The sound of the Origin Bell echoed gently.
Everyone on campus, from professors and students to high-ranking Federation officials who hadn't yet left, showed a hint of surprise on their faces.
The second bell tolled so quickly!
Is the Origin Bell malfunctioning?
Academic Affairs Building.
The office where Zhou Yang and the others were located was equally silent.
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
After a long pause, Zhou Yang broke the silence in the room by speaking first, saying, " Ning Chuan must have suddenly comprehended the Ultimate Weapon Art."
In a state of sudden enlightenment, cultivation speed will increase dramatically.
Therefore, he opened a Force Aperture in just over an hour!
Tang Qianjun nodded and pondered, "I agree with Old Zhou's statement. Ning Chuan's comprehension is extraordinary; his sudden enlightenment of the Ultimate Weapon Art is perfectly reasonable."
"That makes sense. Who could achieve this speed through normal cultivation?"
"The state of enlightenment ended quickly. Ning Chuan's speed in opening the next Force Aperture will probably slow down."
Several senior executives laughed and echoed their agreement.
However, his tone of voice subtly lacked a sense of complete confidence.
no way.
Ning Chuan's previous performance is still fresh in everyone's mind.
Before the results are released.
These Divine General and Knight, too, dared not make any hasty conclusions.
During the rest of the meeting, everyone was distracted, their eyes frequently glancing out the window at the Origin Tower in the Secret Realm.
They did not wait in vain.
It was around 1 a. m.
Nearly two hours had passed since the second chime.
clang!
Suddenly, another bell rang, its sound echoing throughout the entire campus.
Zhou Yang and the others could no longer sit still.
The three consecutive bell tolls, each less than two hours apart, cannot be explained by sudden enlightenment alone.
This is Ning Chuan's normal cultivation speed!
"Everyone, I'm so sorry!"
Zhou Yang coughed lightly, his face filled with righteous indignation, and said, "In order for Ning Chuan to rise smoothly, I have decided to use the principal's highest authority to appoint the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy, which is myself, a renowned educator in the Federation, as Ning Chuan's mentor, to carefully guide him!"
The words had barely left his lips.
A chorus of mocking and angry shouts echoed through the air.
"Heh, shameless!"
" Old Zhou, it's just past midnight, it's still dark. You're daydreaming a bit too early."
"You're just the vice principal, where did you get the authority of a principal!"
"What is a vice principal? A vice principal means that when the principal is away, I, Zhou Yang, am the principal!"
Zhou Yang tapped the table and said loudly.
"Your wolfish ambitions have been exposed!"
"It's alright, everyone here is on our side, isn't it only natural to speak the truth!"
"Dean Zhou, I'm not joking with you. Even if it were Heavenly King Wei Chen himself returning, I would still fight him for Ning Chuan... Although I know I can't win, my stance is clear!"
Many high-ranking officials have expressed their unwillingness to give up.
If I could become Ning Chuan's mentor.
It might not work out.
They will be hailed as the Heavenly King's Army in the future!
Who wouldn't be tempted?!
clang!
clang!
clang...
That night, the bells of the Origin Tower rang incessantly, like the hourly chimes.
Many students felt that the Origin Tower was malfunctioning.
However.
After inquiring with higher-ups, they received a negative answer.
It's the resonance when Ning Chuan opened his Force Aperture.
The school published a clarification article on its official website, prominently displayed on the homepage.
In an instant.
The entire campus erupted in excitement.
Countless new and returning students were shocked and unsettled.
Galaxy University is full of geniuses, and there are quite a few people who cultivate quickly.
According to the school's historical records, a prodigy once advanced from First-Rank Martial Artist to the peak of the ninth rank in just one year, two months, and eighteen days.
But Ning Chuan's cultivation speed is too outrageous.
He opened more than ten Force Aperture in one day.
At the current pace, it won't even take a month, let alone a year.
In some cases, it only takes about a week.
Completely beyond human imagination.
Days passed one after another.
