The dawn had just broken, and the earth was still shrouded in a hazy glow.

On the cold floor, Lin Feng opened his eyes. After quickly washing up, he went to the balcony.

Taking a deep breath, the air seemed to carry a sweet scent that was refreshing and soothing.

Compared to Jiang City, Guanglin's air seemed better.

Looking eastward, a faint white light appeared in the sky, as if layered with ethereal mist. In the depths of the mist was a faint red disc, rising gradually, painting the world in a charming peach pink.

"I have to say, even for me, standing here and looking far into the distance, it's hard to stay completely calm!" Lin Feng gazed down into the distance.

At his feet was a stair-like cluster of villas.

And at the foot of the hill was a cluster of dormitories, like building blocks.

Just like Lin Feng, though the sky was just getting bright, many new students were already awake, walking in groups towards the canteen, like a dense swarm of ants.

In Lin Feng's opinion, although this might seem a bit daring, the effect was surely there.

Because to avoid being 'trampled' underfoot and not want to look up at others, the only path was to diligently cultivate.

"Brother Feng."

Soon, perhaps due to hearing the noise, Yun Kai and the others also woke up one after another, washed up, and came to the balcony.

A group of people stood on the balcony, saying nothing, facing the rising sun, quietly looking into the distance, feeling comfortable and beautiful.

"Brother Feng, you're awake!"

Just then, a voice suddenly called out.

In the villa below Lin Feng's feet, Dong Yunan also woke up, looking up at them, though her gaze was a bit resentful at this moment.

"What kind of look is that?" Lin Feng smiled.

The freshmen ranked in the top one hundred in the Throne Challenge Tournament were privileged to live in the villas.

Besides Gao Hai and Yang Fan, Lin Feng, Yun Kai, Dong Yunan, and Lin Xiaofei all had their own villas.

But everyone wanted to live together, as it was more lively!

The villa only had five rooms, but there were six of them, leaving one without a spot.

Dong Yunan loved the hustle and bustle but was forced to the second villa by Lin Xiaofei on the grounds that living with girls made him uncomfortable, as he liked to wear only his underwear.

Seeing everyone so lively, standing together in such a beautiful scene, Little Sister Dong naturally felt envious.

She also wanted to have roommates!

"Lin Xiaofei, how dare you look down on me?"

Seeing the culprit Lin Xiaofei looking down at her, the suppressed anger of Dong Yunan from the whole night burst forth.

In her view, she was the senior, while Lin Xiaofei was the last to join the Jianghu Martial Arts Club. It should be him being kicked out!

Now he dared to be so arrogant, just because he was the cousin of their captain!

Sooner or later, she would teach him a lesson!

"You live beneath us; I want to look up at you, but my strength doesn't allow it!"

Lin Xiaofei had a helpless expression, yet his words seemed cheeky.

"Haha!"

Yun Kai and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Lin Feng also chuckled.

This pair of rivals seemed born to be antagonists, unable to stop bickering for even a day.

Sure enough, the two soon started quarreling.

"Come up here!"

"If you have guts, come down!"

"Watch out, or I'll pee down there."

"Come on, come on, if you dare, do it, but be careful; I'll make you regret it."

Back and forth they went, for over a dozen rounds without feeling tired.

"Alright, time for breakfast!"

Eventually, it was Lin Feng who spoke up to end the two's pointless and meaningless banter.

After breakfast in the canteen, they headed towards the Demon Spirit Pool.

As a reward, the top one hundred freshmen in the Throne Challenge Tournament were granted access to the Demon Spirit Pool.

And this morning at eight, the Demon Spirit Pool would open.

To Lin Feng and the others, the Demon Spirit Pool wasn't a mysterious place.

The Three Heroic Academies, the Nine Elite Joint Schools, and even some comprehensively powerful higher education institutions all had Demon Spirit Pools.

It was a treasure pool formed over decades, where students and faculty hunted Demon Beasts in the Otherworld, throwing the beasts' blood or whole beasts directly into this pool.

Those entering the Demon Spirit Pool could absorb the essence blood of the Demon Beasts, refining their bodies!

Although many schools had the Demon Spirit Pool, without a doubt, the one at Red Cloud University was the most famous.

This was mainly because Red Cloud University had two Other-dimensional Space Gates right on campus, allowing its students to hunt Demon Beasts anytime.

Compared to other schools, the Demon Spirit Pool at Red Cloud had more concentrated and potent energy, offering better baptism effects.

There was even a section in Red Cloud University's recruitment brochures dedicated to introducing the Demon Spirit Pool, which Lin Feng had also seen.

When Jiang Hong, the recruitment mentor at Red Cloud, introduced the advantages of the university to Lin Feng, he specifically highlighted the preciousness of the Demon Spirit Pool.

On the way to the Demon Spirit Pool, Lin Feng encountered many familiar faces, all of them geniuses who had shined in the Throne Challenge Tournament, including Bai Ji and Yun Lin.

Their battle yesterday was spectacular, surprising not only the freshmen but even the upperclassmen. However, the aftereffects were apparent, and both looked very tired today, their faces drawn with fatigue.

"Lin Feng."

