Realm Spirit War

Da Pao glanced at Michelle in surprise. This girl knew a lot. "I don't know. I'm just a student. Although I'm a bit more handsome and outstanding, and my qualifications are a bit more senior, I don't have the authority to interfere in the Academy's affairs."

Michelle withdrew her gaze and began to record something on her personal communicator.

Da Pao watched, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, his expression changed. He immediately whispered into his personal communicator, "Mentor of the Sea of Sands, not good! The rumor might be true. The Ten Arbiters Council sent someone to supervise the Academy, and it might be that woman. What? Ignore it? How can we do that? That damn girl will reveal our secrets. Yes, yes, I know we don't have any secrets, just that our educational philosophy is a bit problematic. But that phrase you often say, 'whoever studies is a fool,' wouldn't sound good if it got out. Alright, ignore it then. When the time comes and the Academy is actually shut down by the supervisor, don't blame me."

"How do we confirm that we've received the recognition of the Rain Observatory Platform?" Lu Yin asked.

"Very simple. Just use Star Energy to write your name. If it can fly across the entire Rain Observatory Platform without breaking, you'll be recognized," Da Pao said.

Zhao Yilong made a move. With a flick of his finger, the Star Energy at his fingertip transformed into a longsword, then twisted to form the three characters 'Zhao Yilong' before he pushed it into the distance. However, it didn't get far before it was destroyed by the raindrops, the Star Energy turning into nothingness.

Michelle said in a cold voice, "To gain recognition, the application of Star Energy must be taken a step further. This is too harsh. No wonder the Tenth Academy hasn't produced any outstanding talents in thousands of years. Your teaching methods are flawed. The mentors fundamentally don't want to teach."

Da Pao rolled his eyes. This woman, though beautiful, seemed to be here just to find fault.

"Are the mentors here really powerful?" Ke Ke raised her hand and asked.

Michelle said calmly, "At least the Hunter Realm. Otherwise, they wouldn't be qualified to be a mentor in an Astral Combat Academy."

Ke Ke exclaimed, "Hunter Realm! So powerful."

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. The Hunter Realm, the same level as Undying Yushan. But Undying Yushan was an Outerverse expert, while the mentors here were from an Astral Combat Academy. It went without saying that they were far stronger than Undying Yushan. Were all the mentors at that level?

"It would be great if we could get a mentor to teach us personally," Ke Ke murmured.

Da Pao smiled. "Of course, you can. As long as you meet the conditions, you can even become a mentor's personal disciple and obtain the powerful ancient combat techniques inherited by the Tenth Academy."

Everyone's eyes lit up. "What are the conditions?"

Da Pao gave a strange smile. "Sending your name across the entire Rain Observatory Platform will get you recognition. But from ancient times to the present, there have always been prodigies with supreme talent who not only sent their names across the Rain Observatory Platform but also left them there for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years without dissipating, forever drifting in the rain screen. These names form a list—the Rain List. Anyone who enters the Rain List can become the personal disciple of a mentor and obtain the ancient inherited combat techniques of the Tenth Academy."

Everyone's eyes shone. The Rain List? A name inherited from ancient times, unfading for ten thousand years.

"Where can we see the Rain List?" Zhao Yilong asked loudly.

Da Pao chuckled. "I don't know. I heard that only those who have entered the Rain List can see it. Others are not qualified."

Michelle turned to face the rain screen, raised her hand, and used Star Energy to carve the three characters 'Michelle' before pushing them into the rain screen. Everyone watched.

Among the people here, although there was no comparison, Michelle should be the strongest. She was the first to receive a gift, knew the most about the combat academy, her background was intriguing, and her strength was even more so.

Zhao Yilong, as a Reaching Realm expert from Myriad Swords Mountain, couldn't even get his name to fly a hundred meters. In contrast, Michelle's name, pushed into the rain screen, directly surpassed a hundred meters and then went farther and farther. Everyone stared intently. Before long, the three characters 'Michelle' also shattered.

"What a pity. It didn't fly out of this giant tree," Da Pao said.

Michelle frowned.

The others tried one after another. This time, Lu Yin used five stars to pave the way, pushing his name into the rain screen, but it also shattered at about 300 meters.

Hui Baiye's name shattered at about 500 meters.

Xia Luo's name came closest to Michelle's, but it also shattered.

"No need to try anymore. I, your senior, have been at the Tenth Academy for so many years and still haven't managed it. You all are still far from it. It's rumored that the Rain List only has a hundred names. If you're monstrous enough, you can try to squeeze in, but not now," Da Pao said.

Hui Baiye was dismissive. If it were the other nine academies, he wouldn't be confident. But the Tenth Academy? It hadn't produced any strong experts. He was confident that if he were given some time to comprehend, he could definitely enter the Rain List.