The frequency of the bells from the Origin Tower has decreased, but it still cannot be described as "normal".
Many people recall an evaluation Ning Chuan once received:
Like a god descending to earth!
Even at Galaxy University, which gathers geniuses from across the Federation, Ning Chuan still stands out from the crowd. Only legendary gods can enter his realm!
The forum of Galaxy University is called Splendor.
It's very common on campus.
Students, tutors, and other staff members would click on it and browse it multiple times a day.
The number of newly added posts every day exceeds one hundred thousand.
In the past few days, only two types of posts have been trending.
It's either related to Ning Chuan.
It's either related to the upcoming Mentor Selection Conference.
On September 8th, a post titled "Shocking! Top 100 freshmen can't find mentors!" suddenly appeared, attracting many comments and quickly gaining popularity.
After clicking in...
The first floor contains the main content of the post:
Dear readers, I sincerely apologize; this article is slightly clickbait in its title.
But I had no choice; I was really driven to desperation!
My name is Zhang Tao. I come from the Capital Administrative Region. I ranked 23rd in the college entrance examination and am one of the top 100 freshmen in this year.
I asked some of the top 100 freshmen from previous years.
According to them, under normal circumstances, the top 100 freshmen would receive many invitations from mentors before the Mentor Selection Conference.
But tomorrow is the Mentor Selection Conference.
Not a single tutor has contacted me!
My performance in the Freshman Exchange Competition was also quite good; I made it into the top 200!
If any readers know the reason, please explain.
I can pay, using academic credits!
A sense of anxiety is evident between the lines.
The replies below continued to pour in.
"Same question! I'm also a top 100 freshman, and I haven't received an invitation from a single mentor yet!"
"Same question! I thought I was the only one!"
"I am Jiang Wang, one of the top ten freshmen. In the past few days, quite a few mentors have contacted me, willing to take me as their disciple."
But I feel like they don't value me very much.
When I asked about the customary apprenticeship gifts, the mentors all changed the subject and avoided giving a direct answer.
Logically speaking, the top ten freshmen who become apprentices should receive around a thousand credits!
Many of the people who commented shared similar experiences to Zhang Tao.
Not long after.
The official account of the Wind and Rain Pavilion left a comment below the post, answering everyone's questions.
"Dear new students, please be patient. The fact that your advisors do not contact you in advance or are unwilling to offer conditions does not mean that they do not value you enough."
According to reliable sources, all the instructors at the Martial Arts Academy are currently focused on a big fish!
The mentor has no time to worry about anything else until the big fish is caught!
Who is the big fish?
Everyone understood immediately.
King of Freshmen -- Ning Chuan!
"Seriously? Would the Martial Arts Academy really let the Mentor Selection Conference be affected by the sake of a new student?!"
Some freshmen didn't believe it, thinking it was too exaggerated.
But he was quickly drowned out by the voices of rebuttal.
"Don't leave comments if you don't understand. At Galaxy University, the relationship between mentors and their disciples is very close. Ning Chuan has a 30% chance of becoming Heavenly King in the future. Who wouldn't want to be his mentor!"
"If a student performs exceptionally well, the mentor's status at the school will also rise!"
" The Mentor Selection Conference has already been affected; otherwise, why haven't those top 100 and top 10 freshmen found mentors yet!"
Many people expressed their opinions in support of the Wind and Rain Pavilion ).
In fact, the truth is even more exaggerated than Wind and Rain Pavilion's reply.
The Martial Arts Academy instructors, in their scramble to seize Ning Chuan, have made it impossible to hold their meetings normally these past few days.
They would start arguing after only a few words.
" Mountain-Sealing Divine General, you're practically burying your scalp in the ground! How dare you accept Ning Chuan as your disciple!"
"Get lost! I can live for at least another 100 years!"
The Mountain-Sealing Divine General cursed angrily.
Tang Qianjun sat opposite him, arms crossed, and said coldly, "Everyone, don't forget, Ning Chuan is a student I discovered."
