As soon as Wang Dashao returned with Wu Huan, he was immediately surrounded by the other contestants.
Looking at the familiar faces in front of him, Wang Zheng couldn't quite recall the wrong names.
Wow... time flies, hahaha...
At this moment, seeing that Wu Huan was unharmed, Chu Xiaoman, the only one among them who had not yet been eliminated, pushed through the crowd and strode after him.
"Wang Zheng, weren't you in seclusion? We called you to come with us but you wouldn't. So you sneaked here on your own. Did you do it on purpose? Did you just want to show off?"
Beside her, two blue phoenixes, each over a meter tall, stood on either side of her, protecting the little girl behind them, chirping proudly at Wang Zheng.
However, as soon as Young Master Wang turned his gaze over, the two spirit birds immediately looked away guiltily and hid behind Chu Xiaoman, acting as if they were just taking advantage of the situation.
After Wang Zheng obtained the inheritance of the Beast Taming Hall from the Tianzhu Mountain ruins, he taught all the beast taming techniques he obtained from Han Xiaozi and others to this little girl.
With the help of two little blue phoenixes who had been nurtured since childhood and formed a bond by chance, Chu Xiaoman's actual combat power naturally skyrocketed.
It's far beyond what he, a mere C-level Awakened, can encompass.
When Wang Dashao scanned and sensed the two spirit beasts, he saw that they already possessed attributes equivalent to Rank 4 exotic beasts, and Wang Zheng was filled with emotion.
"It really is a beast! In just half a year, its improvement speed is too fast. Perhaps it will have peak combat power by next year. I really feel sorry for these opponents. They worked hard for four or five years, only to be surpassed in a year..."
Chu Xiaoman didn't take Wang Zheng's sentiments to heart at all.
"So what? You only spent a year completely defeating these opponents. People of your generation can't even see your back now. And Grandpa said that this time it was only after other schools jointly petitioned to stop you from participating in the competition."
Young Master Wang already knew about this, but he didn't complain about it.
After all, Nanjing University is still nominally the top university, and the resources allocated to it cannot be reduced.
His relationship with the Ministry of Education and the Chinese military is currently ambiguous. No matter what, even if Nanjing University suffers a crushing defeat in this martial arts tournament, Old Zhao is unlikely to offend Young Master Wang, his cash cow, for the sake of these resources.
Not to mention that this group of Nanjing University students were all holding a grudge because Wang Zheng had been treated unfairly.
Not only did Wu Huan and Chu Xiaoman make it into the top ten, but the 11th, 15th, and 19th place finishers in the top twenty were also from Nanjing University, which can be considered a historic breakthrough.
However, so far, only Chu Xiaoman is still persisting.
Although this little one is a bit weak, she has a lot of spirit and energy.
The gap between low-level Awakeners and Grandmasters isn't that big. You could say that a Grandmaster and a near-Grandmaster could easily take on ten opponents, but Chu Xiaoman and her two half-C-level peak Awakeners could still easily defeat newly entered B-level Awakeners.
Of course, that half must be Chu Xiaoman herself...
Young Master Wang ruffled the girl's hair, tousling her short locks, and then gently advised her:
"Don't look down on others too much. I think this year's contestants are not weak either. Although Xiao Qing and Xiao Huang are quite strong, they haven't reached their true maturity yet."
It would be a real loss to damage our foundation for such empty fame. You're only sophomores; our time to shine isn't now. You need to be aware of that!
Faced with Wang Zheng's advice, Chu Xiaoman bit her lip and remained silent.
As if sensing her emotions, the two spirit beasts behind her brought their heads close and rubbed their long necks against Xiao Chu, as if they were comforting her.
Seeing this, Chu Xiaoman, who was determined to continue Wang Zheng's success and help Jingnan win a place, nodded emphatically.
Sensing that she was somewhat downcast, Young Master Wang feigned surprise.
"Wow, I was just saying it casually, and you actually think so? Tsk tsk tsk, the only Awakened One with C-level strength in the top ten wants to win the championship? Let me see how thick your skin is!"
After saying that, Young Master Wang reached out his wicked hand.
Enraged, Chu Xiaoman naturally refused to comply.
"Wang Zheng!!! You'd better die!"
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The area south of Beijing is one of the four "furnaces" of China, and Shanghai in July is also scorching hot.
After relaxing in Shanghai for a week, Wang Dashao, who hadn't felt the warmth of life in a long time, was surprised to find that the bottleneck in his innate primordial energy, which he hadn't fully refined, was showing signs of loosening.
This discovery thrilled him. After all, it wasn't that he didn't want to continue, but rather that he felt he had reached his limit and couldn't refine more of his innate energy.
"It seems that simply shutting oneself away for arduous training is not the most reasonable approach. A balance between work and rest is the key. The ancients were right!"
Seeing Wang Zheng sitting alone on the bus, shaking his head and making a fuss, Chu Xiaoman turned around from the front seat.
"What are you muttering to yourself here again? You were so diligent in your seclusion before, how come you've become lazy again now? It hasn't been that long and you've already reverted to your old ways?"
"Besides, you're not even one of our team members, what are you doing getting on our bus!"
Faced with the girl's ridicule, Young Master Wang grabbed her round face and shook it hard.
"As the president of the school's student council, the chairman of the student union, and a member of the campus council, what's wrong with me caring about my own students' competition? Besides, what right do you, a mere third-place finisher, have to be so arrogant with me!"
"you……!"
Chu Xiaoman stomped her feet in anger. The truth is often the most hurtful thing. Young Master Wang only played the honest game, leaving her with nowhere to vent her anger.
Yes, that's right, this year's martial arts tournament ended completely three days ago.
As expected, Chu Xiaoman lost in the next match. In fact, if she hadn't listened to Wang Zheng's advice and gone all out, she might have had a chance to reach the finals.
However, in the moment of her passion, she remembered what Wang Zheng had said and was worried that her spirit pet would suffer irreversible damage, so she did not fight to the death and ultimately lost her ticket to the finals by a narrow margin.
Even though she won two consecutive games in the playoffs, she still only managed to finish third.
Yes, Wu Huan is eighth.
Overall, five of the top twenty students are from Jingnan University, which is a pretty good result.
Sitting next to Chu Xiaoman, watching the two bickering, Wu Huan, who had been gloomy because of losing the game, now had a smile on his cold face.
After all, the story began in a similar way, except that back then their strength was still weak, or more accurately, they were still very weak. But as everyone's strength increased and their knowledge broadened, the opportunities to gather together became fewer and fewer...
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