92 Spirit Breath Village (1/2)

Regarding the Chancellor's method of raising the expectations high and then lowering them slowly, the surrounding teachers and students did not question it, even in their hearts. They were truly… convinced.

From the time Wang Baole entered Ethereal Dao College one year ago up until now, he had performed miracle after miracle.

Regardless of whether it was the hallucination realm examination, becoming the triple Head Prefect, or reorganizing the Dharmic Armament faculty College Discipline Department, all of his actions had made everyone focus on Wang Baole's glory.

Not to mention his role in expelling Lin Tianhao and the others, creating a large number of puppets to deal with the Dao Enlightenment faculty, and the eye-opening battle he had with Zhao Yameng in the Dao College's major exam.

All of those were only his achievements as a student. As for the battle just now, where he beat up the True Breath Vice-Chancellor while in the Ancient Martial realm, this caused everyone to be visibly shocked. Their respect toward Wang Baole once again rose exponentially.

Although it was the case that Wang Baole used his advantage in the Dharmic Armament faculty to resort to some trickery… he was after all the Head Prefect of the Dharmic Armament faculty. This was originally one of his combat capabilities. If he did not use it, then he would have been wasting his one year of study.

Nevertheless, even though the battle had been stopped before they could determine a victor, Wang Baole's valiance had already left a deep impression upon everyone.

”Nobody can spread what happened here to anyone! Whoever flouts this rule will be expelled!” The Chancellor immediately sent out an order for everyone to be silent. Even before Wang Baole and the Vice-Chancellor began fighting, the Chancellor had already cut off the area's Spirit Internet, preventing everyone from connecting to the outside world.

So, on some level, the battle between Wang Baole and the Vice-Chancellor had been restricted to the Chancellor's peak. The news had not traveled yet, and with the order to stay silent, everyone knew their limits, nodding in assent. Even if outsiders knew that there had been some disturbance, they would not know the full story.

Even Gao Quan did not dare defy the Chancellor after the Chancellor had made his intentions clear. Even though most of it was to protect Wang Baole, Gao Quan was not opposed to this, especially since… he also did not want the incident to spread.

Just like that, the Chancellor suppressed an incident that would have ignited a huge uproar in the other three Dao Colleges if they had found out.

Thereafter, the Chancellor dismissed everyone and glared at Wang Baole.

”Come with me!”

As he spoke, the Chancellor turned, and walked toward the hall with his hands behind his back. Wang Baole rubbed his nose, and with a quiet ”yes”, bowed his head, and followed the Chancellor with an obedient look. It was as though he would have stepped up to help, had the Chancellor been holding a suitcase.

Seeing Wang Baole like this, the surrounding people's expressions changed. Gao Quan gritted his teeth, cursing Wang Baole as a lapdog silently. While he felt depressed, he had an even deeper worry. Indeed, no common person could have imagined it—Wang Baole's valiance had exceeded his imagination.

All the more reason to quickly move him away. This Wang Baole… Damn it, if I had known that his temper was this bad, even daring to beat me, I wouldn't have offended him!

As Gao Quan grew sullen, the Chancellor's peak slowly quieted. Not long later, the Chancellor returned to the hall and turned to look at Wang Baole, who had been following him.

As the Chancellor stared at him, Wang Baole's determination to tolerate it weakened till his heart started to pound. His expression became even more obedient, and he lowered his head.

”Chancellor, I really understand that I did wrong…”

”Wang Baole, I know you have your own secrets and luck. Otherwise, no one in the Ancient Martial realm could defeat a True Breath expert!”

The instant that these words traveled into Wang Baole's ears, he appeared normal on the surface, but his lowered eyes contracted. Just as he was about to speak, the Chancellor raised his hand.

”You don't need to spin a lie for me. Your good luck is yours. I am not interested, and neither is the Dao College. This is one of the fundamental principles of the four Dao Colleges, and it's also where we differ from the other factions!

”I only have one request of you…” The Chancellor's gaze shone as he looked at Wang Baole.

”During this mystic realm trial, you need to collect Spirit Roots all the way up to seven inches, then fight for eight-inch Spirit Roots. Finally, use the eight-inch Spirit Root to enter the True Breath realm and proceed to the Upper Academy Island!”

When saying this last line, the Chancellor's expression was stern, and there was strong anticipation in his eyes.

Wang Baole's heart shook. Although he was young, he was familiar with the high officials' autobiographies, so he understood the principle that guilt was assigned based on appearances. That was why he did not previously use the devouring seed. In actuality, when he decided to fight the Vice-Chancellor, he had already thought of how to explain his own behavior.

But he did not expect the Chancellor's attitude to be this nonchalant. Wang Baole could tell that the Chancellor's words were not fake and that this incident was in line with what he had expected of the Dao College. While he was moved, he also understood the Chancellor's expectations of him. He inhaled deeply and showed determination in his eyes.

”Chancellor, I will work hard!”

Hearing Wang Baole's promise, the Chancellor was satisfied. He sat to the side and looked at Wang Baole again.