Lenin navigated through the corridors of the Immortal Institute. The school was so large that, even though he was informed where the principal's office was, he was still finding it difficult to locate it.
'Hmm... I'm supposed to take a left turn here and then go- Urgh!"
Lenin groaned as he bumped into someone. But this time, he did not fall on the ground. He was pushed back a few steps. He looked in the person's direction and was slightly baffled.
"Lanvris?"
"Hahahah.... Sorry... I'm always clumsy" Lanvris said with his signature creepy smile.
"Where are you off to?"
"It is none of your business" Lenin said as he narrowed his eyes. Lanvris raised a brow at this. Immediately tension filled the space around them as the two stared each other down.
Swish. Clap!
"Hahaha... You really know how to act like a king" Lanvris said as he held Lenin's hand in a brotherly fashion. They had clasped their hand.
Lenin nodded with a smirk.
"You are not so bad yourself"
"I assume you were also summoned by my sister?"
"Your sister?" Lenin asked surprised.
"Oops! Seems like I let the cat out of the bag" he said as he flipped his hand. A fan appeared out of nowhere and he begun to fan himself.
"Let's go" he said as he led the way.
"So... Why does the principal want to see us?"
"Well.... Its nothing special. Its something sis normally does before the youth tournament. She summons all rankers of all the years."
"I see. All rankers of all years...." Lenin mumbled. Then something dawned on him.
"Wait what? All the rankers, of every year?"
"Yeah. You are about to meet some very powerful beings" Lanvris said nonchalantly.
After minutes of navigating through various buildings they arrived.
"We are here. The office is just at the end of this- Urgh!" Lanvris coughed up blood before he could finish.
Lenin's eyes widened.
"What's.. what is this? The whole corridor is covered with a terrifying aura!"
"I reckon the other rankers are trying to test us" Lanvris said as he wiped the blood from his cheeks.
Lenin had not yet stepped into the zone where the pressure covered. He swallowed as he struggled to decide what to do.
"Come on. What are you waiting for?" Lanvris said. He had summoned a thin layer of wind to cover his body. Even though he still struggled to walk, he didn't cough up any blood.
Taking a deep breath, Lenin summoned his full cultivation and covered his skin with a thick layer of qi.
Step.
Boom!
'Ugh!.... What terrifying aura! Isn't this power supposed to be that of the principal or something?' he said as his vision blared.
Step.
Lenin took another step forward. He raised his head and was shocked to see Lanvris walking steadily towards the doors. Gritting his teeth, he forced his way forward.
One hour later.
Slump!
Lenin and Lanvris collapsed at the front of the door taking heavy breaths.
"Damn! I can't believe it took us an hour to take thirty steps!" Lenin said in shock. If it was really the power of a student and not a faculty member then it meant that there were a lot of powerful people. It seems he was still a frog in a well.
After taking some time to recover, Lanvris got up followed by Lenin and pushed the door opened.
Creek! Bam!
Lanvris and Lenin walked in. The door closed behind them. The office was lit dimly and had lavish decorations. Raw power surged in the atmosphere as many people had gathered together. Everyone's eyes were on the two. It was as if the people in the room were devouring both of them with just their eyes. It was suffocating.
"Humph... Are these the rankers of the first year? Trash!" A man with long brown hair said. His aura quelled any thought of rebuttal Lenin had in his mind.
"Haah... Ward take it easy on them... Its not like my aura was easy to go through" a bald fat handsome looking man said.
"Should you be defending them fatty Chu? Well, that vampire girl also did well though" a little girl said as she pointed at someone.
Lenin turned to the direction.
"Matyr? When did you get here?"
"I've been here for over two hours" she said in an angry tone. Traces of blood could be seen on her lips.
Lenin nodded his head and scanned the room. The room was filled with all types of people radiating different practices. At the far end of the room, the principal sat in her chair with one leg crossed over the other. For some reason, Lenin could not feel any power radiating from her.
Not only that, he could not feel any power radiating from the little girl who pointed at Matyr and another girl who was brave enough to sit on the principal's desk.
She had pig tails that hang at her sides. Her beauty was one to behold. Her large plump breast was caged in a crop top that was obviously too small. Her skirt was short enough to make any man happy. Lenin took a deep gulp as he forced his eye away from her.
"Are you really ogling at Betty?" Lanvris said with an intrigued smile. He was obviously making fun of Lenin.
"My advice is, if you want to live long. Stop staring. Hahaha" he said with a laugh.
Lanvris and Lenin then made their way towards Matyr.
"You guys took longer than I expected" she said.
"Oh? And how long did it take you?" Lanvris said with a smile.
"Forty minutes" she said without even looking at him.
"Ah! That's really surprising!"
Lenin said with shock.
Lanvris glanced at Lenin.
"Well... That is not totally true"
"What do you mean?"
"Vampires have a much stronger physique than us humans. It gave her stronger resistance"
"I see"
Blast!
A wave of energy swept through the room. All the people who were chartering in groups quieted down and looked at the direction the energy came from.
"Now that everyone is here, let the meeting begin. We have no time to waste" Princess Swallow-heaven said calmly.