In the Great Yu Empire, Huo Qingshan and Jue Lang exchanged glances at each other. This Xia Luo was also from the Yu Empire, and he had a similar background to Silver’s. When had the empire become so powerful? Astral-10’s representatives so far, for Three Academies Guarding the Gate, Knocking on the Dragon’s Door, and now Tribute to the Ancestors, had all come from the Great Yu Empire. Even Astral-10’s seeded student was Lu Yin. This was just too strange.

Neither of them could stop themselves from gazing towards the palace when they thought about this. The crown prince, Dorren Yushan, had tried to investigate Xia Luo’s background when he first passed Astral-10’s entrance exam, but he had been informed that he did not have the authority to do so. Perhaps His Majesty was the only one who could look into Xia Luo’s history.

Meanwhile, Undying Yushan was looking up Xia Luo’s background on his gadget, but the display only showed two words: “top secret.” He also had no authority to probe, because Xia Luo’s identity was kept confidential from the entire Outerverse. Undying Yushan sighed as he rubbed his temples. “It looks like quite a few outstanding people came out of the empire over these last few years.”

In the Lifeseek Realm, while the various academy leaders sat up atop the tallest peak, the next stage, Tribute to the Ancestors, officially began.

The ten selected students each raised a foot and started approaching the...