Fairy Tail: I Am the God

"Hehe, in the inner courtyard, fire crystal cards are divided into five colors from low to high: black, blue, cyan, red, and purple. The black crystal card in your hands is the lowest grade."

This type of crystal card only qualifies one to cultivate on the first and second levels of the "Heavenly Flame Refining Tower," while the blue crystal card qualifies for the third and fourth levels, and so on.

"To upgrade your crystal card, you need to pay 'fire energy' in the inner courtyard. Generally speaking..."

Switching from a black crystal card to a blue crystal card requires 100 days of "fire energy," while switching from a blue crystal card to a cyan crystal card requires 200 days of "fire energy." Now that you have received the "Cyan Fire Crystal Card" reward, that's equivalent to saving 300 days of "fire energy."

This is no small sum. Of the previous inner court students, only one named Luo Hou upgraded his blue crystal card to a cyan fire crystal card a week ago; the rest were mostly still using blue crystal cards.

Seeing the confusion on Xiao Yan's and the others' faces, Elder Su smiled and explained.

Chapter 413, Five People, Their Name is 'Main Temple'. (First Update)

After Elder Su finished explaining, he flicked his hand, and five cyan crystal cards appeared in his hand. With a flick of his finger, the crystal cards shot towards Leon and his group of five, and finally hovered in front of them.

"The reward is already inside. You can take out the "Fire Energy" in the black crystal card, and then return the black crystal card to me."

Upon hearing this, the four of them immediately complied, and a moment later, they handed the now empty black crystal card to Elder Su.

Elder Su accepted the black fire crystal card, nodded slightly, and said with a smile:

"Alright, now that you have all passed the 'Fire Energy Hunting Competition,' please follow me into the inner courtyard."

After speaking, he turned around and slowly walked up the hillside towards a set of broken stone steps.

Seeing Elder Su's figure disappear into the distance, the five of them quickly followed, climbing the steps behind him.

The gravel steps weren't very high; in just a minute or two, Xiao Yan and the others reached the last level, then with a quick movement, they stood on the hillside.

Their gaze swept across the scene before them, causing them to slowly inhale the slightly chilly air.

"Is this the inner courtyard?" The five people on the hillside murmured to themselves.

Beyond the hillside lies an extremely large sunken basin. Judging from its shape, it looks as if a giant meteorite fell from the sky and smashed out of it.

Within the basin, towering buildings stand in rows. Looking down from above, one can see shadowy figures, like fleas, constantly flitting and leaping across the structures. Looking further ahead, however, one discovers…

The basin is unusually large; even at the far end of the field of vision, all that can be seen are towering buildings and lush greenery.

"You elders can continue to wait here. The outcome shouldn't change. I'll take these five little ones to the inner courtyard to settle them in. You all take care of things here!"

Elder Su turned to the other inner courtyard elders and spoke.

"No problem, Elder Su!" The group nodded with smiles.

"Alright, five little ones, follow me!" Elder Su nodded and took the lead towards the inner courtyard.

"Let's follow them." Leon nodded, and together with the four of them, they shot into the inner courtyard.

"Crench."

A wooden door was slowly pushed open, and a ray of sunlight spread along the crack of the door, finally forming a slender line of light on the ground.

As the wooden door was fully pushed open, the light expanded rapidly, and several figures, their lengths stretched by the sunlight, entered. An elderly man, leading the group, glanced over the spacious pavilion and chuckled:

"From now on, this will be your residence, the place where the five of you live. This place will be your long-term base for life in the inner courtyard!"

"What? Five people living together?" Hu Jia raised an eyebrow and said speechlessly.

“This attic is big enough that there won’t be any problems with the five of you living here, so don’t complain to me!”

Elder Su said irritably, "Moreover, this place will be your territory from now on. If your pavilion is smashed, the five of you will have nowhere to live!"

"Fine, let's live together then!"

"Living together is important for the unity of the five of you. Before you have enough strength, it's best to stick together. After all, the senior students in the inner academy all have their own territories."

"Every year, quite a few new students are oppressed by them. Now that the five of you are gathered together, I doubt anyone in the inner courtyard will come here to die!" Elder Su said with a smile, looking at Leon.

"It seems that Brother Yunfei has become our talisman now!" Xun'er said with a light laugh.

"The leader of this team is very capable, and I'd love to join them!" Wu Hao said with a grin.

“This guy is right up my alley, and I feel very safe with him. I’m fine with him!” Hu Jia said, raising her hand.

“I’m fine with it. He’s been protecting me for the past two years!” Xiao Yan nodded and said.

"Huh? I just became your boss out of nowhere?"

Leon said speechlessly.

