Opening Trial

Upon learning that Shen Qinghan was already taken, the blond-haired boy quickly picked up his chair and left, returning to his original spot.

It's not far away, just two rows in front.

After the blond-haired boy left.

Lin Zichen looked around and took a look at the new students in the gymnasium.

The Martial Arts Academy has the most new students, more than the Evolution Academy and the Mechanical Academy combined.

The Martial Arts Academy has 1,896 new students.

There are 654 new students in the Mechanical Academy.

There are 469 new students in the Evolution Academy.

Lin Zichen saw all of this data on the official website during his summer vacation.

This is not only the case at Shanhai University, but also at other universities around the world, where the number of Martial Arts Student far exceeds that of Evolution Student and Mechanical Student.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that the admission requirements for the Evolution Academy and the Mechanical Academy are too high, and only a small number of students can get in through the national college entrance examination.

Many students who fail the college entrance exam but are still determined to succeed choose to enroll in the Martial Arts Academy.

I plan to continue exercising during my four years of university to improve my physical strength, thereby enhancing my compatibility with Gene Fusion and Mechanical Modification, and then transfer to the Evolution Academy or the Mechanical Academy.

However, this road is difficult.

Out of ten Martial Arts Student, perhaps only one will succeed.

Of the remaining nine who don't succeed, they will most likely do worse off after graduation than students who studied general education or arts.

Lin Zichen continued to observe the new students around him.

Soon, his gaze fell on a girl in the Talent Class.

The girl was sitting to his side, wearing a loose tracksuit and sporting a shoulder-length bob that was perfect for high-intensity workouts. She looked very pretty from the side.

However, the most attractive feature was not the girl's pretty face, but the pair of animal ears on her head.

They were a pair of fluffy purple animal ears, as big as a palm, and very conspicuous in the crowd.

Lin Zichen knew that the other party was the Dean's Daughter whom Shen Qinghan had mentioned during lunch, and was the only Gene Fusionist among all the freshmen.

He carefully observed the features of the pair of purple beast ears on the girl's head and quickly determined what kind of Exotic Beast genes she had fused with.

It's the genes of the Shadow Night Cat, the same as the genius from Capital University.

After fully integrating the Shadow Night Cat gene, one can enhance their agility, reaction speed, dynamic vision, night vision, perception, and more.

It looks like it has greatly improved its abilities and is very powerful, but the prerequisite is that it has fully integrated the Shadow Night Cat genes.

However, achieving complete integration would be an extremely long process.

It can take anywhere from a few years to more than ten years.

It is extremely rare for a genius like the one from Capital University to have successfully fused the genes of four Exotic Beast before even graduating from university.

High Gene Fusion compatibility alone is far from enough.

You also need to have some special physical constitution.

For example, a constitution that resists foreign mutations, a constitution that allows multiple foreign genes to coexist, and a constitution that facilitates gene expression, etc.

Looking across the country, there are many geniuses with high Gene Fusion, but at present, there is only one genius from Capital University who can possess multiple special physical qualities.

Lin Zichen continued to observe the pair of animal ears on the girl's head, trying to see if he could determine how much of the Shadow Night Cat's genes the girl had incorporated.

On the other side, the girl sensed that someone was watching her, and immediately turned around to look in the direction of the gaze, whereupon she met Lin Zichen's eyes.

In that instant when their eyes met, Lin Zichen felt as if he were being watched by a dark, shadowy cat.

The girl's eyes were like two obsidian stones, possessing the characteristics of Shadow Night Cat, revealing a gaze that stared at its prey, extremely intimidating.

The eye contact between the two didn't last long, lasting less than two seconds, before ending as the girl turned away.

A bit aloof... Lin Zichen labeled the girl with this description during their brief eye contact.

He shifted his gaze from the girl and continued to observe the other freshmen around him.

Then, naturally, my attention was drawn to the blond-haired boy sitting in front of me.

