Chapter 474: The Giant God Pit (Happy New Year’s Eve)

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Rose's Ghost Level Advanced Training Class, currently the hottest topic in the alliance, was widely expected to take at least two more months to launch.

Preparing resources, initial screening of applicants, selecting instructors, as well as arranging teaching venues, accommodations, and logistics—all of these require time. If this were happening in the Holy City, preparations for such a major event would take at least half a year. Even if Rose streamlined the process and only focused on the essentials, it would still take two to three months. Yet, to everyone's surprise, just three days after Wang Feng returned to Rose, the bombshell announcement was already published in the Holy Light Sacred Path.

The Rose Ghost Level Advanced Training Class would officially begin in ten days. Interested applicants from all factions only needed to meet three conditions to immediately set off for Aurora City. The first batch of the Rose Ghost Level Advanced Training Class would admit one hundred students, with a unified assessment held on the enrollment day—no latecomers accepted, only the best would be selected.

At first glance, factions reading the headline in the Holy Light Sacred Path found it amusing. They had always suspected there was something fishy about Rose's Ghost Level Advanced Training Class. Hadn’t they previously sworn there would be no entry barriers? And now they were talking about "no latecomers accepted"—clearly an attempt to artificially inflate their prestige due to lack of confidence. They probably wanted to limit enrollment as much as possible. Rose was losing its own face—how laughable!

The factions sipped their tea with smug smiles, but when they took a closer look at the three conditions mentioned in the report...

The first condition was naturally what Wang Feng had previously stated during his time at Apex Holy Sanctuary—applicants must have reached Tiger Peak level cultivation. The Ghost Level Advanced Training Class was meant to help overcome the barriers to reaching the ghost level, not to teach elementary students. This was perfectly reasonable and left no room for criticism.

The second condition was also straightforward—applicants must be under twenty-three years old. This was also reasonable. If someone hadn’t reached Tiger Peak by graduation at twenty-three, they were already considered "underperforming seniors" among Holy Sanctuary disciples. Whether they were Holy Sanctuary disciples or self-taught practitioners, failing to reach Tiger Peak by that age simply meant they had no talent for cultivation, let alone any hope of breaking through to the ghost level. There was nothing to argue about here—how could anyone expect Rose to turn trash into ghost-level experts?

The third condition Rose set was that applicants must either belong to the League of Blades or be close allies of the League, with no history of actions that harmed the League’s interests or reputation.

This was even more unassailable. Preventing infiltration from the Nine Gods was everyone’s responsibility, and having a clean background with no criminal record had always been a standard requirement for Holy Sanctuary admissions—Rose was just making it an explicit, mandatory condition.

As for the limit of one hundred spots in the first batch, including the selection of the best through assessments, these were all perfectly normal standards. Additionally, details such as tuition fees were disclosed—aside from the standard Holy Sanctuary tuition, accommodation, and meal fees, the Rose Ghost Level Advanced Training Class would not charge any extra fees, offering purely altruistic advanced training. Furthermore, the Ghost Level Advanced Training Class was also being urgently prepared, with enrollment details to be announced within two months at the latest.

The factions, who had been sipping tea and waiting to criticize, suddenly found themselves dumbfounded. Judging by the announced enrollment conditions, the number of spots in the first Ghost Level Advanced Training Class, and the tuition fees, it seemed Rose wasn’t trying to pull any tricks? Were they really planning to fulfill all the grand promises Wang Feng had made at Apex Holy Sanctuary?

This… this was utterly unbelievable, completely contrary to what everyone had predicted about Rose’s Ghost Level Advanced Training Class.

They had expected Rose to charge extra fees—but they didn’t.

They had expected screening criteria like "comprehensive consideration of family background," since heirs of prominent families brought their own resources and had received superior foundational Soul Cultivator training from childhood, making their chances of reaching the ghost level many times higher than commoners. Yet Rose had opted for a unified assessment—this truly wasn’t about background, but personal ability.

Then there was the enrollment number—the most shocking detail for all factions. The first batch would admit one hundred? Previously, factions had thought Rose would be bold to enroll even a dozen or so in the first batch.

But they dared to take in so many—what were they planning? Were they really not afraid of being embarrassed when, after a year of training, the underperformers dragged them down? Or did Rose have such confidence in their ability to cultivate ghost-level experts?

Zhao Feiyuan held a teacup in one hand while pressing down on the Holy Sanctuary's Light with the other, his expression fluctuating between gloom and uncertainty.

Beside him, Western Peak Holy Sanctuary’s administrative officer Wang Chunliang cautiously asked, "Headmaster, the schedule for Rose’s Ghost Level Advanced Training Class has been announced. We’re not exactly close to Rose—if we stick to the original plan, the three of them should set off for Aurora City now."

"Hmm…" Zhao Feiyuan rubbed his thumb lightly against the Holy Sanctuary's Light.

