Standing in front of the Heavenly Stem Academy's gates and the surrounding walls were no ordinary people. Majestic Earth Shattering Dragons exuded an oppressive aura, and in front of each Earth Shattering Dragon stood a stalwart Diamond Corps soldier, fully armed. At least three streets in the surroundings had already been restricted, and the somber atmosphere easily gave off an enormous pressure.
Seeing the Diamond Corps on the plains and seeing them in the city were two completely different feelings. On the vast plains, although the Diamond Corps had also given people a shock, that was a shock brought by a group. But here, one could clearly feel the strength of each Diamond Corps soldier. With the Earth Shattering Dragons as the backdrop and their war hammers dangling from the ground, the imposing aura of the continent's strongest army was released to the fullest in this narrow city.
When had the students from Blazing Academy ever seen such a scene? All of them immediately fell silent out of fear, their gazes simultaneously falling on Ji Dong.
At this moment, with the sonorous sound of powerful footsteps, three Diamond Corps commanders wearing magic armour strode in front of Ji Dong. The one in the lead was the Commander of the Diamond Corps, Lang Xie, who held an important position in the Central Plains Empire's military.
Leading his two subordinates, he strode twenty meters in front of Ji Dong and abruptly took a step forward. His armour emitted a deep clang as he knelt on one knee, saying: "Commander of the Diamond Corps, Lang Xie, pays his respects to the young master."
Following Lang Xie's actions, at least three hundred Diamond Legion soldiers moved in unison, taking a step forward and kneeling on one knee. As their knees hit the ground, a dull thud rang out. The most shocking thing was that as they knelt, the Earth Shattering Dragons behind them also knelt down, their majestic roars shaking the hearts of everyone present. "We pay our respects to Young Master."
The students behind Ji Dong were stupefied by the scene in front of them. This Steel Army, this Steel Army with a dragon as a mount, was actually Teacher Ji Dong's people? At this moment, an indescribable feeling appeared in their hearts, as if a special flame was fiercely burning within them.
"General Lang, why have you come?" Ji Dong stepped forward and helped Lang Xie up. He was also rather surprised that this Imperial Great General, his grandfather's most capable aide, would appear here.
Lang Xie stood up, a faint smile on his face as he said, "Young Lord is here to create a miracle today, how can Lang Xie not be here to witness it? Today, both the Prince Equivalent and the Crown Prince are here, and our Diamond Legion is here to protect them." As a matter of fact, there was no need for him to personally protect the Prince of Equality and the Crown Prince. Even if the Emperor were to go on an inspection tour, he didn't have to show himself. It would be enough for his subordinates to protect them. It must be known that he was also a powerhouse of this generation who had stepped into the realm of a Supreme Martial Artist.
Ji Dong said, "General Wolf, you're too polite. I'm just a junior, how would I dare to trouble you?"
Lang Xie sighed lightly, saying: "Young Lord has repaid evil with kindness, Lang Xie cannot thank you enough. Honestly, I really hope that Young Lord can agree to the Equality King's suggestion, and take over as the next Equality King. If that's the case, the glory of our Equality King bloodline will continue."
Ji Dong shook his head and said, "I already have enough responsibilities on my shoulders."
Lang Xie smiled faintly as he said, "Let's not talk about this, let me lead the way for Young Lord." As he said that, Lang Xie waved his hands, and the soldiers of the Diamond Legion and their mounts stood up at the same time, moving to the sides in an orderly fashion. In an instant, they were in formation, with Ji Dong and his students in the center, as though they were their guards, escorting the thirty over students towards the gates of the Heavenly Stem Academy.
Ji Dong's heart stirred, he already understood why Lang Xie had done this. He was doing this to boost the morale of the Blazing Academy students and himself. As the Commander of the Diamond Legion, he did not need to do such a thing, and his grandfather would definitely not let him do such a pointless thing. This was his own intention, and the only reason was Lang Tianyi. With Lang Xie's understanding of the current situation, he had definitely guessed the reason why he had Lang Tianyi join. The value of a Heavenly Stem Holy Disciple was immeasurable, and Lang Xie had come to repay him.
To have the Commander of the Diamond Legion lead the way, this was no longer a matter of glory, but a matter of noble status. In the entire Central Plains Empire, perhaps only the Prince of Equality could receive such treatment, not even the Emperor.
Entering the Heavenly Stem Academy, on both sides of the wide road, there was a Diamond Legion soldier every twenty meters. Wherever Ji Dong passed, the soldiers would all kneel down on one knee in salute. Many Heavenly Stem Academy students and teachers were watching from a distance, their gazes blank. Wasn't the Prince of Equality already here? Just what kind of important person was he, to be able to do such a thing?
