The Royal Academy—its status as a student held so usefulness for Ye Luo, so he naturally wouldn’t give it up easily.
When arriving at the Royal Academy, Ye Luo truly realized its imnse power for the first ti!
The bustling crowd—it had to be no less than tens of thousands of people!
Moreover, these people, without exception, could be considered strong individuals!
One must understand that the Royal Academy was renowned for accepting only geniuses and nobles. If the Demon Clan were capable and ca to the Royal Academy now, wiping out everyone here would undoubtedly cause enormous harm to the Great Tang Empire, leaving it unable to recover for decades!
Of course, such a significant day was given great importance by both the Royal Academy and the Emperor of Great Tang. At this mont, the Royal Academy was heavily guarded, making it impossible for the Demon Clan—no matter how powerful—to infiltrate!
However, today Ye Luo noticed sothing peculiar, as everyone’s faces seed filled with excitent and their discussions ran rampant.
"Brother Yun, what’s going on? Judging by the reactions of these people, sothing seems to have happened!"
Ye Luo asked Yun Liancheng with curiosity. But Yun Liancheng had been following Ye Luo around for the past few days—if Ye Luo didn’t know, how could Yun Liancheng possibly know?
"My lord, I’ll go find out now."
After speaking, Yun Liancheng walked ahead, approached soone he knew, asked a few questions, and then returned to Ye Luo’s side.
"My lord, it seems that sothing monuntal will indeed occur today!"
"What do you an?"
Ye Luo asked curiously. A monuntal event? What kind of event?
"My lord, the Academy announced yesterday that today a family from the Eighth Region—one that shares a close alliance with our Great Tang Empire—will choose three disciples from the Royal Academy to accompany them to the Eighth Region. Additionally, the rankings on the Battle Power Leaderboard have been revealed, and the top hundred ranked disciples of the Academy will compete for these coveted slots!"
The Eighth Region!
So that’s what it is!
The Martial Realm’s regions are like vast chasms, difficult to cross. Though Ye Luo didn’t understand exactly why, this was indeed the case. At least, even though Ye Luo had been in the Martial Realm for so ti, within the Great Tang Empire, he had only ever heard rumors about the Eighth Region and had never truly encountered soone from there. This confird there must be so force preventing individuals from higher-tier regions from entering lower-tier ones. And if they did co, their numbers were undoubtedly scarce!
Under these circumstances, it was no wonder the people of the Great Tang Empire would be deeply curious about the Eighth Region.
...
"By the way, my lord, the Academy has adjusted the ranking rules for this occasion. Now, regardless of identity—even if you’re completely unknown—if you believe you have the strength, you can challenge those listed on the Battle Power Leaderboard. If you defeat them, you can claim their spot!"
Ye Luo nodded, though he didn’t pay much attention to it. This had nothing to do with him. Whatever the selection thod was, Ye Luo wasn’t preparing to head to the Eighth Region anyti soon.
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
Three resounding sounds of an ancient bell echoed, followed by the descent of a figure into the sky.
Almost everyone instinctively turned to look, for they knew that the Open Day event had officially begun!
...
A cold and powerful middle-aged man stood aloof in mid-air, overlooking the countless students beneath him.
He seed to be observing sothing—or perhaps searching for sothing.
After a mont’s glance, he opened his mouth and said calmly, "I won’t waste words with you. Today is our Royal Academy’s Open Day, but today differs from previous years. Perhaps you have already heard so news. Yes, today three of the most promising students will embark on a new Chapter in their lives. Experts from the Eighth Region will secretly observe your performance, and whether you can earn a slot will depend solely on your strength."
"Of course, for those who fail to be selected, do not be discouraged. I have good news for you—this year, the mist surrounding the Cloud Open Sanctuary will be at its thinnest in the last two hundred years. Thus, you will have more opportunities for reward. But don’t get cocky, as there’s a caveat. Due to certain special reasons, only three hundred people will be granted access to the Cloud Open Sanctuary this year. Whether you qualify depends entirely on your consistent dedication!"
"Alright, let’s cut to the chase. Now we proceed to the first stage: the Eighth Region slot competition! Battle Power Leaderboard, activate!"
With the middle-aged man’s command, a brilliant light-screen descended from the sky, displaying na after na—and these nas were still shifting.
So people’s ranks were dropping, while others were climbing up.
The reopening of the Battle Power Leaderboard marked the assessnt of everyone’s cultivation achievents over the last five years!
Perhaps it could be viewed as a final term exam, though this Battle Power Leaderboard assessnt offered opportunities to only one hundred individuals!
"Hmm, sothing seems off!"
Suddenly, soone stared at the Battle Power Leaderboard with obvious confusion.
A companion beside them asked curiously, "What’s odd?"
"Look at this! So nas on the list are ones we’ve never seen before!"
The Battle Power Leaderboard encompassed the Academy in its entirety. So, typically, whenever the rankings were updated, the majority of nas would already be familiar to everyone. Burgeoning dark horses weren’t unheard of, but such individuals had usually gained considerable renown within the Academy before making it onto the leaderboard.
For unfamiliar nas to suddenly appear on the Battle Power Leaderboard, there could only be one explanation.
These were individuals who had joined the Academy temporarily upon receiving insider news—and undoubtedly hailed from prominent noble families!
Such occurrences weren’t unprecedented, but they’d never happened at the Royal Academy. In other academies, especially provincial ones, it was common for powerful nobles to use their status to maneuver their offspring into schools during opportune monts to reap benefits.
The Martial Realm contained various Secret Realms and other unique existences, and academies typically maintained exclusive or joint access to them. Thus, whenever Secret Realms opened, noble families often sought to secure positions.
However, the Royal Academy was untouched by such practices, as it was managed by the Imperial Family. Within the Academy, princes, princesses, and commandery princesses abounded.
So who could possibly possess the power to threaten their positions?
This ti, however, the sudden appearance of unfamiliar individuals in the rankings indicated one probable cause—the Emperor had given tacit approval!
Perhaps it was to ensure those three slots were irrevocably secured.
After all, even if these individuals ca from a family allied with the Great Tang Empire within the Eighth Region, they undoubtedly wouldn’t accept taking useless trash back with them.
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