Eligibility of Intermediate Academies to Compete

"What ambition!"

Ning Fengzhi tried to ignore Zhou Qing's youthful face and exclaimed in admiration.

"A young man should have ambition."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "So, Uncle Ning, could you do me this small favor?"

"I just want to ask one more question: you don't actually have any plans to rebel, do you?" Ning Fengzhi's expression turned serious.

"I just don't want to see 'nobles' anymore. The achievements of their ancestors are not a reason for them, their descendants, to enjoy 'nobility' with a clear conscience."

Zhou Qing briefly explained the changes he wanted to make to the Douluo Continent in the future, "Birds of a feather flock together, that's true, but it shouldn't be about classifying people into different groups."

"Uncle Ning, you should know what I'm talking about."

Ning Fengzhi truly understood.

To Establish a Heart for Heaven and Earth, To Establish a Destiny for the People.

These two sentences were not what he thought, nor did Zhou Qing have any ambition to become king or tyrant. Rather, he truly wanted to make those commoners who didn't even have Innate Soul Power equal in status with the nobles.

Or rather, to erase the "nobility" of the aristocracy!

Childish!

This was the first thought that popped into Ning Fengzhi's mind.

But at this moment, he seemed to understand what Zhou Qing's belief was back then: to overthrow everything that existed and create a world different from the present!

fear--

A thought arose in Ning Fengzhi's heart, causing him to once again harbor murderous intent towards Zhou Qing.

He is definitely not the same kind of person as me!

However, in that new world, there is definitely room for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Disciple to survive. In fact, since a large portion of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's income comes from business, they might be able to survive even better in a world where everyone is equal in status.

After all, if people were no longer distinguished by their status or strength, the frequency of population movement between cities would far exceed that of today.

Commerce will flourish!

And the various industries of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will inevitably continue to expand...

Ning Fengzhi closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and said, "I do understand, but I am both the Sect Leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and a businessman. You should understand what I mean."

Zhou Qing understood.

The implication of these words is that Ning Fengzhi can help, and even if he were to undertake any major undertakings in the future, he would consider investing.

It's in a businessman's instinct not to put all their eggs in one basket.

But on the surface, apart from the Seven Treasure Token, Zhou Qing has no connection with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

"Good that you understand." Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly. "So, regarding the Continental Elite Tournament, intermediate academies are also qualified to participate."

"I would like to hear the details."

Zhou Qing listened attentively.

"My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also has an Advanced Academy, but you know—"

Ning Fengzhi mentioned the Advanced Academy run by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but did not intend to let Zhou Qing and his companions join the Glazed Tile Academy.

Zhou Qing was well aware of this.

There are many Advanced Academy in Heaven Dou City, but the most famous are Divine Wind, Leiting, Blazing Fire, Heavenly Water, Heaven Dou Royal, and so on.

The Glazed Tile Academy is an academy established by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and most of its students come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Although it also recruits students from outside the school, it can be said to be a private school disguised as a Advanced Academy.

Therefore, the students from this academy are basically unable to achieve good rankings in the Continental Elite Tournament, and they can't even get past the Preliminary Competition.

The reason is simple: this academy is essentially a private school, and most of its students are descendants of the Ning Family. Their Martial Soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, so they have no combat power at all. Their Martial Soul are inherited from the children of their fathers or mothers who married into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Most of their fathers and mothers did not have illustrious family lineages, so they could only explore the cultivation of their Martial Soul on their own.

In addition, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stipulates that direct descendants who inherit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul can only marry a Battle Soul Master. As a result, the Martial Soul of Battle Soul Master within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School are not all the same. Even if one generation can cooperate, as the number of Battle Soul Master who marry into or marry into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School increases, the variety of Martial Souls that can exert combat Martial Soul is quite diverse.

This is why it is difficult for the higher-ups of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to effectively unite these people.

After all, the sects and families that have already taken shape on the continent are all established by relying on the Martial Soul inherited from the same clan, thus forming their own advantages.

But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is different.

For offspring who possess the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, they can be united, since the Martial Soul are all the same, except that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can only be used for support.

However, the descendants who do not possess the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul have a wide variety of Martial Soul, including Beast Martial Soul and Tool Martial Soul. As a result, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School has not yet established a comprehensive teaching system for these descendants. Instead, it can only follow the trend and establish academies to provide unified training, leaving it entirely up to their own talents.

This also resulted in the Glazed Tile Academy not being well-known in Heaven Dou City...

If Zhou Qing and the others were to fight in the name of the Glazed Tile Academy three years later, Ning Fengzhi was certain that they would be able to build a good reputation for the Glazed Tile Academy, thereby increasing the number of outstanding students applying to the Glazed Tile Academy in the following years, and allowing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to gain a lot of fresh blood with excellent Martial Soul.

But after learning Zhou Qing's true intentions, Ning Fengzhi abandoned the plan to avoid getting into trouble.

In fact, killing Zhou Qing immediately would be the best option.

but--

Ning Fengzhi did want to see what Zhou Qing would do in the future, and considering the potential development of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he was also willing to make a small investment.

"The Continental Elite Tournament, officially known as the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, seems to be open to only Advanced Academy."

"However, this is just the name; the competition rules do not explicitly state that intermediate colleges cannot register to participate."

"In the history of Heaven Dou, there have indeed been instances where teams from intermediate academies registered. At the time, the organizers of the Heaven Dou Division were also stunned, but in the end, they still allowed that intermediate academy team to participate. Although they did not even advance to the Preliminary Competition, they still defeated four unknown Advanced Academy teams."

"This has drawn the attention of some people to the fact that there are also outstanding children from ordinary families among a small number of intermediate academies, and therefore intermediate academies are also allowed to participate in the competition."

"But the four defeated Advanced Academy were extremely unwilling to accept defeat and filed a joint protest. The forces capable of establishing Advanced Academy are either backed by families or sects, or at the very least, by individuals with the status of Earl ... However, in the end, a threshold was set for intermediate academies wishing to participate: they must go to Heaven Dou City, and under the joint witness of the Hall Master of the Martial Soul Hall and the Royal Academy, challenge any Advanced Academy. Only by gaining the academy's recognition can they qualify to participate..."