Located 1,500 miles northwest of Aston Village, the Blackstone Academy is a behemoth in the territory of the Dragon Yuan Kingdom.

The college is located in the middle of the Black Rock Mountain, covering a huge area, with complete facilities and resources. Unlike the academies that take place in the cities, this is the absolute blade of the battlefield.

The Black Rock Mountain is so high that even halfway up the mountain is thin in the air. When a new practitioner first arrives, there is always a brief moment of dizziness. Even old students who have lived here for a while sometimes faint due to lack of oxygen after strenuous exercise.

The only narrow path leading from the bottom of the Black Rock Mountain to the academy is called "Snake Walking", which is said to be because the narrow path is so steep and winding that it looks like a snake has left traces after it has slipped away.

The boy stood at the foot of the Black Stone Mountain and looked at this "snake walk", which was obviously a natural mountain stream and ravine, and it was not a so-called road built by man at all. Looking up from the bottom of the mountain, you can only see clouds and mist, not even a corner of the academy.

The boy tightened the sword behind his back and reached out to touch the black stone. It has a hard and smooth sensation that feels like the scales on the Demon Scales.

Without further hesitation, he grabbed a rock and slowly and carefully climbed out of the ravine of the mountain stream.

Every time the boy grabbed the stone with his right hand, he counted it once, and when he counted more than nine thousand, he finally touched a different rock with his right hand.

Has it finally arrived?

What he touched was a smooth black stone staircase, and it was indeed there.

But before he could climb the black stone steps, a questioning voice came from above.

"Who are you?"

The boy looked up and saw a young man in his twenties in a black college uniform, with a sword in his arms, sitting on another black stone step, looking at him squintingly.

"I'm here to practice." The boy said simply.

"Do you have a letter of introduction?"

"Nope."

"Then go back, not everyone can come here. Although you have the perseverance to climb up, you are not qualified to stay here. The young man never stood up, he sat on the black stone steps, looking lazy.

"Who are you?" The boy asked briefly.

"I'm a student practicing here, so it's time for me to take turns today."

"You are not qualified to decide whether I stay or not, take me to the dean." The young man's right hand was forced, and he flew up directly, stepping steadily on your black stone steps.

"I warned you that this staircase is not a place for you to stand, and if you don't go down, you'll get hurt." The young man was still sitting on the ground.

The boy didn't respond, just drew the sword behind his back.

The young man finally stood up, "My name is Buno. You are very courageous, so I decided to tell you my name before fixing you. ”

The boy didn't speak, but swung a sword at the young man's stunned gaze, and then walked up the blackstone stairs.

The black stone in the direction of the boy's sword was burned red, and the lava flowed down as if it was about to melt. Buno looked at the young man's back, and now he didn't dare to come out.

After the boy was completely out of sight, Buno reluctantly sat back in his original place.

"Another monster-level ......"

......

The boy walked up the stone steps with his head bowed until a black ironwood gate blocked the way.

The door is very ordinary, so closed that there is no gap to peek into.

The boy raised his right hand and gently knocked on the door twice, and soon a voice came from inside.

"Buno! But it's not time to start the meal, so don't you want to come in. "Another young voice.

Listening to the reply inside, the boy didn't want to waste any more time. He took out his sword again and burned a hole in the gray ironwood, and lowered his head to drill into it.

The young man guarding the door inside looked at the young man in front of him and easily destroyed the door, and directly took back the customary way of treating newcomers......

"Don't be nervous, I'm just here to practice." The boy went in and answered without waiting for the other party to question. "Do you know where the dean is, I want to sign up."

"Today happens to be the day of testing, and the dean and teachers are in the Black Valley Field, and you can see it after the back one." The unknown youth pointed to an open door in the back.

"Thank you."

The boy withdrew his sword and continued to walk forward.

"I don't know which big family it is, it's the second one this month......"

The young man looked at the big hole in front of him, thinking that this should be none of his business, otherwise it would be difficult to eat this month.

......

The so-called Black Valley Field is a large valley within the academy, like a Colosseum for the pleasure of the rich.

The valley floor was filled with people, all of whom were dressed in black college uniforms.

The young man walked to the edge of the valley and looked down, and there were two teams of people fighting at the bottom of the valley, each team of three people. The classes are sword and shield, knight, and mage.

"Didn't you say that you were cultivating the blade of the battlefield? Why do swordsmen take shields? The young man murmured.

"You're new here?" A student next to him turned his head to look at Rhein and noticed his peculiar attire. "This is stipulated by the dean, because the swordsman's defense is not as strong as the knight's, and he can't hide behind like a mage, so in order to enhance the survival rate of the swordsman, the swordsman here must bring a shield to fight."

"Wouldn't it be okay to put armor on the swordsman?" The boy said.

"Swordsmen in armor aren't so flexible!" The student didn't expect this newcomer to dare to object to the dean's decision, and said impatiently.

"Is it flexible with a shield?" The boy did not give up.

"It's better than wearing a bulky piece of armor, right?" The cadets insisted on supporting the dean.

"Hmm" The young man perfunctorily agreed, gave up communicating with this student, and walked in the direction of the rostrum.

A middle-aged man with white hair was sitting on the rostrum, and he should be the dean.

The young man unconsciously walked up to the rostrum, standing straight in front of the white-haired middle-aged man on the chair, blocking his vision.

"......" Originally, the dean had frowned when he saw that the students below were not performing well, but at this moment, he was suddenly blocked from view, and he was very annoyed.

"The new kid went for an interview with Professor Frenica!" The dean stared at the boy with wide eyes.

The young man's eyes were ordinary brown, and he also stared at the white-haired middle-aged dean with wide eyes, motionless......

"......" Dean was a little confused.

"My name is Rhine, I've come to practice for a year, and then I'm leaving." The boy said that, and then turned and left.

The dean generally didn't care much about these students, because they were just weapons sent by some families to cultivate, and people of noble status would not be sent here at all. But he looked at Rhine's back and felt that something was wrong, and the young man in front of him seemed to be shrouded in a black mist, making it difficult to see his appearance.

It's as if the original appearance has been obscured.

"I'm Patch..... Dean here. In the end, the dean introduced himself to the new students.

Rhine didn't pause or look back, his golden hair growing longer and longer, hanging straight behind him......

The Rhine, who left Halled, seemed to be a different person.

But whether it's changed or that's what he was meant to be, no one can say.

The only thing that is certain is that the ice pupil that is the only one in the world has been extinguished.