Your popularity is a bit too good!

There were exactly 40 people on the sports field, no more and no less.

Following the rule of 10 people per class, they could be divided into exactly four classes.

Lin Xia tried his best to search for a familiar figure in the crowd.

Hard work pays off.

Before long, he spotted Zhu Tingyu on the other side, looking cold and detached.

She was wearing loose sportswear with her ponytail tied high.

This attire made her look completely out of place compared to the other girls who had dolled themselves up to look glamorous.

Yet, even so, the makeup-free Zhu Tingyu was still surrounded by all sorts of boys.

But when faced with the boys' attempts to strike up a conversation, she acted as if she had hit a mute button, remaining silent while scanning her surroundings as if searching for something.

The next moment, Zhu Tingyu's gaze met Lin Xia's.

Immediately, she glared at him fiercely before turning her head away to stare coldly ahead once more, not moving an inch.

Wow, so... was she looking for me in the crowd?

Lin Xia couldn't help but reveal a smile.

Pang Pang, who was eating potato chips, saw Lin Xia grinning at thin air and looked in the direction of his gaze with confusion.

After seeing the stunningly beautiful Zhu Tingyu, he burst out laughing, then patted Lin Xia on the shoulder:

"Don't even think about it. A top-tier girl like that isn't for us to pine after!

Look at those designer clothes she's wearing; they must cost at least tens of thousands, right?

Tsk tsk tsk, we can't afford to keep her, we really can't!"

"Pig-head, you talk as if you had money, she would actually like you."

Wu Ziyang, who had only heard the latter half of the conversation, sneered and made a pig-nose gesture at Xu Jian: "Do you not have the habit of looking in a mirror?"

Just like that, the two began a verbal sparring match with a high frequency of profanity.

It wasn't until a throat-clearing sound echoed from the podium that they finally quieted down.

"Hello, students..."

The four people on the podium began to introduce themselves one by one.

A few minutes later.

The director named Xie Feng waved his arm, and a virtual screen appeared high in the air.

The screen read: [40/40].

"The rumor that we sort classes based on entrance ranks was just something we put out there!

The annual class-sorting ceremony at Imperial University is very simple; it uses an elimination system. The final 10 students remaining on the field will be the students of Class 1!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire crowd erupted in an uproar!

Even Lin Xia sucked in a cold breath.

Didn't Director Xie Feng's words mean that there was going to be a 40-person free-for-all?

Although it was nominally an individual battle, who knew if a situation where multiple people ganged up on one person would occur once the fighting started?

Wouldn't that mean class sorting wasn't based on one's own awakening grade at all?

But rather... popularity?!

"Gulp!"

Lin Xia's throat bobbed.

Because he felt several pairs of eyes shooting malicious glares in his direction.

Lin Xia scanned the area and confirmed this premonition.

Zhu Tingyu and Liu Yucheng were squinting, staring at him from the left and right!

Not only that, but he also discovered that the loose-lipped Wu Ziyang was actually looking over at him with a strange gaze as well!

"Do you all think this sports field is here for you to play soccer?"

Director Xie Feng smiled maliciously, "Imperial University doesn't have such relaxing entertainment projects!"

Hearing this, the students looked at each other in confusion.

Only Lin Xia seemed to realize something.

He first leaned down to touch the lawn, then looked up at the clouds with a grave expression.

"What are you looking at?"

Xu Jian asked curiously.

"These clouds... there's something wrong with them."

The next moment, before Pang Pang could even react, a blast of energy condensed in Lin Xia's palm.

"W-w-what are you doing?!"

This action made Pang Pang stutter in fright.

Zhu Tingyu and Liu Yucheng also furrowed their brows at Lin Xia's move.

"Fine, I admit that balding director is truly hideous to look at, but is there really a need to fire a cannon at him?"

Wu Ziyang widened his eyes and whispered.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Xia did not explain, instead raising his hand to fire the energy blast.

This move immediately caused the students to look up and cry out in alarm!

Yet, Director Xie Feng revealed a look of satisfaction.

He quickly locked onto Lin Xia's figure within the crowd.

"Bang!"

The energy blast did not soar straight up into the clouds.

Instead, it was blocked mid-air by an invisible barrier.

At this point, everyone's gaze on the field was focused on Lin Xia.

"The place we are in is not a playground at all, but an alternate dimension."

After Lin Xia finished speaking, he looked toward the teachers on the high platform.

His face remained expressionless, but inside, he was incomparably shocked!

Logically speaking, entering an alternate dimension should involve being teleported.

But... at this moment, Lin Xia had absolutely no memory of when he had been teleported!

The students were also expressing their shock one after another!

Zhu Tingyu and Liu Yucheng felt puzzled, and even a bit resentful, that Lin Xia was able to identify the alternate dimension.

Wu Ziyang did not speak; he never acknowledged the excellence of others.

Meanwhile, Pang Pang Xu Jian gave Lin Xia a thumbs-up once again.

"His name is Lin Xia, an SSR-rank Awakened."

A female teacher whispered into Director Xie Feng's ear.

Upon hearing this, the smile on the latter's face grew even brighter.

Subsequently, he announced a five-minute window for the students to move their bodies and do a simple warm-up.

As soon as his voice fell, the people on the playground began their respective warm-ups.

Time ticked away, second by second.

Five minutes ended quickly.

By this time, the positioning on the playground was no longer as dense as before.

The 40 students had distanced themselves from one another, partitioning the entire field.

"The class assignment ceremony begins now!!"

Following Xie Feng's shout.

The playground suddenly became a dazzling spectacle!

All sorts of transformations and summoned entities appeared in wave after wave.

Zhu Tingyu's mecha covered her entire form.

Liu Yucheng's physique, flowing with golden light, was particularly eye-catching.

Pang Pang, however, did not transform; instead, he sat in a corner with a look of resignation, munching on snacks.

Wu Ziyang's clothes transformed into the white robes of a xianxia drama, and two long swords appeared in his hands out of thin air.

[Heartless Sword Demon]

[Grade: SR]

[OVR: 78]

"Heartless Sword Demon...?"

Lin Xia tried to understand the ability Wu Ziyang had awakened through these four words.

But he failed.

One could not judge anything from this name at all.

"Gulp!"

Lin Xia's throat bobbed once again.

He saw Liu Yucheng and Zhu Tingyu slowly approaching him.

"No way..."

Lin Xia's expression turned serious.

The next second, the two leaped up from different directions simultaneously and charged at him!

Not only that, but Lin Xia's peripheral vision also caught sight of Wu Ziyang on the other side, pushing off the ground with force, his Twin Blades flashing with cold light as he too flew towards him!

"Alright... let's do this!"

Lin Xia shrugged lightly, muttered, then clenched his fists and began to unleash his aura!

Immediately, a powerful stream of energy surged upwards around him, turning the surrounding lawn into a mess.

This also drew the attention of the crowd on the high platform.

"Interesting, one person has to face three awakened individuals of S-rank or higher?"

Xie Feng showed an expression of someone watching a spectacle, "This guy has 'good' popularity!"