Discourage the Top Three? No! This Time, Discourage the Top Hundred!
Chu Xinghe was utterly speechless at the fact that these prodigies would hold a horse race and then sprint in the opposite direction at the drop of a hat...
However, Chu Xinghe's target for recruiting disciples this time was not those three thousand at all...
Even on the way here, Chu Xinghe had already handed over the task of recruiting three thousand people to Ma Liang.
These geniuses are beyond my capacity to recruit any more... Others pick the best from the worst, but look at the geniuses of Haotian City, these are super geniuses selected from all sides...
Picking out the cripple from this group is incredibly difficult... It's better to just find one from among the cripples than to search for one from here!
Therefore, the recruitment of these three thousand disciples was entirely decided by Ma Liang; Ma Liang could choose whomever he pleased...
Ma Liang was completely bewildered that Senior Brother Xinghe would entrust him with such an important task without a word...
"Senior Brother Xinghe... I've never chosen disciples before... Am I capable?"
"Ma Liang... as a permanent low-level outer disciple... sometimes you have to shoulder the responsibility of the sect... you will definitely have to do the work of selecting disciples on your own in the future, so how can you say you can't do it now?"
Hearing Senior Brother Xinghe's words, Ma Liang nodded.
Senior Brother Xinghe is absolutely right. As the only permanent low-level outer disciple of our Vast Heaven Holy Land, I still have a heavy responsibility. The Grand Elder arranged for me to come with Senior Brother Xinghe this time, not only because I have a knack for assisting Senior Brother Xinghe.
Actually, it's also a self-reflection...
The Grand Elder was telling himself that Senior Brother Xinghe couldn't possibly come to recruit disciples every year, and that the task of recruiting disciples in the future would likely fall to him, a permanent low-ranking outer disciple!
As a permanent low-ranking outer disciple, my status in the sect is second only to the sect leader, so I must do a good job of service. Recruiting disciples is serving the sect!
However, since Senior Brother Xinghe and the sect trust him, Ma Liang assured Senior Brother Xinghe Ma Liang he would do his best in this battle!
Watching Ma Liang go off to work after receiving his mission, Chu Xinghe also began to study how to recruit Body Cultivation disciples.
Meanwhile, Ma Liang was not idle either. He immediately obtained the roster of disciples for this assessment from Deacon Yang.
"These are this year's top three!" Deacon Yang handed Ma Liang a roster containing information about this year's top three.
Before Deacon Yang could speak again, Ma Liang waved his hand and said directly, "Dismiss him!"
Deacon Yang: "???"
Stunned... Even Deacon Yang was stunned... Wait... what do you mean by being told to quit...?
Ma Liang... there's nothing wrong with you imitating your Senior Brother Xinghe, but you should at least do it with a reason, right?
Xinghe initially discouraged the top three from leaving because they were spies from the Demonic Sect...
But what kind of mess has the Demonic Sect become? Have Demonic Sect gone mad that they would still plant spies among the disciples we recruit?
So, in this situation, isn't it a bit too absurd to dismiss the top three candidates on the spot?
Just as Deacon Yang was completely bewildered, Ma Liang spoke up, "It's not the current top three who are being advised to withdraw, but the previous top three. Not only the top three, but all ten of them are being advised to withdraw!"
Deacon Yang: "???"
Stunned... Deacon Yang was completely dumbfounded. Last time, Xinghe dismissed the top three without a word, and this time, Ma Liang, you've dismissed all the top ten? You're even more ruthless than Xinghe!
Just as Deacon Yang was still in a daze, Ma Liang spoke up, "Deacon Yang, I've also heard about the last round of assessments... This time, when Senior Brother Xinghe came to recruit disciples, during the final assessment discussion, the top ten disciples all lacked responsibility and confidence, deliberately messing around during the assessment to forcibly remove their names from the top ten."
"As we all know, the reason Senior Brother Xinghe expelled the top three last time was because one of them was from a Demonic Sect. But this time, they are not from the Demonic Sect. What are they panicking about?"
"Do they think Senior Brother Xinghe would act recklessly? When has Senior Brother Xinghe ever acted recklessly?"
"A bunch of little brats, they don't even have this much confidence, they only know how to back down. No matter how outstanding their talents are, when faced with important matters in the future, their first choice will not be to forge ahead, but to retreat. How can such disciples be worthy of entering my Vast Heaven Holy Land!"
"Not only the top ten, but Deacon Yang, please make sure that everyone who deliberately lowered their ranking in the final round of assessment is expelled!"
After Ma Liang finished speaking, Deacon Yang fell silent... Looking at Ma Liang in front of him, Deacon Yang understood at this moment that Ma Liang was no longer the little guy who came to Haotian City with Xinghe.
Ma Liang has now fully matured, and he considers things more and more comprehensively!
No wonder everyone says Ma Liang is the Future Grand Elder of the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
Whether it's the top three... the top ten... or even the top one hundred, if Vast Heaven Holy Land doesn't accept any of them, what impact will it have on Vast Heaven Holy Land?
To put it bluntly, does the Vast Heaven Holy Land really lack these few outstanding disciples? Go to the Vast Heaven Holy Land and see for yourself; aren't there many others who are far more excellent than them?
The Haotian Vast Heaven Holy Land has plenty of excellent disciples, but it doesn't want a single one who only knows how to back down in the face of challenges.
Deacon Yang didn't say much... That day, he found the names of all the guys who had backed out in the final round from the roster.
