255: Donghua Pavilion

Jiang Donghua pondered for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the expectant and trusting faces before him, then looking towards the towering stone gate of the Inner Academy and the broader sky beyond it. A name gradually became clear in his mind.

He slightly curved his lips, speaking aloud, his voice clearly reaching the ears of every New Student.

“We come from the Outer Academy, rising like new stars, unstoppable. After today, the Inner Academy shall know our name.”

“Our faction shall be called — ‘Donghua Pavilion’!”

As the name was announced, there was a moment of silence, followed by an outburst of fervent approval!

“Donghua Pavilion! Good!”

Wang Han was the first to roar out in a rough voice, excitedly waving his fists.

“Named after Brother Jiang, it’s direct enough, and domineering enough! Let’s see who still dares to look down on us!”

A glimmer of light also flashed in Bai Ling’s cool eyes, and she gently nodded.

“Donghua Pavilion not only points to the leader but also implies the rising glory of the East, illuminating the Inner Academy. Not bad,” Lin Xiu analyzed.

“The name is concise and powerful, easy to spread and remember. I agree.”

Zhao Ming also chuckled sinisterly.

“Hehe, the word ‘Pavilion’ doesn’t sound as arrogant and overbearing as those ‘gangs’ or ‘sects.’ Instead, it has a sense of unfathomable depth and restrained power, which fits Brother Jiang’s style. A good name!”

With the core members in unanimous agreement, the New Students below were even more excited.

“Donghua Pavilion! We are people of the Donghua Pavilion!”

“This name sounds exciting!”

“From now on, in the Inner Academy, we also have our own home!”

All the New Students felt a strong sense of belonging and pride.

The three words “Donghua Pavilion” not only represented their leader but also represented their collective entity, representing the miracles they had jointly created and the future that was about to begin!

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Inner Academy Seniors who had not yet fully dispersed had even more complex expressions upon hearing the name and the cheers of the New Students.

“Donghua Pavilion, tsk, this batch of New Students has essentially been entirely taken over by Jiang Donghua alone, swallowed whole!”

One Senior Student clicked his tongue, his tone filled with disbelief.

In the past, when New Students entered the academy, although they would also group together, they often split into several small groups due to similar strength and differing ideas, and would be courted or absorbed by different Senior Student factions.

Such a situation, where almost all New Students joined the same faction established by New Students themselves without any objection, and with such strong cohesion, was simply unheard of!

This meant that Jiang Donghua not only possessed overwhelming personal strength but also reached an unprecedented level of leadership and prestige, completely uniting this naturally talented batch of New Students!

“Sigh, what else can be said? When you think that this guy is at least a ruthless individual of the top three strong ranking list, who would dare to scheme against them? Who would dare to poach their people?”

Another Senior Student sighed helplessly.

“We should hurry back and report to the boss! With the establishment of the Donghua Pavilion, backed by a monster comparable to the top three of the strong ranking list, and holding a large amount of fire energy, the power structure of the Inner Academy is probably going to shift.”

“Exactly, exactly, we must quickly remind our own factions not to easily provoke this Donghua Pavilion! At least, before we figure out Jiang Donghua’s true background and temperament, we absolutely cannot provoke him!”

“The Dou Wang Experts have already left the academy. Now in this Inner Academy, no one has advanced to Dou Wang, so Peak Dou Ling is a top-tier expert! With Jiang Donghua’s strength, he can walk sideways without any problem!”

The Senior Students discussed, then quickly left with shock and urgency, intending to bring the news of the Donghua Pavilion’s establishment and Jiang Donghua’s unfathomable strength back to their respective factions as soon as possible.

When the leaders of various factions, those who usually held respectable rankings on the strong ranking list and possessed considerable influence in the Inner Academy, first heard the news, their reactions were almost identical.

“What? Both the Black Fiend Squad and the White Fiend Squad were defeated? By a New Student, single-handedly?”

In a certain hall, a leader with a powerful aura, ranked around the top thirty on the strong ranking list, suddenly stood up from his seat, his face filled with doubt and absurdity.

“Are you sure you didn’t see wrong? Did that batch of New Students use some trick?”

He instinctively refused to believe such a subversive event.

After all, they had initially only watched with a curious attitude, even with a hint of condescending skepticism, wanting to see what kind of waves these New Students could stir up.

However, when the reporting Senior Student swallowed his saliva and, with a tone of lingering fear, described in detail how the White Fiend Squad unleashed their combined Dou Technique, the Flood Dragon Overturning Sea Formation, whose power was close to that of a Dou Wang, condensing a sixty to seventy-zhang ice-water flood dragon, and how Jiang Donghua easily broke it with just one punch and one flame, even forcing Chen Ming to surrender voluntarily...

The hall fell into a deathly silence.

The doubt on the leader’s face instantly solidified, then slowly replaced by an extreme shock and solemnity. He slowly sat back down in his chair, his fingers unconsciously tapping the armrest, remaining silent for a long time.

Not only him, but the other core members of the factions who had rushed over upon hearing the news were also completely silent.

They might have originally harbored some amusement and calculations on how to profit from the situation, but at this moment, all their condescension vanished without a trace.

Because they asked themselves, what would happen if they were to face the terrifying combined flood dragon of the White Fiend Squad?

The answer was disheartening.

They would probably only be able to barely protect themselves even with all their might, and it would be absolutely impossible to effortlessly break it and even overpower it in reverse, as Jiang Donghua did!

Their strength mostly ranged between Six-Star and Nine-Star Dou Ling. They might be able to secure a place on the strong ranking list, but against a monster who could easily defeat Chen Ming, who had one foot in Seven-Star Dou Ling, with five people working together, their strength was simply not enough!

Who would be willing to easily offend an existence whose strength was at least at the Peak of Nine-Star Dou Ling, possibly even touching the threshold of Dou Wang, and was unfathomable?

Moreover, the messenger cautiously added, “Leader, that Jiang Donghua, he is also a Fourth-Grade Alchemist Master!”

This sentence was like a final heavy hammer, completely shattering any lingering trace of luck that some might have held in their hearts.

A Peak Dou Ling whose strength was comparable to the top three of the strong ranking list could perhaps be explained by an unwillingness to easily make enemies, but adding the identity of a Fourth-Grade Alchemist Master...

This meant that he not only possessed terrifying personal strength but also astonishing influential appeal and resource accumulation capabilities!

Heaven knows how many crazy elixirs he could refine, and how many experts he could invite to help him?

To challenge the whims of such a person?

To test his bottom line?

That would be utterly foolish!

After a long while, the leader finally let out a long, turbid breath, as if expelling all his shock and deliberation.

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over every core member present, and issued a command in a low, solemn voice.

“Pass my words down.”

“Warn everyone under our command, from today onwards, keep your eyes open!”

“Absolutely, absolutely do not actively provoke that Donghua Pavilion, and even less provoke that Jiang Donghua!”

“Unless they break the rules first, otherwise, all of you give him a wide berth! Do you hear me?!”

“Yes! Leader!”

The subordinates responded with solemnity, all making this command a top priority.

Similar scenes played out successively in the headquarters of various large and small factions within the Inner Academy.

The ripples that might have been stirred up by the arrival of the New Students, like fat sheep, were forcibly suppressed due to the absolute strength and profound background displayed by Jiang Donghua alone.

The establishment of the Donghua Pavilion was successfully completed amidst a strange silence and the apprehension of various factions.

The new power structure of the Inner Academy also quietly changed due to the arrival of this formidable figure.