"Xingbao, you’re our little brother, don’t always blame yourself. Besides, with our current strength, going there is just asking for death!" Fang Xingyao said intentionally, looking at Fang Xingbao.

"Brother Fang, is Yuhai Academy really that terrifying?" Guardian Hua asked curiously upon hearing this.

"It’s not exactly terrifying. Yuhai Academy is originally a place to cultivate strong people, and naturally, it’s full of countless strong people. Moreover, anyone who enters Yuhai Academy doesn’t want to stay in the Cloud Underworld; they wish to go to the Cloud Middle World. But there are only a hundred slots every hundred years, making the number of casualties increase sharply during the once-in-a-century Academy Competition. Those who are strong and have hopes of succeeding are quite likely to fall for various reasons..." Fang Xingyao couldn’t help but sigh.

"Then it’s strange. If they’re strong, why would they fall?" Guardian Feng was also curious and asked upon hearing this.

"It’s said that forming factions is popular within Yuhai Academy. Any disciple joining the academy will be invited by various factions within the academy or will proactively join a faction to win the once-in-a-century Academy Competition! Although those Experts are strong, their factions may not be strong, and even if their faction is strong, internal conflict is very severe. Therefore, there are many ways to eliminate an Expert..." Fang Xingchen explained to Guardian Feng and others.

"That’s right. Every faction hopes to recruit Experts and will try to ensure their most senior members enter the top hundred in each competition and ascend to the Cloud Middle World..." Fang Xingyao added.

"It really is cruel!" Guardian Hua couldn’t help but click their tongue in astonishment.

Mo Jiuli and Di Minghan exchanged a glance upon hearing this, not expecting Yuhai Academy to be so complicated. It seemed that Elder Qi only gave them a rough idea, and compared to reality, Yuhai Academy was indeed harsh... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"How many people are there in Yuhai Academy?" Yun Xia thought for a moment and asked.

"On average, people sign up at Yuhai Academy every day. Some are ascending from various realms to the Cloud Underworld, and others are native to the Cloud Underworld. It’s said that at its peak period, Yuhai Academy had nearly a hundred thousand disciples, making it impossible to accommodate more, so they had to pause enrollments. But there should be fewer now, at least over fifty thousand..." Fang Xingyao thought for a moment and said.

Mo Jiuli was astonished to hear this. She didn’t expect Yuhai Academy to have so many people. No wonder Elder Qi and Fang Xingyao both said Yuhai Academy was cruel. It would be strange if competition wasn’t intense in such a place...

On the flip side, Mo Jiuli felt this would save a lot of trouble. If she wanted to inquire about her parents’ whereabouts, she should be able to find out as long as she entered Yuhai Academy. With so many people gathered at Yuhai Academy, if her parents were in the Cloud Underworld, someone there would definitely know. Besides, in Mo Jiuli’s view, her parents wouldn’t be unknown figures wherever they went...

Di Minghan shared the same thought as Mo Jiuli. As they looked at each other, they already understood each other’s intention. Thus, Mo Jiuli and Di Minghan decided to head directly to Yuhai Academy. Maybe their current strength wasn’t enough, but the journey to Yuhai Academy would provide enough training and opportunities to improve their strength...

"Lord, are you planning to go to Yuhai Academy?" Fang Xingyao looked at Mo Jiuli and asked.

"Mm, we might go!" Mo Jiuli responded upon hearing this.