manynovel Chapter 92 The Library
Chapter 92 The Library
Chapter 92 The Library
After today's practical class, Huo Yuhao suddenly appeared at the door of Class 1 of the Profound Rank and called out the other four students.
"Old Huo, did the vice dean really allow us to go to the library?" Upon hearing the good news from Huo Yuhao, Yan Hao immediately pounced on him, hooking his arms around Huo Yuhao's neck, his mouth wide open so that his molars were visible.
"Get off me right now, your hair is rubbing against my mouth." Huo Yuhao shoved Yan Hao's dark arm away. "Consider this a reward for us; we can enter the first two floors of the library at any time."
"Yuhao, thank you!" Lin Xiuya and Han Yue bowed and thanked them, their usually calm faces showing visible joy and excitement.
"Why are you all so excited?" Little Fairy Doctor blinked, looking puzzled.
"Is that even a question?" Yan Hao shouted. "I've heard from the inner court students that our Canaan Library has Earth-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills!"
"The first two floors don't have them." Huo Yuhao coldly poured cold water on the situation.
"Huh? Then—then too—"
"Haha!" Seeing Yan Hao's expression, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Stop dawdling, the vice dean is waiting in the library. This time it's a special reward, there's something you want."
The Canaan Academy Library appears from the outside as an unassuming three-story building. Inside, however, it employs numerous ingenious mechanisms, creating a spacious and bright interior with crisscrossing bookshelves.
At this moment, in the very center of the first floor, Huo Yuhao and his four companions stood quietly. Behind the desk in front of them, Vice Dean Hu Qian was slowly flipping through the documents in his hands, occasionally adjusting his glasses.
"You're here!" Hu Qian closed the book in his hand, slowly stood up, and put on a stern face on his fat face: "Come with me."
Led by Hu Qian, the group ascended the stairs to the third floor. They stopped in front of a very large grandfather clock.
"arrive."
"There's nothing here?" Yan Hao craned his neck, looking around.
"There's a trap," Huo Yuhao whispered a reminder.
Hu Qian nodded, reached out and pressed his hand on a hidden compartment, and poured emerald green battle qi into it.
Buzz!
A low, grinding sound rang out, and the entire grandfather clock slowly opened to both sides like a door. Behind it, instead of a wall, lay a twisted, pitch-black opening. A faint golden light flickered within the opening, and a sense of spatial disorientation affected the minds of the group.
"So this is the entrance to a small world!" Huo Yuhao exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected that the outer courtyard of Canaan Academy would have such a place. It seemed that his assessment of the strength of Canaan Academy was still somewhat inaccurate.
"This is a small space left behind by the dean," Hu Qian explained simply, and stepped into the dark cave first.
Passing through the entrance to the space, a breathtaking view suddenly appeared before us! A misty golden light permeated the entire space, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was exceptionally rich.
They stood on a protruding cliff, and directly in front of them, a huge floating island floated silently. On the island stood a magnificent building, exuding an aura of vicissitudes.
"Hu Qian from the outer academy has brought five students who have made outstanding contributions to the academy. Please, elders, open the door!" Hu Qian cupped his hands and bowed to the broken staircase on the floating island.
"Outstanding contributions?"
A deep voice rang out, carrying a powerful aura, and everyone present, except for Huo Yuhao, turned pale for a moment.
Two figures appeared without warning at the building entrance! One was in a black robe, the other in a white robe, with long hair flowing down their backs, and both wore strange eye masks.
Spatial power! Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed. Two high-level Dou Zong! So this is the true strength of Canaan Academy? "Since you've brought them, there's no need to ask any more questions," the black-robed elder said calmly.
"Huh! A strange fire?" The white-robed elder suddenly appeared in front of Huo Yuhao.
"Greetings, senior!" Huo Yuhao bowed respectfully.
"Boy, your strange fire—is it not on the Strange Fire Ranking? It must be a newly appeared one?"
"Yes, this fire is called the Nine-Separation Ice Flame." Huo Yuhao had barely finished speaking when the Ice Flame Phoenix, seemingly sensing the provocation, flew out from Huo Yuhao's body, landed on his shoulder, and stared at the white-robed elder with an unfriendly gaze.
"Ice attribute, yet you can still wield a strange fire! You've got some good fortune, kid!" The white-robed elder chuckled, his figure flashing back to the black-robed elder's side.
"Then, let's not delay!" The two elders stood in the void, stretched out their palms, and faced each other.
"Open the spatial lock!"
A huge mirror appeared before Huo Yuhao and his companions. Reflected in the mirror, the broken staircase was restored to its original state.
"The five of you, enter the spatial gate."
Hu Qian explained from the side, "This spatial gate is an ancient treasure. It has the ability to detect other people's aptitude and can teleport students with different aptitudes to different areas."
"So, the better the quality of an area, the better the things inside?" Yan Hao asked.
"Actually—they're pretty much the same." Hu Qian smiled slightly, took off his glasses, and wiped them.
"What?"
"The dean did initially have this plan," Hu Qian sighed. "But after dividing it up for a while, he felt it was too troublesome, and then it was just a chaotic mess. So, apart from the Jiazi District, the rest of the places were pretty much the same."
"Besides, each person is only allowed to take out one item, so it doesn't really matter where you go."
"Then what's the point of creating this rating system?" Huo Yuhao couldn't help but complain.
"This is related to the teaching philosophy of the inner academy." Hu Qian waved his sleeve: "Alright, Huo boy, you go first!"
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Huo Yuhao stood before the mirror, took a deep breath, and felt a pounding in his chest. He was somewhat nervous about his talent rating. Following Hu Qian's instructions, he extended his right hand and placed it on the mirror.
"His talent is unparalleled; his future is limitless. Heading to the Koshi district!"
Whew! Huo Yuhao let out a long sigh of relief and turned to his companions, saying, "See you later!"
Huo Yuhao took a step forward, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
"Not bad talent! We should see you again in six months!" said the black-robed elder.
"Then I'll be second!" Little Fairy Doctor skipped and hopped to the mirror and began the test.
"Exceptional talent, destined for greatness. Head to Jia Chen District!"
Next came Lin Xiuya, Yan Hao, and Han Yue.
"Exceptionally talented —"
"Exceptionally talented —"
"Quite talented —"
After all five had entered the library, Elder Bai floated to Hu Qian's side and asked, "What were their outstanding contributions?"
"Let me tell you—" Hu Qian became interested and, half boasting, recounted Huo Yuhao and his companions' deeds to the two elders.
When the spatial power enveloping his body dissipated, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes. All around him was darkness and silence.
Instinctively, Huo Yuhao used his mental detection ability, spreading his mental power to cover the entire space.
Almost simultaneously, the voices of the two elders rang out: "Each of you has one hour. The energy cluster contains treasures from the library; opening it requires sufficient strength. The more precious the treasure, the harder it is to open. Proceed according to your abilities!"
"I don't really need anything—besides, the vice dean instructed that I can only take one item." Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and decided to open a few to take a look first.
The mental energy transformed into an invisible palm, casually drawing in several energy orbs enveloped in soft light from the vicinity.
"Hmm, Earth-rank cultivation technique—" Huo Yuhao perked up, his eyes quickly scanning the scroll in his hand.
"This is just a simplified version; the rest requires unlocking the seal—"