Chapter 33: Individual Competition

  The square was already packed with people from all walks of life, including onlookers, who were engaged in heated discussions about which college would make a surprise breakthrough in this year's college rankings and which student would emerge as the dark horse to stun everyone.

  Dean Yun Lie led them to the prepared place, and after they sat down, he sat on the high platform with other deans and vice-deans. When this time's judge passed by Sen Luo Academy's dean, he let out a cold hum and sat in the central position.

  Zhan Qingkong looked around and saw that there were many people, it seemed like an opening ceremony of a sports meeting. Each college was like a phalanx, each with their own camp. Some people were full of fighting spirit, while others were humble and reserved. She observed those who had a normal expression, silently watching, these kinds of people often had two brushes, stronger than those who only knew how to shout loudly.

  "This time's college ranking match, can be held in my Holy Light City, I Holy Light City feel extremely honored. Next, let us invite the Lord of Wan Family to give us a speech." A person in charge walked out and formally invited the heavyweight guest.

  The lord of the Wan family was a middle-aged man in his forties, with tiger-like eyes that seemed to command respect without even being angry. His sharp eyebrows and firm nose bridge gave him an air of authority, while his thick lips made him look very powerful. Warlight had heard many stories about him before, and he felt that the second-in-command position of the Gashengdi country's largest city was well-deserved.

  "Today, all the heroes can come and watch this college ranking match. Wan Mou feels very honored. I look forward to you shining brightly, becoming the supreme existence, using this unyielding spirit of not being afraid to lose to create your glory. The legend of this continent is created by you, all the honors and admiration belong to you. Even if at this moment you are still unknown, as long as you have a strong heart, a brilliant tomorrow awaits you, because the brave are invincible!"

  "Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!" For a moment, the crowd was in an uproar, and everyone's fighting spirit was ignited by these words.

  "And now, I declare the start of the 315th Academy Ranking Tournament!"

  Thunderous applause, everyone is eager to try.

  "Thank you, Master Wan Cheng, for your encouraging words. Next, I will announce the rules of the competition. This ranking tournament will be held in a comprehensive evaluation format. The first round is an individual match, with each college sending five representatives; the second round is a team match, with ten people forming a team to participate in the competition, all in the form of a knockout tournament, with the winner advancing and the top three being decided; the third round is a competition among alchemists, testing their elixir quality and level; the fourth round is a competition among martial artists, using an accumulation system, with five points awarded for each win, and the highest score winning; the fifth round is a competition among artifact refiners, testing their level, divided into two categories: attack and defense." As soon as the rules were announced, the atmosphere became heated, with everyone rubbing their fists in anticipation.

  "The first match of the individual competition, Hao Ren from Yunshu Academy against Rong Luo from Senluo Academy."

  It's really true that enemies are bound to meet! As soon as it started, it was so explosive. The nearby Shang Qi is still fanning the flames and teaching Hao Ren how to make things difficult for his opponent.

  The opponent was clearly a four-star spirit king of the wood element, and as soon as he appeared, he transformed into millions of flowers. He walked onto the stage on a road paved with fresh flowers, causing countless screams from the girls around him, then provocatively stared at Hao Ren.

  Sitting next to Shang Qi, she could still hear him whispering: "Hao Ren, show him a good time, you must make a more impressive entrance than he does."

  Hao Ren did not disappoint, displaying his wind-based spiritual power as he conjured up a bridge and stepped onto the stage, earning countless cheers. The expression on Rong Yan's face from Sen Luo Academy suddenly turned unsightly.

  "Hmph! What's with the show-off?"

  "The truth will out!"

  Hao Rengang had just finished speaking, when he waved his right hand and a strong gust of wind sliced towards him. Rong Jun dodged too late, and as he flashed to the side, a wound appeared on his face. In an instant, his complexion changed.

  A powerful wood-elemental spiritual force burst forth, countless tree vines shot towards Hao Ren, wrapping him into a giant cocoon. Just as he was feeling triumphant, swish swish swish, the vines were cut into countless small segments and fell from the air. With a majestic flick of his sleeve, Hao Ren formed an aura around himself that shook open the surrounding vines.

  "You're nothing special either." Hao Ren looked at him with disdain and scanned him from head to toe, while Rong Jun smiled coldly.

  "What a wonderful world!"

  Suddenly, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, making people dizzy. Many people's noses twitched, and their eyes became hazy as they smiled foolishly. On the stage, Hao Ren also let his guard down, revealing a smile. His opponent, Rong Jun, took advantage of this and added many wounds to his body. However, Hao Ren seemed to feel no pain, standing there foolishly, allowing himself to be hit.

  As soon as he smelled the fragrance, Zhan Lightcrazy became vigilant, thinking that this must be a trick to confuse people's minds, and looking at Hao Ren's appearance, he knew.

  The momentum on the stage was overwhelming, and Zhan Light Crazy pondered for a moment, knocking over a cup of tea, instantly drawing attention. Taking advantage of the tea water splashing onto the ground, he secretly attached a strand of spiritual energy to a drop of water, flicking his finger, striking Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren didn't understand why he wasn't in the competition. Where was this place? In front of him was a field of flowers and grass, the fragrance of the flowers filled the air, birds chirping, he felt very relaxed, lying on the soft grass, gradually his eyelids became heavier, he let out a yawn, and closed his eyes. Just as he was about to have a good dream, a sharp pain suddenly appeared in his mind, it was like someone was poking him with an awl.

  He suddenly came to, jumped up and looked around, only to find that everything was still the same as before. The wound on his body was still bleeding, and the person in front of him was about to make the final move. He felt a chill run down his spine, thinking that if he hadn't woken up just now, he would have lost from the start, and Cloud Comfort Academy's reputation would have been ruined.

  This thought flashed through his mind, and Hao Ren immediately calmed down and waited quietly. Rong Jun was surprised that he woke up so quickly, but he couldn't afford to miss this opportunity, so he mobilized all his spiritual energy and transformed it into a sturdy whip with dense thorns on top, which he swung at Hao Ren. If this whip hit him, it would be extremely painful.

  Hao Ren spun 180 degrees and dodged awkwardly. As the whip struck again, he also activated his spiritual energy to resist it.

  "Wind Blade of Death!"

  Only to see the wind system's spiritual power transform into two huge double-bladed knives, humming and spinning, like a fan, able to chop everything into pieces.

  The two collided, the wind blade was like a motor, shredding the whip into fragments and scattering them in the air. Rong Jun's face turned increasingly ugly, his spiritual energy constantly being drained, but he was soon overwhelmed. When the wind blade arrived before him, he could only retreat in disarray to the edge of the stage, where he was finally struck by Hao Ren's Wind Wave Ball on the chest, flying out of the stage and falling to the ground with a mouthful of blood.

  "Yunshu Academy Hao Ren defeats Senluo Academy Rong Jun, Yunshu Academy wins!"

  As soon as the person in charge announced the results, they cheered and helped the injured Hao Ren down. Shang Qi rushed to his chest and gave him a punch, "Good job!"

  In contrast, the atmosphere on the Senlo side was very oppressive, and the ravens were silent. The smiling face of Yunlieyuan Chang and the unpleasant-looking Zhu Fuyuan, who seemed to have eaten a large amount of feces, also formed a sharp contrast.