Wang Chunliang knew this was the Headmaster’s habitual gesture when deep in thought. Though he had responded with a "Hmm," it didn’t mean a decision had been made.

Zhao Feiyuan was indeed in a difficult position.

Previously, he had asked Huo Keland for three spots, but the disciples he had prepared were only mediocre students from Western Peak Holy Sanctuary—arguably among the weaker ones.

There was a reason for this. He simply didn’t believe Rose’s Ghost Level Advanced Training Class would be as effective as Wang Feng had claimed. Sending three average disciples served two purposes: first, it was following the Holy City’s covert instructions to hinder Rose and see if they could sabotage things; second, it was to gauge the real situation. Since the mission had a hidden agenda and the Ghost Level Advanced Training Class’s effectiveness was still unknown, there was no point in sending talented disciples only to have them wasted.

But now the situation had changed… Many of the major Holy Sanctuaries that had eagerly sought spots from Old Huo had done so under the Holy City’s influence, originally intending to make Rose bite off more than it could chew and embarrass itself. Yet Rose had actually accepted the challenge, and the Holy City’s meddling had inadvertently elevated Rose’s reputation too high, changing the alliance’s perception. On top of that, Rose’s first batch had shockingly expanded to a hundred students!

The Holy City and everyone else had assumed that a large number of applicants would give Rose a headache—but who would’ve thought… they actually dared to take them all!

The so-called "guaranteed spots" they had been given earlier were now practically worthless. They weren’t guaranteed admissions at all—they had simply turned into "just a chance to take the entrance exam." What a scam! Now, any Tiger Peak cultivator could just show up at Rose and register on the spot. And Huo Keland had the nerve to hand these out as favors?

A scam—this was a goddamn scam!

Moreover, Rose’s broad recruitment strategy demonstrated absolute confidence, further dispelling doubts among hesitant applicants. How many people across the alliance would ultimately sign up for this Ghost Level Advanced Training Class? The numbers would surely be massive. And with such a large pool for selective assessments, if Western Peak Holy Sanctuary only sent a few low-ranking Tiger Peak disciples, what were the chances they’d even pass the exam? They might not even get in at all!

Forget about sabotage or hindering progress—if Western Peak Holy Sanctuary, one of the prestigious Top Ten, sent exchange students to Rose only to have them rejected, with Rose casually remarking, "Is this the level of Western Peak’s elite?"—how utterly humiliating would that be? How embarrassing? How face-slapping?! This wouldn’t do. Goddamn it, if not for these three spots, he could’ve just stayed out of it and enjoyed the show from the sidelines—that would’ve been much simpler!

Apart from cursing Wang Feng and Hawkland in his heart for being sneaky, underhanded, and downright treacherous, Zhao Feiyuan seemed to have no other recourse. The three spots he had obtained from Hawkland, initially thought to be a way to undermine Rose, now felt like burning hot coals in his hands.

Sending weak students would result in them being rejected, a slap in West Peak’s face. Sending true elites risked them being turned into lab rats by Rose—where would Zhao Feiyuan even go to cry about it? And if he didn’t send anyone at all, people would mock West Peak Holy Sanctuary for its inconsistent quality, not even daring to participate in such an internal grand event within the Holy Sanctuary…

Damn it… These spots were a total nightmare! The strong couldn’t go, the weak would be eliminated—this was even more of a headache than the Heroic Tournament!

Zhao Feiyuan pondered in silence while Wang Chunliang waited patiently beside him without a word. After about two or three minutes, the soft sound of him fidgeting with the Holy Sanctuary's Light suddenly stopped.

"Change the candidates," Zhao Feiyuan said calmly. "Pick new candidates from the Zhao Family’s ranks. Except for core members like Ziyue, select the very best. Have all potential candidates on my desk within an hour—I’ll make the final decision."

"Yes!"

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The autumn return day for every Holy Sanctuary across the alliance fell on the first day of autumn, marking the start of a new academic year.

This day saw returning students and freshmen enrolling in major Holy Sanctuaries, making it a huge deal for every Holy Sanctuary city.

In previous years, everyone’s attention had been on the top ten Holy Sanctuaries like the Zenith Holy Sanctuary, Sakuman Holy Sanctuary, and West Peak Holy Sanctuary—observing which genius disciples they recruited or how much their freshman intake expanded. But today, even the once-top-ranked Zenith Holy Sanctuary got snubbed by the media. All eyes were undeniably locked on one place—Aurora City, Rose Holy Sanctuary!

This was not only Rose Holy Sanctuary’s return day but also the historic opening day of the Rose Ghost Level Class.

Though many had predicted the insane crowds at Rose Holy Sanctuary in Aurora City after its public announcement ten days prior, the actual scene on this day still far exceeded expectations, proving that the alliance’s enthusiasm for Rose had been vastly underestimated.

The sprawling Rose Holy Sanctuary, covering over 4,000 acres, was jam-packed today, flooded with crowds from all corners of the alliance…

Most were here just for Rose.

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