184: Chapter 184 The Ninth Princess of the Elf Clan!

"That's all for the rewards; you can plan how to choose them yourselves later."

"I've summoned you this time for an even more important matter."

"This matter might even be life-threatening. I need to inform you in person and discuss it with you."

Life-threatening?

The atmosphere in the office instantly became oppressive and solemn due to Fang Yan's words and expression.

Just then—

The space above Instructor Fang Yan's office rippled gently like water.

Immediately after, a speck of soft green light bloomed out of thin air and rapidly expanded.

A book, entirely emerald green, slowly emerged.

The book flipped open to a page on its own, and a majestic, pure breath of life diffused, instantly filling the entire room.

It made one's mind involuntarily calm, yet also feel their own insignificance.

The green light suddenly brightened, and an incomparably elegant figure materialized from the glow, landing lightly beside Fang Yan.

With a pale green dress trailing on the floor and emerald eyes as calm as still water, it was Anya.

Qin Yan's pupils constricted slightly as waves of shock rose in his heart.

What kind of method was this? Appearing out of thin air? Spatial teleportation? Or some high-level skill?

This Elf Clan Highness's strength and methods were indeed unfathomable!

"Instructor Fang Yan, this matter concerns me, so let me explain it."

Hearing this, Fang Yan nodded slightly and took two steps back.

Anya stepped forward slowly, her gaze gentle and calm as it fell upon the group of young people.

She opened her vermilion lips and said softly, "Classmates, have you ever heard of the Elf Clan?"

This question gave everyone a slight pause, and then they all nodded one after another.

As top students of Modu University of Martial Arts, especially since they had received a more comprehensive education in the Key Class, they had a clear understanding of the basic composition and major powers of this world.

The words of their lecturers in class quickly surfaced in their minds:

The Elf Clan is an ancient and powerful intelligent race whose habitat is located in the Eternal Song Star Realm.

They are one of the overlords of that realm.

Members of the Elf Clan have long lifespans and are generally handsome or beautiful.

They are born with an affinity for nature and possess extremely high talent in archery and swordsmanship.

Their civilization is brilliant and unique, and their overall strength is formidable, boasting several ancient guardians comparable to human Great Grandmasters or even stronger existences.

On Blue Star, due to complex spatial overlaps and fissure phenomena, there are several relatively stable spatial passages connecting to the Eternal Song Star Realm.

One of those passages is located in... the sea area near Modu!

Elf Clan... Modu passage...

As this key information flashed through their minds, combined with the woman's signature silver hair, green eyes, and ethereal, otherworldly temperament, as well as the miraculous healing arts shown before and the way that green book appeared just now...

Many quick-witted team members had already faintly guessed Instructor Anya's identity.

Anya took in everyone's reactions and had no intention of hiding it.

Anya observed the changes in everyone's expressions and, having no intention of concealment, a faint and honest smile curved on her lips as she said, "Just as you've guessed, I indeed come from the Elf Clan."

"Furthermore, my full name is—Anya Dawnlight."

"My identity within the clan is the ninth direct bloodline of the contemporary Elf Empress, which is to say... the Ninth Princess of the Elf Clan."

As her voice fell, the air in the entire office seemed to freeze for a moment.

Except for Instructor Fang Yan, who already knew, the expressions of all the other students changed abruptly, and shock uncontrollably surged in their eyes.

The Ninth Princess of the Elf Clan!

The weight carried by this identity was simply too heavy.

One must know that in the long history of the Elf Clan, their supreme ruler was often not called the 'Elf King,' but the 'Elf Empress'!

This was because in the social structure and power system of the Elf Clan, women often occupied the more dominant and powerful positions.

The strongest guardians and rulers of past generations were mostly female.

This meant that the gentle and ethereal Highness Anya before them was not only of noble status, but her own potential and the heights she might reach in the future were immeasurable.

In the future, she was highly likely to become one of the supreme existences ruling a powerful race, or even influencing an entire world!

This was the most noble person Qin Yan had ever seen or come into contact with personally to date!

Bar none.

Even the principal of Modu University of Martial Arts or those legendary Ninth-Rank Martial Artists could not compare to her in terms of status.

For a time, the office was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard, with only the sound of everyone's slightly heavy breathing.

The personal presence of an Elven Princess represented an unimaginable state of affairs for this group of freshmen.

Anya seemed to understand this shock very well.

She waited quietly, giving these young people time to digest the information.

Her emerald eyes watched them gently, with no intention of rushing them.

Only when she saw the shock in everyone's eyes gradually settle did Anya continue speaking.

Her voice was still soft, but the content made everyone's hearts skip a beat again:

"I specifically asked Instructor Fang to gather you all here today because there is something... I would like to ask for your help with."

Asking for their help?

Qin Yan's brow furrowed slightly, and the confusion in his heart reached its peak.

Them?

A group of First and Second-Rank Martial Artists who had just made a name for themselves in a human university competition.

To help an existence who was at least a Seventh-Grade Grandmaster and the noble Princess of the Elf Clan?

This sounded like a total fantasy.

As if seeing through the absurdity and incomprehension in everyone's hearts, Anya didn't beat around the bush and directly gave the core of the answer:

"In the ancient ancestral land of our Elf Clan, adjacent to the core area of the Eternal Tree, there exists a forbidden land sealed by powerful natural laws. Its name is—Canglin Ancient Peak."

"This Canglin Ancient Peak is a sacred land of my clan, as well as a forbidden one."

"Within it, a precious treasure of vital importance to my clan remains—the holy grail of life!"

"And I need you to enter it and retrieve this treasure for me."

"If you succeed, there will surely be a great reward!"

A great reward?

The value of a great reward from an Elven Princess was likely beyond imagination.

"The reason I need to entrust this to you is that at the entrance of Canglin Ancient Peak, there exists an extremely powerful and eerie time-based restriction."

"This restriction does not block based on the strength of the entrant, but strictly limits the entrant's... life scale."

"Only young beings whose life rings have not yet completed twenty natural cycles can pass through the restriction and step into Canglin Ancient Peak."

"Beyond this limit, no matter how heaven-defying one's strength is—even if our clan's Empress herself were to come—she would be ruthlessly rejected by the restriction, and it might even trigger a backlash from the seal, with unpredictable consequences."

Under twenty years old. Qin Yan suddenly understood.

This explained why Anya would look for "small fries" like them.

It wasn't that their strength was sufficient to rival high-level martial artists.

It was because they just happened to meet the most stringent 'ticket' condition of that ancient restriction.