Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 229: Selection Competition

Chapter 229: Chapter 229: Selection Competition

Gu Ce’s choice did not catch him by surprise.

Having interacted with Gu Ce for so long, he understood Gu Ce’s obsession with Elixirs.

Using a fourth-grade Elixir as bait completely shattered Gu Ce’s inner pride.

After sending Gu Ce away, Ling Chen summoned Ye Zhenzhen.

"Your servant pays respect to Young Master!"

As soon as she entered the room, Ye Zhenzhen respectfully saluted Ling Chen.

Now, after more than two months, Ye Zhenzhen’s cultivation had also advanced to the middle stage of the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Ling Chen was not surprised.

After all, Ye Zhenzhen was originally the Cloud Mist Spiritual Body, a Super Spiritual Body.

"Ye Zhenzhen, get ready. The day after tomorrow, the selection competition for the Eight Palaces Martial Arts will take place. With your strength, there shouldn’t be any problems."

Ling Chen instructed.

"Yes, Young Master."

Ye Zhenzhen responded respectfully.

Ling Chen continued, "If you perform well in this Eight Palaces Martial Arts competition, I might consider removing that imprint from your Divine Soul!"

Ye Zhenzhen immediately replied with great joy, "Thank you, Young Master Ling. I will certainly not disgrace your instructions."

Ever since she was defeated by Ling Chen and had a brand imprinted in her Divine Soul, Ye Zhenzhen had been in misery.

She was, after all, once the top talent of Tianluo Academy, and now she was reduced to a state where her life and death were controlled by others, which was a humiliation.

Now, with hope to break free from servitude, how could she not strive with all her might?

"Mhm."

Ling Chen nodded and said, "Right, you’ve withdrawn from Tianluo Academy and only informed the Deputy Palace Master, right? In that case, write a letter and have someone deliver it to the hands of the Palace Master of Tianluo Academy. Once the Eight Palaces Martial Arts competition concludes, if you can remove the imprint from your Divine Soul, I won’t stop you from going wherever you want!"

"Now, if there are no issues, you may leave."

With a wave of his hand, Ling Chen dismissed her.

In his eyes, Ye Zhenzhen’s role was just to help True Martial Academy win a battle.

Each academy would send five people to fight in the Eight Palaces Martial Arts.

Ling Chen was confident that he could win a battle, Ling Wu probably could too, and with Ye Zhenzhen’s Cloud Mist Spiritual Body, her chances of defeating her opponent were also very high.

If so, then True Martial Academy would win three battles, and even if the other two fighters lost, True Martial Academy would still emerge victorious.

Hearing this, Ye Zhenzhen became even more excited.

This was not only about restoring her freedom; Ling Chen was offering her complete freedom!

"Yes!"

After saluting, Ye Zhenzhen took her leave.

...

Two days passed.

Early morning.

Before dawn, the entire True Martial Academy was already bustling with excitement.

Almost everyone was heading towards the Martial Arts Arena of the outer palace.

Today was the day of the True Martial Academy’s selection competition for the Eight Palaces Martial Arts.

At this time, a battle stage and two Observation Platforms had been constructed in the Martial Arts Arena.

The battle stage was naturally for the enrolled students to compete.

And among the two Observation Platforms, the one to the north of the battle stage was for the Palace Master and other high-ranking officials of the academy to watch.

The Observation Platform to the south was somewhat peculiar.

There were only six seats on it.

No one knew for whom they were prepared.

Two hours later, the Palace Master and other high-ranking officials of the academy arrived and ascended their dedicated Observation Platform. As for the Observation Platform with six seats, it remained empty.

The enrolled students had also arrived at the Martial Arts Arena.

"Everyone, silence!"

At that moment, Deputy Palace Master Wu Hao leapt from the Observation Platform onto the battle stage, and his loud voice echoed throughout the Martial Arts Arena.

Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent.

