I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1637 - 82: A True Transmission in One Sentence_2

Chapter 1637: Chapter 82: A True Transmission in One Sentence_2

This surprises the students, and there is some excitement.

"You, you, you, you, you, and those three in the back row, the last two in the very back...all come out."

The students can be shocked for as long as they want, but Tang Luo had no time to accompany them; he called out over thirty people who met the Spiritual Power standards from the queue and separated them to one side.

"Those not called, please return your number plates to Elder Du Ting and then leave."

With a wave of his hand, Tang Luo prompted those whose accumulation of Spiritual Power was insufficient to leave, then turned to the more than thirty others and said, "Come with me."

In this world, the issue is not a lack of abundance but rather an uneven distribution.

Five hundred people took number plates, among which only a dozen came for the combat improvement courses at Unparalleled Academy, the rest were all here for the promise of Soul Casting.

However, now only just over thirty people were named to leave, the rest outnumbering them by more than tenfold, many of whom were famed local powerhouses from their respective counties, unwilling to see the Academy Head take away people of less renown and strength.

"Head, please wait!"

"Please, take another look, Head!"

"Head, I and Yang Chao are from the same sect, and I’ve always cultivated faster than him from our childhood. Why can Yang Chao perform Soul Casting while I cannot? Head, this is unjust, this is unfair!"

How could the martial artists not feel angry seeing Tang Luo leading people away and asking them to return their number plates? Naturally, they felt aggrieved.

However, the aroused crowd did not cause the Head to look back; a line of over thirty people simply vanished at the end of the corridor.

Although furious, no one dared to make a scene within Unparalleled City; those left in the hall had bulging veins and red eyes.

...

Longzhou Calendar year 1792, early July.

Following the battle between Feng Shixing and Chu Liang, the reputation of Unparalleled Academy reached its zenith.

The next day, a surge of enthusiastic registrations served as proof of its reputation.

Everybody thought Unparalleled Academy would rise as another sacred martial art site, but a shocking scandal emerged the very next day.

At noon, five hundred people received number plates, but in an instant, the Head had driven more than four hundred out, with the explanation given being "insufficient accumulation of Spiritual Power."

A scene that rivaled the recruitment process excited the Wind Media spies once again, who quickly organized thousands of pieces of information overnight and broadcasted them from Unparalleled City.

...

[Unparalleled Academy may be a scam, out of five hundred only a tenth remain]

[The capabilities of Unparalleled’ Head may be limited, promises of Soul Casting mere lip service]

[Widespread frustration among students, Head’s credibility questioned]

The intercepted part of the information lay on Tang Luo’s desk, with three elders from the Du Family standing beside with displeased expressions.

Du Ting, bristling with killing intent, said, "Head, there has been quite a bit of unrest in the city since this afternoon. Shall I send someone to silence those noisy mouths?"

"We said we are running an academy, not a social club."

With a flick, Tang Luo picked up a note from the table, glanced sideways at Du Ting, then nonchalantly putted it down and said, "Release an announcement, starting tomorrow at noon we will stop recruiting. Moreover, the students in the back mountain will be managed by you three. Explain the pros and cons of the three Soul Casting methods after letting them reflect. I have already written Soul Casting plans on the back of their individual number plates, you just follow those instructions."

"...Yes."

The order came so abruptly that all three were somewhat stunned.

Taking over the students was not a difficult task for the trio, but the announcement to stop recruitment made things a bit tricky.

At a time when comments about Unparalleled Academy are widespread, ceasing recruitment now would seem like an admission of guilt.

After exchanging looks, it was Du Ting who stepped forward to ask, "Head, stopping recruitment at this critical moment, wouldn’t that just confirm the speculations of those Wind Media spies? I... do not quite understand."

"Compared to what people say, martial artists prefer to believe in solid evidence."

Looking down at the short note on the table, Tang Luo said with a deep voice, "If we continue today’s recruitment process, the reputation of Unparalleled Academy might truly be ruined, so the Academy needs to prepare a small item, which might take half a month to two months. During this period, Unparalleled Academy relies on you three to watch over!"

"To serve the Head is an inherent duty, but..."

