Chapter 112 The Battle Begins

After all the New Students entered the venue, they stood around the Arena in the order of their academies.

The host walked onto the Arena, held the microphone, and their voice spread throughout the entire plaza via loudspeakers: "Distinguished leaders, guests, teachers, and students, welcome to the Freshman Grand Competition of Kyoto Martial Arts University!"

"This Freshman Grand Competition adopts a single-elimination format. Opponents are decided by drawing lots; the winner advances, the loser is eliminated, and the champion, runner-up, and second runner-up will be determined in the end!"

"The top 16 students in the strength certification ranking are seeded players and will not participate in the first few rounds of the elimination tournament."

"Other students will go through a single-elimination tournament to determine another 16, who will then compete in the final elimination tournament with the top 16."

"The battles in the first few rounds will be simulated in the virtual Secret Realm and will not consume Qi or physical strength."

"The rewards for the competition are generous. The champion will receive 10,000 credits, one S-rank Martial Skill, and 5 opportunities to challenge the trial tower."

"The runner-up will receive 8,000 credits, two A-rank Martial Skills, and 4 opportunities to challenge the trial tower."

"The second runner-up will receive 5,000 credits, one A-rank Martial Skill, and 3 opportunities to challenge the trial tower."

"Places 4-10 will receive 2,000 credits, two B-rank Martial Skills, and 2 opportunities to challenge the trial tower."

"Places 10-20 will receive 1,000 credits, one B-rank Martial Skill, and 1 opportunity to challenge the trial tower."

"In addition, the top 20 New Students will also receive the opportunity to enter the school's core Secret Realm for training!"

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As soon as the voice fell, the New Students immediately boiled over with excitement.

credits, Martial Skills, and trial tower challenge opportunities—each reward was extremely tempting and enough to make them go crazy.

Chu Han's eyes also lit up. The trial tower challenge opportunities and the core Secret Realm training were exactly what he needed.

This would not only allow him to obtain more resources to Cultivate, but also further improve his strength in preparation for the upcoming Elite League of the Top 100 Universities.

"Now, the AI System will draw lots based on everyone's student ID numbers, and the intelligent System will allocate the most reasonable opponents based on each person's strength rating." The host's voice sounded again.

Immediately after, a four-sided virtual screen appeared on the Arena, with everyone's student ID numbers scrolling across it.

Soon, everyone was assigned an opponent by the System.

Once everyone was assigned, the Freshman Grand Competition officially kicked off.

The first round of the competition started quickly.

Chu Han and the other 16 seeded players did not need to participate in the first few rounds.

They returned to the exclusive area for seeds to sit and watch.

Over 2,000 students entered the virtual battle Secret Realm simultaneously.

More than 1,000 battles started instantly.

But they ended quickly.

Because the flow of time in the Secret Realm was far faster than in the outside world.

And the audience could barely see the process of the matches in the first few rounds, only the results.

Of course, the battle footage within the Secret Realm would be recorded.

It was saved as the students' combat records.

When students applied to mentors, these battle recordings would serve as reference material for mentors when choosing students.

One round ended, and more than 1,000 people were directly eliminated.

More than 1,000 people continued into the second round of battles.

The second round of battles still took place in the Secret Realm.

It ended very quickly.

After the second round, there were more than 500 contestants left on the field.

Zhao Feiyu, Lin Baiwei, and Su Qingyue all successfully passed two rounds and were about to win the third round of the competition.

The third round of the competition ended, and among the three, only Lin Baiwei successfully advanced.

With her S-rank Talent combined with her two Beast pets, she resolved the battles with great ease.

She could be considered one of the dark horses of this competition.

The fourth and fifth rounds of the competition continued in the Secret Realm.

They still ended very quickly, and at this moment, only the final 60 people remained on the field.

And the sixth round of the competition would eliminate 28 people from the 60, leaving 32.

This round of the competition was also held in the Secret Realm, quickly determining the 32 who would advance.

And for the subsequent matches, the action moved to the outside Arena.

Counting these 32 who advanced, plus the 16 seeded players, these people were the top 48 among this year's New Students.

Only at this level was it the real Freshman Grand Competition.

