Chapter 612: Hundred Schools of Thought Debate Conference (Part 3)

It took Hua Kai more than two hours to get from the gate of the inner city palace to the gate of the Baijia Academy. When he saw his carriage passing by on the road, everyone he could see knelt down to him, thanking him for protecting the Huaxia country for so many years and making the people's lives better and better.

Eight saints and 13 sub-saints of the Baijia Academy stood at the gate of the academy to welcome Hua Kai. Other scholars could only watch him from afar. When Hua Kai arrived, everyone bowed to Hua Kai and performed the etiquette of the monarch. Hua Kai looked at the saints.

The highest qualifications among the 21 people were Laozi Saint and Zeng Saint. Laozi Saint, who had sss- qualifications, had the highest cultivation level of Jindan Realm. In Hua Kai's opinion, he was also the one with the greatest chance of being promoted to the God Transformation Realm.

Confucius Saint, Meng Saint, Guan Saint, and Mo Saint all had ss+ qualifications, and most of the others had ss qualifications. Only three sub-saints had ss- wills. This also shows that these sub-saints are likely to be promoted to saints. They have all cultivated to the great perfection of the foundation-building realm and have their own masterpieces. Becoming a saint may be a matter of a moment.

Hua Kai entered the Hundred Schools Academy, and everyone followed him to the venue. Today, Hua Kai personally presided over the Hundred Schools Debate Conference. He came to the three-story platform that had been built. The first floor of the platform was where all the saints and sub-sages were located.

The second floor was where all the giants were located. There were about 300 of them, a number that the Hundred Schools had never reached.

The third floor was even larger, with a total of more than 5,000 contestants who signed up for the debate conference. They were divided into more than ten areas, and each school sat in one area. Among them, the School of Family, Confucianism, and Legalism had the largest number of people.

Hua Kai presided over the debate conference today to find some people with high qualifications and who were in line with the ideas of the Chinese country. He would give them a certain amount of resources to lead the new cultural and ideological trend of the Chinese country forward.

The debate conference began with a draw. All academic masters drew lots to decide their opponents and the order of appearance. There were countless debate platforms around the platform, and each debate platform had a flower. Whoever's petals fell first during the debate would lose.

Hua Kai watched 100 debates at once and judged them, controlling the petals to fall and the entire debate process, which was something that only his spiritual power in the Transformation Realm could do.

On a debate stage of more than 10,000 square meters, a group of debaters around started debating at the same time. Although they might be affected by the debate stage next to them, resisting the influence is also part of strength. The number of viewers watching the Baijia Academy on that day exceeded 200,000, and more people were blocked outside the academy.

When the debate began, only the audience 100 meters away from the debate stage could hear what everyone in front was saying. Each group of debaters had a recorder to record their words until one side's petals fell.

Although they were all masters, many people had a big gap in strength, or they drew areas they were not good at, and the petals fell quickly.

Some masters could win the debate within less than ten sentences on the stage, and there were also two debaters on the debate stage who were eliminated together, mainly because both of them answered irrelevant questions and did not understand the topic.

The debate was much faster than everyone imagined. When one group of debaters finished the debate, Hua Kai used his mental power to notify the next group which debate platform to go to. The winner returned to his position and waited, and the loser left the platform directly. Some debaters were debating, and suddenly only one petal was left. At this time, Hua Kai told them with his mind that both of them should go down to rest, which meant that both of them had passed the first round of debate.

Most people can finish the debate in more than ten minutes, and those who have not finished for more than an hour will be considered to advance to the next round. In the afternoon, 5,000 scholars had already gone on stage in the first round, and now there are less than 3,000 left.

Only one hour after the debate ended, the debate speeches of all the participants had been sorted out and compiled into a book. Xiacheng, including Baijia Academy, sold it everywhere. When students saw this, they hurriedly bought a copy to see how their favorite scholars debated.

Along with the content of the Baijia debate, Hua Kai's fairness in judging was also concerned. Some students could not understand the judgment of the debate, so many people who explained the content of the debate appeared in Xiacheng, and were welcomed by all students.

On the second day, the debaters who were able to go on stage had to stay on stage longer than yesterday. The second round of debate ended in the evening, but there were still many students and eliminated people waiting at the entrance of major bookstores, waiting for the content of today's debate to come out.

There were more than 1,800 people left on the second day, and 1,000 people left on the third day. After three rounds of debate, all the people who advanced have been determined, and the next two days are for rest.

Two days can allow everyone to summarize the content of the preliminary debate, let them summarize the debate methods and rhythm, and try to exert stronger strength.

