Chapter 94: I Seem to Be Very Popular

In the northern sky, a black dot could be faintly seen, speeding toward this direction at an extremely fast pace.

Closer, even closer!

Not until this moment did Li Zhangsheng finally determine that this was a person!

In the span of just a few breaths, she landed on the podium.

This was a woman, looking to be about twenty-something years old, with a standard oval face, exquisite features, and eyebrows like a painting; her three thousand strands of dark hair, long to her waist, hung loosely, giving her an ethereal temperament.

Unfortunately, she had a fatal flaw: her skin, while appearing white as snow, was actually frighteningly pale; whether it was the skin exposed to the air or her face, there was not a single trace of blood color, giving one the feeling of someone terminally ill.

Even with this flaw, most of the women present still felt a sense of inferiority, and even Zhao Shuyi, who usually felt quite good about herself, seemed to be overshadowed.

"Why can't I develop like that?" Zhao Shuyi felt dejected.

Upon seeing the other's figure, Vice Principal Xu felt a bit of a headache and asked softly, "Instructor Ning, why have you come? How is your injury recovering?"

"Same as always! Dean, as an Instructor of the Battle Academy, I have come this time to select a few students!"

"Nonsense! How can you teach them in your current state? It doesn't matter if you want to be reckless yourself, but don't make a joke out of their futures!"

"Dean, please rest assured! Yes, I spend most of my time in a deep slumber, but I also have advantages that other instructors do not; they still have to divide their attention to cultivate, but I do not need to. I can devote all my energy to teaching students and accelerating their growth! As an Instructor of the Battle Academy, I have the responsibility and obligation to cultivate excellent talent for the Academy!"

Ning Bizhen argued her case; due to a certain experience, her soul had been damaged, and in order to suppress the injury, she had to spend most of her time in a deep slumber, making it impossible for her to continue cultivating.

However, she had strong self-esteem and was unwilling to become a 'parasite' of the Academy; rather than living a pathetic life, it was better to exert her remaining heat and strive to teach students to become successful.

"Alright, Instructor Ning, you have successfully convinced me!" Xu Wenhua sighed. Looking at Ning Bizhen's unusually pale, pretty face, he couldn't help but recall the campaign that swept across the entire Yuan Prefecture three years ago, and his originally good mood vanished instantly.

Three years ago, Yuanling Academy was still the second-ranked academy in the Langya Kingdom, but after experiencing that campaign, Yuanling Academy suffered a great loss of vitality, losing a large number of high-level staff, instructors, and Elite Students, including the previous Principal.

That year, Yuanling Academy was in a precarious state, and it was only because the remaining high-level staff, instructors, and Elite Students worked together with a desperate mindset that they barely managed to maintain their place among the Four Great Academies.

Three years have passed, and the situation of Yuanling Academy remains precarious; although it is still among the Four Great Academies, it is the bottom-ranked of the four.

One move affects the whole situation; the decline in reputation and status, and the question of whether they can continue to remain in the ranks of the Four Great Academies, directly led to a sharp decrease in the appeal of Yuanling Academy, a decline in the quality of the student intake, and the ability to replenish talent can be imagined.

Not only that, Yuanling Academy has become a thorn in the side of many elite academies; any elite academy with aspirations for the Four Great Academies will not miss the opportunity to beat a dog that has fallen into the water, and every year, elite academies launch challenges against Yuanling Academy, wanting to take its place.

After Instructor Ning Bizhen took her place, Vice Principal Xu began to announce the rules: "All new students may freely choose an instructor, however, you must be cautious and never be overly ambitious. Of course, instructors also have the right to refuse! Alright, I won't say any more nonsense, everyone may choose!"

After Vice Principal Xu finished speaking, the instructors of the Battle Academy simultaneously took out tables, chairs, and benches, each occupying a small piece of territory.

They had long been prepared; many instructors placed a wooden board to the side, on which their conditions were written, and only new students who met their requirements had the opportunity to choose them.

In the first instance, the new students of the Battle Academy swarmed toward their preferred instructors to view their conditions.

A forced melon is not sweet; students choose instructors, and instructors naturally have the right to choose students. Only when both sides hit it off can a teacher-student relationship be established. Otherwise, if there is resentment, it is not good for either side.

