154 ancient ruins, Bluebeard's new message

  Arthur's attention has always been focused on Xiaoming, and even Arthur himself did not expect that a casual remark would become a prophecy.

  The final match, Xiaoming vs Arthur!

  Arthur and Xiaoming locked eyes, drawing everyone's attention to them. These two men, one the undisputed strongest of the Magic Academy, the other the pinnacle that the entire Flame Institute looked up to.

  Will the Warrior Academy continue to completely suppress the Magic Academy for three consecutive years this year?

  This is a topic that no one can predict.

  Xia Ming took out the healing potion and gave it to Su Weiwei, who drank it and felt much better. On stage, Lan Ning excitedly announced the results of the competition, and the final would be held in three days.

  The three-day period gave Xiaoming and Arthur enough time to recover.

  The crowd dispersed, still discussing today's two wonderful and extraordinary matches, obviously still immersed in excitement.

  After taking several bottles of healing medicine, Xiaoming felt much better, and Su Weiwei was the same. Xiaoming pulled Su Weiwei's hand and said with a smile, just about to ask Su Weiwei where to go tonight to relax, but suddenly found a gaze focusing on him.

  Bluebeard!

  A tall, blue-bearded man stood about fifty meters to Xiaoming's left, grinning and nodding towards the air, opening his mouth as if he had something to say to Xiaoming.

  Noticing Xiaoming's sudden stop, Su Weiwei was taken aback for a moment, and then she also saw Bluebeard.

  "This is 'Thunder God's Hammer' Bluebeard, he must be looking for you?" Su Weiwei recognized Bluebeard at a glance. Previously, Xia Ming had mentioned that he had connections with the Sacred Council, and in fact, Xia Ming rarely kept secrets from Su Weiwei, their bond of sharing life and death was enough to make Xia Ming trust her.

  Thorgrim Bluebeard, a renowned hero in the Human Alliance, and with his distinctive physical characteristics, it's no wonder that Su Weiwei recognized him at a glance.

  "Yes, I'm here to find you." Xia Ming smiled, he had already taken the top three places and met Blue Beard's requirements. It seemed that Blue Beard still had something to say to Xia Ming.

  "Then you guys chat." Su Weiwei smiled and said understandingly. Her surname was just like that, straightforward and neat, which was also what Xia Ming liked.

  "Alright, I'll be right back. I'll come find you." Xiaoming squeezed Su Weiwei's small hand, flashed her a smile, and then walked directly to Bluebeard's front.

  "Good job, kiddo! Your teacher is beaming with pride!" Bluebeard patted Xiaoming's shoulder heavily, the force of which made even Xiaoming, who had endured a thousand years of icy torture, feel a stinging pain.

  "Thanks also to Big Brother Bluebeard for his cultivation!" Xia Ming replied with a smile, this guy Bluebeard had a strong bandit air about him, very much in the style of the rivers and lakes, all of Bluebeard's underlings directly called him "Big Brother", Xia Ming also went along with it.

  "Stop flattering! I've come to see you this time because there's something important!" Bluebeard grinned, "You're quite spirited, since you've already entered the top three, there are some things I can discuss with you in detail. Come on, follow me to the San Antonio Music Hall!"

  The San Antonio Music Church is the old nest of the Sacred Council on the island of Cangyan, and it seems that Bluebeard's visit to him this time is not simply because he has completed the task entrusted by Bluebeard.

  Two people sat in the carriage, each with their own thoughts, speeding along the way.

  Arriving at San Antonio Music Church, Bluebeard led Xiaoming in from a side door and made several turns before entering the church.

  "This is... a secret room!" In front of me was not the grand concert hall, but a secret room. It's normal to think about it, since this is the lair of the Sacred Council, there must be such hidden places here, and absolutely not just one.

  "This is probably the safest place on the entire Flame Island, all the roads we've taken have been monitored by mirror crystals and magic traps. If someone else were to come in, even an Oath Magic user would easily lose their life." Bluebeard explained with a smile, but his tone sent a chill down Xiaoming's spine.

  "Little guy, welcome to the Sacred Council's old home on Flame Island!" Bluebeard grinned and pushed open the large door of the secret room. The scene in front of him suddenly changed, and a luxurious hall that could accommodate over a hundred people appeared before Xiaoming's eyes.

