Along the way, Chen Ning met many new students who were walking toward the field in the center of the academy. Since the older students were all wearing the uniform of the academy, Chen Ning could easily recognize them at a glance. There were also quite a few older students. Perhaps some of them were interested in the freshmen competition and came to take a look.
When Chen Ning was about to reach the field, he saw five to six fighting stages with a diameter of forty to fifty meters erected on the field. Many people had gathered around the fighting stages to watch.
Chen Ning's eyes stopped on a big tree not far from the arena. He then walked toward the tree. When he was about five or six meters away from the tree, he suddenly ran forward. He then used his feet to borrow strength from the tree trunk and branches. He easily jumped onto a branch about five or six meters high. He sat on the branch leisurely and looked at the people on the field. It was still early. If he went there, he would just stand there and wait. He might as well take a break.
Time passed quickly, and soon, more and more new students gathered around the arena. Among them, there were many senior students who wore the same uniform, and the rest were all new students.
"Everyone, quiet down!"
As Chen Ning stood on the branch and watched the freshmen basking in the strong sunlight, a loud voice suddenly rang out. It was loud and spread across a wide area. The seniors and freshmen who were discussing among themselves quieted down.
Chen Ning jumped down from the tree branch and landed on the ground lightly. Then, she walked toward the arena.
When Chen Ning arrived at the stage, he saw a middle-aged man standing there. The man glanced at the crowd and smiled. He said in a harmonious tone," Dear students, I am the Deputy Dean of Jason Academy. I will be personally hosting the martial arts tournament tomorrow. As for the rules of the tournament, I believe that everyone has already seen the notice, so I won't say much. Let me talk about the rewards for this year's martial arts tournament. The first place will be rewarded with three spirit stones, the second place will be rewarded with two, and the third place will be rewarded with one." The middle-aged man paused for a moment before continuing."In this competition, in addition to the spirit stones for the top three, the academy will award a crystal stone to all the freshmen who can enter the top fifty.”
When the middle-aged man's voice fell, the crowd suddenly boiled up. Many of the freshmen cheered. Jason Academy was not entirely made up of children from families. There were also many commoners. Other than their daily living expenses, they had very few resources for cultivation. Other than the academy giving them 50 magnetite every month for cultivation purposes, there was basically no other way to obtain them. It should be known that 50 magnetite was something that ordinary people could not obtain in their entire lives, but Jason Academy was so rich and overbearing. As long as you had the strength to enter Jason Academy, the academy would provide you with the resources for your cultivation. One crystal stone was equivalent to 1,000 magnetite. To these commoners and some children of small families, the temptation was not small. Spirit stones were the reward for the top three, so these commoners and children of small families naturally did not dare to ask for it. The resources that they had received since they were young meant that the cultivation of commoners and disciples of small families were destined to be on a different level from the cultivation of disciples of large families. However, the crystal stones rewards were different. There were a total of fifty people. How could they not be excited?
Jason Academy could only stand tall in the Jason Kingdom. Other than the support of the royal family of the Jason Kingdom, a large part of the reason was that Jason Academy had nurtured countless outstanding children from generation to generation. There were children of families and children of commoners. After they graduated, they traveled to every corner of the Xuantian Continent. Usually, it was not obvious, but if Jason Academy needed them, they would return to the academy to help. That was why Jason Academy had not declined for a long time.
At this moment, all the new students whose families or clans weren't particularly rich couldn't help but feel their blood boil. They clenched their fists and secretly swore that for this crystal, they would definitely enter the top fifty.
The middle-aged man, who was the vice dean, saw the excitement on the faces of these new students on the stage and nodded his head in satisfaction. Jason Academy had clear rewards and punishments, and there were clear rules and regulations. Since the academy had made these students, it was also these students who had made Jason Academy what it was today.
Chen Ning was also very excited. Although Ouyang Zhongjun, the leader of the Ouyang family, had given him a lot of magnetite in the Space Belt before Chen Ning left, it was not enough for Chen Ning to absorb at a fast speed. He could not help but make up his mind to make it into the top three. Even if he could not make it into the top three, he would at least make it into the top fifty. However, the weakest among these freshmen was a Level One Mystique Adept. Chen Ning could not help but feel a little helpless. His cultivation time was still too short.
