Chapter 34
Chapter 34
The rest of the new students couldn’t help but look toward the high platform, eager to catch a glimpse of the Regent King’s divine presence. However, they were frustrated to find that his features remained a blur from such a distance…
The hour had arrived.
Under the guidance of the cultivators, the new disciples lined up in neat rows to kowtow to the Grandmaster Sect Leader and the Ten Elders.
These Ten Elders would be their future instructors, teaching the disciples various subjects of study and cultivation.
However, only nine elders were present today; one seat remained vacant.
It was said that the youngest elder of the Tianwen Sect had other urgent matters to attend to and could not make it back in time.
With the apprenticeship ceremony concluded, it was time for the moment everyone had been waiting for: the competition for the position of Top Disciple!
The winner would receive a sword personally bestowed by the Grandmaster and become the Senior Brother or Senior Sister of this generation-the most dazzling star of the entire sect!
Not only did the Top Disciple possess honor and status unmatched by other disciples, but there were also countless future benefits. Moreover, with the Regent King present today, showing off one’s talent might even earn his favor…
To this end, several young lords with higher cultivation levels began to regulate their breathing, their eyes burning with determination!
The cultivator presiding over the ceremony announced loudly, “In the past, the competition for Top Disciple was voluntary, using a tournament style to determine the champion. Since there were usually few applicants, we have changed the rules this year.”
As he spoke, he swept his sleeve, and a Barrier rose over the field, trapping all the disciples within.
The cultivator continued, “Each of you holds a Name Card for your apprenticeship. This year’s competition is to fight for these Name Cards. After one stick of incense has burned, whoever holds the most Name Cards will be the Top Disciple!”
Everyone inside the Barrier was shocked.
These second-generation elites were used to lives of luxury; most of them were academic slackers with zero cultivation. While everyone wanted to be the Top Disciple, the old rules meant only a few top-tier students ever dared to step onto the stage. It used to be a contest exclusive to the overachievers, while the rest just watched from the sidelines.
But this year, snatching more Name Cards meant defeating more opponents. Every single disciple was forced to participate in this scramble…
An instant later, some reacted and began to move.
Xiao Chengxu struck like lightning, hitting a nearby disciple with a palm strike. As the person recoiled in pain, he snatched the Name Card from their hand!
“I’ll be taking that!”
In the blink of an eye, the area inside the Barrier turned into a chaotic mess.
Those with cultivation and martial arts skills began a frantic scramble for others’ Name Cards. Meanwhile, the young ladies and lords without cultivation scurried around like rats, surrendering their Name Cards voluntarily just to avoid getting hurt…
They then huddled in a corner of the Barrier, returning to their roles as disinterested spectators.
Even though the rules had changed, the true competitors remained few in number.
Ye Piaoling and Hua Wuhuang were also standing in a corner.
Hua Wuhuang asked, “Xiao Yezi, do you want to be the Senior Sister?”
Ye Piaoling shook her head.
She had no interest in being a class rep; it was a lot of worry and hard work.
“Huahua, do you want to be the Senior Sister?”
“What do you think?”
Hua Wuhuang gave a cold snort and tore the Name Card in his hand into shreds.
Ye Piaoling nodded understandingly.
Hua Wuhuang was actually male; he certainly didn’t want to be called “Senior Sister” every day.
Up on the high platform, Gu Liuxian glared at Ye Piaoling, shaking his head in frustration. “She’s so eager when it comes to brawling, yet when it’s time for an actual competition, she stands aside… The new disciples these days are truly outrageous!”
Di Xiulan lazily lifted his eyes.
“To whom is the Sect Leader referring?”
“That girl in white.”
Gu Liuxian pointed toward Ye Piaoling, saying dissatisfiedly, “That girl was fighting outside the sect gates just now and took down ten people by herself! Now that she’s supposed to fight, she stands there like a wooden block… How can there be such an unworthy disciple? I get angry just looking at her!”
Di Xiulan smiled faintly.
His gaze shifted, and he offered a casual evaluation: “She truly is a handful.”