Thus, the entire leadership of Longqing Academy convened an emergency meeting due to the bug discovered by Zhou Yan.
No one could have imagined that a student could cause such a stir.
Even Zhou Yan himself did not know that his actions would give the entire leadership of Longqing Academy a headache.
After the meeting convened, everyone at Longqing Academy voiced their opinions. They felt that since Zhou Yan had the strength to do so, the rules should not have been arbitrarily changed.
Others argued that if the rules weren't changed, wouldn't they have to watch Zhou Yan eliminate other students, turning it into Zhou Yan's personal show?
Both sides had their own views, and the meeting fell into a deadlock. Even the principal of Longqing Academy couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yan quickly flew into the border city between Xuan Kingdom and the annihilated Jinniu Kingdom.
Upon entering the city, Zhou Yan immediately assembled soldiers and began attacking them.
The outcome was predictable: a prepared force facing an unprepared enemy would naturally be annihilated.
If it weren't for the rule that spatial items couldn't be used, Zhou Yan would have loved to pack all the weapons and equipment and give them to his summoned soldiers.
Alas, this rule had already been set, and even Zhou Yan couldn't use any spatial items.
After his soldiers occupied the city, Zhou Yan did not linger and continued his attack on the next city.
Outside, discussions about restricting summoned beings were still ongoing.
For every minute that passed in deliberation outside, ten minutes went by for Zhou Yan inside.
Under Zhou Yan's bug-like exploitation of loopholes, one city after another fell to his assault.
The outside audience, as Zhou Yan conquered city after city, also split into two factions.
One faction believed Zhou Yan was exploiting a bug, while the other felt they were simply jealous of Zhou Yan's overwhelming strength.
After all, Zhou Yan's own strength was immense, which was not a fault in itself. He hadn't broken any rules; he was merely utilizing them reasonably.
The two sides began to argue, entering a stalemate.
Zhou Yan would never know that because of him, an unprecedented discussion involving millions of people had erupted.
He had truly become famous this time.
Not only those present were discussing, but also everyone watching the live broadcast.
Because of Zhou Yan alone, everyone watching the live broadcast was prompted to ponder, which was something no one could have anticipated.
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In the end, the principal of Longqing Academy still couldn't find an effective solution.
If they were to add rules, it would bring significant disrepute to their academy. After all, Zhou Yan had not broken any rules; he was attacking others entirely within the scope of the regulations. Changing the rules now would be rather awkward.
Furthermore, this ability was not unique to Zhou Yan; other students could also use it. There wasn't a true bug.
It was just that their strength was inferior to Zhou Yan's. Could they restrict him simply because he was too strong?
Wouldn't that make outsiders say they were intentionally targeting Zhou Yan?
Longqing Academy would not deliberately target anyone, so they decided to wait and see how things developed.
Zhou Yan couldn't possibly have smooth sailing forever. After all, conquering and eliminating each city took considerable time. Other students would surely use this period to develop their equipment.
By then, how would Zhou Yan's soldiers, lacking weapons and equipment, be able to fight these people?
Therefore, the principal of Longqing Academy did not change the rules and decided to observe the situation. The other teachers also agreed with the principal's decision.
City after city was captured by Zhou Yan, and then the third student was also eliminated by Zhou Yan.
This student, from Beidi Academy, also looked at the student who eliminated him in bewilderment, completely confused as to how enemies had suddenly appeared in his imperial palace.
"Zhou Yan! How did this guy do it?" the student wondered as he returned to his academy.
Subsequently, everyone indeed watched Zhou Yan's solo performance.
What was originally a competition between the four major academies had been turned into a personal showcase by Zhou Yan.
Even the host jokingly remarked, "Next, let's continue to watch Zhou Yan's performance..."
Millions of viewers burst into laughter. This was truly the most comical competition in the history of the four major academies.
The elders and teachers of Ziwei Academy felt countless eyes filled with shock, surprise, envy, and astonishment.
They also heard many people say that in the future, their students must study at Ziwei Academy.
They attributed Zhou Yan's power entirely to Ziwei Academy.
Although Ziwei Academy deserved some credit, it wasn't the largest portion.
"This Zhou Yan really can't stay idle anywhere he goes. He's become the center of attention again," Leng Yue said speechlessly.
"Zhou Yan has indeed exceeded our expectations. This guy hasn't even used his full strength yet, and there are many powerful soldier types he hasn't revealed. If he were to unleash them, these students would likely be eliminated even faster."
"Will he become a public enemy? Look at the people from other academies; they hate him to the point of gritting their teeth."
"Hmph! Zhou Yan hasn't broken any rules. If they dare to attack someone from our Ziwei Academy, I'll make sure they regret it!" Chu Luoyan seemed to admire him greatly and directly declared her intention to protect Zhou Yan.
This surprised others, as Chu Luoyan rarely showed such concern for Zhou Yan.
However, Zhou Yan was indeed worth their full protection.
After all, Zhou Yan had done nothing wrong. He was simply far stronger than others; was being strong a crime?
The teachers from other academies were indeed quite exasperated.
Even the teacher from Shengyang Academy, McDonald Baker, approached the teacher from Beidi Academy and said, "Esteemed colleagues, we believe that Zhou Yan's method of summoning soldiers should be restricted. What do you think?"
"This..."
The teachers from Beidi Academy also fell into thought.
Then, someone said, "Although we also feel it's a bit unreasonable, Zhou Yan hasn't broken any rules, so it's difficult for us to say anything."
"I agree with Teacher McDonald Baker's opinion; I think Zhou Yan's summoning of soldiers is unreasonable."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. The opponents defeat others using their own methods and strength; there's nothing unreasonable about it."
The people from Beidi Academy were also divided into two factions; some felt Zhou Yan was doing the right thing, while others believed Zhou Yan should be restricted.