Each year, apart from the specially recruited students, the Misty Cloud Academy only had one thousand places for new students.
Millions of martial artists across the continent were vying for this one-thousandth-of-a-percent place!
You can say that it was much more difficult than taking the entrance exam to Tsinghua University or Peking University in Luo Tian’s previous life.
But the Hai family had actually monopolized these one thousand places.
Previously, Luo Tian heard people at the next table talking about this matter while eating, but he thought that the Hai family was just sending a few disciples to participate in the competition. It was very normal for a king level family to send some disciples to participate in the competition, but he never expected that the Hai family would monopolize all the places this year.
This…
Luo Tian was shocked by this.
He was once again shocked by the power of the Hai family.
The Central Continent had more than just the Hai family as a king level force, but they had already declared that they would monopolize all one thousand places. And the other king level forces do not dare to participate?
Moreover, a newcomer king will definitely appear within those one thousand places.
At that time, they can go to Heaven’s Chosen Mountain and become a sorcerer chosen by the heavens. In this way, the Hai family’s strength will rise to a new level. No one was stopping this?
Or is it that the Hai family has become so powerful that no one dares to stop them?
Besides all of that, the most severely affected would be the Misty Cloud Academy.
All one thousand new students would be from the Hai family. The Misty Cloud Academy will not only train disciples for the Hai family but it will also be hit with a move where fuel is slowly taken away from the cauldron. Without new blood flowing in, the Misty Cloud Academy will become increasingly weak as the years go by. It will be even less of a match for the Hai family at that time.
Luo Tian smacked his lips and said to himself, “Is the Hai family really that strong?”
Dongfang Shuo then said, “Besides the Misty Cloud Academy, Misty Cloud City also has eight other king level forces. Except for the imperial family, which has a close relationship with the Misty Cloud Academy, the other seven families are all on the same front as the Hai family. The current patriarch of the Hai family, Hai Tongtian, has declared that he will monopolize a thousand places. And the patriarchs of those king level forces have all stood up to say that they will give up the fight for the disciples’ places in the Misty Cloud Academy this year.”
“Damn!”
“This…” Luo Tian was extremely puzzled before saying, “Isn’t anyone standing up and saying it’s not fair? He says he wants to monopolize it and he monopolizes it. I refuse to believe in such evil. Isn’t there still the imperial family?”
Apart from the seven king level forces, there was an imperial family in the mix!
As long as the imperial family sends out some disciples, then the Hai family won’t succeed so easily.
Dongfang Shuo smiled bitterly and said, “The imperial family? The former patriarch of the imperial family was directly frightened by the Hai family’s Crown Prince. So, the imperial family doesn’t dare to interfere in the Hai family’s affairs at all. If they anger the Hai family’s Crown Prince, who is attacking the Honorable Emperor realm right now, then the imperial family might just disappear from this world.”
The Hai family was too terrifying!
The Hai family’s Crown Prince was even more terrifying!
What all those powerful forces feared wasn’t the Hai family, but the Hai family’s Crown Prince!
The person chosen by the Dao of Heaven!
The highest person of Heaven’s Chosen Mountain, known as the number one man in the Ancient World!
What kind of terrifying existence was this?
Offending the Crown Prince was like offending Heaven. Can you still survive in this world after offending Heaven?
“The Hai family’s Crown Prince?” Luo Tian’s heart sank. This was not the first time he had heard of this title. Hai Yulong’s talent was super grade, but his cultivation was only in the Great Diffusion realm. But his older brother, the Hai family’s Crown Prince, was actually attacking the Honorable Emperor realm. What kind of terrifying existence was this? R𝘢ƝＯ𐌱Êṥ
Unimaginable!
Seeing Luo Tian’s expression darken, Dongfang Shuo continued “That’s why it’s best that you don’t participate in the assessment. I will do my best to inquire about that master and will definitely help you find the antidote recipe for the Soul Poison. Stay here in peace during this time and don’t go anywhere.”
The Hai family had sent assassins in succession, and even Hai Yulong ended up dying. The Hai family was basically humiliated after all these failures.
If Luo Tian’s appearance was discovered by the Hai family, someone would naturally come knocking at their door.
One must know that this Misty Cloud City was the Hai family’s territory. Luo Tian was just in the Martial Void realm, similar to an ant going up against an elephant!
There was no way to compare the both.
