28 Verdic (1/2)
Seeing Lu Fengyi completely unfazed by the instantaneous victory, Elder Mo could only shake his head in nostalgia, 'Wasn't I like this child back then? No... I was able to stand up to many of the second years, however this Lu Fengyi simply exceeds the scopes of human cultivation, ascending to the ranks of geniuses. It wouldn't be wrong to say he could best the third years.'
Finishing of his reminiscent thoughts, Elder Mo waved his hand before announcing his verdict, ”Based on everything that I have seen today, I have come to a verdict. Elder Shang, due to your negligence as an elder and your actions of assisting the framing of a teacher, I will be reporting to the education department about your mistakes and applying for a light punishment. Cao Xiong laoshi and Shang Bin laoshi will be stripped of their teaching licence due to their intentional suppression and framing of a fellow teacher.”
Turning to Zhang Xuan, Elder Mo continued, ”Zhang laoshi will be commended for his newly come to light achievements and will receive a reward which shall be determined at the department.”
Elder Mo paused for a moment before striding up to Lu Fengyi, ”As for student Lu Fengyi, I believe it is within my authority to grant you the appropriate status you deserve.”
The others within the room looked confusedly at Elder Mo, 'What appropriate status? Isn't being a student of Hongtian Academy already quite grand? Unless... could it be?'
”Using my present authority, I grant you the status of an Elite Student. With the benefits that the status provides, I hope that your cultivation will proceed even smoother than it already has.”
Nodding his head, Elder Mo made his way towards the door before waving goodbye and exiting.
Once Elder Mo's departing footsteps dissipated into silence, every single person within the room went in uproar.
”E-Elite Student?”
”How is this possible?”
”Even though Lu Fengyi is a once an a century genius, this is still surprising.”
Lu Fengyi coughed twice to interrupt the uproar before asking, ”Pardon me for asking, but what exactly is an Elite Student?”
”You don't know?” One of the elders from the Wang clan spoke out, ”An Elite Student is a rank befitting of only the absolute geniuses of the academy. Although the rank itself may not sound grand, it is the fact that only one student in the entire history of the Hongtian academy has received this honour, and not only did the student graduate to become an excellent cultivator, he also became a three star master teacher.”
”That's right! The fact that you were able to obtain the Elite Student status is an indication that not only does Elder Mo think highly of you, he believes in your ability to the point where he will gamble his own status of an elder to present you the best opportunity to grow. One must know that if you turned out to be unsuitable of the Elite Student rank, not only will Elder Mo be stripped of his elder position, he will also receive 50 god slaying blows.”
Shocked at Elder Mo's confidence in him, Lu Fengyi set his jaw determinedly. If he did not work hard to fill the requirements of an Elite Student and ended up letting down Elder Mo, he would not even be human.