Quite a few senior students felt ashamed of their own inferiority. Some had been at the academy for years, yet their strength had not even broken through to the Earth Tier. Compared with these new students, they immediately paled.
Three zones in a row had Earth Tier experts. After marveling for a while, everyone turned their eyes to the Eastern District.
Did the Eastern District have an Earth Tier expert as well?
But after a long wait, no one took the stage, and the people around them began buzzing with discussion.
"Hey, is your Eastern District forfeiting?" A voice came from the northern zone, like a fuse being lit, and the entire crowd immediately erupted in laughter.
"Tang Yan, why don't you go up? We haven't heard of any Earth Tier experts in our Eastern District," Fang Xuan suggested from beside him.
Tang Yan shrugged. "Everyone else sent up Earth Tier experts, but I'm only at the Profound Tier Seventh Grade. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing yourselves? You'd be better off sending Yu Juechen."
"No, no, no, I'm not going. So what if you're at the seventh grade? Who in the entire Profound Tier is a match for you?" Having already witnessed Tang Yan's prowess, Yu Juechen did not think himself stronger than Tang Yan. Besides, everyone else was an Earth Tier expert. If he went up as a Profound Tier cultivator... he would embarrass the Eastern District just the same.
Tang Yan sighed inwardly. Although his strength barely allowed him to fight someone at the Profound Tier Ninth Grade, there was still a gap between him and an Earth Tier expert.
Still, there was a month before the big battle. He could use that time to make a push.
Tang Yan frowned in thought, failing to notice the furtive