Apocalypse: Everyone Levels Up, I Return to the Time Before the Server Opened-Chapter 88

Chapter 88: Ye Qiu Becomes a Hot Commodity!

While Su Xintong was cooking, Ye Qiu took the opportunity to remove the injection needle.

Then, he logged into the game!

Inside the game. Fifth Floor of the Tower. Sword Sect. Central Hall Round Platform.

Voices echoed through the hall, seemingly locked in an argument.

“This outsider from beyond the domain, I’m taking him!” declared a middle-aged elder with a goatee.

“Hah, just hearing you call him an ‘outsider from beyond the domain’ shows you still don’t see the boy as one of us. Old Qi, why don’t you cool off somewhere else? That boy needs to follow me. I will train him!” another elder retorted.

But just then, Elder Zhu Yanhong spoke up, “Last time, all the new recruits were snatched up by you lot. This time, it’s my turn. Besides, I feel a connection with that boy. I plan to guide him into the Sword Spirit path and teach him Sword Spirit techniques!”

At that, Elder Huang Tai frowned.

If it were any other elder saying this, he wouldn’t care much.

But for it to come from Elder Zhu Yanhong?

It made him rather uncomfortable.

So he bluntly said, “Elder Zhu, if you really felt a connection with that child, then why were you so hard on him before?”

Without batting an eye, Elder Zhu Yanhong replied, “That was to give him pressure. Pressure creates motivation. Otherwise, how could he have unleashed that final sword strike?”

Such shameless words left not just Huang Tai stunned speechless, but the other elders equally speechless.

That thick skin, unbelievable!

Still, to recruit such a sword talent…

Sometimes, being shameless was necessary!

Huang Tai sneered, “Elder Zhu, you sure did give a lot of pressure, announcing the end of the trial first and walking away. If you’d walked any faster, you might’ve already been home and in bed!”

That line nearly made everyone laugh.

The other elders all looked down on Elder Zhu Yanhong.

But she had made up her mind to recruit Ye Qiu, so she said forcefully, “That boy must come with me! Fine, if I take him, I won’t recruit any new members for the next ten years! Even if I find another promising sword disciple, I’ll let you all have them!”

Huang Tai, face calm, shook his head and replied, “That’s not sincere enough. If the boy follows me, I’ll permanently stop recruiting. I’ll treat him as my personal successor and train him to inherit my legacy!”

Whoosh!

At those words, even Elder Zhu Yanhong, with her thick skin, widened her eyes.

“You serious, Old Huang? Isn’t that a bit extreme?” she blurted out.

The other elders secretly clicked their tongues in awe.

What a bold move!

They themselves didn’t dare say such things.

After all, the development of the Sword Sect relied on fresh blood flowing in continuously.

But Huang Tai said calmly, “I’m old now. My lifespan is nearing its end. Reaching level 100 is no longer within my reach.

“So I want to spend the rest of my life training a sword genius, someone to inherit my will and protect the mighty Sword Sect.”

His voice was full of age and weight, like one who had endured countless years and had been weathered by the world.

Now, only a pure will to pass on his legacy remained.

However…

The other elders just rolled their eyes.

“Old Huang, you already gave this speech two hundred years ago,” Zhu Yanhong cut him off mercilessly.

Huang Tai froze, then shamelessly asked, “Really? I don’t recall saying that.”

Zhu Yanhong cursed internally.

This old geezer’s face is even thicker than mine!

She added, “You’re level 98, second-transition Sword Demon. You’ve still got at least 300 years to live. No need to play the emotional card!”

Huang Tai ignored her and instead bowed respectfully toward Elder Han Wenqing, who stood in front of the Trial Sword Stone.

“Elder Han, please judge who should this boy go with?”

He was quite confident.

Because usually, disputes over new recruits were settled by Elder Han Wenqing.

Elder Han would base his decision on how each elder treated the new member.

And earlier, as long as one wasn’t blind, it was clear that only he, Huang Tai, had fully supported that outsider boy from start to finish.

Given Elder Han’s reputation for fairness and impartiality, the result seemed obvious.

Sure enough, once Huang Tai brought Han Wenqing into it, even Zhu Yanhong and the others went silent and regretful.

They’d misjudged the situation.

If only they had supported that outsider boy earlier, they might’ve had a chance to win him over.

But now, no chance at all.

Everyone knew that Elder Han was famously fair and never bent the rules for anyone.

The result was clear.

That outsider boy was already as good as…

“This little one… will follow me. I’ll guide him personally,” Elder Han Wenqing finally said.

“Haha, many thanks Elder Han—” Huang Tai immediately began to bow in gratitude.

But halfway through his sentence, he froze.

His expression changed dramatically, eyes full of disbelief.

The other elders also stood dumbstruck.

Elder Han Wenqing’s words were like a thunderclap, stunning everyone on the spot!

Han Wenqing is personally recruiting a disciple?!

What?!

None of them had ever imagined such a result.

Just who was Elder Han?

Sword Sect Elder.

Honorary Elder of other class divisions.

Guardian of the Tower.

Even the City Lord of Zhouxing City had to treat him with utmost respect!

Someone with such power, status, and strength was actually planning to personally train a disciple?!

Even Huang Tai was struck dumb, unable to say a word.

If it were the Zhouxing City Lord trying to poach his recruit, he might still have something to say.

But now, the one taking his disciple was none other than Elder Han Wenqing himself!

He could only slump in defeat!

Just then, a flash of light shimmered on the platform.

Ye Qiu, who had just been forced offline, logged back in!