Screams and cheers mingled, all focused on one person in the arena. He was the only star.
Mo Xie smiled and waved, nodding in every direction to thank the crowd for their enthusiasm and cheers.
As his gaze swept past the Imperial Capital Academy, he noticed that the familiar silver-haired beauty wasn't there. A young man had come instead.
He paused for a moment, then looked away and walked toward Referee.
Lu Zhenghe had noticed Mo Xie's glance. Seeing him look away after only a moment left Lu Zhenghe irritated.
"Tch. He's just a celebrity. What's he putting on airs for..."
He spat the words under his breath. He couldn't stand this wildly popular, strikingly handsome man. In fact, he loathed and envied him!
You'd better hope you don't face me in this afternoon's matches. I'll expose you for the empty show-off you are, right in front of everyone!
A cold glint crossed his eyes. Without lingering, he headed toward Referee.
The captains of the eight academies' exchange teams gathered together, their eyes fixed on the box in Referee's hands. It held eight numbers.
Number one would face number eight, number two would face number seven, number three would face number six... Each pair of academies would compete in a single four-person team match.
At Referee's signal, the eight captains stepped forward in turn to draw. One small ball after another came out of the box.
Whether it was luck or not, Mo Xie drew a favorable match. Instead of the Imperial Capital Academy, Pearl Academy would face Handong Academy, another northern school.
Handong Academy wasn't the Imperial Capital Academy, but it was certainly no pushover. It would be a formidable opponent.
With that in mind, Mo Xie looked toward Handong Academy's captain and paused in surprise.
The captain had