In a remote alley, the azure clothed middle aged man looked left and right for a moment before soaring up into the sky.
"Where's he?"
The azure clothed middle aged man frowned. "This is the third time … Could it be that he's noticed me?"
Right at this moment, an awe-inspiring sound of the wind sounded out from behind, causing the azure clothed middle aged man's face to go pale and his mind to tense up.
At the same time, he heard an indifferent voice sound out from behind him.
"You're looking for me?"
Duan Lingtian stood in the sky, and he had a calm expression as he looked at the azure clothed middle aged man that slowly turned around, and he asked indifferently.
This azure clothed middle aged man was precisely the ninth level Void Prying Stage martial artist that followed him earlier.
"Duan Lingtian, you've really noticed me."
The azure clothed middle aged man gasped when he saw Duan Lingtian.
"Who exactly are you?"
Duan Lingtian wasn't surprised that the azure clothed middle aged man recognized him, and his gaze abruptly became fierce.
"Little Gold, prepare to annihilate him at any moment."
Duan Lingtian's voice transmission entered into the little gold mouse's ears in a timely manner.
"Squeak squeak ~"
The little gold mouse nodded, then she raised her claw and a spirit sword that emitted a sharp aura appeared.
It was precisely the grade four spirit sword that Duan Lingtian had just refined for her!
Seeming to have noticed Duan Lingtian's hostility, the azure clothed middle aged man laughed bitterly. "Don't misunderstand … I'm a member of the Dragon and Phoenix Academy! It was the Vice Dean that instructed me to protect you in secret. "
"A member of the Dragon and Phoenix Academy?"
Duan Lingtian frowned. "Do you have proof?"
With a raise of his hand, a command token appeared. "You ought to recognize this command token, right?"
Duan Lingtian looked at the command token.
Duan Lingtian had a slight impression of this command token.
"The command token of a staff member of the Dragon and Phoenix Academy is exactly similar to this command token …"
Duan Lingtian confirmed the identity of the azure clothed middle aged man.
The azure clothed middle aged man was a friend and not an enemy!
"Yes."
After Duan Lingtian confirmed the identity of the azure clothed middle aged man, he nodded to him before slowly descending from the sky.
Seeing that Duan Lingtian was about to leave, the middle-aged man followed him.
However, after a few blocks, he was dumped by Duan Lingtian again.
"What kind of assignment did the Vice Principal give me …? This Duan Lingtian has ditched me time and time again. What's the point of following him?"
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly.
As night fell, Duan Lingtian returned to the Dragon Phoenix Academy.
There was a rule in the Dragon Phoenix Academy. Every month, Dragon Phoenix Academy's students would have the opportunity to leave the academy, but they were not allowed to spend the night outside.
After returning to the inner hall, Duan Lingtian sat down cross-legged in his room.
After consuming the Void Condensing Pill, he began to cultivate …
Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, Lightning Wyrm Transformation!
The purity of the Void Condensing Pill that Duan Lingtian refined was over 90%, and it was far from what an ordinary Void Condensing Pill could compare to.
With the help of the Void Condensing Pill, Duan Lingtian relied on his extreme talent, and the speed at which the essence energy in his body increased practically reached a shocking level!
Boundless Origin Energy ceaselessly flashed about within Duan Lingtian's body.
"According to this speed, it wouldn't be long before I ought to be able to break through to the second level of the Void Prying Stage."
Duan Lingtian thought to himself.
Three days later.
Early in the morning, Duan Lingtian was jolted awake by the clamorous sounds outside.
"Duan Lingtian!"
Duan Lingtian heard someone calling out to him.
After opening the door and walking into the courtyard, Duan Lingtian noticed that the person that called out to him was Ji Feng.
"Is something the matter?"
Duan Lingtian asked.
"Duan Lingtian, the academy is going to issue experience assignments for us … Look, everyone's heading towards the academy's central square now."
