Chapter 1276 - 1276 19 Expansion Pack Winter is Coming

Chapter 1276: Chapter 19 Expansion Pack [Winter is Coming] (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_2 Chapter 1276: Chapter 19 Expansion Pack [Winter is Coming] (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_2 “People say Wang Liyao is a World’s Best after all… During the remaining five comprehensive assessments, she surely won’t score zero, right? Even if her performance is rather lackluster, as long as she scores a full eleven points, she could still wipe out the Middle Segment Grade A Tianjiao.”

“Sister Lingyun, then what about us in the Early Section of the Great Heavenly Proud Grade A…” Exceptional Strategist Zhen Shicong asked, his face turning pale.

“Calling me ‘sister’ won’t help. Only those with the most superior bloodline can win the favor of the Codex,” Codex Spirit Lingyun said with a pitying look, “In the past, your talents would have also been considered quite good. But now, according to the rules, I can only give you zero points.”

“Does it have to be this realistic…” In that moment, Zhen Shicong’s heart was about to shatter.

Not long ago, Miss Sister Lingyun had been very kind to him, saying things like “You need to tough it out, yo” and “If you don’t underperform in other aspects, you’ll most likely be the Saint this time,” which were still resonating in his ears and had not yet faded.

But after someone better had appeared, he was no longer even eligible to call her sister. Starting with zero points meant that even if he scored full marks in the five quality assessments, he still couldn’t compete with Wang Liyao!

I, Zhen Shicong, hadn’t even begun to showcase my “talent” as the Exceptional Strategist, hadn’t even begun to soar high, and my wings were already broken?

The intensity of this competition for Saint status made Jiang Zhencang break into a sweat as well.

Having spent thousands of years with Lingyun, he certainly knew of Lingyun’s “mercenary face.” If Grade A candidates could only score zero points now, then if it were the younger him participating in this battle for Saint status, he would probably lose his will to fight in the first round.

This battle for Saint status is truly fearsome~

“Shouzhe, this internal competition for Saint status has reached such intensity largely because of you~” Jiang Zhencang said somberly, glancing at Wang Shouzhe several seats away, his tone not without resentment, “Even the Great Heavenly Proud Grade A can only get zero points now. How is this any different from being eliminated in advance?”

“Master Jiang is mistaken,” Wang Shouzhe said calmly, “It seems that the difficulty of the battle for Saint status has increased due to the involvement of my Wang family, but essentially, it’s originating from the overall rise in power of the Great Qian Land. Otherwise, how could there be so many Great Heavenly Proud Grade As emerging from every peak and vein? The Emperor’s son competition is not as apparent due to the influence of factors such as closeness of bloodlines. But for the battle for Saint status, it’s different; any candidate, regardless of their background or bloodline, can participate, and the gap is thus revealed.”

Jiang Zhencang said with emotion: “Indeed, the age has changed. The total resources now owned by the Sacred Land are incomparable to before.”

Ultimately, the true representatives pushed forward by the Wang family were only Wang Liyao and her group, cultivated jointly with Tianhe Enlightened One and the Wang family from the Southern Desert.

As for Lici, Wang Ying Xuan, and Green Fern, they were purely the result of the Sacred Land’s increasing wealth and internal competition.

But the degree of internal competition had exceeded everyone’s expectations. Each of the Nine Veins in the Sacred Land had their own motives, resulting in a situation where the worst performers were the Great Heavenly Proud Grade As!

“I suggest we forget about those who are below World’s Best,” murmured Codex Artifact Spirit Ling Yun, “Opening the Trial World even once is costly, and the upcoming cultivation of a Transcendent Void Realm Mid-Late Stage will inevitably require a considerable expense. We should save where we can.”

However, this comment immediately angered all the Saint candidates.

It was one thing for Lingyun to overly favor those with bloodline advantages, but now she even contemplated depriving them of their chance to undergo the trials?!

How easy was it for the elders of their veins to raise a single elite? They had been accumulating resources for many years, and this time, they had invested everything, even their very livelihoods.

Even if they knew that their chances were slim even if they participated, one could not simply take away that last glimmer of fragile hope!

“Sister Lingyun, I actually think it’s good to let everyone participate in the trials,” said Wang Ying Xuan, not at all discouraged by her scoring lag, confidently surveying her future “subordinates,” “This generation of Quasi Sacred Sons and Quasi Sacred Maidens is excellent overall. Proper training will forge elite individuals capable of standing on their own. I heard from Master that the trial process is very cultivating. I, Wang Ying Xuan, am destined to lead Lingyun Sacred Land to its rise, and naturally, the more exceptional talent, the better.”

This turned them into her subordinates?

“Xuan’er is correct,” Wang Liyao added calmly, “The emergence of so many outstanding individuals at once proves that Lingyun Sacred Land’s rise is unstoppable. Resources are not saved but earned. The more talents we have, the stronger our Sacred Land will be, and we will be able to compete for more resources in the future.”

Wang Liyao, having been influenced by her father from a young age, was far from being an easy opponent. She had witnessed the Wang family’s growth from a small Rank 9 Prominent Family to their current standing—how could she be easily content?

Soon, Wang Licui and little senior sister Green Fern also expressed their agreement.

With the four World’s Best united in opinion, Codex Artifact Spirit Lingyun also had to seriously consider and finally declared: “Then it’s happily decided. I too hope that Lingyun Sacred Land will rise soon.”

Swiftly.

With the authorization from Jiang Zhencang, the trial pods were opened one by one.

Everyone lay down in these products of Artifact Refining from the Divine Martial Dynasty Era, their hearts filled with a mix of trepidation and excitement.