Chapter 264
More and more people were arriving at the square. Almost all of the seats had been taken. It was very noisy, packed with people.
After the bell tolled, the spectators quieted down. They all looked towards where the leaders were sitting.
The Dean of the Sacred Institute stood up to give a prepared speech. He thanked everyone for coming, then declared the start of the competition.
There was a spacious platform in the middle. The Dean of Students Shi Wengong jumped onto it and explained the rules to the disciples of the institute.
It wasn’t obligatory to fight, but whoever wanted to fight could take part in the competition.
The disciple who went onto the platform could invite a rival. The invited one could certainly refuse the invitation, but no one would chicken out under so many people’s gazes.
Naturally, the disciples of the Earth grade could only fight with those of the same level.
That was how Crimson Moon had made the most progress.
At the same time, the spectators found one thing. More than half of the short-term disciples had gone onto the platform because they’d been challenged. They were in a very passive position. Most of them had lost.
It seemed the short-term disciples had become pushovers. The formal disciples who wanted to show their skill hadn’t let them go easily.
For some reason, the local people preferred to watch the fights between the short-term disciples and formal disciples. Every time a short-term disciple was defeated, they would cheer and laugh.
However, among the many short-term disciples, there was still someone like Crimson Moon who had had a wonderful fight.
In the end, each courtyard had one disciple that had got the outstanding grade.
“Eh?”
Jiang Chen noticed Fey’s face turn sullen when he saw a short-term disciple from the east courtyard. His eyes were full of fiery anger.
“You two have a problem?” Jiang Chen asked out of curiosity.
“We’re from the same field. She’s my ex-girlfriend. After we arrived at the Sacred Institute, she found there were more powerful people here, so she abandoned me and fell in love with her class leader.
“Then she spread rumors everywhere, claiming that our breakup was because I had feelings for someone else, and that someone was Apprentice Sister Murong, who I barely knew. She did this only because she didn’t want others to think it was her fault.”
To Jiang Chen’s surprise, Fey told him the whole story without hesitation, but his anger grew as he talked.
“See?!”
Suddenly, he pointed at the beaming girl on the platform and said, “In this world full of injustice, it’s the only way to live a good life. We will only turn into good-for-nothings.”
“The correct road is usually the most difficult to travel,” Jiang Chen said.
“Hm, you always talk big. I’m interested to see what your fight will be like.”
“Remember, fight to the last minute,” Jiang Chen said.
“Fight to the last minute?”
Fey seemed shocked. He kept mouthing the five words silently. His expression was hard to describe.
By then, the competition of the Earth Grade had ended. It was the Heaven Grade’s turn.
The fights became more exciting. The spectators kept cheering for the participants. The fights fired them up with enthusiasm.
The fights between the disciples who were holding their states down in order to develop their extraordinary meridians were especially exciting. Their strength was almost as powerful as Reaching Heaven States.
As soon as such a fight started, the two rivals would usually occupy the whole platform. Sometimes even the whole platform was too small for them.
The fight would also last for longer than the Earth Grade’s fights, because these fights were worth more attention.
Some of the Mental Wander States of the Heaven Grade were intentionally holding their states down. They were actually no worse than the Reaching Heaven States. Reaching Heaven States even felt envious of them, since they could develop more extraordinary meridians.
Outstanding grade winners would get the opportunity to practice in the Time Palace. There were only few who had got the chance. Liu Wuxin, class leader of the superfine class of the east courtyard, was one of them.
The last round were the fights between disciples in the Reaching Heaven State. They weren’t as popular as the disciples of the Heaven Grade, but there were still many highlights.
The climax came when a man landed on the platform eagerly.
“Jiang Chen, come down! It’s your time to die!”