Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 340: The Star Ranking

Chapter 340: Chapter 340: The Star Ranking

"How can you do this? Doesn’t the Academic Palace care?"

Qin Shi exclaimed angrily.

They were invited by the Academy Elders of Marshal Star Academic Palace.

But they did not expect to be treated like this.

"Care?"

Su Yao smiled faintly and said, "Junior Qin, this is the rule of the Academic Palace. Let me put it this way, the reason why we dared to come here is entirely by the instruction of the higher-ups of the Academic Palace."

"All students will go through what you’re experiencing now. For those who were admitted exempt from tests, it’s still better. Those who came through the enrollment test, we will plunder their cultivation resources during the test. Moreover, there won’t be a benefit of leaving half for them."

"Aren’t you afraid that we will turn to King Star Academic Palace?"

Qin Shi asked.

"Not afraid!"

Su Yao shook his head and smiled, "Have you already bound the Identity Jade Token to yourself? If so, even if you don’t join our Marshal Star Academic Palace, King Star Academic Palace won’t admit you either."

"Moreover, if you can’t even get past this hurdle, then you truly don’t have the right to join Marshal Star Academic Palace."

"In simple terms, this is actually your last assessment."

"Alright, I’ve said quite a lot. It’s up to you to decide. Those willing to hand over their storage rings, stand to the left of me, those unwilling, then just wait and see if we have a way to make you hand them over?"

Having said that, the students behind Su Yao moved swiftly, surrounding the six people and blocking their retreat.

"Young Master Ling, what should we do?"

Qin Shi looked towards Ling Chen.

He couldn’t sense the cultivation levels of these students at all.

But he knew that to be able to enter Marshal Star Academic Palace, their talents must be exceptional.

Surviving in such a cruel situation, the strength of these people must not be underestimated!

Xu Lin, Ling Wu, and the others all looked towards Ling Chen.

With their abilities, they were probably no match for these students.

Seeing that the core of the six new students turned out to be a youngster in the late stage of the Primordial Pill Realm, Su Yao and the others were quite surprised.

Among the six, they only had minimal understanding of the two geniuses from the Qin and Su noble families.

The information about Ling Chen was completely sealed within Marshal Star Academic Palace.

After Chi Shen returned, he only informed the higher-ups of the academy, naturally not telling these students.

And since they had been staying within the Academic Palace, they had no idea that a monstrously talented genius had emerged from the Eight Palaces martial contest.

Moreover, in their eyes, how could a genius cultivated by a low-level institution like the Eight Great Academies be compared with them?

"You, junior, what’s your name?"

Su Yao fixed his gaze on Ling Chen, a sparkle flashing in his eyes.

"Ling Chen."

Ling Chen responded indifferently.

"Good name!"

Su Yao praised him and said, "They take you as their leader, so make a stand?"

Ling Chen smiled and said, "So you’re saying, what you’re doing is tacitly approved by the Academic Palace?"

"Yes."

Su Yao nodded lightly and said, "You can think of it that way."

Ling Chen continued, "So you mean to say the Academic Palace allows everyone to rob others of their treasures?"

"That’s right."

Su Yao nodded again and said, "Just so long as it doesn’t result in death or disability."

"Then, in that case, am I also allowed to rob your storage rings?"

Ling Chen’s eyes twinkled with a sharp light.

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

"Haha!"

Then a thunderous laughter erupted.

"Correct!"

Su Yao nodded fervently, suppressing his laughter, "As long as you have the strength, you can also take our storage rings."

"And not just a half, you can take away all the treasures inside, just returning the storage rings to us is fine."

This kid, really interesting.

He’s even thinking of going after them?

"Then I understand."

Ling Chen nodded seriously.

"Ling junior, have you made up your mind?"

Su Yao stared at Ling Chen.

It’s been a long time since he’s met such an interesting person.

