Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 972 - 599: Attitude_2
Chapter 972: Chapter 599: Attitude_2
As these words were spoken, they found agreement from the people around them.
“Indeed!”
“This year’s Dual Crown King has already been discussed by the academy and various forces. His actions not only put the academy in a difficult position but also threaten to break the unspoken rules among the great powers. The struggle for the Newcomer King and Dual Crown King will lead to bloodshed, unnecessarily diminishing the collective strength of our Tower of Heaven Lords.”
“In the past, in order to vie for the rankings, the great powers used any means necessary, which led to the death of many promising newcomers and nearly sparked wars between them, needlessly diminishing the strength of our Tower of Heaven Lords and allowing the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss to profit from our losses.”
“After much pain and reflection, the great powers set these ranking rules to avoid those hurtful and vengeful situations. Now he’s brazenly charging in; what do we do, give him the Dual Crown King spot from our Heaven-Connecting Academy, or break the rules and fight over the rankings once more?”
“If he understood gratitude and sought repayment, that would be one thing, and giving him the spot wouldn’t be impossible. But he clearly harbors rebellious intent. We’ve tried to negotiate with him through Zhang Yan for the Dual Crown King’s spot and reward distribution, and he doesn’t even give it the time of day. What does that mean?”
“This year, our academy has many outstanding newcomers, and the main campus even has a core seed who has awakened Divine-level Talent, who has been internally selected as the Newcomer King. The academy has invested significant resources in him, preparing him for the Dual Crown King challenge. If this newcomer ruins it…”
“The rewards for Newcomer King and Dual Crown King include a Talent enhancement, which would be a waste on him unless he’s also awakened Divine-level Talent.”
“His actions alone have placed our Ninth Campus, even the entire academy, in an awkward position. Is this not harboring ulterior motives?”
People chimed in one after the other, quickly clarifying the situation.
Hearing this, the plain-dressed woman also furrowed her brows, looking toward the young man in the center: “Supporting the orphans of the Death Lords is a strategic system personally initiated by the dean and an important foundation of our Heaven-Connecting Academy.”
“Now, it’s hard enough for a newcomer to stand out and act as an example for this system. If we suppress him, wouldn’t the academy’s credibility and reputation be swept away? When the students from various campuses become disloyal, we’ll not only be saddled with infamy but also become enemies with such a talented individual…”
“Nobody wants to suppress him!”
Before she could finish, someone interrupted: “The academy intends for both sides to communicate, for him to yield the rewards of the Newcomer King and Dual Crown King, and the academy will compensate him in other ways. But right now, he clearly isn’t interested in communicating, and is obviously looking to set up a separate faction.”
“Exactly, if we really wanted to suppress him, what could a new Lord do against us?”
“It’s not that we aren’t giving him a chance, it’s that he’s leaving himself with no room to maneuver!”
“He’s only First-Order and he dares to pull a classmate like Zhang Yan into his little clique. In the future, doesn’t that mean he’ll want to carve out his own territory and split off completely from our academy?”
“This kind of disregard for the greater good, wolfish ambition, and ingratitude should be dealt with swiftly.”
“I suggest we take action directly, knock him off the rankings. Talking so much is a waste of time.”
“…”
The crowd buzzed with opinions, their attitudes quite clear.
Seeing this, the plain-dressed woman said nothing more.
Eventually, everyone’s gazes fell upon the young man in the center.
Facing their stares, the man, too, was silent for a long time before responding: “Go and summon Zhang Yan. Communicate with him once more. If he’s willing to accept the academy’s compensation and relinquish the Newcomer King’s spot, then we can let this matter go. Otherwise…”
His words trailed off, but his stance was clear. The man turned his gaze toward the plain-dressed woman: “An Ran, this matter is your responsibility!”
“…”
After a moment of silence, the woman eventually nodded in agreement: “I’ll do my best.”
“Meeting adjourned!”
…
Meanwhile, in the Lord World, within the Yellow Turban Training Ground.
“Ha!!!”
With a full-throated battle cry, Lv Qiling leapt down, bringing her Hua Ji crashing towards Xu Yang. Mulan also attacked from the side. The two spirited girls, one left, one right, one above, one below, coordinated exceedingly well.
Xu Yang, however, flicked his long stick like a smart snake or a fierce dragon, finding the gap quickly and striking Lv Qiling between the chest and abdomen, sending her flying. He then swung back, pressing down Mulan’s spear and forcing her to kneel on the ground, her face pale and breath irregular.
“Ha!”
Xu Yang chuckled, withdrawing his long stick and looking at the kneeling Mulan, then at Lv Qiling, who had already regrouped: “Come on, again!”
Lv Qiling, clenching her teeth and without a word, charged with her Hua Ji. Mulan also picked herself up to join the fray. For a time, the training ground echoed with the sounds of their weapons clashing, as the trio’s disordered silhouettes filled the space.
Such was the scene, for who knows how long…
“Bang!!!”
With a heavy thud, Lv Qiling rolled out, dissipating her momentum on the landing but still dropping to one knee, supporting herself on the ground and breathing heavily. Nearby, Mulan was drenched in sweat, her hair disheveled, no longer able to bear the load.
Only Xu Yang remained unaffected, not showing the slightest sign of fatigue as he praised the two: “Not bad, you’ve improved a lot.”
Having said that, he tossed his stick onto the weapon rack of the training ground.
“Combat training complete!”
“Mulan gains 10,000 Experience Points!”
“Lv Qiling gains 10,000 Experience Points!”
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“Mulan’s Martial Art Skills level up by 1!”
“Lv Qiling’s Strong Strike skill levels up by 1!”
“Mulan’s affinity with you increases to 220 points!”
“Lv Qiling’s affinity with you increases to 180 points!”
“Mulan and Lv Qiling’s affinity with each other increases to 60 points.”
