He saw that single word.
Relief swept through the Hundred-Knowing Scholar.
The message had reached him!
Su Ye had heard what he said.
He had only known Su Ye for a short time, but...
"If he said he'd come tomorrow, then he'll come."
It was a strange intuition. The Hundred-Knowing Scholar couldn't help muttering to himself, and the corners of his mouth lifted again.
"Heh!"
"I've staked more on this than I can even count."
"...And perhaps it'll be my best investment yet."
At his ears—
Clang!
Clang!
The faint tolling of a bell could still be heard.
The Hundred-Knowing Scholar knew those were the unwilling candidates on the Special Recruitment Path making one last attempt on the final day.
"On your own planets, you might be one of a kind in all of history."
"In your own Star Domains, you might be monsters who've broken every record."
"But this is the Central World Sea. These are the Seven Core Star Domains. This is the Supreme Academy..."
The Hundred-Knowing Scholar's eyes glimmered. He could almost see the countless Heavenly Chosen being sifted until only the best of the best remained.
Who dared walk the Special Recruitment Path without being a monster among monsters?
"But here, merely being called a monster isn't enough."
"This is the center of the universe. Only those who stand at the very pinnacle of the Heavenly Chosen have a chance of entering."
Faces flashed through his mind.
Chen Ping'an, who had made his great vow; Long Nianxin, who lived for the broken sword; Tang Tatian, who sought to establish the laws of heaven and earth; Chen Wuxin, the undying Sword Cultivator; Chen Xuan, wielder of the Overlord's Sword...
There were too many!
Any one of them, out in the wider world, would shatter all understanding and