Celestial Peak [I]

195. Cheers from the crowd!

The Holy Light's Selection is one of the most important events that happens every ten years. It was an event that selects the next Son of Heaven through the most rigorous and strict selection method.

Ever since ten years ago when the Son of Heaven broke through the Celestial Phase and graduated and chose to lead one of the realm's armies in the heart of the central regions. The seat of the Son of Heaven had been left empty for far too long.

Many vied for the position of the Son of Heaven, people who wish to become the successor of the Heaven's Will Academy and receive the chance to decipher the Heavenly Tomes was something every holy cultivator dreamed of.

In the wide and tall gates of the Heaven's Will Academy, Wang Ling was walking leisurely without a care for the world. The gates of the Heaven's Will Academy were situated on a mountain peak, so Wang Ling was ascending every step of the way.

A great number of people were lining up to enter the academy, yet he walked confidently as he passed them by. Many looked at him with mixed emotions.

Some were looking at him in surprise while most irritated.

"Hey! Whoever you are, no one is to cut in line. The right to witness the selection is something many of us wish to see, do you think the righteous Heaven's Will Academy will let someone as disrespectful as you in!?" It was a long long yell.

Wang Ling heard it but chose to ignore it. This action of his caused many of the bystanders to become even more irritated.

"Arrogant bastard! Do you think you are some kind of hotshot!?" someone cried out.

But Wang Ling still didn't turn his head and continue going up. The commotion he was causing turned into an uproar that was so huge that it opted the students who were ordered to control the populace.

A saint flew from above and hovered overhead. Wang Ling did not raise his head nor did he stop walking. Such an act prompted anger from the students.

"Halt! Do you not know how to show respect? Halt your steps, to witness the selection everyone must face the same challenges, for you to walk past the line means you are showing disrespect to the [Holy Light]. You are in need to be punishment."

Wang Ling stopped his steps, this caused the student who was mouthing off to smirk. But seeing Wang Ling not raising his head, the student frowned once more.

"You! Go and raise your head, do you not..." He was cut off as Wang Ling suddenly raised a golden letter from his storage ring. The letter was shining brilliantly and caused the students who came there to come down and kneel before Wang Ling.

They trembled as they stared at the dirt, their breathing uneven as they began to profusely sweat. They knocked their heads on the ground as they all proclaimed:

"We have disrespected Heaven's Candidate by not showing him proper respect, we deserve a thousand lashes yet it will not suffice for the vile acts that we have shown a candidate."

In front of them was a candidate, no matter who it was, a candidate was on the same level as an Elder. To shout at an Elder-level existence means they are challenging the authority of the Academy and the Holy Light. They could be killed by Wang Ling and no one would dare say anything about it.

They trembled for their lives. Many were cursing the hot-blooded youth who was throwing his weight around. As they all trembled in fear, a gentle and valiant voice was heard.

"Raise your heads, students." They all raised their heads and saw Wang Ling showing them a smile, they found it odd. Candidates were mostly haughty people who were prideful of their position, to see someone like this was new to them.