66: Chapter 66 The List is Finalized

Because they had to prepare for the University Ability Competition, both days of the weekend were taken up again.

This caused Su Mu a lot of distress; he had originally planned to upgrade the System with just one more weekend.

But with things turning out like this, his plan to harvest conversion points had to be postponed again.

Fortunately, the special training arranged by Professor Lu Ming was also a big boost for Su Mu.

In the second week of special training, Su Mu successfully made a Breakthrough to the Rank Two Advanced level.

Moreover, the S-rank Combat Technique Rapid Lightning Chidori and the A-rank Combat Technique Eye of Prediction both improved from Entry-Level to proficient.

However, Su Mu's strength caused Professor Lu Ming a lot of trouble.

Among the first-year students, there was no longer a single student who could fight against Su Mu.

During this week and a half of special training, all the students training together had been beaten by Su Mu more than once.

In the end, Professor Lu Ming really had no other options, so he simply arranged for Su Mu to fight the other twelve students at once.

Only then was it barely a fair fight.

Seeing Su Mu's astonishing combat power, Professor Lu Ming even felt that for the team battle, sending Su Mu alone onto the field would be enough.

...

On the last day of special training, Professor Lu Ming arranged for all the students participating in the training to undergo a final selection.

For the support-type ability users, this selection didn't matter because it had already been decided which of the three of them would be starters and who would be substitutes.

But the nine combat ability users were very nervous, because three of the ten would be eliminated.

As for why only nine people were nervous, it was because Su Mu had been pulled out directly and promoted automatically.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone. Having gone through two weeks of special training, your strength has improved significantly.

Even if you aren't selected as official team members in the end, I believe the experience of these two weeks will be unforgettable for a lifetime."

Thirteen people stood neatly on the arena stage of the Bailian Tower.

"Alright, enough nonsense! Let's begin the final selection."

Su Mu and Professor Lu Ming sat in the nearby spectator stands.

"Professor Lu! I'd like to request some time off."

Hearing Su Mu's words, Professor Lu Ming felt a bit confused. During these ten-plus days of special training, Su Mu had given him the impression of being a hardworking Genius.

So Su Mu requesting leave probably wasn't because he wanted to slack off.

"What's the matter?"

Su Mu scratched his head. Should he say he was going to hunt Vicious Beasts? That didn't feel quite right.

"I'm a bit tired and want to take two days off to rest."

Professor Lu Ming: (⊙-⊙)

The face-slap came too quickly; Professor Lu Ming didn't even react for a moment.

Su Mu waited for Professor Lu Ming's response, sitting beside him like a good boy.

*Cough, cough, cough!*

"That's fine too. You all have indeed been tired lately, and it's only right to give you a break.

After today's selection is over, I'll give you two and a half days off."

The main reason Professor Lu Ming agreed to let them rest was actually Su Mu.

With someone who could take on twelve at once, who among the first-years could be his opponent?

After receiving Professor Lu Ming's approval, Su Mu also looked toward the battles on the arena.

The final round of the selection used a points-based System; everyone needed to fight the other eight people once.

Among the three support-type ability users was a short-haired girl named Huang Yuanyuan. Her ability was a healing type, so there was no need to worry about anyone getting injured.

On the arena, Li Lan and Guan Yue were facing off against each other.

Li Lan was Song Zhuxun's roommate and had been ranked third upon entering the school, though his actual rank was fifth.

Li Lan's weapon was a rare long-handled axe, and what Su Mu hadn't expected was that the refined-looking Li Lan actually had an Earth-type ability.

Furthermore, his fighting style was very interesting; his entire body was encased in stone armor, and the long axe was also wrapped in heavy stone.

It was less a long axe and more like a giant hammer.

Standing opposite him was Guan Yue, a Wind-type ability user. Actually, back during the Freshman Competition, Su Mu had found her quite amazing.

As a Wind-type ability user, Guan Yue's strength was incredibly high.

At that time, with a single 'Cleaving Mount Hua,' even Su Mu had barely held his ground.

