Chapter 232: Open Enrollment. A Sensation.
"Heh, how realistic."
Ye Cheng glanced at the long list of factions and shook his head before casually tossing the thick booklet aside. While the gifts they sent might be considered extremely valuable to common folk and even ordinary soul masters, to White Cloud City, they were merely acceptable at best.
Still, free gifts were free gifts, and it would be foolish not to accept them. More importantly, refusing them would only make the senders paranoid fearful that their offerings had been rejected because Ye Cheng was plotting something against them.
Such was the complexity of human interactions.
After taking three days to process all pending matters, reviewing the reports compiled by his subordinates during his absence, Ye Cheng finally had time to move forward with his plans.
During those three days, the high ranking members of White Cloud City who had received the Condensation Ring Method were still busy comprehending its intricacies. None of them had fully grasped its secrets yet, but the city's operations remained completely unaffected.
Before going into seclusion, those high ranking officials had already assigned capable replacements to ensure stability.
Moreover, now that the City Lord had returned
The only known god in the world!
A living deity!
The people of the continent had no idea that Neptune of Sea God Island had already ascended, so in their eyes, Ye Cheng was the sole divine existence.
With such an overwhelming deterrent, no one dared to commit corruption, engage in bribery, or stir up any other trouble.
If anything, White Cloud City was now running more smoothly and efficiently than ever before.
Beyond White Cloud City, however, all other factions had their eyes locked onto the city, anxiously awaiting the moment when Ye Cheng would share the Condensation Ring Method with the world, just as the future video had shown.
They hoped to gain access to it, to bask in its benefits.
But such hopes were doomed to be nothing more than fantasies.
Would Ye Cheng really hand over the key to revolutionizing the world just like that?
Of course not!
White Cloud City was still growing it had not yet become the sanctuary of humanity that he envisioned.
Why would he publicly release the Condensation Ring Method and Soul Beast Contract, essentially handing these powerful techniques to potential enemies?
Yes, he wanted to reform the soul master system, but it had to be under his control!
Ye Cheng was firm in his belief only he, as a devoted socialist warrior, could lead this feudal, barbaric world into a new era.
If left to its own devices, this world would never evolve in the direction he desired.
If allowed to develop naturally, the result would undoubtedly be chaos an absolute mess, completely inconsistent with his envisioned ideals.
Months passed.
During this time, the high ranking officials who had obtained the Condensation Ring Method finally destroyed their old soul rings and successfully reconstructed new ones through the method.
Of course, they wouldn't have been able to achieve this so quickly without Ye Cheng's help.
Since these were his trusted subordinates, he naturally gave them special treatment.
With his assistance, those who were elderly or carrying old injuries did not have to fear death or crippling disabilities when destroying their soul rings.
Instead, not only did they survive the transition, but they also restored their lost rings with astonishing speed!
This was all thanks to Ye Cheng's intervention.
Had they been left to their own devices, the risks of fragmenting their rings would have been immense
Many could have ended up crippled or outright dead.
Even for those who succeeded, the process of rebuilding their power would have been agonizingly slow it could take decades, or even a lifetime, to return to their former level of strength.
But Ye Cheng wouldn't allow that.
So, he gave them a cheat code.
Using his Ten Directions Universal Tower, an evolved form of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, he gathered them together and personally assisted in their soul ring transitions.
Within a few short months, Ye Cheng completely transformed White Cloud City!
Now, every official and unofficial member of the city had transitioned to the Divine Soul Master system.
They no longer needed to hunt soul beasts for rings
They could now condense their own!
The transformation was so drastic that the soul masters of White Cloud City began to look down upon traditional soul masters.
To them, those who still relied on hunting soul beasts were backward relics of a dying era.
Meanwhile…
The outside world was desperate.
Through spies and informants, the major factions learned just how dangerous the transition process was.
Once a soul master had absorbed even a single soul ring, the process of destroying it and reconstructing a new one was extremely risky.
Unless Ye Cheng personally intervened, the chances of failure were alarmingly high.
This realization left many factions in despair.
They wanted to transition to the Divine Soul Master system, but
How could they convince Ye Cheng to help them?
Would they have to join White Cloud City?
But White Cloud City was no longer some small, upstart faction
Gaining entry was now extremely difficult.
Many regretted not joining earlier.
If only they had made the decision years ago, they wouldn't be in this hopeless situation now.
Just as countless factions were struggling for a solution, White Cloud City made a major announcement
[White Cloud Academy will officially open enrollment in ten days!]
Requirements:
Must be under 30 years old.Must have a minimum innate soul power of Rank 7.Alternatively, if your martial soul is exceptionally unique, you may apply regardless of age or soul power.Even those with no innate soul power may apply, if their martial soul is deemed worthy of cultivation.
[Successful applicants will be taught the Condensation Ring Method and will personally receive guidance from City Lord Ye Cheng himself!]
A SENSATION.
THE ENTIRE CONTINENT WAS SHAKEN.
The announcement from White Cloud City sent shockwaves through every major faction.
They fully understood what this meant
Whoever could enroll in White Cloud Academy would have a direct path to the future!
Immediately, the most powerful factions began mobilizing.
They sent their most promising young talents to apply, determined to secure spots in the academy at all costs!
Even Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, the Upper Three Sects, and the Lower Four Sects all handpicked their most talented disciples and dispatched them to White Cloud City.
Ye Cheng had masterfully seized control of their destinies.
He held the key to their future.
And they all knew it.
(End of Chapter)
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