That blond-haired guy was incredibly talkative; he kept chatting with everyone around him, always smiling and making silly remarks. It was impossible for anyone around him not to notice him.

Those who were approached by him would only smile politely on the surface, but were actually extremely annoyed inside.

"What a chatterbox..." Lin Zichen silently labeled the blond-haired boy in his mind.

Soon, it was 2 PM.

The freshman orientation begins.

The meeting was chaired by Vice Principal Yuan Dongzhi.

Lin Zichen found this somewhat strange.

Logically, the principal should be in charge, so why is it a vice-principal?

Where did the real one go?

On stage, Yuan Dongzhi's speech was very brief; he only rambled on for less than ten minutes before handing the microphone over to other school leaders.

Other school leaders also spoke very little, averaging less than three minutes per speech.

After the school leaders finished their speeches, it was the students' turn to speak on stage.

The student speeches were divided into two parts: first, a speech by a freshman representative, and then a speech by the Student Union President.

"Please give a round of applause to Li Moyu, a student from the Talent Class, who will come to the stage as a representative of the new students to give a speech!"

A school leader on the stage, holding a microphone, looked at a section of the Talent Class below the stage and spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, the freshmen below the stage applauded and looked towards the Talent Class, wondering which one Li Moyu was.

The new students in the Talent Class all looked at the blond-haired boy with surprise.

"Li Moyu, you're actually the freshman representative?"

"I always thought Ma Xiwei was the strongest among the freshmen and would be the freshman representative, but I didn't expect there were other experts hiding in there."

"This Li Moyu, with his dyed blond hair that looks like a hoodlum, is a chatterbox and has absolutely no genius qualities, yet he's the strongest among the freshmen. You really can't judge a book by its cover..."

At this moment, the freshmen in the Talent Class all felt it was incredible.

The freshman representatives were elected by the school leaders, who voted based on who they thought was the best.

The fact that the blond-haired boy was chosen as the freshman representative shows that most of the school leaders believe he is the strongest among the freshmen.

This was something that everyone in the Talent Class found hard to believe.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of all the teachers and students, the blond-haired boy transformed from his previous talkative and cheerful demeanor into a cool and aloof god.

He slowly rose from his seat, one hand in his pocket, tossing his bangs with each step, and walked unhurriedly towards the stage.

From the moment his college entrance exam results came out, he had been waiting for this opportunity to show off.

After waiting for more than two months, it has finally arrived.

Before this, whether it was dyeing her hair yellow or acting like a fool and striking up conversations with everyone, it was all to create a contrast between "looking like a slacker but actually being a genius," making the act of showing off even bigger and more enjoyable.

To sum it up in one sentence: You wouldn't believe it, would you? This seemingly carefree, dyed-hair-wearing chatterbox is actually the most brilliant genius among the freshmen! Surprised? Unexpected? Were you amazed?

"This Li Moyu is really good at hiding his true colors. I saw he had dyed his hair blonde and looked like a hoodlum. I thought he was the worst student in the class."

Shen Qinghan said, quite surprised.

Lin Zichen, who was standing to the side, was also surprised. He never expected that a carefree Yellow-Haired Kid would be the top student in the Talent Class.

After all, in the common perception, geniuses are usually aloof.

On stage.

Li Moyu took the microphone from the school leader, but instead of speaking, she looked around at the expressions on the faces of the people below the stage.

Seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of many people in the audience gave him immense satisfaction and made him feel incredibly good.

After calming himself down a bit, he looked at everyone in the audience, took the microphone, and asked, "Has everyone heard of Li Yijin?"

"Who doesn't know a genius from Capital University!" a freshman in the audience shouted in response.

Li Moyu raised an eyebrow, her face becoming even more aloof as she said, "Yes, everyone knows Li Yijin, but you probably don't know that Li Yijin also has a younger brother who is just as talented."

"His younger brother is this year's top scorer in Capital City's college entrance exams."

