Chapter 4317 — The Price of Transgression
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"Many thanks for the warning, Brother Ge. I know where I stand," Wei Zhao said gratefully. It was the first time the two had met, but he could tell that Ge Wei's caution had come from a sincere heart—the man was not a bad sort after all.
In truth, Wei Zhao had never intended to go to the Eastern Continent in the first place. But after setting eyes on Wang Xinyan, it would have been an outright lie to claim his heart had not stirred at all.
After all, the Eastern Continent was one of the Five Great Cloud-Tier Islands—a place thronging with so many experts, so transcendent a realm. To a man like Wei Zhao, it held an unparalleled attraction in its own right. And now, on top of that, there was Wang Xinyan!
Besides, if Wei Zhao truly wished to go, it would actually be quite simple. He possessed the Five Elements and Seven Attributes—a spiritual-root aptitude that could only be called heaven-defying. Were he to display it, it would absolutely dazzle every eye present. Even a titan of the Mountain-Opening Stage like the academy headmaster Ling Yuanqing would surely be stunned on the spot, unable to maintain his composure. To be selected would be all too easy.
When that time came, securing a spot as the personal disciple of a Mountain-Opening Stage titan would be no trouble at all for Wei Zhao. Even if his standing could not compare to that of a sole personal disciple like Wang Xinyan, he would still stand at the very top tier among all the disciples of Morning Star Academy.
Yet after hearing Ge Wei's words, Wei Zhao realized the matter was nowhere near as simple as he had imagined. Even if he went to Morning Star Academy, even if he became the personal disciple of a Mountain-Opening Stage titan, the situation there would be anything but favorable.
After all, he was not Wang Xinyan. The Divine Nun of the Eastern Sea had only her as a personal disciple and would tend to her with meticulous care. Moreover, she was universally acknowledged as one of the Three Fairies—ordinary male cultivators could not even begin to admire her enough, let alone move against her. Wei Zhao, by contrast, could never expect the same treatment as Wang Xinyan.
One thing was unavoidable: when the time came, Wei Zhao would inevitably become the target of everyone's arrows, the focus of joint schemes by the other disciples. In terms of both strength and potential, Wei Zhao could be called invincible among his peers—even instant kills across realms were no challenge to him. But no matter how formidable he was, no matter how well he could fight above his level, he could not possibly take on a whole crowd!
As Ge Wei had just said, not a single one of those who could oppress other disciples at Morning Star Academy was a pushover. When all was said and done, they were all rare geniuses—merely not as outrageous as Wei Zhao. Dealing with two or three would pose no problem for him, but what if it were twenty or thirty, or even more?
And that was not all. If Wei Zhao went to Morning Star Academy, his relationship with Wang Xinyan would inevitably come to light. The enemies he would then face would be far more than twenty or thirty.
Wang Xinyan was one of the Three Fairies—the celestial beauty admired and yearned for by every disciple across the entire Gaolin Sea Region of the Eastern Continent. Bookmakers in the streets had even opened betting pools on her. Nearly every top genius of the Gaolin Sea Region was listed among the contenders. If word of Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan truly got out, he would become the sworn enemy of the entire populace—twenty or thirty would be the least of it; two or three hundred would be a conservative estimate!