Jessica and I walked over into the two-storey Dormitory A where we were met with a reception hall just attached to the main building.
We signed our names as the new students of Room 1 and verified by presenting our Academy Tokens. The receptionist made a copy of our basic informations. Before we were left to submit to our room, she pointed to the wall beside us and read aloud the words written on the paper on the wall. Her words seemed as if she was definitely not reading that for the first time; more like she was even reciting those very words. “Dormitory A rules. Rule 1, never bring a boy to the dormitory. Rule 2, never return from the outdoors by midnight, and, finally, Rule 3 — no fighting in the dorm. You try any of these and your monthly allowance would be cut half for the whole of that month. And by the way, your other roommate is already in.” I was known in my previous school as an outlaw, I just hoped it wouldn't rub off“Impossible,” said the pale-faced girl. She lost much energy and fell flat on the ground. The seniors ran to her in fear. They forced some pills into her mouth, and we all waited for thirty minutes before she fully recuperated. Meanwhile, I'd already dispelled the lethality in her body with just a single thought. The first thing she said when she regained some vitality was, “How can you poison one with the Innate Poison bloodline?” The crooked nose senior, Mangtian Ya'er, asked, “What exactly did you feel, Xueyi?” Xueyi looked at me once more before looking at the senior. “It almost took my life.” Everyone was astonished, then they looked at me, once more. Xueyi continued, “At first, she made me feel that I'd claimed full control over her poison. But who could have thought that I'd lose control of i
As evening descended upon the city, Jessica and I strolled out from the school cafeteria after dinner. We didn't go straight to our dorm room but hopped on Roy to get a bird view of the entire school. It was really fun dashing through the wind in the vast night sky. I stood on Roy's back while Jessica sat dead frightened. I had complete resonance with Roy's mind, so I really couldn't fear of being hurt. Below were myriads of private courtyards and quarters with so many inhabitants residing within. The reason why all of these accommodations were here, was something still unclear to me. As we moved on air, I mediated my spiritual consciousness into my Academy Token to keep an eye on where we were at the moment. “See that skyscraper over there?” I asked, pointing forward. “Uhun?” Jessica replied, raising her head to take in the sight. Her hair fluttered in the wind, carelessly. “That's wher
A neat freak. That was the most significant thing about him. He was a neat freak. Skin smooth to the core. Sharp, ebony pupils in his eyes. Each step he took was well calculated. His broad shoulders carried muscularly looking biceps. He whipped his hands off the dirt he must've acquired from opening the door, with an handkerchief. Immediately, everyone fell into conversations, each curious to know who the cute-looking man was. That's right; he was cute! “Who do you think he is?” I asked Jessica beside me, on a low voice. She bent towards me and whispered, “He could be here to make a few announcement, or he's probably one of the former students.” “Huhn? I thought they were to depart from the wall of the academy at the first crow of dawn...” Before I could even keep speaking, a startling, firm voice jerked me off my words. “Silence, everyone!” Next
Meditation realm? I finally made a breakthrough?! I felt so happy. With the increase in my cultivation, even the feeling of hunger had been completely curbed. Despite not having breakfast due to my waking up late, the hunger that had accompanied me all through class had totally been knocked out. With this, I was confident of staying two days without worrying about any food. Observing myself, I realised that the rich aura was the symbol of the Meditation realm, so I nodded in satisfaction. I was yet to observe the basic changes in my body and meridians, but that could always wait until next time. I immediately reined in my cultivation before Jessica could notice anything. I had to continue living a low profile life or I'd just bring unnecessary problems on myself. “Hey, what's up?” Jessica asked as I met her and we walked outside Class 192. “Nothing serious,” I waved it off. She wasn't quite an
“Remind me not to ever engage with you in a running competition. I'd basically lose my joy for running!” Anthony bent his back while his hands rested on his knees, panting heavily like a dog that was chased by a bus in a highway. “You should feel ashamed of losing to a girl,” I said, tauntingly. “Hey! There's no such thing as ‘a girl’ in the world of cultivators. Weaker vessels only exist with those at lower cultivation levels...” “Which is to say,” I interrupted him, “you're a weaker vessel!” Anthony scrunched his face up as he sat on the floor. “You know what, I won't argue with you till I beat you in rank.” “Haha, not in this world. And you look so cute when you're angry over a loss,” I said casually, laughing my butt out. He raised his cute eyes and looked me in the e
Going over the rules once more, I recited, “Survive for two hours, the good guys are the girls, and the bad guys are the boys. One cannot die in here because it is a virtual world. There, that should do the trick.” Just then I heard a telepathic voice in my head, as a tiny print on my forearm lit up. “The Ethereal Hall is founded by the founders of the Gifted academies. It is a mental folded space, just like your experience in the Ancient Reality continent. It is the best place to lay your martial foundation. This place is fashioned as a replica of the Acorn Forest. Devour this opportunity to the core, Young Mistress.” My eyes lit up in shock. ‘Mystical Beast of Illusions!’ Just hearing its voice was like heaping off a heavy burden from my shoulders. Its timing was just perfect. Just the right time to show up! “Does that mean I get to absorb the mystical beasts around?&r
While I rejoiced over my small gain, I suddenly heard a thump sound before me. “You're back so soon?” I asked, surprise to see the Scorpion Tail Chameleon once more. How many seconds had it been? Three? Five? Ten? Ignoring this, it began telling its find. “There's a girl about your age and height battling with a Scarlet Ape beast with a Meditation realm cultivation. She's wielding a glacial sword and seems very well-versed in the art of swordsmanship. However, she seems to only be in the Transcendent Mortal cultivation realm.” My mouth parted, gawking at the chameleon for a moment. “You're really efficient in what you do!” “Now, the end of your deal.” I smiled and gave it the leftover cupcake without a second hesitation, before diving out of my hiding place. There was nothing for me to be afraid of. I'd taken a step charged with energy, usin
It was as if time had paused in my eyes, as white streak of insight involuntarily flashed through my eyes. Eye of Insight! On my left hand side was a girl hanging mid-air with confidence burning in her eyes as she held on to a frosty sword with vapour ascending from it. Immediately opposite her was the furious Scarlet Ape slowly arcing an arm towards me, out of instincts, with its eyes not leaving — even for a moment — Lingxi's eyes. ‘Woosh!’ ‘Thud — crack!’ ‘Boom!’ Three sounds seemed to have pierced through the heavens. The first was the dash of Lingxi's sword. The second was my fist burning with energy that'd sunk into the flesh of the mighty Scarlet Ape's rib, simultaneously causing the sounds of breaking bones in our ears. And finally, the impact of that punch on the beast. The mountain-shaking boom projected the beast in the air as consciousness immediately slipped off it. It
‘Let's see who'll embarrass who?’ The man's face suddenly turned sour. “Are you challenging my judgement, young lady?” I gave a curtsey then said, “I'm very sure I can recognise this beast. It's a rare specie, so you people could most likely have mistaken it for the Copper-winged Eagle, right?” “This... so you know it's a Copper-winged Eagel?” he asked. “I know it's NOT a Copper-winged Eagel due to the visible characteristics of this bird. According to ‘Ancient Savage Beasts, Volume II,’ on the 26th shelve, on the first row of the 2-star Book Collection Vault, the 465th chapter, paragraph three, makes mention that the Copper-winged Eagle is widely known for its extremely sharp wings, and soft, or you can say ‘blunt’, claws. Yet, what I see before me is a very normal russet-coloured winged bed, and extremely sharp claws. Just by looking a
Indeed, in four hours' time, I was able to finish “reading” all three thousand books in the library. In fact, I'd actually used three hours and thirty minutes, while the remaining half an hour was used in digesting my newfound knowledge. “Ah,” I sighed gently, breathing out turbid gas from my lungs. I was seated cross-legged with my arms balance before my chest. If it hadn't been for the United Heavens cultivation method, I doubt I'd have had the energy to last this long. My eyes were crimson and unstable, I had to concentrate all my energy on recuperating. The cultivation method really worked wonders. At least, I'd regained half of my true essence reservoir that had been completely exhausted. Just as I walked towards the door, I met an angry faced girl. I immediately realised it was the girl I'd totally forgotten about when I turned every nook and cranny, touching all the books I could find. “You...”
