He was afraid that Xiao Zhan would not be able to slap Jiang Xian'er in the face.
After saying that, he turned his attention back to Xiao Zhan, "Hey, give me the inside scoop, do you have some sort of secret? Otherwise, how could the night school beauty be interested in you?"
After hanging around the academy for a month, he had heard plenty of rumors about Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan might be useless, but Ye Youlong was definitely not.
And yet Ye Youlong chose Xiao Zhan, the so-called useless one, which meant that Xiao Zhan was not useless at all.
Xiao Zhan looked at his curious gaze, spread his hands, and teased with a chuckle, "If you think there's a secret, then there is."
Lin Dong was anxious, "Just tell me, you see how serious I am about sniffing out information for you, satisfy my curiosity, will you?"
"I didn't ask you to gather information for me; it was all your own doing, what does that have to do with me?"
Xiao Zhan was utterly ungrateful.
He remembered Lin Dong's threat to show him what's what in a year's time.
Even though Lin Dong couldn't make good on it, Xiao Zhan was one to hold grudges.
Lin Dong was a little angry, he was sincerely helping Xiao Zhan gather information, not even a thank you, and not even a good attitude?
Isn't that a bit too haughty?
He was just about to speak.
At this moment, the bell marking the official start of the freshmen competition rang out.
Subsequently, a refined and scholarly elder stepped onto the stage.
"Good day, students. My name is Wang Qian, the vice president of the White Emperor Spirit Academy. I am honored to be hosting this year's freshmen tournament."
"The freshmen tournament consists of two stages. The first stage is a random draw knockout round, where all students will compete one-on-one until a winner is decided."
"The second stage is the challenge round. If anyone believes the winner of the knockout stage is undeserving, they may issue a challenge. The victor of the challenge will be declared the top student."
"This freshmen tournament is only open to new students of our academy. Senior students and outsiders are not allowed to participate under the pretense of contract, and those found cheating will be expelled from the academy!"
"The winner of this freshmen tournament will be granted the opportunity to train for three days in the White Emperor Secret Realm! I hope all students will compete with passion and strive for the top honor."
"Now I declare, the competition officially begins!"
As Wang Qian finished speaking.
Judges walked onto each of the martial arts platforms, holding rosters, and began calling out names.
Students ascended the stage and the battles began, officially starting the competition.
The number of new students was around ten thousand.
With equal representation of male and female students, that made about five thousand pairs, making this a rather large competition.
However, the freshmen tournament was not mandatory, but voluntary, so many B and A grade Spirit Masters, knowing they were no match, outright chose to forfeit.
Of course, most people wanted to get some face time and increase their practical experience.
Xiao Zhan's match was at martial arts platform A6, and he had been waiting here early on.
After watching three matches, he had a rough idea of the students' abilities.
As expected, nearly ninety-nine percent of them had not broken through to First Grade Spirit Master.
Such a competition was really just a bonus handed to the most talented.
But then again, the academy is an academy after all, and has to maintain a semblance of fairness, which is why they organized this event.
"Next up, Xiao Zhan vs. Ye Youlong, against Ma Li and Wang Qin!"
The referee's voice.
Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong immediately leaped onto the martial arts platform, followed by a pair of male and female competitors.
Ma Li and Wang Qin, both S-grade, had great confidence in their own strength. They didn't claim certain victory but felt they were among the top contenders and might win with a bit of luck.
Upon mounting the stage and seeing their opponents were Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong,
both of their eyes revealed a hint of disdain.
"I thought the first round would be easy, but I hadn't expected it to really not be difficult, tsk tsk tsk, and there's the campus belle Ye. Beating up the belle, such a delightful task, has actually fallen on my head," Ma Li cracked his neck with a smirk, his bones popping audibly.
Clearly, he felt he had victory in the bag.
Wang Qin, however, seemed not to care much, simply stating, "It doesn't matter who the opponent is, as long as we win in the end."
Though not openly scoffing, it was apparent she also believed they were certain to win.
"Hmph, I really don't know what Ye Youlong was thinking, choosing a worthless F-grade of all people," Ma Li grumbled with dissatisfaction after seeing Ye Youlong's beauty, tinged with envy.
Such a gorgeous campus belle, to top it off an elite Artifact Spirit, and also bound by a wife contract, Xiao Zhan had almost become the talk of the college.
If not for the irrevocable Life and Death Contract, Xiao Zhan would directly become everyone's enemy!
Defeating Xiao Zhan and claiming the beauty would become the slogan.
Wang Qin gave him a look, saying seriously, "Alright, don't be too careless; no matter what, Ye Youlong is an SSS-grade Artifact Spirit, she does have strength."
"What does it matter? Watch me crush her under my feet today!"
With a cold snort from Ma Li, the Spirit Manipulation Energy was activated, and Wang Qin transformed into an ancient-looking Longsword in his hand.
The blade was smooth, the hilt wooden, appearing incredibly plain as if devoid of any offensive capability.
Xiao Zhan didn't hesitate either; with a gesture, Ye Youlong turned into a Death Demon Scythe shrouded in billowing black mist.
The black mist engulfed the entire Death Demon Scythe, and Xiao Zhan's aura turned abruptly colder, his eyebrows icy, his pupils dark as ink, his whole demeanor like a demon king emerging from Hell, very daunting.
Just in terms of special effects alone, Xiao Zhan had already overshadowed Ma Li.
"Is this the SSS-grade Artifact Spirit Death Demon Scythe? The aura is so overwhelming!" Below the platform, the spectating students exhaled in astonishment.
For many of them, this was the first time witnessing an SSS-grade Artifact Spirit.
Instantly, the audience from the surrounding platforms was drawn over.
"The aura entwines with a domineering darkness, just looking at the appearance and special effects, this Ye belle seems set for victory!"
"Damn it, this is what an SSS-grade is! The gap between S-grade and SSS-grade Artifact Spirits is just like the gap between humans and dogs!"
"Alas, I really don't understand why the belle Ye chose Xiao Zhan!"
On the platform.
Seeing this scene, Ma Li's brows were already tightly knit together.
The word 'envy' had already been worn thin.
His own S-grade Artifact Spirit was also considered excellent in the academy, but compared to the SSS-grade Ye Youlong, it absolutely paled in comparison!
They say fireflies against the bright moon!
This S-grade couldn't even compare to a firefly!
"Xiao Zhan, you truly do make me die of envy!"
Ma Li muttered through gritted teeth and then took the initiative to attack, thrusting his sword straight at Xiao Zhan!
The intense jealousy had already made him impatient to blow Xiao Zhan away!