How can I have a heart of a demonic god in my body?!-Chapter 236 - 0232: Academy Assessment

Chapter 236: Chapter 0232: Academy Assessment

“No Demon Academy?”

If it weren’t for the trace of astonishment on the Black Robed Puppet Master’s face, and his last-minute hurried joining of the Transmission, Chen Yu might have mistakenly thought that this person had some designs on him.

After all, at the “Hunting Conference,” he and the Black Robed Puppet Master had formed a considerable grudge.

“Hmm.”

Chen Yu nodded slightly, affirming the Black Robed Puppet Master’s guess.

Clearly,

both had chosen the No Demon Academy and had coincidentally met up.

He had previously reviewed information about the No Demon Academy, which included some heritages in various auxiliary studies, indeed suitable for a Black Robed Puppet Master.

A dazzling crystal silver brilliance shone on the Transmission Square, accompanied by a strong wave of spatial fluctuations.

The figures of Chen Yu and nearly twenty others quickly blurred and faded, vanishing from sight.

After a bout of turbulence and confusion,

Chen Yu and the Black Robed Puppet Master’s figures appeared in the Transmission Square of the distant Tianhe Prefecture.

“Ow!”

Among the crowd, several young talents, unsteady from dizziness, emitted muffled moans.

Chen Yu stood in place, completely still.

The Black Robed Puppet Master swayed slightly, almost imperceptibly, yet was barely affected.

Seeing Chen Yu’s reaction, a hint of surprise appeared on the gaunt and ugly face of the Black Robed Puppet Master nearby.

“Crossing seven or eight prefectures, the discomfort from this Transmission feels much less than the last time with the ancient Array,”

Chen Yu thought to himself.

Seven or eight prefectures—that was at least equivalent to the territory of twelve or twenty Chu Countries.

One could imagine,

how far it was to teleport from Beiyuan Chu Country to Yun Zhao Ancient Country.

“My name is Kong Zhong, I’ll be a fellow student at the academy from now on.”

As they stepped out of the Transmission Square, the Puppet Master introduced himself with a slightly stiff smile.

“It seems Brother Zhong is quite confident about joining the academy.”

Chen Yu hadn’t expected that this old-fashioned, quirky Puppet Master would take the initiative to befriend him.

The two struck up a conversation, every now and then exchanging words.

Chen Yu knew almost nothing about Tianhe Prefecture.

He only knew that the No Demon Academy was located there.

However, the Puppet Master “Kong Zhong” had been to Tianhe Prefecture before and was more familiar with the area.

“Tianhe Prefecture ranks among the top three in the entire Yun Zhao Country, and it is adjacent to ‘Yunyang Holy Mansion.’ Within this single prefecture, there are three colossal entities,”

Kong Zhong explained.

“Oh? Three colossal entities, including No Demon Academy, and two others,”

Chen Yu showed a bit of interest.

“One of the four great super families, the ‘Situ Family,’ and one of the ten great ancient clans, the ‘Duan Family’, both reside within Tianhe Prefecture,”

Kong Zhong answered.

Chen Yu was visibly moved.

One emperor, four great families, ten ancient clans, thirty-six prefectures—this roughly outlined the situation in Yun Zhao Country.

However,

true superpowers were either the four great families or the stronger members among the ten ancient clans.

Ordinary Prince Manors, while powerful feudal lords, were not necessarily superpowers.

The four great academies, if considering sheer strength, also counted as superpowers.

However, academies were entirely neutral in Yun Zhao Country, with rather loosely organized internal structures.

To include three superpowers within the confines of a single prefecture like Tianhe Prefecture truly sounded incredible.

Exiting the Transmission area,

Chen Yu and Kong Zhong appeared in the bustling and prosperous Royal City of Tianhe Prefecture, which far surpassed the Royal City of Yunlai Prefecture.

Half a day later,

Chen Yu and Kong Zhong found the contact point for No Demon Academy in Tianhe Royal City.

“The assessment has already begun; you guys are late.”

