He Qionghai and Zhang Zangxiang looked calm, as though they had resigned themselves to the situation.
"Worse than pigs and dogs!" a Grand Academician cursed under his breath, but everyone could hear him, and everyone knew whom-and which Lineage-he was cursing.
"One more insolent remark, and you will be expelled from the Talent Selection Hall!" Lei Tingzhen snorted coldly.
The Talent Selection Hall fell silent.
The Lei Family and the Zong Family had seized complete control of the Talent Selection Hall!
Despair filled the hearts of many Grand Academicians. They had never imagined that their long struggle would end like this.
The anger in some Grand Academicians' hearts burned ever fiercer. They were ready to step forward and speak their minds at any moment, even if it meant being thrown out of the Talent Selection Hall. The outcome was already decided anyway.
"Brother Yun, what about you?" Lei Tingzhen asked, smiling at the Great Scholar Yun Luo.
Many Grand Academicians glared furiously at Lei Tingzhen. His smile was nothing short of a provocation to them all.
Yun Luo lowered his head slightly, his eyes downcast, and remained silent for a long time.
Lei Tingzhen smiled. "I can afford to wait."
Half a quarter-hour later, the remaining Grand Academicians of the Talent Selection Hall arrived one after another. With more people present, the hall only seemed gloomier.
Everyone was waiting for the final word. Once Yun Luo yielded to the Lei Family, the dust would settle, and Lei Zhongmo would become the foremost of the Four Great Talents.
Lei Tingzhen's face glowed with health. Now and then, he exchanged a few smiling words with nearby friends, victory firmly in his grasp.
Lei Tingzhen seemed to have become the master of the Talent Selection Hall.
Time slowly passed. The Talent Selection Hall