"You idiot, the competition isn't about empty talk. We'll see," Zhao Debing said with a cold snort.

"Gentlemen, friendship comes first, competition second. Let's not ruin the harmony. Bai Fengzi, your freshmen this year seem to have a pretty good spirit," said Yang Jian, another teacher from Dingzhou Martial Arts University, trying to smooth things over.

"Are your freshmen also very confident? Look how challenging they are. I just hope they won't cry if they lose." Bai Feng didn't appreciate the compliment. Of course, he knew that none of these people had good intentions.

"This year, the three major state martial arts universities have high hopes for each of them because they each recruited one student who ranked in the top ten in the national college entrance examination. They want to squeeze our Wilderness Martial Arts University out of the top four," Zhou Yuru whispered to Chen Feng and the other freshmen, revealing the inside story.

"Don't worry, Teacher Zhou. Let them come at us. We're not even afraid of werewolves, so why would we be afraid of a few kids who haven't even grown their hair yet?" Chen Feng said nonchalantly.

Now, he stands tall and straight like a pine tree, his eyes revealing confidence and composure. He stands there quietly, as if everything around him is under his control.

His keen senses, like radar, precisely captured the aura of every martial arts university freshman around him.

He clearly sensed that the person with the highest cultivation among these new students had only reached the peak of the seventh rank. Although that aura was powerful, it was not insurmountable in his eyes.

His gaze swept across the crowd and landed on the three newcomers at the late stage of the seventh rank. Their auras were relatively stable, but still inferior to his.

Most of the other new students were only at the early or middle stage of the seventh rank, and their auras were relatively weak, as if they were no match for him.

He smiled slightly, secretly pondering to himself. If he were to make a move, or if he were to have the nine freshmen beside him join forces, defeating ninety percent of these freshmen would be a piece of cake.

However, he also knew very well that those freshmen who were at least at the late stage of the seventh rank would be a considerable problem.

These new students have made astonishing progress after intensive training and trials.

Like fledglings eagerly awaiting food, they desperately absorbed knowledge and power, striving to improve their cultivation.

Among the top ten martial arts universities in the country, five are still only at the mid-stage of the seventh rank, which made him realize that the intensity of the competition far exceeded his imagination.

He took a deep breath, clearing his mind of distractions. He knew that in this world of martial arts, only by constantly improving himself could he stand out among the many powerful individuals.

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flashing with determination, as if declaring to the world that he would forge ahead and pursue a higher realm of martial arts.

Although they definitely broke through to the seventh rank using Golden Blood, Li You, Zhang Shanfeng, Wei Yuntian, and Zhou Jianfeng also broke through to the seventh rank using Golden Blood.

Their eyes gleamed with determination and confidence, as if they were declaring their strength to the world.

However, they are currently only at the early stage of the seventh rank. Li You's figure is slightly thin, but her movements are as natural as flowing clouds and water, and each swing of her sword carries a unique rhythm;

Zhang Shanfeng was tall with well-defined muscles, and his swordsmanship was fierce and powerful, like Mount Tai crushing an egg.

Wei Yuntian has a calm demeanor, and his swordsmanship is like a gentle breeze, drawing people in without them even realizing it.

Zhou Jianfeng was originally a swordsman; his eyes were focused and sharp, and the sword in his hand seemed to be one with him.

Under Chen Feng's guidance and training, the nine new students made significant progress in their stance training.

Their feet seemed firmly planted on the earth, as stable as Mount Tai, and every breath they took blended seamlessly with the surrounding atmosphere.

In their cultivation of sword qi storms, they have even reached the pinnacle.

Zhou Jianfeng's sword energy storm was like a roaring dragon, sweeping across everything around it with its powerful and terrifying aura.

Most importantly, these new students have reached the pinnacle of control over the sword energy storm.

They can control the direction and intensity of the sword energy at will, making the sword energy storm as easy as their own arms.

In battle, they can skillfully utilize sword energy storms to unleash the power of a late-stage seventh-rank cultivator, making them unpredictable and difficult for enemies to defend against.

Even when facing formidable opponents ranked among the top ten in the country, they showed no fear, because they believed that their strength was sufficient to contend with them.

"Which school do you think the fourth-place team will go to this year?"

"I think Longzhou Martial Arts University can compete for fourth place, after all, Wei Jiuyuan went to their school."

"Xiazhou Martial Arts University also has Qian Qianjun, they also have a chance to compete for fourth place, right?"

"Do you look down on Dingzhou University? They recruited Zhu Chixiao, who is ranked seventh in the country, even higher than Wei Jiuyuan and Qian Qianjun."

"Well, Longzhou, Dingzhou and Xiazhou Martial Arts Universities all have a chance to finish fourth this year. It all depends on which one is lucky enough not to be in the same group as the others and get eliminated early."

"That's true. Anyway, apart from the three of us prestigious universities competing for the top three, the other martial arts universities can only compete for fourth place."

Not only do the teachers at various schools think that Wilderness Martial Arts University is no good this year, but the freshmen at Great Xia Martial Arts University, War God Martial Arts University, and Comprehensive Martial Arts University also don't take Wilderness Martial Arts University seriously.

They were excitedly discussing which school would come in fourth place in this year's competition, with most favoring the three state martial arts universities and completely ignoring Wilderness Martial Arts University.

In the bustling crowd, a tall young man was huddled with several companions, a confident smile on his face, and he spoke in a loud voice:

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