Chapter 343: Chapter 339: Super Celestial Peacock, Azure Owl

"Vice Dean, what’s an Immortal Spirit Peacock? Watching it soar through the sky, so majestic and radiant, looking so sacred and inviolable... I thought a Phoenix had been born! Look, even nine-colored auspicious clouds have appeared."

The Vice Dean stroked the small mustache on his chin, his eyes sparkling as he stared at the Peacock in the air. "In the parlance of our modern Martial Cultivation Realm," he said, "this is a Peacock that has awakened and evolved into a Super level Creature. It’s already otherworldly before even reaching Rank 3."

"You could even consider it a pseudo-Phoenix. If its destiny is fortunate enough, it might have a chance to evolve into a true Phoenix in a few thousand years."

What!

An awakened Super level Creature, otherworldly, a pseudo-Phoenix... The Vice Dean’s words left every student dumbfounded. Clearly, the creature in the sky was an immense treasure.

It was practically a Divine Beast.

For the modern Martial Cultivation Realm, a Super level Creature was the equivalent of a Divine Beast.

Any Martial Cultivator would consider it a great honor to possess a Super level Creature.

Whoever owned one was truly a favorite of the heavens, blessed with incredible luck.

If this Peacock didn’t already have an owner, its appearance would have undoubtedly caused a massive uproar in the Martial Cultivation Realm. Faced with such a creature, who could possibly remain calm?

So who was this lucky owner? They still hadn’t shown themselves.

’Could it be the strongest freshman?’

Many people began to speculate in their hearts. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Just then, from the very window the Peacock had burst out of, a slender figure suddenly leaped out and was suspended high in the air.

"Azure Owl, where are you?"

A piercing cry answered.

The resounding, phoenix-like call echoed to the heavens. Trailing a long, ethereal tail of nine-colored Divine Light, it flashed before everyone’s eyes in an instant and steadily caught the slender figure.

"Wow... so handsome... So he’s the owner of the Immortal Spirit Peacock."

The eyes of many female students lit up, their cheeks flushing red. ’If he came to confess his love for me while riding that Immortal Spirit Peacock,’ one thought, completely smitten, ’I’d even marry him on the spot.’

The Peacock was so majestic and sacred. To be its master, one had to be an unparalleled, peerless genius.

The birth of the Immortal Spirit Peacock, the appearance of the nine-colored auspicious clouds... It brought to mind a classic line from *A Chinese Odyssey*: "My love is a peerless hero. One day, he’ll descend on a seven-colored cloud, clad in golden Battle Armor, to marry me."

Clearly, for these female students, if their ideal man were to arrive riding a Super Celestial Peacock, it would be the ultimate marriage proposal.

’As expected of this year’s strongest freshman. What a profound background! To own a Super level Creature as a Battle Companion... which hidden family is he the heir to?’

’With him alone in Rank One, he’s putting enough pressure on the senior students to suffocate them.’

The female students were sentimental, but the male students didn’t dwell on such fantasies. Instead, they were intensely curious about the identity of the young man in the sky.

High in the air, Tu Xiao’an stood on Azure Owl’s back, soaring above the Ancient Academy, drawing waves of envy and jealousy from the students below.

Overlapping screams echoed from below.

Yesterday, the strongest freshman had fought Bai Junran of the Super Genius Class to a standstill. Then, during the strength assessment, he had shattered the measurement gem in one move.

Today, he was soaring above the Ancient Academy on a Super Celestial Peacock, drawing the eyes of every single person.

Even the Vice Dean had been drawn out by the commotion. This series of events would surely make the strongest freshman a legendary figure at the Ancient Academy, the subject of endless discussion.

’This Snake Spirit... can’t he be a little more low-key? Does he have to make such a public spectacle?’

The Vice Dean felt a headache coming on, unsure whether to laugh or cry. ’Is it really a good idea for a Snake Spirit to be so high-profile in a human’s Ancient Academy?’

’But then again,’ he thought, ’this Snake Spirit’s methods are truly extraordinary. To think he could evolve a Super Celestial Peacock.’

In the distance, in another area, stood several young men with extraordinary auras. Each one exuded a powerful presence, their faces marked with unconcealable pride.

As they watched the Immortal Spirit Peacock and the person on its back soaring through the sky, their expressions couldn’t help but turn sour.

"Brother Bai, is that the kid who took your Snake King Stone?"

A man in cyan robes asked another handsome, bronze-skinned man.

’What a fine Super Celestial Peacock. It’s mine,’ Bai Junran thought with a cold sneer. ’You stole my Snake King Stone, so I’ll take this Peacock of yours to settle the debt.’

Then he looked at the man in cyan and said, "Brother Ling, if that kid wants to enter our Genius Class, I’m afraid he’ll have to defeat you."

Ling Yanhang was the lowest-ranked student in the Super Genius Class, but his Cultivation was still incredibly high.

"Hmph... I’ve lost count of how many people I’ve driven away who tried to take my spot. He’ll be no exception," Ling Yanhang said with arrogance.

Bai Junran gave a sinister smile. "If he dies, wouldn’t this Immortal Spirit Peacock become an ownerless beast? Brother Ling, I’m afraid this is up to you. If you win, not only will you secure your seat in the Genius Class, but you’ll also be... setting a noble Peacock free."

"Brother Bai, I understand what you mean."

’Who wouldn’t want to possess such a Super Class Peacock?’

On another rooftop, an exceptionally graceful woman with sparkling eyes stood in mid-air, her gaze fixed on the soaring Immortal Spirit Peacock, her face filled with delight.

Her clothes fluttered and her Body Technique was so light she could stand in the air as if on solid ground. She was peerlessly elegant, with a cold and stunning beauty. She looked like an ethereal Fairy who partook of nothing from the mortal world, or even a Nine Heavens Fairy who had descended to Earth.

"I like this Peacock. It will be mine, sooner or later."

The words left her lips with a leisurely air, carrying a natural, inborn dominance. The morning light reflected off her face, making her skin appear translucent and as beautiful as jade.

"For the Young Mistress to like this Peacock is its greatest fortune!"

She stood in mid-air, followed by a large group of men below who gazed up at her peerless elegance with obsessive adoration. Interestingly, the chests of their clothes all bore a special pattern: the number "seven."

Any student pulled at random would know this woman’s famous identity. She was the legendary student of the Ancient Academy, known as Young Mistress, Evil Qiqi.

The people below were all the Young Mistress’s fans. Only her fans would embroider such a "seven" logo on their clothes.

"Spread the word," Evil Qiqi commanded. "Whoever captures that Peacock and brings it to me, I will go on one date with them."

Leaving these words behind, the beautiful yet wicked Evil Qiqi drifted away.

Because of this one sentence, her fans below went into a frenzy.

Meanwhile, Tu Xiao’an stood on Azure Owl’s back, soaring freely through the skies of the Ancient Academy as if it were his own backyard, his heart filled with soaring ambition and an imposing aura.

In that moment, he felt like the whole world was his.

’My friend, put on a good show. If your master is in a good mood, one of these days I’ll evolve you into a Phoenix.’

Tu Xiao’an imagined himself soaring on the back of a Phoenix. Now *that* would be truly looking down upon all living things.

"Jerk, this is just you compensating me," Azure Owl’s crisp, pleasant voice replied, devoid of any gratitude.

’Pecking at rice in the Tu Family’s home for months... you think that was easy for me? This is my hardship finally paying off.’