"By the way, a reminder. Actually, the stuff in your storage rings, we basically don’t care for it. Even though Junior Qin and Senior Sister Su are from noble families, we really don’t regard it highly."

"I still suggest that you hand over your storage rings, to save yourselves an unnecessary beating."

Su Yao once again reminded.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Su."

Ling Chen smirked and said, "I’ve made my decision."

He stretched out his right hand, smiling, "My senior brothers and sisters, hand over your storage rings, shall you?"

"Ha ha!"

Hearing this, Su Yao and the others laughed even more.

They thought Ling Chen was just bluffing before, but to their surprise, he was truly attempting to snatch their storage rings!

Qin Shi, Su Su, and others were also dumbfounded.

"Young Master Ling, don’t be impulsive!"

Coming to her senses, Su Su quickly said, "This Senior Brother Su Yao is a star-ranked genius!"

"Star list?"

Ling Chen was startled.

He had never heard of this list before.

"Interesting!"

A student in the fifth phase of the Primordial Pill Realm sneered, "Truly a freshman who knows no fear of the mighty, a person who has never even heard of the star list dares to challenge Senior Brother Su on it?"

Other senior students snickered in chorus.

The star list is a ranking of geniuses by the Great Xia Dynasty.

It only includes one hundred geniuses.

Even the lowest ranked genius is in the late phase of the fifth layer of the Primordial Pill Realm.

Additionally, there is one more criterion: the ability to use superior-grade Heavenly Spirit Techniques!

Su Yao happens to be the ninety-ninth on the star list.

With star-ranked geniuses present, what right does Ling Chen have to clash with them?

Moreover, there is no need for Su Yao to act personally.

Their group of Cultivators in the fifth layer of the Primordial Pill Realm, both in numbers and cultivation level, are more than enough to crush Ling Chen and his six companions.

This youngster dares to brazenly demand their storage rings?

Utter daydreaming!

"A star list genius, so what?"

After listening to Su Su’s explanation, Ling Chen remained utterly indifferent.

He had total disdain for the so-called star list.

Qin Shi and Su Su were completely speechless.

Although Ling Chen had the achievement of defeating Zhao Tianwu.

However, that Zhao Tianwu was no match for a star list genius.

Perhaps, Su Yao’s cultivation was not as high as Zhao Tianwu’s.

But one possessed a Super Spiritual Body and the other a normal Spiritual Body.

In terms of Spiritual Power, Su Yao, even if inferior to Zhao Tianwu, wouldn’t be much different!

Moreover, just the aspect of the superior-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique alone nullifies any advantage that Ling Chen might have.

Ling Chen actually wants to compete with such a figure—isn’t that masochistic?

"I appreciate your concern," Ling Chen said with a smile. "If you don’t wish to fight, just hand over your storage rings."

"Oh, and you guys too."

With that, Ling Chen turned his gaze towards Xu Lin, Ling Wu, and Ye Zhenzhen.

"Ah, Young Master Ling, why inflict suffering on yourself?"

Qin Shi shook his head.

Whether in terms of Spiritual Power or Spirit Art, Ling Chen had no advantage whatsoever.

Why insist on challenging a star list genius to a duel?

In his view, it was truly unwise.

Su Su also stepped forward, tossed her storage ring to Su Yao, and with a sigh, walked to the side.

"Brother, I believe in you!"

Ling Wu firmly stood by Ling Chen’s side.

"Young Master, I believe in you as well!"

Ye Zhenzhen also spoke up.

"Forget it, it’s just a beating, right? What’s there to be afraid of?"

Xu Lin gritted his teeth.

He received the inheritance of a superior-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique from Ling Chen.

He knew that Ling Chen might possess the superior-grade Body Technique Heavenly Spirit Technique.

However, he still didn’t believe Ling Chen stood a chance against Su Yao.

After all, the latter was on par with a normal seventh-layer Cultivator of the Primordial Pill Realm!

And on top of that, one who had mastered a superior-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique!