Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 275: Choices

Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Choices

Night had fallen.

The fourth floor of Yunqi Inn had almost become the liveliest place.

Because of the competition between Ye Fan and Chi Shen to recruit Ling Wu, True Martial Academy suddenly became the focus among the Eight Great Academies.

All the Palace Masters had come to congratulate Mo Han.

And the talented contestants from the Academy came over to make connections with Ling Wu intentionally.

Especially Qin Shi, Lin Fuyao, Su Su, and Shen Xiao.

They were all from the Eight Great Families and felt a sense of belonging to the two great academies.

Participating in the Eight Palaces Martial Discussion was just an opportunity to join one of the top two academies without testing.

Of course, a more important motive was to find out whether Ling Wu had made a choice between the two academies and, if possible, to persuade Ling Wu to join the academy they had chosen.

In a large council hall.

Ling Chen, Ling Wu, and a dozen other prodigies gathered together.

Among the crowd, Zi Lingyang was particularly happy.

He had not expected that his casual move to recruit Ling Chen would win the favor of a prospective member of either King Star or Marshal Star Academies.

Of course, Ling Chen and the others knew the intentions of the crowd.

After today’s competition ended, the Palace Master had summoned them and informed both of them about everything that had happened on the Observation Platform.

"Miss Ling, today you really opened our eyes, actually managing to fuse ice and fire Spiritual Powers, which are completely opposing elements. Truly a rare genius!"

Qin Shi looked at Ling Wu, his tone carrying a hint of admiration.

Having witnessed the power of Ling Wu’s attack, he naturally understood just how domineering the Power of Fusion between ice and fire was!

It even far surpassed the boost in Spiritual Power brought by his own top-notch Super Spiritual Body!

"Yes! Once Miss Ling fully masters this power, in the future, even we might not be a match for you!"

Lin Fuyao exclaimed in admiration.

"Of course!"

Su Su smiled and said, "How could a genius who is fought over by Elder Ye and Elder Chi be ordinary?"

"Indeed! Speaking of which, Miss Ling’s talent even surpasses that of Young Master Ling!"

Shen Xiao also said with a smile.

For these geniuses, a medium-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique was nothing special.

And with their talents, cultivating high-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique in the future wouldn’t be too difficult.

This was also why Ling Chen using a medium-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique did not attract the attention of the two elders from the King Star and Marshal Star Academies.

When they truly grow up, what will determine their strength is the most fundamental Spiritual Power!

And the Spiritual Power that Ling Chen possessed was just one level above his cultivation, merely a common Dark Attribute Spiritual Body!

How could it compare to Ling Wu’s Super Spiritual Body?

Not to mention the ice and fire fusion Spiritual Power mastered by Ling Wu!

"My lords, you flatter me."

Ling Wu quickly said with a smile, "How can I be compared with my brother?"

She was very clear that what Ling Chen had displayed was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Miss Ling, you are truly too modest."

Qin Shi hurriedly said.

"Yes!"

The others also quickly voiced their agreement.

Ling Chen naturally understood the attitudes of everyone.

The strength he had revealed so far was indeed somewhat inferior to that of Ling Wu who exhibited the Power of Fusion with ice and fire.

However, this was just the beginning.

"Miss Ling, with your talent and the cultivation from King Star Academy, you have the potential to become the first person under the Crown Prince! Even we might find it hard to catch up to you!"

Shen Xiao said.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shi immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Shen, what you say is not quite right. Miss Ling has not yet agreed to join King Star Academy! And as you said, King Star Academy has such a genius as the Crown Prince, even if Miss Ling joins King Star Academy, she might not receive the top-tier cultivation!"

He then looked towards Ling Wu and his tone shifted as he spoke: "However, if Miss Ling comes to our Sublime Star Academic Palace, it will be a different matter. As far as I know, there is no exceptional talent like the Crown Prince in the Sublime Star Academic Palace. If Miss Ling chooses to join us, she will certainly receive the most top-notch cultivation. In the future, even competing with the Crown Prince is not impossible!"

"This statement is incorrect!"

Lin Fuyao smiled and said: "Although the Sublime Star Academic Palace and the King Star Academic Palace are both considered the top two academies in the Great Xia Dynasty, there is still a gap between them, and I should not say more. However, since the Crown Prince has chosen to join the King Star Academic Palace, I believe that Miss Ling will understand without me having to elaborate."

"Sister Fu Yao is right!"

Su Su spoke up: "I admit that there is a certain gap between our Sublime Star Academic Palace and the King Star Academic Palace. But since we are ranked alongside the King Star Academic Palace, it indicates that the gap between our two academies is not that significant. It’s better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, and I believe Miss Ling also understands the reasoning behind this. Furthermore, it’s not necessarily the case that the King Star Academic Palace is the phoenix nor that the Sublime Star Academic Palace is a mere chicken."

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Suddenly, the prospective students from the two academies had already started to advocate for their respective academic palaces.

Watching this scene, Ling Wu felt a bit puzzled.

It seemed like she hasn’t decided which academy to join yet?

Why had these guys started to argue?

"Gentlemen, we’ve talked for so long, but in the end, it’s still up to Miss Ling’s decision, so shall we stop arguing?"

Finally, Qin Shi spoke up.

If the situation continued like this, both sides would argue until dawn and still wouldn’t come to a conclusion.

The rivalry between the two academies has been longstanding; how could these prospective students debate it out?

"Indeed!"

Shen Xiao nodded and looked towards Ling Wu, saying, "May I ask if Miss Ling has made a choice now?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned their attention to her.

"Yes, I have."

Ling Wu smiled radiantly.

"Which academy have you chosen to join?"

Qin Shi hastily asked.

At this moment, everyone was holding their breath, waiting for Ling Wu to speak.

Even Ling Chen was stunned.

He had not expected Ling Wu to make a decision so quickly.

Ling Wu did not speak immediately, but looked over at Ling Chen.

Then she slowly said: "Whichever Academic Palace my brother joins, I will join that one!"

Back then, Ling Chen gave the True Martial Token to her, who had not yet awakened, so she could join the True Martial Academy.

Now, it was time for her to repay Ling Chen.

In cultivation, she could not guide Ling Chen.

She could only hope to help Ling Chen in future cultivation.

Upon her declaration, everyone was stunned.

No one had expected Ling Wu to make such a decision.

This decision also took Ling Chen by surprise.

No wonder she was so confident—the tricky decision had been thrown to him!

A wave of emotion surged through Ling Chen’s heart.

Although with his talent, joining either of the two academies should not be a problem.

However, he had not expected that Ling Wu would help him in this manner.

A dozen breaths later, people began to react.

"Ling Wu, I must speak frankly, with the talent that Young Master Ling has currently shown, he definitely does not qualify for direct admission!"

Qin Shi frowned and said.

The King Star Academic Palace and Sublime Star Academic Palace were founded by the founding monarch of the Great Xia Dynasty.

They were established to recruit the top talents of the Great Xia!

The principle they uphold is about quality over quantity.

Even with Ling Wu’s incredible talent, the notion of bringing someone else into the academy was absolutely impossible.

Ling Wu seemed not to mind and laughed: "No worries, if need be, we can just continue our cultivation at True Martial Academy."