Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

The name Lu Chao reminded Sun Shijin of the Fake Lu Chao who had led the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect and thrown the Hundred Countries into chaos.

’He almost said that Lu Chao was the one with the Life-taking Bone. Of course, he had to correct himself immediately.’

Dean Jiang and the others were stunned for a moment. ’What did it matter if he wasn’t from the Dragon Flame Kingdom? As long as he didn’t have a powerful background in another kingdom or empire, there would be no problem.’

”Senior Brother Sun, you have to accept him now, whether you want to or not.”

”Otherwise, if the Celestial King Academy finds out he’s not a student of the Dragon Flame Academy, it’ll be a disaster.”

Just then, Yin Ye walked over with Yin Qixing.

”There are no issues with Lu Chao’s background. At most, he has some connection to the Azure Flame Sect.”

”As for Lu Chao’s wife, she is from the Great Wu Empire.”

Yin Ye briefly introduced Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu’s backgrounds, also mentioning that Cheng Yunsu possessed the bloodline of the Saint Bone Su Family. All the details of their histories were laid bare.

At that moment, Lu Chao walked over with Cheng Yunsu.

He smiled and said, ”Elder Sun, you should understand my origins. I essentially have none.”

Sun Shijin’s expression stiffened at his words. ’Those with the Life-taking Bone are abandoned at birth. Of course they have no origins.’

’If Lu Chao were to reveal his true identity, it would be terrifying, of course.’

’But the principle remained the same. He possessed the Life-taking Bone, a cursed existence destined to be abandoned or even purged... No matter how high one’s status, if their Life-taking Bone was exposed, everything would be lost.’

Finally, Sun Shijin said hoarsely, ”From this moment on, Lu Chao is... the First Senior Brother of our Dragon Flame Academy.”

Hearing this, Dean Jiang and the others let out a long breath of relief, their faces breaking into brilliant smiles.

’Their Dragon Flame Academy finally had another genius student.’

As for becoming the First Senior Brother of Dragon Flame immediately upon enrolling, of course no one would object. The students wouldn’t dare.

Then, Sun Shijin said quickly, ”Lu Chao, Yin Ye, come with me.”

And so, Sun Shijin led Lu Chao, Yin Ye, and the others back to his courtyard.

The aftermath of the great battle was, of course, left for Dean Jiang and the others to handle.

As soon as they returned to the courtyard, Sun Shijin immediately said to Lu Chao, ”Take off your shirt. Let me see your condition.”

In response, Lu Chao smiled and undid his clothes...

Then, even Yin Ye was dumbfounded. The wound on Lu Chao’s chest had already scabbed over. When Sun Shijin examined Lu Chao’s external Bone of Myriad Stars, he found that his True Qi was already circulating with complete freedom.

There was no need for a ten-day adaptation period at all. Sun Shijin’s previous worries had been entirely unnecessary.

Sun Shijin only inspected the surface; he did not probe Lu Chao’s Life-taking Star-devouring Bone.

A long time later...

Sun Shijin finally spoke, his voice low and hoarse. ”So this is the Life-taking Bone... the miraculous and yet detestable Life-taking Bone.”

Anything that couldn’t be explained would be attributed to the miraculous nature of the Life-taking Bone.

But it was precisely because of this miraculous nature that it was seen as demonic.

Lu Chao buttoned up his clothes and said softly, ”Elder Sun, right now, I have the Heavenly Destiny Myriad Stars Bone.”

Sun Shijin nodded lightly. ’As long as Lu Chao uses the Bone of Myriad Stars to hide it, he can live a normal life.’ Then, his thoughts shifted away from Lu Chao, and his face once again filled with deep worry.

”After what happened today, the Celestial King Academy will surely try to disband our Dragon Flame Academy.”

”They may have failed, but they absolutely won’t let this go. They will definitely retaliate, and with even greater ferocity.”

His voice was still hoarse. ’One Lu Chao alone couldn’t solve the fundamental problem.’

