Chapter 154: [152] Finally At Rest
"The realm supposedly has hundreds of Spirit Essence Fruit trees," Martina continued. "Maybe thousands. Nobody knows for sure because the first scouting teams haven't finished mapping the entire space."
She leaned back, crossing her arms. "So naturally, every academy immediately started preparing expeditions. Chaotic Star Academy included. The problem is, the realm has entry restrictions."
"What kind of restrictions?" Levi asked.
"Cultivation level and age," Martina said. "The dimensional barrier only allows people below Fiendgod realm to enter, and only those under thirty years old. "
She counted off on her fingers. "So that means the academies can't send their veteran instructors or powerful elders. They're limited to sending students, mostly second year and third year and then us Elite Class students who have the best chance of surviving and actually securing resources."
"Which explains why everyone's been training so intensely," Levi observed.
"Exactly!" Martina snapped her fingers. "The academy announced three weeks ago that they'd be selecting students based on the upcoming tournament results. Top performers get priority slots for the realm expedition. And since everyone knows this is potentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…"
She trailed off and continued. "Everyone's been pushing themselves to the absolute limit. The competition is insane."
Levi blinked his eyes and held his chin in thought.
It would be brutal.
"When does the expedition start?" he asked.
"That's still being finalized," Martina said. "The realm's entrance isn't stable yet—something about dimensional fluctuations that need to settle before it's safe for mass entry. Current estimates say it'll be ready in about a month, maybe five weeks. The tournament in two weeks will determine who gets selected from our academy."