105: Chapter 105 Let me introduce myself.

Seeing that the entire venue had finally quieted down completely, Principal Xue Zhenting nodded slightly.

"That's about enough. Next, following the traditions of previous years, it's time to pick out the most prominent one and knock them down a peg."

"To put it bluntly, it's about curbing the leader."

He stood at the very front of the podium. His scarred face looked exceptionally fierce under the lights. His gaze slowly swept over the rows of freshmen below, and a smile suddenly tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Alright, I have already introduced myself..."

His voice wasn't loud, but the entire playground could hear it clearly.

"Now... it's your turn..."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people below felt their hearts skip a beat.

Principal Xue Zhenting seemed to be thinking seriously. His gaze slowly scanned the front, middle, and back rows before he spoke with a smile.

"Who is the first-place student in the freshman entrance points ranking this time?"

As his voice fell, a subtle silence descended upon the playground almost instantly.

The next second.

Dozens of gazes shifted in unison toward Lu Cheng.

At first, not many people actually knew Lu Cheng's name.

After all, Navigator Academy gathered geniuses from all over the country, and no one would recognize everyone after arriving for just two days.

But yesterday, Lu Cheng had genuinely become a hot topic on the campus network.

On the podium, Principal Xue Zhenting had already seen everyone's reaction. He locked his gaze precisely onto Lu Cheng and lifted his chin.

"Very good."

"Come up here and let everyone get to know you."

Lu Cheng stood where he was, his face almost numb.

He looked at the surrounding gazes staring at him, then at the scarred old man on the podium who was smiling meaningfully, and a thought immediately popped into his mind.

"Damn it."

"You old geezer, you're trying to embarrass me!"

Lu Cheng exhaled, lifted his foot, and walked out of the ranks.

On the playground, dozens of gazes followed his movement.

Lu Cheng walked up to the podium, his footsteps thumping loudly on the stairs.

As soon as he stood still, Principal Xue Zhenting reached out and patted his shoulder. The action looked very casual, even having the air of an elder encouraging a junior.

But the moment his palm landed...

Boom!

A terrifyingly immense pressure and a surge of blood energy suddenly erupted from Principal Xue Zhenting's body!

That power was extremely heavy and deep, carrying the unique oppressive aura of a War Emperor Realm powerhouse. The air seemed to solidify instantly, making even breathing difficult.

But Principal Xue Zhenting controlled it perfectly.

That pressure didn't spread to the audience below; it was tightly compressed within the small area of the podium.

The freshmen below only felt that the air above the podium suddenly became a bit stifling, but they had no idea what was actually happening there.

Every year at the freshman opening ceremony, he liked to do this.

The freshmen called up to the stage would immediately turn pale, their legs would go weak, and their voices would tremble. In severe cases, they couldn't even manage a complete sentence.

This trick was simple, crude, and especially effective.

It was especially suitable for crushing the arrogance of genius freshmen.

Principal Xue Zhenting's face still wore a smile, his voice very calm.

"This student, introduce yourself."

Lu Cheng lifted his head, cleared his throat, took a half-step forward, and facing the thousands of gazes on the playground, he spoke:

"My name is Lu Cheng, from Rong City, uh..."

He paused.

Many people below were staring at him, waiting to hear the rest.

Principal Xue Zhenting was also waiting.

Lu Cheng thought for a moment, then suddenly grinned.

"What I want to say might only be one sentence."

"It's the same as what the Principal said..."

"Before I came, I heard from the elders in my family that those selected to come here for the trials are all top-tier geniuses of the same batch."

When these words were spoken, many people's expressions softened slightly.

That sounded like something reasonable.

However, Lu Cheng's tone shifted. His gaze swept from the front row to the sea of people below, with a look of very sincere confusion on his face.

"But..."

"According to my observations over the past few days..."

He paused, then very naturally added the final sentence.

"I found... that they're just so-so."

The playground was silent for an instant.

Immediately afterward, it exploded!

"What did you say?!"

"Damn it! What are you acting so arrogant for!"

"So what if you're first in points?!"

"Damn it, make him come down!"

"Stop putting on an act!"

The emotions that had been suppressed by Principal Xue Zhenting were instantly ignited by Lu Cheng's single sentence.

Several freshmen in the front row turned red in the face, their fists clenching until they cracked.

Someone in the back row cursed out loud.

This kid... he really dares to say anything!

Xia Xi, listening from below, had stars in her eyes...

"He's so cool!!!"

Qian Shuying raised her hand to press against her temple and whispered: "I knew it... this guy wouldn't behave."

