Imperial Spirits - Otherworldly Adventures

"Brother Ding Wei, I understand you just want to give us an example, but I hope you won't disparage Senior Brother Han Yu! Even without being unable to awaken, he's someone we can't compare..." Xu Tan, who was injured, said in a feeble voice.

"Humph! What kind of talent! He was a waste back then; even now he's not much better. Didn't you see? It's the third time this time, and he's still shamelessly here for an awakening trial!! A mediocre should have the consciousness to be the one!"

Wang Ma, who was sitting in the back row, suddenly burst out as his gloomy voice rang throughout the glass room.

He was barely keeping it quiet, but as Xu Tan spoke, he couldn't help but refute while sneering.

Even his last few words were meant not only for Han Yu but also for Xu Tan.

He and Xu Tan were called rivals, and even he too had a difficult time while facing Xu Tan before; gladly, now both of them are people of two different worlds.

In Wang Ma's opinion, even if Xu Tan is fortunate enough to get awakened on his second trial, he would have already left him in the dust by then.

As for Han Yu, he never cared for such a wasteful person, even though he's jealous because of his popularity even after he was deemed a waste.

He's still unable to understand why everyone still cares and respects such a waste too much.

"Wang Ma, it seems like even the vice headmaster's words of advice didn't enlighten you... You think if you have some talent, you could trample on others; that is just you having hallucinations! If you don't even know why Han Yu is called the Young Noble of Yangwu, I think you should keep quiet, and no one would think you're a mute." Xu Tan, who was barely able to keep himself stable, suddenly burst in as if an angry lion had awakened.

This sudden course of changes made everyone baffled;

Xu Tan, who was overly excited and was about to pounce on Wang Wa, was held by a few students next to him.

They more or less know Xu Tan, which is why they do understand how much he respects Han Yu.

"Brother Xu, it's okay; why fight over a foolish person...leave him," a student said as he tried to calm down Xu Tan.

"Yes, yes, what's the point in fighting everyone..."

"What do you mean, surname Xu? You, an ordinary person want to fight someone of my caliber! Come let me see how much you are worth!" Wang Ma who was also on the verge of making things difficult said as he showed a ferocious smile as he pointed towards Xu Tan.

"Okay! Both of you stop it! Or do you want me to bring Headmaster Wang here to keep you guys cool!?" Ding Wei, who had been keeping quiet for a minute, rebuked angrily, especially as he looked towards Wang Ma.

"Brother Xu, I'm sorry; I didn't think that, nor do I want to say anything bad about Senior Han Yu."

"Here everyone respects him, including me." Saying this, he gave an apologetic look towards Xu Tan and continued to say, "Wang Ma, I don't know what caused you to be so triggered, but what you have said was inappropriate, more so when it comes to senior Han Yu!"

"I completely agree with Xu Tan, and you should also understand that what senior Han Yu has done for Yangwu, neither you nor I can do that! So it's completely illogical if you say others are not good while your abilities don't match theirs..."

"Ding Wei, don't you think that if you have awakened as a supernatural spirit warrior, you have the right to spurt so much nonsense at me! Mine and your talents are almost similar, so what right do you have to decide for me?" Wang Ma didn't give a straight face to Ding Wei and said coldly.

The tension in the atmosphere thickened and made everyone nervous; no one expected that just a casual talk would lead to fighting between students.

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What students didn't know was that Headmaster Wang and others were quietly listening to each of their words clearly from the monitoring room without interfering.

"It seems like there is a bad egg this time. I thought that Wang Ma was by nature a bit overconfident, and that's all. Unfortunately, it seems like I was mistaken somewhat!"

Headmaster Wang Renshu said while shaking his head in disappointment.

Lin Wu, who was also quietly listening to their speech, felt the same way as Wang Renshu.

"Headmaster Wang, although Wang Ma's talent is one of the best now, with his narrow-mindedness, he won't be able to make it too far..."

