Chapter 216 The New Broom Sweeps Away
The news of the Spirit Hall changing its Pope spread throughout the entire Douluo Continent in just a few months.
For a moment, everyone was shocked by this message.
"What? The Pope of the Spirit Hall has been replaced? Is this for real? The Spirit Hall has become so much stronger since Bibi Dong took office, why would they change the Pope at this time?"
"However, it's good to change people. Since Bibi Dong took over as Pope, although the Spirit Hall has become much stronger, their behavior has become more and more arrogant, and they have even begun to disregard the two great empires."
"Hehe, I heard that the new Pope is Qin Mu, who won the Continental High-Level Soul Master Elite Tournament five years ago! I watched that competition too, and this Qin Mu is truly exceptionally talented and powerful!"
"I'm not surprised he became Pope, but I didn't expect him to become Pope so soon. How old is he?"
"What do you know! This is called 'heroes have always emerged from among the young'! Age is not the key measure of a person's ability!"
The news spread throughout the streets and alleys of the continent. Many people had doubts about Qin Mu, the young new Pope, but more people were looking forward to what changes would happen to the Spirit Hall after Qin Mu became Pope.
Just when everyone was anticipating what Qin Mu, the new Pope, would do, the Spirit Hall's next move indeed exceeded everyone's expectations.
First, the Spirit Hall announced the establishment of the Spirit Hall Academy Elite Class, recruiting students from across the continent.
This elite class does not consider the students' social status; it only depends on two factors.
Does the age meet the requirements? Does the talent meet the standards?
As for one's background, it is not within the scope of consideration by the academy.
The key point is that as long as you can successfully enroll in the Spirit Hall Academy's elite class, you will receive a substantial subsidy from the Spirit Hall Academy.
As for the expenses of going to school, the monthly stipend that can be received from the Spirit Hall, plus the cost of completing some missions outside the academy, can cover the expenses.
Some members of prominent families can enter the academy to study, and after graduation they can still return to serve their families, and the Spirit Hall will not interfere.
If a student who graduates from the academy wants to join the Spirit Hall, as long as they pass the Spirit Hall's examination, they can directly enter the Spirit Hall to serve and receive the treatment of a Spirit Hall steward.
Such benefits are a godsend for ordinary Soul Masters on the continent.
They have no power or influence; they are already lucky to be able to become ordinary Soul Masters.
To become a deacon in the Spirit Hall is nothing short of a stroke of good fortune.
Now that such an opportunity is right in front of them, how could they not be tempted?
Of course, those prestigious families on the continent were still very cautious about such information.
They were even more worried that if they sent their best students there, and they didn't come back after graduation, wouldn't that be digging their own grave?
However, soon another major piece of news arrived, instantly dispelling most of their doubts.
As two of the three upper sects, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family each sent ten of their elite disciples to respond to the call of the Spirit Hall Academy.
Moreover, the four lower sects also dispatched a considerable number of disciples to Spirit City.
For a time, the once solemn and dignified Spirit City was filled with an unprecedented scene, with the number of people reaching more than three times the peak of previous years!
What's even more shocking is that not only these major sects, but also the two royal families with extremely high status have sent their own royal members to join.
Even Qin Mu, the person involved, was quite surprised to learn this news.
He wasn't very familiar with the royal families of the two great empires, and even Qin Mu hadn't expected them to attend.
In particular, with Qian Renxue acting as an inside agent on the side of the Heaven Dou Empire, it makes some sense for them to persuade Emperor Xue Ye to send his disciples.
What's going on with the Star Luo Empire?
When the royal family members of the Star Luo Empire appeared in Spirit City, Qin Mu immediately understood what was going on.
Because the three royal children of the Star Luo Empire who came to report to Spirit City all had the surname Zhu!
"Ning Rongrong had mentioned before that Zhu Zhuqing didn't have much affection for Shrek Academy's group, but instead highly regarded herself."
"Although I don't know how she is doing, I imagine Zhu Zhuqing's life hasn't been too bad lately, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to send three members of the Zhu family to Spirit City."
"In the end, she came to help me, so I have to return the favor."
Therefore, Qin Mu immediately summoned a Title Douluo elder from the Spirit Hall and had this elder personally deliver a letter to the Star Luo Empire.
The fact that the two royal families sent their children to the Spirit Hall Academy brought the enrollment fever to its peak, but the enrollment progress actually dropped to a standstill.
The reason, of course, is the issue of identity.
Most commoner soul masters still consider the gap between themselves and these royal family members. What they fear even more is that these members are more powerful and influential than themselves, and they will inevitably be oppressed and bullied after enrolling in the academy.
But soon, Qin Mu's actions gave them a strong boost of confidence.
First, Qin Mu personally took charge of the admission of eight royal children from the two empires.
To everyone's surprise, only one of the five students sent by the Heaven Dou Empire met the requirements.
In contrast, all three students from the Star Luo Empire met the requirements.
Because of the closed nature of student recruitment, many elders of the Spirit Hall thought that Qin Mu would turn a blind eye and accept all the students.
After all, this was a gesture of goodwill from the two great empires towards their Spirit Hall, and refusing it would be a slap in their face.
But to everyone's surprise, Qin Mu not only did not choose to recruit them, but also released the recruitment results.
Furthermore, Qin Mu emphasized again: "What I want to recruit are students, talents who can contribute to various families and sects, to the Spirit Hall, and to the continent in the future! Not these rich second-generation kids who are just filling in the numbers!"
Furthermore, the first rule of the academy stipulates that no student entering the Spirit Hall Academy may use their external status or power to oppress others; any violator will be expelled immediately!
This action, while causing the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire to lose face, greatly boosted the spirits of countless commoner soul masters.
It's not just these commoner Soul Masters; some members of small families are also afraid of this problem.
With the Spirit Hall's promise, they felt much more at ease.
Soon, a month after the announcement and a week of recruitment, the recruitment for the Spirit Hall Academy came to a successful conclusion.
In the end, the Spirit Hall Academy's elite classes enrolled a total of 632 students, forming ten classes.
In the days to come, apart from some holidays, they will spend five years studying at the academy.
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