199: "The Protagonist's Path"

In the Cold Sand Crystal Land, a handsome guy who was moving towards the central area suddenly stopped.

Chen Du raised his left wrist; besides a smart bracelet, there were also two red rings.

Currently, during the competition phase, most functions of the bracelet were blocked.

Only some functions like speed detection and map marking were still usable.

Chen Du couldn't constantly stare at his bracelet, but his peripheral vision never left it for a second.

It's like looking at a mini-map when playing a game; you don't stare at it constantly.

But if there's any news, you immediately notice it.

For participating students, the bracelet was specifically used to check the rankings.

The competition had just begun, so the rankings hadn't changed much. Everyone was almost in the same position, so it had little reference value for now.

Suddenly, a piece of information rose one spot, catching Chen Du's peripheral vision.

“30-B, Black Dragon Martial Arts University, Wang Dadi.”

“It's him.”

As the last-ranked student in terms of number, yet the first to win the speed race track, Chen Du still remembered this name well.

Not only that, Wang Dadi was the only one whose ranking increased this time, which meant he wasn't working with a group, but achieved a “solo kill”!

He didn't expect the other party to be so bold; despite being a Grade B student ranked last, he dared to act alone!

His previous score had always been 0, presumably for this reason, as it wasn't easy to find suitable opponents for him.

“It seems he got lucky and encountered students in the 20s from the other two schools.”

Chen Du muttered to himself, instinctively thinking.

Although seat numbers in class didn't represent absolute strength, a 30th ranked student couldn't be that strong.

The first place in the speed track was more likely due to a combination of ability matching and operating under overload.

Wang Dadi gaining points and rising in rank meant that one person from Tianfeng Martial Arts University or Qilin Martial Arts University was eliminated.

Chen Du was relatively free at the moment, so he switched to the elimination list. When he saw a familiar name, he immediately stopped.

“Long Shan?”

“Long Shan was eliminated?”

And the elimination time was the same second as Wang Dadi's rank increase! This meant that the person who eliminated Long Shan was Wang Dadi!

Chen Du frowned at this thought.

Long Shan's full name on the ranking list was “4-B, Tianfeng Martial Arts University, Long Shan.”

Chen Du believed Long Shan's strength was far beyond a 4th ranked level.

It could only be said that he didn't summon his Demon God during the test at that time.

However, this was normal for Long Shan.

Although their time together was brief, Chen Du felt that the other party was the kind of person who was driven by resources and wouldn't be fixated on this seat number ranking.

But now it was a competition!

Did Long Shan still not intend to use his Unique curse power?

Or was he eliminated even after using it?

But was that really possible?

A 30th ranked student solo-killing a 4th ranked student!

And the one solo-killed was Long Shan, who could summon a Demon God?

Chen Du thought this probability was too low. The only possibility he could think of was that Long Shan was surrounded by many Ice Blast Bears and Bone-Gilded Toads.

Then Wang Dadi, who passed by, took advantage of the situation.

...

Little Giant Egg.

“Xiba!”

The Tianfeng Commentator, seeing the content on the big screen, was so surprised that he blurted out his native language!

The 4th ranked student from Tianfeng Martial Arts University was actually eliminated by the 30th ranked student from Black Dragon Martial Arts University, who had actively sought him out!

Although Long Shan's miraculous abilities surprised them, Wang Dadi's strength was also evident to all!

Not only did he possess the invincible defensive ability of golden light, but he also found the extremely rare “Mechanical Wings” scattered within the Spirit Realm.

This directly rendered the airborne Long Shan without any advantage.

The summoned bear-like creature, though appearing powerful, did not possess the ability to fly.

It could only “roar, roar, roar!” on the ground.

Subsequently, under Wang Dadi's fierce attack with his Second-Order Martial Skill, Long Shan, being in the air, had no escape and was forced to engage.

Although two other daggers controlled by the Mind Control Blade Technique assisted him, a Second-Order Martial Skill was, after all, a Second-Order Martial Skill.

The word “advanced” wasn't for nothing; the terrifying power directly interrupted Long Shan's right eye ability, summoning the Demon God back.

