97 Human Mortal Realm 3 (1/2)
With that, Dyon walked away and, much to Mithrandir's dismay, sat at the table of beauties. But then he looked back with a facial expression that baffled everyone.
His smile was bright, as though the demonic will he had just exuded had nothing to do with him. Dyon rubbed his head awkwardly, ”ah, Uncle Acacia, I got too excited. I don't know how you plan to do this assessment, please advise.”
Uncle Acacia chuckled, ”the assessment will consist of two parts. As you all know, campaigns are a part of the cultivation world, inextricably connected to the lives of all. While it is a great honor, it is also a heavy task given to the youths of the world. As such, while combat prowess is important, so is intelligence and tactics. As such, one part will test how intelligent you are while the second will test your strength. Since the academies have decided to hold this year's assessments together, everyone will be participating.
For those of you who believe you aren't qualified to lead your own armies, don't forget that performing well still allows you to be placed under the best of campaign leaders. So, even if you've lost hope, always try your best! Let's Begi – ”
Suddenly, Dyon interrupted Headmaster Acacia, ”um, sorry Uncle Acacia… but, what are campaigns? And what are we fighting for? I've never heard about any of this.”
The crowd looked at Dyon as though they were looking at an idiot. Who didn't know about these things?
”Dyon? Did you not come from the human martial world? This isn't somethings exclusive to the Elvin kingdom.”
Dyon scratched his head awkwardly, ”I did come from the human martial realm, but, I came from the human mortal realm first… I've only be here for a little over a year.”
BOOM!
Silence reigned over all. Even Ri who had lost interest in everything suddenly looked at Dyon as though she were looking at a freak, 'a little over a year… and he's this powerful?...'
If Ri had remembered that Dyon spent 7 months incapacitated, her reaction may have very well been even more fantastic.
”This…” headmaster Acacia had no idea about this. But, he, elder Flyleaf and Erunonidan, smiled soon after. Dyon being from the mortal realm meant that he definitely had no backing. Which meant that it was be even easier for him to campaign under the Elvin Kingdom.
”If you don't know about it… it's too long of a story and explanation to give now. For a cursory understanding, campaigns are essentially what a universe's strength hinges on. You may not have met this concept yet, or maybe you have, but wills are finite. The only way to increase a world's hold on wills is by conquering other worlds with different laws, daos, wills and so on.
As for why this is hinged on the younger generation… our universe is ranked fairly low. Therefore, the gates that connect us to other universes aren't stable and can't support cultivation higher than essence gathering. When power exceeds that limit, the gate would collapse, killing everyone inside. So, the ancestors that created the gates directly blocked cultivation levels higher than the gates' limits.”