"Today, we will be holding a selection competition to pick six members representing our True Martial Academy in the Eight Palaces Martial Arts two months from now. The basic requirement for this selection is to have a cultivation at the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm or above, and to be under the age of twenty-five. After our review, a total of twenty-seven students meet these requirements."

Wu Hao announced loudly.

He pointed towards the area below the battle stage.

There, exactly twenty-seven figures stood.

Among them, twenty-six were clad in the core or inner palace student uniforms, only one was an outer palace student.

"Hey? An outer palace student has actually reached the eightfold Spirit Sea Realm?"

Many students discussed among themselves.

Ling Chen naturally recognized this outer palace student as well, who was the possessor of the Super Spiritual Body, the Thunder Spirit Body, Chen Mo.

Ever since meeting Ling Chen, Chen Mo felt deeply struck.

After all, he also possessed a Super Spiritual Body, yet he was utterly suppressed by Ling Chen.

As a result, he had been cultivating desperately during this period, and now his cultivation had reached the late stages of the eightfold Spirit Sea Realm.

"Mr. Chen!"

Ling Chen cupped his hands in greeting to Chen Mo.

"Young Master Ling!"

Chen Mo returned the greeting.

He had heard quite a few of Ling Chen’s deeds.

It was said that he could now execute a mid-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique.

"Mr. Chen, your Cultivation Speed is not slow!"

Ling Chen said with a smile.

A few months ago, Chen Mo was at the sixfold Spirit Sea Realm, and now he had actually reached the eightfold Spirit Sea Realm.

"Compared to Young Master Ling, it’s nothing!"

Chen Mo said with a bitter smile.

He sensed Ling Chen’s cultivation level and found that the latter’s aura was extremely strong, obviously higher than his!

Moreover, Ling Chen was capable of mastering the Heavenly Spirit Technique, which he simply could not compare with.

Ling Chen intentionally revealed a ninefold Spirit Sea Realm aura, which was why Chen Mo could sense it.

"Mr. Chen, you’re too polite."

Ling Chen smiled.

Wan Er also came over and said, "Young Master Ling, so you have already advanced to the ninefold Spirit Sea Realm."

Now, under the guidance of Palace Master Mo Han, her cultivation had reached the peak of the ninefold Spirit Sea Realm. Coupled with Ling Chen’s deliberate display, she naturally could sense Ling Chen’s cultivation.

Yu Huai and others also showed envious looks.

Before, Ling Chen’s cultivation was not as good as theirs, but with his innate Spirit Art talent, he had more than enough to defeat them.

Now, Ling Chen’s cultivation had surpassed theirs, how terrifying his strength must be!

"Young Master Ling, we are counting on you for this session of the Eight Palaces Tournament!"

Ye Xun spoke up.

Ling Chen smiled faintly and said, "Everyone is too modest. I am but one person, how can I influence the competition between the Academic Palaces? I will still need everyone’s strong support!"

He didn’t take this selection competition seriously.

If he didn’t pass the selection, that would truly be surprising!

Therefore, he did not pretend to be modest.

"Yes, as long as we pass the selection, we will definitely do our utmost!"

Wan Er said with a smile.

Just then, Wu Hao’s voice came from the battle platform again.

"In this selection competition, we will only choose six people, five as official contenders, and the sixth as a substitute."

"Everyone, look over here."

Wu Hao pointed at the observation platform on the south side and said, "These six seats are prepared for those six contenders. Only the top six will be eligible for a seat."

Only then did everyone understand the purpose of this observation platform.

"The method of competition for this selection event will be challenge-based.

First, we will temporarily set the top six based on everyone’s cultivation.

Then others can issue challenges.

For example, if you want to sit in the first position, you challenge the first place.

Each contender has only three chances to challenge, and may only challenge the same person once.

In the end, the six people sitting in these seats will be the representatives of our True Martial Academy!"

Wu Hao announced the rules of the competition.

Upon hearing this, everyone basically understood.

This method was also fair, unlike a tournament battle where a stronger contender might be eliminated by the strongest one.

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