216: Chapter 216 Arrival at the Desolate Dust Academy!

"【Sparring Partner Regulations】:

Article One: Without permission, one may not enter the Student Dormitory Area.

Article Two: Without permission, one may not enter the designated Teaching Area.

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There were nearly a hundred regulations in total.

And summarizing them, one could basically draw one conclusion.

That is, Sparring Partners held almost no status within Huangchen Academy.

They were basically just tools for the Formal Students.

Many educational resources also required the Academy's approval, and generally, only two or three days a month were open to Sparring Partners.

This was clearly far more restrictive than Li Fan had anticipated.

Being a Sparring Partner only allowed one to obtain the scraps of the Academy's educational resources.

Of course, for ordinary people, this was already very tempting.

However, Li Fan was clearly not an ordinary person.

Since he had come this far, why settle for mere scraps? Of course, he was aiming for the best resources!

And to truly obtain the Academy's excellent resources, one still had to become a Formal Student.

Therefore, this New Student Competition and the enlightenment stele.

He absolutely had to seize them!

According to the timeline Cang Hai mentioned, there was about another month left. He should have enough time to step into the Star-Treading Level Eighth Stage, and his physical body's metrics could also improve further.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Five days passed quietly.

The atmosphere inside the spaceship had completely changed now.

Currently.

Everyone was no longer keen on sparring with each other; their main focus had shifted entirely to cultivation.

This was understandable.

Sparring Partners also had an elimination system. As they got closer to Huangchen Academy, it was better to improve their strength as much as possible.

Li Fan was the same.

During these five days, he had basically been engaged in strenuous training.

Only in his spare moments would he go to the recreation area to chat with Peng Song and others, gathering some inside news about Huangchen Academy.

What was worth mentioning was.

During these days, Sha Li and the others had already emerged from the treatment rooms.

Although they were now completely healed, their sharpness had been completely restrained.

Ever since they recovered, they had barely visited the public areas again, nor had they provoked anyone from the Tianlan Star Domain again.

In terms of actions, they had been beaten into submission by Li Fan.

And because of their restraint.

Even the atmosphere in the recreation area had become much more relaxed and cheerful.

Then, late one afternoon.

A broadcast sounded throughout the spaceship.

"Attention all Sparring Partners, the spaceship will arrive at Huangchen Academy in eight hours."

"Those currently in the cultivation rooms, please vacate within half an hour. The spaceship will shut down this facility in one hour..."

Indeed.

It was the notification that the spaceship was about to arrive at Huangchen Academy.

Upon hearing this news.

Everyone became extremely excited.

After all, Huangchen Academy was renowned, with numerous Immortal Level experts presiding over it.

For people like them, without any background, coming from small places to such a location, it was inevitable to feel some excitement.

Even Li Fan was the same.

He was also greatly looking forward to this Universe Level Academy with deep foundations.

"We're arriving soon. According to the process, the New Students of Huangchen Academy will start arriving in a couple of days. I wonder who will choose me?"

"I hope the one who chooses me has a good temperament. I heard that those scions from major powers carry arrogance in their bones and tend to look down on others."

"I don't care either way, as long as it's not someone who likes to torture people, I can accept it!"

...

Public Recreation Area.

The Sparring Partners were gathered here.

They were all discussing the upcoming matching process.

According to the procedure.

After this batch of Huangchen Academy New Students arrived, they would be chosen by these New Students.

And after being chosen.

If they were not eliminated.

They would need to follow this New Student and act as their tool for the next year.

The resources they could obtain, besides the promised basic treatment, depended on the evaluation given by the New Student, and they also needed to apply for them through this New Student.

So, being able to follow a Student with a good temperament could be considered a very good thing.

However, just that was not enough.

Because after these New Students entered, the Academy also ranked them.

The higher the ranking, the more resources they could obtain, and consequently, the more resources they could apply for their Sparring Partners.

It was a very simple principle.

If they themselves did not acquire many resources, how could they have the authorization to apply for more resources for their Sparring Partners?

Therefore.

What these Sparring Partners most hoped for was a New Student who had a good temperament AND was very strong!

But this was only the ideal scenario.

As for what kind of New Student they would end up being chosen by, they could only leave it to fate.

After all, they had no say in the matter.

And if they absolutely had to choose between good temperament and strength.

Clearly, powerful strength was more important.

It was an objective reality: only if the accompanying Student had sufficient resources was there a possibility for them to get a little benefit.

And what mainly determined whether they would be chosen by a stronger Student.

Was the current Sparring Ranking List on the spaceship.

Because normally speaking.

Those strong New Students would naturally choose stronger Sparring Partners.

So, their sparring rankings were, to some extent, quite important.

"Alright, alright, what's there to be nervous about?"

In the crowd of people from the Tianlan Star Domain where Li Fan was, Peng Song saw his companions frowning and speaking some rather pessimistic words, and he couldn't help waving his hand and saying.

"Brother Song, your ranking is high, so of course you aren't nervous. Our rankings are all at the back."

"Yeah, Brother Song, we can't compare to you. We can only rely purely on luck then."

Several people couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

Listening to their words, Peng Song was momentarily at a loss for what to say.

He glanced at the incomparably calm Li Fan beside him, intending to say that Li Fan's ranking on the list was still last.

But just as the words were about to leave his mouth, he pulled them back.

Li Fan's strength was terrifying, and he hadn't participated in sparring before.

Li Fan's goal was most likely not to be a Sparring Partner, but to aim for Formal Student status.

So using Li Fan as an example was really not appropriate.

After chatting with the others for a while.

Peng Song walked over to Li Fan's side and asked with a gossipy expression.

"Brother Fan, what exactly did Lord Cang Hai talk to you about that day?"

Regarding Peng Song's question, Li Fan shrugged, "We didn't talk about much, just some..."

"Was it about the New Student Assessment and the enlightenment stele?"

Before Li Fan could finish speaking, Peng Song interrupted preemptively.

Faced with Li Fan's confusion.

Peng Song smiled, his eyes filled with enthusiasm, "Lord Cang Hai also looked for me. We'll cheer each other on then, brother!"

In response to this, Li Fan was only slightly surprised before smiling and replying, "Okay, we'll cheer each other on."

Peng Song's Sword Dao talent was also extremely strong.

To be placed in high hopes by Cang Hai.

It was actually quite reasonable.

Time slowly passed.

In a flash.

Six hours quietly slipped away.

Through the spaceship's glass cabin.

Li Fan and the others could already see the pure land where Huangchen Academy was located from afar.