Chapter 0038: The Disciple Recruitment Incident
“What! Old Man Red, you want to snatch this Yellow Dragon from me again? Nonsense! I’ve taken a liking to this Yellow Dragon—I must make him my disciple!” In the board meeting hall of Divine Wind Academy, a middle-aged man in a green robe shouted angrily, pointing at the red-haired old man across from him.
The red-haired old man, who had initially looked ashamed, now grew furious upon hearing the middle-aged man’s outburst. “Ren Zhongqing, this Yellow Dragon is mine! What’s the problem? Come on, let’s have a showdown—to see whether your Wind Domain magic master skills are better or mine as a Earth Domain magic master!” With that, he slammed the table and stood up.
A terrifying earth-yellow glow condensed in the air.
“Fine, let’s have a showdown! I’m not afraid of you!” Ren Zhongqing also stood up in anger, a blue glow forming as well. The clash of blue and yellow lights created an invisible pressure that instantly filled the entire meeting hall.
“Enough! You’re all powerful beings of the Sacred Domain—can’t you change your temper? You’ve been fighting over this for hundreds of years. Why?” Tang Wudi, sitting in the middle of the hall, frowned and spoke up.
After hearing this, Yang Zhen and Ren Zhongqing exchanged glances, snorted, and sat back down.
Five people sat in the meeting hall—five powerful beings of the Sacred Domain! They were not only the vice presidents of the academy but also its board members, the heads of the five major families: the Yang, Ren, Tang, Ouyang, and Yu families.
Ouyang Hai spoke up, “Old Tang is right. We’re all old now—why fight? It’s just one disciple, right?”
Yang Zhen snorted coldly, “Old Man Ouyang, your words sound nice, but it’s just one disciple? Then why did you fight so hard for that Feng Xiaotian back over a decade ago?”
The mention of Feng Xiaotian made Yang Zhen uncomfortable. Back then, Feng Xiaotian should have been his disciple.
Yu Qi smiled gently and said, “In that case, let’s follow the old rule—call this Yellow Dragon here and see who he’s willing to follow as a master.”
For hundreds of years, whenever they encountered extremely talented super geniuses whose talents were so outstanding that no one could compromise, they would use this method to resolve the dispute.
Talents with exceptional affinity for all elements and superior mental strength were rare, but even that wouldn’t be enough to provoke a fight among these five elders. Yet this Yellow Dragon had exceptional affinity for ALL elements! It was simply monstrous talent.
Divine Wind Academy had a history of thousands of years, and super geniuses with such exceptional affinity for all elements had only appeared a few times. Such talent was practically divine—no matter which element magic they practiced, they could reach the Sacred Domain level, and it was highly likely they would achieve dual or even multiple Sacred Domain levels!
A dual-elemental Sacred Domain mage, whose early-stage Sacred Domain skills are already on par with those of mid-stage Sacred Domain mages! More importantly, if Huang Long goes on to master both fire and wood elements, it’s conceivable that in a few decades, he will become a Sacred Domain alchemist! A Sacred Domain alchemist is even more noble than an ordinary powerful being in the Sacred Domain! Which master wouldn’t want to take such a genius as their disciple?
…
After the talent test, Huang Long ignored the expressions of those around him and said to Bog, who was waiting nearby, “Let’s go back.” With the talent test completed, all that remained was to wait for the results.
“Yes, young master!” Bog replied with respect.
Of course, he knew that the fact that the young master had superior mental strength was merely a result of Huang Long deliberately hiding it. Looking at the expressions of the people around him, this powerful being who served as Huang Long’s guard actually felt a sense of pride at that moment.
Just as Huang Long and his companion were about to leave, suddenly, a path opened up in the crowded crowd ahead, and several middle-aged men in school teacher uniforms walked over. Seeing the middle-aged man among them, the school teacher in charge of the talent test respectfully called out, “Director Ma.”
Ma Jiang, the head of the Teaching Department at Divine Wind Academy, a peak-level ninth-grade powerhouse with real influence. Upon seeing Ma Jiang arrive, the other school teachers guessed that he must be here because of the genius who had shown exceptional affinity for all elements in the recent talent test. Instantly, their gazes turned complex as they looked at Huang Long.
When Ma Jiang approached Huang Long, they all stared at the young boy with envy. In their youth, they too had great talents, but they never had the good fortune to catch the attention of those old monsters in the academy.
“This must be student Huang Long, right? Please come with me; the board members of our academy would like to meet you,” Ma Jiang said politely, explaining the purpose of his visit.
Hearing Ma Jiang’s words, the other school teachers sighed inwardly. As expected! This kid has really caught the attention of those board members!
Lin Na, standing beside the little witch Zhao Ying, felt a mix of envy, jealousy, and shame. As an older student in the academy, she was aware of how the academy would take in super geniuses and make them their disciples. She never expected that the child she once thought might not even get into Divine Wind Academy to be such a super genius, and now even more so—having caught the attention of the board members.
Looking at Huang Long, she felt a myriad of emotions.
Amidst the envious and jealous gazes of everyone, Huang Long followed Ma Jiang into the academy’s conference hall.
When Huang Long entered the conference hall, the five members of Tang Wudi’s group all took in this super genius before them. Seeing that Huang Long wasn’t timid like some other children in front of them but instead appeared calm, they grew even more fond of him—even Tang Wudi himself was intrigued.
As the five of them observed Huang Long, he in turn examined the five of them as well.
“I like this kid just by looking at him,” Yu Qi said softly, his smile unchanged.
The others didn’t speak, but their expressions revealed their thoughts.
“Kid, we called you here because there’s actually nothing urgent. No need to be nervous,” Tang Wudi said calmly before adding with a smile, “You came to Shenfeng Academy to learn magic, right? We’ve also done quite a bit of research in magic. Whatever magic you want to learn, we can teach you. But among us five, kid, if you had to choose, who would you like to learn from?” Tang Wudi tried his best to maintain an elderly, kind smile.
The other four also wore smiles.
Normally, upon hearing this news, ordinary children would immediately become excited, overwhelmed by sudden happiness.
But Huang Long calmly replied, “I indeed came to learn magic, but it seems unnecessary for me to learn from all of you.”
What!
The conference hall fell silent! The five members of Tang Wudi’s group were stunned, and Director Ma and the other academy directors standing by were equally shocked.
Tang Wudi looked at the little kid in confusion—had he not made himself clear enough? Could this super genius with extraordinary magical talent not understand that he was offering him to become his disciple? Or was the kid too stupid to realize their status?
Tang Wudi kept his expression as calm as possible, maintaining his smile. “Kid, we are the academy’s directors.” Fearing Huang Long might not understand, he added, “We are also the academy’s presidents.”
“You can choose one of us to be your master later.”
At this point, even the dumbest person should understand, Tang Wudi thought. After all, no child had ever refused such an opportunity before.