A Black Robed Beauty spoke in a cold tone, hardly deigning to look directly at them.

“We have a recommendation,”

Puppet Master Kong Zhong flipped his hand to reveal an ancient black Token.

Chen Yu was slightly surprised; he hadn’t expected Kong Zhong to have been invited by No Demon Academy as well.

A hint of smugness appeared on Kong Zhong’s face.

In his mind, a scene from the Hunting Conference emerged.

At that time, both he and Luo Haochen had been attracted by the Dark Night Mountain Cat and had been attacked by a Black-scaled Long-tongued Beast.

Later,

Kong Zhong learned that this was an initial test by No Demon Academy.

Escaping from such a perilous situation unscathed was not something ordinary geniuses could compare to.

“Looks can be deceiving,”

The Black Robed Beauty murmured a vague smile, finally giving them a proper look, pausing particularly on Kong Zhong’s ugly face.

You!

A trace of malevolent anger flashed across Kong Zhong’s face.

“This woman!”

His fists clenched, he coldly eyed the beautiful, fair face of the Black Robed Beauty, seemingly committing her to memory.

“Haha! I am an external teacher of No Demon Academy, even the students within the academy wouldn’t dare disrespect me,”

The Black Robed Beauty lightly stroked her black hair, displaying a slight disgust as she glanced over Kong Zhong.

At the same time,

a faint aura of Innate Peak pressure emanated from the woman, causing both Chen Yu and Kong Zhong to gasp.

Chen Yu felt a chill.

He initially assessed that this woman’s strength was at least on the level of Elder Mao.

And such strength belonged to just an ordinary teacher in the external faculty.

Chen Yu had looked up information.

In No Demon Academy, the truly authoritative figures were the mentors and deans.

“These recommendation places you have, I wonder how many are just through connections—seventy or eighty percent lack real talent, I’ve seen it too often,”

The Black Robed Beauty lazily rose to her feet.

Chen Yu’s expression turned odd, feeling that most of the recommendation places were not highly valued.

Despite her reluctance, the Black Robed Beauty led them into the grand hall inside the contact point to register.

“Gulifu, mind your words,”

A bronze-skinned, burly man with a slightly furrowed brow reminded her:

“Some of these recommendation places were invited by senior mentors or even the vice-deans of our academy. I heard there are actually a few impressive characters among this batch of recommended students.”

“Really? I don’t believe these two brats are among them,”

Gulifu said with a slight disdain.

She naturally judged people by their appearances, and instinctively disliked someone like Kong Zhong.

Puppet Master Kong Zhong’s complexion turned ashen, his pupils shook briefly, and he could only bite back his anger and bear it silently.

“Teacher, please do your job. Whether we have real talent or not seems to be none of your concern.”

Chen Yu spoke in a tone that was neither too harsh nor too mild.

“You rascal!”

Gulifu’s pupils constricted as the pressuring aura of an Innate Peak enveloped the rustic youth wearing beast hide armor.

However,

The youth in her sight remained unyieldingly motionless.

Gulifu’s face showed surprise when she realized she had misjudged.

However, being accustomed to pride and having a bad temper, she was not about to change her attitude towards these two youngsters.

“Gulifu, don’t cause trouble. How about I take them to the academy?” said another elderly bronze-skinned man with a wry smile.

Gulifu had some backing in the academy; reaching the Innate Peak before the age of fifty, her future potential was not small, which made most teachers reluctant to offend her.

“Let me do it!”

A cold, mocking smile appeared on Gulifu’s delicate, snow-white face.

Immediately,

She blew a whistle, summoning a brown-furred strange bird with a head and beak resembling a crow and wings spanning four to five zhang.

“Depart!”

Gulifu controlled the brown-furred strange bird, taking Chen Yu and another person soaring through the sky.

Such incredible speed!

Chen Yu felt the scenery around him rushing backward as the strange bird swiftly neared the clouds.

Along the way,

The strange bird performed various maneuvers in the sky, facing layers of turbulent winds, giving a sensation of the world spinning.

