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Time rewound to the morning...
In Sparlier World, there was an academy...
It was the only academy in all of Sparlier World, jointly founded by the Ai Lu Empire, the Baruba Empire, and the Phil Empire.
Since it had been founded by the Three Great Empires, the academy was situated right at the center of their territories, bordering the Giant Beast Forest, which occupied a corner of all three empires' borders.
This academy was called Sparlier World Academy.
Every young person in Sparlier World longed to attend Sparlier World Academy.
That was not merely because Sparlier World Academy was the only academy in all of Sparlier World, nor merely because it had been established by the Three Great Empires. It was because geniuses from every corner of the world gathered there and grew together.
In other words, once someone entered Sparlier World Academy, they would be called a genius wherever they went.
Even if they were only a Regular Trainee.
Everyone in Sparlier World knew that no matter whether someone had been born in one of the Three Great Empires or the Nine Great Families, nor how outstanding their innate talent for cultivation might be, they could not be called a true genius. The only people who could truly be called geniuses were the trainees of Sparlier World Academy.
Furthermore, Sparlier World Academy possessed cultivation resources jointly supplied by the Three Great Empires. It could be called the cradle of geniuses and a holy land of cultivation. There was no one who did not dream of studying at Sparlier World Academy.
Unfortunately, only true geniuses could enter Sparlier World Academy. Mediocre people were not qualified to enter,