Soon, Yu Ming publicly announced who would receive the remaining slots to train in Sage Mode.
Every contestant whose name was called cheered, sweeping away the gloom of their poor performance in the tournament.
If they could use this opportunity to learn Sage Mode, they would gain even more than Luo Yu had by winning the championship.
After all, activating Sage Mode massively increased the user's strength, speed, and defense.
It also allowed them to extract natural energy from their surroundings and blend it with spiritual and physical energy to produce senjutsu chakra.
Since natural energy existed throughout Blue Star, it could be absorbed at any time.
Thus, as long as conditions permitted, the amount of senjutsu chakra mixed with natural energy could be several times that of ordinary chakra.
This ability to replenish chakra was also extremely appealing to ninjas.
However, refining senjutsu chakra took time, so it was best to complete the process before battle.
Otherwise, the enemy certainly wouldn't abide by a rule of "no attacking during transformations."
Besides, replenishing senjutsu chakra while in Sage Mode also took time.
As a result, converting all one's chakra into senjutsu chakra was almost impossible in actual combat.
Even so, the improvement to a ninja's strength was visibly astounding.
So when Chu Ge heard his name called, his spirits lifted a little.
Susanoo had opened an enormous gap between him and Luo Yu.
But if he gained an advantage through Sage Mode, that gap would shrink immensely.
He was nowhere near losing this contest with Luo Yu yet!
With that thought, Chu Ge stood with his fists clenched, hope burning in his eyes once more.
Soon, the award ceremony ended.
Only after the closing ceremonies for both the National Tournament and the Campus Tournament did the audience disperse, thoroughly satisfied.