The four of them remained silent, all looking at Leon with ambiguous smiles.

"Alright, I'll take the boss's job." Leon raised his fist and nodded in satisfaction.

"Hehe, it would be best if you could do that."

Seeing the four of them seamlessly coalesce into a team, Elder Su nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand, saying:

"Alright, it's getting late. You can tidy up your houses and get some rest for the night. Starting tomorrow, you can freely explore the inner courtyard. I'm sure you won't be disappointed."

"In the inner courtyard, all cultivation will be carried out using fire energy. The Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower will be your main cultivation location from now on. As for other places, there are only the Fighting Skills Pavilion, the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion, and the Arena."

The first two are where you'll obtain cultivation methods and improve your combat power, but all of this depends on you possessing sufficient fire energy. The last arena is one of the ways you can obtain fire energy!

Elder Su explained with a smile.

"What a relaxed management style!" the four said in surprise.

"Alright, now that you're settled, I'll be leaving now. If you need anything, feel free to contact me, but I might not be able to help you!"

Elder Su waved his hand and then pushed open the door to leave the pavilion.

"Xun'er, now that the five of us are a force together, how about we come up with a catchy name?" Hu Jia said with a grin, holding Xun'er's right hand.

“Indeed, we should have a name for our group, otherwise the people in this inner courtyard won't know our names, and with Brother Yunfei's name,

"Only when the five of us form a force can we better deter them, and that way we won't have too much trouble!" Xun'er said with a smile.

"Well, since there are no rules here, we don't need to follow them. Let's form a small but powerful force together!"

Xiao Yan nodded and said.

"And what about the name?" Leon asked.

"It's not easy to choose a name. Brother Yunfei, do you have any good names to suggest?"

Xun'er pondered for a moment, then shook her head and looked at Leon.

"How about the main temple?" Leon asked without hesitation.

"It's a rather peculiar name, but I like it!" Xiao Yan nodded and said.

"I don't care," Wu Hao shrugged.

"We've got three votes now, so it's settled. Everyone go to sleep."

Leon clapped his hands and walked towards a room.

"This guy is so lazy! How long does it take him to come up with a name?" Hu Jia said angrily.

“Brother Yunfei has been like this since he was little, and I also really like the name ‘Main Temple’.” Xun’er nodded and pulled Hu Jia toward the other two rooms.

With the sound of a door closing, the five people's life in the inner courtyard began.

Chapter 414, Devouring the Battle Fruit, the Vengeful Spirit of a Battle Master. (Second Update)

The next day, the morning sun bathed the entire inner courtyard of Canaan Academy. Leon and his group of five got up early and left the attic.

They walked together towards the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy. Feeling the humidity in the air, all five of them were clearly in a better mood.

The fifty people who were fleeing in the primeval forest yesterday have all entered the inner courtyard, but none of them look well.

"As expected of the Inner Courtyard, which has a superior cultivation environment, these people are up so early. The sun hasn't even risen yet, and so many people are already out cultivating!"

Hu Jia looked at the street where many people were already walking and said with a smile.

“In this place, if you’re not diligent, you’ll be suppressed, so no one will waste their time cultivating,” Leon said with a smile.

"Where do we go now?" Hu Jia asked, frowning.

“Go to the Burning Heaven Refining Tower; it will be of great help to you,” Leon said calmly.

"Okay, whatever you say." The four nodded in agreement.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Leon and his group of five arrived at the gathering place of the crowd. He led four of them onto a tree trunk and, with a leap, appeared at the top of the tree.

Standing atop the tree, the five looked down at the scene below. Their gazes skipped over the dense crowd and swept directly ahead. Immediately, their faces froze, and their mouths gaped open slightly: "What is this?"

What appeared in Xiao Yan's sight was a sunken terrain. In that sunken area, an extremely large black tower was buried deep underground, with only a section of the tower's tip and a pitch-black entrance visible above the ground.

Is the tower buried underground?

"This is the Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower. You will cultivate here from now on," Leon said, nodding to the four of them.

Suddenly, a series of whooshing sounds came from not far behind. Turning around, he was somewhat surprised to find that nearly a dozen figures were flashing towards him from a distance.

These people moved with incredible speed; in less than ten seconds, their figures appeared scattered across the branches of several large trees beside Xiao Yan.

"These people are quite strong."

Upon closer inspection of these figures, it was discovered that each of these dozens of people wore a badge resembling a leaf on the left chest, suggesting that they belonged to the same faction.

Staring at the figures, they noticed that after observing the scene below, they each darted down, a large group of people swooping down from the sky, and finally, with extreme arrogance, they directly stormed in front of the dark mass of people below.