On the other side, President Ji Guyan stood in the crowd. Upon hearing this, a faint trace of a smile flashed in his eyes.

On the stage, Principal Xue Zhenting was somewhat stunned.

He had originally intended to use the pressure to make Lu Cheng embarrass himself. Not only was this kid not suppressed, but he had turned around and used his stage to taunt all the freshmen?

Was he really not affected at all??

Principal Xue Zhenting's eyes narrowed. Although he hadn't used substantial lethal force or fully unleashed his pressure, it was still blood energy suppression at the War Emperor Realm level!

Let alone the Body Refining Realm, even someone at the Meridian Opening Realm would have turned pale and been unable to speak.

In previous years, this trick had worked every time, but with Lu Cheng, why was he acting like nothing happened?

Not far away, the woman in black sitting behind the podium also took an extra look at Lu Cheng at this moment...

Her expression had originally been very indifferent, as if she wasn't interested in anything, but from the moment Lu Cheng stepped onto the stage, her gaze had lingered for a moment.

Especially after seeing Lu Cheng's face clearly, there was a momentary daze in her eyes, as if she had remembered something.

But that emotion came quickly and vanished just as fast.

Principal Xue Zhenting finally gave a light cough, bringing the venue back under control.

"Quiet!"

Boom!

With a low shout, the restless freshmen below were immediately suppressed again.

The playground quieted down again, but those gazes became even fiercer, wishing they could stare holes into Lu Cheng right then and there.

Principal Xue Zhenting looked at Lu Cheng and twitched his mouth.

"Alright, go down."

Lu Cheng turned to look at him, feeling a bit of regret in his heart.

He nodded and turned to walk down.

Passing by the stairs, he could still clearly feel the fiery anger in the eyes of the crowd below.

Lu Cheng returned to the ranks, and Xia Xi immediately leaned half a step closer to him and whispered:

"You really dare to say anything!"

Lu Cheng remained calm: "I'm telling the truth."

Qian Shuying looked at him: "You're probably going to be targeted by a lot of people from now on."

Lu Cheng grinned: "That just means I was right."

Xia Xi: "..."

She suddenly felt that it was quite normal for those people to be angry.

On the podium, Principal Xue Zhenting still didn't want to believe it.

One Lu Cheng holding up, he could understand as the kid having a special constitution.

But surely they couldn't all be this weird?

He swept his gaze and spoke again.

"Second place, come up."

The crowd moved slightly.

President Ji Guyan, in white clothes and with black hair, walked out of the ranks. His expression was calm, his steps unhurried, and he looked very clean, completely different from the group of freshmen around him whose tempers had just been ignited.

When he walked onto the podium, many people below subconsciously quieted down a bit.

Principal Xue Zhenting stared at him, his eyes becoming a bit more serious.

The Ji Family of the Imperial Capital, he knew about this.

Therefore, as soon as President Ji Guyan stood still, he similarly slapped his palm on the other's shoulder, and the War Emperor Realm pressure descended once again.

President Ji Guyan didn't even flicker an eyelash.

Principal Xue Zhenting: "..."

"Introduce yourself."

President Ji Guyan's tone was gentle, his voice clear and light.

"President Ji Guyan, from the Imperial Capital."

"That's it?"

"That's it."

After finishing, he even nodded slightly to Principal Xue Zhenting very politely.

Principal Xue Zhenting's face tightened.

Another one?

He watched President Ji Guyan walk off the stage, starting to mutter to himself.

Is it possible that I'm really getting old?

Can I not even intimidate the juniors now?

No.

This matter cannot end like this.

Principal Xue Zhenting's eyes turned fierce, and he spoke directly:

"Third place, come up!"

In the crowd, a tall, thin, handsome blonde guy was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

Seeing that Lu Cheng and President Ji Guyan were fine earlier, he thought this was just a normal procedure, at most just going up to show his face. He smoothed his hair, puffed out his chest, and went up.

"Hello, Principal."

Principal Xue Zhenting looked at him and revealed a very kind smile.

"Hello."

The next second.

Boom!!!

This time, Principal Xue Zhenting really put in his full effort.

Although he still controlled the power to the edge of what the Source Gathering Realm could withstand, the pressure was significantly heavier than the previous two times, and the blood energy impact slammed into him almost point-blank.

The composure on the blonde man's face vanished instantly.

His whole body shuddered violently, his eyes widened, his chest felt like it had been hit by a heavy hammer, and a sweetness rose in his throat.

"Pfft..."

