"No, no," Dean Potter was sweating with fright, this Imhotep looked to be someone you just don't mess with, bald and muscular, he even suspected that this Mage might actually be a Melee Mage, probably could kill him with a single punch.
"Today, our main focus is to learn and observe, I can tell at a glance that Director Imhotep must be very busy with his duties, so I won't bother him any longer."
"That's all right," Zhang Menglong gave a look to Imhotep.
"Hmph, coward!" Imhotep looked disdainfully at the four principals before suddenly morphing into sand and flying back to the academy.
"Sorry about that, Director Imhotep has a bit of a temper," Zhang Menglong explained, "Shall we go see something else?"
"Sure! Let's go check out other places!" Dean Potter couldn't wait to leave this magic academy's Floating Island; heaven knows if some badass student might pop up and hit him with an Avada Kedavra, he couldn't afford that kind of embarrassment!
"This is our Mystic Academy," Zhang Menglong led them past another ancient-style college, "If you've read our school's fantasy novels, you'd know what they teach here."
Zhang Menglong's gaze swept over the visitors from the four academies, "You could think of them as our unique Huaxia Psychics, but what they use is not Supernatural Abilities, nor is it a physical mutation, but rather, drawing Energy from the world around them."
"How is that different from what you Huaxia people call Cultivation?" the heads of the four academies asked.
"Well, there are some differences," Zhang Menglong himself didn't quite know how to explain, "Oh, look up there, those flying on swords are students from the Cultivation Academy, and that one transforming Dou Qi into a horse, that's a student from the Mystic Academy!"
Actually, the people from the four major academies had always been curious about the mysterious powers of the East, but it was only today, upon visiting this college, that they realized what they knew of Huaxia was indeed just the tip of the iceberg of an ancient civilization.
Suddenly, a commotion with loud voices came from one direction.
"Director Zhang, does your school have any big events going on recently?"
"Ah this..." Zhang Menglong suddenly seemed a bit hesitant.
"Director Zhang, that's a little unfair," Dean Potter complained, "we are, after all, guests who have come from afar, and with great sincerity for an exchange and learning experience. By hiding things from us, are you suggesting there's something you can't let us see?"
"Yeah, is it possible Director Zhang thinks we four major academies aren't qualified or don't deserve to witness your grand event?" the other three principals also chimed in.
"It's not like that," Zhang Menglong scratched his head, "it's just some entertainment for the students, I just think that after watching it, you might start questioning life."
"Hahaha!" Sir Hughes laughed out loud, "We're all over a hundred years old, there's not much we haven't seen; could we really be frightened by mere student activities?"
"Alright then, I'll take you to have a look," Zhang Menglong said, "You guys are actually quite lucky, today happens to be the sports day at Super God Academy."
"Sports day? Your school holds a sports day?"
"Interesting, we're very interested!"
"Then come with me," Zhang Menglong told Chen Bingyu next to him, "Bingyu, go give the instructions, we have visitors today, make sure everyone performs their best and not to embarrass us."
This was the largest Floating Island in Super God Academy, resembling a multi-layered cake stacked with layer upon layer, each level bustling with several different events.
"Is this a running race?" the principals of the four academies asked, watching the circular track.
"Yes, this is our 10,000 kilometer long-distance running race, it looks like it's about to start!"
"10,000 kilometers?" The number sent a shock through them; that distance could nearly cover a quarter of Earth!
The race announcer stepped onto the podium.
"Lane one, Sha Yu from Mechanical Academy, he has crafted his very own Mark 50 armor by hand."
"Lane two, Xiao Lei from the Mystic Academy, it's said he just succeeded in transforming Dou Qi into a horse last month, and his horse can even turn Dou Qi into wings!"
"Lane three, Xu An from the Cultivation Academy, he just passed the Level Eight Sword Mastery exam for the whole school yesterday, an absolute favorite to win today's race!"
"Lane four, Shen Lingjia from the Supernatural Abilities Academy, he's the fastest in his academy to master super speed and is also a hot favorite to win!"
"Welcome, students, to the weightlifting competition arena. Our competitors this year have all made ample preparations!"
"Contestant number one, from the Life Science Academy, Tu Lexing—he's successfully fused the genes of the Hulk into his own body, granting him immense strength after transformation!"
"Contestant number two, from the Botany Academy, Huang Lei. He's developed a type of spinach that can enhance strength after consumption."
"Contestant number three… What? Cameraman, give us a close-up of his neck, is that not Thanos's Power Stone? He actually managed to borrow the Power Stone, do we even need to continue this damn competition?"
"This is outrageous, utterly outrageous!"
"They're all monsters. What kind of messed-up stuff are they teaching at this school?"
As they walked past, the principals and students of the four major academies, both in senses and in spirit, faced immense challenges. Who the hell could withstand this?
"What event is that over there?" Suddenly, a surge of cheering came from above them.
"Oh, this is the most exciting competition," said Zhang Menglong, pointing to a huge arena, "This is the highlight of the entire sports meet, the individual combat competition. Please, everyone, come and have a look."
"Hahaha, let me show you the Spirit Martial Arts I've just recently mastered, the Great Desolation Imprisoning Heaven Finger, one finger imprisoning heaven and earth!"
Dark clouds gathered over the arena as an ancient-looking finger descended from the skies, its diameter reaching tens of meters, and with the mighty pressure of deities, it rolled towards another student on the opposite side of the arena.
"And I thought you were all that, turns out you've only mastered the first finger," said another boy, whose red Magatama eyes began to spin, "Bloodline Boundary, Susanoo!"
A blue giant wielding a shield and a long sword slashed towards that finger.
"Boom!" A huge mushroom cloud instantly lit up the entire arena.
Two figures flew toward opposite sides, looking disheveled but still spirited.
"Not bad, you can summon a complete Susanoo now?"
"You're not bad either, infusing a trace of the Power of Laws into your Yuan Force. No wonder you can withstand my Susanoo!"
"Take my Mighty Gravestone Smash!"
"Thunder Shield! Chidori!"
"Is… Is this really just your sports meet?"
"This is free combat? Why does it look like they're destroying the heavens and the earth?"
"Director Zhang, your school's students... Are they all this incredible?"
These scenes had knocked the principals of the four major academies off their feet. No wonder Zhang Menglong had warned them. They'd seen their share of troubles in their lifetimes, but they had never witnessed a spectacle !
Even if the top students from the four major acadacies were to spar, it probably wouldn't amount to a tenth of this battle, right?
"They're not all this incredible," shook his head Zhang Menglong, "these are just the top students!"
Hearing this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"But these are just the first-year top students. The second-year top students are over at that arena!" Zhang Menglong pointed in another direction.
At a distance of several hundred meters, two figures stood suspended in the air.
"Magic Penetrating Light Cannon!"
"Turtle School Qigong Wave!"