At first,

Chen Yu and the Puppet Master, holding onto the brown fur, were safe.

However,

After persisting for two hours, the Puppet Master’s complexion turned somewhat awkward.

Two hours later,

Wow!

The Puppet Master’s face turned pale as he struggled to hold back vomiting.

“These two little devils are quite extraordinary.”

Gulifu was taken aback.

Ordinary students opposing her would vomit after merely enduring such torment for 15 minutes.

It must be known,

The strange bird she was riding was very close to the Guiyuan Realm in strength; its speed was unrivaled, and ordinary candidates could hardly withstand such torment.

As a result,

These two persisted for two hours, their physiques could not be measured by ordinary standards.

What’s more astonishing is,

That youth in beast hide armor was still calm and composed, without the slight shift in expression, and it was definitely not an act.

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Half a day later,

The brown-furred strange bird flew into an endless abyss.

In their view, a dark purple mist emerged, floating above the abyss.

Swoosh!

The strange bird, carrying the three, plunged into the dark purple mist.

At a certain moment,

Within the purple mist, a purple crystal vortex suddenly appeared, sucking in the bird and the three people.

Chen Yu’s face showed a look of amazement.

Following this,

The view brightened, and the three entered a dark-hued space, where they saw towering dark academy buildings and various eccentric structures, some with pointed roofs, others oval.

In the sky,

Flying vehicles and birds whistled back and forth, tearing through the air, carrying the aura of the Guiyuan Realm.

“The No Demon Academy is indeed located within a secret space.”

Chen Yu was greatly enlightened.

The entire academy was completely isolated from the outside world, similar to the Blood Burial Heavenly Garden.

The difference was,

The Blood Burial Garden was not fixed and moved through the void, whereas the secret space where the No Demon Academy was located was entirely stationary.

“I’ll take you to the back mountain for the assessment.”

Gulifu’s expression became serious.

It seemed that after entering the academy, she became much more cautious in her words and actions.

Not much later,

The brown-furred strange bird took Chen Yu and Kong Zhong to the top of a huge mountain.

At the mountain peak,

A temporarily constructed hut gathered nearly a hundred youths.

“Look! These are all students who entered through recommended places.”

Gulifu gave a cold smile.

She found a corner to stand and started chatting with several teachers, paying no attention to Chen Yu and the others.

“So many recommended places?”

Chen Yu and Kong Zhong exchanged glances, showing surprise.

The so-called recommended places did not necessarily mean automatic admission; it merely skipped a large number of initial assessment screenings.

During the annual recruitment of No Demon Academy,

Selections were held across various prefectures.

Only those confirmed to have the minimal qualifications and potential in these places could go to No Demon Academy for assessment.

It was said that the assessments at No Demon Academy had three stages.

“Tsk tsk, out of ten thousand candidates, ‘Illusion Heart Road’ alone eliminated eight or nine tenths.”

A black-faced teacher said with a light smile.

From the top of the mountain, they could see many young men and women on the mountain base and slope, none older than twenty.

Chen Yu looked closely.

At the base of the mountain, the first barrier was covered by a semi-transparent purple Illusion Array.

More than ten thousand candidates, eight or nine tenths of them were trapped in it, showing expressions of confusion, struggle, ferocity, and silly smiles.

This was the first barrier, “Illusion Heart Road,” which tested the candidates’ mental fortitude.

Those with weak minds would be trapped by the array’s illusory powers.

The second barrier was on the mountainside, a perilous area with countless cliffs and precipices, covered by a dark purple mist, occasionally echoing with the roar of beasts.

Chen Yu vaguely saw several youths battling with mist-beasts in the clouds.

“Ah!”

Some youths were knocked unconscious by the mist-beasts, or fell from the treacherous clouds, eliminated from the competition.

This barrier was called “Heavenly Road,” testing the candidates’ cultivation techniques and combat skills.

At this moment,

At every moment during these two barriers, candidates were being eliminated.

Of course,

Among them were also a few dozen elite geniuses who boldly cleared the obstacles and reached the third barrier, approaching the mountain top.