573: Chapter 573 Han Mocheng, as an inspiration

Su Yuan and Ning Zhewang were overwhelmed by the favor. Was the reception for the two of them really this grand?

"Junior brothers, during the New Student Ranking Battle, all participating new students take priority."

"So, you two enter the Martial Arts Palace first."

The senior student closest to the entrance of the Martial Arts Palace explained to Su Yuan and his companion with a face full of kindness.

The two of them suddenly realized, and then entered the Martial Arts Palace under the curious gazes of the other students.

Upon entering, Su Yuan stepped into a vast starry sky, feeling as if he were in the middle of a boundless sea of stars.

A huge platform appeared before them, the entire platform paved with light blue Star Power, vast and without end.

Countless seats were arranged in an orderly fashion around the platform.

At first glance, there were tens of thousands of densely packed seats.

Somewhere on the front-left of the platform, a light screen floated in mid-air, labeled [New Student Ranking Battle Registration Desk].

Su Yuan stepped forward and arrived at the registration desk. Since it was still early, he stood directly in front of the staff member without having to wait in line.

He took out his ID card and handed it to the staff member. Three seconds later, the registration was complete, and then Ning Zhewang registered.

After registration, Su Yuan and Ning Zhewang looked around, their gazes locking onto the Student Preparation Seats.

More than twenty people were seated there, with many empty seats remaining.

"Brother Wang, let's go over and take a seat first."

Su Yuan said to Ning Zhewang.

"We arrived quite early; there aren't many people in the preparation area."

"It's good to go sit down first."

Ning Zhewang nodded and headed to the preparation seats with Su Yuan.

Finding a random spot to sit, the two of them closed their eyes and waited quietly.

It wasn't even seven o'clock yet; the New Student Ranking Battle would officially begin at eight.

Many eyes from the surrounding spectator seats cast their gazes toward Su Yuan and his companion.

Many were seeing them for the first time, their eyes filled with curiosity and confusion.

They were curious about what Realm the two of them would be in, given they possessed Star Void Level Star Power.

However, after some investigation, they discovered one was in the Star Power Realm and the other in the Star Realm; most people almost thought their Star Consciousness perception had made a mistake.

Not everyone in the Tianxing War Academy had seen Su Yuan and Ning Zhewang, nor did everyone know their Realms.

Seeing them now with their own eyes, many were shocked.

"It's just as the rumors said. The two new students who entered the War Academy are one older and one younger, and their Realms aren't high."

"I wonder what planet they Cultivated on before. How can their Realms be so low? So low that they don't even match the average Realm for their age group on Hui Gu Star."

"Good heavens, I heard these two junior brothers were sent by a War Venerable. Why would a War Venerable send two students with such low Realms into the academy? Could they be related to someone powerful? But Star Void Department Class One isn't a place you can get into just through connections! The only hard requirement is that you must possess Star Void Level Star Power. But how can someone with Star Void Level Star Power be at this Realm? This is truly strange."

After sizing up Su Yuan and his companion for a few moments, everyone thought to themselves.

Not just them, even the person in charge at the registration desk was secretly observing them.

He was the person in charge of registration for this New Student Ranking Battle, as well as the person in charge of the ranking battle itself and the referee.

Han Mocheng, a teacher of Star Realm Department Class One, a supreme powerhouse at the Peak of the Immortal Realm.

His strength was slightly weaker than Xia Chengxiong's, but not by much.

"These two little fellows are not ordinary."

"Their Realm auras are unremarkable, but the power contained within their bodies far exceeds the limits of the Mid-stage Star Power Realm and the Star Realm Initial Stage."

"Tsk tsk, with these two joining this year's New Student Ranking Battle, it's going to be quite a spectacle."

Han Mocheng glanced at the two from the corner of his eye and retracted his gaze, thinking to himself.

In the blink of an eye, it was seven-thirty.

