Chapter 403: Dragon G.o.d Shrine (1.5 in 1 Chapter)
Translator: Noodletown Translated Editor: Noodletown Translated
“Ring, ring, ring…” The bell that signaled the end of Friday’s cla.s.ses rung.
Hao Ren put on his backpack and left the cla.s.sroom.
In four days, he successfully defeated 26 dragon cultivators at the East Ocean University. Three were at Dui-level, 12 were at Gen-level, and 11 were at Zhen-level.
Hao Ren’s cla.s.smates ran out the door behind him.
Outside the cla.s.sroom was Su Han. She was standing there with a t-s.h.i.+rt that had a little boy stamped on it, she also wore a pink sports jacket and didn’t zip it up, and the yellow baseball cap on her head made her seem both refres.h.i.+ng and youthful.
Hao Ren saw Su Han at the door when he walked out of the cla.s.sroom.
“Let’s go!” Su Han said lightheartedly while looking at him.
All the students around them were shocked.
“What is this situation? Su Han coming to the cla.s.sroom to pick Hao Ren up from school. Isn’t that what couples do?” they thought.
“Ok!” Hao Ren nodded and flung his backpack onto his back before following Su Han to the stairs.
Ma Lina was standing outside the cla.s.sroom door; she was also astonished by this. Only when Hao Ren and Su Han had walked downstairs, she realized what had happened and shoved an elbow at Xie Yujia. “He… he…”
“It’s ok!” Xie Yujia smiled comfortably without a slight hint of anger or jealousy.
Her tolerant appearance shocked the students outside the cla.s.sroom as well. They were so shocked that they didn’t know what to say.
“You didn’t break up with Hao Ren, right?” Ma Lina questioned Xie Yujia.
“I didn’t; I still love him,” Xie Yujia answered with no hesitation. She smiled and grabbed Ma Lina by the hand and led her toward the staircase.
Hearing Xie Yujia’s words, the guys were so furious that their eyeb.a.l.l.s were almost popping out. “How dare him, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Hao Ren!” they thought.
“Are you all set?” Su Han asked when they came out.
“Yeah, everything’s set,” Hao Ren responded.
Even though he was a modern mortal who grew up competing and attending all sorts of exams, compet.i.tions, and races, entering the Dragon G.o.d Shrine’s exams was a first for Hao Ren.
Carrying a backpack and walking out the school gate with the setting sun’s light dimming on them, Hao Ren felt like he was a student in the ancient times when people had to go to the Capital to take exams that determined their fate.
The battles in the last few days had increased Hao Ren’s battle experience immensely. However, the truth was that the real elite dragon cultivators weren’t at the East Ocean University; they were the future successors of their clan, and the elders kept them back at home.
Fighting those that weren’t the strongest among his generation gave Hao Ren the chance to warm up.
Su Han knew what Hao Ren’s ability was like, so she was sure that he wouldn’t lose easily. She was actually quite satisfied with his performance.
After all, if Hao Ren couldn’t even pa.s.s the challenges at school, there was no chance that he would pa.s.s the Dragon G.o.d Shrine’s exams.
As Su Han looked at Hao Ren who was wearing a thin polo s.h.i.+rt and long sweatpants, she had higher expectations of him.
“Maybe, this kid can actually make it to the top three?” Su Han secretly thought.
The two walked out of the school. They took a taxi that was pa.s.sing by and slowly faded from the stares of the crowd back at school.
In Lu Qing’s office, there were a few young male teachers. They looked mad and exclaimed, “Vice Princ.i.p.al, what is this? Ms. Su is so close to a student; this will have a negative impact on the school’s reputation!”
“Vice Princ.i.p.al, you really should interfere with this. The school can’t be like this! Ms. Su is in the spotlight at the school, and her condescending att.i.tude is unacceptable!”
“A teacher should behave like a teacher. I think that student should also be punished! Recently, many male students challenged him privately, and girls have been talking about him. Isn’t this enough evidence that all the students in the school are unpleased with him?”
“Vice Princ.i.p.al, you need to stop protecting Su Han and that Hao Ren.”
The male teachers were extremely pa.s.sionate about their beliefs; they were almost about to slam the table. Lu Qing was sitting at his desk, just looking at the teachers calmly. He obviously understood what these male teachers were thinking.
The male students all a crush on Su Han, and so did these male teachers.
These male teachers tried to approach Su Han either obviously or secretly. However, Su Han didn’t care to bother with them and didn’t even remember their names!
Now, Su Han was always with a male student. How could this not be a huge blow to their ego?
“I won’t interfere this time,” Lu Qing said calmly, stating his stance on the situation.
