Time flew by and it was already past eight o'clock; the exchange match between the two schools was about to begin.
"Why hasn't that bastard Wang Zheng arrived yet!"
Chu Xiaoman rubbed her face vigorously while cursing Wang Zheng.
Although she had washed it many times since last night, and her face was red from scrubbing, there were still dark marker marks on it.
Wu Huan, on the other hand, smiled and helped her clean up.
After waiting a while, Wang Zheng finally arrived late.
Seeing Wang Zheng's furtive behavior, Chu Xiaoman shouted, "What are you doing sneaking around like that!"
In his anger, he raised his voice louder this time, attracting the attention of the nearby contestants.
"This must be Wang Zheng. I heard he killed someone yesterday?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I was there, I broke someone's leg. If I really killed someone, would I still be here?"
"That's pretty ruthless. The guy from Magic University who was injured definitely won't be able to play today, right? Will they retaliate against us?"
"I didn't want to play, but the teacher called on me, so I had no choice."
Although he said he had no choice and didn't really want to fight, he had a smug look on his face, as if being recognized for his strength by the teacher was a great honor.
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Before Wang Zheng could say anything, Mei Yiqi couldn't help but speak up amidst the chattering of his classmates.
"The arena is the battlefield. Awakened ones are born to fight and die to fight. If you're too scared to go up, then get out of here and stop making a fool of yourself."
If you think that without this incident, others will go easy on you, and if you still hold that thought, you should withdraw from the competition as soon as possible to avoid embarrassing yourself on stage!
He and Wu Huan were both practicing at the martial arts hall last night. He wasn't present when Mo Da came to provoke them, but he heard about what happened from his classmates afterwards.
Moreover, Mei Yiqi is the only elemental natural awakener among this year's freshmen, and he doesn't spend much time with Wang Zheng on weekdays, so he still has quite a bit of prestige among the freshmen.
Hearing him say that, other warmongers chimed in.
The noise from the sidelines immediately subsided.
Mei Yiqi said in a low voice, "We should do what Moda University does and let those who are willing to fight be selected through a competition. These spineless guys will lose anyway. It would be better to let the students who dare to fight participate."
A total of 96 people from Moda University participated in this exchange competition. Apart from a few teachers who made special recommendations, the rest were selected through a registration and competition process.
Nanjing University only had 60 people in total, and they were all selected by the teachers. Since the number of people was small, they didn't have much confidence when they heard that they had to compete with Shanghai University, so they didn't dare to participate.
Those who dare to fight lack the ability, those who have the ability lack the confidence to fight, and there are few who have both the ability and the courage to fight. In the end, they have no choice but to just go for it because the teacher recommends it.
After all, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow; despite the prestigious name of Shanghai University, the quality of its students is undeniably different.
A moment later, Mei Yiqi walked up to Wang Zheng and stood beside him. Before he could even speak, Wang Zheng teased him with a smile, "I didn't expect that you, so disloyal, actually have the makings of a leader. Not bad! Any seniors want to invite you to the student council?"
Mei Yiqi replied irritably, "Yes, but I refused. Clubs would only waste my training time. I came here to tell you that I'll be waiting for you in the finals, so you can see the results of my training!"
This time, Wang Zheng didn't grin and joke around anymore. He said with a serious face, "I'm waiting for you."
Then I added in my mind, having faith and determination is a good thing, it will take you further, but getting into the finals is not so easy.
His gaze then turned to the rest area of the Magic University across the street. There were a few people there whose aura was no less than that of Zong Zheng from the training camp. If Mei Yiqi really faced them, he probably wouldn't come out on top.
He now genuinely admires Mei Yiqi; based on what he just said to his classmates, Mei Yiqi's future achievements are sure to be high.
Maybe we should bully him less in the future?
Forget it, what's the point if I can't even tease them?
Let's find an opportunity to teach him how to make dumplings. I wonder if we can replicate it in real life.
He's currently only using one Wind Blade, which has very low damage output. Although we don't know if he's developed any new techniques, his strength would definitely increase dramatically if he had another Rasengan.
As Wang Zheng wandered off into his own thoughts, time quickly passed.
Finally, at nine o'clock, before the competition began, Principals Chu Tianxing and Yan Kaifu appeared in the audience with smiles on their faces.
Then a teacher came out and announced the competition rules.
Excluding the two injured students from Shanghai University, there are a total of 154 contestants. All of them are randomly selected and paired off for battle.
Winners advance, losers are eliminated, and those who aren't drawn receive a bye.
In other words, as long as you pass the first round and are lucky enough to get two byes in a row, you can directly enter the top 20.
Don't underestimate the 20th place; there are rewards for being in the top 20.
However, none of this mattered to Wang Zheng. All he had to do was go on the field and win, nothing more.
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