Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 254: Differential Treatment

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Differential Treatment

"Yes, yes, yes, that’s exactly what I meant!"

Chen Yichen slapped his thigh, grimacing in pain, but his face was filled with excitement, "Young Master Ling is truly talented! When you speak, it ignites a fiery passion in others, while my words evoke no response."

Mo Han glanced at Chen Yichen and said, "You should read more books in the future!"

"Master is right in his teachings!"

Chen Yichen hurriedly agreed, glanced at Ling Chen, and sighed, "Perhaps this is the difference between those who read extensively and those who don’t."

"Senior Brother Chen, you flatter me!"

Ling Chen modestly replied.

"Alright, since you have all decided to participate, let me emphasize a few points!"

Mo Han said with a smile.

"Mm."

The six attendees listened attentively.

"First, your lives come first, put the honor of the Academic Palace aside. I hope that after the Eight Palaces tournament ends, you can all return safely to True Martial Academy with me!"

Mo Han said seriously.

"Okay!"

All six, including Ling Chen, nodded.

The Palace Master really cares about their safety!

"Second, during the tournament, we, the high-level officials of the academies, are not allowed to contact you. Therefore, you need to select a team leader to arrange the order of your matches!

Furthermore, the team leader is subject to a double-elimination format, meaning a team leader is only completely defeated after being beaten twice. Moreover, the team leader can have fifteen minutes of recovery time between the two matches.

Therefore, I suggest that the strongest among you take on this role, which would be Ling Chen!

Do you have any objections?"

Mo Han asked.

"No objections."

Ling Wu, Wan Er, and Ye Zhenzhen almost simultaneously said.

Seeing their consensus, Chen Yichen could only nod in agreement.

As a senior, it felt somewhat awkward for him to follow Ling Chen’s lead.

But since the three agreed, his disagreement would be meaningless.

Moreover, wasn’t the position of team leader appointed by the Palace Master?

"Third, during the battles, you must give it your all and avoid holding back. If facing weaker opponents, try not to be ruthlessly harsh or kill them."

Mo Han stated.

"Understood."

The six nodded.

This point served both to protect themselves and prevent harsh actions that could provoke retaliation from other academies!

"The three points I emphasized are crucial; the most important is the first, and I hope all of you can return safely!"

Mo Han spoke gravely, "Do you have any questions?"

"Palace Master!"

Ling Chen asked, "Is this Eight Palaces tournament only one round?"

Previously, the Palace Master mentioned that each academy would compete against the other seven academies, with a win adding one point and a loss scoring none.

"There are two rounds!"

Mo Han nodded, "The first round is the scoring round, as I mentioned, where each academy competes against another."

"The second round is the championship battle!"

"I hadn’t mentioned this before because I didn’t have high hopes for you. This time, the strength of the other academies is beyond imagination! The top two teams from the scoring round qualify for the championship battle."

Everyone then understood.

Mo Han emphasized again, "My only requirement is that you all return safely. As for the competition results, let’s just leave it to fate!"

If the rules hadn’t been changed, he would definitely have fought for it.

But the new rules were too cruel.

Compared to the lives of the students, what did the academy’s performance matter? What harm was there in being last again?

After all, True Martial Academy being at the bottom isn’t a new occurrence!

Hearing this, a look of gratitude appeared in all six pairs of eyes.

The Palace Master really took too much care of them.

"Alright, go rest well!"

Mo Han said with a smile.

At the same time, the leaders of the other seven great academies also gathered their students and announced new rules.

...

The next day.

Before dawn, the entire Taiyi City was abuzz.

Numerous cultivators were flocking towards the southern gate of the city.

For a time, the city’s main roads were overcrowded.

With the guidance of the City Guard Army, it took two hours before the situation was alleviated.

Upon leaving the city, the cultivators were shocked to see a crowd packed along the banks of the Xingluo River.

It turned out that many cultivators had left the city yesterday afternoon to secure the best spots for observing the battles.

Moreover, cultivators from several nearby cities also rushed to witness the grand event of the Eight Palaces Martial Competition, held only once every five years!

The cultivators from the Eight Great Academies were escorted by the City Guard Army and easily reached the site of the Eight Palaces Martial Competition.

By then, many observation platforms had already been established.

Of course, these platforms were built for the cultivators of the Eight Great Academies and some distinguished guests from the Royal Capital.

As for the ordinary cultivators, they could only stand around the observation platforms and along both banks of the Xingluo River.

Under the guidance of the Taiyi Academy cultivators, Ling Chen and his group of five, along with Mo Han and other academy elders, entered different observation platforms.

Mo Han entered the main observation platform, which accommodated the leaders of the Eight Great Academies, as well as cultivators from the Royal Star Academy and the Marshal Star Academy who came to watch the ceremony.

Deputy Palace Master Ye Wushuang, Gu Ce, the two Elders, Lin Xiaodu, Yu Huai, and others also entered different observation platforms.

However, Ling Chen and his group entered the competitors’ observation platform.

This type of platform was designed to facilitate the competitors’ participation in battle, as the battlefield of the Eight Palaces Martial Competition was right above the Xingluo River.

Secondly, it was for the competitors to observe their opponents.

There are four competitors’ observation platforms on each bank of the Xingluo River.

On the platform, there were flags inscribed with the names of various academies!

However, as soon as they entered the True Martial Academy’s observation platform, the faces of Ling Chen and his group darkened.

Their observation platform was half the height of those for other academies.

This was clearly discrimination against the True Martial Academy!

On the main observation platform.

Mo Han also noticed something special about the True Martial Academy’s observation platform.

He looked coldly towards the Palace Master of Taiyi Academy, Xu Qing, and asked: "Palace Master Xu, what is the meaning of this?"

Taiyi Academy’s Palace Master Xu Qing smiled and said, "Sorry, Master Mo. We ran out of materials while building the observation platforms. It had to be this way. Please bear with us."

"Ran out?"

Mo Han was almost amused by anger.

The competitors’ observation platform is the most important one for the Eight Palaces Martial Competition.

If materials were insufficient, then why were other platforms still erected?

And why are some of the platforms even taller than the True Martial Academy’s observation platform?

Other academy leaders also showed schadenfreude on their faces.

"Master Mo, don’t be so petty. The most important thing in the Eight Palaces Martial Competition is strength and performance. Why focus on these external matters?"

Netherworld Academy’s Palace Master Cheng Yuan said with a smile.

Mo Han retorted coldly, "Since your Netherworld Academy doesn’t care, then let’s switch our positions!"

Cheng Yuan’s smile immediately stiffened and he stopped talking.

At this moment, many cultivators also noticed the unusual situation of the True Martial Academy’s observation platform.

"They from the True Martial Academy are really embarrassing!"

"Yes, this is obviously discrimination!"

"Yeah, the True Martial Academy should just withdraw from the ranks of the Eight Great Academies. They’re always last anyway, it’s just asking for humiliation!"

...

Many cultivators began mocking.

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