Chapter 308: Provocation (1/2)

The average Astral Combat Academy student would only head to the border warfront after graduation or expulsion, so most of the present ones had not had any contact with any of the beings from the Astral Beast Domain. Thus, their curiosity was piqued when they heard the news that students from the Spiritual Academy would be visiting their academy.

A few were rather worked up by the desire to beat down the astral beast students. They were just savage beasts, but they wanted to compete against the top four of the Astral Combat Academy? Dream on.

Many students had gathered at Astral-7’s space station and were gazing at the bone spacecraft in wonder. This toy was a spacecraft?

Atop the white bone, Lilac Snow stretched lazily and stood up. Her beautiful face was exposed to the crowd of onlooking students.

Many were stunned; weren’t the visiting students supposed to be beasts? What was this beauty doing on the beasts’ ship? Was she human?

Lilac Snow frowned at the crowd of low-grade humans. “You guys should take care of yourselves. Ask if you don’t know the way, but play nice.”

From within the spacecraft, a green-eyed golden mouse jumped out. It was Hua Yishou, who was about the size of a palm and had an adorable appearance, but many girls were freaked out by it.

The students were stunned again. A mouse? What’s going on?

Embermane followed closely behind Hua Yishou, revealing his appearance as a blazing red sable.

Many were now rendered speechless. First, it was a mouse, and now, a sable. Were these the so-called astral beasts?

“Excuse me, but where’s the trial zone mountain?” Embermane asked. The beasts’ mouths did not move when they spoke, as they “talked” by making the air around them vibrate, which seemed very strange.

No one answered.

Embermane grew unhappy. “Humans, answer me or be burnt to death.”

“Embermane, be more amiable. You can’t be too excessive when dealing with weaker creatures,” a blue-haired beauty said as she walked out of the spacecraft behind the sable. This was Feng Jiu, whose appearance seemed much more normal compared to the beastly mouse and sable.

“Who are you calling weaker beings?” a female Astral-7 student barked unhappily.

Feng Jiu glanced at her. “You’re too weak.”

That female got angry. “Let’s duel!”

Hua Yishou spoke up, “You humans are really interesting. You’re clearly trying to probe our strength, and yet, you’re still looking for excuses to do so. Whatever, I’ll take on anyone who wishes to fight.”

Feng Jiu frowned. “Elder was right. Humans are just asking for a good spanking. No one answers when we ask politely, so they all can only be beaten into obedience.”

Atop the bone spacecraft, Lilac Snow had already fallen asleep again.

This exchange had thoroughly riled up the Astral-7 students. They had tried to use the pretext of being insulted for a duel, but that no longer seemed necessary. They could have an open fight the way the situation was developing.

“Whoever wants to fight, just come on up. Order doesn’t matter—we can take all of you on at the same time if you so wish,” Feng Jiu said as she glanced at the crowd.

At that point, a figure clad entirely in black walked out from behind her. “Don’t cause trouble. Just ask for directions.”

Feng Jiu seemed very afraid of this black-garbed figure, and she did not speak any further.

Hua Yishou and Embermane also fell quiet. This was Tian Hou, the one who the Ghost Monkey had said was the strongest Academy Lord of the Spiritual Academy.

“Oh, another one that acts all mysterious. This one’s just a savage beast with a bizarre shape. Why even bother acting like that,” a student disdainfully insulted with a sneer.

Feng Jiu, Hua Yishou, and Embermane simultaneously looked at that student with sympathy written all over their faces.

Tian Hou raised his head from beneath his black robes. No one was able to clearly see his appearance, but the student who had ridiculed him suddenly turned deathly white while his pupils instantly constricted and he was paralyzed.

“Please, how do we get to the trial zone mountain?” Tian Hou quietly asked.

The many students of Astral-7 looked at him in fear without moving. They hadn’t even felt a tremor of star energy, but a Limiteer of the Astral Combat Academy had been scared so thoroughly that they had lost their fighting strength. Whatever method Tian Hou had used, it was too crafty.

“I can guide you,” Dai Ao said as he walked out from the crowd with a serious expression and looked at Tian Hou.

The cloaked figure nodded. “Many thanks.” He then walked out of the space station, following behind Dai Ao.

The appearance of the Astral Beast Domain’s four competitors attracted even more students, and even some mentors watched the procession below from the void above.

The mentors of the Astral Combat Academy’s various branches only had one role: to act as guides. Thus, they did not meddle in the management of the academy, and the administration was handled entirely by the students. The mentors had not even appeared to welcome this group from the Astral Beast Domain.

Dai Ao escorted Tian Hou and the rest through the teleportation device, after which they arrived at an empty grassland. Dai Ao then turned to Tian Hou. “I want to challenge you guys, and I will take you all to the trial zone mountain after the challenge.”

Hua and the others were not surprised. Feng Jiu coldly asked, “Are these your conditions?”

Dai Ao shook his head, and with a somber expression, said “It’s fine if you don’t accept. I can take you there now if you wish.”

Feng Jiu sneered and started to walk away, but Embermane leapt out in front of Dai Ao before she could leave. “I’ll bite.”

Feng Jiu did not argue. To the astral beasts, their true battle would be at the Tournament of the Strongest. The people they were currently meeting were just failures of the Astral Combat Academy, and they were not even qualified to touch them.