Urban Super Medical Sage
Chapter 523 - 517 - Step Forward (5 updates)

Chapter 523: Chapter 517 - Step Forward (5 updates)

"I’m glad you understand," Xia Xi nodded. She was afraid that Su Chen might have misunderstood.

"Brother Su, I totally forgot to tell you about this..." Lan Su stuck out her tongue, "It was you who saw it in the Ancient Texts Pavilion."

"You scatterbrained girl, what can you remember?" Su Chen said with a wry smile. To be honest, ever since he arrived in Holy Spirit City, and first encountered Lan Su, he had harbored some doubts.

But he did not ask.

Fortunately, there were detailed introductions in the Ancient Texts Pavilion.

After all, Su Chen was new to the Divine Martial Continent and did not understand anything. Otherwise, how could he have not known about "The Rules of Humans and Demon Beasts"? He would not have had any doubts whatsoever.

Time passed.

Half a day later.

It was time.

First, Su Chen sent the Cloud Piercing Eagle to the Spirit Beast Pavilion.

No sooner had he left the Spirit Beast Pavilion than Chu Hongding was already waiting.

"Chancellor!"

"Let’s go. You’re back just in time!" Chu Hongding said with a smile. "Coming to Dragon Court with me, do you feel confident?"

"Yes!" Su Chen nodded. How could he not be confident? Now, even without borrowing the power of Jiuyou, he could be invincible below the Heavenly Fate Realm. Let alone the Dragon Court, not many in Ascending Dragon Court, or even True Dragon Court could surpass him.

"That’s good to hear!" Chu Hongding said, and suddenly, he conjured a whirlwind and took Su Chen with him.

In the blink of an eye.

They stopped.

However, a whole different scene lay before them.

Still, there were attics.

However, these attics were bigger than those at Qian Long Institute.

They looked similar, but they seemed even more exquisite.

Moreover, the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the air was three times denser than that of Qian Long Institute.

"This is the Dragon Court, its setup is similar to Qian Long Institute!" Chu Hongding introduced. "Qian Long Institute has only eight hundred people! Among these eight hundred, even the weakest possess the strength of the Eighth Layer of the Divine Power Realm! The strongest are at the Half-Step Heavenly Fate Realm! Of course, it’s not ruled out that there could be stronger ones, as many students at Holy Spirit Academy like to hide their true capabilities and don’t reveal their full strength normally."

"How many students from Holy Spirit Academy are participating in the Qiu Qing Martial Exchange this time?" Su Chen asked.

"Six," Chu Hongding said gravely.

"What about the other three academies?" Su Chen continued to inquire.

"The strongest Martial Arts Academies from the other three Provincial Domains—Black State Domain, Bright State Domain, and Yi State Domain—each have their own top academies. The strongest from Black State Domain is located in its largest city, Xuaanwu City, named Xuaanwu Academy. Bright State Domain’s strongest is located in its largest city, Fei Ming City, named Fei Ming Academy. The same goes for Yi State Domain, situated in Great Cang City, named Great Cang Academy. Xuaanwu Academy has eight participants, Fei Ming Academy has nine, and Great Cang Academy has fifteen."

"Why does Holy Spirit Academy have the fewest participants?"

"Cough cough..." Chu Hongding looked a bit embarrassed. "Among the Four Great Provincial Domains, Scarlet Prefecture is the weakest, and Holy Spirit Academy is also the weakest of the four academies."

"Isn’t the first Chancellor of Holy Spirit Academy said to be from the Royal Family’s Old Ancestors?" Su Chen frowned. "Shouldn’t they be the strongest?"

"That was many years ago. How long could their blessing last?" Chu Hongding shook his head. "Currently, within the four Provincial Domains of the Xuanfeng Dynasty, Yi State Domain is undoubtedly the top one, and Great Cang City is the second-largest city within the dynasty, second only to Xuanfeng Imperial City. This time, the venue for the Qiu Qing Martial Path Exchange is Great Cang City!"

