Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

"That's for sure!"

Die'er continued to explain, "Each spirit beast breaks through to adulthood in a different way; some are very ordinary, while others are earth-shattering."

"We didn't know Little Stone Flower would suddenly grow up," Su Yang said, somewhat frustrated.

“Speaking of which, we can’t really blame you too much. We don’t understand why the little stone flower, which hadn’t changed for so long, suddenly grew into an adult.” Hearing Su Yang say this, Die’er was also reminded and continued to ask, “Has it shown any unusual behavior recently?”

"I don't think so, but she was especially clingy today, wanting me to hold her in my arms the whole time," Su Yang said after a moment's thought.

The group pondered for a while longer, but still had no clue. After all, if even Die'er didn't know, the three of them had even less to say. Seeing that they hadn't figured it out at all, and that it was getting late, they simply went back to their rooms to sleep. Little Stone Flower was also taken back by Lin Anlan to be cared for.

Nothing happened that night, and Xiao Shihua seemed to be fine, full of energy, which put the three of them at ease. After a simple breakfast, following Tang Wan's suggestion, since today was the first day of the academy's martial arts competition, the three of them took a carriage to Qinwang Academy in the north of the city.

Soon the carriage entered the North City. Compared to other areas, the atmosphere of the North City was much more rustic. All the shops along the street were related to elemental power, such as material shops and bracelet shops. The streets were full of students, all heading in the same direction.

Before long, the carriage passed through a tall archway. Above the stone archway was a wooden gate tower. On the front hung a plaque with the four characters "Qinwang Academy" and on the back hung another plaque with the words "Defend the Country and Guard the Border".

Upon seeing the two plaques, Su Yang felt a surge of inexplicable respect. He felt that Qinwang Academy was somewhat like a military academy, and the students who came here would all become members of the imperial army in the future.

After entering the archway, one truly enters the territory of Qinwang Academy. Unlike Qingfeng Academy, Qinwang Academy is much larger in scale and there are no gatekeepers to control entry and exit. At the same time, the buildings within the academy are much simpler, which is completely inconsistent with the name of the highest institution of learning in the Tianyun Empire.

All the buildings on both sides of the road were single-story structures. In the distance, there was only a tall monument and a wall-like building. All the other buildings were single-story houses spread out in the academy. All the houses were white on the outside and all had the same style, which did not arouse any interest in appreciating them. Su Yang was too lazy to look at them. He learned from the driver that there were still about twenty minutes before the ceremony was to be held, so he simply closed his eyes and rested.

Even though there wasn't much to see outside the carriage, Tang Wan's longing for Qinwang Academy could be described as obsessive, and she kept pressing her face against the window, gazing out. After a long while, her exclamation startled Su Yang and Lin Anlan awake. The two looked in the direction Tang Wan was pointing and saw that they were approaching the tall monument and wall. Only then did Su Yang realize that the wall had a curve, seemingly the exterior wall of a building, like a stadium or the Roman Colosseum.

"Gentlemen, we have arrived."

As the coachman spoke, the carriage slowly came to a stop, and the noisy voices outside also drifted in. After the three got out of the carriage, they were amazed by the scene before them.

Before them stood a tall building. Su Yang had misjudged it earlier because of the distance. The building was nearly ten meters tall and appeared to be a circular structure with a visibly large footprint. Moreover, the tall monument was even taller than the wall in front of them, and Su Yang could still see it from his current position.

Outside the stadium, students dressed in various academy uniforms were everywhere, chatting and laughing in small groups. Tang Wan quickly spotted people wearing Qingfeng Academy uniforms in the crowd and immediately pulled Su Yang and Tang Wan over.

"Hello, I am also a student of Qingfeng Academy, Tang Wan from Yanbo Academy." Tang Wan approached and greeted them in a graceful manner.

The students looked at each other for a moment, then excitedly said, "Are you Senior Sister Tang Wan? We've heard of you, and today we finally meet you in person!"

These students clearly knew Tang Wan; besides greeting her, several boys immediately stepped forward enthusiastically to introduce themselves.

"Hello, Senior Sister Tang. My name is Wu Yi, and I'm from the Extreme Transformation Academy."

"Hello, senior sister. I am Li Chuan, and I am also from Yanbo Academy."

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After exchanging greetings, Tang Wan asked, "Are you here to watch the academy's martial arts competition or to participate?"

Wu Yi replied, "We're all here to watch the martial arts competition. After all, our strength is limited, but we think we can learn a lot just by watching."

“That’s true.” Tang Wan felt relieved, thinking that only three people from each academy could participate in the competition. She had been cultivating in the academy since she was twelve years old. Eight years had passed, and she had never been selected for the academy’s competition. She believed that she had good talent and was dissatisfied with the academy’s selection process. Therefore, she had never come to watch the academy’s competition. If she hadn’t joined Su Yang’s adventurer team, she probably wouldn’t have come this year either.

"Senior sister, why don't you explain it to us? This is our first time here, and we don't know the specific procedures for the academy's martial arts competition."

This question stumped Tang Wan. She only knew the general events of the competition, and she wasn't very clear about the specific procedures and details. But if she answered truthfully, she didn't know what her junior brothers and sisters would think of her. So she was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

Lin Anlan, who was standing nearby, noticed her predicament and stepped forward to interject, "Alright, everyone, disperse. Didn't you see your senior sister is greeting us? The celebration is about to begin. Why don't you follow the other students inside and find your seats?"

After saying that, she didn't care what the students thought, and pulled Tang Wan and Su Yang away, following behind some students who were heading towards the venue. Actually, she didn't know if there was a celebration, but thinking that so many students from various academies were gathered here, there must be some kind of celebration, so she just made up a reason to solve Tang Wan's embarrassing situation.

"Thank you, Sister Anlan," Tang Wan said sincerely.

"Alright, Su Yang must have gotten tired of this already. If we keep chatting, I reckon he'll be sleepy by now." Lin Anlan used Su Yang as an excuse, ignored Tang Wan, and the three of them continued walking towards the venue.

Fortunately, the venue was large enough and had enough entrances and exits; otherwise, with so many people, it would have been impossible to know how long the queue would have lasted. Therefore, the three of them quickly entered the venue through an entrance and went up the steps one by one. Following the crowd, they soon saw a brightly lit exit. When they reached the exit, the three of them were once again shocked by the scene in front of them.