The succession process of the principals of the Four Great Academies was basically the same.
Regardless of whether it was in terms of imparting knowledge or managing the academy, the two of them could be considered as the top figures in the history of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy.
Yet, they only received the recognition of 45% and 37% respectively. From this, it could be imagined just how difficult it was for the ancestors to evaluate him.
Even if a twenty-year-old young man were to start learning from his mother's womb, what could he possibly learn?
Could it be that the other party's recognition was higher than theirs?
"Not only is he inferior, there is no way to compare him!"
Looking at their expressions, how could Wu Ran not know what his two old friends were thinking? With a bitter smile, he couldn't help but shake his head.
"There is no way to compare him? Do you mean that... he has already received more than 50% of the recognition?"
Shen Pingchao frowned.
This was the highest proportion that he could think of at the moment.
Those who were able to receive such recognition were all geniuses among geniuses. They had made great contributions to the academy, and it was already inconceivable that a student who had just enrolled into the academy would become the principal. Could it be that the ancestors had given him more than 50% of the recognition?
If that was the case, the ancestors... were truly lacking in judgment!
"50%?" Wu Ran shook his head.
Seeing the other party's expression, Wu Tianqiong heaved a sigh of relief. "I knew that it wouldn't be that easy to obtain 50% of the recognition..."
Before he could finish his words, the other party's voice sounded once more. "If that's the case, then I won't say anymore. It's... 100%!"
"100%?"
The two principals nearly spurted blood.
You must be joking, right?
Everyone had their own way of thinking, and it was impossible for everyone to be satisfied with the results.
As such, there had never been a case of 100% recognition among the outstanding principals of the Four Great Academies.
For a twenty-year-old freshman to receive the recognition of more than a hundred ancestors of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy?
"I knew that you wouldn't believe it, but the truth is the truth!"
Wu Ran sighed. Back then, when he first heard the news, he had the same expression as the other party, and his jaw nearly fell to the ground.
If not for the fact that there were at least a hundred thousand spectators watching the news back then, he wouldn't have believed it either.
"Since you dare to be so sure, then it must be …"
Wo Tianqiong knew that his old friend would never lie to them, and there was no need for him to lie to them either. Thus, he turned to Zhang Xuan and asked, "The ancestor's acknowledgement only lasts for three sentences. What did he say for so many people to acknowledge him simultaneously?"
"He didn't say anything …. Instead, he just beat up the wills of the ancestors!"
Wu Ran said with twitching lips.
"Beat him up?"
Shen Pingchao and Wu Tianqiong staggered at the same time.
He had heard of all kinds of fawning, all kinds of praises. Beating him up … was that even possible? When did the wills of the ancestors become so spineless, submitting to force?
"Not only that, but this new principal has also received 100% recognition from the academy's teachers and students, and successfully formed the Perfect Principal's Token! At the same time, donkeys and dogs howled, and countless animals achieved breakthroughs to become savage beasts... "
Fearing that the two principals would be unable to take the blow, Wu Ran didn't give them any time to digest what he had just said.
"Impeccable Principal's Seal …"
"Donkeys and dogs howling …"
The two school heads were indeed dealt a heavy blow. It took a long time for them to recover from their shock. "Have you met Principal Zhang?"
"I haven't!" Wu Ran shook his head. "When I first arrived, he had gone out to take the 6-star master teacher examination for Empire Building. It has been two months since then …"
"Two months? It seems like I won't be able to meet him this time! "
"Indeed. Empire Building is an extremely difficult task. Without several years, it will be difficult to complete it …"
Hearing that the new principal had just taken the 6-star master teacher examination and had chosen the most difficult examination, Empire Building, Shen Pingchao and Wu Tianqiong shook their heads.
"Several years? There's no need for that! Based on what I know … he has already cleared the examination! "Wu Ran said.
"Didn't you say that … it has only been two months since he took the examination?" Wu Tianqiong's lips twitched.
Wu Ran nodded in agreement. "Indeed. In just two months, the Conferred Kingdom has been promoted to an Empire …"
"…" The two principals.
When they first arrived, they had said that their students were inexperienced so as to let them know that there was always someone stronger than them … But now, they finally realized that they were the ones who were inexperienced.
They had been the principal for more than five hundred years, and they had seen all kinds of geniuses. However, they had never heard of someone like President Zhang before.
"The Combat Master Selection this time around is a test for the students, so it doesn't matter how talented you are. Based on what I know, the overall fighting prowess of the students of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy is lacking … Let's see who will emerge victorious in the dueling ring! "
"Indeed. As the principal of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, one's personal capability isn't important. What is important is whether one can lead the academy forward … If one can't do that, no matter how many predecessors acknowledge him or how formidable the Principal's Seal is, it will all be for naught!"
The principal of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy didn't allow one to display one's personal capability. Rather, it was a responsibility and a responsibility to govern the academy. If one's students were incapable and the enrolment rate was low, no matter how powerful the principal was, it would be useless.
Making the best use of one's talents was what a principal should do.
The Four Great Master Teacher Academies had always been competitors with one another. With such a formidable principal emerging from Hongyuan, it would be a lie to say that the three of them didn't feel pressured.
At this moment, they had already made up their minds. They would make their students shine during the Combat Master Tournament so that everyone would understand that it didn't matter whether they were strong or not. What mattered the most was the strength of their students.
