379: Chapter 379 Final Verdict: Shanghai Martial Arts University Champion!

President Xia Yun watched the crowd's indignation; seeing they had vented enough, he withdrew his pressure and picked up the microphone, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness and heaviness:

"I understand how everyone feels."

"Here, I must admit that the Organizing Committee did indeed make a grave mistake yesterday. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I offer my sincerest apologies to everyone!"

President Xia Yun bowed slightly to the audience below.

The dignified president of Imperial Capital Martial Arts University apologizing in public caused the resentment below to subside slightly.

President Xia Yun straightened up and explained in a deep voice:

"Yesterday, after we regained control of the secret realm, we took a headcount. Everyone originally believed that the Kuangsha Academy team member who was thrown out by the Faceless Man last was the sole survivor."

"However!"

President Xia Yun's gaze sharpened. "Last night, Principal Pang Ban of Magic City Martial Arts University knocked on the Organizing Committee's door in the middle of the night. He pointed out that one of the contestants from Magic City Martial Arts University had been in the dungeon the entire time and never came out!"

"Upholding a rigorous and responsible attitude towards the tournament, the Organizing Committee immediately reopened Forbidden Zone No. 009."

At this point, President Xia Yun turned and pointed to the huge holographic screen behind him.

"Please look at the surveillance footage!"

The screen flickered.

On the screen, in the empty pit, after Principal Pang Ban broadcast his announcement, a thin, ordinary-looking boy wearing the Magic City Martial Arts University uniform crawled out of the grass without any warning and crushed his jade tablet!

Then came the surveillance playback from inside the venue, which completely recorded everything that happened last night, from the Organizing Committee opening the portal to Mo Wu being teleported out.

This scene was fully displayed before everyone.

"Whoa!"

The entire venue erupted in an uproar, with countless people's jaws dropping to their feet.

"H-how is this possible?" Zhao Zhenlei's eyes were almost popping out of their sockets.

President Xia Yun continued:

"This student's name is Mo Wu. His Supernatural Ability is the extremely rare Presence Deprivation!"

"His concealment method is not just about hiding his vision and aura; it erases his own existence from the cognitive level!"

"He successfully evaded the Faceless Man's carpet search and also successfully bypassed the five penetrating scans from our Organizing Committee's highest-power radar!"

President Xia Yun concluded emphatically:

"According to the battle royale rule of 'the last one to survive is the winner'! Student Mo Wu managed to lay low until everyone else in the arena had been eliminated!"

"He even deceived our Organizing Committee!"

"Therefore, he, and the Magic City Martial Arts University he represents, are the well-deserved champions of the second round!"

The explanation concluded.

Below the stage, a deathly silence fell once again.

No one protested, and no one shouted about a rigged outcome.

Everyone's Brain was in a state of complete system crash.

"You've got to be kidding me..."

"How is this possible?"

Somewhere in the crowd, someone let out an off-key exclamation.

Then, the entire plaza exploded!

It wasn't anger, but rather being completely shattered by this tactic that went beyond the comprehension of carbon-based life forms!

"Mo Wu? Does Magic City Martial Arts University have someone like that? Why do I have absolutely no memory of him?"

"You don't have a clue! If he can trick even a Tier 6 Grandmaster and machine radar, who do you think you are!"

"What kind of 'Old Six' Supernatural Ability is this! As long as I don't exist, you can't eliminate me?!"

The discussions in the plaza were like boiling water, completely unstoppable.

However, as the initial shock and astonishment faded, a deep sense of powerlessness washed over all the prestigious school prodigies present like a tide.

Although everyone felt incredibly aggrieved and their eyes were red with jealousy, they couldn't even utter a single word of protest!

The reason is simple: the surveillance footage placed before them by the officials was solid, irrefutable proof!

What did Kuangsha Academy rely on to get that "temporary" championship yesterday?

They relied on good luck, being the last in line, and just happened to scrape by on the bottom line of the rules to pick up a win.

But what about Magic City Martial Arts University?

Mo Wu relied on his own exclusive Supernatural Ability to truly survive until the end of time in that deathly secret realm, which was sealed by black fog and filled with crises!

He not only deceived the Faceless Man, who was slaughtering everything across the map, but even forcefully blocked the official equipment and the perception of a Tier 6 Grandmaster!

Is this luck?

No! This is despair-inducing raw strength!

Yesterday, it was this very group of people who followed behind Kuangsha Academy, and just to spite Magic City Martial Arts University, they forced the Organizing Committee to acknowledge the rigid rule that "the person who stays in the secret realm until the end wins."

Now, the boomerang had hit them right in the forehead, slapping their own faces red!

"What the..."

Zhao Zhenlei opened his mouth, his rugged face turning the color of pig liver as he forced himself to swallow the profanity that had reached his lips.

Helan Que was clenching his fists so hard that his nails dug into his flesh, drawing blood.

What could he say?

Demand a rematch?

Yesterday, Kuangsha Academy was the loudest, adamantly defending the bottom line of the rules. If they dared to lead the charge in overturning the rules today, Kuangsha Academy would become a complete laughingstock in the Great Xia Martial Arts World.

Everyone could only swallow this resentment, which was enough to burst their chests, and force it down, not even daring to make a sound.

On the high platform, President Xia Yun of Imperial Capital Martial Arts University watched the group of frustrated prodigies below, finally feeling a sense of pleasure in watching the show.

These little brats, weren't they quite capable when they were forcing the issue yesterday?

Now they know what it means to lift a rock only to drop it on their own feet!

President Xia Yun cleared his throat, picked up the microphone, and his rich voice spread across the entire venue once again:

"Since the surveillance footage has proven that Student Mo Wu of Magic City Martial Arts University was the sole survivor of the second battle royale round."

"Then, I now officially announce!"

"The champion of the second Survival Battle Royale of this Hundred Schools League belongs to Magic City Martial Arts University!"

"At the same time!"

President Xia Yun's voice suddenly rose, carrying a piercing power that made people's blood boil:

"In view of the fact that Magic City Martial Arts University has won the championship in both battle royale rounds!"

"According to the tournament regulations, the final team tie-breaker is cancelled!"

"I announce that the national grand champion of this Hundred Schools League is Magic City Martial Arts University!"

Boom!

As the words "Grand Champion" landed, ceremonial cannons fired across the entire plaza, and golden ribbons rained down like a torrential downpour.

Although the other university contestants below were gnashing their teeth and looked ashen-faced, the Great Xia officials had certainly provided the full spectacle.

"Next!" President Xia Yun took a step back, pointed to the huge red curtain behind the high platform, and said loudly:

"I invite the contestants of Magic City Martial Arts University, as well as Principal Pang Ban, to enter!"

"The Organizing Committee will conduct the award ceremony on the spot!"

As his voice fell.

Thousands of contestants and mentors from various schools across the venue, all carrying complex gazes of displeasure, suspicion, or shock, collectively raised their heads and looked towards the high platform.