Rich Rewards, Tang San Severely Humiliated!

Teacher Li Chun spoke again in a loud, clear voice.

"The final four of the Academy Grand Competition have now been decided. Lin Hui, Tang San, the winner between you two will compete for the championship and runner-up titles, while the loser will compete for third place."

"Of course, according to our previous agreement, only the top three will receive rewards. Fourth place will receive nothing at all."

"I can also disclose the contents of the rewards in advance."

"First place will receive ten Gold Soul Coins, second place will receive eight, and third place will receive five. In addition to these monetary rewards, the top three students will each receive a bottle of Green Wood Liquid."

"Green Wood Liquid is composed of the juices of various plant-type spirit beasts. It can temper bones and refine the body, purging impurities from a spirit master's system and increasing their physical strength and resilience. The younger one is, the more effective it is; it is perfectly suited for you children of six or seven years old. This is something our Dean obtained by sheer luck. It is incredibly precious; even an ordinary Spirit Saint would find it hard to acquire."

"Therefore, both of you, give it your all."

Li Chun's gaze swept over Lin Hui and Tang San on the stage. Even though he told both of them to do their best, in his heart, he hoped that Lin Hui would be the one to win.

After all, the way Tang San had fought earlier was far too ruthless. Li Chun truly did not want someone with Tang San's character to emerge victorious.

As soon as the rewards were announced, the students watching below let out a chorus of gasps.

"A single Gold Soul Coin is enough for my family to eat and live for a whole year, and this is ten!"

"Don't even mention it, even five is incredible! If I had known there were rewards like this, I would have risked my life when I fought Wang Sheng earlier. It's so hard for us commoners to earn money!" The person who said this was a contestant who had just lost to Wang Sheng and had also made it to the top eight; he spoke with immense regret and heartache.

"And this Green Wood Liquid—I heard it's a treasure that even the City Lord couldn't get his hands on no matter how hard he tried!" another gossiping student added.

Hearing about such rewards, Tang San also made up his mind to secure the win.

A work-study student only makes ten Copper Soul Coins a day. Once I win first place, I can treat Xiao Wu to meat buns!

At the same time, Lin Hui was also feeling a bit covetous.

After all, even though he had obtained the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, he was still a destitute work-study student, and there was no way he could sell that spirit bone!

If he could get those five Gold Soul Coins, he wouldn't have to work while studying anymore and could spend more time on his own cultivation.

"Alright... and now..." Just as Li Chun was about to announce the start of the match, he was interrupted by Lin Hui's voice.

"Please wait a moment, Teacher Li. I would like to ask, are we allowed to use weapons in this match?" Lin Hui raised his hand.

He understood all too well how dangerous Tang San's hidden weapons were, and he said this to take precautions in advance.

After all, his own skills were only slightly better than an average spirit master; he didn't have the courage to take Tang San's hidden weapons with his bare body.

First, he had to eliminate the possibility of Tang San pulling any dirty tricks!

Then, he would beat him black and blue!

"This..." Teacher Li Chun pondered. The rules for their Grand Competition were indeed not very rigorous, and this point had not been explicitly defined; usually, it was assumed that everyone fought unarmed. "Let me discuss this with the other teachers..."

After Lin Hui finished speaking, he saw Tang San opposite him. It was as if something had touched a nerve; Tang San wore the shame of someone whose secret had been exposed, and at the same time, a look of malice instantly appeared on his gentle face.

Seeing Tang San's embarrassed and angry expression, Lin Hui felt a small sense of triumph.

Little San, don't even think about ambushing me!

Soon, the teachers reached a consensus.

Li Chun stood back on the stage.

"Since the Academy Grand Competition is a duel between spirit masters, we have unified the regulations: the use of any object other than one's own body as a weapon is strictly prohibited!"

Lin Hui raised his hand again.

"Then, Teacher, shouldn't we check if we are carrying any prohibited items before the match begins?"

Li Chun nodded.

"You are quite right."

A female teacher stepped onto the stage and patted Lin Hui down from head to toe. "He isn't carrying anything."

Just as Li Chun was about to check Tang San, Tang San took the initiative and pulled out the Sleeve Arrow hidden in his sleeve.

A girl below the stage immediately exclaimed in surprise, "What is that thing he was hiding? It looks so dangerous!"

"Could it be that he was secretly using that thing to ambush others earlier?" another student speculated.

"Don't talk nonsense! I won my match fair and square just now; I never used this thing at all!" Tang San immediately became agitated.

Ever since a moment ago, Tang San had felt that the surrounding students were so distant toward him—and it even seemed like they disliked him!

His state of mind became even more chaotic and irritable!

The girl was glared at fiercely by Tang San with a look that screamed, "You are already on the path to death," and she burst into tears immediately!

Once the crying started, almost everyone assumed that Tang San had scared her into tears.

Although the students dared not speak out due to Tang San's strength, their eyes were filled with hostility and contempt.

Lin Hui hadn't expected that his request for a fair match would cause Tang San to gradually become isolated from everyone!

If this continued, Tang San's mental state would surely collapse!

Li Chun confiscated Tang San's Sleeve Arrow and checked him over.

However, after the questioning from the students earlier, this inspection felt to Tang San like a deep lack of trust from the students and teachers, making him feel incredibly humiliated.

All of you—you are all on the path to death!

This thought flashed through Tang San's mind and vanished.

After finishing his inspection, Li Chun stood back on the arena, lowered his raised hand, and shouted loudly.

"Alright, the match begins!"

Tang San made a solemn gesture of invitation. "Tang San, level eleven Spirit Master, please offer your guidance!"

Lin Hui returned the salute in kind. "Lin Hui, level twelve Spirit Master, please offer your guidance!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was instantly stunned.

Lin Hui... this is impossible. According to my theory, San absorbed his spirit ring strictly according to the limit for a first-year Spirit Master. Tang San absorbed a four-hundred-year spirit ring and only gained one level of spirit power, so how could Lin Hui have gained two?

They only just obtained their first spirit rings, this is impossible. Lin Hui must be lying!

Although Yu Xiaogang's voice was quite loud, the teachers and students present paid little attention to what he said.

After all, they were far more interested in knowing who was stronger between Lin Hui and Tang San.

Therefore, no one wanted to disrupt the match.

However, the sixty-year-old teacher still sighed with emotion.

"I didn't expect it; Lin Hui has actually reached level twelve, a full level higher than Tang San!"

"But this one-level gap in spirit power probably won't change much," Li Chun said with relative modesty.

Soon, on the arena, Tang San charged fiercely toward Lin Hui.