The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 688 - 678: Ghost Soldiers March to War!

The first list of rankings quickly met with skepticism online upon its appearance, as too many individuals with ordinary resumes ranked highly. Although everyone hoped ordinary people could have more opportunities, such proportions always seemed somewhat unrealistic.

The officials then publicly disclosed the reasons at the earliest opportunity.

As soon as the reasons were announced, the internet erupted in an uproar.

The primary reason for the few individuals from research institutes and prestigious schools ranking high this time was due to the boycott of the Federal Scholars. Many research institutions and famous schools had openly decreed not to refer to it, which led to the current ranking...

With this news released, discussions online became heated, and soon netizens ironically dubbed the list as: the "Leftovers Ranking."

After the message spread, many research institutes were filled with complaints, and some had even begun to protest.

At this moment, many research institutes had superiors coming to handle the situation.

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One of the research institutes, where superiors came to intervene, was especially agitated, because two audacious individuals from their institute had quietly participated in the ranking, and, as it turned out, they were announced as the top two in the big test!

That wasn’t even the main issue. The key point was that these two were newcomers in the research institute, their achievements and abilities less than many present here. Yet, they entered the new world as first-place winners, and it was said that they cheerfully resigned on the very day the list was published.

How could those nearby endure this?

"Ren Xiaotian and Qi Lin, two individuals, severely violated discipline, ignored organizational advice, and disregarded public interest. Now, the superiors have jointly decided to completely blacklist these two from the academic community. From now on, any prestigious school or scientific research unit will refuse their resumes..."

The director, speaking in front of the crowd, spoke with less and less confidence, while the people below were rolling their eyes.

They’ve already mixed into the Virtual Realm, what do they care about a menial position in your scientific research unit?

Who are you threatening?

Many people now regretted not being decisive at the time; had they been, they might have happily gone to the new world...

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"Elder Kong, it’s a big mess this time!"

In a conference room, several dozen heavyweights from the academic community were becoming increasingly anxious. Videos from various research institutes were streaming in, connecting leaders and scholars of all levels, reporting issues that were less than favorable.

There were many protestors this time. If they were to suppress them forcibly, it’s unsure if even more people might quietly register for the exam. Should more examples like Ren Xiaotian and others appear, it’s feared that by the third or fourth time, research institutes wouldn’t be able to stop anyone!

"Such despicable means!" Elder Kong was furious beyond compare. He never expected the Rebel Army to act like this.

According to him, if they could simply agree to disagree, one could ignore the new world, and none of his talents would be poached to go there. Ultimately, even if the research institute staff missed out on opportunities and felt disgruntled, they’d still end up on the same boat as him.

But this Wang Ye didn’t play by the rules, conducting exams in batches?

There were second, third, fourth chances. With such incentives, how could the people below resist?

This time, Elder Kong was genuinely panicked. His base of power rested on the reputation of the research institutes and the constant influx of fresh blood into the academic community. If that collapsed, then these old experts would truly become nothing.

While he was thinking, a smart alert for a message suddenly interrupted him. Elder Kong tried to keep his composure, opened the message, and upon reading it, his blood pressure surged, and he couldn’t hold back. He left the meeting room under the pretext of another engagement.

After leaving the room, Elder Kong immediately started a smart video call, and on the other end was a middle-aged woman with a pleasant appearance.

One who had apparent signs of aging was someone who had experienced the Virtual World. The woman on the screen had also appeared in many media outlets—Elder Kong’s direct disciple, Su Hui, a prominent refining elder of the Green Cloud Sect in the Zhuxian World.

But at this moment, Elder Kong was somewhat panicked in her presence: "Have you gone mad?"

"Why so agitated, teacher?" the woman on the screen asked calmly.

"Do you really think that without me, you could safely go to that place? Even if you went, do you think... I would have no way to deal with you?" Elder Kong was now openly threatening without regard for his image.

Because he knew very well how important she was to him; nearly all the academic achievements over his past fifty years had come from her. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have shared so many benefits with her, allowing her the privilege of a virtual world lifestyle.

The woman sneered coldly. In the past, she might have been wary of the other party’s threats. These old fogeys had dominated the academic world for years, colluding and exploiting them, and had formed a chain of interests that even the great families couldn’t shake.

But this time, why should she be afraid?

Wang Ye had personally visited her, promising that she could keep her memories when she advanced her studies at the New World Academy. With such an opportunity, why would she continue to produce fraudulent academic work for this old man and occasionally become his plaything?

Was she cheap?

In the past, she had no choice, but now she had a chance to escape this dirty cage, and she would be crazy to stay.

"You don’t believe me?" Elder Kong’s face twisted as he said, "Do you believe that I can go find Xuu Min and the others right now? I promise to get everyone at the research institute involved, and if they embargo you, just you, do you believe that?"

"Since when has the teacher become so childish?" The woman across from him instantly laughed out loud, "When I wanted to venture out on my own, you used your authority to pressure me, teaching me what it meant to recognize the situation. Now it’s the teacher who can’t see clearly. What makes you think that you, as you are now, can still mobilize the research institute?"

Elder Kong’s face turned livid: "Fine, fine... just wait..."

"I will await good news from you, teacher..."

When Elder Kong returned to the conference hall, he found that many scholars like him had disappeared. Upon inquiry, it turned out they had all been called away on urgent matters, which made him extremely anxious.

Could it be that those bastards had collectively rebelled?

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New World... Capital City...

Many mysterious figures that had been surveilling from outside Capital City suddenly moved. These figures were incredibly fast, obviously Transcendent-level experts, and the spiritual energy outside of Capital City had surged so much in just a month that it had given these hitherto limited Transcendent experts much more room to maneuver. However, they couldn’t get excited...

Because this massive spiritual power appeared only in one place, belonging to one force, and that force was about to start extending its claws!

"Do you see it?"

Atop a high mountain, as they looked toward the gate of Capital City, those tens of thousands of eerie green eyes made the person in charge of surveillance on the mountain feel a chill run down his spine.

The Capital City gate was at least dozens of miles away from Liufu Mountain outside of the city, yet they could all clearly feel that the soldiers leaving the gate could see them. So many pairs of chilling, piercing gazes made even these experts shiver with cold.

"Thousands of Transcendent Ghost Soldiers... how is that possible?" One of the figures in black gritted his teeth. This kind of spectacle was impossible at the initial revival of the Earth Spirit. Was the power of Zimu Temple to rapidly mobilize troops too exaggerated?

"Perhaps we all underestimated the role of the way of the human world," said a woman next to him as she took a breath, "Notify the higher-ups, King Xiang has made his move. The war... is about to begin!"

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"It’s finally starting..."

In Nanhai City, elders from several Sorcerer Families looked at the black clouds in the sky and gathered at the newly built Skyscraper in Southern Sea.

"Yundu should also be making a move now, right?"

"Heh... if they don’t make their move now, are they waiting to die? Haven’t those guys always acted during great upheavals?"

"Indeed... after all... that’s where the roots of the Sorcerer Dynasty lie!"

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"It’s about to begin..."

At the gates of Capital City, the Emperor, wearing a black dragon robe, stood atop the city wall. Below, at the city gate, was a world inverted like a reflection, with King Xiang and his Royal Palace standing opposite.

"Hmm, will that person from back then... show up again?"

"Whether he appears or not, I won’t stop," the Emperor said with a cold laugh, "This world... has long needed correction!!"

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