"Everyone, keep your voices down and don't say too much, so the teachers from the Savage Martial Arts University don't hear us."

Although the students from Daxia Martial Arts University were whispering in the distance, Chen Feng could still hear them clearly, not to mention Zhou Shuangye and the two teachers. However, they remained calm and did not care at all.

At this moment, sunlight spilled onto the school playground, creating dappled patterns of light and shadow. A gentle breeze brought a touch of coolness.

The students stood in small groups, whispering to each other, their eyes occasionally glancing in the direction of Zhou Shuangye and the others, their faces showing curiosity and awe.

Zhou Shuangye, dressed in an elegant long robe, stood tall and straight, like a pine tree standing proudly against the snow. Her beauty was like the first ray of morning sunlight, fresh and dazzling. The two teachers beside her, however, had serious expressions, revealing a sense of authority.

Ahead, several figures were walking briskly. Leading them was a second-grade Martial Venerable expert, dressed in a black martial robe, his steps steady, each step seemingly carrying an invisible pressure.

His face was resolute, and his eyes revealed a seasoned and courageous spirit. The people behind him also exuded an extraordinary aura, clearly elites from the martial arts university.

As they approached, their imposing presence seemed to envelop the entire scene. The surrounding students unconsciously fell silent, their eyes fixed on their figures.

The sunlight shone on them, outlining their resolute silhouettes, like a vivid painting.

"Venerable Zhou, everyone from the Savage Martial Arts University, please come in." The other party greeted Zhou Shuangye and the others very politely.

"You're too kind, Venerable One," Zhou Shuangye nodded and said.

Soon, the group entered the training ground. Zhou Shuangye was invited to the podium and sat in one of the four chairs in the first row, which was obviously the position of the team leader of the four prestigious schools.

Led by Zhou Yuru and Bai Feng, the new students arrived at the canopy to the left of the stage. Students in charge of service guided them to their seats, where drinks, fruits, pastries, and other items were provided.

After Chen Feng sat down, he looked around. In the center of the martial arts arena, there were four huge arenas, each fifty square meters in size, surrounded by alloy railings more than one meter high.

On either side of the stage, there was a row of sunshades, but they were divided into different areas. Each area had signs indicating different martial arts universities, and the one next to Chen Feng and his group was the War God Martial Arts University.

Chen Feng looked in the direction opposite them. Closest to the podium were the Great Xia Martial Arts University and the Comprehensive Martial Arts University, followed by the martial arts universities of Xiazhou, Longzhou, Mianzhou, and Yunzhou.

It is estimated that behind them in this row are martial arts universities such as Dingzhou, Fengzhou, Haizhou, Jiangzhou, and Wuzhou, and further behind are some prefectural martial arts universities.

In fact, among the nine provinces of the Great Xia Dynasty, the top-ranked Longzhou, Xiazhou, and Dingzhou are much larger in area than the other provinces. Therefore, each of them has multiple large prefectures, and some of the large prefectures where martial arts are flourishing have their own prefectural martial arts universities.

Although it is only a prefectural martial arts university, its overall strength is not weaker than that of state martial arts universities such as Jiangzhou, Yunzhou and Wuzhou, which are ranked lower. Therefore, a total of 32 martial arts universities participated in the competition.

The rules of the competition are that the four prestigious universities are the seeded teams and directly advance to the quarterfinals. Then, the remaining 28 state and prefectural martial arts universities will compete to determine the top four, who will then challenge the four prestigious universities.

Although, under normal circumstances, the top four universities are the ones that make it to the semifinals, there have been times in the past that State Martial Arts University has occasionally defeated the top four universities.

For example, this year, Longzhou, Dingzhou and Xiazhou Martial Arts Universities are full of confidence and have set their sights on the Wilderness Martial Arts University, because they have all recruited a freshman who is among the top ten in the country, and their rankings are all higher than Chen Feng's.

Having undergone meticulous training at three state martial arts universities, they all had strong confidence in defeating the Savage Martial Arts University. Therefore, when Chen Feng and the others sat down, they noticed that many eyes were on them.

Of course, Chen Feng didn't know the reason at this time, but Zhou Yuru and Bai Feng did, because teachers from the three state martial arts universities had come to greet them.

"Teacher Zhou, Crazy Bai, are these your top ten freshmen this year? They seem quite strong." Zheng Xiaochun, a teacher at Longzhou Martial Arts University, greeted the two with a smile.

"It's alright," Zhou Yuru said casually.

"Gentlemen, I heard you two caused quite a stir last night. Was this some kind of impromptu training? But, sometimes it's not always effective to try and catch up with someone at the last minute," Zhao Debing, a teacher at Xiazhou Martial Arts University, said to the two with a smile.

"Old Zhao, are you still holding a grudge about me slapping you in the face before? Do you think you can get revenge this year?" Bai Feng retorted without hesitation.