Chapter 326: Rectifying the Academies, A Slap!

Hearing the Martial King's words, the Thunder King was completely stunned.

These words coming from the Martial King's mouth carried a very different significance.

"You mean... you're going to rectify these martial academies?"

The Thunder King asked tentatively.

The Martial King said calmly.

"That's right. From the very founding of the martial academies, the purpose was that one day, when Daxia faced invasion, the people of the martial academies could step forward and help Daxia."

"In the beginning, all the martial academies were like this. But as time passed, the parasites within the Human Race grew ever more numerous, and even the martial academies were corroded."

"One big shot after another resorted to any means necessary for the sake of the next three years' resources, forcibly recruiting students."

A look of disgust surfaced in the Martial King's eyes.

"Before, the Three Emperors had not yet broken through to the Emperor Realm. To stabilize Daxia, they didn't let this group fully expose themselves to the public eye."

"But now it's different. Now the Three Emperors have broken through. Even if there are King-Conferred Strong Ones among these people, as long as the Three Emperors are present, they won't be able to make any waves!"

The Martial King gave a cold laugh.

"The martial academies of today have become entirely arenas of fame and fortune. I admit they have indeed cultivated many prodigies, but most of them use the martial academies as a stepping stone, ultimately becoming high-ranking members of the Martial Artists Association and returning to the interior of the Human Race."

"In terms of contribution, in my view, they don't even match a single soldier of a main city!"

Hearing the Martial King's words, the Thunder King's heart trembled.

Rectifying the martial academies sounded simple, but the things involved were far too many.

Moreover, if it involved the Five Great Academies, that meant it involved King-Conferred Strong Ones.

Given Daxia's current foundation, King-Conferred Strong Ones absolutely could not be touched!

The Thunder King's breathing grew somewhat rapid. He fell silent for a long while, then rose to his feet, looked deeply at the Martial King, and said.

"Since you're going to do it, I'll go with you!"

Hearing the Thunder King's answer, the Martial King smiled slightly and said.

"Alright. You just need to bring them to Hope City after the Academy Grand Competition ends. Hope City's location is excellent — it doesn't need too many strong ones. You alone, a King-Conferred, is more than enough."

"That group from the myriad races wouldn't be stupid enough to make a move on Hope City — the payoff would simply be too small."

"This trip won't be too difficult. It's merely a process of screening, nothing more."

The Thunder King smiled slightly.

"Do you think I'm afraid of those dangers? If I were afraid, I wouldn't be called the Thunder King."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Then the Thunder King vanished from the office.

The next day, as the early morning sunlight gently bathed the earth, the warm sunshine illuminated all of Jingdu.

All things came back to life.

On the horizon, dawn had just broken, yet within Jingdu, it was already bustling with voices.

Or rather, some people had stayed awake the entire night.

They gathered at the entrance of the stadium, waiting for the stadium to open its doors.

Although Jingdu's stadium was the largest stadium in all of Daxia, it couldn't withstand the sheer number of people.

Even though it could accommodate hundreds of thousands — approaching a million — people, Jingdu alone had a population that had already exceeded several tens of millions.

So most people, when leaving yesterday, hadn't left at all. They simply waited near the stadium for an entire night.

Just so they could personally witness the scenes of the Academy Grand Competition today.

"Hehe, today is the competition among the first-tier academies. I wonder who will ultimately become first among the first-tier."

"I think Qianlong Academy is good. With Su Yu and Xiang Shaoyun, two existences ranked in the top ten of the Heavenly Pride Ranking, their chances of becoming first are indeed very high!"

"That's right, especially that Su Yu. Yesterday he was truly incredible — all by himself, he actually soloed the entire Tianlang Academy!"

"Yeah, even Zhou Yong and the others probably couldn't have been as relaxed as Su Yu."

"I seriously suspect now that tenth place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking isn't Su Yu's full strength. He might even be capable of pushing for eighth or even seventh!"

"Hey, you can't say that. The people from the first-tier academies are no weaklings. Maybe individually, Su Yu and Xiang Shaoyun are very formidable, but the other four first-tier academies aren't pushovers either."

"That's right. As long as they limit Su Yu and Xiang Shaoyun, the other academies might not be unable to defeat Qianlong Academy!"

"And don't forget, Qianlong Academy has ranked dead last for four consecutive editions. If they lose this time, they'll be relegated to a second-tier academy too!"

Outside the stadium, discussions about Su Yu and Qianlong Academy constantly rang out.

And at this moment, inside Qianlong Academy's hotel.

Su Yu and the others had already risen and were sitting in the conference room, waiting for Zhao Tianxing and the others.

Soon, Zhao Tianxing and Li Zhangsheng appeared in the conference room.

Zhao Tianxing looked at everyone and smiled slightly.

"Everyone, let's set out then!"

Zhao Tianxing waved his hand and led everyone directly through a special passage toward the stadium.

Today, there was no longer the mockery of yesterday.

There were only burning gazes.

At this, Zhang Xiaobai gave a cold laugh.

"It's only because you showed your strength, Su Yu. Otherwise, these snobs would probably still be somewhere pointing fingers at us!"

Su Yu smiled slightly and said.

"Before absolute strength, all words seem incredibly fragile. When one day you become peerless in the world, do you think anyone would still dare to say such things?"

"Verbal provocation only exists when you are weak. When you truly become powerful, any verbal provocation is nothing but passing clouds."

After comforting Zhang Xiaobai's mood a bit, everyone soon arrived at the entrance of the gymnasium.

They went inside.

As soon as they entered, they ran into an old acquaintance.

All they saw was Liu Yuan and the other Jingwu students coming from another passage.

Looking at the Qianlong Academy people, Liu Yuan let out a cold snort.

"Really, leaving without checking the almanac, seeing you is truly bad luck!"

Su Yu's eyes narrowed slightly; just because he didn't come yesterday doesn't mean he doesn't know this guy Liu Yuan.

Before the Qianlong Academy side could even get angry, Su Yu's figure shot out instantly.

Smack!

A clear sound rang out in the passage.

When Su Yu's figure returned again,

Liu Yuan covered his face, glaring at Su Yu with fury.

"Su Yu, you dare hit me!"

Liu Yuan let out an angry roar.

"What? Do you have an opinion?"

Li Zhangsheng's voice rang out, a faint sword qi swirling in the space.

It seemed that if Liu Yuan made any move, he would be cut down.

For a moment, Liu Yuan was caught between advancing and retreating.