On the Verge of Breaking Out

"All right, time's up!"

The minute passed quickly, and Qian Yongjun's voice rang out by everyone's ears once more.

Looking at the varied expressions on the freshmen below, Qian Yongjun continued.

"Then the selection begins now."

After Qian Yongjun's words fell, the training ground was quiet for several seconds.

A few seconds later, someone had already reacted and sprinted toward the circular platforms.

With people taking the lead, all the freshmen began to move.

There were twenty circular platforms in total, and everyone on the field made their own choice.

Because there were simply too many people, order on the training ground instantly descended into chaos.

The circular platforms were on the eastern side of the training ground, which put Wang Tianyu at a disadvantage.

Wang Tianyu's line had been positioned near the western side of the training ground.

At first, Wang Tianyu had never expected this to happen.

If he had known earlier, he definitely would have moved closer to the east.

Now, even the nearest circular platform was roughly two hundred meters away in a straight line.

There were numerous freshmen on the field, and they stood at varying distances from the platforms.

There was certainly some unfairness in this, but now was clearly not the time to dwell on it.

"Watch yourself."

Zhu Sirun gave Wang Tianyu a reminder, then ran with all his might toward the circular platforms.

Wang Tianyu nodded and sped up as well.

Wang Tianyu did not advance together with Zhu Sirun.

The two had tacitly chosen different circular platforms.

The training ground was utter chaos. So many people were fighting over those twenty spots.

And with no rules in place, everyone threw caution to the wind.

Underhanded tricks, gangs joining forces, sneak attacks—there was everything...

In order to secure a spot, all manner of methods emerged one after another.

The circular platforms were not particularly far from Wang Tianyu, but these few hundred meters were difficult to cross.

Wang Tianyu was surrounded by people, and his way forward was blocked tight.

There were over a thousand freshmen, but only twenty spots for seed trainees.

To claim one of those spots, everyone was trying to get ahead while stopping others from getting ahead of them.

"Get lost! Don't block my way!"

"Idiot!"

"Are you sick? We're still in the middle! Why are you fighting here? If you want to fight, at least get closer to the platform first!"

"Ah, my eyes!"

Bodies pressed against bodies, curses and screams continuously drilled into Wang Tianyu's ears.

Wang Tianyu's way of advancing was brutally direct. He grabbed a male student blocking his path and flung him away.

"Bang!"

With a burst of force from Wang Tianyu's hand, the student was thrown flying to one side.

"Aaah..."

"Who the hell are you? How did you get through?"

The student Wang Tianyu had thrown landed amid another crowd, sparking the next conflict.

Since he was the farthest away, Wang Tianyu did not intend to circle around from the edge. There simply was not enough time.

Wang Tianyu chose a straight path. While it was the shortest route, it also met with the greatest resistance.

Along the way, Wang Tianyu fought at least ten people.

If Wang Tianyu had not been so strong, he would have long since been swallowed up by the crowd.

Taking a moment to observe, Wang Tianyu discovered that several of the twenty circular platforms already had people standing on them.

However, every one of those platforms had many people on it. People constantly leaped up, and people constantly fell from the platforms.

The remaining empty platforms were also basically surrounded by people.

It was only because the crowds beneath them were keeping one another in check, and because they feared being the nail that stuck out, that no one had stepped up.

Wang Tianyu was still about twenty meters from the nearest circular platform.

Moreover, quite a few people were already standing on that platform.

Seeing that people had already taken the platform, Wang Tianyu grew somewhat anxious.

Wang Tianyu did not choose another target, because every platform was surrounded by plenty of people.

Choosing the nearest one was the most reasonable decision.

With urgency burning in his heart, Wang Tianyu's hands began to use more force.

"Move! Don't block my way!"

With an angry shout, Wang Tianyu began charging headlong through the crowd.

"Bang!"

"Aah!"

"Crack!"

At incredible speed, Wang Tianyu knocked down three freshmen.

The formidable strength Wang Tianyu displayed intimidated the people around him.