Luo Tian merely smiled and didn’t tell him that in order to refine the antidote to the Soul Poison, he had to become a heaven’s chosen. Only a sorcerer can refine the antidote. And in the Central Continent, there were only two places each year to go to Heaven’s Chosen Mountain. If he can’t become the strongest student of the Misty Cloud Academy newcomers, he can only go to the Abyss Academy.
But Luo Tian didn’t even know where the Abyss Academy was.
Even if he did, it might be too late now.
The enrollment times for the Misty Cloud Academy and the Abyss Academy were the same.
Now, the Hai family wanted to monopolize all the places!
He couldn’t go to the Abyss Academy.
In other words, there was only one way left – special recruitment!
Luo Tian then said to himself, “It seems that I have to find a way to fuse with the Blood Spirit of the Earth Dragon King in order to unlock the bloodline seal in my body. Only when the bloodline seal is unlocked can the detectors show that I have a super grade talent. And only then can I become a special recruit. But…”
He didn’t have enough time!
It would take an entire day to unlock the seal!
“Damn it!” Luo Tian cursed in his heart.
He then said to himself, “They said they would monopolize it and they’ll monopolize it? Did they ask this daddy yet?”
“Fucking hell!”
A surge of anger rose in Luo Tian’s heart.
“Isn’t it just a thousand Hai family disciples? I’ll just beat them all one by one! I want to see how strong the so-called Hai family and the so-called Poseidon Rankings are! Let’s see if they can withstand my fists!”
Luo Tian made up his mind on what to do!
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The sun was scorching.
Extremely harsh.
In the courtyard, Dongfang Shuo looked at the gate before glancing around. He frowned while muttering, “Why is Yao Hai not back yet? He should be back by now.”
Luo Tian was resting with his eyes closed on the side.
He was also checking out the situation of the Ancient Tree.
Three days and 100,000 points of yuan energy! The consumption was too big!
Since the last time he absorbed a Great Diffusion ranker’s soul, a small sprout had grown. There was no change at all after that. And just as Illusion Fairy said, this little sprout was no longer willing to absorb the souls of Great Diffusion realm martial artists. It was way too picky.
The Ancient Tree was a bottomless pit!
No one knows when it will grow into a towering tree.
Upon hearing Dongfang Shuo’s muttering, Luo Tian opened his eyes and walked over, “Could something have happened to Uncle Yao Hai?”
They were both good people who had helped him in Martial Mountain City.
Dongfang Shuo said with uncertainty, “I hope not…”
Dongfang Shuo paused for a moment before saying, “Luo Tian, you wait for me here. I’ll go out and look for Yao Hai.”
Luo Tian then said, “Uncle Dongfang, maybe I will go wander around the city.”
Dongfang Shuo didn’t stop him. After all, it was Luo Tian’s first time in Misty Cloud City. He just reminded Luo Tian, “Be careful yourself, don’t let the Hai family find you.”
Luo Tian replied with a smile, “I know.”
Right after that, the two people left the courtyard and split up.
Luo Tian didn’t wander aimlessly in the city but headed towards the peak of the clouds.
Misty Cloud City was famous because of the Misty Cloud Academy, and Misty Cloud Academy was located on the peak of the clouds, at the highest point of Misty Cloud City. It was above the clouds with a majestic aura overlooking the earth.
The Misty Cloud Academy wasn’t difficult to find because it can be seen from a distance!
However, Misty Cloud City was extremely large, and the peak of the clouds was rather high. Luo Tian walked for a full two hours before arriving, and this was because he was in the Martial Void realm. If it were ordinary people, it is estimated that they wouldn’t be able to walk there in a day.
At a glance, the academy gate exuded a strong majestic aura.
On both sides of the gate were statues of two ancient beasts. They were lifelike, and domineering, and made people feel a sense of awe and dare not approach. It was as if the two ancient beasts might pounce on you at any time.
Luo Tian dropped out of high school in his previous life and went out to make a living in society. He had no concept of universities at all. He too had a university dream in his heart, but at that time, he was very clear that he would have no chance to realize that dream in this life.
His heart fluttered upon taking in the grand sight in front of him.
The Misty Cloud Academy was like a university in his previous life. Luo Tian clenched his fists under his sleeves and said to himself, “The dreams that could not be realized in my previous life must be fulfilled one by one in this life. Otherwise, I will have lived two lives in vain.”
The academy gate was bustling with students.
Most people were dressed fashionably, especially when it came to the girls. The clothing on them seemed to be scarce or something because some were wearing tight-fitting tops and short shorts to show off their figures. Especially prominent were their proud breasts, which were firm and big. It made the observer want to grab them and pinch them to see if they felt good or not.