"The Gene Fusion compatibility reached 16%, ranking first in the country alongside the Provincial Top Scholar in Nanjiang Province."

"Physical Fitness Test Data, unparalleled nationwide, the only one to achieve first place in the country."

"And his genius younger brother is none other than me, standing right in front of you right now— Li Moyu!"

When Li Moyu said this last sentence, her voice suddenly rose considerably, sounding full of momentum.

The freshmen in the audience were all shocked.

This Yellow-Haired Kid is actually the younger brother of the genius from Capital University?

Moreover, he was the top scholar in Capital City?

Wait, why isn't the top student from Capital City studying at Kyoto University, but instead comes to Shanhai University?

Just as everyone was racking their brains trying to figure it out, Li Moyu up. "Everyone here must be wondering why I, the top scorer in the Capital City college entrance examination, didn't go to Capital University, but instead came to Mountain University."

"Everyone probably thinks that Mountain University's admissions team spent a lot of money to poach me."

"However, this is wrong."

"You might not believe it, but I applied to Mountain University on my own initiative."

"When I was still in junior high school, I made a pact with my brother: he would be responsible for breaking the records of Capital University, and I would be responsible for breaking the records of Mountain University. In the future, all the records of the two universities will be taken over by the Kyoto Li Family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes narrowed, and he released a biological pressure of up to "Ordinary Tier 5," displaying his unparalleled strength for his age without reservation.

The Talent Class freshmen who were closer to the stage all felt his powerful biological pressure, and they were all shocked and questioned their existence.

They were all Favored Child of Heaven who got into Shanhai University, but many of them were only at the ordinary Tier 3 Biological Rank, and some were even as low as Tier 2, relying entirely on their Gene Fusion compatibility to get ahead.

However, Li Moyu's Biological Rank on the stage was as high as the Ordinary Tier 5!

The difference is huge!

So big it's despair-inducing!

On the other side, the school leaders on the same stage couldn't help but twitch their lips slightly.

They arranged for Li Moyu to speak on stage as a representative of the new students, so that he could set an example and look forward to the future of the four years of university. But now this guy is just showing off. It's ridiculous!

"My Li Moyu, please remember my name!"

After unleashing his biological pressure and showing off, Li Moyu tossed out this sentence, casually shoved the microphone into the hands of a school leader standing nearby, and then quickly walked off the stage with one hand in his pocket and a flick of his bangs.

He only went up there to show off, and now that he's done, it's time for him to step down.

The key to showing off is speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness; the shorter the time spent on stage, the higher the perceived pretentiousness.

"Xiao Chen, that Li Moyu is so stupid. He thinks he's invincible just because he's only at the Ordinary Tier 5. Little does he know that you could easily crush him with a single finger."

Shen Qinghan leaned close to Lin Zichen's ear and whispered something in his ear.

As her childhood sweetheart, fiancée, and die-hard fan, she couldn't wait to see Lin Zichen make a name for himself in public.

Lin Zichen poked her cheek and said in a low voice, "If you talk about other people being stupid behind their backs and they find out, you'll be in big trouble."

"Isn't it you who's protecting me?"

"We can't protect them, we can't protect them."

"Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore. I'll only complain to you at home, and I'll be a good little mute outside."

Shen Qinghan assured her in a soft, gentle voice.

Hearing the soft, sweet voice in his ear, Lin Zichen couldn't help but think of Shen Qinghan's warm, fragrant tongue, and his heart immediately felt itchy.

As the two spoke close together, the school leader on the stage announced in a loud voice, "Next, please welcome Student Union President Zhou Xuehong to speak on behalf of the Student Union!"

After he finished speaking, the school leader applauded.

Upon seeing this, the freshmen in the audience all joined in the applause.

As applause erupted, a young man with a slightly parted, layered hairstyle slowly walked onto the stage from below the stage.

This person wasn't particularly tall, nor did he have much muscle, but he exuded a very imposing aura that made people afraid to meet his eyes.

