Free Web NovelChapter 264: Chapter 262: Avoiding Disaster
「Selection Day.」
Thunder Saint Academy.
The morning sun was rising, casting its warm light over everything.
Palaces stood among the clouds in the sky, and wisps of white drifted on the wind. It was a tranquil and sacred scene.
Within these various cloud palaces were students of Thunder Control, all now quietly awaiting the appearance of Chenri the Great Saint.
As for Fang Yang, he was with Sen Hui, Sen Wei, and the others in one of the cloud palaces reserved for the highest-ranking students.
They were talking amongst themselves.
When Vice-Dean Chenri the Great Saint announced the selection, many students, much like Nanyu, had been boiling with excitement.
After all, which of these students hadn’t been a top-notch, peerless prodigy in their youth, dominating their respective regions?
But here at the Saint Institute, prodigies were the one thing it didn’t lack. Because of this, their pride had been gradually worn down.
But now, with such a chance to completely turn their fortunes around right before them, their hearts were stirred.
Moreover, as youths in their prime, they had never lacked the courage for a high-stakes gamble!
"Hei Liwu has appeared," Fang Min said suddenly.
Fang Yang followed her gaze and saw a powerfully built, extraordinary man clad in Profound Kun armor.
That was Hei Liwu!
Hei Liwu radiated the majestic aura of a blazing sun. He was like a War God looking down on the mortal world, his presence so oppressive it was suffocating.
Behind him followed prodigies from the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings.
"Muri Guang Huang is here too." Fang Hao’s expression was grave.
At that moment, the clear and nimble notes of a zither chimed through the air, like Divine Talismans dancing before everyone’s eyes.
Fang Yang glanced to the side and saw a petite young woman in black robes, standing atop a black coffin.
The black-robed young woman was Muri Guang Huang. She was beautiful—breathtakingly so.
As she arrived standing on her black coffin, she looked like a banished immortal.
She stood perfectly still, exuding an otherworldly aura, as if she might ride the wind and depart at any moment.
But everyone knew what monstrous power was contained within that small frame.
After all, a young woman who would lift a coffin to beat someone up at the slightest disagreement was a rare sight indeed!
Behind her, too, followed prodigies from the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings.
Fang Yang even saw Zhang Ye among them.
"So the Saint Institute’s current landscape really is a rivalry between two titans," Fang Yang murmured, his eyes narrowing.
Hearing this, Sen Wei glanced at Hei Liwu and Muri Guang Huang.
With her hands behind her back, she stated coolly, "They’re just relying on being several times my age. Give me ten years—no, eight years, and I can suppress them both!"
Sen Wei’s tone was incredibly arrogant.
Because both Hei Liwu and Muri Guang Huang were young Great Saints at the Peak of Mortality.
The Dao and principles they cultivated had been explored to their absolute limits, putting even some Tier Seven Saints to shame.
If not for Sen Yue’s sudden emergence, the one chosen for the Hundred-Year Celestial Mandate would likely have been one of them.
But now, as Fang Yang and the others listened to Sen Wei’s words, they felt that she truly did possess such talent.
At this moment, hearing Sen Wei’s declaration, Fang Yang couldn’t help but ask himself, ’In ten years—no, in eight years—could I also suppress the Hei Liwu and Muri Guang Huang of today?’
The more he thought about it, the more pressure he felt.
He knew that at his current rate of progress, it would be difficult for him to reach Tier Five Peak in eight years.
After all, not everyone was like Sen Wei, who possessed a perfect-grade Sacred Body and was aided in her cultivation by the great fortune of an entire realm.
"Hooo..."
Fang Yang took a deep mental breath. ’I need to stay calm. Compared to Sen Wei and Sen Yue, my advantages will only show later on.’
He knew very well that with his talent for seeking fortune and avoiding disaster, he would encounter more opportunities as his cultivation grew.
In the past, the divined luck for a Tier Five opportunity would often result in "Great Peril" for him.
But now, the luck for most Tier Five opportunities had already turned to "Auspicious."
...
「Meanwhile.」
In another one of the first-tier cloud palaces.
Dongli was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Caiwei and Cairou.
Dongli was making a promise. "Wei’Er, don’t you worry. If Fang Yang participates in this selection, I’ll personally take action and force him into a desperate corner!"
As he spoke, the faint shadow of a Muddy Black True Dragon roared at the heavens behind him, declaring his extraordinary nature.
As the head of the Earth Ranking, if not for his "better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion" mentality, he could have broken through to the Tier Five Elementary realm by now.
One could only imagine how profound his accumulated foundation was.
Hearing this, Caiwei beamed, her eyes crinkling with delight.
Before long, the temperature suddenly rose, and another great sun appeared in the sky.
"The world is in upheaval! It is an era of great contention!"
A domineering voice that shook the heavens rang out. The void trembled, and the white clouds scattered, coalescing into a massive river of time.
Fang Yang looked up and saw what seemed to be a Vast Sun being born in the sky, which then took human form.
An incomparably majestic figure whose aura eclipsed the sun and moon stepped out from the river of time.
He was like an immortal ancient god descending to the mortal realm. An intensely masculine and fiery energy swirled around him, and he radiated an air of being the sole sovereign of the universe.
Chenri the Great Saint!
"A Great Saint who commands the Cosmic Dao and the Star Dao... a power this immense is truly astonishing!" The students and instructors present were all shaken.
Chenri the Great Saint wore a solar crown and a Golden Crow robe.
His black hair flowed like a waterfall, and his vital energy surged to the heavens, as deep and vast as an abyss, inspiring awe and fear.
At this moment, a Dao platform materialized in his hand. It gradually expanded, becoming a huge public square.
This Dao platform square was the first test of the registration and selection process!
With the appearance of the Dao platform square, prodigy after prodigy shot out from the cloud palaces in an instant, heading straight for it.
"I’m off," Fang Min and Fang Hao said with a wave, transforming into divine rainbows and soaring into the sky.
"I’m going as well." Sen Cangba and the others also took their leave, departing one after another.
Before long, only Fang Yang, Sen Hui, and Sen Wei remained in the cloud palace.
Seeing Fang Yang remain completely still, Sen Wei narrowed her phoenix eyes. "Fang Yang, why aren’t you going to the selection? I can keep Xiaohui company."
Fang Yang’s expression was calm. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush..."
He once again brought out the same reason he had given to Nanyu and the others.
"Oh? Is that really it?" Sen Wei was highly suspicious, looking Fang Yang up and down.
"Sister, Ah Yang wouldn’t lie," Sen Hui protested, protectively shielding Fang Yang behind her like a mother leopard guarding her cub.
...
「The selection officially began.」
The Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings were used as a boundary, instantly dividing the students into different areas.
Under Fang Yang’s watch, the grand melee for Tier Four cultivators had already begun.
It was worth noting that when Dongli couldn’t find Fang Yang, he didn’t take it out on Fang Min either.
"Dongli has the ’Soul River True Dragon’ Spirit Body. Every one of his moves is enhanced by the power of a True Dragon. He truly is worthy of the title of young Great Saint."
Sen Wei offered her commentary. "Fang Yang, if you were to fight him to the death right now, your chances of winning wouldn’t be high."
Fang Yang nodded. "I do indeed need to continue tempering myself. At the very least, I need to advance to the upper stages of Tier Four."
Two days and two nights later, the selection finally concluded.
The list was decided. Fang Min could go to the Daoist Mansion of Eternal Life, but Fang Hao could only remain at the Thunder Saint Academy.
After seeing Fang Min off, Fang Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He felt as if he had just averted a disaster and immediately rushed toward the Saint Fire Divine Realm.
