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The tree was rightfully popular because for many students, it also served as a test.
Plenty of students present were excellent; thatâs why they were eligible to be here in the first place. However, picking a high-ranked fruit wasnât easy.
The fifth-ranked fruit served as a cultivation threshold. Some have researched this topic before. In order to get a fifth-ranked fruit or higher, one needed to be as strong as an Eternal or True Emperor.
Of course, those who have yet to reach these levels could also pick a sixth rank or better fruit. Alas, fewer than few students could do so. They could go around and test every single fruit in this orchard and only come out with one or two.
Being powerful made the picking process relatively easy. The weaker students would have a hard time dealing with the better trees.
On the other hand, the White Hair Tree was the finest level of the fifth grade. The difficulty remained the same yet the quality was triple. Many decent students actually had a chance of picking these fruits, hence the long waiting line.
Qiushi and the others were eager to try too. Just one fruit here was a bigger harvest than all the ones theyâve gotten so far.
Due to the massive line, some people behind them became annoyed.
âArenât you the guys from Repentance? Youâre here for the White Hair Fruits too?â One unhappy student looked at them and said.
The group looked back and greeted the guy.
However, this person quickly changed his tone and sneered: âYeah, you all should go back instead of daydreaming. You canât get a single fruit here with your meager power. Stop wasting everyone elseâs time.â
Qiushi and the others thought they were about to make a friend, not expecting the guy to be so rude. The group turned red, speechless.
âHeâs right, you have no chance of getting the fruits here. One needs to be a True God or higher to even try. Thatâs just testing their luck too, they might not be able to get it. As for you all, your cultivation is simply too weak. Just be humble and let others behind you try instead.â This student was passive-aggressive with his advice.
âLook at how many people are still waiting. Donât even bother climbing up there.â Another one in the back repeated.
Once the group got in line, more and more still came. These people couldnât wait so they wanted Qiushiâs group to leave. After all, thatâs several dozens or so people.
âGet the hell out, stop blocking our wayâ The first speaker came from Dawn, one of the four great academies. His tone became haughty and aggressive.
âGo, time is precious to all of us.â His peer added to the fire.
Qiushi and the others didnât know what to do. The crowd was against them so they became afraid due to their inexperience. This was a tough situation for these young ones.
âStop spewing shit from your mouth.â Li Qiye looked at the ones in the back and barked back: âAnd stop thinking that youâre superior too. If youâre so amazing, then go pick the supreme fruits instead of lining up for this one and acting all that. These fruits are only fifth-ranked ones, nothing special. True Emperor and progenitors wouldnât be here to act haughtily. Go look at yourselves in the mirror again, ants.â
Li Qiye continued cursing at these students in the back just like an old woman in a market, not giving a damn about status and appearance.
âWhat are you trying to say?â The student from Dawn had an ugly expression.
âIâm saying, if you think youâre better than Repentance students, then go pick a supreme fruit for us to take a look. That will prove that youâre a badass, weâll have nothing but admiration for you then.â Li Qiye retorted.
The argument garnered the attention of the rest of the crowd. Meanwhile, the students in the back of the line were stopped by Li Qiyeâs momentum.
After all, they were in the wrong in the first place by trying to cut in line and chasing away the students from Repentance. They couldnât refute this.
The main target of the derision turned red. He didnât expect a student from Repentance to go against him like this.
In his eyes, Repentance Institution was tiny and insignificant unlike his majestic academy, Dawn.
âYouâ¦â A student couldnât be as sharp-tongued as Li Qiye so he didnât know what to say.
The rest of the crowd watched with amusement. It wasnât that easy to pick a supreme fruit. Very few people in the entire system could actually do so.
As for the students, only Everlastings and emperors like Holyfrost True Emperor, Metalkin War God, and Violet Dragon Empress could do so. The rest had no chance.
âI might not be able to pick a supreme fruit but this fifth-ranked one is no problem.â The student from Dawn took a deep breath and arched his chest.
Others had no problem with this statement. Dawn was one of the four great academies and had plenty of exceptional students. The fact that he was here proved his worth.
âWhat about you? I think if the dozens of you get one or two, you should be thanking the heaven, earth, and your ancestors for their blessing.â He sneered and looked straight at Li Qiye.
Qiushi and the others werenât confident enough to speak, feeling inadequate with their cultivation.
âThis fruit?â Li Qiye smiled and said: âItâs not good enough for me but if I were to try, I can get several hundreds of them without a problem.â
âPlease!â One student in the back snorted right away: âHow ludicrous. Do you think youâre a True Emperor or something?â
âYouâre boasting too much. Iâve been here for a long time and the best result was fifteen fruits from an excellent student of Lightless, already an Ascender.â Even a student closer towards the front of the line shook his head.
Qiushi pulled on Li Qiyeâs sleeve, feeling the same way as these outsiders. Perhaps all of them could pick one or two fruits but a few hundred fruits? Thatâs impossible. Even their dean couldnât do so.
âEveryone can boast but not all can accomplish it. How about a bet? If you and all your friends together get more fruits than me, itâll be my loss.â The student from Dawn said.
âYeah, do you dare or not?!â The other students who got chastised by Li Qiye earlier loudly jumped in.