Chapter 1088: Wu Changkong

The golden flying leaf carrying Wu Changkong drew countless gazes within the academy before finally descending toward a quiet little courtyard deep within the academy grounds.

Within that courtyard, a figure stood with hands clasped behind his back, casting his gaze over.

It was none other than Vice President Wu Yu.

Wu Changkong stepped down from the golden flying leaf. His frame was tall and straight, his appearance dashing and martial, and a pair of eyes presented a pale cyan hue, occasionally emitting flowing light, appearing quite peculiar.

Wu Changkong radiated an extremely sharp aura, and whenever his gaze shifted, he exuded an inexplicable sense of pressure. After all, as the chief of the Tianxing Division at Tianyuan Ancient Academy, his own excellence was beyond doubt. Even the various vice presidents and the academy president had all praised Wu Changkong's talent, believing his future prospects were exceptionally bright.

Wu Changkong, peak Da Tian Xiang Jing, bearing both a primary and auxiliary phase: the lower ninth-grade Kui Ox Phase and the Fire Phase.

Since he assumed the position of chief of the Tianxing Division until now, no matter how the rankings below shifted, no one had ever been able to pose any threat to his status. His long tenure as chief had already earned him immense prestige in the hearts of the students at Tianyuan Ancient Academy.

Within Tianyuan Ancient Academy, Wu Changkong was that most dazzling pearl.

And Wu Changkong was also a person extremely skilled at cultivating his own prestige, to the extent that his words carried great weight in the students' hearts, with some students even privately bestowing upon him the title of "Little President."

"Great-grandfather."

Wu Changkong bowed respectfully toward Vice President Wu Yu.

When Vice President Wu Yu saw Wu Changkong, a faint smile also appeared on his face. It was evident that Wu Yu was quite satisfied with this junior from his clan; the other's ability to achieve his current accomplishments in the Tianxing Division was not entirely due to their relationship.

In Wu Yu's view, Wu Changkong's accomplishments should be enough to rival those "Inheritance Seeds" cultivated within the Li Li Tianwang veins, and in the future, Wu Changkong would surely be able to step onto the path of Marquis, and perhaps even have the chance to touch the domain of King-level. If so, their Wu family would also welcome an even more brilliant moment.

Although due to the lack of a Li Li Tianwang-level powerhouse presiding over them, their foundation could not compare to those Li Li Tianwang veins, if they relied on connections with the Academy Alliance, they would not really need to fear those Li Li Tianwang veins.

"You're back? This mission went fairly smoothly, I suppose?" Vice President Wu Yu asked.

"A trivial matter, just killing some boring time." Wu Changkong smiled faintly and said, "Rather, the academy suddenly sent an emergency signal, so I rushed back immediately. I wonder what the situation actually is?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yu's expression also turned somewhat solemn, and then he recounted in full the news of Lan Lan Lingzi's return.

"Little Chentian, the Demon King of Sentient Beings, the Sentient Ghost Skin Yu..."

Upon hearing this, even with his temperament, Wu Changkong's Expression Turned Solemn, and he said, "This mission is likely the most difficult one in all these years."

"Otherwise why bother seeking aid from the Holy Light Ancient Academy?" Wu Yu nodded and said.

"However, the prospect of competing against the Tianxing Division of Holy Light Ancient Academy does pique my interest somewhat. I hear some rather impressive figures have emerged on their side; it would be nice if I could meet them this time." A hint of keen interest surfaced on Wu Changkong's face.

"Sparring and competing with these top-tier prodigies of the same generation is indeed a way to temper oneself. Speaking of which, among this batch of division-level evaluations at those Holy Academies, a prodigy did emerge." Wu Yu nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, Wu Changkong showed no great interest. In his eyes, although the Holy Academies could not be described as a garbage dump, they could only be rated with the word "mediocre."

Even if occasionally there were eye-catching individuals, due to the lack of cultivation conditions and resources, they were gradually unable to keep pace with the top tier.

"Then that really is a pity." Wu Changkong said casually, because in his view, even if that person truly was a prodigy of outstanding talent, as long as that person remained in a Holy Academy, they would sooner or later sink into mediocrity.

