Chapter 377: Graduation Season

Graduation season!

This is also considered one of the more important events of the year in Daxia.

The existence of the Martial Arts Academy has cultivated many strong individuals for the whole of Daxia, and these strong ones will become the backbone of Daxia in the future.

It also serves as an extremely important line of defense against the Ten Thousand Tribes.

Qianlong Academy.

On the vast square, crowds packed tightly together, dressed in gray, red, and purple garments, stood within the plaza.

Above the square, several silhouettes stood silently.

It was, unmistakably, Wang Shi and the others.

After a month, with the many resources seized, the teachers and students of Qianlong Academy achieved terrifying advancements.

Among them, Song Xing even broke through to the late stage of Great Sun Grand Master, ranking on the Grand Master list.

Wang Shi, Yang He, and Liu Mei all broke through to the mid stage of Great Sun Grand Master, with Yang He also appearing on the Grand Master list.

Wang Shi and Liu Mei were still a little short.

Among them, there was also a stranger's silhouette.

It was a Qianlong Academy teacher who had only recently broken through to Great Sun Grand Master.

Although this time the damage to Qianlong City was extremely severe, with the passage of time and the nourishment of countless resources,

Qianlong Academy is still rapidly restoring its vital energy.

The number of Great Sun Grand Masters has also reached five.

Even among top‑tier academies, that is considered elite.

Of course, Qianlong Academy is now one of the five great academies.

Hoo hoo!!

A sharp voice rang out, a jade Sword shot forth, tearing the air.

Li Zhangsheng stepped out, carrying a wine gourd.

At this moment Li Zhangsheng's face was full of weariness; those who didn't know would think he had gone through decades of events.

But only Wang Shi and the others knew that Xuan Lao's fall and Zhao Tianxing's disappearance dealt a heavy blow to Li Zhangsheng, the ultimate Sword cultivator.

After all, Zhao Tianxing and Xuan Lao were among the few relatives Li Zhangsheng had.

Li Zhangsheng's appearance instantly quieted the square.

Now, Li Zhangsheng is the principal of Qianlong Academy.

Li Zhangsheng gave the students below a faint glance; the weariness on his face lessened a bit, turning gentle.

"Today is the graduation day for the senior students of Qianlong Academy; there are some words I originally could not speak, but I must speak them now,"

Wang Shi and the others' expressions darkened slightly, clearly having anticipated what Li Zhangsheng was about to say.

Li Zhangsheng looked down at the Qianlong Academy students and said in a deep voice,

"A month ago, during the Ten Thousand Tribes invasion, our Qianlong Academy's Xuan King fell in battle, and the previous principal is now missing. Yet, as members of Qianlong Academy, I believe they will not regret,"

"Since its founding, Qianlong Academy has stationed itself in Qianlong City, intending to suppress a main city with the power of a single school,"

"Among them, the strength of Qianlong students is indispensable. Today, I want to ask: among you graduating students, how many are willing to stay in Qianlong City?"

With those words, the quiet square instantly filled with murmurs of discussion.

For people from the Martial Arts Academy, graduation essentially means going to three places.

The main city, the Martial Arts Academy, the Martial Artists Association.

Of course, some wish to remain unbound and free.

But the majority choose those three places.

Among them, the Martial Artists Association and the Martial Arts Academy are undoubtedly the safest.

Most people choose these two places. New Pen Fun Pavilion

However, Qianlong Academy is different; staying at Qianlong Academy is actually no different from staying in the main city.

Therefore, it was on the square that waves of discussion arose.

At this moment, a brazen voice rang out.

"I'm going to be a teacher!"

Everyone turned to look, and saw Xiang Shaoyun swaggering over, stepping on void, gazing at the Qianlong Academy students below, chuckling.

"I've never been a teacher in my whole life, Master, with my Bright Moon Grand Master level, I should be more than qualified to be a teacher, right?"

Xiang Shaoyun said to Li Zhangsheng in an extremely brazen manner.

Li Zhangsheng's already weary expression darkened instantly when he saw Xiang Shaoyun, and a palm shot out in an instant.

He struck Xiang Shaoyun onto the square, embedding him deep in the ground, unable to be pulled out.

"Hmph, you have no respect!"

Li Zhangsheng let out a cold snort.

Although he snorted, Wang Shi and the others could clearly feel Li Zhangsheng's mood lighten a bit.

At this moment, another silhouette stepped over the void.

It was, unmistakably, Chu Hong.

Chu Hong bowed to Li Zhangsheng.

"Principal, I am willing to stay at Qianlong Academy!"

Li Zhangsheng gave a slight nod.

Chu Hong also smiled faintly, walked onto the square, glanced at the deeply buried Xiang Shaoyun, twitched his mouth corner, thought for a moment and then pulled Xiang Shaoyun out.

Accompanied by the two statements, the Qianlong Academy students one by one also began to speak.

"Principal, I also want to stay at Qianlong Academy!"

"Yeah, Principal, we also want to!"

"Damn right, I've hated the myriad races for ages; last time I didn't get a satisfying fight. I want to stay in Qianlong City—if the myriad races dare come once, I'll kill them once!"

"Damn right, I'm a Qianlong Academy graduate—if I don't stay here to kill the myriad races, am I supposed to be a scared turtle? I'll spend my life here; if I don't exterminate the myriad races, I won't marry in this lifetime!"

They all said.

Li Zhangsheng gazed at the students below, his heart stirred slightly, and he couldn't help but smile.

"You'd better think it over—although Qianlong Academy is a martial arts academy, it's located in Qianlong City, with no real difference from the garrisoned main city."

Li Zhangsheng still gave a reminder.

"Geez, Principal, what do you think we are? It's just the myriad races—if they come once, I'll kill them once!"

"Damn right, Qianlong Academy is so big I haven't even finished touring it in four years—why should I leave? If I leave, I should at least finish touring the whole academy first!"

Countless graduates spoke from the heart.

Among them, some wore purple, some wore red.

Of course, there couldn't be any grey-clad ones.

Finally, of the roughly two thousand graduates, over four hundred stayed at Qianlong Academy, and a solid fifteen hundred stayed in Qianlong City.

Only a minority chose the Martial Artists Association.

Indeed, this minority isn't suited for combat; the Martial Artists Association is also where they can demonstrate their worth.

Originally, more people wanted to stay at Qianlong Academy than in Qianlong City, but Qianlong Academy is ultimately a martial arts academy with limited spots.

So, after selecting the best, the rest all went to Qianlong City.

Aside from different posts, there's no other difference.

Just like the situation at Qianlong Academy, the same thing plays out in every other martial arts academy.

During the myriad races' invasion, the Martial King led many students and teachers from various martial arts academies to join this battle, causing many students to still choose the main city upon graduation.

I have to say, this also counts as a good sign.