Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 261

Under the eyes of all the people watching the tournament, someone from the Academy appeared in the stadium. Most people quickly noticed that it was not Bai Han who showed up this time, but a middle-aged man named Song Li. Many people knew him as the upper echelon of the Academy, while the teachers there knew him as the head of the faction that was against Bai Han cheating, and asked him to just bow his head.

After Song Li showed up at the venue, he announced:

"Due to recent events, the Academy has decided to cancel the remaining rounds of the Tournament. But do not fret, we are aware that our decision is quite abrupt, as such, we will compensate the participants by given all the Top 30 Heaven Chosen the same amount of time enlightening in front of the Dao Tablets."

The cancelation of this tournament was not a surprise to some people as rumors were previously released by the Academy to give the Emperor Lineages a heads-up. The real reason that many people came to participate in the first place was to see what kind of compensation that the Academy would give the participants.

And many people were not happy--at least the people with the ability to enter the top 10 were not. According to the Academy’s previous rules, the higher a participant ranked, the more time he or she could spend with the Dao Tablets, thus given them an advantage over their competitors.

In the battle for the Heaven Will, any little advantage could mean the difference between becoming an immortal Supreme being (Great Emperor) and forever remaining a moral. But now, this advantage was gone. Although the Academy used the term "fairness" to explain their actions, anyone thinking logically knew that there was no fairness in this situation.

For example, while they had a limited time with the Tablets, a person like Lin Fan could basically use it whenever he felt like it.

Nevertheless, despite how these people felt, Song Li did not pay them any mind and continued: "Additionally, the Academy would like to take this opportunity to apologize to all the Professionals that we have offended. In our attempt to remedy the situation, we have also reserved 4 additional spots for the Tablets, just like previous Tournaments. Please choose the four individuals that will gain access to this opportunity."

Many of the people watching this broadcast and sneered after hearing this. The cunning ones instantly understood that this Song Li wanted the people who allied against the Academy to fight between themselves when deciding which Professionals to gain this opportunity. And hopefully, during the process, break this loose alliance headed by the Dao Opening Sect based solely on benefit.

What’s beautiful about this simple plan is the fact even if someone is aware of it, there is nothing that they could do about it, as this is an open plot. Cultivators will never give up any benefit.

After this short event, many people knew not to underestimate this new headmaster as he is a cunning fox.

"Now that everything is settled," said Song Li. "Let’s begin the ceremony to place these Heaven Chosens’ name on the Heavenly Dao Protection Book."

"Hold on, headmaster," suddenly ringed a voice throughout the stadium. Song Li turned his head to see who spoke, and to his surprise, it was the True Disciple of his own Academy, Lin Fan.

"Young Headmaster, this is not the time. If you have something to say, you do so after the ceremony is over," said Song Li with a frown on his face.

"I’m sorry, headmaster, but this is the exact time to speak."

Song Li could guess what Lin Fan wanted to say next, but he did not stop it: "So, what do you want to say?"

"Many of us here came to this Trial to garner fame, glory, and recognition. Personally, I do not think it’s fair to those people to stop this Tournament just like that."

"The Academy has already decided to stop the Tournament."

"It’s fine if it’s stopped," replied Lin Fan calmly with a smile on his face. "But, this is not reason enough to stop any battles from happening. After all, I’m sure many people of the audience would love to see a clash between this generation’s Top Heaven Chosen."

A brief pause followed Lin Fan’s words, then a member of the audience yelled: "That’s true, I would love to see such battles."

"Me Too."

"Me as well."