Gu Long's face sank. Of course, his invitation for Zhang Hao to join Tianba Academy wasn't with good intentions. His plan was naturally to first let Zhang Hao join Tianba Academy and then properly deal with him. He just didn't expect Zhang Hao to be so ungrateful, actually refusing his good intentions. Moreover, he chose Tianwu Academy. Among the Three Great Academies, the one most incompatible with Tianba Academy was naturally Tianwu Academy.
"Hmph, I hope you won't regret it," Gu Long smiled coldly.
Lan Haiping saw that Zhang Hao had chosen Tianwu Academy, a smile appeared on his face, he walked up to Zhang Hao, and said to him, "Welcome to Tianwu Academy, I am the Deputy Dean of Tianwu Academy. One day, you will be proud of your decision."
"Brother Lan, it's not certain whether this kid can enter your Tianwu Academy yet. Isn't it a bit too early to say that now?" Gu Taiyi said disdainfully.
"I believe in my judgment," Lan Haiping said.
Zhang Hao always felt that these people had hidden meanings in their words, and couldn't help but frown.
Gu Feiyuan looked at Lan Haiping and sneered, "Brother Lan, don't forget, although entering the Qianlong Ranking allows you to choose to join any of the Three Great Academies, you still need to pass the Genius assessment of Tianwu Academy's Martial God Tower."
Lan Haiping frowned and said, "Brother Gu, this Genius assessment is for the students recommended by various major families every year. Zhang Hao is a student on the Qianlong Bronze Ranking, he has already proven himself. So, this so-called Genius assessment is unnecessary, right?"
"Heh heh, since Zhang Hao could enter the 95000th spot on the Qianlong Ranking at the age of sixteen, this has already proven his strength. Participating in the assessment is also to eliminate doubts! It's also a form of protection for him. Since he is a Genius, naturally true gold is not afraid of fire." The speaker was Yuan Shang, the Deputy Dean of Changfeng Academy.
Lan Haiping hesitated slightly.
Zhang Hao said, "President Lan, you don't need to be troubled. It's just an assessment, isn't it? I'll take it all on."
Lan Haiping glanced at Zhang Hao apologetically. After all, making him take the assessment was indeed a bit unfair to him, but facing such great pressure here, he couldn't resist to the end. This could only be a grievance for Zhang Hao.
"Zhang Hao, since you can enter the 95000th spot on the Qianlong Ranking, passing the Genius assessment won't be difficult. Don't worry, it's just a formality," Lan Haiping said to Zhang Hao with great confidence.
Zhang Hao nodded, looked at Lan Haiping, and asked, "President Lan, where do I need to take the assessment?"
"Naturally, at Tianwu Academy. You just need to take the assessment before officially entering Tianwu Academy," Lan Haiping said calmly.
"Kid, I also have great confidence in you. You can even enter the top 100,000 in our Qianlong Pagoda in one go. Passing the Genius assessment won't be a problem at all," Elder Wei smiled slightly.
"Old man, don't worry. What Genius assessment? It won't stump me," Zhang Hao said very confidently.
Zhang Hao suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at Yun Qiuyu, Ying Da, and Dou Bi, and found that the three of them were looking at him with astonished eyes at this moment.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Suddenly don't recognize me?" Zhang Hao asked, blinking his eyes.
"Boss, the longer I spend with you, the more I find I can't understand you," Dou Bi said, shaking his head.
"Zhang Hao, did you really enter the top 100,000 on the Qianlong Ranking?" Yun Qiuyu also asked very curiously.
Zhang Hao nodded slightly and said, "Well, that happened. You told me back then that there were only these two ways to join the Three Great Academies, so I gave it a try, and I didn't expect it to actually work."
Yun Qiuyu was somewhat speechless. When she told Zhang Hao about the path of the Qianlong Pagoda, she didn't expect Zhang Hao to succeed, because it was several times more difficult than participating in the College assessment normally. But she didn't expect Zhang Hao to actually succeed. It seemed that for Zhang Hao, he never knew what failure was like.
Zhang Hao looked at Yun Qiuyu and asked, "Qiu Yu, I want to ask you, which College do you want to join?"
Yun Qiuyu shook her head and said, "Although we passed the assessment, according to custom, the Three Great Academies still need to choose us."
Zhang Hao frowned. He had offended Tianba Academy. Tianba Academy definitely knew about his relationship with Yun Qiuyu, Dou Bi, and Ying Da. They might not choose Dou Bi, Ying Da, and Yun Qiuyu.
Therefore, Zhang Hao's gaze fell upon Lan Haiping, and he said to him, "President Lan, they are all my friends. Can you let them join Tianwu Academy as well?"
Lan Haiping sized up Yun Qiuyu, Dou Bi, and Ying Da, nodded slightly, and smiled, "The three of them are good prospects. And they have also passed the assessment. I can represent Tianwu Academy in inviting them."
Yun Qiuyu, Ying Da, and Dou Bi were very excited upon hearing this. They were also very satisfied to be able to join Tianwu Academy.
After the matter here was settled, Lan Haiping, along with the College's Elders, Deacons, and the candidates invited by Tianwu Academy, embarked on the journey to Tianwu Academy.
Tianwu Academy is located in Tianwu City within the Purple Firmament Empire. It takes seven days to travel from the Hualong Empire to the Purple Firmament Empire. Just as Lan Haiping was taking Zhang Hao and others back to Tianwu Academy.
In a room in the Hualong Empire, Triangular Eyes Martial King and Thin Face Martial King had extremely gloomy expressions. This time, in dealing with Zhang Hao, although they had exhausted all their schemes, they still failed completely.
"Damn it, this kid is too cunning. He actually advanced to the Qianlong Bronze Ranking, allowing him to smoothly enter Tianwu Academy. This will make it a bit difficult for us to deal with him in the future," Triangular Eyes Martial King snorted coldly.
"It doesn't matter. Even if he joins Tianwu Academy, it's not like we have no way to deal with him. There are still ways to deal with him," Thin Face Martial King said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Triangular Eyes Martial King's eyes lit up. He looked at Thin Face Martial King and asked, "What other ways do you have?"
Thin Face Martial King said calmly, "The current plan is to first prevent Zhang Hao from entering Tianwu Academy. This time, for Zhang Hao to enter Tianwu Academy, with Gu Taiyi's interference, he still needs to undergo the Genius assessment. There will be an opportunity to intercept him during this Genius assessment."
Triangular Eyes Martial King's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands, saying, "Okay, that's decided. Even if we don't kill him, we can't let him smoothly enter Tianwu Academy."
Seven days later, Zhang Hao and the others finally arrived at Tianwu City in the Purple Firmament Empire.
Although Zhang Hao and the others had been to Hualong City, the Emperor City of the Hualong Empire, only upon arriving at Tianwu City did they realize that Tianwu City was not smaller than Hualong City at all. The streets were bustling with pedestrians shoulder to shoulder. Many were Martial Warriors. Commerce was very developed on the streets, with shops standing in great numbers, leaving Zhang Hao and the others amazed and dazzled.
Dou Bi was fine, after all, he had grown up in Hualong City, which was no less impressive than Tianwu City. But Zhang Hao and the others all came from small places, so they naturally felt it was new.
After so many days of interaction with Zhang Hao and the others, Lan Haiping also knew that Zhang Hao and the others came from small places, and he didn't mind this.
