"Still nothing?" Sen Lei glanced around.
After walking for so long, Sen Lei truly found nothing, only endless darkness surrounding him.
Sen Lei shook his head; still, nothing was found.
"Knock, knock! Knock, knock!"
In the boundless darkness, a knocking sound suddenly echoed.
Sen Lei followed the sound, which grew closer.
Suddenly,
A massive purple door gradually appeared in front of Sen Lei.
Sen Lei looked at the dreamy purple door hidden in the boundless darkness, feeling afraid to approach. He sensed that something extremely dangerous lay ahead.
"Where does this door lead to?" Sen Lei pondered, utterly confused.
Sen Lei felt like his head was about to explode; too many questions, too many things left him at a loss.
In the end, Sen Lei chose not to touch it.
"It's time to leave." Sen Lei looked at the teleportation token in his hand.
Outside,
"Look! He's coming out!" a young girl shouted.
All eyes were fixed on the figure stepping out from the purple door.
Qing Chan's gaze was also focused; she wanted to see what this Sen Lei truly looked like!
Sen Lei shielded his eyes from the light. Once he adjusted, he was stunned.
My goodness, so many people!
Those eager eyes seemed as though they wanted to consume him.
At this moment, Feng Jing Sheng, wearing a mask, rushed over to Sen Lei's side from the crowd.
Feng Jing Sheng looked at Sen Lei, her worry evident, almost in tears. This bad guy Sen Lei worried her too much!
Sen Lei, looking at the tearful Feng Jing Sheng, gently patted her hair, "What's wrong? Almost crying."
Feng Jing Sheng huffed, "It's all because of you! You stayed inside for so long, breaking records. You're now the talk of the academy."
"Talk of the academy?" Sen Lei was speechless.
A girl pouted at Sen Lei, "What's there to be so proud about? Look at your smug face! Stingy! Hmph!"
A man beside the girl sighed, "Princess, after all, he's the prince of Sen Kingdom. You suddenly trying to buy what he loves—who would agree? It's not like he's short on money."
"Hmph! I don't care; he's just stingy! Stingy! I'll tell Father that Prince Sen Luo bullied me!" The girl began to throw a tantrum.
The man rubbed his forehead; their princess of Bei Hua Kingdom had a habit of being willful that couldn't be changed.
This girl was the princess of Bei Hua Kingdom, Li Si, who had just exited from the third layer.
And she had used this opportunity to break through to the Spirit Sea realm.
"This generation's talents are even stronger than the last," Su Xin laughed.
Qing Feng merely nodded.
"Alright, I'm going to check on the young one who reached the sixth layer," Su Xin stood and flew towards Sen Lei.
In no time, Su Xin from the Great Fire Hall stood beside Sen Lei, addressing the crowd.
Clearing his throat, he announced, "In the first competition, the Star Path, the prince of Sen Kingdom, Prince Sen Luo, has reached the top of the sixth layer!"
He then turned to Sen Lei, smiling, "Congratulations, Prince Sen. Regardless of your rank in the second round, you'll have the opportunity to explore the secret realm."
Sen Lei looked at Su Xin and frowned.
It turned out Sen Lei recognized him as the elder who had rescued Li Yi from Spirit Beast Ridge!
Sen Lei didn't respond, staring blankly at him.
Su Xin, feeling a bit awkward, asked, "Young friend, do you have something to tell this old man?"
Sen Lei shook his head, "Nothing, I just felt you resembled someone I know."
Su Xin found it cliché.
"Ha-ha, you're quite humorous," Su Xin awkwardly laughed.
He couldn't understand why Sen Lei was so cold toward him.
"Young friend, is this old man particularly annoying? Let me tell you," a middle-aged man in a green robe suddenly chimed in, badmouthing Su Xin.
Su Xin's face darkened as the green-robed man quickly fell silent.
Sen Lei was puzzled, "Who is this guy?"
The purple-robed man came over to explain, "This is the Hall Master of Jiao Lou Hall, Xiao Tian."
After introducing himself, Sen Lei finally understood the identities of the people present.
