Chapter 1451: Domain Traversal Platform

"How could we have matched against the Azuresea Divine Continent in the first round!"

When the numerous squads from the sage colleges saw their opponents, their expressions turned ugly. Even Wang Xu and Chen Chi had unsettled expressions, smiling bitterly.

"Vice Principal Guo's luck is a little too bad," Cao Sheng said helplessly.

The Azuresea Divine Continent's overall strength was second only to the Thunderflame Divine Continent with their three upper sixth-grade Dukes. Most noteworthy was Shui Baoping, who sat at the absolute peak of that stage, an incredibly difficult opponent.

"It looks like we might fall into the losers bracket now." Mi Er sighed. Once they entered the losers bracket, they could only compete for two Heavenly Domains. This meant that the East Divine Continent's rewards would be meagre.

"No matter who the opponent is, we'll have to fight before we know the result." Chi Chan, who was never depressed, consoled them. Alas, her words didn't do much to allay the people's concerns. After all, the excited atmosphere of the group had greatly soured.

Meanwhile, Guo Jiufeng looked a little awkward before he heard a peal of laughter coming from not far away. "Guo Jiufeng, thank you for sending the Azuresea Divine Continent into the winners bracket."

When Guo Jiufeng looked over, he saw that it was the petite but well-endowed Shui Baoping laughing gaily at him. Clearly, she was very pleased with the results of the draw as the East Divine Continent was considered to be one of the weaker three. In theory, the Azuresea Divine Continent's victory was in sight. They would be able to easily enter the winners bracket.

Guo Jiufeng snorted coldly. "Shui Baoping, don't celebrate too soon. No one knows what the final result will be."

With that, he flicked his sleeve and returned to the East Divine Continent's platform.

Although he had put up a tough front, his lack of a response also showed his true thoughts. With the Azuresea Divine Continent's strength, it was extremely unlucky to have met them in the first round. Shui Baoping pouted as she watched Guo Jiufeng leave.

The East Divine Continent wasn't at the bottom Amongst the six outer divine continents, but historically, they had always been in the bottom three. Their previous fights had always led to them being on the losing side without exception as well.

"The incompetent wail of a loser." Shui Baoping smiled. She had seen the intel on the East Divine Continent's sage colleges and the strongest main seat holders on their side. Guo Jiufeng and Wang Xu, the most outstanding individuals from their continent, were just lower sixth-grade Dukes. In fact, they even had a second-grade Duke amongst the ranks of their mentors, which was truly worthy of scorn. Although that person was a second-grade Transcendent with shocking talent, he simply wasn't strong enough. Perhaps the East Divine Continent would rise in that youth's hands in the future, but now was not the time. With that in mind, Shui Baoping returned to the Azuresea Divine Continent's platform and prepared for the battle ahead.

At the same time, Guo Jiufeng glumly returned to the East Divine Continent's platform. As he looked at the sour expressions, he smiled bitterly. "Everyone, we might have drawn a bad lot, but we should still do our best. We can't lose too badly and let the Academic Federation look down upon the sage colleges of the East Divine Continent."

The group sighed. It seemed that this was the only way forward.

Li Luo took the initiative to ask, "Vice Principal Guo, should we discuss how we plan to fight in the battles ahead?" His expression was calm and he didn't seem depressed like the rest. After all, in order to achieve his goals, he'd have to beat both the Azuresea Divine Continent and the Thunderflame Divine Continent. Thus, they were just moving ahead of schedule.

Guo Jiufeng nodded. "Based on the past battles, the battlefield will be none other than the Domain Traversal Platforms."

He then looked at Li Luo with a smile. "This is your first time participating, Mentor Li Luo, so you aren't clear on what the Domain Traversal Platforms are. Simply speaking, they are minor worlds created by the Celestial Mirror Pagoda."

Guo Jiufeng waved his sleeves, and resonant power flowed out, directly transforming into a minor world filled with mountains, lakes, and complex terrains.

When Li Luo saw this, he could see that within this minor world were several stone pillars that arose from the ground. The top of these pillars were extremely spacious.

Amidst the stone pillars were five particularly large ones that stood out in the center, massive structures that could prop up the skies.