All the male teachers were shocked and were about to explode. “Vice Princ.i.p.al, how can you not do anything?”
Lu Qing was still sitting calmly at his desk, looking at them with no emotional fluctuations. “The school has its rules. There aren’t any rules that prohibit students and teachers running to school together.”
“What…” The male teachers looked at each other and were utterly speechless.
“Does the school have rules on whether a teacher can walk home from school together with a student?”
“Eh…” the male teachers were once again speechless.
Lu Qing leaned forward a little bit and asked, “Unless you guys are saying that Su Han and Hao Ren are dating?”
Once he said this, the male teachers’ faces turned bright red; they couldn’t say another word.
Su Han and Hao Ren seemed to have a close relations.h.i.+p, but it was highly unlikely that they were dating. Also, the male teachers were unwilling to think in that direction and didn’t want to admit that Su Han was no longer available.
“What other questions do you guys have?” Lu Qing said at a slow speed as if he were questioning them.
“Vice Princ.i.p.al, even if there’s nothing wrong about Ms. Su, but that student! We can’t just let that student off the hook!” A male teacher suddenly suggested, “He often skips school. According to school regulations, that should be an offense. We should at least give him a warning!”
“Yes! Yes! Yes! There’s nothing wrong with Ms. Su, but the student should be punished!” The other male teacher unanimously agreed with this opinion.
Lu Qing put on a straight face and didn’t say anything.
“Vice Princ.i.p.al Lu, if you can’t deal with this problem, we’ll go find the Princ.i.p.al!” After seeing Lu Qing’s indifferent att.i.tude, the male teachers became decisive.
Lu Qing was only the Vice Princ.i.p.al, and on top of him was the Princ.i.p.al.
“Hao Ren got my approval beforehand. If you have any questions, you can go consult the Princ.i.p.al,” Lu Qing said.
“Let’s go! Let’s go find the Princ.i.p.al!”
At this current moment, all the male teachers were hotheaded. They weren’t scared of offending Lu Qing anymore and went straight to the Princ.i.p.al’s office.
Half a minute later, a roar was heard from the princ.i.p.al’s office. “What on earth do you think you guys are doing? Hao Ren is Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang’s son! If we give a serious warning to Hao Zhonghua’s son, what do you think the consequences are? Are you guys willing to take on the responsibilities?”
There was absolute silence for a split second in the Princ.i.p.al’s office.
Then, the male teachers quickly ran out of the office.
Meanwhile, Hao Ren and Su Han were in a taxi. They went to a small park a few kilometers away from school.
Everyone around them was once again jealous of Hao Ren as he led Su Han to the ticket window and bought two entrance tickets to the park.
It was very quiet in the park, but they did not have time to wander around. They quickly found a quiet spot where no one was around, and Su Han took out her White Jade Sword and created a red energy sphere.
Then, she used her power to carry them up high into the sky.
They were heading towards the Dragon G.o.d Shrine.
As they flew higher and higher, the sight of East Ocean City became smaller and smaller. After they were above layers of clouds, Su Han maximized their speed!
On Su Han’s waist hung a s.h.i.+ny token. That was the symbol of an official inspector, and no forces dared to stop them!
“Have you memorized everything in the handbook?” Su Han asked to confirm.
Su Han’s hair fluttered in the air as they continued ascending, and she looked beautiful from this angle.
“I’ve memorized everything,” Hao Ren said.
To memorize that super thick handbook, he had pulled a few consecutive all-nighters. His head was about to explode with all the information that was crammed in. After all, even Su Han couldn’t remember everything.
“I hope you won’t disappoint me,” Su Han said calmly.
Hao Ren stood behind Su Han and smelled the scent of her hair; it was fresh and sweet. He was a bit touched by what Su Han said.
Although Su Han didn’t show any emotions, he understood that Su Han had high expectations of him.
“I’ll try my best,” Hao Ren said decisively.
“Ok.” Su Han slightly nodded.
The longsword they were standing on shone brighter.
They flew for a whole hour, and then Hao Ren saw a large platform in the sky from afar!
Around the platform were many other cultivators who were flying at full speed toward it. They were cultivators who came to partic.i.p.ate in the general exams at the Dragon G.o.d Shrine!
The whole platform let out a dim red light; it was enveloped in an energy sphere!
“During this time of the year, around the Dragon Boat Festival, the Dragon G.o.d Shrine will have the exams for three days. Only during these three days will the Dragon G.o.d Shrine be open to the public. Normally, only the official inspectors who hold tokens can enter. Of course, they sometimes bring back criminals, and they are brought in too. Otherwise, no one else can enter.” Su Han saw that Hao Ren was slightly surprised, so she explained to him.
