Do such soul rings really exist?
And there are five of them in total! The youth before them must be at least a Soul King. How old is he?
But they had no idea how much Gu You was hiding.
The young man also showed a look of shock and instinctively took two steps back.
At that moment, several people walked out from Tianding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy. They all appeared to be over forty years old. Leading them was a tall and burly man with somewhat graying short hair standing up in spikes, looking very spirited.
Gu You did not hide his blood aura soul rings at all.
"Shrek Academy? Are you disciples from the outer or inner academy?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Outer academy, Class One," Gu You answered, looking at him.
"Class One?" The middle-aged man's surprise was even greater than when he first saw the color of Gu You's soul rings.
"Put away your banner and come in," the man stepped aside.
"Go to class, don't just stand around here," the man waved his hand. He obviously held a lot of prestige in the academy. The students of Tianding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy immediately scattered and went inside.
The group followed into the academy. This academy was truly historic, not only covering a large area but also with an elegant interior environment. Many sculptures lined the paths.
The middle-aged man said, "I am Li Zhilong, Director of the Teaching Office at Tianding Soul Master Academy. Our academy has a long history and is the top advanced soul master academy in Tianding City, focusing on training flying soul masters, soul master instructors, and mech pilots. We also have a graduate school specializing in training battle armor specialists. Are you here representing Shrek Academy this time?"
"We're not representing the academy, to be honest, Director Li. We represent ourselves. This time is a kind of trial from the academy, requiring us to find opponents stronger than ourselves in various big cities and fight them. They confiscated all our identification and equipment. We had no choice but to resort to this plan. Please understand. We chose Tianding Soul Master Academy because we know it's the best academy in Tianding City and even the entire northwest region," Gu You spoke frankly.
Hearing this, Director Li Zhilong laughed heartily. "Sure enough, young and fearless—no wonder you're the little monsters trained by our Shrek Academy. You didn't just barge in, which shows you gave us face. I remember back in my day, a senior of ours once went alone to attack a military base for an academy mission, causing a huge uproar."
Hearing "our Shrek Academy," everyone was stunned.
"Did you study at Shrek Academy before?" Ye Xinglan asked.
Li Zhilong smiled, "Yes! I'm about fifteen years ahead of you all. Unfortunately, I barely graduated from the outer academy." Though he said "barely," his expression showed pride more than struggle. Graduating from Shrek Academy was the proudest thing in his life.
"I promise you, I'll find your opponents. As you said, the strongest team under twenty years old—I want to see how much gap there is between our students and yours. Speaking of which, I haven't been back to Shrek for years. I really miss Lingbing Plaza! When I was at the academy, my biggest hope was to one day study by the Sea God Lake and enter the inner academy. Sadly, I never made it," Li Zhilong sighed nostalgically.
"Oh, senior, we have one more request," Gu You suddenly said.
"What request?" Li Zhilong was surprised.
"When the team match happens, you'll send a Soul Saint player on your side," Gu You said calmly.
Soul… Soul Saint?
Li Zhilong's brain practically shriveled on the spot. These kids weren't crazy, right? A Soul Saint! One Soul Saint, given enough time, could destroy an entire city.
Seeing Li Zhilong's reaction, Gu You could only shake his head helplessly and released...
The main teaching building of Tianding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy was very spectacular, nearly a hundred meters tall. From outside, one couldn't tell how many floors it had. It was a huge dome-shaped structure. Its grandeur was comparable to Shrek Academy's main teaching building, just smaller in area.
Li Zhilong first took them to a lounge and nervously asked, "You're only sparring in soul master abilities, using mechas?"
"No, look at us—does the academy allow us to bring mechas out?" Gu Yue said impatiently. She seemed to dislike mechas.
"All right, rest a bit and have some water. I'll make arrangements. We'll talk later."
After a short time, Li Zhilong returned.
"Do you need to adjust your status?" he asked immediately upon entering.
"No need, start directly."
"All right, follow me."
They went up the stairs to the top floor, which was the highest with a ceiling over thirty meters high. It was a huge dome structure. They passed through a corridor and entered a hall.
The hall was enormous, and more surprisingly, it was open-air with no dome—directly facing the sky.
"This is the academy's Stargazing Platform and an important actual-combat training ground. It's 300 meters in diameter. Since our academy mainly trains flying soul masters, there is no height limit here."
"Looking up at the stars here at night must be beautiful," said Xu Xiaoyan, eyes sparkling.
Li Zhilong smiled, "You can watch anytime you want. Our Stargazing Platform is quite special. Whether day or night, once activated, it shortens the distance between us and space, allowing a closer view of the stars. The large soul-guided formation here draws star power from space into the platform, providing the purest energy to help our students cultivate. Only exceptionally outstanding disciples are allowed here at certain times. Usually, mostly graduate students train here, refining themselves and their battle armor through star power."
"Wait here a bit and feel the environment. Our students will arrive soon."
The Stargazing Platform was surrounded by a thirty-meter-high wall. Looking closely, many patterns and textures on the wall were made from rare metals. Based on Li Zhilong's introduction and observation, one could sense the vast potential energy contained in the platform.
Soul-guided formations have been used by civilians for many years, but throughout millennia, humans never stopped developing them. Increasingly large and complex soul-guided formations were designed and produced with various functions. The military controlled the majority of large formations used in defense facilities.
And the soul-guided formation here was Gu You's...
(End of chapter)