them.

Thinking thus, his gaze turned to a youth in the center; the youth's face was obviously much more ordinary than Jing Jing Taixu's, but his hair was special, a pale blue color, just like the Water Phase he possessed.

The youth's hair was slightly long, so it was tied into a braid hanging down behind his head; when he smiled, his eyes squinted into a slit, very much fitting the characteristics of a blindfolded master.

"Lan Lan, I will not say much for your part; among the various Holy Academies, the Four-Star Academy level possesses the most mature prodigies; when you entered the academy back then, it was exactly when the academy won the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, so in a sense, among the four academy levels, your Four-Star Academy people enjoyed the most cultivation resources, and you are fully worthy of these resources."

"Therefore, for the Four-Star Academy level, the academy hopes you can win the title of Strongest Student and get your hands on a Divine Tree Golden Badge," Guo Guo Jiufeng said, looking at the blue-haired youth.

The youth named Lan Lan, hearing this, did not say much, merely nodding slightly with a calm demeanor.

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

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

"And among the current three Divine Tree Golden Badges, our chances are greatest for the One-Star and Four-Star Academy levels; the Two-Star Academy level... perhaps lacks a bit of refinement, so, to achieve this goal, we may need to make some breakthroughs in the Three-Star Academy level."

Speaking thus, his gaze turned to the last person, a youth in silver robes named Lu Lu Jinci, the representative of the Three-Star Academy, whose strength had now entered the Extreme Fiery Realm.

Hearing this, Lu Lu Jinci could not help but scratch his head and said helplessly, "Vice Dean, you got it wrong, didn't you? Don't you know that this year's Three-Star Academy competition is hailed as the most difficult one in the history of the Holy Grail Wars? That Jiang Jiang Qinge from the Profound Heaven Star Academy possesses the Ninth-Rank Light Phase; we want to find a breakthrough from her? Isn't that looking for the hardest mountain to crash into?"

Hearing this, Guo Guo Jiufeng smiled and said calmly, "Precisely because that Jiang Jiang Qinge is too strong, there is an opportunity."

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

Lan Lan's eyes flashed, and he said, "Does the Vice Dean mean... to unite with other academies to hunt down Jiang Jiang Qinge?"

"Actually, it is not exactly a union, but rather a tacit understanding."

Guo Guo Jiufeng smiled faintly and said, "Since she is so strong that no academy can oppose her alone, is it not a normal thing for students of other academies to choose to join forces to eliminate her at the final moment? It is just that this requires... a slight push."

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

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

"Now you tell me, is it more important that the academy pays the lives of so many students every year, or the so-called unfair victory?"

Lu Lu Jinci fell silent, and then said solemnly, "This student understands; I will obey the academy's orders in all things."

Guo Guo Jiufeng nodded and said, "Being able to make other academies set aside past grievances and unite to deal with her, in a sense, also reflects how formidable this Jiang Jiang Qinge is; I truly envy the Profound Heaven Star Academy, to be able to produce such a monster."

"As for this Jiang Jiang Qinge, not to mention in the Eastern Region of Outer Shenzhou, I think even within the Academy Alliance, she is an undisputed genius."

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

Guo Guo Jiufeng smiled slightly; he dipped his finger in a drop of tea water and then wrote four characters on the table.

The four people present looked on.

"The Goose Hunt Plan."

These four simple words, yet a killing intent rose up with a mighty momentum.