"Senior, I want to go to the Trial World," Lulu spoke up, her eyes full of excitement.

The hearts of the others stirred, and they all looked at Da Pao. The most attractive thing about the Astral Combat Academies was none other than the nine great Trial Worlds. It was rumored that one could obtain ancient combat techniques, cultivation arts, bloodlines, and more inside... Even the Ten Arbiters had entered them. They held a strong appeal for everyone.

Da Pao shrugged. "Sorry, junior sister, you can't just enter the Trial World."

Michelle's eyes turned cold. "The Astral Combat Academies hold the keys to the nine great Trial Worlds. As long as one is admitted to a combat academy, one can enter. Why can't the Tenth Academy?"

Da Pao spread his hands. "There are conditions."

Everyone was helpless. More conditions. Was this an academy? Shouldn't an academy be open to let students learn? How could it be that students wanted to learn, but the academy wouldn't teach?

"What are the conditions?" Hui Baiye asked in a cold voice.

"You've probably heard of the Realm Spirit War, right? As long as you achieve a hundred consecutive wins in the Realm Spirit War, you can enter the Six Paths of the Trial World," Da Pao said calmly, his eyes showing a hint of sympathy.

Michelle was furious. "How absurd! I am now representing the Ten Arbiters Council to protest to you. Any student admitted to a combat academy has the right to enter the Trial World. This is universally recognized. On what basis does your Tenth Academy violate this?"

The Ten Arbiters Council? The others looked at Michelle in surprise. This woman was actually from the Ten Arbiters Council.

Da Pao was helpless. As expected, this woman was here to find fault. What a pity for a beauty. "I say, junior sister, this is not something a senior like me can decide. How about you go see the mentor of the world?"

Michelle snorted coldly. "Lead the way."

They didn't know how far the Rain Observatory Platform was from the entrance of the Trial World. They just followed Da Pao to the teleportation device and were directly teleported to the entrance.

"Brother Xia, what is the Realm Spirit War?" Lu Yin asked. He had never heard of it.

Xia Luo organized his words. Shuz and Meng Yue also looked over. "How should I put it? The universe is very magical and has produced many strange things. Among them is a type of stone called the Realm Spirit Stone. As long as you touch it, it can perfectly replicate you into another space to fight with others who touch the Realm Spirit Stone at the same time. This is the Realm Spirit War."

"Matchmaking?" Lu Yin was surprised. He had seen introductions to games from a hundred years ago on Earth, which mentioned matchmaking battles.

Xia Luo shook his head. "Matchmaking is finding an equal opponent based on the conditions of both sides. The Realm Spirit War is not. You might encounter any expert, perhaps only in the Peeping Realm, or perhaps a Star-Wandering Realm expert. There is no fairness. Moreover, the Realm Spirit Stone is extremely rare and is only held by powerful academies, races, and forces in the universe. Therefore, any opponent in the Realm Spirit War is an absolute elite. At our current level, we would probably be considered the lowest tier in the Realm Spirit War."

Lu Yin was surprised. There was such a thing? According to Xia Luo, the forces qualified to possess a Realm Spirit Stone were absolutely terrifying, including tyrannical forces like the White Night clan and the Mebis clan, as well as the top nine Astral Academies. Their strengths were not equal. But the Reaching Realm should be the weakest. No wonder Michelle was furious. Their level was too low compared to those people. How difficult would it be to achieve a hundred consecutive wins?

This was not about defeating people like Erde or Las, but true cosmic prodigies and elites. Any one of them would be hard to find an opponent for in the same realm. To defeat them was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

For a moment, Lu Yin felt pressured. He vaguely saw countless powerful prodigies and geniuses appearing before him. Those people would be his opponents in the future.

With a flash before his eyes, Lu Yin had left the dim cyan rain screen of the Rain Observatory Platform and appeared on a grassy field.

Withered yellow grass covered the ground, swaying in the gentle breeze, reflecting the strange twilight and emitting a faint glow. A fresh and pleasant scent filled his nostrils.

"This is the entrance to the Trial World, and also where the Realm Spirit Stone is. Everyone, the mentor of the world is inside that glowing tree. You can go. See you later," Da Pao waved his hand and left directly.

Not far away, a huge tree lay on the ground like a crescent moon. Its surface was withered, and countless cracks spread across it. The tree was extremely tall, even piercing through the clouds. But its inside was hollow, forming an independent forest!

Michelle was the first to rush towards the withered tree, the others following closely behind.

The moment everyone stepped onto this giant tree, they were immediately attracted by a stone emitting a strong light in the distance.

The stone floated in mid-air, a hazy mist descending from it, making the scene inside impossible to see clearly.

"So that's the Realm Spirit Stone. What a magical thing," Xia Luo said with emotion. This was also the first time he had seen it.