At the same time, it was I who overruled objections and persuaded the Board of Directors to award Ning Chuan a teaching assistant position at the Ancient Martial Arts Research Institute, which enabled Ning Chuan to be successfully recruited into the academy.
My relationship with Ning Chuan is the closest.
His mentor could be none other than me!
" Dean Tang, I don't deny your contributions. When I become Ning Chuan's mentor, I'll definitely remind Ning Chuan to bring you a fruit basket during holidays!"
"So what if you're close? Haven't you heard the saying online that childhood sweethearts are often 'losers'?"
"Then we'll see who has the best skills. I, a dignified Mountain-Sealing Divine General, will not hide it from you; I have prepared a discipleship gift of 50,000 academic credits for Ning Chuan!"
Amidst the arguing.
clang!
Suddenly, a deep bell rang out, intensifying the competition among the mentors for Ning Chuan.
Late at night on September 9th.
Origin Tower.
Wu Hanhai, Gu Chun, and the others stood in the passageway outside the training room, each with large dark circles under their eyes, tilting their heads back to drink energizing liquid.
"Angkor, it's been over four days, maybe we should call it quits!"
Gu Chun yawned, his face full of tired weariness.
I agree!
"Let Ning Chuan off the hook for now!"
Several people nearby raised their hands in agreement.
They were all Ninth-Grade Martial Artist.
I can endure going without sleep for ten days or half a month.
But that only applies to simply staying up late.
Cultivation is very energy-consuming.
"No, I must continue cultivating and compete with Ning Chuan for dark energy. Every little bit of influence I can have is valuable!"
Wu Hanhai gulped down a bottle of energy drink, turned his head to look at a training room next door, and gritted his teeth, saying, "We're exhausted, and Ning Chuan won't have it easy either!"
Inside the cultivation room.
"Call--!"
The snoring was soft and rhythmic.
Ning Chuan lay on the soft cushion on the stone platform, his eyes closed, his head resting on the soft pillow he had brought from the apartment, fast asleep.
Freshman Exchange Competition, he spent several days reviewing information about Galaxy University.
The physical and mental exertion was severe.
It's inevitable to feel somewhat tired.
Ning Chuan didn't force himself to stay awake and went straight to sleep and rest.
Anyway, it won't affect my cultivation.
Nothing more was said that night.
The next day.
September 10th.
The Mentor Selection Conference has officially begun and will last for three days.
Origin Tower.
Ning Chuan woke up feeling refreshed.
"It's only nine in the morning, there's still a whole day left, we should be able to open another three or four more Force Aperture!"
Ning Chuan glanced at the time and thought to himself.
He extended his right hand, gathering a surge of Force that shone with golden light and emanated a powerful aura.
It has reached the seventh rank!
After more than four days of cultivation, Ning Chuan has opened 57 of the Force Aperture in his body!
"My pursuit of unlocking the Force has resulted in a lower quality Force. For the next period, I will slow down the expansion of my Force Aperture. I need to delve deeper into these Force Aperture to maximize the quality and strength of my Force."
Ning Chuan murmured to himself.
As he spoke, he took out his phone, logged into a Martial Arts Resources website, and ordered 200 bottles of " Moonlight " energy liquid.
One piece costs 90 million yuan.
A total of 18 billion!
Ning Chuan paid promptly.
The Wei Family's assets are still being liquidated and have not yet been auctioned.
However, Wei Huasheng's spatial ring, along with the precious metals inside, has already been sold through the Lu Family. The money arrived in his account yesterday, amounting to over 110 billion yuan after taxes.
"The remaining 90 billion yuan will all be used to purchase 'Sharpness Qi '!"
Ning Chuan clicked on the screen and logged into the military's resource website.
A few days ago, while browsing through information about Galaxy University, he logged into the Fenghua Forum quite often and learned that the instructors at the Martial Arts Academy were all eager to take him as their disciple.
"After tonight, there will probably be quite a few Divine Weapon in the Ultimate Weapon Art!"
A smile flashed in Ning Chuan's eyes.