55: Chapter 55 was just so-so.

The playground at Capital Martial Arts University was ridiculously large.

It was the size of over a dozen standard soccer fields pieced together.

The surrounding stands, cast from jet-black alloy, exuded a cold and murderous aura.

At this moment, it was already packed with people.

The first hurdle of freshman orientation was neither dormitory assignment nor the distribution of supplies.

It was mutual selection.

In the center of the playground, dozens of massive zones had been marked out.

Each zone represented a department or a top-tier instructor at Capital Martial Arts University.

"Everyone, juniors, stay calm!"

A senior wearing a sophomore uniform stood on a high platform, shouting through a megaphone.

"Instructors choose you, and you choose instructors too!"

"It is perfectly normal not to be picked by a top-tier instructor! Everyone, relax!"

"On the path of martial arts, what suits you best is the best!"

The noise. The excitement.

Countless freshmen, their eyes shimmering with excitement and nervousness, wove between the various zones.

Su Yu, carrying the black-cloth-wrapped yuanlong spear on his back with his hands in his pockets, walked through the crowd at a leisurely pace.

He wasn't actually in a rush.

As the only "Special-Grade Freshman" in the school, Vice Principal Nie Changkong had told him to report to the principal's office at nine in the morning.

It was only eight o'clock now.

He had plenty of time to kill.

He had come to the playground mainly to accompany Lin Xiaoxiao.

Incidentally, he also wanted to see what kind of real skills these instructors at Capital Martial Arts University actually possessed.

After all, his current means of attack were too singular.

Aside from that Form-Manifesting Spear Intent, he only had the basic Five Elements Fist.

He needed to determine a cultivation direction that could best leverage his system's advantages.

"Su Yu, look over there!"

Lin Xiaoxiao extended her fair finger, pointing toward the core of the playground, which was also the most crowded area.

There, a large flag fluttered in the wind.

On it, a single large character was written in a bold, sweeping calligraphy—Spear!

Weaponry Academy, Spear Department!

As one of the most popular and lethal departments at Capital Martial Arts University, the status of the Spear Department was incredibly transcendent.

And at this moment, standing right in the center of the Spear Department's zone was the department head who had almost gotten into a fight at Weiming Lake yesterday. Director Chu Kuang.

This burly old man had changed into a crisp black martial arts uniform today.

He leaned on a silver-white alloy spear with both hands.

He stood as steady as an abyss and as immovable as a mountain, fully displaying the aura of a grandmaster.

He was surrounded by layers upon layers of freshmen, each with fanatical eyes, wishing they could kneel down and become his disciple on the spot.

Just then, Director Chu Kuang's gaze pierced through the dense crowd and landed precisely on Su Yu.

Seeing Su Yu carrying the long, heavy object, Director Chu Kuang's eyes instantly lit up.

Good lad, he really chose the spear after all!

Director Chu Kuang chuckled inwardly.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, forming a smug arc that suggested everything was under his control.

Yesterday at Weiming Lake, that bit of Spear Intent from Su Yu was indeed stunning.

But Director Chu Kuang firmly believed that it was just a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse—a mere scrap of insight the kid had just stumbled upon.

Today, this old man will let you broaden your horizons.

Let you know what the true pinnacle of the Spear Dao is!

Director Chu Kuang cleared his throat deliberately. His blood energy circulated.

His voice, like a great bell, instantly drowned out all the noise on the playground.

"My Spear Department does not accept trash!"

"If you want to enter my sect, first see clearly what a spear is!"

Before the words even faded, Director Chu Kuang moved!

Swish! He lifted the silver-white alloy spear with one hand.

Without any fancy opening stance, he thrust the spear directly toward the firmament!

Hum—! A piercing sonic boom erupted in the air!

But strangely, this sound did not spread outward; instead, it was forcefully compressed within a half-meter radius around the spear tip!

Immediately after, Director Chu Kuang flicked his wrist.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish! A sky full of spear shadows, like a silver rainstorm, poured out!

Every thrust left a visible white shockwave in the air.

Yet, these shockwaves did not destroy even an inch of the surrounding ground!

All the power. All the killing intent. All the fluctuations of blood energy.

Everything was perfectly concentrated on the tip of the spear! Not a single shred leaked out!

"Micro-Perception!" Among the crowd, a knowledgeable senior couldn't help but exclaim.

"My god! Director Chu is actually demonstrating Micro-Perception level Spear Intent in public!"

"One hundred percent power concentration, not a single bit wasted!"

"Too strong!" "This is the true killing technique!"

The freshmen were all stunned.