Very quickly, the group arrived at the Heavenly Stem Academy's training grounds. This place had long since been prepared. The training grounds were filled with Heavenly Stem Academy students, with the Diamond Legion soldiers in the innermost circle. To the north, on the platform, there were already many people seated.
The three people seated in the center were the Prince of Equality, Ji Yunsheng, the Crown Prince of the Central Plains Empire, Ji Yeshang, and the Dean of the Heavenly Stem Academy, Ji Mingxuan. Also seated in this row were the president of the Magic Guild, Hilo, and the vice president, Wofu. Behind them were the board members of the Heavenly Stem Academy and some of the Elders of the Magic Guild.
Seeing Lang Xie personally leading the way for Ji Dong, Ji Mingxuan's expression turned ugly. The reason he was able to sit in the center was naturally not because of his identity as the Dean of the Heavenly Stem Academy, but because he was the great-uncle of the Prince of Equality, the grandfather of the current Emperor of the Central Plains.
Lang Xie brought Ji Dong all the way to the center of the training grounds. Ji Dong indicated that he would not proceed any further, and only then did Lang Xie walk up to the platform. After bowing to Ji Dong, Hyōhime also sat down in the first row.
On the other side of the training grounds, under the leadership of the Heavenly Stem Academy's board member, Huang Lixin, the thirty students of the Yin Yang Hall were already prepared. There, Ji Dong even saw the person he wanted to see the most, the Thunder Emperor, Fury.
Fury's messy hair had already been cut, returning to its steel-needle-like appearance. His gaze was no longer empty, but compared to before, it was much deeper. When he saw Ji Dong, he nodded forcefully. Two balls of light exploded from his eyes, filled with a strong desire to fight.
The group of Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples did not go up to the platform, instead standing together with Fury. Ji Dong could clearly see that Miao Miao was standing closest to Fury, and Lang Tianyi was also standing with them. They were all looking in Ji Dong's direction. Ah Jin and Lan Baoer's gazes almost immediately landed on Chen Sixuan, who was following beside Ji Dong. Seeing her and Ji Dong's matching outfits, the two girls' gazes darkened at the same time, especially Ah Jin, whose eyes flashed with a cold light, even revealing a hint of murderous intent.
Ji Dong naturally sensed Ah Jin's murderous intent. Based on his understanding of Ah Jin, unless Chen Sixuan's Armor of Eternity could recover all its magic, she would definitely die. He could not help but frown subconsciously.
Chen Sixuan, on the other hand, seemed to not notice Ah Jin's gaze. She was still smiling as she silently followed beside Ji Dong.
Huang Lixin quickly walked up to Ji Dong. When he saw that Ji Dong had been led here by Lang Xie, and that the members of the Diamond Corps were actually so respectful, his expression also changed. This young man really could not be provoked!
"Vice-dean Ji Dong, welcome your Blazing Academy to the Heavenly Stem Academy for an exchange. The method of exchange will be carried out according to what we agreed upon yesterday. Since everyone is here, shall we begin now?"
Ji Dong shook his head, "Wait a moment, let's wait for two more people."
Huang Lixin was taken aback. He looked in the direction of the platform and said with some difficulty, "That's not very good. Look, His Highness the Prince of Equality, His Highness the Crown Prince, as well as the president and vice president of the Wizard Association have all arrived. If we continue to wait, I'm afraid …"
Ji Dong said indifferently, "They will understand. I said wait, so wait a moment."
As a Heavenly Stem Academy director, an eight-time champion, it could be said that Huang Lixin hadn't encountered such a rebuke in many years, but he just couldn't get angry. He helplessly nodded, saying: "Then we'll wait." He thought to himself, 'You said you'd wait. The Prince of Equality is your grandfather, don't tell me the Wizard Association's people won't be impatient. Moreover, why isn't this Ji Dong going over to salute the Prince of Equality?'
While thinking, his gaze fell on the group of Blazing Academy students behind Ji Dong. Seeing the light magic armor these students wore, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of disdain. So what if they have magic armor? Magic weapons can't completely make up for the difference in magic power between two sides. Moreover, does our Heavenly Stem Academy's Yin Yang Hall students not have armor? Among the Yin Yang Hall students, the top ten students all had magic full body armor, and those outside the top ten also had light armor. Their equipment would only be better than Blazing Academy's, and wouldn't fall behind.
