Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5176 Tens of Millions of Disciples?

chapter 5176 tens of millions of disciples?

when long chen left the city controlled by the demonic beast race, he no longer encountered any further monitoring. he had moved beyond the brahma pill valley’s sphere of influence.

following another two days of travel via transportation formations, long chen finally arrived at the nearest city to the high firmament academy: falling light city in the falling light prefecture.

falling light city was an ancient city situated near a wasteland. despite its size, it was not populous, mostly inhabited by adventurers or mercenaries scraping out a living. however, upon long chen’s arrival, he was astonished to find the city transformed. it was now bustling with prosperity, filled with new buildings and throngs of people. the streets were crowded, and the city was alive with activity.

“hey, don’t block the way!” a voice shouted from behind long chen as he stood motionless at the exit of the transportation formation.

“oh, sorry!” long chen hastily apologized and went to the side. after confirming that he wasn’t in the wrong place, he was baffled. when did this city become so bustling?

long chen noticed that the city now had eight one-way transportation formations, a significant upgrade from the single two-directional one he remembered.

“a good dog doesn’t block the way! scram!” an impatient shout rang out from behind, enraging long chen. he had gotten to the side and left enough room for an elephant to get by. clearly, this person was looking for trouble.

when long chen looked back, he was even more baffled. the speaker was clad in white robes—the attire of a disciple from the high firmament academy. he was in a group of fifteen eternal experts, all of whom seemed to have recently made their breakthroughs. they had yet to reach the first heavenstage and looked incredibly arrogant.

their leader was a short fatty who was looking at long chen ferociously. seeing long chen looking back at him, he demanded, “brat, what kind of look is that? do you want to die?!”

long chen’s anger flared as he looked at the short fatty’s circular face, feeling a strong urge to slap him

just as long chen was about to teach this fellow a lesson, an elder walked off the transportation formation and whispered a few words into the fatty’s ear.

the fatty then snorted, “little fellow, count yourself lucky that my mood is good. otherwise, i’d cripple your eyes.”

in the past, traveling from this area to the high firmament academy would have been a lengthy journey. now, however, a direct transportation formation was available, leaving long chen astounded by the changes during his absence.

long chen hurried over, paid the fee, and stepped onto the transportation formation. however, the formation didn’t activate immediately. it appeared that it would only commence once it was fully occupied. with many empty spots still available and the person in charge continuing to call out, long chen realized that it might take a while before the formation was activated.

long chen looked around. the transportation formation was filled with hundreds of people, predominantly young men and women with cultivation bases at the divine venerate realm or below. long chen saw excitement and nervousness in their eyes. they were most likely preparing to undergo the trials to join the high firmament academy.

a girl, seemingly about fifteen or sixteen years old, looked up at long chen with wide eyes and said shyly, “big brother, you’re so strong! you’re already an eternal expert!”

another man beside the girl gently pulled her back, worried about her accidentally angering long chen. after all, many cultivators had bad tempers, and a single word could lead to a deadly confrontation.

long chen smiled warmly. “i was lucky. i’ve just recently advanced to the eternal realm.”

seeing him smile, the girl was no longer so nervous and asked, “big brother, may i ask if you’re here to attend the trials?”

long chen chuckled, “i suppose i am!”

trials? he thought to himself with amusement. does the dean of the academy really need to go through trials?

at that moment, the transportation formation was finally filled with people and activated. in an instant, long chen and the others found themselves on a massive platform.

long chen looked into the distance, where a giant gate towered into the clouds. the name “high firmament academy” was emblazoned across it in a grand script. the sheer scale and majesty of the gate took him by surprise—it was even more imposing than the head academy’s gate.

“don’t just stare blankly! hand over your money for the trials! fast!"