Chapter 111 The Freshman Competition Begins
The Freshman Grand Competition is one of the major annual events at Kyoto Martial Arts University.
As the first stage for all New Students in the school to reveal their strength, almost everyone in the school comes to watch.
The location for the Freshman Grand Competition is the giant plaza in the center of the school.
The plaza is incredibly spacious, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
In the center of the plaza, a giant arena three meters high and a hundred meters long and wide stands majestically.
The arena is cast from a special alloy, glinting with a cold metallic luster, enough to withstand the full-force collisions of Martial Artists below the Grandmaster-level.
The spectator seats around the arena are clearly tiered, and the rostrum at the very front is covered with a red carpet.
At this moment, the plaza is already bustling with noise.
The surrounding spectator seats are also filled with people, numbering over ten thousand.
High-level officials such as the Principal and Vice Principal of Kyoto Martial Arts University, and the Deans and Vice Deans of various academies have taken their seats on the rostrum one after another.
Their presence is steady, and every one of them exudes Grandmaster-level pressure.
There is also a special VIP area on the rostrum, where representatives from the Federal Martial Arts Department, the Military Region, major Martial Arts Families, and Martial Arts Gyms sit. Their eyes are sharp, constantly scanning the entering freshmen, looking for potential stocks worth investing in.
Besides these people, the seats near the front of the spectator area are occupied by high-level members such as captains of major Battle Teams in the school.
The Freshman Grand Competition is also a good opportunity for Battle Teams to pick out excellent prospects. Students with high strength rankings or specialties in certain areas will be invited by various Battle Teams to join.
At exactly eight o'clock in the morning, with the sound of a stirring horn, the opening ceremony of the Freshman Grand Competition officially begins.
First, the Principal takes the stage to speak. The Principal is a white-haired old man dressed in a training suit. His face is kind, yet it reveals an unquestionable majesty.
The Principal's speech is concise and powerful, passionate and stirring, making the atmosphere of the entire venue soar.
After the speech, it is time for the freshmen to enter.
Kyoto Martial Arts University does not have traditional class divisions; freshmen enter sequentially by academy.
Moreover, many freshmen have not yet been assigned to an exclusive mentor. This Freshman Grand Competition is a rare opportunity for them to show off.
Everyone wants to show their best state so that mentors can notice them earlier.
After all, not everyone is like Chu Han, who found a mentor before enrolling.
The first to enter is the Elemental Academy. As the academy with the largest number of people in the school, there are a full thousand freshmen, accounting for half of the total number of freshmen.
The Elemental Academy specializes in various elemental Qi attributes and is skilled in attribute attacks. It has the most mentors and can be said to be the first choice for most freshmen.
Following closely behind is the Weaponry Academy, with a total of over 300 people, specializing in weapon combat techniques and focusing on the Cultivation of Martial Skills.
Next, the Spirit Academy, Beast Taming Academy, Support Academy, and others enter in sequence.
Most freshmen of the Spirit Academy have a restrained temperament and agile eyes, with faint Mental Energy fluctuations lingering around them. It gathers geniuses with Awakened Mental Energy talents from all over the country, many of whom are specially recruited students.
Su Qingyue is among those in the Spirit Academy.
The number of freshmen in the Beast Taming Academy is also not large, and most of them are accompanied by various Vicious Beast partners.
As the disciple of the Vice Dean, Lin Baiwei ranks among the top in the Beast Taming Academy.
Most freshmen in the Support Academy have special talents and are skilled in auxiliary abilities such as healing and amplification, making them indispensable in team combat.
Every time an academy enters, it draws bursts of applause and cheers from the spectator seats.
The audience in the stands also belongs to different academies, so this level of fanfare is necessary.
But when the Body Tempering Academy, where Chu Han is located, finally appears, the atmosphere of the entire venue is instantly pushed to a climax.
The number of people in the Body Tempering Academy is also not large, with only a mere hundred freshmen.
But every one of them is burly with knotted muscles, exuding a fierce aura like a Vicious Beast. Most are boys, with only a few girls scattered among them.