Huang Lixin clearly understood that dean Ji Mingxuan held back a mouthful of resentment. Yesterday, after Ji Dong left, Ji Mingxuan summoned all the directors, as well as all the Yin Yang Hall students, and issued a death order. In today's fight, they could only win and not lose. Those who didn't go all out would be directly expelled from Heavenly Stem Academy. Gui Water director Elder Leng even went to find Yin Yang Hall's chief Leng Yue to talk for a long time. In today's first exchange, Heavenly Stem Academy was determined to win. As for the second match between Ji Dong and Fury, then no matter who won or lost, it wouldn't have too great of an effect on Heavenly Stem Academy. If Fury lost, he would similarly lose face for Zhurong. In any case, they were both Zhurong's disciples.
Ji Dong wasn't the least bit anxious. He closed his eyes, silently waiting.
On the platform, Ji Mingxuan said a bit discontentedly: "What's going on? What is he waiting for? Don't tell me he wants so many of us, as well as the entire academy's teachers and students, to continue waiting? "
Ji Yunsheng said somewhat helplessly: "Granduncle, let's just wait a little longer. I believe that Ji Dong definitely has his reasons for doing this."
Ji Mingxuan snorted coldly and said: "Your good grandson is very arrogant. He doesn't have any respect for his juniors. Do you know what he said to me when he arrived at the academy yesterday?"
Ji Yunsheng smiled indifferently and said: "Granduncle, I can't do anything about this child, Ji Dong. He didn't grow up by my side and has suffered a lot. He won't be restricted by the Prince Equivalent's Residence. Furthermore, with his current status, even I have to be wary of him. Don't forget, he is this generation's Heavenly Stem Holy Disciple's Holy King."
Ji Mingxuan's expression changed. Just as she was about to say something, Ji Dong, who was on the field, suddenly opened his eyes at the same time and looked towards the sky. At this moment, a yellow light descended from the sky. It looked like a huge yellow ball of light. As it descended, it gave off a heavy feeling, as though a mountain was descending from the sky.
The Prince Equivalent, Ji Yunsheng, was the first to stand up. Although there was a look of surprise in his eyes, it was mostly filled with mockery. He smiled at Ji Mingxuan and said: "I think the person Ji Dong has been waiting for has arrived."
When he saw the huge yellow light descending from the sky, Ji Mingxuan's expression immediately became even more unsightly. How could he not know who it was?!
The light didn't land on the platform. Instead, it landed in front of Ji Dong. Under everyone's gazes, the light dispersed and revealed two figures. They were the Heavenly Dipper Highness, Ji Zhangxin, and the Auspicious Highness, Shangguan Yinkong. The auras of Supremes filled the entire Heavenly Stem Academy with a heavy atmosphere. At this moment, everyone on the platform quickly got up and left the platform to welcome them. In front of Supremes, who would dare to continue sitting?!
"Ancestor Xuan." Ji Dong bowed in greeting.
Ji Zhangxin smiled and said: "We're not too late, right?"
Ji Dong's gaze met Ji Zhangxin's. He naturally knew that this was Ancestor Xuan's way of building up support for him. When he saw the encouragement in Ji Zhangxin's eyes, he resolutely nodded his head. Without a doubt, Hyōhime and Ji Zhangxin were displaying their confidence.
Shangguan Yinkong smiled and said: "Good child, no matter what, great-grandmother will always support you."
Ji Dong's ice-cold gaze softened a lot, and he silently nodded his head.
"Greetings, Old Master." Under Lang Xie's lead, all the Diamond Corps warriors in charge of maintaining order knelt on the ground. This time, they didn't kneel on one knee like when they received Ji Dong. Instead, they knelt on both knees. Every single Diamond Corps warrior's eyes shone with a blazing radiance.
Everyone respected experts, not to mention that the expert in front of them was their Old Master, a true Supreme-Being expert, one of the few people who stood at the peak of the world, and the guardian of the Central Plains Empire.
"All of you, rise." Ji Zhangxin smiled and made a light lifting motion with his hands. Immediately, a ball of dense yellow light spread out like a ripple with his body as the center, lifting all the soldiers of the diamond corps who were kneeling down. Just this move alone was enough to shock everyone present.
In that instant, Ji Dong suddenly understood something. Lang Xie probably didn't bring the Diamond Corps here just to build up support for him. At the same time, it was to allow him, the descendant of the Equivalent King, to display his strength in front of the Diamond Corps, and truly conquer the hearts of these powerful warriors.
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