Finally, the Sky Soaring Warrior behind Long Shan took action, ending his participation in the second stage of this Three-School Joint Martial Arts Competition early.

“Dark horse!”

“This is a true dark horse in every sense of the word!”

“Compared to Chen Du from Qilin Martial Arts University, Wang Dadi from Black Dragon Martial Arts University is a real dark horse!”

“Objectively speaking, Chen Du is after all ranked 5th, a Grade A student, which itself is a label of strength. Although he's powerful, it's not an upset.”

“But Wang Dadi is different; he's a Grade B student ranked 30th. To have this kind of performance is a genuine upset!”

The Black Dragon Commentator said seriously. Although he was the commentator for Black Dragon Martial Arts University, he was still relatively objective.

While praising Wang Dadi, it wasn't favoritism but stating facts.

The other two commentators also nodded upon hearing this.

At this moment, the Black Dragon audience seating presented a thriving scene.

“Three consecutive championships!”

“We're going for three consecutive championships!”

A handsome young man in the audience shouted after seeing Wang Dadi's Heaven-Defying performance.

Normally, a student like Wang Dadi, ranked 30th, would have no screen time at all.

For example, the 30th ranked students from Tianfeng Martial Arts University and Qilin Martial Arts University have received no attention to this day; no one would even notice if they were suddenly eliminated.

Wang Dadi, firstly, had the buff of being first in the speed race track.

Secondly, by challenging Long Shan, a Grade A student, with the lowest rank, he gained attention.

Initially, the Black Dragon audience felt a chill in their hearts, thinking Wang Dadi was getting overconfident and purely seeking death!

Although he mastered a Second-Order Martial Skill, his overall comprehensive abilities were definitely inferior to a Grade A student.

Now it seemed, he really had something!

In contrast, Tianfeng Martial Arts University was in collective silence.

Their own 4th ranked Grade A student was actually eliminated by the opponent's 30th ranked Grade B student!

Although they knew this 30th ranked student was by no means an ordinary 30th ranked student, this result was still very difficult for them to accept.

This was equivalent to Black Dragon Martial Arts University gaining another Grade A student, and one of top combat power at that!

Could it be that Black Dragon Martial Arts University was really going to win another championship this year, achieving three consecutive wins?

Didn't everyone say that on the path to every three consecutive championships, there must be a Prodigy blocking the way?

How did this Prodigy end up on the other side?

At this moment, in the Tianfeng audience seating, a middle-aged man with a look of certainty watched the big screen calmly.

Unlike others, unless a “screen hogging” situation occurred, his gaze was always fixed on the 1-A perspective.

Judging by his attire, he was not a teacher, and by his age, he was just old enough to be the father of these freshmen.

He was seen with his legs crossed, leisurely muttering to himself:

“Wrong! This year's champion will definitely be Tianfeng Martial Arts University.”

“They have an ultimate trump card this year!”

...

Somewhere in the Cold Sand Crystal Land.

“Old Grandpa, are you sure it's this direction?”

“This isn't the route towards the central area.”

“There's no mistake. I sense a very strong Luck. For your future and my resurrection, you must defeat it.”

“The appearance of the System also heralds the beginning of war on this planet. That child is about to embark on his ‘Protagonist's Journey’.”

“And if you want to stand out, you must gain more Luck!”

Zhang Youren nodded, saying nothing more. Old Grandpa's words could never be wrong.

Moreover, becoming stronger was what he wanted for the future of the High Martial Civilization.

“I, Zhang Youren, will shoulder it!”

After secretly making this grand vow, Zhang Youren continued forward, and soon arrived at the location indicated by Old Grandpa.

He saw a perfect girl, beautiful as if generated by AI, standing still as if meditating with her eyes closed.

Her forehead was slightly raised, revealing her snow-white neck, and her high ponytail swayed without wind.

Around her lay no less than 20 Ice Blast Bears with shattered bodies!

Yet, not a single drop of blood stained her body!

Zhou Xiaogu immediately sensed Zhang Youren's appearance. She opened her eyes and said coldly, expressionlessly:

“Warm-up over!”