"What's there to pity? He is from the Li Li Tianwang vein, the legitimate grandson of the Dragon Fang vein chief." Wu Yu said with a faint smile.

Only then did Wu Changkong show some surprise. He pondered slightly and said, "Could it be that Li Luo who previously left his mark on the Fenghua List?"

As the Fenghua List, most welcomed by young prodigies across the Tianyuan Outer Shenzhou, was naturally something Wu Changkong had paid attention to as well, because on it, his own heavy stroke was also present.

Wu Yu nodded, then recounted Li Luo's battle record from that division-level evaluation.

"This Li Luo is no ordinary person. If he were the same age as you, he would likely become a great competitor of yours." Vice President Wu Yu commented.

After listening, Wu Changkong smiled faintly and said, "Indeed he has some ability, with a very deep foundation. That marquis-sealing art of unfathomably terrifying power is likely beyond the Yan Shen grade."

"And being able to come into contact with that level of marquis-sealing art at this grade, I have to say, his boldness is considerable too. There's a hint of that one from the Five Heavenly Dragon Guards about him."

The higher the grade of a marquis-sealing art, the more demanding its cultivation, and at the same time it is fraught with risk. Over so many years in the Ancient Academy, Wu Changkong had seen plenty of students who overestimated themselves, attempting to cultivate high-grade marquis-sealing arts, only to end up suffering backlash that nearly ruined them.

Wu Changkong's assessment carried a condescending, top-down attitude, but that was normal. With his status as chief of the Tianxing Division, he wouldn't even spare a glance at the so-called Holy Academy division-level evaluations. In his eyes, that was purely children's squabbling, a waste of time.

However, from what Wu Yu had said earlier, he did pick up on some other information.

"Then for this division-level evaluation, didn't Holy Ze Academy fail to secure even a single first-class quota?" Wu Changkong raised an eyebrow slightly and said.

Wu Yu nodded.

Wu Changkong smiled with considerable meaning and said, "It seems Grandfather is going to fly into a great Lei Ting this time."

His grandfather was precisely the president of Holy Ze Academy, and also the clan-brother of Vice President Wu Yu standing before him.

"Simply outmatched." Vice President Wu Yu said casually, and then once more exhorted Wu Changkong to remain cautious after going to "Little Chentian" this time, only then letting him depart.

Wu Changkong bowed and took his leave. As he walked out the courtyard gate, he murmured in an unreadable tone, "Li Luo? Now that's somewhat interesting."

His gaze flickered slightly. He understood his great-grandfather's character better than anyone; the latter would not bring up Li Luo for no reason, and since he had opened his mouth, there must naturally be something interesting in it.

Wu Changkong pondered slightly, then gave a faint smile.

"Brother Wu!"

As Wu Changkong walked out of the courtyard, respectful voices came from outside. Several Tianxing Division students who were usually close to him had already caught wind of the news and come to pay their respects.

Other students passed by one after another, their gazes toward Wu Changkong filled with awe.

Wu Changkong showed a gentle smile, beckoned over one companion, and asked, "For this conscription mission, will all our Tianxing Division members serve as captains and form teams, right?"

"Mm, everyone's been busy with this lately, but it's also quite annoying, because this time there are also those Holy Academy people; all sorts of connections are reaching out to us, which is endlessly vexing," complained that youth, whose ranking in the Tianxing Division was also quite high.

Wu Changkong nodded slightly and said, "That Li Luo, has he found a team yet?"

The youth was taken aback: "Li Luo? Oh, that guy? He's been quite famous these past two days, but I haven't heard of him approaching Tianxing Division members to form a team."

Wu Changkong patted the youth's shoulder and said with feeling, "This Li Luo is a prodigy of the Li Li Tianwang lineage; his own talent is extraordinary. For a figure like him, how could he still need help from Tianxing Division members? Wouldn't that be looking down on him?"

The youth was stunned for another two seconds, and then he gleaned something from Wu Changkong's gaze. He immediately showed a smile and said, "I understand, Brother Wu."

"Someone this capable, how could he possibly still need people's help? He can just be the team leader himself."

Wu Changkong smiled faintly, and only then turned and departed.