Inside White Dragon High School's rest area.
Yu Xinghan was staring at the rankings on the Sky Pillar, especially the name in first place.
Zhang Yu?
No wonder Senior Apprentice Sister Li thought highly of him back then. Although I ultimately eliminated him from consideration as a disciple, he really does have his merits.
He glanced at Song Hailong beside him and thought, Maybe it's time to switch sparring partners.
On the other side, Song Hailong seemed to sense Yu Xinghan's gaze. He looked at the other man's departing back, then turned his eyes toward the name on the Sky Pillar.
Looking at Zhang Yu in first place, he thought, Maybe I should switch sparring partners too.
Song Hailong even felt a trace of regret. He thought he should not have canceled his sparring arrangement with Zhang Yu before. If he had not, perhaps he could have witnessed how Zhang Yu had transformed step by step into what he was today.
In Songyang High School's rest area, Yu Xinghan walked over amid everyone's surprised stares.
Although Zhang Yu had defeated him this time, Yu Xinghan's crushing performance in the first three rounds of the competition remained deeply etched in their minds.
Now that Songyang High School's students were seeing Yu Xinghan up close, the aura of a Golden Core Disciple and White Dragon High School's top-ranked student forced them back again and again.
A girl beside He Dayou whispered, "White Dragon High School's custom is to kneel, right? Should we kneel to welcome him?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" another boy said. "This is Purple Cloud High School. Do you know the etiquette Purple Cloud uses when meeting the top-ranked student?"
He Dayou could not stand the sight of these two compatriots bowing and scraping before a White Dragon