“Everyone, everyone!”
Elder Jing Changdong quickly stood up, laughing heartily, “The inner court disciples are about to return. Let’s not make a spectacle of ourselves in front of the younger generation!”
As soon as these words were spoken, Jin Yilei and Elder Liehuo, though still seething with anger, each turned to a different direction.
Over a dozen other elders also sat watching the two argue.
Dong…
Not long after, a bell rang again in the academy’s training grounds.
The main gate of the inner court opened, and figures appeared one after another.
This time, over 100,000 disciples participated in the inner court trial.
Now, a large number of people had returned, but a closer look revealed that there were 20,000 to 30,000 fewer people.
Tian Shen Academy upheld a strict, iron-blooded doctrine.
If one couldn't even pass the trials arranged by the academy, then leaving the academy meant sooner or later becoming food in the mouths of others.
Therefore, this loss was within the elders’ expectations.
“Welcome back, students, safe and sound!”
Jing Changdong stood up, laughing loudly, “The one-month training period has ended. I believe you have all made great progress.”
“Now, we will begin to tally the students’ imprint token levels. In a moment, we will know who the top 10 disciples are!”
As soon as Jing Changdong finished speaking, the disciples below began to buzz with discussion.
“Haha, Elder Song, who do you think will be first this time?” Among the elders, a skinny old man laughed heartily, looking at another person standing beside him.
“I think there’s a very high chance it’s Zi Yue!”
Elder Song said with a squinting smile.
“Oh really? I, on the other hand, think there’s a high possibility it’s Liu Qingcheng!” The skinny elder said indifferently, “Liu Qingcheng’s strength is not low. This training will surely advance him further, perhaps even to the Spirit Platform realm.”
“Elder Chang Liang, those words aren’t quite right, are they?”
Jin Yilei spoke up, disdainfully saying, “Su Zhep has always been the strongest in the inner court. This time, the first place will definitely be Su Zhep!”
Several elders spoke up, discussing animatedly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several people became unnatural.
Jin Yilei was an honorary elder, but everyone knew that he had a very deep relationship with the Crown Prince of the Crown Prince Faction.
The Crown Prince of the Crown Prince Faction in Tian Shen Academy was an outstanding legendary spirit child.
Among the spirit children, not many could be compared to him.
At this moment, Elder Liehuo snorted, but said nothing.
As an honorary elder, he knew that his colleagues were not all good people.
These elders had deep connections with some spirit children, so naturally, they would favor those disciples.
Elder Liehuo looked at Qin Shan beside him and smiled faintly, “I wonder if your third brother will reach a level 5 imprint this time!”
“After all, reaching a level 5 imprint already earns an academy reward, a spirit pill. Although it’s not a choice, an academy spirit pill is extremely valuable!”
“Now, I can no longer see through your third brother!”
Qin Shan smiled bitterly, saying, “I don’t know where that kid learned alchemy.”
“Hmm!” Elder Liehuo nodded slightly, saying, “But this time, the academy’s standard for the level has been thoroughly discussed internally.”
“At least a fifth-level Spirit Sea realm is required to have a chance of reaching level 5.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Shan was suddenly stunned.
He wondered if Qin Ning had truly advanced to the fifth-level Spirit Sea realm this time.
He remembered that the last time he met Qin Ning, that kid seemed to be at the third or fourth level of the Spirit Sea realm.
Could he have advanced one level in just one month?
"The results are in!"
At this moment, everyone immediately became excited.
"Tenth place, Qiu He!"
On a stone tablet at the edge of the inner courtyard's martial arena, names suddenly began to appear.
"Qiu He is actually in tenth place?"
"This guy's strength is behind Zu Xiong!"
"That's right, this time he's really lucky!"
"Ninth place, Lu Ran!"
Seeing the ninth name, everyone was stunned once again.
"This Lu Ran is originally a bit stronger than Qiu He. How did his imprint rank ninth this time?"
"That's strange. Zu Xiong and Liu Can are both high-ranking, recognized as ninth and tenth. Logically speaking, they should have hunted more spirit beasts, so why are their ranks lower than them?"
"No, it must be further up."
This time, everyone was completely confused.
But no matter what, the top names in this ranking were definitely going to see major changes.
"Eighth place, He Chengfeng!"
The appearance of the eighth name also completely astonished everyone.
Originally, the top ten in the inner courtyard were Su Zhe, Liu Qingcheng, Zi Yue, Tai Fei, An Shishi, Gu He, Chu Tong, Dai Sheng, Liu Can, and Zu Xiong, in that order.
But now, not a single one of these ten people appeared in eighth, ninth, or tenth place.
Three names had appeared up to eighth place, and still no familiar names had shown up. This indicated that at least three of the original top ten had been pushed out of the inner courtyard's top ten. This was huge news for the Heavenly God Academy's inner courtyard.
"Seventh place, An Shishi!"
At this moment, the light on the stone tablet flashed again. The murmuring of the crowd also fell silent.
Originally, An Shishi was recognized as fifth, a well-known member of the An Ran Courtyard in the academy. Yet this time, she ranked seventh. Although this ranking was based on level, if one's strength wasn't sufficient, how could they hunt many spirit beasts and raise their imprint level? This was truly too strange!
At this moment, everyone held their breath in anticipation.
"Sixth place, Zhang Xiaoshuai!"
As soon as this name appeared, the entire martial arena fell completely silent.
"Who is Zhang Xiaoshuai?"
"I don't know!"
"I've never heard this name before!"
Suddenly, the crowd became boisterous.
"Fifth place, Xun Yu!"
"Fourth place, Lu Xuan!"
The next two names completely astonished the disciples. Although Qin Ning's actions in the trial zone were very shocking, after all, a large number of disciples participated in the trial, so some people were still unaware of the news.
But now, looking at the ranking, not only were the disciples stunned, but even the honorary elders exchanged glances. Not a single one of the ten famous disciples they knew appeared.
And at this moment, three unknown individuals suddenly occupied fourth to sixth place.
Are you kidding? This was truly too ridiculous!
"Third place, Qin Hai!"