158: Elegance is timeless

“The gap… too wide!”

“Is this a Divine Beast-level Dragon? A Rank 2, Level 70 Awakener is as fragile as a piece of paper before her!”

“It’s truly terrifying! Can anyone really defeat such a powerful creature?”

“…”

In the Grand Stadium, a gasp echoed from the silent audience, and then, the emotions of all the spectators were ignited, and everyone frantically discussed with those around them.

“With this Dragon, Wang Chen can be said to be invincible among his peers!”

“Every single contestant in this National Freshman Competition, not one of them, I’m afraid, is his match!”

“An invincible talent! So young yet already displaying strength that surpasses his generation, Wang Chen’s future is absolutely limitless!”

“Did you all notice?”

Amidst the exclamations of admiration, someone suddenly pointed a finger at the frozen image on the screen in the sky, and said in a daze:

“This is not Wang Chen’s full strength yet!”

“Don’t forget, he is now Rank 2, possessing two Beast Pet contract slots, and that little fox on his shoulder hasn’t even made a move yet!”

Hearing his words, everyone froze, and then the expressions on their Faces simultaneously turned to shock.

That’s right!

The Dragon is just Wang Chen’s first Beast Pet, and at Rank 2, he still has one Beast Pet that hasn't participated in the battle.

“It’s truly unimaginable!”

“Wang Chen’s profession is Giant-Beast Master, so his other contracted Beast Pet must be at least Divine Beast-level, right?”

“Oh my god! This means its strength is probably comparable to the Dragon’s!”

“This is too incredible, isn’t it? With the strength the Dragon just displayed, if Wang Chen’s other Beast Pet also possesses that kind of combat power…”

“His current Rank 2, Level 70 strength is probably not only invincible among Rank 2 Awakeners, but he would also find few opponents among Rank 3 Awakeners!”

“With a Rank 2 body, comparable to a Rank 3 Awakener who has forged a Silver Body, we are probably witnessing the emergence of a Prodigy who will suppress an entire era!”

“…”

Gasps continued to rise, and the expressions on all the spectators’ Faces were shocked and excited, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

The last time such a Prodigy appeared was ten years ago.

Bai Ziting of Blazing Dragon University swept the National Freshman Competition, and then rose with rocket-like speed.

In just ten short years, he had already reached the Eight-Turn realm, garrisoned the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, commanded one of the Dragon Kingdom’s four major legions, and engaged in battle with the myriad races of the Heavens.

Now… Wang Chen has also displayed such potential.

“Wang Chen…”

“Blazing Dragon University’s luck is truly enviable!”

In the viewing areas of various universities, the gazes of all the leading teachers were also fixed on the frozen screen in the sky.

Their Faces were filled with shock and melancholy.

They were shocked because they had witnessed with their own eyes a young man with boundless future prospects displaying an invincible posture today.

What made them melancholic was that this young man was not from their own school.

“Alas!”

“If we had spared no expense to recruit Wang Chen during this year’s enrollment, Huaqing University would be able to replicate Blazing Dragon University’s glory in the future.”

Gu Wanqing slapped his thigh, his Face full of loss and melancholy.

At this moment, he kept cursing the ancestors of those good-for-nothing members of the admissions team in his heart.

With Wang Chen alone, Huaqing University would be able to firmly hold the position of the Dragon Kingdom’s top university for the next ten years.

Regret!

Such a good talent, it went to Blazing Dragon University cheaply!

Gu Wanqing now wished he could drag out the teachers who went to Yuanjiang Province for recruitment and beat them up.

On the other side… Su Wanqing, the leading teacher of Binghuang University, had a dazed expression on her pretty Face, still not having recovered from the shock of Wang Chen single-handedly defeating her team.

“This… this is impossible!”

“How can Wang Chen be so strong?”

“He only dispatched one Beast Pet, yet he easily defeated three opponents!”

“Among the contestants, who else can compare to him in strength?”

Su Wanqing murmured to herself, feeling at this moment that her previous thoughts were incredibly ridiculous.

When the second round of the competition had just begun, she thought that Blazing Dragon University assigning Wang Chen to compete alone was arrogance, and a sign of looking down on Binghuang University.

But now… What right does Binghuang University have?

For such a Prodigy to make a move, Blazing Dragon University thinks too highly of us, doesn't it?

Thinking with shock in her heart, Su Wanqing’s dazed gaze fell on Chen Xiaolin, who had been calm and composed since the start of the competition.

“This guy, he was planning to just watch the show from the very beginning!”

Looking at Chen Xiaolin, Su Wanqing gritted her teeth slightly.

Bastard!

We’ve had so many years of friendship, can’t you give Binghuang University a little Face?

And Chen Xiaolin, who was being watched by her… His heart was already churning, and at this moment, he was exerting all his strength to maintain his outward composure.

To be honest, the strength displayed by Wang Chen’s Dragon Beast Pet also greatly shocked him, the leading teacher.

He had expected Wang Chen to achieve the final victory, but he didn’t expect him to win so easily!

“This brat is even more of a Prodigy than Bai Ziting was back then!”

“My Blazing Dragon University is about to produce another Dragon!”

Shouting excitedly in his heart, Chen Xiaolin remained calm on the surface.

Elegant!

Must be elegant!

Can't lose Face in front of these bumpkins!

Forcing himself to suppress the urge to burst into laughter, Chen Xiaolin’s gaze casually swept around, nodding in greeting to the leading teachers of other universities.

…

…

The second round of the competition gradually came to an end, and the twenty-four universities that advanced to the third round appeared one by one.

Similar to previous years, those who entered the top twenty-four were basically the long-standing strong schools from previous years.

Among them, Blazing Dragon University temporarily ranked first with an undisputed points advantage.

And it is foreseeable that soon, the word 'temporarily' will be erased.

All the leading teachers knew very well that although the competition was only about to enter the third round, with Wang Chen present, no one would be able to contend with Blazing Dragon University in this year’s National Freshman Competition!

Now, the leading teachers of the other universities that successfully advanced to the top twenty-four only hoped that they would not encounter Blazing Dragon University early in the upcoming matches.

Otherwise, it would be a BBQ!

As time passed, the last match ended.

The tall figure of the host, Su Jing, reappeared on the high platform.

“The second round of the competition has officially concluded. Next, we will proceed with tomorrow’s third round, the twenty-four into twelve match-up!”

As soon as he appeared, he spoke without any delay.

His voice fell.

The giant screen, which had merged into one in the sky, began to rotate again.

Soon.

As the screen froze, the list of matches for the twenty-four into twelve was freshly released.

“Blazing Dragon University, against Wushan University.”

“Huaqing University, against Fanxing University.”

“Southern Saint University, against Songming University.”