As a result, countless young people fought tooth and nail every year, trying every conceivable method to get into the Imperial Academy. But the Academy only enrolled students once a year, accepting just one thousand people. Thus, every single spot was exceptionally precious.
The Imperial Academy was situated in the western part of the Xuanling Empire's Royal Capital, near the Demon Beast Forest. Essentially, the entire western region was the Imperial Academy's domain. In front of the academy gates lay an enormous plaza, a space nearly half the size of Luofeng City. Today, however, it was packed to the brim with people, leaving not a single empty space.
