Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 155: Visitors from the Sky Net (Seeking Recommendations)

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Visitors from the Sky Net (Seeking Recommendations)

"Indeed, you may leave now."

Ling Chen spoke indifferently.

This lad knows when to advance and when to retreat.

"Yes."

Gu Lin rose to his feet.

"Many thanks for bestowing the elixir, Young Master!"

Gu Lin spoke again.

"Hmm."

Ling Chen nodded gently.

Upon hearing this, Gu Lin said no more, retreated backward out of the room, and gently closed the door.

By the time he left the courtyard, his back was drenched in cold sweat.

"Are you alright?"

Gu Ce immediately came over to ask.

"I’m fine."

Gu Lin swallowed a gulp of saliva, nodded vigorously, and then turned to Gu Ce, saying, "Thank you, Sixth Grandfather, for saving my life!"

Had he not knelt there for an entire day, had he not tested the elixir for Ling Chen, Ling Chen might have truly taken his life.

Gu Ce sighed and said, "Remember, never provoke matters related to Young Master Ling in the future."

"This grandson understands."

Gu Lin nodded solemnly.

Then the two of them disappeared into the central palace.

Ling Chen, on the other hand, was in his room pondering, but after a long while, he couldn’t come up with anything and had to give up.

Anyway, he has a Sacred Body, even if there are toxins inside his body, it should not have much of an impact.

...

Two days later, in the evening.

Ling Chen, dressed in a brand-new, moon-white colored robe, arrived at the council hall.

Tonight, there would be a banquet to welcome and cleanse the dust off the cultivators from the Tianluo Academy of Tianluo Prefecture.

Not long after Ling Chen arrived, Qin Wan Er and the other five trainees who were preparing to participate in tomorrow’s exchange battle arrived one after another.

"Young Master Ling."

Gu Lin was the first to walk over and greeted Ling Chen with a fist-and-palm salute.

"Hmm."

Ling Chen nodded lightly, returning the salute with a fist-and-palm.

Although he did not take Gu Lin seriously, he still gave Gu Lin some face in the large gathering.

Qin Wan Er and the others were taken aback.

They knew that Gu Lin and Ling Chen had never gotten along.

What wind blew today that Gu Lin actually took the initiative to show goodwill?

"Young Master Ling!"

Qin Wan Er came over and laughed.

"Sister!"

Ling Chen immediately returned a modest salute.

"Is Sister Ling Wu still in closed-door cultivation?"

Qin Wan Er asked with a smile.

Ling Chen looked deeply at Qin Wan Er and said, "Yes, her current session of seclusion has been quite long indeed!"

"Mmm, Sister Xiao Wu indeed works hard, it really tugs at the heartstrings!"

Qin Wan Er smiled faintly, "Once Sister Xiao Wu finishes her cultivation, I must invite her to the Drunken Immortal Tavern to treat her well."

Ling Chen smiled and said, "Alright, I haven’t been to the Drunken Immortal Tavern in a long time. When the time comes, Sister, prepare to splurge generously!"

He was not at ease with Ling Wu and Qin Wan Er being alone together.

"It’s a promise."

Qin Wan Er nodded.

Yu Huai, Bai Wangchuan, and Ye Xun also came over to greet.

In the midst of the conversation, Vice Palace Master Wu also arrived.

"Alright, no more idle chatter, the people from Tianluo Academy will be arriving soon, come with me to welcome them, will you?"

Vice Palace Master Wu said gravely.

"Hmm."

The six of them quickly nodded their heads, standing behind Vice Palace Master Wu.

About half a quarter hour later, a hearty voice came from outside the hall.

"Brother Wu, sorry to have kept you waiting!"

A group of seven people appeared within everyone’s line of sight.

The leader of the group was a middle-aged fat man clad in a silver robe.

This man was named Li Ze, one of the Deputy Palace Masters of Tianluo Academy.

"Mr. Li, you flatter me."

Vice Palace Master Wu hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Vice Palace Master Wu chuckled and said, "Alright, let’s not stand around anymore. Mr. Li and the talented students, please take your seats."

"Thank you, Brother Wu!"

Li Ze smiled.