Su Xin was the Hall Master of the Great Fire Hall and the second elder of Lade Academy.
The middle-aged man in the green robe was the Hall Master of Jiao Lou Hall, Cheng Hou.
The man in the purple robe was the Hall Master of Xing Ji Hall, Xiao Tian.
Suddenly, Sen Lei looked at the old man holding a horsetail whisk in the stands.
"Then he should be the Great Elder, Hall Master of Xuan Xiao Hall, Qing Feng!"
Sen Lei's eyes were filled with resentment; this was the culprit who harmed him and his family!
Qing Feng also glanced at Sen Lei.
Their gazes clashed instantly.
Qing Feng smiled at Sen Lei as if appreciating him like an elder admiring a junior. From Qing Feng's perspective, he genuinely admired Sen Lei and even felt a bit sorry for him, so he didn't go down to see him.
From Sen Lei's perspective, he saw the Great Elder as a cunning fox, the epitome of scheming.
Not easy to deal with! This was what Sen Lei thought.
Sen Lei turned to the stage, looking at the grim-faced man beside Qing Feng. He knew this was the crown prince of Feng Kingdom, Feng Tian Ya!
Feng Tian Ya, watching everyone surrounding Sen Lei, was filled with anger.
"Even if you got lucky in the first round, the second round will test your actual combat strength! That can't be faked! Just wait; I don't believe you've gained that much power in such a short time!" Feng Tian Ya thought viciously.
In his mind, Sen Lei was simply not capable; he must have used some trick, or maybe the spiritual pressure of the trial didn't affect him.
As Sen Lei retracted his gaze, he saw the beautiful woman who had spoken on the stage.
Sen Lei looked at the woman and felt a shiver down his spine.
So cold!
Sen Lei was puzzled. He hadn't even joined the academy yet, and he already had so many enemies?
How would he live in the future?
Sen Lei then looked at Feng Jing Sheng and Su Qian Yi.
"You've both made breakthroughs?" Sen Lei asked the two.
"Yeah," Feng Jing Sheng answered first.
Then Su Qian Yi, with a somber look, said, "I've broken through, but I feel even further away from you."
Hearing these philosophical words, Sen Lei shamelessly nodded.
Makes sense!
"Prince Sen Luo!" A deep, wild voice boomed behind Sen Lei.
Startling Sen Lei, he turned, "Who are you?"
"Wanderer, Ye Hao!" Ye Hao's unwavering gaze bore into Sen Lei.
Sen Lei felt a bit uncomfortable.
Damn, does this guy have some weird fetish?
Ye Hao, seeing Sen Lei's puzzled look, asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Uh, nothing. What do you want?" Sen Lei retracted his gaze.
"I wanted to tell you, you're strong!" Ye Hao declared firmly.
Sen Lei was speechless. So, you came all this way just to compliment me?
At this moment, Su Xin explained to Sen Lei,
"He was the one who reached the fifth layer right below you."
Sen Lei began to take the dark-skinned young man seriously. He had so many means to reach the sixth layer.
And this young man had reached the fifth layer?
As Sen Lei pondered over Ye Hao,
Across the way, a woman in a light veil gracefully approached.
"Your Highness Prince Sen Luo, I am Princess Yan Er of Yu Chu Kingdom." Yu Chu Yan Er smiled charmingly, her chest slightly revealing, nearly causing the men around to lose control.
Sen Lei forced a smile because at this moment, the soft flesh at his waist was being pinched by Feng Jing Sheng.
"Hello, hello," Sen Lei was on the verge of tears.
"Prince Sen Luo, you're exceptionally talented. In the next round, please go easy on me." She winked at Sen Lei and gracefully turned away.
Sen Lei quickly grabbed Feng Jing Sheng's hand, looking at her.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Was she pretty?" Feng Jing Sheng smiled.
"Uh…"
"You!" Feng Jing Sheng pinched Sen Lei's waist harder and walked away.
Sen Lei was almost in tears.
What's wrong with telling the truth?
Among the many who traveled to different worlds, only Sen Lei retained his straightforward, unfiltered demeanor.