High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

Just as Su Jie stepped down from the arena, three rapid and loud bell tolls suddenly rang out from above the academy, one after another, instantly silencing all the noise in the academy.

"High alert? What major incident has occurred?"

"Go out and see!"

A murmur of discussion instantly arose in the square. Lin Jingyu also abruptly raised her head, her face filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Su Jie frowned slightly. He saw several powerful divine senses sweeping across the entire academy like an invisible net, carrying a sense of killing intent and urgency.

On the square and on the road, countless trainees looked up at the sky or whispered to each other, their faces filled with tension and curiosity.

"Have you heard? Apparently, something big has happened in the Starfall Wasteland!"

"Starfall Wasteland? Isn't that the ruins of an ancient battlefield? Could it be...?"

"My cousin works in the Hall of Affairs of the Jibo Sect. He secretly sent a message saying that the space over there has cracked open! Revealing the entrance to a secret realm that has never been seen before!"

"A secret realm? My god! What level of secret realm would it be to trigger the highest alarm bells at the academy?"

Various speculations and fragmented information spread rapidly among the trainees, making the atmosphere increasingly restless.

Soon, the academy master led the instructors from each class to the square and sternly stopped the commotion, but their faces also showed undisguised excitement and solemnity.

They began gathering their class members for a brief explanation.

Standing in the crowd, Su Jie listened to the similar explanations from the instructors around him, as well as the students' barely suppressed gasps, piecing together the whole story:

A secret passage suddenly opened up in the sky above the Starfall Plains! After an emergency investigation by the high-ranking members of several major sects in the vicinity, it was basically confirmed that this was the core battlefield where, ten thousand years ago, Martial Ancestor Jiang Hengyu led thousands of Divine Realm warriors from the True Martial World in their final battle against three extraterrestrial demons, resulting in their mutual destruction!

Over countless millennia, the divine essence, undying fighting spirit, and even the divine weapons they carried after the fall of those supreme beings did not completely dissipate. Instead, they condensed and settled under some strange power, forming a desolate region known as the "Land of a Thousand Stars' Slumber"!

It contains endless divine treasures, the inheritance of ancestors, and even... the secrets of celestial phenomena left by the Martial Ancestor!

"The divine source! I've heard that obtaining even a wisp of it can fundamentally transform our very foundation!"

"And there's a legacy! The legacy of powerful beings at the Divine Treasure Realm or even the Celestial Phenomenon Realm!"

The crowd erupted in cheers, and countless students' eyes turned red.

But the palace master's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over his head:

"Quiet down! The greater the opportunity, the greater the danger! That secret realm is interwoven with the will and origin of a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert and over a thousand Divine Treasure Realm experts. Its spatial structure is extremely unique and fragile. Any energy exceeding the Body Tempering Realm entering will be like a spark falling into a powder keg, instantly triggering an energy riot throughout the entire secret realm, resulting in utter death!"

"Our Qingyun Academy has been awarded ten exploration slots! All students of our academy who have reached the Body Tempering Realm are eligible to compete for these slots! Representing our academy, we will explore the secret realm alongside tens of thousands of Body Tempering Realm prodigies from other academies and sects under the jurisdiction of Starfall City!"

The news caused an uproar throughout the entire Qingyun Academy!

The divine source! The fortuitous inheritance! Compete on the same stage with the prodigies of tens of thousands of forces!

What an enormous temptation! Almost all the Body Tempering Realm students were bloodshot, rubbing their hands together, ready to fight to the death in the selection three days later!

"How do I get a spot?" a student asked.

The Palace Master's gaze swept over the crowd, his voice resolute: "The rules are simple! Three days from now, in the central martial arts arena, the final battle will take place! Whether you're on the Yellow Ranking, the Black Ranking, or a nobody, as long as you haven't broken through to the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm and believe you have the strength, go up on stage! The last ten standing will qualify!"

"Remember, once you enter there, you represent not only yourselves, but also the Qingyun Academy! Inside, there are not only the dangers of the secret realm itself, but also countless geniuses from other sects and academies—it will be a true battleground! Now, those who still want to go, go and prepare!"

After the instructor finished speaking, the crowd fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an even louder roar. Some were eager to try, some looked timid, and many more rushed frantically towards the training rooms or the Hall of All Things for a final sprint.

Lin Jingyu grabbed Su Jie's arm excitedly, her voice trembling, "Cousin Su! Did you hear that? The Divine Treasure Origin! The Martial Ancestor's Battlefield! This...this is an unprecedented opportunity! I wonder who will reap the greatest rewards!"

Su Jie stood rooted to the spot, his gaze piercing through the excited crowd, as if he could see that ancient battlefield stained with blood and glory. The blood and qi within him accelerated slightly, and his Xuan-rank martial bones emitted a yearning hum.

"The Land Where a Thousand Stars Slumber...The Source of the Gods..."

He muttered to himself, a slow smile curving his lips.

"I never expected to encounter such a fate so soon after arriving in the True Martial Realm. It seems I'm already a protagonist template."

He glanced in the direction of the Hall of Ten Thousand Things, where it was already packed with people.

"I must get this spot." Su Jie didn't hesitate for a moment. According to the rules, all students of Qingyun Academy are eligible to compete; there are no special privileges. This means he must openly demonstrate his strength, enough to crush most of the Xuan Ranking experts.

The central training ground of Qingyun Academy was bustling with activity, a dense, dark mass of people like a surging tide. The three-day deadline had arrived, and the battle for the ten spots to "Starfall Wasteland - The Land of a Thousand Stars' Slumber" was about to begin.

On the high platform, the Palace Master and a group of academy instructors sat upright. Below, almost all the elite students of the Body Tempering Realm gathered, their auras surging and their fighting spirit soaring. Luo Qingyi, Yan Feng, and others from the Profound Ranking stood out like cranes among chickens, surrounded by countless gazes of admiration and awe.

Lin Jingyu stood beside Su Jie, nervously clutching the hem of her clothes, her face pale: "Cousin, look over there, all the top ten students on the Xuan Ranking are here, are you really going to compete for a spot?"

Su Jie yawned. Last night, he used his preparatory disciple token to teleport back to the stone hall of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Sect and "admired" for a while that hair that he didn't know which part of the Myriad Manifestations Demon God it was. His soul power had subtly improved again, and he was feeling a little sleepy at the moment.

It is precisely because of the trump card of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Sect's prospective disciple token that Su Jie is prepared to show off today!

"Cousin, relax. Just think of it as watching a monkey show. Look at those guys, their nostrils are practically pointing to the sky, as if they're afraid others won't know how amazing they are."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the tense atmosphere around him. Several Xuanbang students around him immediately glared at him angrily.

"Hmph, sharp-tongued. I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth when you get on stage!" A burly man ranked in the thirties on the Xuan Ranking sneered.

Su Jie glanced at him and nodded seriously: "Yes, my bones are indeed quite hard; even dog teeth can't chew them."

"You!" The burly man was so angry that his blood boiled, and he almost attacked on the spot, but his companion held him back tightly.