Misty Cloud Academy was very big.
It was at least half the size of a first-tier city in Luo Tian’s previous life.
As they were walking, Luo Tian and the old man heard extremely enthusiastic applause and cheers from a very far distance.
Inside the special recruitment hall.
“Hahaha…”
“That’s the third student with super grade talent. This year is really exciting!”
“Unexpected!”
“I didn’t expect that there would be so many students with super grade talents this year.”
“Doesn’t the Hai family want the Misty Cloud Academy to become empty? I want to see how they can empty it now. They can monopolize the one thousand places for entering our academy through the second assessment, but how can they monopolize the specially recruited students with super grade talents?”
Inside a secret room in the hall, three elders were standing with a faint joy on their faces.
They had no way to deal with the Hai family’s domineering behavior because the Misty Cloud Academy had no right to choose the disciples for the assessments. Any martial artist who passes the first round of assessment can participate in the second round. No one knew how the Hai family got so many places for the second round of assessments, but their people’s names were on the list without a doubt.
Therefore, the Misty Cloud Academy had no way to prevent the Hai family from monopolizing all one thousand places!
However, the Hai family could monopolize the places for entering the Misty Cloud Academy through the normal assessments, but they couldn’t monopolize the specially recruited students route.
Just now, three students with super grade talents were detected, which was more than the previous years. These students with super grade talents had much stronger potential than those who entered the Misty Cloud Academy through normal assessments. As long as they were groomed properly, they would definitely reach the pinnacle of the Central Continent.
This was also the only hope that the Misty Cloud Academy could place its trust in for now.
“Next person, Liu Zhan!”
A young man in the hall walked out of the crowd and walked to the place where one’s talent was tested.
The testing stone gave off a strong bright light.
The bright light reached its peak, and the hearts of the martial artists in the entire hall tightened as they held their breath. They were waiting for the light to become even brighter, but the light did not. It gradually dimmed.
“Talent, top grade!”
“Not qualified!”
Everyone softly sighed.
“It’s too difficult. Only people with super grade talent can become specially recruited students. Liu Zhan’s cultivation has reached the Great Diffusion realm, and his talent is in the top grade, but he still can’t become a student of the Misty Cloud Academy. He could have participated in the second round of assessments, but the Hai family released the word that whoever dared to participate in it was equivalent to going against the Hai family. Who would dare to participate now?” 𝐫а𐌽Ȫ𝐁Èṧ
“The Hai family is too domineering.”
“Shhh… keep your voice down. Don’t you want to continue living? Why don’t you look at where this is? Don’t think that just because this is the Misty Cloud Academy there won’t be people from the Hai family here. Someone might just hear what you’ve said.”
Liu Zhan walked down dejectedly.
His face was a bit unsightly.
He came to the Misty Cloud Academy from thousands of miles away. He never thought that the Hai family would suddenly make such a move. He was just a rogue cultivator, so how can he resist the behemoth-like Hai family?
He wanted to become a specially recruited student, but with his mere top grade talent, he was not qualified.
In other words, he was not destined to be a student of the Misty Cloud Academy.
In a certain room.
“What a pity!”
“He is still considered a good seedling. Moreover, it’s really not bad for him to reach the Great Diffusion realm at such a young age. Elder Tian, can you see if you can open a back door for him?”
“Rules are rules. We can’t make exceptions for anyone, even considering the current situation of our Misty Cloud Academy. He is indeed a good seedling, and I also think it’s a pity. But we cannot make exceptions.” Elder Tian said with a sigh. They couldn’t break the rules when accepting special recruits.
The three of them all felt this was a pity.
When Liu Zhan walked out of the special recruitment hall, Luo Tian just walked in.
He also saw everything that happened just now.
Looking at Liu Zhan, Luo Tian said softly, “Brother, no one can decide our fate. Not even the heavens!”
Liu Zhan looked over at Luo Tian and paused his footsteps. The bit of frustration in his eyes disappeared and his gaze became firm. He smiled at Luo Tian and said, “Thank you!”
He then strode out with large steps.
Special recruitment tests went on one after another.
Except for the three specially recruited students who were detected at the beginning, no one else met the standard.
There was no applause in the hall anymore.
In a secret room, the three elders were also silent.
The old man took Luo Tian to the special recruitment registration desk, and said with a smile, “This little brother said he came to test his talent. He couldn’t find the way, so I brought him here.”
The registration staff looked up.
Upon seeing the old man, the person’s face immediately showed surprise and a look of respect. They wanted to get up, but the old man’s eyes suppressed them.
Luo Tian didn’t notice these things.
He was constantly looking around, wanting to find Bai Xiong and the others.
“Name?”
“Luo Tian,” replied Luo Tian as he stopped searching.
The staff wrote Luo Tian’s name down and then handed him a wooden sign, “This is your number. When you are called, you go to that big black stone, put your hand on it, and circulate your yuan energy. Don’t do anything else.”
Luo Tian nodded and said politely, “Thank you.”
“Luo Tian?!”
The old man read Luo Tian’s name on the sign and looked up at Luo Tian with a serious expression. He couldn’t help but wonder, “Could it be him? Impossible… Ghost Servant has never failed when they take action. He… maybe it’s just someone with the same name.”
The old man smiled bitterly in his heart.
Then he said to Luo Tian, “Just wait over there.”
Luo Tian cupped his hands and said, “Thank you, uncle.”
The old man smiled and said, “You’re welcome! I wish you success!”
After saying that, he turned and left, disappearing not long after.
Luo Tian didn’t pay attention to where he went. He was still constantly searching for Bai Xiong and the others, and he couldn’t help feeling a bit anxious. “Why haven’t I seen them? Could it be that they haven’t arrived yet? Or…?”
Even since they parted ways, logically speaking, they were traveling on the official road so they should be much faster than him.
Today was the day of special recruitment testing, so it’s impossible for them not to show up!
Luo Tian had a strange feeling in his heart, and couldn’t help thinking, “I hope nothing bad happened to them.”
“Number 159, Tang San!”
Someone suddenly called out Tang San’s name.
Luo Tian’s eyes flickered before he smiled in his heart, “Tang San, hahaha… let them all tremble before you!”
Shortly after, Tang San walked out unhurriedly to the center of the field and then bowed slightly to show politeness. He swallowed his saliva, and hot sweat oozed from his palms. He had never known his talent, nor had he tested it. If Luo Tian hadn’t taken him out of the mountains, he wouldn’t know when he would have come out.
“No matter what, I have to succeed for the boss!” Tang San’s heart tightened and his expression showed how nervous he was. He extended his right hand and gently placed it down, the yuan energy in his dantian circulated for a full cycle before slowly releasing it…