Ji Feng said.
Only now did Duan Lingtian notice that the group of Inner Hall students were all gone.
He only had time to see numerous figures disappearing into the distance.
"Let's go!"
Duan Lingtian nodded, then he brought along the little gold mouse and followed along with Ji Feng.
Besides the Inner Hall and Outer Hall occupying a vast area, the central square occupied an extremely vast area as well.
Presently, many people were gathered at the central square.
Amongst these people, eight Inner Hall students stood at the front.
The others were all Outer Hall students.
Unlike the Inner Hall students that were in high spirits, all the Outer Hall students had miserable expressions and seemed as if they were malnourished.
Obviously, this had something to do with their usual diet.
Every meal of the Inner Hall students was filled with fine wine and delicacies, and it could be considered to be the enjoyment of gods.
Whereas the Outer Hall students only had rice soup and steamed buns every meal, and compared to the treatment of the Inner Hall students, it was simply like the difference between the heavens and the earth.
"It's Duan Lingtian!"
It was unknown who cried out in surprise, but the gazes of the crowd of Outer Hall students descended onto Duan Lingtian, and their gazes were filled with burning gazes.
Duan Lingtian, a legendary figure in the younger generation of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom.
Before Duan Lingtian, it was difficult for them to arouse feelings of comparison, and there was only reverence in their hearts.
Of course, there were also a small number of Outer Hall students that had gloomy expressions.
These people were precisely the people that the Azure Forest Tri-Sect had recommended to Paladin Academy, and they were the comparatively outstanding disciples of the Azure Forest Tri-Sect.
"Liu Yue?"
Duan Lingtian's gaze was quickly attracted by a figure.
The young woman before him wasn't unfamiliar to him.
At that time, the Seven Star Sword Sect hadn't been annihilated and the Azure Forest Tri-Sect hadn't ceased to exist.
He'd seen this young woman during the Martial Competition held by the Demonic Lotusblade Sect.
The former personal disciple of the Snow Moon Sect's Master, Liu Yue!
When Duan Lingtian was looking at Liu Yue, Liu Yue was looking at Duan Lingtian as well.
Liu Yue had a complicated gaze.
That day, during the Martial Competition of the five great sects, Duan Lingtian had defeated the Saber Young Master, Long Yun, in one go, causing her to feel powerless.
At that time, she'd decided in her heart that she would surely surpass Duan Lingtian one day!
However, when she arrived at Paladin Academy and heard of Duan Lingtian's current strength, her heart of competing with Duan Lingtian shattered.
She knew that it would be difficult for her to surpass Duan Lingtian in her entire lifetime!
"Liu Yue, on that day, my Seven Star Sword Sect was annihilated … If I'm not wrong, you and the people by your side were there as well, and you even killed many people of my Seven Star Sword Sect."
The corners of Duan Lingtian's mouth curled into a ghastly cold smile, and his voice transmission pierced into Liu Yue's ears.
Perhaps he didn't have any impression of the other Azure Forest Tri-Sect disciples.
But Liu Yue and the others were all elite disciples of the Azure Forest Tri-Sect, and countless Seven Star Sword Sect disciples had died at their hands when they made a move.
A debt of blood must be paid with blood!
So long as he found an opportunity, he would absolutely not let Liu Yue and the others off.
Liu Yue's face went grim when she heard Duan Lingtian's voice transmission.
She was able to discern the killing intent contained within Duan Lingtian's voice.
A trace of coldness arose within her heart for no reason or rhyme.
When he saw Duan Lingtian stop and stare at Liu Yue, Ji Feng, who recognized that Liu Yue was an Azure Forest Tri-Sect disciple, could feel the smell of gunpowder between the two of them …
Suddenly, a figure appeared within Ji Feng's field of vision from afar.
"Duan Lingtian, Vice Dean Chi has arrived."
Ji Feng reminded Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian returned to his senses and nodded before walking towards the Inner Hall students.