He led the way to the seats, followed by the six students who took their seats in sequence.

After Vice Palace Master Wu sat down, Qin Wan Er and the others then sat down.

Among the six, Ling Chen was the last to become a core student and should have been in the last seat. However, Gu Lin preemptively took the last seat.

With no other choice, Ling Chen had to sit in the second-to-last seat.

As everyone settled into their seats, the twelve prodigies were nearly simultaneously sizing each other up.

Across from Ling Chen was a young girl in a yellow dress, who appeared young and somewhat shy.

Blushed with two patches of red on her adorable face, she reacted to Ling Chen’s gaze.

"Spirit Sea Realm eightfold late stage!"

Ling Chen’s heart tightened.

He knew that among the six of them, only Qin Wan Er had reached the late stage of the eightfold.

The girl in front, seemingly younger than Qin Wan Er, had a cultivation level not conceding much, indicating her remarkable talent.

Besides the girl in yellow, there were four men and one woman.

As Ling Chen’s gaze passed over the five of them, his expression grew even more solemn.

Among the five remaining peers, except for one male, all were at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm.

"No wonder the Palace Master said not to hold out hope. The opponent’s strength is indeed formidable!"

Ling Chen sighed inwardly.

Four at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm and two at the late eighth level—such a lineup was truly terrifying.

Even so, Tianluo Academy was only mid-ranking among the Eight Great Academies.

It was hard to imagine how strong the prodigies from the top academies were!

Perhaps there were even those of the Primordial Pill Realm?

Qin Wan Er and the others were also silently sensing the cultivation levels of Tianluo Academy’s geniuses.

She could only sense the cultivation of two among them; the other four seemed to have an aura vast as the sea, clearly surpassing the late eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm.

"That strong?"

Qin Wan Er’s face involuntarily changed.

Yu Huai and the others were also sensing the opponent’s cultivation levels, but the strongest among them was only mid-way through the eightfold level of the Spirit Sea Realm, and they couldn’t clearly sense the opponents’ levels.

Originally, they considered themselves geniuses, and even among the Eight Great Academies, they should be first-rate.

Yet, the talent from an academy of medium standing had a significantly higher cultivation level than theirs, and they couldn’t even sense the cultivation of those people.

"Let’s begin the feast!"

Vice Palace Master Wu commanded.

Soon after, maids brought up the fine wine and food.

Everyone started eating and drinking.

Although Vice Palace Master Wu appeared jovial, a tinge of desolation flickered in the depths of his eyes now and then.

Being a cultivator of the Primordial Pill Realm, he could precisely gauge the cultivation of Tianluo Academy’s prodigies.

And it was this that had him so worried.

He glanced at Ling Chen, and his spirits were slightly lifted.

With a medium-grade Thought Weapon bestowed by the Palace Master, Ling Chen should be able to defeat one opponent.

Qin Wan Er and the others were somewhat silent, but the Tianluo Academy side was buzzing with activity.

In their eyes, Ling Chen and his peers were negligible.

Only Qin Wan Er was given a bit more attention by a few of them.

An exchange bout?

This was clearly the rhythm for thrashing the students of True Martial Academy!

If True Martial Academy were lucky, they might defeat the weakest among them.

But the chance of that was rather low.

Moreover, even if Qin Wan Er drew their weakest, victory was not guaranteed!

Soon, two hours passed.

The leader of the opposing team, Vice Palace Master Li Ze, seemed somewhat drunk, and taking advantage of his intoxication, he said, "Brother Wu, why don’t you introduce this little fellow to us? Being so young and representing True Martial Academy in the battle, he must be quite capable, right?"

Upon hearing this, Vice Palace Master Wu laughed and said, "Mr. Li, you jest. This youngster is merely at the mid-stage of the sevenfold level of the Spirit Sea Realm, no, the late stage, to be exact."

He glanced at Ling Chen, a hint of doubt in his mind.

The Palace Master had bestowed a Spirit Ascending Pill—how was Ling Chen still at the sevenfold level of the Spirit Sea Realm?

Having only advanced by a minor level, was the Spirit Ascending Pill ineffective for Ling Chen?

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