Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 367: Rejection

Chapter 367: Chapter 367: Rejection

Although what he realized was the Arrow Heart, it is all interconnected.

Ling Chen actually mastered the Stellar Blade Realm in just ten days, such a speed of insight is truly monstrous!

You must know that to comprehend the Arrow Heart, it took him a full six months.

Yet Ling Chen only took ten days, which shows how big the gap is.

Liu Qingcang stared at Ling Chen without reacting for a long time.

"Sword Heart, what is the Sword Heart?"

Ling Chen hurriedly asked.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingcang came to his senses, still staring at Ling Chen incredulously, and said, "Remember what I said about understanding the sword?"

"I remember."

Ling Chen immediately nodded.

Liu Qingcang continued, "This Sword Heart is the first level of understanding the sword. To comprehend the Sword Heart means that your heart can communicate with the sword. I’ve said that the sword also has a spirit. At this realm, the sword will regard you as its kin."

"Does that mean I’ve become a sword now?"

Ling Chen asked.

"You could say that."

Liu Qingcang nodded and said, "What I realized was the Arrow Heart, which is different from your Sword Heart, but I think it should be similar."

"As for what use the Sword Heart has, I’m not clear. Because I only know that my Arrow Heart can increase the power of the arrows."

"So, how to use it, you’ll have to figure it out by yourself."

...

After asking Liu Qingcang, Ling Chen returned to the Bamboo Garden.

He focused on exploring the use of the Sword Heart.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed.

Today is the first day of the month.

Also the day when the Academic Palace distributes cultivation resources.

All students must personally go to the Medicine Hall within the Academic Palace to collect their cultivation resources.

No waiting for the latecomers.

The amount of cultivation resources naturally correlates with the student’s rating.

The student’s rating is not unchangeable; every year the Academic Palace will re-rate the students based on their performance over the past year.

And the criteria for rating are linked to the strength and potential the students displayed in the sparring.

There are five ratings for the Academic Palace students.

Among them, the Transcendent rating has never appeared.

Which means there are only four ratings.

Not making the cut indicates that the student’s performance does not meet the standards of the Star Martial Arts Academy, with a risk of expulsion.

For this rating, the Academy will not provide any cultivation resources.

Of course, for those who enter the Academy, as long as they work hard enough, very few receive this rating.

Next comes the Ordinary rating.

This rating constitutes the majority of the students.

The cultivation resources are generally one hundred mid-grade Primordial Spirit Stones and one high-grade Primordial Spirit Stone.

As for the Transcendent rating, there are very few students.

Most are students with top-tier Super Spiritual Bodies.

The cultivation resources are ten high-grade Primordial Spirit Stones.

And for the Stellar rating, the cultivation resources are one hundred high-grade Primordial Spirit Stones.

Currently, only Ling Chen is in this category.

Soon, Ling Chen and his six companions arrived at the Medicine Hall.

Seeing Ling Chen arrive, many immediately cast fervent glances.

Most of them had witnessed the scene of Ling Chen’s formidable prowess.

"Ling junior brother, have you considered our proposal?"

Mu Chunlei from the Mythical Gang came over and greeted Ling Chen with a slight bow.

"Senior Mu."

Ling Chen quickly returned the gesture and said, "I don’t have any plans to join a gang for the time being."

Hearing this, Mu Chunlei’s brow furrowed.

Ling Chen had been at the Academy for nearly a month now, and he hadn’t urged him all this time.

He didn’t expect to be met with Ling Chen’s refusal.

"Ling junior brother, you might want to reconsider?"

Su Zhan from the Flowing Wind Gang spoke up.

In the Academy, it is almost impossible to rely on one’s own strength to obtain abundant cultivation resources.

Unless one’s strength is so exceptional, reaching the top ten of the Star Rankings.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible.

Yes, Ling Chen could completely dominate Wei Ziyan.

However, within the Star Ranking, Wei Ziyan is only ranked in the forties.

There are many students stronger than Wei Ziyan.

Ling Chen’s speed is indeed astonishing, but in the eyes of those top-ranked students in the Star Ranking, it is nothing at all.

At that level, a high-quality Body Technique Heavenly Spirit Technique is nothing special.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, Senior Brother Su, but I have already made my decision."

Ling Chen said with a smile.

If it were before, he might have considered joining a gang.

But now, having mastered Stellar Blade, his strength has improved considerably.

He was already prepared to establish his own gang.

Once he finished receiving his cultivation resources today, he planned to seek out Elder Chi Shen to consult about setting up a gang.

"Ling Junior Brother, everyone has their aspirations, and we will not coerce anyone against their will."

Su Zhan smiled and then turned to leave.

At the same time, the leaders of the various gangs, such as Mu Chunlei, also dispersed.

Since he had rejected them so clearly, there was no point in them trying to press the issue.

"Ling Junior Brother, you should look after yourself!"

This was the last sentence left by Mu Chunlei.

In his opinion, Ling Chen was far too unappreciative of goodwill.

Without the protection of a gang, Ling Chen probably wouldn’t even be able to get past the Purple Cloud obstacle.

Wei Ziyan was just an elder of Purple Cloud, not to mention the Princely Heir Gang Leader; even the Vice Leader was not someone Ling Chen could afford to offend.

The way Ling Chen had humiliated Wei Ziyan was also an affront to the Purple Cloud Gang. How could they let him off?

Among the crowd, many members of the Purple Cloud Gang were looking on with ill intent.

For some time, Ling Chen had been using seclusion as an excuse, preventing the Purple Cloud people from finding an opportunity to challenge him.

But today was different from other days.

Today was the day to receive cultivation resources.

Normally, using cultivation in seclusion as an excuse was fine, but now that he had made an appearance, using the same excuse would probably not work.

In the Academic Palace, this day was always the busiest.

Of course, the people from Purple Cloud Gang did not immediately make a move against Ling Chen; instead, they were planning to wait until after he had received his cultivation resources to take action.

This way, they could plunder some extra cultivation resources.

Feeling the gazes that occasionally fell on him, Ling Chen remained calm, quietly standing in line to receive his rewards.

Two hours later, it was finally Ling Chen’s turn.

"Ling Chen, rated as peerless, a hundred top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones."

An Elder in charge of distributing resources announced loudly.

This was naturally done to incite conflicts among the students.

As expected.

As soon as the Elder’s words fell, the eyes of many became even more heated.

Ling Chen’s expression remained unchanged.

After receiving the Spirit Stones, Ling Chen stepped aside to wait for Ling Wu and the other four.

"Shall we go back?"

Ling Chen asked with a smile to Ling Wu, who had just finished receiving her cultivation resources.

"Mhm."

Ling Wu nodded.

Qin Shi and the others immediately followed.

"Hold on."

Just then, a young man came over and blocked Ling Chen’s way.

Behind him, an entourage followed.

"What is it?"

Ling Chen looked at the newcomer indifferently.

This person’s cultivation was at the mid-seventh level of the Primordial Pill Realm.

The young man smiled slightly and said, "Ling Junior Brother, I want to challenge you."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over, their eyes lighting up.

This person was named Han Jin.

He was one of the Vice Leaders of the Purple Cloud Gang.

Although he was mainly making a move on behalf of Wei Ziyan, there was no need to say that.

That would be too embarrassing.

After all, the Academic Palace encouraged competition among students, so this served as a good excuse.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze converged on Ling Chen, waiting for his response.