He utterly didn't take Liu Yue seriously.
An Azure Forest Tri-Sect disciple that had merely stepped into the Half-step Void Stage, yet was unable to occupy a place in the Dragon and Phoenix Academy's Inner Hall.
As far as he was concerned, Liu Yue didn't constitute the slightest threat to him.
Duan Lingtian walked into the ranks of the Inner Hall students, and he could notice two sharp gazes looking at him at the same time.
The owners of these two gazes were respectively the Flute Fairy, Zi Yan, and the Flame Young Master, Zhang Yan.
"Duan Lingtian, I hope you don't disappoint me in the Genius Competition 10 months from now … At that time, not only will I use Force, I'll also use a spirit weapon to fight you with all my might!"
Zhang Yan's voice transmission entered into Duan Lingtian's ears, and it was filled with traces of gunpowder.
"I'll accompany you until the end!"
Duan Lingtian shrugged and was indifferent.
Meanwhile, the crowd of Outer Hall students had noticed the Vice Dean, Chi Ming, and they discussed animatedly.
"I wonder what training assignment the academy will issue."
"No matter what it is, I'll try my best … Supposedly, if I'm able to obtain sufficient assignment points, I'm even able to exchange for grade six spirit weapons, Earth Rank martial skills, and even high grade medicinal pills and spirit fruits."
"Hehe … I've utterly never considered the Genius Competition when I came to the Dragon and Phoenix Academy. My objective is to obtain assignment points and exchange for the things I want."
"Yeah, the Genius Competition supposedly only has five positions, and it isn't something we can encroach upon."
…
The whispers of the crowd of Outer Hall students were heard by Duan Lingtian.
"Assignment points? Exchange for grade six spirit weapons, Earth Rank martial skills, and even high grade medicinal pills and spirit fruits? "
Duan Lingtian came to a sudden understanding.
No wonder the various powers of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom recommended so many people to the Dragon and Phoenix Academy.
It turned out that most of the powers had an ulterior motive.
They didn't have any intentions towards the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties.
What they truly cared about was the various rewards that could be exchanged for with assignment points in the Dragon and Phoenix Academy.
Whereas assignment points were obtained from training assignments.
"There's even spirit fruits? I wonder what spirit fruit it is … It would be great if it's a spirit fruit that increases my Spiritual Force or increases the cultivation of a Void Prying Stage martial artist. "
Duan Lingtian had a beautiful dream in his heart.
"Quiet!"
Meanwhile, the Vice Dean of the Dragon and Phoenix Academy, Chi Ming, arrived before the crowd of students and shouted loudly.
After the crowd of Outer Hall students quietened down, Chi Ming said, "In the next half a month, all of you will leave the Dragon and Phoenix Academy to complete a training assignment!"
Training assignment!
Including Duan Lingtian, everyone held their breaths.
They were all curious about what training assignment it would be.
Chi Ming continued. "Recently, a group of ferocious bandits of unknown origin have appeared in the Blackwind Ridge east of our Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom's Imperial City."
"Many small towns and villages in the surroundings of Blackwind Ridge have been tormented by this group of bandits, causing them to suffer miserably … Your assignment is to be responsible for annihilating these bandits, and allow the towns and villages in the vicinity of Blackwind Ridge to avoid being implicated!"
Chi Ming finished speaking in a single breath.
"Bandits?"
Duan Lingtian's face sank slightly.
When he was training outside earlier, the thing he hated the most was those bandits.
Those bandits were utterly devoid of conscience, and they easily slaughtered villages and towns.
So every time he encountered them, he would punish them.
"So it's bandits."
Chi Ming's words caused many people to heave a sigh of relief.
As far as they were concerned.
How strong could mere bandits be?
There was no lack of existences at the Void Prying Stage amongst them.
Wouldn't killing a few horse bandits be as easy as flipping his hand?
"Hmph!"
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