Every duel would take place on the actual Arena.

Before the seventh round began, the host came onto the Arena.

"After 6 rounds of intense battles, the 32 advancing New Students are all in place. Before the seventh round begins, it is the free challenge segment. All New Students eliminated in the first six rounds can designate one of the 32 advancing contestants to challenge. If the challenge is successful, they can enter the list of 32!"

"Those who are challenged and lose will also have one chance to continue challenging."

As soon as this was said, the New Students who had felt it was a pity to be eliminated by strong opponents regained hope.

Soon someone jumped out. This was a tall and sturdy contestant, radiating blood-red Qi, with strength around the Middle Stage of Tier 3.

"Isn't that Li Weigang, the third place in the Sichuan Province entrance exam? Even he fell in the sixth round of the competition. No wonder he is unwilling to give up and is coming out to challenge!"

"His strength is very strong; not entering the seventh round is definitely bad luck!"

"I wonder if he can succeed in the challenge."

Some people recognized Li Weigang's identity and discussed it loudly.

Li Weigang could be considered a top-ranked existence among all the New Students.

He came to the Arena and announced the opponent he wanted to challenge: "I want to challenge Lin Baiwei from the Beast Taming Academy!"

As soon as this was said, it immediately caused a discussion.

"Who is Lin Baiwei?"

"Judging by the name, it's a girl."

Soon, Lin Baiwei's information appeared on the virtual screen on the Arena.

Combat power rating: 276.

Cultivation: Peak of Tier 2.

"Just looking at the information, I have no idea how she passed 6 rounds in a row!"

Many people were curious about Lin Baiwei's strength.

At this time, someone said: "Don't be deceived by her information. She is from the Beast Taming Academy, and her two Beast pets are extremely strong and very difficult to deal with!"

"That's right, when I faced her, I was eliminated with almost no power to fight back." A New Student who had been eliminated personally stepped forward to give an example.

"It seems that Li Weigang's choice is not wise."

Many people started to gloat.

In the next second, Lin Baiwei also appeared on the Arena.

Her beautiful face and gentle, delicate temperament immediately attracted many people's attention.

Suddenly, many audience members were attracted to her and cheered for her.

Opposite her, Li Weigang's face became very ugly, and he cursed himself inwardly for not knowing enough about his opponent.

"No matter what, my goal will not change!"

Li Weigang said, clenching his fists tightly.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out under the host's announcement.

Lin Baiwei immediately summoned her two Beast pets from the Beast Taming space.

One was the Peak of Tier 3 White Eagle, Snowball.

And one was the Early Stage of Tier 3 Black-Maned Lion, Coal Ball.

As soon as the two Beasts appeared, the situation on the field immediately turned into three against one.

Chu Han was shocked to find that Coal Ball's body had grown to the size of an adult Black-Maned Lion, very different from the cub that hid in the backpack back then.

Its whole body radiated the pressure of a king.

Under Lin Baiwei's command, Coal Ball rushed directly at Li Weigang.

Li Weigang held a long staff and immediately fought with Coal Ball.

He wanted to use his Martial Skill to quickly finish off this Black-Maned Lion, but he didn't expect Coal Ball to not confront him head-on, instead relying on its speed to maneuver.

During the struggle, Snowball in the sky turned into a white light and attacked, its speed extremely fast.

Li Weigang had to divert his energy to deal with Snowball's attacks, instantly becoming extremely embarrassed.

With the cooperation of the two Beasts, Li Weigang was exhausted from dealing with them and was quickly defeated.

"Lin Baiwei wins!"

Following the host's announcement, Li Weigang walked off the Arena helplessly.

Although he was unwilling, he had tried his best to show his ability.

"So strong! If you can't deal with these two Beasts at the same time, you can't defeat Lin Baiwei at all!"

The New Students who advanced to the next round looked solemn.

Li Weigang's this challenge also made them all notice Lin Baiwei.

If they met Lin Baiwei in the next round, many people felt very uncertain.

Although Li Weigang failed his challenge, it did not affect other challengers from taking the stage.

After 13 consecutive challenge matches, only one person successfully advanced to the list of 32.

Next, it was the real seventh round of the competition.