In the upcoming group stage matches, Xili Institute of Technology was unstoppable, securing three consecutive wins and securing a spot in the top eight in advance.
After the group stage ended, the organizers of the University Competition finally released an announcent.
Due to force majeure, key mbers of multiple teams will be absent from the competition, and the University Competition schedule will be officially suspended starting next week.
The top eight elimination rounds will be postponed.
Upon the announcent, social dia platforms buzzed with excitent across various university circles.
Initially, university students from different schools were watching the fun through online broadcasts, now that the fun is gone, they naturally demanded an explanation—what exactly does "force majeure" an?
It was a certain insider from Sword Gate University who first revealed the inside story:
"This is a summons from the Spirit Realm, gathering talented mid-level Awakeners for sothing big. This is certainly an act of force majeure. If the organizers continued the competition, it might be deed unfair by the Spirit Realm Will!"
This revelation sparked a huge uproar.
Many people curiously speculated on what the Spirit Realm Will was gathering talented mid-level Awakeners for.
Could it be to participate in a Spirit Realm war?
Others were curious about which talents were selected by the Spirit Realm for summoning.
Each institution hurried to reveal insider information, so true, so false.
The captain of Sword Gate University, the Border Town Wanderer, was among the first batch of talents to be summoned.
Qianyuan University’s key mbers, Haotian, Qianshu, and Chongyang, were summoned one after another. From the Eight Great Universities, two other captain-level figures were selected.
The most astounding was Western Capital University; up to four individuals have been confird summoned!
Suddenly, being "summoned by the Spirit Realm Will" beca a certificate of strength.
The more and earlier soone from a school was summoned, the stronger that school’s reputation for strength beca!
Teams with their full main lineup intact, on the other hand, beca objects of ridicule.
So were very curious why Bai Pu, who perford outstandingly in the first match, had not yet been summoned?
Various analyses floated online, so stating that Bai Pu’s level was too low, only at Level 5, not eting the criteria for being summoned; others claid Bai Pu’s power wasn’t strong enough, having a considerable gap compared to the first-tier talents like the Border Town Wanderer.
Western Capital University, player dormitory area.
"I really envy you guys, gaining more practice ti coming up, allowing full lineup training!"
Lan Feng walked side by side with Blood Spider, appearing to be acquainted for a while. Yet there was a noticeable distance between them, not like close friends or anything.
Though Lan Feng spoke words of envy, her tone carried a sort of sarcastic irony, "Our leader is preparing to go to the Spirit Realm to battle. He ntioned he could bring along a team mber, so there goes my training ti! Where’s your Gangxin though? Didn’t see him in the cafeteria."
"Firstly, Gangxin isn’t my guy. Secondly, he’s been training at Pengliu Island these days and doesn’t want to co out."
Blood Spider was still carrying a al box, it was food for Bai Pu.
Lan Feng chuckled softly, "He’s hiding in the Boundary Land like an ostrich? Initially, I didn’t believe he’d let down his defense, but now it seems he truly has his mindset broken."
...
Pengliu Island, Boundary Land.
Boom!
Bai Pu landed heavily, wrapped in a strong blood-colored Gang Wind, a ring of transparent air ripples scattered outward. Dust and rocks on the ground were swept to the fringes, revealing the dark blue rocky reef surface.
"Dongbo Cheng once taught to feel the agility and variability of the wind, but I never got to the essence."
Bai Pu frowned, his Wind-Stepping Slash skill, in comparison with Dongbo Cheng’s, was harshly aggressive, contrary to the wind’s agility.
Initially, practicing Wind-Stepping Slash aid to better comprehend the Wind Mystical Arts.
Yet the more Bai Pu practiced, the more elusive it felt.
"To grasp the Mystical Arts, I must at least advance my Combat Specialization to Level 6, then leverage the 1 level advantage as a Limit Breaker, and an attempt to enter the Advanced Specialization Domain might be possible."
Bai Pu slightly shook his head. His Blood Fighting Qi within was depleted due to skill training, and his spirit was fatigued from ditation training of the Genetic Heart Image.
Seated cross-legged, leaning against a reef, Bai Pu closed his eyes intending to catch a nap.
He thought again about the summons from the Spirit Realm Will.
Admittedly, the usually calm Bai Pu was indeed impacted by this matter. He felt primarily confused — could the gap between himself and Fenghuo, Haotian, Border Town Wanderer, etc., be truly that vast?
This was already the sixth day, while other summoned talents had prepared to depart, he still hadn’t received any news.
Though his mindset was sowhat affected, Bai Pu adhered to rationality. To avoid external distraction, he opted to stay in the Boundary Land for secluded cultivation.
No matter why the Spirit Realm Will hadn’t chosen him, training diligently and enhancing his strength was undoubtedly correct.
Suddenly, the "di-di" sound rang.
"Is Blood Spider delivering food again?" Bai Pu subconsciously thought. He had actually prepared dry food and water earlier and told Blood Spider it wasn’t necessary.
Yet Blood Spider was persistent, coming silently each ti, placing the al box at a corner of the island, and leaving right after sending a ssage.
It seed as if she was comforting Bai Pu in her way.
Glancing at his personal wristwatch, Bai Pu’s expression slightly changed. He discovered that the ssage wasn’t from Blood Spider, but from Chi Li!
Chi Li: [I found a Lord Level Demon material for you, a heart from an Advanced Demon King. The price is two hundred thousand, do you want it?]
Bai Pu certainly wanted it and asked how to trade.
Chi Li: [Let’s trade at Cloud Palace, an official Advanced Boundary Land. He can’t go to mid-level Boundary Lands.]
High-level Awakened cannot enter Low-level/ Mid-level Boundary Lands, but Low-level/ Mid-level Awakened can go to Advanced Boundary Lands.
Cloud Palace, being an official Advanced Boundary Land, charges thousands of Spiritual Points per entry (related to the level).
A Lord Level Demon’s heart priced at two hundred thousand Spiritual Points isn’t cheap, but it isn’t overpriced either.
Especially when prefixed by two words: Advanced.
There must be Chi Li’s influence involved here.
Bai Pu thanked Chi Li, agreed upon the transaction ti and place, and then recited the departure from the Pengliu Island Boundary Land.
While turning into white light to enter the spatial channel, Bai Pu’s expression suddenly shifted.
He noticed a faint stagnation around the ti, much like the stagnation felt when the Spirit Realm Will transmits Awakeners into the Spirit Realm, but slightly weaker.
A faint white light converged in front of Bai Pu, forming a face he was familiar with.
"Xisha Divine Envoy?" Bai Pu exclaid in surprise. He hadn’t expected that the Xisha Divine Envoy could even descend into the spatial channel between Boundary Lands.
"Hello, young man."
Xisha Divine Envoy’s appearance this ti seed ’low battery’, with buzzing sounds interrupting her speech, "Why have you been hiding in the Boundary Land? I have looked for you over several Earth Days!"
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