Chapter 00030: The Humble Yujiang University
# The Humble Yujiang University
Chapter 30
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 30: The Humble Yujiang University
Looking at the density of the crowd at Puhai Martial Arts Square, one could immediately understand just how important the enrollment examination for the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies was.
From the very beginning, these academies were established to nurture the strongest protectors of Earth, pooling nearly all available resources for this purpose.
The significance of the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies and their emphasis on the enrollment examination was clear.
From a distance, it was about securing the future of Earth.
Up close, it was about identifying the most talented students.
Fang Chong, Li Wanran, and Lü Zi were all students Ding Huan had trained.
He estimated that these three had a high chance of being admitted to the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies as geniuses.
If that were to happen, Ding Huan would have effortlessly cultivated three geniuses.
If the academies didn't take notice of someone like him, they would truly be blind.
Being noticed by the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
However, if the Gene Alliance were to set their sights on him, that would be dangerous.
Ding Huan had considered this before, but he hadn't paid much attention to it.
He knew the examination was important, but he hadn't fully grasped just how important it was.
Now, seeing the frenzy in the square, Ding Huan realized that the importance of this examination far exceeded his expectations.
He needed to reassess his own significance.
He hadn't properly understood the status of the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies.
He knew they were prestigious, but he hadn't realized just how prestigious they were.
Secondly, he believed that by the time the examination began, he would have advanced to the level of a second-tier gene cultivator.
Once he reached that level, even if the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies or other organizations wanted to forcibly keep him, they would have to be able to hold onto him.
In fact, he had indeed become a second-tier gene cultivator.
After his advancement, Ding Huan understood one thing clearly: if the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies—no, if the Gene Alliance wanted to forcibly keep him, it would be difficult for him to leave.
Even if he did manage to escape, he would pay a heavy price.
Take that Yan Xia, for example.
If the Gene Alliance sent a third-tier gene cultivator, or even a fourth-tier one, what then? Ding Huan didn't know if the Gene Alliance had any fourth-tier gene cultivators, but they definitely had third-tier ones.
He couldn't wait until the examination started to think about this problem.
By then, it might be too late for him to leave.
Facing the combined forces of the national and global Gene Alliance and Martial Arts Alliance alone, he was far from ready.
Why had Geng Qianxing disappeared in his previous life? Wasn't it because he had developed the endurance gene and was eliminated? Ding Huan was stronger than Geng Qianxing, but even so, he was only a second-tier gene cultivator.
Of course, he could also place his hopes on the idea that everyone would act reasonably and follow principles.
If the world's national alliances, the Gene Alliance, and the Martial Arts Alliance all acted fairly and justly, recognizing his abilities and elevating his status, providing him with all the cultivation resources he needed... then he wouldn't have to worry about anything and could obtain everything he desired.
But Ding Huan could only laugh at this possibility.
He remembered a joke: Would you believe that such a possibility exists, or would you believe that experts found the young Qin Shi Huang in his tomb? Ding Huan would rather believe the latter.
He had no experience with the Martial Arts Alliance or the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies, but he knew all too well what the Gene Alliance was like.
He absolutely could not stay here.
He had to leave as soon as possible.
With this in mind, Ding Huan said, "Let's leave this place first."
"Alright," Geng Qianxing replied.
He had been here a few times before and wasn't particularly concerned.
The students wanted to stay a bit longer, but since Ding Huan wanted to leave, they obediently followed his lead.
After the five of them left the Martial Arts Square and returned to the Tinghuan Grand Hotel, Ding Huan said to the three students, "You should go back to your rooms first. During this enrollment examination, make sure to stay close to Teacher Geng."
"What about you, Teacher Ding?" Li Wanran immediately asked.
She really wanted Ding Huan to accompany them to the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies' enrollment examination.
They all knew that Teacher Geng was just there for show—it was Teacher Ding who had truly taught them.
If something happened during the examination, having Ding Huan there would give them more confidence.
Ding Huan smiled and said, "I'm going to Anhe County. Once I finish my business there, I'll come back immediately."
Hearing this, the three students could only bid Ding Huan farewell and return to their rooms.
After they left, Geng Qianxing asked, "Ding Huan, is something wrong?"
He could sense that Ding Huan wasn't just going out for some trivial matter.
For a mentor, what could be more important than his students participating in the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies' enrollment examination?
Ding Huan nodded.
"Xiao Geng, it's best if you destroy all the data on your endurance gene right now."