"The stone platforms atop the pillars of varying sizes are the Domain Traversal Platforms. They are what determine victory and defeat. If we defeat the team on a platform, it will be considered ours and it will rouse worldly natural energy towards our side, bolstering our team's energy. The blessings endowed by the five largest pillars are also the strongest and thus, they are what the five main seats are competing for," Guo Jiufeng explained.

Li Luo was a little surprised by this. After defeating the opponents and occupying a Domain Traversal Platform, they would be able to wield a portion of the worldly natural energy in the minor world to support the rest of the team. This allowed the sage colleges with weaker lineups to contribute in their own way. The smaller Domain Traversal Platforms were then left to the other squads to fight over. Although the effects were inferior, it would be considerable due to the large numbers of smaller platforms!

"The blessings of worldly natural energy can be considered icing on the cake because the final victory will be dependent on one's true abilities," Guo Jiufeng explained. "The Azuresea Divine Continent's team has three upper sixth-grade Dukes. The most notable colleges on their side are Shui Baoping's Holy Kun Sage College, Zhang Yu's Holysea Sage College, and Yan Feng's Holy Turtle Sage College. Leave the Holy Kun Sage College to us, the Enlightened Sage College. However, Shui Baoping is a little stronger than me and I might not be able to overcome her. Thus, I can only hold her back at most."

"The Holysea Sage College can be left to the Sacredspring Sage College. I'll deal with Zhang Yu," Wang Xu said.

Guo Jiufeng nodded his head and looked at the other vice principals of the main seats. "Then who will hold off Yan Feng from the Holy Turtle Sage College?"

The Sacred Summit Sage College's vice principal was a man named Zheng Chu. He was a middle-aged man with a burly figure and was built like a tower made of iron. He was a lower sixth-grade Duke and wasn't confident that he could hold Yan Feng back. Thus, he was a little hesitant.

In the end, the Heavenly Inferno Sage College's Vice Principal Chen Chi, who had remained silent until now, spoke up. "Leave it to the Heavenly Inferno Sage College, then. However, I might not be able to hold back Yan Feng for long."

The opponent had a nine-pillar Duke Bergfried and was strong even amongst those at the same cultivation level. Meanwhile, he was a whole half-stage lower and thus, there was a significant gap in strength. It would be unrealistic to expect him to triumph over his opponent.

Guo Jiufeng sighed. Everyone here was clearly only planning to hold off their opponent for as long as they could. None of them were capable of overcoming their respective foes, and once a main seat from the opposing team had won, they would then gradually assist the rest and their overall situation would inevitably collapse.

That said, they couldn't blame anyone. As a whole, the East Divine Continent's sage colleges were weaker than the Azuresea Divine Continent's.

However, it was at this moment that the sound of Li Luo chuckling rang out. "If Vice Principal Chen Chi feels that this might be a difficult task, why not leave the Holy Turtle Sage College to the Astral Sage College?"

Guo Jiufeng, Wang Xu, and the other vice principals looked at Li Luo in shock. They had not expected him to take the initiative to choose such a challenging opponent.

Although the strength Li Luo had revealed showed that he was capable of challenging a sixth-grade Duke, the rest of the squad was a little weaker and they wouldn't hold any sort of advantage in a clash.

Thus, they had originally planned to delegate some of the weaker sage colleges to Li Luo to start off.

Guo Jiufeng relented in the end with a sigh. "As expected of a peerless genius. Mentor Li Luo is indeed very enthusiastic. Considering our situation, the opponent is much stronger and we'll just have to do our best."

"In that case, I'll ask the Astral Sage College's group to fend off the Holy Turtle Sage College," Li Luo said with a smile.

After which, Guo Jiufeng continued to assign opponents to the rest of the sage colleges. They weren’t fighting over a main seat, but winning over the smaller Domain Traversal Platforms could still augment the rest of the squads.

At the same time, every other college made their arrangements for battle.

Dong!

In the end, a melodious chime rang out once again.

The space around them began to distort, as though forming a humongous chessboard. A minor world was created on each square, criss-crossing like chess pieces.

These minor worlds were precisely where the Domain Traversal Platforms were found.

When everyone raised their heads, they could see everything within their respective minor worlds.

At the same time, the minor worlds began to flow with light, enveloping the numerous squads.

Wang Xuanjin's warm laughter resounded like a bell on the gigantic golden platform above.

"Everyone, please enter."

The entire space began to rumble, and everyone was transported into the minor worlds. The Celestial Mirror Pagoda's trials had truly begun.