Early the following day, the Sky-suppressing School made an announcement regarding the reward of
the competition. Since there were a lot of outstanding and powerful spirit warriors that emerged in the
newcomer contest, the school made a rare exception and decided that the top eight disciples of the
contest would get the chance to enter the Spiritual Sea Region.
As soon as the announcement was made, it immediately caused a sensation in the entire school. After
all, such an exception was never made in the previous newcomer contests. It was the first time that it
was happening.
Of course, everyone couldn't help but speculate that the main reason why the school decided to do that
was because of Moore. He was the favorite to win the competition, but he was unexpectedly defeated
by Rocky. Moore was a very talented spirit warrior that the Sky-suppressing Mansion had deeply
valued in recent years. If he managed to get the first place, the Sky-suppressing School would only
give him the chance to enter the Spiritual Sea Region and get the opportunity to break through to the
advanced stage of the Spiritual Infant. In that case, he would only be a step away from the Emperor
Realm.
However, since the first place was taken from him, it would not be that easy for him to reach a higher
level in a short time. Consequently, the gap between his strength and the advanced stage of the
Spiritual Infant would be very big and hard to bridge.
In other words, the school had only made the call due to the interference of the Sky-suppressing
Mansion. On the other hand, it would be pretty sketchy if only Moore would be given the opportunity to
enter the Spiritual Sea Region aside from Rocky. Therefore, in order to limit and eliminate the criticisms
from others, they decided to give the chance to the top eight disciples. Besides, there was no limit to
the number of people that could enter the Spiritual Sea Region. However, if one wasn't strong enough,
their life might be in danger when they explored the area.
But for the top eight disciples of the contest, the news was undoubtedly in their favor and they wouldn't
refuse it.
"Awesome! I didn't expect that even I would have the chance to enter the Spiritual Sea Region. I'm so
lucky!" Eunice was extremely excited to be a part of the team that would enter the region. She didn't
expect that such a twist would happen.
"That's fortunate indeed. With this, both of us can enter the Spiritual Sea Region to complete the task,"
Rocky said with a smile. That also worked in his favor because as soon as he helped Eunice complete
their task, he could get out of trouble.
"Right! If I complete the task earlier, I can go back to the Di Clan sooner than expected." Eunice
nodded and let out a bitter smile as she longed to go back home.
"So, what do we need to prepare?" Rocky asked without further ado.
"The Spiritual Sea Region is an extremely dangerous place. We're digging our own graves if we go
there without proper preparations. Come with me. We'll purchase the things we need," Eunice said with
a serious tone.
"Okay. Lead the way," Rocky said with a shrug.
Then, soon enough, Rocky and Eunice left the disciple dormitory. Upon leaving the Sky-suppressing
School, they directly went to the nearest town and bought some necessary items, like simple Spiritual
Weapons for self-defense and low-grade pills.
It took them quite a while before they finished purchasing everything they needed. When they returned
to the Sky-suppressing School, it was already night time.
As they got back to the dormitory, Rocky and Eunice went back to their rooms respectively to prepare
separately.
After going to his room, Rocky took the time to enter the Scarlet Heaven Jade and continued
challenging the spirit tablets.
A few days had passed, and finally, it was already time to enter the Spiritual Sea Region.
There was a total of twenty disciples that would enter the Spiritual Sea Region, including the eight top
disciples from the newcomer contest. The other twelve were senior disciples who had also won various
competitions in the Sky-suppressing School. Among them, the strongest one had already reached the
advanced stage of the Spiritual Infant. In short, the strength of the twelve senior disciples was greater
than that of the top eight disciples from the newcomer contest.
Therefore, it was expected that the senior disciples looked down upon Rocky and the others.
However, it was also known that the top eight disciples were not at all weak, especially Moore and
Carla, whose strength was enough to compete with the senior disciples'.
At the moment, the twenty disciples followed the three elders of the school, including Felton, all the way
to a misty valley.
"Listen up, everyone. Upon entering the Spiritual Sea Region, nobody should act alone. You should at
least be in pairs as you proceed. Moreover, you must only cultivate in the areas designated on the
map," Felton strictly warned. At the same time, he signaled to the other two elders to distribute the
maps of the Spiritual Sea Region to the disciples.
"On the map, you can see that the areas shaded in green are the cultivation area. On the other hand,
you are not allowed to go to the areas shaded in red. Otherwise, there will be dire consequences
waiting for you!" Felton reminded sternly.
As the twenty disciples got a copy of the map, they quickly scanned it and was utterly surprised. The
map revealed that the Spiritual Sea Region was unusually large, but only a small portion of it was
shaded in green. It just meant that the Spiritual Sea Region was truly a mysterious and dangerous
place.
"You can stay in the Spiritual Sea Region for one month at most. After the allotted time, you must return
to the entrance. If you fail to do that, the inner demons will definitely form and torture you. If I were you,
I would be mindful of the rules and the time in order not to get into unnecessary trouble," Felton
warned.
Hearing that, the disciples nodded with serious expressions on their faces. They knew that those
reminding words should not be taken lightly.
"After I and the two elders open the enchanted barrier, all of you can go in. The entrance of the
enchanted barrier is relatively small, so don't try to barge in all at once!" Upon saying that, Felton
nodded and signaled the other two elders.
Immediately after, the three elders released their spiritual power. Soon enough, three beams of spiritual
power interwove into each other, tearing open a small portion of the enchanted barrier.
As the enchanted barrier was opened, the senior disciples took the chance to enter first. Afterward, the
top eight new disciples entered one after another.
When all of the disciples had already gotten in, the three elders dispersed their spiritual power, letting
the enchanted barrier restore to its original state.
"Elder Felton, who do you think is the most promising among all of those disciples?" One of the elders
couldn't help but ask casually.
"Well, it doesn't really matter. The important thing is that they could come back safe and sound. Of
course, they are all talented. But after a month, we will see their individual progress. There might be
some of them that would surprise us," Felton remarked and eventually left with the other elders.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the barrier, the disciples immediately found that the scenery in front of
them had suddenly changed. Originally, their surroundings had the terrain of the valley, but now, they
found themselves on an island, which was covered by clouds and mist.
"This island should be the starting point of the map. We have to go through this island first before
reaching the area shaded in green," the strongest senior disciple said. Among the senior disciples, he
was also the one with the most experience because it was already his second time entering the
Spiritual Sea Region. When he entered last time, he was still at the medium stage of the Spiritual
Infant.
"This island shouldn't be that large. I think we can get past through it soon enough," one of the top
eight new disciples said quite confidently
"Yeah, it's not a big one, but whether you can cross it quickly or not actually depends on your ability.
The first time I came here, it took me ten days to completely get out of here. Anyway, let's go." Right
after speaking, the strongest senior disciple nodded at his partner and proceeded further into the
island.
Immediately after, the other senior disciples wasted no time and also left in pairs.
When the senior disciples were almost nearly gone, the top eight new disciples began to look at each
other as if they were hesitating whom they would pair up with.
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