The Starry Sky Academy based its rankings on the Ten Academies Grand Competition. Over the years, though, the rankings had barely changed. Only the Tenth Academy—though it could clearly have called itself the First Academy—insisted on calling itself the Tenth Academy.
Lu Yin found the matches quite engaging as he watched one after another, and they reminded him of his younger days.
The students really did have some talented people among them. There were at least five Four-pattern Battle Qi users, more than in his year, and plenty of students with Domains and various innate talents. But they lacked truly exceptional masters. His year had produced Thirteen Swords, Night King Yan Qing, and Star Picking Girl. This year had produced no one like them.
Still, one student stood out: a genius from the Mebis Clan. In Lu Yin's view, she was even stronger than Grandini Mebis had been back then. She was widely considered one of the strongest contenders in this Ten Academies Grand Competition.
After watching for a while, Lu Yin lost interest and prepared to leave.
"Leaving already? No rush. That genius from your Earth is about to compete. Don't you want to watch?" Elder Cai said.
Lu Yin stopped and looked over.
As one match ended, the next pair of contestants came out. They were now in the round of sixteen, competing for a place in the Nine Academies' top eight.
On a gear in the distance, the girl at the front of the group of Earth students vanished. She reappeared at the top of the gear, facing a man whose body was covered in tattoos from the neck down. His eyes were fierce, and his fists were twice the size of an ordinary person's.
Only then did Lu Yin get a good look at the girl.