After two weeks of special training, the first-tier group closely following Su Mu, including Li Lan, had also broken through to Rank Two Elementary.

Li Lan swung his giant hammer, constantly attacking Guan Yue. Knowing she was outmatched in strength, Guan Yue kept dragging her blade and dodging.

Fortunately, Guan Yue's judgment was correct; Li Lan's 'Stone Giant' form did not last very long.

About five minutes later, the rocks on Li Lan's body shattered inch by inch, and his true self was exposed.

Seeing that Li Lan's stone armor had completely shattered, Guan Yue immediately lifted her blade and charged forward to attack.

The corner of Li Lan's mouth curled. "You've been tricked!"

The stone armor that had fallen to the ground quickly reconsolidated onto Li Lan's long axe, and he swung it with force.

"Bang!"

Guan Yue was sent flying.

"Guan Yue vs. Li Lan. Li Lan wins, earning one point."

Professor Lu Ming, who had been watching the battle closely, had his eyes light up. Originally, his classification of these ten students' strength put Su Mu in a tier of his own, with Guan Yue, Luo Zhenyue, and Song Zhuxun in the second tier.

As for Li Lan, he could only be ranked in the third tier, but after this fight, Professor Lu Ming's evaluation of him rose to the second tier.

It couldn't be said which of their abilities suppressed the other, but in the end, Li Lan still relied on tactics to successfully achieve victory.

Furthermore, this skill of Li Lan's was practically a divine technique for team battles.

Professor Lu Ming suddenly looked at Su Mu playfully.

"Little Su, what do you think of their battle?"

"Their strengths are very close, but Guan Yue was too impatient in the end. However, if it were a life-and-death struggle, the one who would win in the end would still be Guan Yue."

Professor Lu Ming raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Tell me your thoughts."

"Although Li Lan's strike looked heavy and powerful, it couldn't actually cause a fatal injury. He only won because he knocked Guan Yue out of the arena.

Moreover, that move clearly can't be used a second time."

Professor Lu Ming nodded; that was indeed the case, though it also depended on the opponent. If Li Lan's opponent was a strength-type, he could be considered invincible within the same rank.

"However, by virtue of that one move, there's a spot for him on the team battle roster."

Su Mu was noncommittal, considering the strength of those before him.

Guan Yue, Luo Zhenyue, Song Zhuxun, Li Lan, plus a healing support ability user like Huang Yuanyuan.

They could probably achieve a decent result even if they went directly into the University Ability Competition, and might even take the championship.

The battles were actually very quick; normally, a fight would end in about five minutes.

With nine people fighting in pairs, four battles would start simultaneously each time.

The selection matches that started at 8:00 AM were all over before 10:00 AM.

Luo Zhenyue: 8 points

Song Zhuxun: 7 points

Guan Yue: 6 points

Li Lan: 6 points

Cheng Peng: 4 points

Qu Jing: 3 points

...

Because Li Lan's skill had been exposed early, he lost his matches against Luo Zhenyue and Song Zhuxun, ultimately ending up tied for third with Guan Yue.

In addition, the ones who successfully took the final two official member spots were Cheng Peng and Qu Jing.

One was a Reinforcement Type ability user with a very special ability.

An A-rank Reinforcement Type ability: Golden-Winged Eagle.

He could fly for short periods, which was an extraordinary ability.

This was because for an ability user to break free from the shackles of gravity and walk through the air, they had to reach Rank Seven.

Only a few Wind-type ability users could do so through special Combat Techniques, or certain special Reinforcement Type abilities.

It could be said that before Rank Seven, being able to fly provided a massive advantage in combat.

The other person, Qu Jing, was not weak either. His ability was also an A-rank Reinforcement Type, but it was the Great Rock Black Bear, which emphasized both strength and defense.

From this, one could also see from another perspective that Modu Ability University's strength was extremely formidable.

Su Mu's high school had nearly 2,000 people and had only produced one A-rank ability user.

But an A-rank ability user thrown into Modu Ability University wouldn't even make a splash.