"I'm telling you, it's true!"
"Really? How do you know?"
"Exactly, it's your first time out of the city too, so how would you know?"
"After I was promoted to Bronze Dragon Tamer, my spiritual power increased greatly, allowing me to perceive things I couldn't before. Now I sense a terrifying pressure coming from the Holy Mountain, as if the heavens and earth would tremble in fear at its wrath!"
"Yeah, I heard my dad say that the storm on top of the Holy Mountain is the breath of the Guardian Behemoth!"
"Really? I heard that Great Wind was a terrifying Golden State beast when the ancestral blood first descended, and after coming into contact with the ancestral blood, it became a pure-blooded Dragon Beast, an extremely ancient existence!"
"It's said that in that ancient era, Great Wind and the first City Lord of our Great Wind City-State depended on each other to establish the city-state, sheltering the Lancaster Spirit Race of our region and becoming their backbone!"
"Yeah, so I bet that Great Wind will definitely be the first to condense True Blood and step into the Divine Realm as a Dragon Beast... Ah, no, a True Dragon!"
A group of students discussed excitedly, occasionally exclaiming in awe. The teachers looked at each other and smiled, as they had been like this when they were younger.
Suddenly, a voice with a subtle hint of arrogance appeared, causing them all to glance its way.
"Great Wind protects the Great Wind City-State."
A short-haired, angular-faced youth with a fiery light and a hint of pride in his eyes spoke softly,
"And in the future, I will definitely surpass the Divine Realm and protect the Spiritual Federation!"
No matter who said such a "brag", it would be easy to be ridiculed as overconfident.
But when it came from this youth's mouth-
At least in Great Wind City-State, no one would think of ridicule, and many even felt a sense of agreement, as if it were only natural.
"It's Chuck Leaf, I think it's possible."
No one needed to ask who said this sentence, it was too obvious.
All the people living in the Great Wind City-State knew that this was the only son of Lord Coldleaf of the Great Wind City, Chuck Leaf.
Unless something unexpected happened, he would inherit the title of the next Wind City Lord in the future, controlling the fate of millions of spirit humans.
Furthermore, he himself was extremely talented, reaching the Silver Realm two years ago, but had not contracted a giant beast yet due to special reasons.
"Everyone, be quiet."
A Mediterranean teacher from the teaching team spoke with a low voice, a faint light shining from his gray mark on his forehead, and a contract formed out of thin air.
He waved his hand and released a Stone Armored Dragon Turtle covered in massive rock armor, with an oppressive aura,
"We are about to enter the wilderness, where giant beasts may attack at any time. Everyone get on the back of the Stone Armored Dragon Turtle, and don't step off without permission!"
Hearing the teacher's warning, there wasn't a trace of fear in the students' eyes.
Instead, they looked with great excitement at the suddenly appearing Stone Armored Dragon Turtle, which was the size of a small villa, and couldn't wait to touch it,
"An Overlapping Scales Realm Stone Armored Dragon Turtle, so Director Carter is a Bronze Dragon Tamer!"
"Of course, our Gale City-State is considered a strong city-state, and the Gale Dragon Academy is among the top 100 dragon academies in the Federation."
"Yes, the teachers are all in the Bronze Realm, with at least three Dragon Beasts or Giant Beasts in the Overlapping Scales Realm, the directors are in the Silver Realm, and the dean is a powerful Gold Realm!"
"This Stone Armored Dragon Turtle is among the cream of the crop in the Overlapping Scales Realm, its defensive prowess can even surpass that of Hybrid Realm Giant Beasts!"
As the students discussed, they climbed onto the Stone Armored Dragon Turtle and entered the wilderness with its swaying steps.
Their destination this time was the Holy Mountain not too far from the Great Wind City-State, hoping for a chance to catch a glimpse of the legendary Guardian Behemoth, Great Wind!
The teachers were also discussing among themselves, some envious of the Stone Armored Dragon Turtle, one of the top combatants in the Overlapping Scales Realm,
"Teacher Carter, your Dragon Turtle is probably close to advancing to the Hybrid Realm, right?"
"Yeah, it feels like finding a silver-level Dragon Blood Flower or swallowing an Earth Crystal Core could make a breakthrough!"
Teacher Carter shook his head slightly, his face filled with an undisguised smile,
"Not quite there yet, still a bit short of money to buy an Earth Crystal Core."
A little short?
Isn't that almost there?
The other teachers were grinding their teeth in envy, but they still gathered around with big smiles on their faces to offer congratulations,
"Hahaha, should we congratulate Director Carter on his promotion in advance!"
Seeing even the director, who accompanied them on this trip to ensure their safety, showing goodwill towards him made Teacher Carter feel elated. Breathing in the fragrant air, he felt he was about to reach the peak of his life.
But having lived for so long, he knew he shouldn't steal all the attention, so he quickly turned the topic to Chuck Leaf,
"The one who just spoke, that's Young City Lord Chuck Leaf, right?"
"Yeah, only someone with his background and talent can cultivate such an invincible mentality."
The teachers' attention was indeed quickly drawn over,
"Look at Chuck Leaf's Spirit Controlling Mark on his forehead, it's not red, it's green."
"I see it, what about it?"
"I was wondering, normally, the mark should be red when there's no Contracted Giant Beast, why is Chuck Leaf's green?"
"Later I inadvertently found out that it was because of Chuck Leaf's exceptional talent. When he was young, he was taken by the Elder City Lord to the Holy Mountain and met the Great Wind himself, receiving the Great Wind's blessing and protection!"
"Blessing!?"
"My God, this Great Wind already possesses divine power, right?"
"Yes, it's said that only by comprehending the rules of heaven and earth can one bestow a mark."
"Has the Great Wind already entered the Divine Realm?"
"Even if he hasn't, he must have taken at least half a step in!"
Thinking about how they had spent most of their lives stuck at the bronze and silver levels, the teachers' gazes quickly shifted from Chuck Leaf to the Holy Mountain with gray, vortex-like clouds piercing its peak.
The Great Wind resides atop that mountain!
"The Divine Realm..."
A teacher, who was once a wandering poet in numerous city-states during his youth, prepared an impromptu poem to sing the praises of the Great Wind.
But suddenly, he was interrupted by an unexpected event.
"Boom!"
"Rumble!"
They stared in astonishment at the Holy Mountain not far away, as a huge gap suddenly tore open at its peak.
Countless raging black thunders appeared out of nowhere, furiously striking the abruptly emerging spatial rift.
Amidst the shocked, fearful, stunned, and panicked gazes of all the teachers, students, and Spirit Humans in the wilderness, and everyone in the Great Wind City-State who could see this scene,
A gigantic gray-white beam of light descended from within the spatial rift, instantly shredding the dark thunders and dispersing the gray clouds in a whirl!
"What is that..."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, shadows emitting an "evil" aura that made them feel extreme disgust and hatred from the depths of their souls emerged from the beam of light,
"Alien Demons!"