Speaking of this, Chu Hongding’s voice grew louder, "Let’s not talk about that. You’ll gradually understand later. Divine Martial Continent is too vast. You’re still too weak and not well exposed. Don’t think too much, the first step is to secure one of the six quotas of Holy Spirit Academy."

Su Chen nodded.

"Don’t take it lightly. Dragon Court is much more powerful than Qian Long Institute!" Chu Hongding seriously warned. "Now, let’s head to the martial arts cultivation field. At this moment, Dragon Court is in the process of selecting the six participants."

Soon after.

Under Chu Hongding’s lead, the two of them arrived.

To their sight, this was a martial training field with greenish-gray stone ground, where all the students from the Dragon Court had gathered.

And on the high platform of the martial training field, some teaching masters, elders, and the dean from the Dragon Court stood there.

Seeing Chu Hongding and Su Chen’s sudden arrival.

A man in a red robe on the platform suddenly raised his eyes, staring at Chu Hongding, "Chu Hongding, what are you doing here?!"

This red-robed elder was somewhat portly, with a cold complexion and an air of quiet authority.

Su Chen clearly saw that this elder was at the Seventh Level of the Heavenly Fate Realm, one Minor Realm more powerful than Chu Hongding.

With the red-robed middle-aged man speaking up, all the students in the martial training field also turned their heads to look towards Chu Hongding and Su Chen!!!

Especially when they saw Su Chen, the look in many students’ eyes was one of shock.

Su Chen was at the First Level of the Hollow Void Realm.

In a crowd of super talents from the Eighth Layer, Ninth Layers, and even Half-Step Heavenly Fate Realm of the Divine Power Realm, Su Chen stood out like a crane among chickens, hard to ignore even if he tried.

"Chen Jianqiong, what do you think I’m here for?" said Chu Hongding indifferently.

From the tone of both Chu Hongding and Chen Jianqiong, Su Chen confirmed that these two didn’t get along.

"Here for a spot again?" Chen Jianqiong laughed, "You really are persistent, aren’t you!"

As the strongest academy in the Scarlet Prefecture, the Holy Spirit Academy participated in many martial arts exchange competitions.

However, the Qian Long Institute hardly ever had anything to do with these, being the weakest and the very first institute of the Holy Spirit Academy.

But sometimes Chu Hongding would interject himself.

Bringing so-called geniuses from the Qian Long Institute to compete for spots.

Yet they never succeeded.

"We’re all part of the Holy Spirit Academy, the Qian Long Institute naturally wants to contribute its share of strength as well!" Chu Hongding said with a smile.

Chen Jianqiong, however, shook his head and sneered, "Chu Hongding, under normal circumstances, I have the interest to let you mess around and let you know the vast difference between the Qian Long Institute and the Dragon Court. But not today. The Qiu Qing Martial Path exchange competition is very important and unlike others. I don’t have the time for your nonsense."

Speaking, Chen Jianqiong glanced at Su Chen, "First Transformation of the Hollow Void Realm!!! Chu Hongding, are you here to purely disgust me? I even doubt if he is really a student of the Qian Long Institute!"

"Chen Jianqiong, I’m not joking with him, nor do I have the time to joke with you." Chu Hongding was unyielding, locking eyes with Chen Jianqiong.

Chen Jianqiong frowned; he could actually see confidence in Chu Hongding’s eyes.

What’s happening?

Could it be that Chu Hongding truly has confidence in this kid from the First Transformation of the Hollow Void Realm he brought with him? Has he lost his mind?

Taking a deep breath, then Chen Jianqiong shouted loudly, "Who among those present is willing to fight? Step forward!"

Seeing as Chu Hongding was so full of confidence, it seemed he wouldn’t stop causing trouble until he was dealt with.

Thinking it over, Chen Jianqiong still decided to delay for a bit and send Chu Hongding and his companion away.

After all, it was just the matter of one move, very simple.

However.

After Chen Jianqiong’s shout, not a single person in the entire martial training field stepped forward.