"I lost..."
As soon as Mu Nujiao said it, the entire arena fell silent.
A long moment passed. Then the arena erupted into chaos!
She had lost... Mu Nujiao had actually lost.
That meant Mo Fan alone would receive the shared cultivation resources for every department's new students.
"H-how did he break out of Kun's Forest: Prison?"
"He must have cheated. Yeah, that's it!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! That was a hundred people. Even eating a hundred buns would take him half a day!"
"Just kill us now. We worked so hard to get into Pearl Academy for the extra cultivation resources, and now they're all gone..."
Many of them couldn't accept it. Cries of anguish rose from every side.
Mu Nujiao heard the voices all around her. Her cheeks burned, and she blamed herself for being so careless.
Of the more than five thousand new students, not everyone could afford to dismiss the resources the school provided as she did.
In fact, a girl in her dorm was counting on those resources to advance beyond the Beginner Mage level.
And among the voices, Mu Nujiao heard some particularly vicious remarks.
"If she wasn't strong enough, why did she go up there just to lose? Now none of us get any resources!"
"Exactly! I thought she was supposed to be strong. Turns out she's just another loser!"
"She's pretty, but she's all looks. Guess the Mu Clan's people aren't so impressive after all."
Mu Nujiao bit her lower lip. Bitterness and disappointment filled her heart.
She had only wanted to win back the cultivation resources for everyone. Why were they blaming her instead? Why...
She couldn't help asking herself whether it had been worth it.
Just as Mo Xie had said, if she lost, everyone would condemn her. That was the