That day, an announcement was issued from Haotian Courtyard, and the entire Haotian City nearly erupted in chaos!
The above announcement is a list, which clearly informs everyone on the list that they are not suitable to enter the Vast Heaven Holy Land and should seek another place!
The announcement itself wasn't outrageous, but what was outrageous was that the list included almost all of the top 100 geniuses in Haotian City!
When this announcement was seen, everyone involved was stunned...
Everyone's talking about whether Chu Xinghe will pull off a move to discourage the top three from the competition and add to the excitement...
But no one expected this to go so far... Not only were the top three eliminated... but basically none of the top 100 were left!
Has Chu Xinghe gone mad? We wouldn't say anything if you eliminated the top three this time, or even the top ten, but eliminating the top one hundred without warning is a bit too outrageous.
But soon, news spread that it wasn't Chu Xinghe who persuaded these people to leave, but Ma Liang?
Ma Liang, a permanent low-level outer disciple?
That sounds even more outrageous!
Has Ma Liang gone mad? Why is he turning away so many outstanding talents at once?
Just as everyone was wondering what Ma Liang was up to, the geniuses who had been turned away were indignant... Countless geniuses on the list blocked Haotian Courtyard, demanding that Ma Liang come out and give them an explanation!
Why were we the ones expelled? Chu Xinghe expelled the top three because one of them was a spy from the Demonic Sect, but what about us? We have an innocent background, we have no connection with the Demonic Sect, and we haven't even dared to use any Demonic Sect services on ordinary days because of this disciple assessment!
What makes you think you can persuade us to give up Ma Liang?
Not only these prodigies, but also various forces have expressed their doubts about Ma Liang's outrageous actions.
Amidst countless doubts, Ma Liang walked out of Haotian Courtyard.
"You're not convinced?" Ma Liang's gaze swept over the young people.
"Of course we won't accept it! We've gone through countless rounds of trials at the Vast Heaven Holy Land to get to where we are today, what makes you, Ma Liang, think you can persuade us to give up!"
"That's right! We have absolutely no connection with the Demonic Sect... We all have impeccable backgrounds, so why should they try to dissuade us!"
"Where do we fail to meet the requirements of the Vast Heaven Holy Land? Ma Liang, if you don't explain yourself clearly today, we'll set off right now to appeal to the Main God Gu! You, Ma Liang, are simply acting recklessly!"
Chaos had broken out in front of Haotian Courtyard. Countless people were talking at once, not only the prodigies but also countless onlookers, all eager to know what Ma Liang was up to.
Ma Liang didn't interrupt the young people, letting them shout and yell for a while before slowly asking, "Have you all finished speaking?"
"Shall I say a few words?"
"Zhao Zhongting, the eldest son of the Zhao Lineage in the Southwest, is studious from a young age and possesses extraordinary talent. He participated in the three rounds of assessments at the Vast Heaven Holy Land and ranked first among the top three!"
As Ma Liang spoke, Zhao Zhongting stepped out from the crowd, his face full of pride. After all, he was a true prodigy, ranking first in the Vast Heaven Holy Land's assessment! His assessment results were even comparable to Ma Liang's back then!
"In the fourth round of assessment, Zhao Zhongting made seven mistakes, causing his ranking to drop from first place in the top three to twelfth... What a seven mistakes! Zhao Zhongting, if you had made even one mistake, you wouldn't have made seven mistakes, would you?"
As Ma Liang spoke, Zhao Zhongting's originally proud expression turned somewhat flustered.
"Liu Yutian... the most outstanding young generation of the Liu Lineage in Jiangbei, participated in the three rounds of assessments at the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and ranked second in the top three overall... In the fourth round of assessments, he made eight mistakes, ultimately dropping from second to fifty-second..."
"Meng Fei, the genius of the Meng Lineage in the Northern Territory, ranked third in the first three rounds of assessments. However, in the fourth round, he made nine mistakes, dropping to 235th place..."
"Do I need to announce your names and what you did one by one?"
The scene fell silent... A group of young people wore expressions of fear.
"We, the disciples of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, rise to challenges head-on, undaunted by difficulties. No matter the opponent or the situation we face, no disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land has ever compromised or retreated."
"But in you, I see no courage to forge ahead, no willingness to face difficulties head-on, only retreat and fear! Tell me, what are you afraid of? Have you heard the rumors that Senior Brother Xinghe has a habit of persuading the top three to withdraw? But you are all the pride of heaven, don't you know why the top three were persuaded to withdraw back then?"
"Since you have a clear conscience, why are you worried about being expelled? If I were Ma Liang, I would have been number one in the first three rounds, and I would have continued to strive for number one in the fourth round. But you don't even have the courage to stand at the top. How can you be qualified to enter my Vast Heaven Holy Land!"
"I know there are many rumors in Haotian City about the top three being expelled, but I find you all laughable! A single rumor makes you all so anxious that you're willing to fabricate things or make mistakes just to lower your rankings. With such a mentality, you are not worthy of entering my Vast Heaven Holy Land."
After Ma Liang finished speaking, he ignored the silent little fellows and turned to walk into Haotian Courtyard.
Because Ma Liang has already said everything that needed to be said...
Vast Heaven Holy Land recruits disciples, talent is certainly important, but character is also essential.
A group of kids who don't even have the determination to stand at the peak and face challenges and difficulties... No matter how talented they are, they will never become the strongest in this lifetime!