And at the very front of the team is Chu Han.
He is wearing a simple black martial arts outfit. His figure is tall and straight, his face calm. He doesn't deliberately release his aura, yet he attracts the gaze of everyone in the venue.
When the Body Tempering Academy's team walks into the plaza, thunderous cheers and shouts erupt from the spectator seats.
“Chu Han! Chu Han!”
“So he's Chu Han. He doesn't look as ferocious as the rumors say.”
“Being able to insta-kill Xu Jie with one punch, his strength is definitely in a league of its own among the freshmen! The first place in this Freshman Grand Competition must belong to him.”
“Chu Han's strength is definitely in a league of its own among the freshmen; the first place in this Freshman Grand Competition will likely belong to him.”
“Yeah, no matter how excellent other freshmen are, it's hard for them to even see his back. They can probably only fight for second place.”
Similar discussions are heard incessantly in the spectator seats.
Most people believe that Chu Han's strength far exceeds that of other freshmen, and there is no longer any suspense about the champion of the Freshman Grand Competition.
Chu Han's record of insta-killing Xu Jie has already spread throughout the school. Coupled with his combat power score of 699 and his record-breaking national exam results, he has a massive number of supporters.
Chu Han nodded slightly to acknowledge the spectator seats, his pace remaining steady without the slightest hint of pride or impetuousness.
The freshmen of the Body Tempering Academy followed behind him, each with their heads held high and faces full of pride.
Although they haven't been enrolled for long, they have all personally experienced the Heavenly Ladder of the Body Tempering Academy and know the terrifying strength required for Chu Han to step onto the 30th floor. They admire him immensely and are willing to follow his lead.
These people will firmly believe that Chu Han will bring glory to the academy.
“He's Chu Han?”
In the spectator seats ahead, Long Aofei, the captain of the Dragon Roar Battle Team, had a gloomy face, staring fixedly at Chu Han with intense hostility flashing in his eyes.
The incident where Chu Han insta-killed Xu Jie made the Dragon Roar Battle Team a laughingstock for the entire school. Many core members left the team because of it, and the team's strength was greatly damaged.
As the captain, Long Aofei hated Chu Han to the bone.
But due to his status and reputation, he didn't personally step forward to challenge Chu Han and could only watch helplessly as Chu Han continued to steal the spotlight.
On the rostrum, the Principal and various leaders also turned their gazes toward Chu Han, their eyes filled with appreciation and expectation.
The Principal said with a smile, “Is this child the Chu Han who broke Ye Tianxin's exam record and reached a combat power score of 699? He's indeed extraordinary. I heard he even mastered Qiu Zhan's Beast God Transformation.”
“His talent is indeed amazing. However, as a condition for recruitment, Zhao Hongtao also promised him a spot in the Elite League of the Top 100 Universities. I wonder if he can live up to everyone's expectations,” the Vice Principal nearby said.
“I heard his goal is also Sky Academy. Perhaps he will become the next Luo Yue.”
Speaking of Luo Yue, both of them showed gratified smiles.
Luo Yue could be said to be the most outstanding Genius of Kyoto Martial Arts University in decades.
At this moment, Chu Han also noticed the group of powerhouses on the rostrum.
His gaze swept across them one by one. He didn't see his teacher Qiu Zhan's figure; only Zhou Tong was present representing the Body Tempering Academy.
Chu Han discovered that the aura within the Principal was like a vast sea of stars, unfathomable and even more powerful than his teacher Qiu Zhan.
“The Principal's strength has probably reached the 9th Rank!” Chu Han thought to himself.
Besides the Principal, the school's Vice Principal, and the Deans and Vice Deans of various academies were almost all 8th-Rank Grandmasters.
The auras of several of them were not even a bit weaker than Qiu Zhan's.
“Kyoto Martial Arts University indeed has deep foundations,” Chu Han sighed inwardly.
Grandmasters and Great Grandmaster-level powerhouses, who are usually hard to see, are numerous here.