Everyone looked toward the source of the sound and saw a middle-aged man wearing a gray long robe, with a hooked nose and a pair of wings on his back.
The Cultivation Academy was founded by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races. The Tianyuan Cultivation Academy was simply too small, which was why no other races could be seen there.
However, this Great Yan Academy was the only Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy within a radius of a million li, so it was only natural for powerful members of other races to be present here.
“It's the Great Elder of the Iron Eagle Clan. I heard his youngest grandson was originally supposed to be among the pre-selected top three slots.”
As soon as they saw this hook-nosed man, many people in the know immediately began to whisper among themselves.
Clearly, pre-selecting the top three spots was not a one-off occurrence, and many people had long since grown accustomed to it.
After all, the top three could directly enter the Inner Academy and even receive special rewards. This had always been one of the bargaining chips used in the games played by the academy's upper echelon, something ordinary geniuses could never hope to touch.
The only reason it had attracted so much attention this time was because a heaven-defying figure like Ye Lin had appeared in this promotion assessment.
Some hoped he would charge all the way to the top and shatter this unjust, corrupt practice of the academy, while others wanted to see how a genius would be crushed under the heel of the rules, seeking a twisted sense of pleasure.
“Boom!”
However, before the hook-nosed man could even finish his sentence, he was directly struck by a terrifying pressure, sending him flying like a meteor to parts unknown, his fate uncertain.
“Continue announcing the results. Ignore this buffoon.”
The one who had acted was naturally Zhu Xuanwei. She had come specifically to safeguard Ye Lin, so she naturally wouldn't hold back upon seeing someone cause trouble.
At those words, everyone except Ye Lin and his group couldn't help but gulp.
Wait, the Great Elder of the Iron Eagle Clan, a Soul Emergence Stage powerhouse, was swatted away by you like a fly just like that? Just how terrifying was her strength?
Once again, all the geniuses and upper echelons of the Yellow-grade Cultivation Academies envied the Tianyuan Academy for having the protection of such a powerhouse.
In response to this, Jiang Lingyuan, as the Principal, could only smile bitterly in his heart. He had long heard of Senior Zhu Xuanwei's strength, but this senior had never interfered in the affairs of the Tianyuan Academy.
If it weren't for Ye Lin this time, she wouldn't have even stepped out of the Tianyuan Academy, let alone offered any protection.
“I... hereby announce that the top three geniuses of this assessment are Ye Lin, Lin Luoxian, and Qi Changqing.”
“These three may directly become inner disciples, and I will personally lead them to register shortly.”
“The geniuses ranking from fourth to twentieth are Jiang Ningzhi, Chu Kuang, Hua Piaoxue...”
“These geniuses have passed this promotion assessment and are specially granted the status of outer disciples of the Great Yan Academy.”
“As for those ranking from twenty-first to one hundredth, they may become the academy's handyman disciples...”
After recovering from her shock, Baili Xuan also hurriedly presided over the subsequent promotion matters.
【Ding! Congratulations on surpassing the billions of players on the Blue Planet to become the first player in this game to achieve an identity promotion. You have triggered a special achievement reward. The reward has been sent to your game space. Please check it at your convenience.】
Just as Baili Xuan finished announcing the promotion list, the game notification for the identity promotion rang in Ye Lin's ears.
Hearing this, he immediately called out the game panel in his mind to check the identity section.
【Identity: Great Yan Academy Inner Disciple
Identity Effect: Cultivation speed increased by 100%, comprehension increased by 100%.】
After being promoted from an Inner Academy disciple of the Tianyuan Academy to an inner disciple of the Great Yan Academy, the original 50% cultivation speed boost had become a 100% boost.
And on top of that, a 100% comprehension boost was added.
One had to know that this boost was applied to his base stats, which meant that the stronger his own talent was, the more terrifying this boost would be.
Since he already possessed an Immortal-grade talent, this identity boost was practically equivalent to having another Immortal-grade talent.
“Not bad.” After seeing the changes from his identity promotion, Ye Lin murmured in his heart with satisfaction.
With this boost, he had taken another step forward on his path of using cheats.
As for the special achievement reward, with so many eyes and ears around right now, it would be better to wait until he entered the Inner Academy, obtained his own cave dwelling, and opened it inside the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda.
“Alright, the promotion assessment ends here. You have half a day of free time to say your farewells. After half a day, you will officially enter the academy to practice.”
After arranging all the matters, Baili Xuan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Bowing respectfully to Zhu Xuanwei, she turned and departed.
“Young Master Ye, if you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask.” As for the Ji family's deacon, Ji Yang, he approached Ye Lin with a face full of smiles.
“Then arrange a banquet for me,” Ye Lin said after a moment of thought.
“Right away, Young Master Ye!” Hearing that Ye Lin wanted a banquet, Ji Yang immediately went to arrange it.
While waiting, True Monarch Qingyu walked over with a bitter face to apologize to his old rival, Jiang Lingyuan. After all, the Tianyuan Academy had produced three heaven-defying geniuses in one go this time, and two others had also entered the Outer Academy.
More importantly, Zhu Xuanwei was simply too unfathomable, so True Monarch Qingyu had backed down.
“Forget it, I won't hold a grudge against you. Just don't gloat in front of me in the future.”
As former close friends, Jiang Lingyuan cast a complex look at True Monarch Qingyu, ultimately refraining from mocking him.
Even he had not expected that the struggle and conflict between them would end like this because of a promotion assessment among their disciples, and that he would even receive an apology from the other party.
Hearing this, True Monarch Qingyu could only smile bitterly. He was already very grateful that Jiang Lingyuan had not taken the opportunity to humiliate and mock him.
He had gradually come to terms with the events of their youth. He was more than grateful, so why would he do anything to make Jiang Lingyuan unhappy?
“You are indeed very strong, but I won't lose to you.”
At this moment, Lin Luoxian came to Ye Lin's side and spoke with an incredibly determined expression.
In fact, as a reborn Immortal Emperor, her state of mind shouldn't have been so childish; she should have been single-mindedly charging forward, indifferent to everything in the world except cultivation.
According to her predetermined script, the plot indeed should have unfolded that way. Armed with her experience as an Immortal Emperor, her powerful cultivation methods, and her mysterious bead, she should have swept through everything, leaving the geniuses of her generation to only gaze at her back.
Yet, a completely unconventional Ye Lin had appeared in her script. Every time she felt she was about to catch up to or even crush him,
he would utterly shatter her confidence in the area she was most skilled at—and in a way that she could never catch up to, no matter how hard she tried.
Back at the Tianyuan Academy, she had said she hoped Ye Lin would cultivate diligently so that she could have a decent fellow traveler or opponent on her path of cultivation.
But it seemed Ye Lin was always charging ahead of her. Afraid that he would look down on her or think she was weak, she had spoken these words once again.
With the "Reflecting the Present Life" ability of the Great Dao Mirror of Years, Ye Lin had long known that Lin Luoxian was a reborn Immortal Emperor and possessed multiple cheats.
But what did that matter? He was armed to the teeth with cheats. If he still couldn't beat a peer on this Heavenly Desolation Continent, he might as well slam his head into a block of tofu and end it all.
“You're not bad either. Keep working hard,” Ye Lin replied politely, glancing at her.
“Brother Ye, Senior Sister Lin, what about me? I'm not bad either, right?”
Hearing their conversation, Qi Changqing immediately popped up, his eyes shining as he spoke.
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