Above the skies of the Black-Corner Region, a team composed of numerous giant flying magical beasts slowly glided through the sky.
Many people in the Black-Corner Region were accustomed to it, as such a team passed by at this time every year. This was the Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team escorting students back to the academy.
Standing high above, overlooking this famous chaotic land of the Northwest Continent, was a unique experience. Almost every populated area in the Black-Corner Region had chaotic and disorderly evil deeds occurring—duels, ambushes, gang fights…
Every day, people died in the Black-Corner Region, some dying heroically, some disappearing silently. Almost every corner of this region carried a bloody aura.
These scenes below refreshed the worldviews of many students who saw such things for the first time.
The numerous flying magical beasts gradually arrived at a sparsely populated area of leftist forces. There were no giant cities with dark auras, only a small town seen from afar.
As they approached the town, the flying magical beasts slowed down and descended slowly.
The giant flying magical beasts landed smoothly. The students, who had experienced a long journey, finally arrived at Jia Nan Academy's outpost, Peace Town.
"Ah! What a, truly unpleasant journey!"
Yan Qingshan, after disembarking from the back of the flying magical beast, stretched his body, feeling refreshed.
The journey from the Jia Ma Empire to Jia Nan Academy was much longer than his initial journey to the Tager Desert, and naturally, the time was also longer.
Spending such a long time on the flying magical beasts, especially after entering the Black-Corner Region, the instructors required the new students to minimize leaving the flying magical beasts.
Although Jia Nan Academy and the forces of the Black-Corner Region had reached an agreement, incidents of new students being attacked had still occurred in the past.
There were too many desperados in the Black-Corner Region; who knew if someone would have a lapse in judgment.
Forced flight within a hundred miles of Jia Nan Academy was prohibited. The academy's own flying magical beasts could pass, but stopping at Peace Town was a necessary process, as the next part of the journey required the students to walk on foot.
Peace Town was located between the angles of two large mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, serving as Jia Nan Academy's outpost. Not far to the left of Peace Town's entrance was a landmark called the Death Spirit Tree.
The tree was pitch black, its canopy spreading in all directions, exuding a faint coldness. Corpses were interspersed among the clawing branches, swaying in the light breeze, emitting a creepy creaking sound.
This terrifying scene almost scared many students.
Jia Nan Academy exclusively enjoyed the only peaceful area in the Black-Corner Region, naturally causing some people to feel dissatisfied. Over the centuries, many forces had attempted to challenge Jia Nan Academy's position.
This Death Spirit Tree became a famous landmark after one such incident, with the bodies of a Dou Emperor and two Dou Kings hanging on it, figures who were leaders of even top forces in the Black-Corner Region.
The arrival of the new students naturally attracted the Peace Town enforcement team. Many people watched some new students embarrass themselves and even caused a commotion.
On the surrounding yellow dirt road, there were many pedestrians, but these people gave off a rather strange feeling.
"Don't look, they're all desperados from the Black-Corner Region. If you looked at them like that outside, they would have already... ahem, before killing you, they might even..."
Yan Qingshan's group was slightly behind the main team. Closer to him was the tall Xiao Yu, who gave him a dissatisfied eye roll after hearing his words.
Since Yan Qingshan's strength was revealed, Xue Lan and Xiao Yi Xian had gained a group of besties, with Xiao Yu and a voluptuous, enthusiastic girl named Xue Ni being the best.
There were many pedestrians on the yellow dirt road, some clearly coming from the Black-Corner Region, carrying a fierce and vigilant aura. However, they were all cautious, not daring to reveal any killing intent.
There were many pedestrians on the streets of Peace Town. On both sides of the street, various small stalls were set up, and some children were running and playing, laughing on the street.
This peaceful and harmonious scene was a stark contrast to the chaos in the Black-Corner Region.
After the academy's team entered Peace Town, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Having been in the oppressive and dark environment of the Black-Corner Region for a long time, coming to this peaceful and harmonious place allowed both body and mind to relax.
"Instructor Ruo Lin!"
A middle-aged man led a group of young men and women to the front of Yan Qingshan's team.
These young people, both male and female, were uniformly dressed in light blue clothing, each wearing a blue badge engraved with a bloodstained dagger. This was the academy's enforcement team.
After the enforcement team members conducted checks on the students, the team continued forward.
Between Peace Town and Jia Nan City, where Jia Nan Academy was located, was a forest filled with magical beasts. The instructors would lead the students through the forest, a process that also served as a test.
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Outside Jia Nan City, a long line of teams walked slowly. Many small flying magical birds, seeing so many people coming, chirped and launched surprise attacks. The instructors blocked most of the attacks, but there were still some that slipped through.
The flying magical beasts that slipped through were not high-level, mostly low-grade, with only a few first-rank magical beasts.
These magical beasts, entering the team, naturally caused a commotion, and at this time, the students' performance was crucial.
To cultivate talent, the academy naturally wouldn't just cultivate a group of useless people who only had cultivation but didn't know how to use it.
These geniuses needed the tempering of actual combat to grow. Since the Jia Ma Empire was too far and the Black-Corner Region was too dangerous, this journey was created.
"It's really troublesome and disgusting, it's actually bird droppings."
Yan Qingshan's figure darted through the crowd, easily reaping the lives of the approaching first-rank magical beasts, while the non-dangerous, ordinary low-grade magical beasts were left for Xue Lan and Xiao Yi Xian to try their hand.
Xue Lan and Xiao Yi Xian cultivated high-grade Xuan-level Dou Qi Method and Dou Qi skills. In theory, killing first-rank magical beasts was not difficult, but there were many low-grade magical beasts around these first-rank magical beasts. These magical beasts didn't play by the rules and attack one-on-one.
Yan Qingshan's actions were not very beneficial to their growth, but he didn't care. After he became strong, he could take them to gain experience, there was no need for them to stand out at this time.
Xue Lan was easier to deal with, but Xiao Yi Xian cultivated poison Dou Qi. The reputation of poison masters had always been bad. She finally made so many friends, and Yan Qingshan didn't want her to be unhappy.
"This little guy really has genuine skills, his strength is probably even above mine."
Instructor Ruo Lin had been paying attention to Yan Qingshan's situation. Seeing him effortlessly flying out and accurately killing first-rank magical beasts, she felt a bit defeated after comparing herself. It was truly... embarrassing that she, as an instructor, was inferior to her student.
After a somewhat challenging journey, the exhausted group entered a magnificent giant city. Jia Nan Academy, they had arrived.