Chapter 921: Condensing the Dean's Order

"That concludes today's lecture!"

Zhang Xuan stopped speaking after an entire hour of lecturing during the public class, seeing that all students and teachers had greatly benefited.

"Is that it?"

"When I used to attend other teachers' classes, I'd hold my nose, eager for dismissal. But with Teacher Zhang's lecture… it feels like it just started and it's already over?"

"Exactly… it was too fast, I'm still craving more!"

"If we could frequently attend such lectures, I guarantee our chances of breaking through to the Saint realm would increase severalfold! We'd also graduate years earlier…"

As he stopped, everyone snapped out of their unique trance, each filled with excitement. Although they had only listened for an hour, it was equivalent to several months, or even years, of their previous arduous cultivation!

"Look!"

Someone exclaimed, and everyone looked up in unison to see a flock of animals flying overhead. There were chickens, ducks, geese, peacocks, cranes… It was a veritable menagerie; any animal that could fly seemed to be there, filling the sky.

"This is… an homage from a hundred birds, drawn by the excellence of the lecture?"

Someone shivered. "Homage from a hundred birds" was a phenomenon far more profound than merely gathering spiritual energy or speaking of lotuses; only a Master Teacher of the eighth-star level could achieve it! With a single word, birds and beasts would become agitated… a truly astonishing feat that resonated far and wide.

Teacher Zhang was only a four-star Master Teacher; how could he attract so many birds to fly over? More importantly… what were these chickens, ducks, and geese doing here? Weren't these animals typically not good at flying? How were they all soaring in the sky now, unable to land? Moreover, outside the academy, donkeys brayed continuously, their sounds rising and falling like a stampede of horses, as if demonstrating their own grand ambitions, proclaiming that with a discerning eye, they too could be a "thousand-mile donkey," not to be overlooked in a stable… What exactly was going on?

"Your guess is correct. Teacher Zhang's lecture was so exceptional that it attracted all these animals! Furthermore, his teaching is inclusive; not only humans can understand it, but even animals can be captivated… Perhaps this is why he was able to tame all the spirit beasts and sacred beasts in Cloudmist Ridge!" an elder remarked with emotion. He had listened carefully to the recent lecture; it resonated deeply, breaking through the constraints and barriers of language. Even ordinary animals, unable to understand beast speech or human language, could still benefit from it. This ability already surpassed that of six-star and seven-star Master Teachers… reaching an incredible level. Heaven nurtures all living things, regardless of whether they are human or if their language is understood; as long as there is life, it will be nourished. True 'Heaven-bestowed Master Teacher's words' were like this. When Master Kong lectured back then, not only humans, animals, spirit beasts, and sacred beasts, but even some plants could gain sentience and greatly increase their cultivation. Although Teacher Zhang didn't cause plants to cultivate, his ability to enable animals to achieve breakthroughs was already terrifying!

"It seems… if the principal truly decides to advance to an empire, it will certainly be very easy…" Elder Mi swallowed hard. Advancing to an empire was the most difficult part of the six-star Master Teacher assessment, rarely chosen by anyone. He had initially thought even Teacher Zhang would need considerable time, but seeing this scene, he realized how naive that idea was. Setting aside everything else, just with this kind of lecture, if he were to give a few talks in a titled kingdom, perhaps once every ten days, he would likely qualify for promotion after just two months… This kind of lecture not only inspired everyone to become like dragons, but even chickens, ducks, and donkeys… if they listened enough, could also become like dragons! Terrifying!

"The public lecture is over. Now, let's begin forging the Principal's Command Token!" Seeing the crowd deeply immersed in shock, Zhao Bingxu shook his head and announced. The immediate priority was the succession ceremony, which had reached its final stage, so it naturally needed to conclude soon.

"Forging the Principal's Command Token is very simple. In a moment, I will activate the grand formation. Those who are willing to acknowledge Teacher Zhang as principal and genuinely admire him should drip a drop of their blood! When the blood makes contact with the formation, it will automatically gather the consciousness you've instilled within it, converging to form the token that controls the academy!" Zhao Bingxu explained. Forging the Principal's Command Token was straightforward, much like an artifact recognizing its master. Human blood contains intent, and by gathering it, unexpected effects could be achieved. For example, communicating with the Principal's Command Token allowed for simultaneously commanding all students and directing them to fight according to special formations. Because the Principal's Command Token was formed from the converging intentions of countless Master Teachers, it was indestructible. For defense, even a powerful expert at Saint 4-dan or 5-dan would find it difficult to break through… It could be said that this item was exceptionally valuable, representing a principal's control over the entire academy.

"Let's begin!"

After explaining, seeing the eager gazes of the crowd, Zhao Bingxu wasted no more words and sharply clapped his hands.

*Boom!*

The ground trembled violently, and a massive formation began to operate. Immediately, a net-like structure appeared in the sky, with streaks of light enveloping the surroundings. It was a Level 7 formation, the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Net! This formation was specifically constructed when the Master Teacher Academy was first established, by personnel dispatched from the headquarters. It had no offensive or defensive capabilities; its primary function was to forge the Principal's Command Token. It could extract the intentions contained within the blood of hundreds of thousands of people, converging and compressing them into a palm-sized token.