"President Zhou, here's your microphone."

When Zhou Xuehong walked to the center of the stage, the school leader immediately and considerately stepped forward and handed him the microphone.

At Shanhai University, where strength is paramount, the Student Union President holds a higher position than many university leaders.

Zhou Xuehong took the microphone and introduced himself in a calm but firm voice, "Good afternoon, freshmen. I am Zhou Xuehong, the president of the Student Union of Shanhai University."

"I'm here today to talk to you about three things."

"First, student discipline at school is not under the jurisdiction of teachers, but under the jurisdiction of the Student Union council. The Student Union has many powers that you cannot imagine."

"Secondly, the Student Union recruits 10 members from the freshmen at the beginning of each semester. The recruitment criteria are based solely on merit. Freshmen who wish to join the Student Union should remember to demonstrate their abilities over the next six months."

"Third, the Inner Campus of Shanhai University is a place where strength reigns supreme, a primitive environment where Natural Selection and survival of the fittest prevail. It is not uncommon for upperclassmen to bully Survival of the Fittest, so everyone should be mentally prepared for this."

"I only have three things to say."

"Before I step down, I'll let everyone experience the power of Advanced Being."

The moment those words fell, Zhou Xuehong's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he instantly released all the terrifying pressure he possessed as Advanced Being, ruthlessly suppressing the freshmen below the stage.

In an instant, all the freshmen in the gymnasium felt an invisible pressure on their heads.

Those freshmen closest to the stage were so overwhelmed that their faces turned red and they had difficulty breathing.

Among them, Li Moyu, the Yellow-Haired Kid who was located neither too far nor too close, was strangely subjected to the greatest pressure in the entire venue.

So heavy that even the chair he was sitting on had its four legs bent under the weight, almost breaking.

He was a little confused, not knowing what had happened. He only knew that he seemed to be targeted, and he felt so oppressed that his face turned pale and he felt like he was suffocating.

In contrast to him, Lin Zichen, who was sitting two rows behind him, looked completely relaxed and showed no signs of discomfort.

The pressure from the Advanced Being was indeed strong, but at a distance of more than thirty meters, its power had weakened to the point that it was no longer a significant threat to him, an ordinary Tier 9 being.

However, Shen Qinghan, whose Biological Rank was only ordinary Tier 2, was in a bad mood. She was suppressed to the point that her legs went weak and she could only lean helplessly on his shoulder.

Fortunately, Zhou Xuehong on the stage did not release his biological pressure for too long, withdrawing it completely in less than five seconds.

Then, amidst the sighs of relief from the audience, he slowly walked off the stage.

Shortly after Zhou Xuehong left, the microphone returned to Yuan Dongzhi had been in the original position.

Holding the microphone, Yuan Dongzhi calmly addressed the freshmen below the stage:

"After the freshman orientation, you will face an Opening Trial right here."

"The rules of the trial are simple. There is a large Martial Platform in the center of the gymnasium. Whoever can stand on the Martial Platform alone for more than one minute will be this year's Newcomer King and will be awarded 100 Credit."

"The second person to stand alone on the Martial Platform for more than one minute will be the second place winner and will be awarded 90 Credit."

"The rankings will continue in this manner until the tenth place is determined, who will be awarded 10 Credit."

"The Opening Trial will only last for one hour."

"During this period, if even one freshman from a non- Talent Class (i. e., a freshman from Ordinary Class) manages to break into the top 10, then all other freshmen, excluding those from the Talent Class, will receive 1 Credit."

"The Opening Trial will begin in 10 minutes. Anyone who needs to use the restroom can go now."

After briefly saying these words, Yuan Dongzhi put down the microphone and walked off the stage.

Seeing this, the other school leaders on the stage all consciously followed her and left.

These school leaders are now going up to the second-floor corridor so they can overlook the upcoming Opening Trial on the first floor and observe the performance of each new student.

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