Wang Tianyu advanced quickly. Because of the strength he had just shown, some people instinctively made way for him.

After rapidly approaching the circular platform, Wang Tianyu did not immediately jump onto it.

Because someone was standing on the platform before him.

That person was none other than Yang Guangqing.

Yang Guangqing stood alone on the circular platform, and no one dared jump up to challenge his position.

That was because those who had dared to fight him for it were now lying beneath the platform, wailing in pain.

More than ten people lay on the ground around the platform.

They had just been fighting Yang Guangqing for the position, but now they were all sprawled on the ground.

Yang Guangqing was very strong. In the previous melee, he had claimed the final victory.

The strength Yang Guangqing displayed was simply too overwhelming, leaving those gathered below deeply hesitant.

Some people, realizing they lacked the strength to defeat Yang Guangqing, turned and ran toward other platforms.

As for those who remained, they likely knew that the situation at the other platforms would not be much better.

So they waited patiently, secretly searching for an opportunity.

After all, there were so many people and no rules. What if they could reap the fisherman's profit later?

Standing on the circular platform, Yang Guangqing swept his gaze over the crowd below with arrogant eyes.

Yang Guangqing was extremely confident in his own strength. He did not think much of the people below at all.

At least those lying on the ground had the courage to fight.

But in Yang Guangqing's eyes, those still standing were even worse than the ones who had fallen.

Yang Guangqing had originally been surveying the crowd with a cold, arrogant expression.

But suddenly, a trace of mockery appeared on his face.

Yang Guangqing had spotted Wang Tianyu in the crowd as well.

Yang Guangqing looked at Wang Tianyu, the corner of his mouth rising before he extended his right hand.

He pointed his right hand at Wang Tianyu, then curled his index finger and beckoned slightly.

Yang Guangqing made no attempt to hide his provocation.

Wang Tianyu instantly became the center of attention in the crowd.

"Who is that? Looks like the two of them have a grudge."

"He's probably going to get beaten badly. The guy on the platform is way too strong!"

"I hope he's a little stronger. That way... heh heh!"

Wang Tianyu ignored the strange looks and murmurs around him.

Faced with Yang Guangqing's provocation, Wang Tianyu neither retreated nor let rage cloud his mind.

Wang Tianyu shook out his hands, then strode swiftly toward the circular platform.

With a burst of force from his legs, Wang Tianyu landed steadily atop the platform.

"Not bad. You had the guts to come up. That makes me think a little more highly of you."

Seeing Wang Tianyu step onto the platform, Yang Guangqing did not attack immediately.

"Why wouldn't I have the guts? I still want to show you exactly who I am."

Wang Tianyu likewise did not make a move at once.

Wang Tianyu and Yang Guangqing had not actually crossed paths much. Including today, they had only met three times in total.

Yet the impression Yang Guangqing had left on Wang Tianyu was exceptionally bad.

Yang Guangqing's lofty, superior attitude made Wang Tianyu deeply displeased.

If he had merely been arrogant, that would have been one thing. After all, Yang Guangqing came from a martial artist family and did have some grounds for arrogance.

But Yang Guangqing had belittled Wang Tianyu time and again, and that was something Wang Tianyu could not accept.

In a situation like this, there was nothing more to say. Letting their hands reveal the truth was the best solution.

"Your good luck ends here. A seed trainee spot is not something a lucky fellow like you should be dreaming about."

After saying that, Yang Guangqing prepared to make his move.

Yang Guangqing had looked into it. Most people in Dormitory Area One came from martial artist families.

Though a few were not from martial artist families, they were still gifted students from major cities.

Only Wang Tianyu came from some remote "backwater."

Thus, Yang Guangqing's belief that Wang Tianyu was merely lucky had taken deep root.

"Is that so? Then I'll show you the strength of this lucky fellow!"

Wang Tianyu sneered and prepared to attack as well.

The two stared intently at each other, and battle was on the verge of breaking out.