The Beast Guild was entirely different from how the Beast Hall was. In the Beast Hall, there was only two floor levels. Inside these floors were the different halls with their different purposes. The Book Collection Vault there just contained hard-to-find practical knowledge books. However, the Beast Guild was different. The Beast Guild of the Junior Academy of the Gifted had six floors, and each floor covered everything according to the beast tamers' respective ranks. The first floor had its Main Hall, 1-star Book Collection Vault, Book Tamers' Examination Hall and Hall of Will. The same went with the second floor. In the second floor, there was little to no difference with the first floor. Only that this floor was in line with the 2-star rank. In the past, I'd already visited the first floor and acquired knowledge on beast taming of the 1-star level from every single book there. After my earlier epiphany, I was quite co
Opening my eyes, streaks of insight flashed through my eyes as quickly as it came. It was proof of making a breakthrough in my comprehensive knowledge. I had long expected to see everyone gathered around me, so I wasn't as surprised as I was in the past. My eyes locked with Roy's and I couldn't help but take a step backwards to view this buddy of mine properly. “Your wings...” Though I was surprised, I quickly was able to link the event that'd just happened with the blood essence mutation I'd seen in my spiritual consciousness. “Brilliant!” I heard someone's voice ring into my ear drums. It was Madman Fei's. I smiled at him and couldn't help but bow in reverence, and muttered “thank you”. If it wasn't for those strong thought-provoking words, none of these could have happened. “Hahaha! You're really an elite! Why do I feel you're not a teacher here?” sa
Everyone watched on with heated expressions and clenched fists. With what I was seeing around me, if not for this man's dominative aura and his beast mount, he'd definitely have been given a good round of pummeling. “It is true that from the very prime of your youths, you'd all been thought the orthodox way of beast taming, which is quite mild and cute.” Madman Fei rolled his eyes after saying the last word. He then snickered, and continued, “However, for a true man, we know that there are at times certain circumstances when being mild and... cute, could lead one to one's grave. Take the beast in question, anyway.” Everyone's eyes shifted to the beast by his side. “Bloody Fangs Panther are prideful beasts, and are well acknowledged for this. Due to their pride, it's next to impossible to tame them without proving yourself. They're just like women, in a way.” Some of the men began to giggle wh
‘Yawn!’ I stretched myself, letting out a large yawn, widening my mouth enough to swallow our room. So far, so good, this was the best sleep I'd had. Even the so called unconsciousness was actually not blissful. I'd been training in the Way of Disguise under the tutelage of my Old Ancestor. Firstly, I was made to learn how to disguise my aura, since my bloodline Gift granted me a pure and flexible true essence. I learnt how to perfectly imitate someone else's. If I willed it, I could even make people see me as a Divine realm expert! Secondly, I learnt shape-shifting. This one was very much tortuous! Using his true essence as a guide, I had to go through series of pains as he reworked on my bones to strengthen it, and also to make them much flexible than a normal human's. With this type of body, I could even be a perfect fit for gymnastics, back in my homeworld. My joy knew no boundary! With my ability, I could perfectly el
“Armed robbers!” They were holding long, sharp swords, and gave off very frightening killing intent from their body. Their faces were masked, and a quick headcount told us they numbered fifteen in total. Just when I thought all my classmates would hide quickly beneath the tables, I heard a snicker. Zhangkong said with a bone-piercing smile. “What a coincidence! You're fifteen, we're fifteen too! You're bullying, we bullied some humongous savage beasts some days ago and need to really practice on humans.” Of course, the robbers were immediately attracted to us, since Zhangkong's voice was made loud just enough for everyone to hear, through the use of true essence. “He's right!” Since Zhangkong had already started it, who was I to back down. And by the way, we really hadn't faced real people to test our combat improvement. After all, who'd want to give himself off for a beating. Thus, wouldn't it be a on
Soon, a nice fragrance streamed into our nostrils. “Ah, there it is,” Zhangkong pointed, with a glee in his eyes. Everyone reserved their comments, smiling widely as we strolled into a large restaurant that was big enough to roof fifty people. On the outside of the restaurant was a plaque carrying the following words: “Fu Family's Noodle Restaurant.” Zhangkong swerved through to the front desk where there was a man strolling leisurely and giving orders to the workers, casually. “Uncle Fu!” The old man turned his bulky body to reveal a slightly surprised expression, followed by a very pleased declaration. “Ah, so it's Young Master Zhangkong!” The two embraced one another, leaving everyone in a daze. ‘Young Master Zhangkong? Just what was the family background of this lad?’ It was obvious everyone shared the same questions, but decided against asking a
“She's awake!” an eerie voice was heard over my head, followed by some hurried footsteps. I tried to open my eyes slowly, which worked out effortlessly. “Stand aside.” A masculine spoke, causing my heart to race. It was all too familiar. It was from the last person I saw before I lost consciousness. I quickly raised my eyes to behold the white-robed man. “Teacher Haggz!” His cold eyes stared at me for a moment before he nodded. Then his brows suddenly furrowed as though he was in thoughts. “Stephanie!” the eerie voice came once more. It was none other than Lingxi, and following closely behind her was, on both sides, Jessica and Xueyi. Then there was Blackie, Jaded, Zhangkong, Mingming, Xuan'er, Ruby, Xianxian, Zhaohu, Toby, Tang and, lastly, Chang. My whole classmates! “You guys...” I was startled. Casting my eyes about, I realised I was back in