Yun Lin also saw Lin Feng and greeted him weakly.

"Too impulsive, aren't you?" Lin Feng said with a smile.

Entering the Demon Blood Pool today, he began to rest and recharge last night, adjusting to the best state, while Yun Lin had soul power depletion, the cost of a moment's impulse was high.

"It's nothing, who's gonna let that pervert be so arrogant!"

Yun Lin shook her head indifferently.

The cost was a bit high, but the benefits were obvious.

That is, she showcased her strength!

Although a bit impulsive, it was this act of hers to rather break than bend that changed people's impression of her being timid and avoiding fights at the Throne Challenge Contest.

She wasn't timid or scared, she was just smart and knew how to prioritize.

"Hmph!"

Bai Ji passed by, heard Yun Lin's words, and couldn't help but snort coldly.

However, after suffering from the 'Nether Serpent' yesterday, he was noticeably more well-behaved today.

"Brother Feng, I heard that entering the Demon Blood Pool, the body baptism will be painful, very painful."

Originally, Dong Yunan had been chattering nonstop along the way, teasing Lin Xiaofei all the way, but the closer they got to the destination, the less Little Sister Dong spoke, her face a bit pale, clearly somewhat scared.

"Yesterday I especially asked a senior sister who had also undergone the baptism, she said that although the essence blood in the Demon Blood Pool has a body tempering effect, the energy is too strong, too domineering, it will corrode skin and flesh, it's more painful than childbirth, like having ten babies at once, I don't know if it's true?"

"That senior sister lied to you, she hasn't had a baby, how could she know how painful childbirth is, anyway, you'll have to give birth in the future, just consider it an extra time."

Lin Feng had no intention of comforting, instead he joked.

If you're afraid of even this bit of pain, you might as well go home and get married.

"Just consider it a bath, what's there to be afraid of." Lin Xiaofei habitually responded.

"Do you bleed when you bathe!" Dong Yunan angrily said.

Already very scared, it's one thing for the captain to joke, but even Lin Xiaofei dared to joke with her.

This joke is not funny at all.

"You girls bleed naturally, what's there to be afraid of!"

Lin Xiaofei continued cheekily.

Lin Feng and the others were speechless.

"Lin Xiaofei, stand still, watch me beat you up...."

Dong Yunan couldn't resist a flying kick, but Lin Xiaofei, who was prepared, dodged it.

The location of the Demon Blood Pool is outside 'Qi Feng'.

'Qi Feng' is one of Red Cloud University's two other-dimensional space gates, mainly a place for juniors and seniors to train, originally bustling, today having heard that new students are entering the Demon Blood Pool for baptism, many seniors were ready to join the fun.

They wanted to hear the juniors and new students scream.

Half an hour later, when Lin Feng and the others arrived, the place was already packed with people, an initial estimate of at least two or three thousand people.

"Why are there so many people?" Dong Yunan said with a gloomy face.

She was already very uneasy and scared, and yet there were so many onlookers, if she couldn't hold on and came out too early, it'd be too embarrassing.

"It's a spectacle, of course there're a lot of people!" Lin Feng explained.

The quota to enter the Demon Blood Pool is very precious, not everyone can enter for baptism, this is the reward for the top 100 in the Throne Challenge Contest.

Although only one hundred people are allowed to enter for baptism, there were many curious people watching the show, as many as two thousand.

These people were separated by railings, but formed a circle, surrounding the Demon Blood Pool.

The Demon Blood Pool was large, like a swimming pool, its depth unclear, gently rippling like a lake.

"Junior brothers and sisters, this is a gift from your seniors!"

With a loud shout, a young man carried a black-haired demon beast weighing at least a thousand pounds and directly threw it into the blood pool.

Scarlet splashes flew everywhere.

The gurgling sound, the scarlet water of the pool seemed to boil, the black-haired demon beast was quickly corroded and vanished, sank into the pool, and then the blood pool returned to calm.

The new students were startled, the corrosive effect was this scary!

It's comparable to sulfuric acid, how can this baptize the body?

"Brother Feng, I'm scared!"

Dong Yunan's face was pale, her eyes teary, as if she was about to cry the next second.

"Scared of what! Are you silly, you're not asked to go in directly, it's with Demon Spirit Possession first."

Lin Feng chuckled and scolded: "I haven't even refined a demon spirit, I'm not crying, why are you crying!"

Scolded by Lin Feng, Dong Yunan realized and said embarrassedly, "Oh, I almost forgot, scared me to death!"

After speaking, she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.

"So much blood, senior sister told me a first-grade demon beast's flesh and blood can only condense three drops of essence blood, the higher the demon beast's grade, the more essence blood it condenses, how many demon beasts had to be killed for this swimming pool, how much demon beast essence blood must be there?" Dong Yunan curiously asked.

"This Demon Blood Pool has been there since Red Cloud was founded, it has a history of 91 years, 91 years of accumulation, can you estimate how many?"

Lin Feng finished speaking, seemingly thought of something: "Besides, how do you know it's only demon beast blood?"

"What?"

Dong Yunan couldn't react for a moment, and when she did, her face was bloodless.

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