  Contrary to Xiaoming's expectations, there were two more people inside the secret room, both wearing white robes. One was a middle-aged man, and the other was someone familiar to Xiaoming - Youna, the manager of Wanxiang Trading House, who was also the head of the spies for the Sacred Council on Canghai Island, as mentioned by Bluebeard earlier.

  "Hey there, little guy! Let me introduce you to these two. They're the Five-Star Executors of our Sacred Council on Flame Island, codenamed 'Wolf's Fang' and 'Chrysanthemum'!" Bluebeard introduced, Summer Ming belonged to the Dark Temple of the Sacred Council, generally they didn't have names, only codenames.

  The middle-aged man's codename was Wolf Fang, and Yuna's codename was Tulip. In the Sacred Council, the highest position was the Seven-Star Executor, above which were the Hall Masters like Bluebeard, or also known as Elders. These two Five-Star Executors' identities were also considered high-ranking in the Dark Temple.

  Xiaoming and Langya nodded in greeting to Yuna, codenamed Narcissus. When he saw Yuna, he used his covert identity, but Yuna didn't notice.

  "Xia Ming, you have completed the task I gave you. Now, I promote you to Three-Star Executor, this is your new ID card! After being promoted to Three-Star Executor, you have the power to directly kill anyone below the rank of Continental Viscount, and are qualified to mobilize less than 200 Holy Council Guards, with an annual salary of 20,000 gold coins!" Bluebeard said with a smile.

  Xia Ming's eyes lit up, this is a real benefit, three-star attendant!

  "Good job, kid! Congratulations on making it to the top three of the Magic Warrior Tournament. Now you're qualified to know some more advanced stuff!" Bluebeard patted Xiaoming's shoulder, and as Antoni's disciple who had done so well, Bluebeard wouldn't hold back from him either.

  Xia Ming's ears perked up as soon as he heard this.

  "Originally, this was a new task that would have been told to you after the Magic Martial Arts Conference ended, but since you're one of us, I'll tell you first. As I mentioned before, after this Magic Martial Arts Conference ends, the top three winners will be sent to a place where they can enhance their powers..." Bluebeard's hand tapped on the table, seemingly deep in thought.

  Xia Ming nodded quietly, waiting for Bluebeard's next words.

  "Actually, where you are going is a secret realm with ancient civilization ruins. I believe that after entering, all of you will gain great benefits."

  Bluebeard's words made Xiaoming's eyes shine again, the ruins of an ancient civilization! It was indeed a good place, and such ancient ruins might have great opportunities. The legendary Orlando of the Starry Sky also started his career in an ancient ruin...

  Seeing the excitement in Xiaoming's eyes, Bluebeard smiled and said: "This ruin, originally only our two families knew about it, and we jointly deciphered it. This ancient ruin has a very serious restriction, that is, only people below level 8 can enter. So this ruin is simply prepared for you little guys, how much benefit you can get depends on you."

  Xia Ming couldn't help but feel even more anticipation, it turned out that there was such a hidden reason behind this, it seemed that this time would bring great benefits, only to think that the competition would be extremely fierce, and unexpectedly, the Temple was involved, did this mean that they would have to clash with the Temple?

  No, I'm afraid it's not just the Temple, but also within the Sacred Council, there are likely to be many opponents. In recent years, the Sacred Council has also recruited a lot of talent from other academies, and they should all appear...

  Xia Ming's mind was racing with thoughts changing by the second, Bluebeard chuckled to himself, leaving Xia Ming's heart guessing wildly.

  After a while, when Xiaoming had fully accepted the news, Bluebeard continued to throw out another piece of information: "Kid, don't get too excited, things aren't that simple. Originally, our Sacred Council and the Sanctuary had planned to let you young ones go through some training and strengthen your powers, but something unexpected happened along the way."

  "What unexpected event? What unexpected event?" Xia Ming immediately responded. With the power of the Sacred Council and the Holy Temple, what unexpected event could still occur?

  One sentence drew Xiaoming over, but Bluebeard's eyes had a hint of chill, and he coldly snorted: "It's those damned black magicians again!"