Among these instructors, the most popular were Instructor Lu Qian, Instructor Zhu Zhibin, and Instructor He Yan; they were all Fifth-rank Instructors and naturally possessed a strong attraction to the new students.

Among them, the most new students were gathered around Lu Qian.

"Gender not limited, top ten candidates in assessment scores, limited to 3 recruits!"

This was Lu Qian's recruitment condition; his requirements were not generally high, and only a very small number of new students met his requirements.

If Li Zhangsheng chose Lu Qian, the other party would definitely not refuse.

In fact, it was not just Lu Qian; with Li Zhangsheng's first-place assessment score, he had almost become a hot commodity in the eyes of all the instructors, even more popular than those three Second-tier Students.

Li Zhangsheng did not decide immediately. After a glance, he began to check the conditions of other instructors; choosing an instructor must be cautious, after all, he only had the right to choose once.

"Gender not limited, top twenty in assessment scores, limited to 5 recruits!"

Zhu Zhibin's conditions were similar to Lu Qian's, except that he expanded the selection range and recruited more people at the same time.

"Only recruiting females, top twenty in assessment scores, limited to 3 recruits!"

This was He Yan's condition, which was not much different from the previous two; the biggest difference was that she only recruited girls.

This was definitely gender discrimination!

Li Zhangsheng was speechless. Originally, Instructor He Yan was one of his primary candidates, even ranking above Lu Qian and Zhu Zhibin. When the level of ability is similar, a female instructor is generally more patient, and secondly, it is pleasing to the eye, after all, Instructor He Yan is also quite pretty.

Unfortunately, the problem lies in the gender; does she expect him to get himself cut!

The problem is, even if he were cut, he wouldn't become a female, he would only become a eunuch, or perhaps a transvestite...

Helpless, Li Zhangsheng could only give up on Instructor He Yan and continue browsing the requirements of other instructors.

Unlike the three Fifth-rank Instructors, the requirements of the other instructors were significantly relaxed, which had to do with their appeal; otherwise, if they had the same requirements as the Fifth-rank Instructors, it was possible they wouldn't be able to recruit a single person.

Among these instructors, Li Zhangsheng saw Instructor Luo Hong, who was his chief examiner during the assessment.

Luo Hong was a Fourth-tier Instructor; he was older and had rich teaching experience, and there were also many new students gathered around him.

"Gender not limited, top hundred in assessment scores or those who possess a Mid-Rank Beast have priority, only recruiting 5 people! Note: New students in the top 30 of the assessment can receive an extra bottle of Concentration Pill!"

Compared with the three Fifth-rank Instructors, Luo Hong's requirements were not only much lower, but as long as the requirements were met, one could receive extra rewards.

Hmm, using rewards to attract more excellent new students!

Concentration Pill: Rapidly increases the speed of Mental Power condensation!

If there were a Concentration Pill to assist in cultivation, Li Zhangsheng's cultivation speed would inevitably rise to a higher level, and perhaps he could advance to a Second-Rank Beast Master in just one month.

Besides Instructor Luo Hong, many other instructors also had extra rewards; these rewards were not all the same, but for First or Second Rank new students, they were all extremely practical.

Looking at the conditions offered by one instructor after another, Li Zhangsheng was overjoyed, but at the same time, he felt increasingly conflicted. Unlike many new students, it was not that he had no choice, but that his range of choices was too wide, making it difficult to make a decision for a moment.

If he chose Lu Qian or Zhu Zhibin, it was a pity they had no extra rewards; if he chose other instructors, he felt they were not as good as the Fifth-rank Instructors.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng arrived in front of Instructor Ning Bizhen. Because of her excellent appearance and temperament, there were quite a few new students gathered around Instructor Ning Bizhen at the moment.

Hmm, most of them were boys.

Judging solely by popularity, Instructor Ning Bizhen was second only to the three Fifth-rank Instructors, and was above the other instructors.

Because Instructor Ning Bizhen did not introduce herself, Li Zhangsheng was not clear about her strength, but judging from her ability to use Flying Through the Void, it was at least not lower than Fourth Rank, and even Fifth Rank was possible.

At this time, Li Zhangsheng looked at Instructor Ning Bizhen's conditions.

For a moment, Li Zhangsheng stood frozen in place.

(End of chapter)