Chapter 408 - 394: Celestial Vault Institute
Wan Ming watched from the side, silently complaining, ’This Chu Yu may be an SSS-level genius, but he has the personality of a child.’
’He’s not mature or level-headed enough.’
However, he was very curious. It seemed like Lin Qi hadn’t been at a disadvantage in their initial exchange.
The two seemed to be evenly matched.
’Could it be that Chu Yu underestimated Lin Qi?’
Wan Ming moved closer to Lin Qi, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to him before asking:
"Does anyone know where our Elite Training Camp is located?"
Xia Lian took the second cup of tea and said:
"We actually don’t. We only know it’s in the Otherworld."
Wan Ming slowly began to speak:
"This time, the Elite Training Camp is located in the Core Region of Azure Sky Base, right next to the Disaster Beast Pyramid."
Just then, Chu Yu spoke up with a smile. He used his Power to push his ergonomic chair closer and said:
"I know!"
"The Elite Training Camp has actually been around for a while. Construction started three years ago."
"Originally, only SSS-level geniuses were allowed inside for Cultivation."
Pei Jiu frowned. "They started building it that long ago?"
Chu Yu picked up a red apple, took a bite, and said:
"I Awakened at sixteen. At seventeen, I was automatically admitted to Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy. After spending a month at the academy, I was sent to the Elite Training Camp in the Otherworld."
"I became Principal Liy’s disciple. All the other SSS-level geniuses and I did every day was Cultivation, Cultivation, and more Cultivation."
"If we had any questions, we’d just ask our teacher. If the teacher wasn’t around, we could ask any of the other Eighth Realm Martial Artists at any time."
"But they’re making some changes this time, bringing all the Awakened geniuses over to compete."
He continued speaking while chewing on the apple:
"Still, it’s good to have a bit more excitement. It’s been so boring for me here. Besides a few figures and a bunch of High Realm Martial Artists, there was no one else."
The others fell silent after hearing Chu Yu’s words.
Wan Ming gave a wry smile. "That’s some enviable treatment!"
"Having Liy Qifeng, the Celestial Blade, as a teacher... why don’t we get treatment like that?"
The others nodded. A Ninth Realm acting as a teacher, on top of the Cultivation environment in the Otherworld.
An Ordinary person would improve immensely after just a year there, to say nothing of an SSS-level genius.
Lin Qi also let out a breath, clearing his mind of such thoughts.
’A Ninth Realm Title Level Martial Artist for a teacher... that’s an incredibly powerful background.’
There were only about twenty-some Ninth Realm Martial Artists in the entire Xia Country. Getting them to act as teachers was an incredibly difficult feat.
It was no wonder Chu Yu was so strong; his Cultivation treatment was just too good.
"Fellow students, we have arrived in the Otherworld!"
A man’s voice came from above. In the next moment, everyone felt the familiar threefold gravity and the rich Source Energy filling the air.
Through the large projected screen, they saw rows of Steel Fortresses, like massive beasts in solemn slumber.
It was a black city of steel, and the air was thick with a grim, murderous atmosphere.
At the edge of their vision were Pyramids emitting a golden glow.
Those were the Disaster Beast Pyramids where Lin Qi had been before.
But this was not their destination this time. The fighter jet flew past the Pyramids and arrived behind them.
A brand-new complex of buildings appeared, completely different from the other areas.
Chu Yu looked at the buildings and said:
"We’re here! The Celestial Vault Institute!"
Before their eyes, the complex was built into the mountainside, arranged in tiers. At the highest point stood a massive tower, upon which were clearly written three large words—Celestial Dome Tower!
The other buildings were arranged harmoniously, with generally streamlined designs. The architectural style was a fusion of modern and classic Eastern aesthetics.
The walls of the buildings were made of a special alloy, primarily silver-white, accented with black and gold.
Just by looking at the complex, one could tell it wasn’t a place for ordinary people.
Countless black metal spheres floated in the air, monitoring every location.
WHIRRR!!
The Sparrowhawk Fighter slowly descended onto a wide, open white plaza.
Several figures were already standing on the plaza.
As the cabin door slowly opened, figures began to emerge one by one.
Dean Liu, wearing a long white robe and sporting large earlobes, appeared with a smile. "Sophomores, welcome to the Elite Training Camp!"
"However, it also has a better-sounding name—the Celestial Vault Institute!"
Everyone looked around at the surrounding buildings with curiosity.
"Why is it called the Celestial Vault Institute?" Wan Ming asked curiously.
Dean Liu pointed to the largest building in their line of sight and explained:
"Because that building, the Celestial Dome Tower, is the Core of the entire Celestial Vault Institute."
Everyone looked toward the Celestial Dome Tower. The entire building soared into the sky, its streamlined form resembling a sharp white sword piercing through the clouds.
Dean Liu said with a smile, "Everyone, get on. I’ll take you to your dorms."
Not far away, a sightseeing vehicle came into view. Everyone nodded and boarded it.
BOOM!!
At the same time, accompanied by powerful gusts of wind, another Sparrowhawk Fighter, this one entirely blue, descended into view.
A dozen or so figures emerged from it as well.
"It’s the Awakened geniuses from Nether Sea Martial Academy! They’re all familiar faces!"
Lin Qi looked over and, sure enough, saw the Awakened geniuses he had met at the Global Freshmen Tournament.
There were several acquaintances, such as the tall, delicately featured SS-level genius, Kong Ruoxuan.
There was also Li Hanjiang and... Wei Peng?
Lin Qi was quite puzzled. ’They both Awakened?’
Dean Liu came to Lin Qi’s side and said:
"Li Hanjiang and Wei Peng ate those two Awakening Fruits. They were quite lucky and both of them managed to Awaken."
Lin Qi nodded. It was a win-win situation. He had received a large sum of money.
And Xia Country, in turn, gained new SS-level geniuses.
Looking at it this way, their year had quite a few SS-level geniuses.
Their own Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy had four, Nether Sea Martial Academy now had three, and with Wang Mingxi from Shanyu Martial Arts University, there were a total of eight SS-level geniuses.
At that moment, the group from Nether Sea Martial Academy also spotted the people from Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy.
They looked as if they had seen a ghost, especially after spotting Lin Qi.
"Holy crap, why is Lin Qi here too?"
"He’s an SS-level genius now!"
"Your information is outdated. The Lin Qi of today is also Awakened."
Kong Ruoxuan, Li Hanjiang, and Wei Peng also nodded in greeting when they saw Lin Qi.
Then, everyone’s gaze shifted to Chu Yu, who was at the front. They could clearly sense that he was different from the rest.
’This must be the SSS-level genius.’
The same thought occurred to all of them simultaneously.
Meanwhile, the sightseeing vehicle started up and began driving toward the dormitory area.
"Our Celestial Vault Institute has seven main buildings in total, arranged in a pattern resembling seven stars surrounding the moon."
"Furthermore, any Cultivation environment you have at Azure Sky Martial Arts Academy, the Celestial Vault Institute also has, and ours are even better. Take your dormitories, for example."
"The Source Energy Concentration inside is several times higher than in the dorms on Blue Star, which will accelerate everyone’s Cultivation efficiency."
Dean Liu acted as their guide, pointing to the buildings in the distance as he explained.
"Several times the Source Energy Concentration?"
Hearing this, everyone was suddenly filled with anticipation.
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