"What?!" Geng Qianxing looked at Ding Huan in disbelief.
He had been researching genetics for many years, and the endurance gene was his only significant achievement.
This discovery was bound to make waves globally.
How could Ding Huan ask him to destroy it?
Ding Huan patted Geng Qianxing on the shoulder.
"Trust me, it's for the best. As for that endurance gene you've been working on, I could recreate it over a meal. It's nothing special."
Geng Qianxing pursed his lips, thinking to himself, *I know you're extraordinary, Ding Huan, but I'm not like you.
If I had your abilities, I wouldn't be so attached to it either.*
Seeing Geng Qianxing's expression, Ding Huan knew he wouldn't listen.
But then he thought that after the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies' enrollment examination, Geng Qianxing would have three students admitted to the academies.
With that, Geng Qianxing's status would rise significantly.
Even if someone tried to take his endurance gene, they wouldn't be able to make him disappear like in his previous life.
"Ding Huan, what's really going on? Tell me. Two heads are better than one," Geng Qianxing pressed.
Ding Huan looked at him helplessly, thinking, *What good would your 'second head' do?*
"I'm just going to Anhe to look for some medicinal herbs. Don't worry about it. Just don't come looking for me. Once I finish my business, I'll come to Luohé City to find you. Oh, and if anyone investigates the students' results, just blame everything on me."
With that, Ding Huan turned and left without waiting for Geng Qianxing to respond.
If he couldn't stay here, then he would cultivate until he was strong enough to leave.
...
After returning to the hotel and packing his things, Ding Huan considered going to the Jiuyue Hotel.
But then he remembered that the danger posed by Qu Yi had been temporarily resolved, and there was no immediate threat.
The Quan boss hadn't obtained Chang Chongjin's notebook and didn't know about Qu Yi's existence.
Besides, Qu Yi wouldn't agree to fuse with the spiritual root gene serum he had provided.
So, what was the point of going to see her?
Ding Huan left Puhai as quietly as he had arrived.
His trip to Anhe County was just a cover story for Geng Qianxing and the others to use if anyone asked.
His real destination was Lujiang City.
During his last visit, he had heard about a two-horned fire lizard appearing in Mount Penglu.
Now, he planned to try his luck there.
If he couldn't find the two-horned fire lizard, so be it.
But if he did, it would be another treasure like the golden-faced thick-tailed ape.
True fire lizards had six horns and were also known as six-horned dragons.
Few people knew that two-horned fire lizards were a rare, ancestral variant.
Their genes were incredibly powerful, and their limb regeneration abilities were the strongest.
If he hadn't heard about this creature with divine beast bloodlines, he might have let it go.
But now that he knew, how could he just walk away?
Once he entered Mount Penglu, he could cultivate the Luo Shi Scripture while searching for the two-horned fire lizard.
If he didn't find it, no harm done.
But if he did, he would strike it rich.
Additionally, he planned to see if he could make the Luo Shi Scripture safer to cultivate in the quiet, uninhabited mountains.
The scripture was fine for regular cultivation, but when it came to advancing, things got a bit unstable.
If he didn't find a solution, he might die during his next breakthrough.
Lastly, he would wait about half a year before reappearing.
If no one came looking for him by then, he would know he had been overthinking things.
After leaving Puhai, Ding Huan went to Changjin City, where he disguised himself before heading to Lujiang.
Five days later, he arrived at Mount Penglu, bypassing Lujiang City entirely.
The power of Earth's alliances and nations was immense.
If they were determined to find someone like him, not changing his appearance and route would be no different from staying in Puhai.
...
As Ding Huan entered Mount Penglu, the Blue Star's Ten Great Academies' enrollment examination officially began.
At this moment, nearly two million candidates had gathered at Puhai Martial Arts Square.
Including the parents and teachers accompanying them, the total number of people in the square reached five million.
Geng Qianxing, leading Fang Chong, Li Wanran, and Lü Zi, was just a small, insignificant part of the massive crowd.
The families of the three students followed behind Geng Qianxing and the others.
As for the other students from Yujiang University participating in the examination, not a single one was willing to join the Yujiang University group.
Tan Bei, the principal of Yujiang University, looked at the three students standing under the Yujiang University banner with mixed feelings.
Although any student who used Yujiang University's quota to pass the examination would count as the university's achievement, having only three students under the school's name, along with their parents and himself, made for a total of just eleven people.
It was indeed a bit awkward and humiliating.
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(End of Chapter)