Su Yuan suddenly felt a chill all over his body. He opened his eyes and looked toward the front-right.

A man in black was looking at him with a cold sneer on his face. His pupils were dark and eerie, filled with a thought-provoking meaning.

It was him again!

The man he had seen ten days ago in the Star Spirit Cultivation Chamber!

Murong Hanglei!

Beside him, Ning Zhewang frowned and opened his eyes. He had also sensed Murong Hanglei's gaze.

Han Mocheng saw all of this, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

He knew about Murong Hanglei's situation, but he chose to ignore this scene.

This was a matter for the Murong Family; it wasn't his place to interfere. The Murong Family would handle Murong Hanglei's affairs themselves.

Aside from Han Mocheng, all powerhouses above the Star King Realm in the Tianxing War Academy knew about Murong Hanglei's situation.

Murong Hanglei was a member of the Murong Family, so it was inconvenient to interfere.

Furthermore, Murong Hanglei had not done anything out of line so far, so they had even less reason to intervene.

The coldness on Su Yuan and Ning Zhewang lasted for two seconds before dissipating.

When they looked toward Murong Hanglei again, he had completely vanished without a trace.

"It's getting stranger and stranger. What exactly does this person want?"

Ning Zhewang hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Su Yuan.

He really couldn't understand what Murong Hanglei wanted to do to them. The gaze directed at them was cold and greedy.

With so many powerhouses stationed at the Tianxing War Academy, anything he tried to do would be stopped immediately.

It was unclear what his intention was in exposing his purpose like this.

"This senior's gaze is becoming more and more terrifying. He must want something we have."

"Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to show such a greedy look."

Su Yuan replied to Ning Zhewang's transmission, then pondered what Murong Hanglei could possibly want.

Almost at the same time, five words appeared in Su Yuan and Ning Zhewang's minds.

Star Void Level Star Power.

Their Realms were low, they had no powerful background, and they couldn't produce any decent treasures.

The only thing that could make Murong Hanglei feel greedy seemed to be their Star Void Level Star Power.

"Could it be that this senior has malicious designs on our Star Power?"

Su Yuan immediately sent a voice transmission to Ning Zhewang upon thinking of this.

"That is highly likely."

"There's nothing else about us worth coveting, except for our decent talent."

"Could it be that he has some kind of ability to plunder Star Power?"

"But if this senior has such thoughts, why would he expose them in front of so many people? Shouldn't he hide them well and wait for an opportunity to strike?"

"Most importantly, he isn't hiding his purpose. Why don't the academy's higher-ups stop him and instead let him release his malice?"

This was the point that Ning Zhewang found most confusing.

"Never mind. Let's just treat it as him motivating us to Cultivate."

"Once we reach the same Realm as him, we can ask him ourselves."

Su Yuan had an excellent mindset, directly turning Murong Hanglei's threat into motivation for his Cultivation.

"Haha, Little Su has a point."

"No matter what malice he has, as long as our strength is sufficient, all doubts will be resolved."

After the previous incident and this one with Murong Hanglei, Ning Zhewang had also come to terms with it. If there were a third time, he would certainly ignore Murong Hanglei's gaze.

Just like Little Su, he would treat Murong Hanglei's gaze as motivation.

Murong Hanglei's second appearance deepened Su Yuan and Ning Zhewang's firm determination in the martial path.

It made them feel a greater sense of urgency, wanting even more to reach the Peak of the starry sky's martial path... 7:59.

Han Mocheng closed the New Student Ranking Battle registration book. The desk in front of him vanished, and he moved to the center of the huge platform.

"Everyone."

"There is one minute left until the New Student Ranking Battle begins."

Instantly, the students in the ranking battle preparation area focused their attention, standing ready.

"There are a total of one hundred and two students in this New Student Ranking Battle."

"I won't say much about the rules here; we will proceed directly to the drawing of lots."

"...Happy New Year to all the readers!!!"