(The Academy [2])

The moment that the instructor called Jero up, he felt something was amiss. The kid was dressed like an assassin and had an ominous air about him. He never once thought that he'd be knocked out by a teenager exploding the crystal...

Most teens in this world had only just started to cultivation, with many wealthy families trying to further their progress. Unbeknownst to Jero, his parents were the only ones other than the emperor who taught their child at a young age, as it was considered taboo otherwise.

Jero stood there in surprise, not truly thinking that it would explode so violently, although he did expect that. He had broken through to the grand perfectionist stage just before coming to the academy...

The examiner for the test was knocked out cold for a few minutes, however, he missed nothing, as Jero stood there waiting for him to get up, and the poor kids of the crowd were shocked into a fearful silence.

Seconds crawled by when finally, the test examiner woke up with a groan. Muttering under his breath, he decided that from that day onward he wouldn't annoy any people who stood out like a sore thumb...

"Ahem, you pass... and you don't need to partake in any trials from here onward. Please exit to the left, and give them this" he said as he handed Jero a green medallion with a picture of a unicorn engraved on it.

"Ok, now that's over with, you may proceed." With that, the exams went on as nothing had happened.

A rumor circulating about, whispered by many. It told about a crazy kid in an assassin cloak had passed the entrance exams to directly become a core disciple. Feelings of jealousy and hatred towards this kid were abundant, and many students from then onward tried to assault him, to no avail.

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A day later, at the inner court of the academy, in a large restaurant -

"Damn, I still want to find that kid! I bet he thinks he's tough stuff!" Slamming his soda mug on the table, a bulky teen said to his lackeys, "If I can't find him, he must be too much of a **** to fight me head on!"

"Boss! You're right! With your cultivation, you could make the core disciples easily! At the mind stage, you are better than even that Loraine!" a lackey agreed, a look of lust overtook him as he said 'Loraine'

"Hmmph, we'll see once I crush that kid in front of her, showing her my manliness! She'll beg to be mine then!" he cried, "I can't wait! So where is his dorm?"

"No need for that 'boss' because I'm right here..." A cold voice, right next to him, "You'll be dead before you can even say hi."

"H-How?" The teen cried, "You shouldn't be able to sneak up on me!"

"But then again, I just did." Said Jero, "Prepare yourself for death!"