Drool was about to spill out of Luo Tian’s mouth.
“I have always heard that universities were similar to paradise.”
“Beauties as plenty as clouds, and all of them enjoyed wearing very little clothes in the summer. I didn’t know it before, but now I realize the rumors were really true. I just didn’t expect the girls here to be as showy as the girls in the universities on Earth, making that evil fire in my heart sway uncontrollably.”
“It seems that my Imperial Goddess Divine Art is going to show its power here, hahaha…”
Luo Tian squatted by the gate, his body lowered, watching the beauties passing in front of him one after another.
In his previous life, he often squatted on the street watching girls who wore very little clothing. If he was lucky, sometimes he would even catch a glimpse of spring…
“Wow, she’s not even wearing underwear! That’s way too bold of her!”
A tall woman wearing a skirt that barely covered her butt just happened to pass by Luo Tian. A gentle breeze blew by, and Luo Tian’s keen eyes saw it at a glance. Under the lush grass, there was a… “Damn it, it’s too dark.” Luo Tian instantly lost interest. He was full of hostility towards anything that looked like wood ear mushrooms.
The evil fire that had just rushed up to his heart was instantly extinguished.
He felt very uncomfortable.
“Where did this beggar come from?”
“This guy looks really perverted.”
“Look at his lustful eyes! It’s really annoying when he’s staring at me from afar!” A woman with a waist as thick as a bucket and an ugly face glared at Luo Tian fiercely. She also showed a fearful expression, as if Luo Tian had taken a fancy to her and was going to molest her.
Luo Tian felt like throwing up when he heard those words.
He then said to himself, “Even if I had to have sex with a sow, I wouldn’t have any thoughts about you!”
Many male students walking by showed contempt for Luo Tian, with ridicule clearly on their faces.
Luo Tian ignored them all.
He had experienced this kind of scene countless times, and he wasn’t someone who couldn’t tolerate a few taunting looks from others.
Luo Tian looked at the time and thought, “Why hasn’t anyone come out yet?”
They previously made arrangements where as long as Bai Xiong and the others arrived at the Misty Cloud Academy, they would come to the academy gate every afternoon to wait for him. But Luo Tian had been waiting for almost an hour, and he had not seen anyone at all.
“Could it be that something had delayed them?”
“Forget it, I’ll just go in and find them myself.”
Luo Tian stood up, and just when he was about to take a step into the academy…
There was a shadow in front of him due to a figure blocking his path with incredible speed. A wooden stick, like a police baton, blocked his way. Holding that stick was a person with a sneer on his face. The person then said contemptuously, “Stinking beggar, this is not a place you can enter! I noticed you long ago, staring at those beautiful goddesses with eyes of greed. I can’t control you outside the academy, but… humph~, if you dare to take half a step past the academy gate, I will break your dog legs! My advice to you is to get lost right now!”
The person blocking Luo Tian’s path was a man similar to a campus security guard in his previous life.
The man looked to be in his thirties.
He was lean and stood in front of Luo Tian, exuding an air of superiority.
Luo Tian was briefly stunned before saying, “They can enter freely, so why can’t I?”
The lean man was full of contempt. He was sure that Luo Tian was not a student of Misty Cloud Academy because of the clothes he was wearing, being similar to what a poor person would wear. Poor people naturally had no prestigious family backgrounds. This was the experience he had accumulated over the years. For people like Luo Tian, he could bully them as much as he wanted.
“Them? Can you compare to them? They are like unattainable stars in the sky while you are just a pile of mud on the ground. They can enter, but can you? A pile of mud wants to enter the Misty Cloud Academy? Hahaha…”
Luo Tian’s brow furrowed in anger, as he was getting a little pissed off.
If he was pissed off, then someone was not going to have a good time.
Seeing Luo Tian’s expression darken, the lean man sneered, “Kid, I’ll give you three seconds. If you don’t get lost by then, I will be forced to make you suffer a bit.”
Luo Tian didn’t leave but smiled coldly, “I would really like to see how you are going to make me suffer.”
“Three seconds, right?”
“One, two, three! Time’s up!”
“Come, come, come! Go ahead and make me suffer” Luo Tian stepped forward, with a smile on his face. It was the cheap smile he usually had while standing in front of the lean man.
As long as that man dares to make a move, Luo Tian would instantly knock him to the ground and make him unable to get back up.
Being tolerant was a good thing.
But there was a limit to it.
Tolerating something doesn’t mean he was afraid!