The next day, Chen Ning and Ouyang Xin came to the Freshmen Tournament. Ouyang Xin's strength was at the seventh level of the Mystique Adept Realm, which was different from Chen Ning's freshmen. Jason Academy's freshmen competition consisted of the first level Mystique Adept to the five outstanding Mystique Adept, sixth level Mystique Adept, and tenth level Mystique Adept. As for the Great Perfection Mystique Adept, there was no need to compete at all. The Great Perfection Mystique Adept was also known as the Half-step Great Mystique Adept. The academy would provide sufficient cultivation resources every month for any Half-step Great Mystique Adept who had reached the Great Perfection Mystique Adept Realm. This was because those who had reached the Great Circle of the Mystic Master Realm were the elite disciples of the academy. Their mission was to break through their own realm and reach the Great Mystic Master Realm. They did not have to worry about cultivation at all.
After arriving at the field from yesterday, the freshmen martial arts competition began very quickly. The students drew lots themselves. The lots were placed in a wooden barrel and sealed with a layer of tape. Outsiders could not see the numbers inside at all.
There were two large wooden barrels for the lot slips. One of the barrels was filled with students from level one mystic cultivator and level five magnetite, while the other barrel was filled with students from level five mystic cultivator and level ten magnetite. This way, the awkward situation of a level one mystic cultivator encountering a level six mystic cultivator was avoided. If they were not separated, those below level five mystic cultivator basically had no chance. Actually, this distribution was also very unreasonable because there was a huge difference between level one mystic cultivator and level five, and level five mystic cultivator and level ten mystic cultivator. However, there was no other way. This world was a survival of the fittest. The rules set by the strong could not be changed. One could only silently endure it.
Even though Jason Academy's admission criteria required one to reach the first level of the mystic cultivator realm, there were still some talented disciples who were recommended by their families to enter. There were some like Chen Ning, but there were not many of them. Naturally, there were also some who were nurtured by the family's resources or natural treasures. Therefore, their abilities were also different. They all relied on their own accumulation and stability.
Soon, under the lead of the vice president, the freshmen began to draw lots. Soon, it was Chen Ning's turn to stand in the crowd. Looking at the wooden bucket in front of him, Chen Ning casually took out a piece of paper from it. Then, he stood to the side and looked at the paper in his hand. He saw the words "Table No. 3, No. 54" written on it.
Many of the new students looked at the paper in their hands like Chen Ning did. Then, they walked to the stage where they were going to fight in silence. Chen Ning also went to the third stage.
The freshmen competition had gone smoothly, and the matches were carried out in an orderly manner. It was the same for Chen Ning. Chen Ning's opponent was a disciple of a small clan with a cultivation of a first tier Mystique Adept. Perhaps it was because this disciple had very little battle experience, but Chen Ning did not expend much effort to defeat him. It had to be said that Chen Ning was lucky.
The first round of the competition in the morning passed very quickly. After lunch, everyone continued. However, because of the elimination in the first round in the morning, the number of people in the afternoon had decreased by one-third. There were only about 200 new students left.
When the freshmen competition reached evening, most of the freshmen had already been eliminated. In the end, a list of eighty-eight people was established. Chen Ning did not know if it was luck or something else, but he had met all the first and second tier Mystique Adept cultivators along the way. Although he had used some tricks along the way, he had still managed to enter the list.
After Chen Ning's match was over, Chen Ning prepared to go to Ouyang Xin's place to take a look. However, he realized that the intensity of Ouyang Xin's match was obviously higher than Chen Ning's. This was also the case. Ouyang Xin's match was basically made up of Sixth Level and Tenth Level Mystique Practitioners, so it was difficult to determine the victor. Although there were not as many people as Chen Ning's match, the time taken was obviously longer. Chen Ning had originally planned to wait for Ouyang Xin to go to the cafeteria to eat, but Ouyang Xin expressed that she would not be so fast and indicated for Chen Ning to go first. Chen Ning shrugged and walked toward the cafeteria.
After arriving at the cafeteria, Chen Ning took the food and sat down at an empty table to eat. At this moment, the cafeteria was quite crowded because many freshmen had finished their competitions.
"Bang!"
Just as Chen Ning was enjoying her meal, a plate of food was suddenly placed on the table where Chen Ning was sitting, causing the table to shake slightly.
Chen Ning stopped eating and frowned. He slowly raised his head and saw two men and a woman. The one who placed the lunch box heavily on the table was a man in his twenties. He was wearing a luxurious silk shirt, which made it obvious that he was from a rich family. The other man and woman looked to be around 18 or 19 years old.
"What's the matter?" Chen Ning looked calmly at the three people in noble attire. His lips moved slightly as he asked in an extremely calm tone.
