The gap between Central Glory's and Southern Glory's top five freshmen was the largest of all three year groups.
Even with Gu Yunpeng sitting out, Central Glory was no match for Southern Glory.
Zhao Sifang took the stage and, like Fu Wanli, successfully defended it for two rounds. He defeated Central Glory's third- and second-ranked freshmen single-handedly before finally losing to its top freshman, Wei Guanchen.
The reason for his loss was simple: level suppression. He simply could not win.
Wei Guanchen, Central Glory's top freshman, had already embarked on the Path of the Believer.
Anyone who embarked on the Path of the Believer in their first year was among the absolute elite within the Safe Zone and should have been the Rookie King who drew the most attention-if not for the [Three Southern Glory Fiends].
When Hu Chan revealed his Sequence Level Six strength in the battle against Dawn United University, everyone knew that no school could defeat Southern Glory's freshmen.
Wei Guanchen knew his own limits. Even if he could beat Hu Chan and Chu Baxing, he would never beat Qin Siyang.
After all, Qin Siyang was a ruthless fighter who had killed a Snake Cards Wanted Criminal. Even a conservative estimate put him far along the Path of the Believer.
Thus, Wei Guanchen approached the match calmly, hoping to test just how much the [Three Southern Glory Fiends] were worth.
To his surprise, however, he never got that chance.
He never even faced the [Second Southern Glory Fiend], Chu Baxing. The [Little Southern Glory Fiend], Hu Chan, defeated him in his very first match.
The battle between Southern Glory and Central Glory ended with Southern Glory winning 3-0, advancing to the finals with its undefeated record intact.
The fight between Hu Chan and Wei Guanchen was the