The lean man frowned and swung the wooden stick down fiercely on top of Luo Tian’s head while shouting, “Damn stinking beggar, you dare to be arrogant in front of me?! If I don’t beat you until you’re looking for your teeth on the ground, I will take your surname!”
At that moment, Luo Tian’s clenched fists under his sleeves made a faint movement and his stance shifted slightly. When the stick was about to land, and Luo Tian was about to make his move, there was a sudden shout.
“Stay your hand!”
The shout came from an old man in his fifties not too far away.
The lean man’s face changed as it was too late to stop.
But his eyes grew cold, and he did not pull back his strength. He still smashed it down fiercely with a sneer on his face as if he was saying, “Kid, go die for me.”
At that moment, Luo Tian didn’t blast out with a punch. Instead, his body tilted slightly while his right foot slid aside. His body followed the tilt and his figure shifted behind that lean man.
“Whoosh~!”
The stick hit nothing but air.
The lean man’s upper body used too much force, and his lower body was unsteady. Luo Tian had also tapped him on the leg as he shifted behind so the guy fell down while screaming, “Agggghhh~!”
“Pak~!”
He fell to the ground and smashed his nose to the point that it started bleeding.
What an embarrassing sight!
The lean man was furious! He climbed back up on his feet and shouted, “Kid, you dare make a move against me?! There’s no way I’m going to let you off now!”
While he was saying that, another stick came striking down.
At this moment, the old man in the distance seemed to have teleported to the side of the lean man in an instant. His eyes widened and an invisible force erupted from his body. He then shouted, “Didn’t you hear what I just said?!”
The voice was like an explosion!
The lean man’s movements were instantly suppressed, and he immediately bowed and said with fear, “I heard it.”
“You heard it yet you still didn’t stay your hand?!” the old man questioned.
The lean man retreated obediently to the side, bowing his head and not daring to look at the old man. But there was a glint in his eyes as he stared at Luo Tian coldly, full of hatred.
The old man turned around and looked at Luo Tian with a faint smile and said, “I’m sorry, he is my disciple. He doesn’t know any better so please overlook his behavior.”
Since someone was treating him politely, Luo Tian naturally did the same by saying, “It’s fine, it’s fine.”
While Luo Tian was speaking, the old man carefully observed Luo Tian. Thinking of Luo Tian’s movement just now, he felt a bit surprised as he said to himself, “I didn’t expect that a Martial Void 5th ranker could easily deal with Zhang Dalang, a Martial Void 7th ranker. It seems that he is not simple.”
The old man then commented, “You don’t seem to be a student of the Misty Cloud Academy.”
Luo Tian tried to carefully word the purpose of his intentions, saying “I’m here to find…”
Just as he was about to say that he was looking for Chen Dongfeng and the others, he stopped himself and instead asked, “Sir, may I ask, where can I take the special recruitment test?”
The old man was immediately surprised.
The lean man next to him trembled slightly, and his expression changed.
Special recruitment test?!
Could it be that the stinky beggar in front of him was a martial artist with super grade talent?
If that’s the case, then he won’t even be able to keep his position as a gatekeeper in the future! He secretly groaned in his heart. Zhang Dalang wished he could slap himself twice. If he offended a specially recruited student, then his doomsday would not be far away.
The old man was briefly stunned before thinking to himself, “If he is a martial artist with super grade talent, then toying with Zhang Dalang is easy to understand.”
Right after that, the old man asked, “Are you here to test your talent?”
Luo Tian replied, “Yes!”
The old man looked at Luo Tian seriously again. According to past practice, specially recruited students were usually brought in by some elders, managers, or senior students of the academy. But the young man in front of him was alone and looked like he rushed over from another place. Are there still such things as hidden gems in the Central Continent?
One must know that it is rare to find even one martial artist with a super grade talent out of 100,000 people.
They were like stars in the sky, shining brightly, and would be discovered even from thousands of miles away.
The old man didn’t ask further and said, “Today happens to be the last day of testing for specially recruited students. If you don’t mind, I could take you there?”
Luo Tian was overjoyed and replied, “Then I will trouble you, sir.”
The old man said with a smile, “No trouble, no trouble. If you can become a specially recruited student, it will be of great benefit to me.”
Zhang Dalang quietly followed from behind. He had to confirm whether Luo Tian was a martial artist with a super grade talent or not. After confirmation, he might have to prepare to run away.
If it wasn’t a super grade talent…
Then… heh heh…
Around the same time at the testing hall for special recruitment.
A deafening applause rang out.
What happened?