The man in his twenties saw Chen Ning's indifferent gaze and his nonchalant expression. His eyes turned fierce as he said,""Kid, we want this table. You go to the side and eat.”After saying that, he pointed at the crowded civilian dining table not far away from Chen Ning. His attitude was extremely arrogant. In his opinion, Chen Ning was also wearing coarse clothes. As long as he said the word, she would obediently move aside.
Chen Ning looked at the man with disdain and continued to eat her lunch box of food as if they didn't exist.
Seeing that Chen Ning didn't seem to care about what he said at all, and even more abominable was that he ignored him and continued to eat, the leading noble man's face instantly became furious. He said,"Brat, are you going to give in or not?"
As it was the peak dining time, and the noble man's voice was loud, it quickly attracted many students who came to eat. Many students immediately turned their eyes to Chen Ning's table. However, there were many onlookers, but not a single student stood up for Chen Ning.
"Hehe…So what if I give in?" Chen Ning stopped eating with her chopsticks and looked up at the noble man coldly. Chen Ning had seen many situations like this in her previous life when she was studying. She was a typical bully who feared the strong. Naturally, she would retaliate impolitely.
"Brother, it seems that your deterrence in the academy is average. Even a new student doesn't put you in his eyes at all. If it really doesn't work, we'll bring you back to eat.”A girl standing behind the man laughed sarcastically.
Hearing the girl's words, the nobleman's face immediately turned ugly. He looked at Chen Ning with a fierce glint in his eyes and said angrily,""Kid, what's your name? Where are you from?”
Chen Ning frowned. Just as he was about to speak, a voice came from the door."Li Yu, you're still a senior student of Jason Academy. You actually have the nerve to make things difficult for the freshmen.”
As he spoke, Ouyang Xin, who was wearing a long robe, slowly walked in from the entrance of the canteen. His expression was extremely ugly. He had originally come to the canteen to look for Chen Ning, but he happened to see Li Yu and the others making things difficult for Chen Ning. He immediately shouted.
When the nobleman named Li Yu saw Ouyang Xin, his expression changed slightly. His eyes were filled with fear as he said coldly,"Ouyang Xin, it's not your place to meddle in my affairs.”
Chen Ning smiled at Ouyang Xin when he saw him. He immediately knew that the arrogant man was called Li Yu.
Ouyang Xin returned Chen Ning's smile and continued to speak to the nobleman,""Li Yu, Chen Ning is my brother, Ouyang Xin. Do you think I should interfere?”
Hearing Ouyang Xin's words, Li Yu and the man and woman behind him had a slight change in expression. Ouyang Xin was the eldest son of the Heaven's Wall City's Ouyang Manor, while Li Yu was only a disciple of a first-rate family. He was on a completely different level from Ouyang Xin. Coincidentally, Li Yu was the younger cousin of Li Ke who had fought Chen Ning in the City Lord's Mansion.
Just as Li Yu was in a dilemma, the woman standing behind him gently tugged at the corner of Li Yu's clothes and whispered,""Brother, there's already an empty seat over there. Let's go there.”Obviously, Ouyang Xin's appearance made them feel quite fearful, so they decided to leave.
Hearing his sister's words, Li Yu subconsciously looked around. There was indeed an empty table not far away. Then, he looked coldly at Chen Ning, snorted, and waved his hand."Second brother, third sister, let's go eat.”As he spoke, he led the two of them towards the empty table. Li Yu knew that if he continued to entangle with them, not only would he not be able to gain any advantage, but he would even be rebuffed. The power of the Ouyang family was not something that the Li family could compete with. Only his cousin Guan Jie could compete with Ouyang Xin, and Ouyang Xin's own strength was not inferior to his.
When Li Yu and his second brother and third sister came to the empty table to eat, his sister, who was eating, seemed to have thought of something. She turned to look in Chen Ning's direction and her eyes suddenly lit up. She said to Li Yu and the other man,"Big Brother, Second Brother, that person seems to be called Chen Ning. He's one of the freshmen who advanced to the top 88 today. I just happened to see him on the stage.”After saying that, he looked at his second brother beside Li Yu with a smile.
Hearing this, the young man who had been sitting opposite the woman and eating without saying anything could not help but look up at Chen Ning who was eating with Ouyang Xin not far away. After a moment, he looked away and said to his brother and sister,"If I meet him tomorrow, I will defeat him.”After saying that, he continued to eat the lunch box on the table with an extremely calm expression.
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