Saint Origin Continent, Kong City, Upside-Down Peak Mountain, Sacred Academy.
In the main hall of the Talent Selection Hall, nine Great Scholars and numerous Grand Academicians sat together, continuing to discuss the choice for the leader of the Four Great Talents as though it were routine work.
Previously, every Grand Academician had attended, but now only nineteen remained, almost half having left because they had grown tired of the interminable disputes.
The Sacred Academy had never been an efficient place, but this selection of the Four Great Talents had undoubtedly broken through even its lowest standards.
That morning had been no different from usual. The Great Scholars and Grand Academicians each said their piece. Some kept lavishing praise on Lei Zhongmo, practically elevating him into a worthy approaching Yi Zhishi or Fang Yun, while others kept attacking him, dredging up his past over and over. Had Lei Zhongmo been there, his Literary Guts would have burst with rage before he ever went to the Battle Realm.
Others played peacemaker, hoping both sides would take a step back, but neither would yield. One side insisted that Lei Zhongmo must lead the Four Great Talents, while the other would rather choose the most obscure Grand Academician than let him take the position.
By the afternoon, the dispute seemed to have sparked genuine anger, and the two sides began arguing heatedly.
Yun Luo, a senior elder of the Ritual Hall, coughed softly, and everyone immediately fell silent. He was the most conservative person in the Talent Selection Hall and rarely spoke, but as the highest-ranking senior elder of the Ritual Hall, he had to be accorded sufficient respect whenever he did.
In selecting the Four Great Talents, the Ritual Hall's opinion carried the greatest weight. If the Ritual Hall refused approval, even pressure