…
A storm was brewing in Hongyuan City. At this moment, Zhang Xuan was seated on the back of the Byzantium Helios Beast, heading back to Hongyuan City.
The difficulty of the Empire Building Test was truly worthy of its title as the most difficult 6-star master teacher examination. Even with all the means he had up his sleeves, he still couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.
It was fortunate that he had accomplished his mission.
Using the five hundred high-tier spirit stones that the Shen Clan and Liu Clan had given him, he had successfully raised his cultivation to Half-Saint pinnacle.
His zhenqi strength had increased from 60,000,000 ding to 24,000,000 ding, reaching 84,000,000 ding.
This was even greater than the 75,000,000 ding of a Nascent Saint pinnacle cultivator.
Under normal circumstances, adding in his soul cultivation of 20,000,000 ding and his physical body cultivation of 32,000,000 ding, the strength that he could exert at the moment should have reached 136,000,000 ding.
It had exceeded 100,000,000 ding.
But … that wasn't the case.
No matter how hard he tried, his strength was still unable to cross the 100,000,000 ding threshold, only hovering around 999,999 ding.
It was as if 100,000,000 ding was the gap between a Saint and a Transcendent Mortal. Without reaching the required cultivation realm, there was no way he could cross it.
The difference of a single ding was akin to the difference between an immortal and a mortal.
Even though he was still unable to exert 100,000,000 ding of strength, with the accumulation of his zhenqi, ordinary Saint 1-dan primary stage and intermediate stage cultivators would no longer be a match for him.
More importantly, after two months of cultivation, the zhenqi in his body had grown even denser, to the point where it was unimaginably vast.
If the zhenqi of an ordinary Half-Saint could be likened to a pond, he could be likened to a river.
In other words, his zhenqi alone was comparable to dozens of Half-Saint pinnacle cultivators … Just the thought of it was frightening!
Over the past two months, Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er had also successfully reached Chrysalis realm pinnacle.
Dong Xin and Hu Yaoyao had also become Half-Saint pinnacle experts, just like him.
If others were to learn of this feat, they would surely be known as monstrous geniuses. However, following behind Zhang Xuan, everything seemed to be going according to plan. In fact, they even felt that it was a little too slow.
If not for the fact that they had to reinforce their foundations, they might have already reached Nascent Saint or even Saint realm!
Under his guidance, Zhao Feiwu and Mo Yu had also reached Transcendent Mortal 5-dan, granting them incredible fighting prowess.
The Byzantium Helios Beast, who had been following behind the group, had also made significant progress through the innumerable inner cores he had obtained from the Cloudmist Ridge, reaching Saint 2-dan advanced stage as well.
The nine kings of the Cloudmist Ridge had also achieved a breakthrough to Spiritual Perception realm.
It could be said that two short months might seem like the blink of an eye to a cultivator, but everyone around Zhang Xuan, regardless of whether it was the humans or the beasts, had undergone a qualitative change.
This was especially so for the Myriad Anthive Nest. After three months of expansion, it had grown to a diameter of five hundred meters. Furthermore, the space within it had become more stable, reminiscent of a miniature world.
All kinds of buildings had been constructed there as well, such that it wouldn't be a problem for it to house several hundred or even a thousand people.
The nine kings of the Cloudmist Ridge and the Byzantium Helios Beast usually resided in the Myriad Anthive Nest, and it was extremely spacious.
Zhang Xuan's clone had been cultivating under the Bodhi Saint Tree, and at this moment, he had achieved a breakthrough to Chrysalis realm.
Seeing how weak his clone was, his main body had harbored the thought of teaching the other party a lesson. However, just like before, he had been pummeled into a pig's head.
Even though his clone's soul hadn't grown much stronger, for some reason, while his clone had grown stronger, the other party had grown stronger.
After a long moment of silence, Zhang Xuan finally understood what was going on.
The Nine Hearts Lotus was simply too powerful. The longer his clone's soul came into contact with it, the more compatible it would be with it, and the more powerful it would be!
In other words, even if his clone didn't cultivate, as long as he waited for the Nine Hearts Lotus to fuse perfectly with his soul, he would be able to wield unimaginable fighting prowess.
This was something that his main body was unable to match up to.
There was nothing he could do about it. His main body was innately weak, so he could only make up for it through hard work.
"Teacher, we have arrived at Hongyuan City. Shall we head straight to the academy, or …"
On this day, while Zhang Xuan was cultivating, Luo Qiqi suddenly walked up to him.
"We have arrived?"
Zhang Xuan stood up and said, "Let's head to the residence first!"
With Elder Mi, Zhao Bingxu, and the others around, there shouldn't be too much of a problem in the academy. Thus, he decided to head over to see how far Wang Ying and the others had progressed.
There were two reasons why he didn't bring them along for the Empire Promotion Ceremony. Firstly, he felt that there was no need for him to teach them anything that needed to be taught.
Secondly, he wanted them to learn how to be independent so that they could see how far they could cultivate without him around. This could be considered as a test for them.
After all, they had to walk their own path. He had supported them from Tianxuan Kingdom all the way here, so it was about time for them to move forward on their own.
"Alright!"
Luo Qiqi nodded as she turned to the Byzantium Helios Beast.
The huge sacred beast flew straight in the direction of the mansion.
(While my child was sick, I have missed three chapters, and I have already caught up on them. I would like to request for monthly tickets as well. There's a separate chapter at the end, so remember to read it.)
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