86: College Championship begins

Early the next morning, Su Bai took Mu Yan and arrived at Qinglong Academy's rest hotel early.

These people woke up quite early; by the time Su Bai arrived, they had already assembled.

"Captain, what's the plan for today?"

Lu Mingqiu looked at Su Bai and asked softly.

"You guys go on; I won't be participating today."

Su Bai heard this, smiled slightly, and said softly.

"Ah!"

"We're going on?"

"What if we lose?"

Hearing this, Lu Mingqiu couldn't help but be stunned.

He thought Su Bai was trying to steal the spotlight by vying for control of the team, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

"You can't win without me?"

"After all, we are the sixth Academy of the Meteor Empire; don't we have that much prestige?"

Su Bai heard this, his mouth twitched slightly, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

This guy was a bit too cowardly!

"No problem, leave it to me."

Lu Mingqiu seemed to realize something and immediately said.

Unless they directly encountered one of the Five Great Academies, Qinglong Academy was destined not to be eliminated, but the probability of encountering other Academies was zero.

Under Su Bai's leadership, the group arrived at the competition venue.

The competition venue was located at the Meteor Empire's Grand Coliseum; it was said that a ticket here was resold for 50,000 star coins, and even then, they were hard to find, truly a huge profit!

When Su Bai and his team arrived, many people had already gathered outside, and inside, it was a sea of people.

Even standing three kilometers away from the Grand Coliseum, one could hear the clamor of the crowd inside.

Following the pre-arranged entry route, the group walked directly into the venue.

"It's finally starting!"

"I was glued to my home computer trying to snatch tickets a while ago; I almost died of exhaustion, but I finally got one."

"You're telling me; these tickets sold out in seconds the moment they were released; I had to buy mine from scalpers."

"This is the annual national university competition; these people must be fighting over tickets like crazy, after all, these students are the future of our Meteor Empire."

"I wonder who will take the lead this time!"

Everyone looked at the high platform in the distance, their eyes filled with excitement.

"All participants have arrived; show yourselves, my darlings."

A host held a microphone, standing in the air, his loud voice echoing throughout the entire venue.

"Imperial Martial, Imperial Martial, unrivaled!"

"Royal Academy, you are the best!"

"Magic City, Magic City, invincible!"

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As soon as everyone appeared on the viewing platform, overwhelming shouts spread throughout the entire venue.

These inspiring shouts indeed made people excited.

"No wonder all these people are willing to participate in the Imperial Capital Academy Hegemony Competition; this scene is truly exhilarating."

"As a professional, who doesn't want to make a name for themselves, who doesn't want to rise to fame and carve out their own reputation in this vast empire."

"Exactly, if it were me, I'd be excited too; this is a true battle of prodigies; if one can stand out in this battle, it truly means making a name for oneself."

Hearing the discussions of those around him, Su Bai's mood also became a little excited.

Which young person isn't passionate!

"Now, please, the leader of each team, step forward and draw your opponent."

The referee standing in the air looked at the students before him and shouted.

As his voice fell, the various team leaders stepped forward and looked at the bamboo tubes in front of them.

They all reached out and drew their exclusive number plates.

Qinglong Academy's opponent was Raging Wind Academy, a top-tier third-rate academy in the country; for Qinglong Academy, it wasn't too difficult.

"Good luck; this team is yours."

Su Bai looked at Lu Mingqiu beside him and said softly.

"Don't worry, Captain, we will definitely do our best to win the first round for the entire team."

Hearing this, Lu Mingqiu quickly nodded, his eyes filled with determination.

The captain finally gave him a chance; no matter what, he couldn't let the captain down!

The top ten teams did not meet each other; this was an obvious arrangement.

In any case, the strength of these academies was evident; if they were eliminated early, it might not be fair.

Of course, this was also a long-standing custom; if you truly had the ability to defeat those academies, then you could certainly rank higher.

If you didn't have that ability, then you should obediently stay outside the top ten.

"You're quite low-key; logically, shouldn't you, as the team leader, make an appearance in the first match?"

Mu Yan looked at Su Bai, smiled slightly, and said softly.

"How can that be; the main characters always appear last; I don't want to go first."

As he said this, Su Bai leaned back in his chair, a relaxed expression on his face.

This competition did not allow the use of any sealing skills or scrollForbidden Spells; it relied solely on one's equipment strength and professional characteristics.

"You're so narcissistic!"

Mu Yan heard this and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"You're wrong; this isn't narcissism; this is confidence."

"Let's see how they perform."

Su Bai looked at the light screen in the distance and said softly.

There was nothing more to say about the Five Great Academies; they defeated their opponents with overwhelming force.

The battles of the remaining Four Great Academies were also relatively easy.

After all, everyone's cultivation level was evident; to make a comeback against the odds, a monstrously strong person like Su Bai would have to appear.

However, the last match was very interesting; Ye Liuyun from Canglan Academy was battling a student from Tianqi Academy.

The two academies were originally old rivals and didn't get along well; it was probably because the rankings of these two academies were always close.

Sometimes Canglan Academy would rank tenth, and sometimes Tianqi Academy would rank tenth; in any case, these two teams were the strongest two academies apart from the Five Great Academies and Four Great Academies.

"Who do you think will win?"

Mu Yan glanced at Ye Liuyun on the screen, then looked at the woman on the other side, and asked softly.

"It should probably be Ye Liuyun; this kid's combat profession is very special; I've never seen it before."

Su Bai looked at Ye Liuyun's attribute panel and said softly.

This kid had the hidden profession of Blood Battle Emperor; this profession was extremely rare, belonging to one of the few top-tier combat hidden professions.

"Then I'll bet on that girl; I think that girl is also quite good."

Mu Yan heard this, playfully blinked, and said softly.

"Hmm?"

As she said this, a look of surprise appeared in Su Bai's eyes.

Mu Yan was a Diviner; since she was betting on that girl, it meant she was confident.

Could it be that he had misjudged?