"Moreover, he simply doesn't have respect for young and old. I think you should revoke his chance, which is bestowed by the King Qing to top students; as per his character, he is unworthy of that!"

The one who said this is not Lin Wu or Professor Kaio, but rather the middle-aged man who went out earlier to give the pill to Xu Tan.

The middle-aged man was not an ordinary researcher; actually, he was the brightest student and assistant of Professor Kaio.

Moreover, his words are worth even more than Lin Wu's, who is the vice headmaster of Azure Cloud Academy, because he has another special status.

Wang Renshu didn't agree on the spot; rather, he shook his head and said, "Dr. Lin, I do understand, and indeed, by Wang Ma's performance, he is not worthy of a set reward; it's just not enough reason for me to revoke him just like that..."

"I do understand your worries, Headmaster Wang, but I'll definitely talk to the Imperial Envoy personally. In my opinion, instead of giving him such a precious chance, it would rather be given to someone else with good character." Dr. Lin said as he was determined to make it happen.

In the end, no one spoke any words of refusal, not even Headmaster Wang.

Dr. Lin, although he's an ordinary person, his status is not ordinary. It could be said that if he were to bring this matter to the Imperial Envoy, most probably the Imperial Envoy would agree with his request.

Just as the headmaster Wang was sighing on the bad luck of Wang Ma, who unconsciously angered someone he couldn't afford to offend, inside the monitoring room, a new screen popped up.

Everyone's attention was attracted to the screen.

After all, now only eight students are left, and each of them is a genius within a genius.

"Who's this one? He seems to be somewhat familiar," Wang Renshu asked as he looked at the screen showing the virtual image of a young boy with a slender physique and handsome face.

Lin Wu looked carefully and said, "Headmaster Wang, it's Zhao Jian... he's the only son of Zhao Jia's Great Elder."

"Oh! Isn't he that sick young brat? how his face became so good-looking and even his physique became healthier just within an hour...?" Wang Renshu asked as he curiously looked at the screen.

Lin Wu also gave a strange look and said, "It seems like something happened during the awakening trial; indeed, not only has his face changed, but even more so, his body almost was skin and bones, but now his physique is thin but healthy..."

"Headmaster, would it be that this Zhao Jian awakened some kind of physique or supernatural ability!?"

"Haha! It could be possible, Lin Wu! I don't know what's going on, but this time old man's luck seems to be exploding, Hahaha...!" Wang Renshu said as he clutched his thick beard and said ruefully.

(Headmaster Wang said his luck is exploding because the results of previous years couldn't match the one with this year...)

In the previous 5 years, the best result was only as good as a single Imperial Spirit Master with the 'One Star Tenth Index' and a few other lesser talents of the Seventh or Eighth index.

But now, only the first batch has been processed, and there are already hefty amounts of talented students emerging, especially those with Eighth and Ninth indexes.

Thus with these results, Headmaster Wang is bound to get the attention of King Qing, which is why he's so excited.

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Meanwhile, inside the glass door, due to Wang Ma's continuous provocations, the atmosphere becomes dull and silent once again.

Everyone looked at Ding Wei, as they wanted to know how he'll respond to Wang Ma's provocation.

At the same time, Ding Wei also lost his cool; in his opinion, it's already a great deal that he won't provoke anyone, let alone a person like Wang Ma getting on his nerves again and again.

Just as he was about to let Wang Ma eat the medicine of his rough words, he found out that Jin Tao and others suddenly looked towards the awakening trial rooms.

He also looked at a specific room that was lit green, and a person came out of the room.

Everyone's eyes stuck to the young man who seemed to be a bit familiar but unfamiliar at the same time.

As he walked towards the glass room, everyone held their breath; it was not because they were afraid; rather, they found it very absurd...

"Sister Shui'er, why do I feel that this person seems to be Zhao Jian from your class A1 but not him at the same time?" Li Yanyan asked as she stared at the person outside the glass room.