Those sky-filling silver spear shadows, carrying a suffocating aesthetic of violence, were deeply imprinted on their retinas.

"A real man should practice the spear!"

A burly freshman roared, his face flushed with excitement.

It instantly resonated with countless people.

Nearby, Director Lei Jue from the Blade Department and Director Liu Ruyan from the Fist Department had originally intended to show off a few moves to recruit students.

Seeing Director Chu Kuang's showmanship, the two exchanged a glance and sighed helplessly.

Martial arts will at the Micro-Perception level. This old ghost is really going all out.

With a display of this level, any means they had now would appear lackluster. They had been completely outdone.

Director Chu Kuang withdrew his spear and stood tall. The silver-white spear shaft shimmered with a cold light under the sun.

He slightly raised his chin. His gaze pierced through the crowd, carrying a hint of provocation and smugness, looking straight at Su Yu.

That look clearly said: "Kid, you're stunned, right? This Micro-Perception move must have you completely captivated, right? Hurry up and come over to become my disciple!"

However, facing Director Chu Kuang's gaze, which expected to see shock and worship, Su Yu stood where he was, remaining silent.

To others, Director Chu Kuang's move just now was astonishing and flawless.

But in Su Yu's eyes, it was full of flaws.

The power concentration was too deliberate.

The Spear Intent still remained on the surface of the weapon and couldn't leave the body to harm others at all, let alone manifest from void into reality.

"It feels... just average," Su Yu evaluated inwardly.

However, he did not show it. After all, the man was a department head and his senior.

In public, he had to give the man some face.

Forget it. Better not crush him; he is a teacher after all.

Su Yu gave a polite nod, which counted as an acknowledgment of Director Chu Kuang's performance.

But, while Su Yu could hold back, Lin Xiaoxiao, who was beside him, could not.

As the only person present who had seen Su Yu casually manifest a solid spear through "Shape-Shifting" with her own eyes.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the smug Director Chu Kuang on the stage, who acted as if he were the best in the world, and then looked at the expressionless Su Yu beside her.

A strong sense of contrast instantly struck her funny bone.

"Pfft..." Lin Xiaoxiao quickly reached out both hands, tightly covering her mouth.

But that urge to laugh could not be suppressed at all. Her shoulders began to shake violently, and her pure, pretty face turned beet red.

"You... stop teasing me..." Lin Xiaoxiao laughed until tears were almost coming out.

She couldn't stand steadily, and very naturally, she leaned her body weight onto Su Yu's shoulder, laughing until she was shaking all over.

Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her voice and said intermittently in Su Yu's ear.

"If he knew... that you could already perform Shape-Shifting..."

"I wonder if Director Chu... would be so ashamed that he'd want to crawl into a crack in the ground right there..."

Su Yu felt the soft sensation on his shoulder and the warm breath by his ear. He sighed helplessly.

"Keep a low profile," Su Yu whispered two words.

"It's not easy to make a living."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao laughed even harder. She simply buried her head in the crook of Su Yu's neck, her shoulders heaving.

The surrounding freshmen, watching the intimate interaction between this handsome man and beautiful woman, were all green with envy.

But they only dared to watch. After all, that was the eldest young lady of the Lin family and the legendary Special-Grade Freshman.

However, just when the atmosphere was exceptionally relaxed, and even carried a hint of ambiguity.

Boom! An exceptionally violent pressure of blood energy, filled with intense jealousy and killing intent, erupted suddenly from the entrance of the playground!

A gust of wind, almost tangible, instantly tore through the surrounding crowd.

"Move aside!!!" A cold, furious shout, suppressing boundless rage, exploded like a thunderclap.

The crowd was forcefully pushed aside by a massive power, and several freshmen were even knocked to the ground.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Heavy footsteps fell on the alloy ground, creating a chilling, muffled sound.

A young man wearing the uniform of the sophomore Combat Academy, with a sinister expression, strode over.

His gaze was locked firmly ahead. Locked onto the girl who was leaning on Su Yu's shoulder, laughing until she was shaking all over.

When he saw the eldest young lady of the Lin family—whom he had painstakingly pursued for two years without even touching her hand—now leaning so intimately in a man's arms in front of the entire school's freshmen.

His sanity was instantly burned away by rage!

"Su Yu!!!" The young man's eyes were bloodshot, like a wild beast gone mad.

Three thousand points of blood energy surged into the sky without reservation, directly forming a visible column of blood-colored energy above his head!

He stared fixedly at Su Yu. Gritting his teeth, his words were heart-piercing.

"Take your filthy hands off her!"