He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 489.The Dao Enlightenment Academy

After returning to the hotel establishment, Kailen and Arrie spent some time together for a while.

A few days went by in a moment.

Arrie had to leave for the Tian Xu Empire for her special intensive training session, a training plan her academy mentor had designed for her. It would utilize extremely high quality training regimens to boost her strength and awakener abilities to another level. Turns out winning the healing competition on behalf of the Tian Xu Empire really had its perks.

Kailen also had to return to the Astral Empire military. The couple said goodbye to each other for the time being. Their spaceships went in different directions.

"You have a high level clearance level concerning certain things as a gold ranked member of the Long Hai and Kazuka Training Hall, right?" Old Ha asked Kailen.

They were still in the spaceship headed back to the Astral Empire.

"Yeah. What’s up?" Kailen replied.

"You have received a slot to join the Dao Enlightenment Academy. You can research the Dao Enlightenment Academy in your free time. However, your performance in the conference was simply too overbearing," Old Ha said. "The higher ups of the Secondary Carrier Alliance of the mid tier civilisation took notice. As long as you manage to get to the dao level, you can enroll in the Dao Enlightenment Academy without going through the excruciating and difficult recruiting process."

Kailen nodded. It seemed that this Dao Enlightenment Academy was a big deal.

When Old Ha left, he used his high clearance level as a gold ranked member of the Long Hai Training Hall to search for the Dao Enlightenment Academy.

Kailen’s eyes revealed traces of shock.

According to the information he found out, the Dao Enlightenment Academy was located in the mid tier civilisations.

But that was not what made the Dao Enlightenment Academy extremely prestigious.

In the mid tier civilisations, the empires there each had an academy. It was just like in the low tier civilisations, where academies groomed awakeners to be the future hegemons of their empires.

However, the Dao Enlightenment Academy was different. It didn’t belong to any mid tier civilisation. It didn’t belong to any empire. It was an academy established by the Universe Alliance.

As the name implied, the Dao Enlightenment Academy only admitted those of the Dao level. The goal of the academy was to nurture dao level lifeforms to become powerhouses who could be unmatched at the Dao level.

One could only enroll as a rank 1 beginner stage dao level, and could only graduate as a rank 1 supreme stage dao level awakener.

Also, the screening process was very stringent.

Innumerable rank 1 beginner stage Dao level geniuses from several factions in mid tier civilisations were made to compete in gruesome tests for the selection process. It was only when 500 remained in the test that the selection process would be over.

Those who would not be part of the 500 naturally would have died in the selection process.

The Dao Enlightenment Academy was ruthless in their selection. They did not intend to play around.

Their selection process was to ensure that the best of the best were selected. One had to be the best of the best to even qualify to enroll.

According to what Kailen read, they didn’t force anyone to participate in their selection process. Yet, every time the selection tests were opened, several mid tier civilisation factions, including academies of empires, would send their geniuses there despite knowing the ruthless selection process.

Some geniuses, of course, joined the selection tests of their own desire, knowing the gruesome nature of the selection process. Kailen noted that this went a long way to tell a lot about the quality of training those who managed to enroll received.

The training methods of the Dao Enlightenment Academy were shrouded in secrecy, yet every student that managed to go through the academy training emerged as a peerless prodigy after they graduated, and even during their time in the academy. None of them had low achievements.

In fact, just being a student of the Academy elevated your status to another level. It was proof that you stood above your peers. Graduates of the Academy could also not be underestimated. They were all monsters.

Also, after graduation, if you were in a way connected to a low tier civilisation in the past, that low tier civilisation would be made a mid tier civilisation as long as you recommended it to be made into one. If you did not want to recommend the said low tier civilisation to be made into a mid tier civilisation, it would remain a low tier civilisation.

Kailen understood the implication of getting a slot to enroll in the Dao Enlightenment Academy. It meant that he would not have to participate in the stringent selection tests. Also, this rarely happened.

The academy only reserved such a slot for awakeners with very proven terrifying potential and extremely preternatural achievements. Concerning how the slot reservation occured ,the academy had given the Hegemon organisations such as the Secondary Carrier Alliance, the Universe Bank, and other influential factions the right to suggest certain candidates they deemed were worthy of the slot reservation. If the academy did background checks on the said candidate and the candidate was deemed worthy of the slot, it would be reserved for them.

"When I get to the Dao level, getting into this place will be the first thing on my mind," Kailen mused to himself.

The journey back to the Astral Empire was uneventful and peaceful.

Very soon, in about two days’ time, they would arrive at the Astral Empire.

Kailen spent some time in the pocket world to familiarize himself with his strength. During this thirty day period in the pocket world, which was equivalent to thirty hours in the real world, he managed to break through to the rank 4 beginner stage galactic level.

Very soon, they arrived at the Astral Empire.

At the docking point of the Alchemical Association and the Runesmith Association, several individuals were lined up to receive them. The citizens had gone all out.

Media outlets, journalists, and many more virtual platform representatives were present.

They came to welcome the champion of the competition.

The place was very packed.

As Kailen, Old Ha, Rin, Li, and the runesmiths and alchemists who went with them for exposure and educational purposes got off the spaceships, the sight made them a bit surprised.

Kailen himself sighed.

"Sorry, old man," Kailen sent a thought transmission to Old Ha.

As the crowd cheered, he simply sent one of the shadow hounds to his house in the Long Hai Training Hall as soon as possible. After that, he used umbral replacement to disappear from the crowd chanting his name and holding placards.

Some of the ladies were even saying they wanted to have his babies on the placards. What the fuck was wrong with them?

Fortunately, he had managed to escape.

As for the crowd, they were dumbstruck. Their interviews and signing of autographs would not happen, because Kailen Darkhaven had disappeared. The champion who had brought honor to the Astral Empire hated attention.

Old Ha, Li, and Rin smiled. Looks like they had to deal with the paparazzi and the crazy fans themselves. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Old Ha sighed.

This kid.

So this was why he apologized in advance.