Chapter 209

Gu Chen took out the Whirlwind Prison. The golden assassin only glanced at it for a moment before beaming with joy.

"Good, it's actually a spatial technique. Deal!"

He agreed without hesitation. Gu Chen felt a weight lifted from his heart.

The two made the deal, and the golden assassin left contentedly with the secret manual.

Gu Chen looked at the newly obtained Whale Splitting Saber, Black Fiend Flood Dragon Bow, and White Phoenix Infiltrating Void Arrow.

Even though he had lost all his merit points after the deal, and his net worth had shrunk greatly, the increase in strength brought by these two treasures was unimaginable.

This trip to True Martial Academy, regardless of whether it was a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, he was much more confident.

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True Martial Academy was situated on one side of a mountain and one side of a river. It occupied an area of several hundred thousand mu, and was the most famous place in Qingzhou.

As one of the two great academies of the Middle Earth Empire, it had nurtured countless geniuses on the continent and was revered as the cradle of experts.

Every year, countless forces from all over the Nine Provinces, and even the Eastern Wilderness, Southern Mountains, Western Desert, and Northern Plains would send their youths here in an attempt to make them students of True Martial Academy.

It was already July, and the summer was scorching. It was also the season of recruitment for True Martial Academy.

Early in the morning, there was a long queue at the entrance of the academy. They were all new students and their parents who had come to participate in the entrance examination.

If one took a closer look, they would be shocked to discover that these new students all had great backgrounds. Even the weakest of them was from a powerful force in Qingzhou.

Regardless of the size of the force, everyone obediently lined up in front of True Martial Academy's entrance, waiting to register and participate in the entrance examination.

At dawn, an ordinary-looking black-clothed youth appeared.

He had a grave and stern temperament. Coming here alone, he seemed to be out of place with the people around him.

"There are actually so many people."

The newcomer was Gu Chen, who had changed his appearance. Looking at the endless line of new students in front of him, a wondrous feeling welled up in his heart.

Last year, around this time, a teacher of True Martial Academy had sent him an invitation to join True Martial Academy.

If he hadn't rejected them back then, and those accidents didn't happen later, who knew what his life would be like now?

Could it be that he was also one of these carefree young men and women, longing for the beautiful life in the academy?

It was impossible for a person to know another possibility that hadn't happened yet. Gu Chen was standing at the entrance of True Martial Academy at this moment. His mentality was many times more mature than his peers around him.

It was as if a lifetime had passed, a feeling that shouldn't have appeared on a seventeen-year-old boy.

Striding forward, Gu Chen crossed the queue of people and walked straight ahead.

He wasn't here to participate in the assessment, nor did he intend to disguise himself as a new student to sneak into the True Martial Academy. That would be too troublesome for him.

The Celestial Court had an informant in the True Martial Academy. If he wanted to, he could find a way to plant him there.

However, since the disappearance of Jiang Yige, the previous groups of assassins from the Celestial Court had all returned empty-handed. Gu Chen decided not to rely on the help of the informants from the Celestial Court, but to sneak into the True Martial Academy by himself.

He had Ji Lanchu's recommendation letter in his hand. He planned to rely on it to enter the True Martial Academy.

All the forces from all over the continent were queuing up. Suddenly, a lone boy crossed the queue and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Who is that guy? Looking at his age, he should be an examinee. Why is he cutting the queue? "

"Is it predetermined? Last year, there was a group of geniuses who didn't need to take the assessment and directly entered the academy. "

The crowd whispered, but no one spoke up to stop him.

This place was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. All the major forces had gathered here. Even if Gu Chen looked like he was alone, there might be a powerful elder following him. No one was willing to take the initiative to cause trouble.

Gu Chen turned a deaf ear to the discussion around him and quickly walked to the front of the queue.

At the entrance of the True Martial Academy, there were several teachers in charge of registering the examinees' information. In front of them was a creature with an astonishing appearance.

The creature's body seemed to be made of stone. It looked like a human, but bigger.

The first thing that appeared in Gu Chen's mind was the Western Desert's Stone Race.

In the Kunlun Continent, the human race held absolute dominance. The wealthiest and most populous Middle Earth Empire was firmly controlled by the human race.

However, there were other special races in the continent as well.

Among them, the most famous were the Northern Plains' Demonic Race, the Southern Mountains' Fiend Race, the Western Desert's Stone Race, and the Eastern Desolate Ghost Race.

Be it the Demonic Race, the Fiend Race, or the Stone Race, they all held dominant positions in their respective territories. Only the Eastern Desolate Ghost Race was slightly special. This race had always been sparsely populated, and their inheritance seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

Now, the Eastern Desolate Continent had completely fallen into the hands of the human race.

The human race had a strong reproductive ability and was also intelligent. As the Middle Earth Empire's influence spread, the territories of the various foreign races continued to shrink.

The True Martial Academy recruited students from all over the continent. The Western Desert's Stone Race also sent examinees. This was the first time Gu Chen saw this, so he could not help but take a few more glances.

"What are you looking at? Are you trying to cut in our queue? "

Several attendants in the Shi Clan's group noticed Gu Chen. They glared at him and berated him.

Gu Chen looked away, ignoring their words, and walked over to the teachers.

"Stop! You really dare to cut in line! "

A Stone Race member was instantly enraged. He reached out to grab Gu Chen's shoulder, but Gu Chen's body swayed slightly, and that person's hand missed. Gu Chen walked over to the teachers.

Swish, swish!

There were six or seven Stone Race members present, each of them over three meters tall. In an instant, they surrounded Gu Chen, their expressions ferocious.

Gu Chen frowned slightly. These people's reactions were too intense.

The young Stone Race member who was filling in the information looked up and said indifferently.

"What are you doing? This is the Middle Earth. You should put away the barbaric habits you've developed in the Western Desert. All of you, back off. "

"But young master, this fellow dares to cut in our queue!"

Several of the subordinates said unwillingly.

"If someone cuts in line, naturally the teachers of the Institute will deal with them. When did you have the right to punish him? Back off! "

Shouted the young master. The subordinates didn't dare to say anything else. They returned to their original positions, but they continued to glare angrily at Gu Chen.

At this time, the male teacher in charge of registration looked up at Gu Chen, his face filled with displeasure.

"Who are you? You disobeyed the rules and disrupted the order of the exam. You've lost the right to take the exam! "

Gu Chen shook his head. "Teacher, you've misunderstood. I'm not here to take the exam."

"Oh? Then what are you here for? "

The male teacher stared blankly. This youth looked so young. If he wasn't here to take the exam, was he here to travel?

He didn't look like a student of the Institute. Students usually wore the same robes.

"I am Chen Gu. I request an audience with Mu Ziyu."

Gu Chen said calmly.