A mouthful of blood sprayed out on the spot!

The audience below was instantly in an uproar.

"Damn!"

"He vomited blood?!"

"What's going on!"

The blonde man's legs went soft, and he almost knelt down. His face was frighteningly pale, his lips were trembling, and let alone introducing himself, he couldn't even say a complete sentence.

Principal Xue Zhenting watched this scene, and his brow finally relaxed.

Right.

This is how it should be.

This is the normal reaction.

The weird suspicion in his heart finally dissipated a bit, and then he looked at the blonde kid in front of him with a bit of disdain.

It was effective.

But this kid was too fragile.

Principal Xue Zhenting stood with his hands behind his back, snorted coldly, and spoke directly:

"I merely didn't restrain my blood energy, and you can't even speak?!"

"As I said..."

"Trash!"

The blonde man's face turned green upon hearing this. He wanted to retort, but he really couldn't speak, coughing his lungs out, and he was about to fall apart.

Many freshmen below saw this scene, and their expressions changed.

Principal Xue Zhenting scanned the reactions of the crowd below, and finally felt a bit better.

He withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice:

"I know there are still many people below who are unconvinced."

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the eyes of many students below shifted.

Principal Xue Zhenting continued:

"Very good."

"Since you are unconvinced, I will give you a chance."

"Taking advantage of today's opening ceremony, we will add a test on the spot."

Behind the podium, the twenty-four instructors and forty-eight teaching assistants raised their heads simultaneously.

Principal Xue Zhenting pointed at them, his voice spreading across the entire venue.

"The academy's twenty-four instructors and forty-eight teaching assistants will all suppress their strength to the Source Gathering Realm."

"You will form groups of fifteen, free to team up, and choose anyone to challenge."

"If you can defeat an instructor or teaching assistant, the entire group will be rewarded with ten points."

"If you lose, there is no penalty."

"Consider it a free chance I'm giving you."

As these words fell, the entire playground instantly exploded.

"Fifteen against one?!"

"And suppressed to the Source Gathering Realm?"

"This is doable!"

"No matter how high the instructors' previous realms were, now they are only at the Source Gathering Realm. Fifteen people could pile on and crush them!"

"Ten points! That's quite a lot!"

The freshmen who had just been unable to breathe from the pressure suddenly had their eyes light up.

Many people immediately began to calculate.

Principal Xue Zhenting stood on the stage, watching the atmosphere below suddenly come alive, and the corner of his mouth slowly curled into a meaningful arc.

A bunch of little brats, do they really think that if the realm is suppressed, they can easily beat the instructors?

He glanced at Lu Cheng and President Ji Guyan again, with a bit more scrutiny in his eyes.

If these two really teamed up... it would be hard to say.

Soon, the crowd below began to form groups quickly.

On Lu Cheng's side, there was almost no discussion, and the team was quickly assembled.

Lu Cheng, Su Wan, Xia Xi, Qian Shuying, President Ji Guyan, Tao Jiansheng, and Zhou Jinan were the first seven, and the remaining eight were all new members that President Ji Guyan had recently recruited into the Martial Arts Club. They barely managed to make fifteen people, and the team was formed directly.

The people around glanced at this lineup, and their expressions changed suddenly.

"Damn, this team is way too outrageous!"

"It occupies quite a few of the top one hundred point earners!"

"How is President Ji Guyan's action so fast?"

"How is this supposed to let others compete?"

Lu Cheng stretched his wrists and raised his eyes to raise an eyebrow at President Ji Guyan.

"Who are we picking?"

President Ji Guyan's expression was calm, his gaze looking straight toward the instructor camp behind the podium.

"Since we are going to fight, let's challenge an instructor directly."

Lu Cheng immediately grinned.

"That's exactly what I wanted."

Before long, the fifteen people walked straight toward an instructor.

That instructor was in his thirties, with a lean and agile build, short hair, and an old scar across his forearm. His aura was deep and heavy.

He lowered his eyes to scan the group in front of him, his gaze lingering on Lu Cheng, Su Wan, and President Ji Guyan for a moment, then he shook his head slightly and commented in a calm tone:

"Your team, in terms of average strength alone, is enough to firmly rank in the top three of the entire venue."

After a slight pause, his words were straightforward, carrying a certain judgment:

"If you choose to fight against an ordinary teaching assistant team, you still have a chance of winning."

"It's just a pity..."

He slowly raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and a faint smile slowly curled at the corner of his lips.

"You just happened to pick me, so you definitely won't be able to get this reward..."