Tian Sisi nodded. She had practically worked herself to death just to scrape together enough money for a spirit weapon. Weapons gave martial artists an enormous boost in combat strength. When two opponents were close in strength, having a spirit weapon could absolutely turn the tide.
Meanwhile, as soon as Chen Lie stepped down, the announcement rang out over the Duel Platform again.
"Qiao Xuanxi of the 17th Martial Arts Class versus Jiang Yuan of the 19th Martial Arts Class.
Both students, please come onto the platform immediately."
Chen Lie had just sat down beside Huang Yuxi when he saw Qiao Xuanxi and Jiang Yuan walk onto the Duel Platform.
Jiang Yuan?
Chen Lie's expression shifted. He had not expected Jiang Yuan to make it into the contest for the department branch's top hundred either.
He remembered that Jiang Yuan had not broken through to the Heaven Aperture Stage during the blood-qi stage. Making it this far in half a year was indeed impressive.
Still, that was hardly surprising. The only reason Jiang Yuan had failed to open his Heaven Aperture during the blood-qi stage was the limitations of Blue Star's martial arts environment. His talent ranked among the best on Blue Star, so it was no surprise that he could stand out among Starry Sky University's new students.
On the Duel Platform, Qiao Xuanxi and Jiang Yuan sprang into action the instant the signal to begin sounded.
In the end, Qiao Xuanxi proved the better martial artist. She won the match and advanced into the top hundred of the department branch tournament.
The first round of Heaven Second Campus's campus-wide finals soon ended.
Aside from Xu Jinzhou, whom Chen Lie had faced in the first round and who possessed Qi Gathering Realm strength, his opponents in the following rounds