Du Ling hesitated a bit: "But if someone comes to the academy to commission research on improving techniques, I’m afraid we might find it difficult to cope."

"No worries."

Tang Luo said calmly, "If there’s a commission about techniques, just record the requirements, and summarize them for review when The Academy returns."

"Understood, Dean!"

...

Lin Chuan, Imperial Spirit Hall

In rows of pens built from spiritual materials, Blood Fiends stained creatures with ferocious faces were bound inside.

Groups of Wang Clan’s disciples dressed in Yin-Yang Divine Robes were either slicing the bodies of the Blood Beasts or stimulating them with Spiritual Power. According to the responses of the beasts, they continuously took detailed notes.

At the very center of the Starry Sky Great Array, Yan Fu, the Pavilion Master of the Yin-Yang Pavilion in Unparalleled City, was researching the suppressed Twelve True Spirits.

For Wang You, the mysteries contained within these Twelve True Spirits were fundamental to whether the Yin-Yang Imperial Technique could advance further.

Yet, these Twelve True Spirits were incredibly tough. No matter the method he used to oppress them, he couldn’t cause their essence to shatter, leading his research to a standstill.

Contrarily, the Yin-Yang Masters studying the Blood Beasts below benefitted greatly. So far, they had produced several versions of ideas to expand the Yin-Yang Imperial Technique, each with strong feasibility.

For instance, one version proposed contaminating Shikigami, retaining their original traits while enhancing their power through a specific process.

Another suggested extending the lifespan and combat strength of Shikigami by contaminating a spirit spring into a blood pool, where the Shikigami could be nurtured regularly, and summoned during battle.

The most radical idea involved completely driving the spirits of the Shikigami mad: in desperate situations, aided by the Spirit Puppet Technique, the Shikigami could be unleashed as a lethal move, unmatched by any foe.

These ideas proposed based on the Blood Fiends were excellent, but even if realized, they couldn’t offset the resources deployed by the Wang Clan.

’We can’t keep wasting resources like this!’

Wang You’s eyes sparkled decisively.

The barrier maintained by the Starry Sky Great Array consumed its stellar origin on a second-to-second basis, and these powers were scarce resources.

Wang You had convinced the Pavilion Master to support this plan for the future of the Yin-Yang Imperial Technique. If he could not make a breakthrough with the True Spirits, then he would be failing the trust placed in him by the Yin-Yang Imperial Palace.

In reality, if the Blood God was willing to cooperate, this task wouldn’t be so tough, but demons and the Human Race were natural enemies.

This path seemed closed, and forcing it, even though the Yin-Yang Imperial Palace now held an advantage, wouldn’t be so easy.

Although the Blood God was crude in energy usage, in the Blood God World, he was the ruler of all rules, effectively invincible.

Moreover, the opponent was as timid as a mouse; ever since the Starry Sky Great Array encased Lin Chuan Plain, he had hidden within his realm. And they couldn’t possibly destroy the Blood God World using the Starry Sky Great Array, leading to a stalemate.

But as the research on True Spirits continuously stagnated, something had to be done to push past the standstill.

From the current conditions, perhaps returning these unexplored True Spirits could yield some progress.

Thinking this, Wang You transformed into a speck of light and vanished, instantly appearing at the top of the Formation Eye in the Layered Heaven, where he saw Wang Invincible surrounded by a halo of stellar brilliance, sacred as a celestial being.

"Release the suppressed True Spirits!"

Wang You cut straight to the chase to state his purpose.

"Alright."

Wang Fuling was straightforward, not questioning and immediately withdrawing the stellar force suppressing the Twelve True Spirits.

With no restraints, the Twelve True Spirits broke free from the imaginary shackles and burrowed into the ground, disappearing in an instant.

"It’s easy to let the tiger return to the mountains, but harder to capture it again. Now that the Twelve True Spirits are back in the Blood God World, it might be difficult to capture them again."

Stretching languidly, Wang Fuling smiled at Wang You, "What’s the next step you plan to take, Pavilion Master?"

"Go and have a talk with this King of Demons, see if we can come to a mutually beneficial arrangement."