Chapter 2337: Chapter 2341: He Showed Mercy (Bonus for ’y w’!)
"This young man has quite the strategic mind. Qing Hai Academy and Fengchen Academy thought they would sabotage Changlin Academy’s performance but ended up suffering losses instead. Not only did they fail to stop Changlin Academy from achieving good results, but they also offended eleven other academies."
In the central area of the Demonic Beast Forest, Su Ruoyun observed the situation in the light screen and spoke with a light smile. However, her eyes showed a hint of dissatisfaction.
She disliked people with deep schemes, and the shrewdness Jiang Chen displayed now made her feel a touch of aversion.
On the light screen, when Jiang Chen began distributing the space rings, a group of elders picked up their own students and flew them out of the forest, choosing to turn a blind eye.
However, as the elders from the other eleven academies left, they all gave Elder Meng and the other three a glare, clearly holding a grudge against them.
Jiang Chen’s final words had an impact. With so many late Integration Realm powerful figures guarding Changlin Academy, the eleven academies combined dared not provoke them. The strongest in most of these academies were only at the mid Integration Realm, after all, they were merely elders from some primary academies.
Still, Qing Hai Academy and Fengchen Academy wouldn’t fear much. Although they also had late Integration Realm elders on guard, there were only one or two of them, not enough to make them swallow this bitterness!
Meanwhile, the elders from Qing Hai Academy, Fengchen Academy, and Hu Yiqiu all left the forest, waiting outside for the final results.
"This Jiang Chen..."
Medusa furrowed her brows slightly and turned to look at An Na, feeling that Jiang Chen seemed a bit different from when they first met.
"Your Majesty, I’m not quite sure either. He seems somewhat different from the Jiang Chen I know!"
An Na gently shook her head, a note of confusion in her eyes.
"I actually quite like him!"
Elder Shi said with a light laugh, "Based on what you’ve told me and what’s happening now, perhaps I understand this young fellow a bit."
Everyone turned to Elder Shi, eyes showing a glimmer of interest.
Whether it was Jiang Chen’s identity or combat power, it intrigued the crowd, making them pay more attention to him.
"This young man should be one who values loyalty deeply. He has his principles for doing things. If provoked personally, he might just teach a lesson, like those who attacked him before. But when what he protects is violated, he turns into a demon, utilizing all possible means to strike the enemy. However, he still left a bit of leeway for those academies."
Elder Shi analyzed softly.
"Left mercy? This is considered leaving mercy?"
Su Ruoyun looked at Elder Shi in astonishment.
"Su girl, have you forgotten about the two who bullied the girl and were put on a bounty by Jiang Chen? If Jiang Chen were ruthless and directly placed a bounty on all the Divine Infant Realm early-stage cultivators of those thirteen academies, what do you think the outcome would be?"
Elder Shi chuckled lightly.
"This..."
Su Ruoyun was startled internally, a look of realization dawning in her eyes.
A demon core of a mid-grade fifth-level demonic beast is equivalent to ten thousand lower-grade fifth-level demon cores, a significant allure for those in the early Divine Infant Realm. If Jiang Chen used it as a reward to place a bounty on the early Divine Infant Realm students from those thirteen academies, the remaining students might only be the peak Divine Infant ones.
"Moreover, while others might not see it, you should have noticed. That young man’s Dao Rhythm strength, he probably only exhibited thirty to forty percent of it."
Elder Shi added, "In other words, his Great Dao Comprehension is at a relatively strong level. If he fights with full force, even peak Divine Infant Realm cultivators would be threatened. If he teams up with the two peak Divine Infant Realm cultivators from his academy, even those peak students from the thirteen academies might not have many remaining!"
Su Ruoyun and the others were momentarily stunned, all glancing at the light screen where the group had finished distributing rings and leapt outside the forest. Their eyes showed a trace of amazement.
"It seems that this time the old drunkard brought a talented seedling to the academy. Just before leaving, Qing Luan was worried that I would expel Jiang Chen and pleaded with me, saying that although Jiang Chen is older than most in his realm, it’s been only seven years since he started cultivating!"
Su Ruoyun’s eyes showed satisfaction.
"Seven years?"
Elder Shi and the others were momentarily taken aback, then deeply eyed the light screen. "This young man isn’t from any powerful family or large force, yet in seven years, he’s reached such heights. His talent... seems like another Su girl!"
"Ha! To reach my achievements, he still has a long way to go."
Su Ruoyun laughed lightly, her eyes showing a touch of pride.
Elder Shi and the others didn’t refute, acknowledging Su Ruoyun’s achievements weren’t something just anyone could match; she had grounds for her pride!
Outside the Demonic Beast Forest.
A group of elders and eliminated students focused on the dense jungle ahead. The assessment time had ended, and those who emerged from the forest next would be the contestants for the next phase.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Under their watchful eyes, several figures leapt out from the forest, heading toward where their academy’s elders were.
However, they didn’t stand with the eliminated students but positioned themselves in front of their academy’s elders, highlighting their status as those who passed the assessment.
"Huh? Weren’t Qing Hai Academy and Fengchen Academy supposed to be strong contenders for the branch academy title this time? How come only two people passed?"
"Ah! Look at Earthwalk Academy and Jinzhong Academy, not a single student passed their assessments."
"It seems the nearby academies hardly had any students pass. What’s happening? Were they targeted?"
"No, they targeted others and got beaten up!"
Some students who passed were puzzled to see only a few in front of the Qing Hai Academy and other academies’ elders. Some, who were eliminated earlier, overheard the elders’ conversations and relayed the story to those who passed.
Immediately, all eyes turned to the center of the Changlin Academy lineup, where a young man stood out among the students.
"Qing Yang, that’s your opponent. You must defeat him!"
At Fengchen Academy’s location, the academy elder pointed to Jiang Chen and spoke to the young man before him.
Feng Qingyang glanced at Jiang Chen, nodded slightly, and stayed silent. Despite hearing of Jiang Chen’s feats, he had his own methods and was unfazed.