Yin Ye’s expression darkened. The Celestial King Academy’s actions were clearly premeditated. They would certainly follow up with a thunderous assault. ’How can we protect the Dragon Flame Academy?’

Suddenly... THUMP THUMP THUMP!

The sound of hurried footsteps approached. It was Dean Jiang, running over with a pale face. He said in a trembling voice, ”Elder Sun, a decree has suddenly arrived from the Dragon Flame King! You are summoned to receive it.”

Sun Shijin and Yin Ye froze. ’The Celestial King Academy just left, and now a decree has suddenly come from the Dragon Flame King?’

’What is going on? This is probably not a good thing.’

Not daring to delay...

Sun Shijin hurried off with Dean Jiang to receive the decree. He returned just fifteen minutes later.

His face was also a little pale.

Under the watchful eyes of Lu Chao and Yin Ye, Sun Shijin said in a low voice, ”We were almost finished. We were so close. If Lu Chao hadn’t repelled the Celestial King Academy, the Dragon Flame Academy would be gone by now.”

As he spoke, he had a look of lingering fear, his body trembling uncontrollably.

”Yin Ye, something major has happened. Something very, very major.”

”The Dragon Flame King’s decree states that the Seven Great Flame Countries and the Hundred Countries will establish a Beast Flame Academy on the old site of the Azure Flame Sect.”

Lu Chao and Yin Ye were both stunned by these words.

Lu Chao immediately thought of Li Wumian, the vice-dean of the Celestial King Academy who was visiting the Tiger Flame Kingdom. ’He was probably in the Tiger Flame Kingdom to discuss this very matter. To think the Hundred Countries are going to jointly establish a University Institute.’

”The Beast Flame Academy will have the strongest academies from the Seven Great Flame Countries serve as its Seven Great Inner Courtyards.”

”Another twenty academies will be selected from the Hundred Countries to form the Outer Courtyard.”

”The Celestial King Academy has already been locked in as one of the Seven Great Inner Courtyards, representing the Dragon Flame Kingdom. If our Dragon Flame Academy wants to join the Beast Flame Academy, we must compete for one of the twenty Outer Courtyard spots.”

”If it weren’t for Lu Chao, if our Dragon Flame Academy had been under even the slightest suspicion of theft, we would have been disqualified.”

When he said that last sentence, Cheng Yunsu couldn’t help but cover her mouth with her hand.

Yin Qixing’s eyes widened. ”How ruthless, how vicious. It really was premeditated.”

’If they had been successfully framed for theft, with the Dragon Flame King’s decree arriving right after, the Dragon Flame Academy would have been completely finished.’

At this point, Sun Shijin continued to explain, ”But that’s not all. The Dragon Flame King’s decree states that to compete for one of the twenty Outer Courtyard spots, we must provide at least ten students at the Innate Realm.”

”That is the minimum entry requirement. And the competition for the Outer Courtyard spots is in one month.”

At this, Sun Shijin’s eyes turned red.

’Right now, the damn Dragon Flame Academy only has one student in the Innate Realm—Lu Chao!’

’Ten Innate Realm students in one month? Where was he supposed to find them?’

Yin Ye was rendered speechless. Lu Chao had just killed ten Innate Students from the Celestial King Academy, but for them, it was just a drop in the bucket. For the Dragon Flame Academy, however, such students were incredibly hard to find.

By the same token, if Lu Chao hadn’t turned the tables in the life-or-death battle and the ten strongest Dragon Flame Students had been killed on the spot, the Dragon Flame Academy would have had absolutely no chance...

He thought for a moment, then said in a low voice, ”Perhaps I can provide a few.”

”No...”

Sun Shijin said flatly, ”You cannot get any more involved. Otherwise, you will be caught in the struggle with the Saint Bone Zheng Family and the others, and you won’t be able to get out.”

At this, Yin Ye fell silent.

He took another deep breath and said, ”I will go have an audience with the Dragon Flame King right now. I want to see what His Majesty has in mind.”