CHAPTER 1013: CHAPTER 812: THE TRANSCENDENT CLASS BEYOND EARTH (EXTENDED CHAPTER)

Joe felt a lot of pressure.

He didn’t believe that World Tree Academy was as magical as the legends say, nor did he believe that Green Shadow City would teach exchange students their most precious secrets.

But,

A person’s name casts a long shadow!

The top-tier experts of Green Shadow City were renowned far and wide.

And the formidable talents emerging from World Tree Academy were not few.

He was afraid, afraid that while Vito was training at World Tree Academy, his strength would soar and he would be left behind.

He wanted to prove that his choice was right.

He wanted to prove that even without relying on World Tree Academy, he would still not be inferior to any genius from Green Shadow City!

To achieve this,

Joe dedicated a year to relentless cultivation.

In order to break through between life and death, he not only honed his combat skills in the Spirit Space but also ventured into perilous areas, engaging in life-and-death battles with powerful Mutant Beasts.

He had ascended to Senior Transcendent in realm, and his combat power had surpassed his self from a year ago by innumerable times!

If he didn’t push himself, Joe wouldn’t have known he had such potential.

"In this regard, Vito, I must thank you."

"The best way to thank you is to defeat you."

Joe’s confidence wasn’t unfounded.

The progress he made in this year outstripped the past two years combined.

He had watched Vito’s graduation assessment video; although stopping at the top sixteen was due to bad luck, being defeated in just three moves... heh, Vito’s progress at World Tree Academy wasn’t as remarkable as he had imagined.

He also knew,

The only son of a Cabinet Elder from Hero Club, Galro, was also one of the exchange students.

Galro had returned to Hero City half a year ago, though the reason was unclear to him.

But Joe understood Galro’s strength.

Compared to before his departure, Galro made almost no progress during his half-year at Green Shadow City!

This is the standard of World Tree Academy?

Perhaps Galro returned early to Hero Club because World Tree Academy was so lackluster.

Poor Vito is still foolishly staying there.

Joe was imposing.

His eyes saw only Vito.

His lifelong adversary.

No, once he defeated Vito, proved his choices...

Vito would no longer be an adversary he recognized.

"Come, right here, let’s settle the score!"

Joe grew increasingly excited.

Vito was momentarily dazed, but then quickly regained his composure.

Joe treated him as a lifelong adversary.

He felt the same in return.

But only once before.

Once, on the vast lands of North America, among tens of millions of young people, only Joe could capture his attention.

The two were both rivals and friends.

Competing with each other.

All other geniuses were left far behind by them.

Back then, Joe had reached the Transcendent Tier five days earlier than he did, leaving Vito deeply vexed.

Back then, Joe lost to him by a single move, which filled Vito with great joy.

But now, he felt only calm.

The so-called only genius worth facing, was merely because they were frogs at the bottom of the well.

Joe’s challenge,

Joe’s excitement,

Vito observed it all.

And there was only calm in his eyes.

A calm even he didn’t expect.

Even so, he agreed, "Alright, right here."

Joe’s aura soared, almost materializing to reach the sky.

A whirlwind whipped across the training ground.

Even though this place was remote, there were still some Transcendents nearby who sensed it and extended their spiritual power.

"It’s Joe and Vito!"

"The last time they clashed was over a year ago, wasn’t it?"

"Who do you think will win between these two Heavenly Prides?"

"Probably Vito, after all, he’s been at World Tree Academy for a year."

"Hey, I don’t like hearing that, it makes it sound like our Hero Club is inferior; I heard that Vito didn’t make much progress during his studies and got instantly defeated in a battle."

"Hehehehe..."

Some of the gossipy Transcendents exchanged with spiritual power.

In an instant,

Joe moved.

A beast’s head seemed to roar behind him.

This was a Secret Technique.

A secret technique of the Hero Club!

It was formed by condensing the Blood Evil Qi collected from Mutant Beasts.

As the beast head appeared, Joe’s aura rose once more, like a formidable ancient creature, coldly gazing down at Vito.

—His battles with Mutant Beasts in perilous grounds were not just for breakthroughs between life and death.

Joe’s legs bent slightly, pouncing like a tiger.

The Blood Evil Qi gathered into a pale red stream, and the newly built training ground, yet to be reinforced with Engraving Rune, cracked instantly with a creaking sound.

Where Joe passed, a ravine several meters wide and deep appeared!

Much of the training ground was enveloped by the Blood Evil Qi.

The ominous aura swept over him, yet Vito remained expressionless.

Indeed, he hadn’t dove into perilous grounds for life-and-death fights like Joe, and his aweness wasn’t as intense as Joe’s.

But,

He hadn’t faced similar techniques before.

At World Tree Academy, there were many students who constructed combat tactics centered on ominous aura.

Among them, there were, and more than one, stronger than Joe.

It wasn’t that Joe wasn’t hardworking enough, not trying hard enough, but... in Vito’s current perspective, the Secret Technique was too crude.

With his current foundation and strength, he could, if he wished, create a Blood Evil Secret Technique as crude as what Joe held.

It goes without saying.

The Blood Evil Secret Technique from World Tree Academy, however, was created, exchanged, and improved by countless Second Tier Experts.

It’s said that the ancestor of this type of Secret Technique was the chief instructor of Green Shadow City’s army, one of the original three strong of Green Shadow, Luo Zhe!

Their realm is now unfathomable.

The ominous aura enveloped like a winter cold.

Even the distant Transcendents who probed with spiritual power felt threatened, causing a moment of bewilderment.

At this moment,

Vito moved!

A fierce and unparalleled spear momentum erupted. The surrounding ominous aura was instantly washed clean.

He took a step forward; abundant Source Power surged from the vortex within him, passed through his waist and into his arm, then into the Divine Weapon spear.