"Donate your blood!"

Seeing the formation activate, all the Master Teachers focused their minds, bit their fingertips, and drops of essence blood flew out from their bodies. Each drop of blood landed on a node of the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Net, shining with a special light under the impetus of spiritual energy.

"We respectfully invite the Principal's Command Token!" Seeing that everyone had deposited their blood, Zhao Bingxu roared.

*Rumble!*

The formation in the sky suddenly contracted, all the blood converged, emitting an earth-shattering roar. In the very center of the formation, a ball of light flickered, as if something was forming.

"What level of Principal's Command Token do you think the Principal will be able to form?" Elder Mi couldn't help but ask, looking at the distant, flickering light. Although everyone had offered their blood, it was hard to say if the embedded consciousness truly came from the heart. To form the Principal's Command Token, the subconscious mind must be filled with admiration, without any resistance.

"It's hard to say for sure… However, given how effective that lecture just now was, at the very least, a Gold-tier Principal's Command Token should be formed!" Jiang Qingqin, to the side, said with a slight hesitation. Before the Principal's Command Token was formed, no one could be certain. People's true thoughts were hidden; even as peak six-star Master Teachers, they couldn't discern them from outward appearances. However… the principal's recent lecture had so thoroughly captivated everyone that it was a safe bet at least sixty percent genuinely admired him… meaning, at worst, a Gold-tier Principal's Command Token would be formed! Don't underestimate this level; among the more than one hundred principals throughout history, this would definitely be considered top-tier. After all, the principal was still young, and he had only been at the academy for just over a month, by generous count. Furthermore… he spent most of that time dismantling buildings! If he stayed longer, gave a few more lectures, and established more prestige, forming a higher-tier Principal's Command Token would undoubtedly be effortless.

"I believe a Platinum-tier Principal's Command Token can be formed!" Elder Mi said, "Although only two people have ever forged a token of this level since the academy's establishment! But… I am confident that Teacher Zhang can achieve it!" Principal's Command Tokens were categorized as Platinum, Gold, Bronze, and Iron. The Bronze tier signified that half of the academy's students recognized and admired the principal from the bottom of their hearts, Gold represented sixty percent, and Platinum seventy percent.

"Platinum? I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

"Indeed!" Several other elders nodded simultaneously. The Xuanxuan Society was indeed the largest student organization in the entire academy, and incredibly loyal. Now that its leader had become principal, they would undoubtedly be even prouder, and no further incidents would occur.

"By freely giving away Wu Yangzi's artifact forging and body cultivation methods, the many students of the Artifact Forger Academy must surely be grateful!" Wei Ranxue said.

"This…" Jiang Qingqin and Elder Mi were both momentarily stunned. Although this matter hadn't been widely publicized, a significant portion of the Artifact Forger Academy students were aware of it.

"The Artifact Forger Academy is the second-largest academy, with over thirty thousand students, even without counting new recruits… This means sixty thousand people have already submitted to him, reaching the Gold-tier Principal's Command Token standard!" Wei Ranxue paused momentarily, then continued, "Later, he challenged You Xu of the Physician Academy, causing such a huge commotion. Although it made some people think he was reckless, it certainly gained him more admirers… The Physician Academy is only ranked fifth, not top-tier. Additionally, many people simultaneously cultivate artifact forging. Even if there's significant overlap, there must be at least five thousand non-overlapping individuals!" Master Teachers often cultivated several professions simultaneously, meaning some students were enrolled in both the Artifact Forger Academy and the Physician Academy. Excluding those who overlapped, even if there were five thousand such individuals, adding them to the previous count meant sixty-five thousand people!

"Then, he caused an uproar at the Alchemist Academy, openly lectured, and emptied the entire academy… The Alchemist Academy is the largest academy, with the most students… Even if there was more overlap with previous groups, there must be ten thousand non-overlapping individuals! Calculating this way… seventy-five thousand people already thoroughly admire Teacher Zhang! That's seventy-five percent of the entire school's teachers and students, reaching the Platinum-tier Principal's Command Token standard…" Wei Ranxue continued.

"This…" The elders who heard her analysis were simultaneously startled. They hadn't realized until she laid it out; Teacher Zhang, despite his short time at the academy, had already garnered the admiration of so many people…

"That's not all… Yesterday, he saved so many students from the Beast Tamer Academy, sparing them and the Martial Arts Academy students from disaster… and he even tamed so many beasts in Cloudmist Ridge, earning tremendous merit!" Wei Ranxue's eyes sparkled: "Adding them, that's at least another five thousand… meaning, even by the most conservative estimate, eighty percent of the students genuinely admire him!"

"Eighty percent?" Mi Zhu and the others exchanged glances, each swallowing hard, their throats dry: "…A Supreme Principal's Command Token?"

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