On July 6th, the third-level debate platform had been withdrawn, and the 1,000 advanced scholars stayed with more than 300 giants. Only 50 debate platforms were left on the big stage today, and everyone drew lots to start the debate as before.

The scholars who drew the giants all looked sad, and many masters could not go through three rounds in the hands of the giants. Few scholars could persist with the giants for more than an hour, but this time Hua Kai did not stop after persisting for an hour, and let them continue to argue for a winner.

In one day, everyone finished the first round of debate. During the debate, two masters broke through and became masters, which became a highlight of the debate. For some masters who had obviously lost the debate, Hua Kai left them a petal to end the debate, which means they still have a chance tomorrow.

The content of the debate on this day was much more than that of the previous few days. Many newspapers and academies did not compile the content of today's debate into a book until midnight. Many people waited at the gates of major academies until the debate books started to be sold.

On the second day, nearly 300 people started the second round of debate. Today, many masters performed well, and three masters were defeated.

On the third day, what surprised everyone was that many masters were defeated by everyone. Sometimes, debaters of equal strength could not determine the winner from the morning to the afternoon. In the evening, only half of the debaters participated. Hua Kai terminated the debaters who were still debating. At this time, their mental strength was almost at its limit.

Debate is not just about eloquence, but also a contest of understanding of the world, rules and laws. When a giant debates with an ordinary monarch, he may be seriously injured or even have his mental strength damaged, which will affect his foundation.

Hua Kai's role is to always observe the status of all contestants to ensure that they are not hurt too much during the debate.

At the end of the third round on the fourth day, there were more than 120 contestants left, of which giants occupied more than 100 seats, but even so, these remaining more than 20 masters can be proud of themselves, because they have eliminated giants. If nothing unexpected happens in the future, they will definitely be promoted to giants or even saints.

After the third round, there were two days of rest. There were only ten debate tables left for the fourth round of 100 debates. It took six days. At the end of the fourth round of debate, there were only 12 masters among the 80 qualifiers. Every day, masters are promoted to giants. This kind of competition with all their strength is very important to everyone.

All the saints and sub-sages were still watching on the stage. They would happily applaud when they saw their own scholars being promoted, and then discuss which contestant lost in which place. After a few days, all those who performed well were accepted as disciples by the saints, which made many scholars envious.

As the debaters' discussions were analyzed, the boundaries between the various schools of thought were slowly disappearing. By the fifth round of the semi-finals, everyone's strength was basically clear, and who had potential. Everyone also understood that those giants had old ideas and no enterprising spirit. Many people were willing to compete with those old giants, and were unwilling to debate with the young masters in the field. Many of these masters were no more than 40 years old and were talents cultivated by Huaxia since childhood.

There were only 45 people left in the sixth round of debates. The seventh round of debates took a full six days to decide the last 29 qualifiers. They had to compete with all the saints and sub-sages for the last 20 seats.

It is already mid-August, and only the last 50 people have entered the semi-finals. Among them, the Confucian school performed unexpectedly, with a total of 4 saints, 2 sub-sages, 15 giants, and 1 master forming a huge team of 22 people, which is the most powerful among all the schools of thought.

The second largest school belongs to the Legalist School, with 1 saint, 4 sub-sages, and 8 giants, a total of 11 people ranking in the second largest school.

The third place is the Legalist School, with 1 sub-sage, 4 giants, and 3 masters. This is beyond everyone's expectations. The family can actually have 3 young masters enter the semi-finals, which shows that the young people of the family are very strong, enough to surpass most giants.

The fourth place Mohist School is unexpected, with only one saint, one sub-sage and one giant advancing.

In addition, Taoism has 1 saint, 1 giant, one famous scholar, one military strategist, one Yin-Yang school, and one diplomat.

The 50 people who entered the semi-finals debated on four debate platforms. Many people saw the saints debate for the first time. The huge willpower can change the illusion of heaven and earth, and those with poor willpower cannot resist it at all.

Few people can debate with saints for more than three rounds. Those young masters who are considered geniuses have been cornered by their opponents after ten rounds of debate and have to surrender.

The first round of the semi-finals ended in one day, leaving the last 25 people to proceed to the next round. Today, 5 sub-saints were defeated as soon as they appeared on the stage, which made everyone amazed. Among the last 25, there were only 8 saints, 8 sub-saints, and 8 giants. What was unexpected was that there was even a master who broke into the top 25.

Hua Kai selected 10 of the weakest from these 25 people and let them fight each other. He looked at the young master with a smile on his face. This master was none other than Hua Chengwen, the third prince of Huaxia.