“So, the Dragon G.o.d Shrine also has a prison?” Hao Ren asked.
“Dragon cultivators who committed crimes are locked within the Heavenly Prison here. All the four ocean dragon palaces have their own prisons,” Su Han said.
“The prison at the East Ocean Dragon Palace is probably the Ice Palace,” Hao Ren thought to himself.
As they talked, they arrived on the platform with Su Han using her long sword to carry Hao Ren with her.
Hao Ren looked around. There were rows of small rooms lined up, and there were probably thousands of them!
In the center was an enormous black palace, and around it was hundreds of large-scale battle arenas!
The platform which was floating high in the sky supported thousands of rooms, hundreds of battle arenas, and an enormous palace.
“Do you think this looks like the Nine Dragon Palace?” Su Han asked Hao Ren.
“A little bit…” Hao Ren said.
If the Nine Dragon Palace were a super city, then the Dragon G.o.d Shrine was a small city. In the Nine Dragon Palace, there were mountains, lakes, abandoned building, and towers that reached the sky. However, the Dragon G.o.d Shrine was an enormous platform that had a series of rooms, battle arenas, and a ma.s.sive palace with tens of thousands of small rooms.
“The Dragon G.o.d Shrine was built based on the Nine Dragon Palace. However, we don’t have that kind of power to support a platform as big as the Nine Dragon Palace. This is all we can do,” Su Han said.
Hao Ren was left speechless.
The grand palace was a historical site in the Nine Dragon Palace, and it was the ancestral home of all five-elemental dragon clans.
The Dragon G.o.d Shrine was based on the Nine Dragon Palace. Although it was not as big, being able to support its size in the middle of the sky was already a great accomplishment. The sight of the Dragon G.o.d Shrine already showed off its power, and it was nothing to be reckoned with!
“Let’s not waste time. You only have a little time to prepare.” Su Han slowly descended and landed on the platform.
“The written exam starts tonight. Here’s your temporary ident.i.ty token; I got it for you beforehand. Your room number is Ren Yin 246. Once you’ve found your room, don’t wander around because that’s not permitted.”
According to Su Han’s personality, she wouldn’t utter an extra word. However, this time when she took Hao Ren to the Dragon G.o.d Shrine, she explained all the things Hao Ren should know in detail in hopes that he would succeed.
From her ring, she took out a yellow wooden token and gave it to Hao Ren.
Hao Ren looked down and saw ‘Ren Yin 246’ carved on it. It didn’t seem special at all.
“I have to go report at the Dragon G.o.d Shrine, so I don’t have time to take you around. Go find your room and rest. There should be a set of clothes in your room and go change into them. Remember to put your temporary ident.i.ty token by your waist. After 11 tonight, anyone that hasn’t put on the prepared clothes or the ident.i.ty token will be killed as a trespa.s.ser.”
Su Han left those words with him and walked toward the black palace with her long sword.
Hao Ren was a bit freaked out by how Su Han uttered the word ‘kill’. On the Dragon G.o.d Shrine’s territory, it was better to not get on the wrong side of the terrifying official inspectors.
Among the rows of rooms, small roads connected them.
The roads were made of blue stones. The walls were grey, and the roofs had black tiles. The whole place gave off a mysterious old city feeling.
On the narrow paths, partic.i.p.ants were rus.h.i.+ng through. There were some who wore modern style clothing while others wore light-colored linen clothing. There were both males and females, and the busy pa.s.sersby and the narrow streets together formed a weird yet interesting picture.
Hao Ren was brought here by Su Han, so he didn’t need to go get his temporary ident.i.ty toke. But for many of the other cultivators here, they had to go get the tokens themselves.
No one other than the partic.i.p.ants and staff members was allowed in the examination area for the written exam. The elders who came with the partic.i.p.ants had no choice but to camp out around the site.
For this exam, no matter which clan the partic.i.p.ants came from or what role they had, they were all regular partic.i.p.ants.
“Ren Yin 243, Ren Yin 244, Ren Yin 245… Finally.”
Hao Ren followed the numbers and finally arrived at his own room.
All the rooms looked the same. It was a small room with an area of only half a square meter. Inside was a table, a chair, a set of clothes, and some writing tools.
Hao Ren injected some nature essence into the temporary ident.i.ty token, and the array formation that had locked the room opened.
The set of clothes prepared was a long light brown robe. However, unlike the clothes the other partic.i.p.ants he saw on the streets wore, Hao Ren’s had two little silver dragons embroidered on the shoulders.