After his match ended, Lu Ran returned to the preparation area through the competitors' passage. Compared to when he had gone out, quite a few more young men and women had gathered there. When Lu Ran appeared, all the freshmen turned their eyes toward him.
To be fair, although both Zhou Mo and Lu Ran had achieved impressive results in the Preliminary Assessment, everyone had initially thought Zhou Mo was more likely to win, given his place on the Commander Divine Pet Rankings.
But no one had expected Dog King Zhou Mo to be defeated by Lu Ran so cleanly and decisively.
"Is Fang Lan not over here?"
Seeing no sign of Fang Lan in this preparation area, Lu Ran shook his head. As he was leaving, however, he suddenly spotted a figure in red. The aura she exuded was different from that of most freshmen here, making Lu Ran feel as though he had encountered a peerless swordsman with a razor-sharp edge!
Lu Ran looked up at a girl in red leaning against the wall in a corner. She seemed to be meditating with her eyes closed, but as Lu Ran walked past, she opened them.
"Need something?"
"The heir to the Blazing Fire Style, Xia Ri?" Lu Ran asked.
"And you are?" She looked at Lu Ran. Of course, she knew he was the formidable fellow who had just won his match, but someone with his identity would not suddenly bring up a term like "Blazing Fire Style."
"Rainbow Sky Dojo." Lu Ran smiled. "Old Master Jiang Dou told me about you. I look forward to meeting you in the arena."
"Don't lose before then."
With that, Lu Ran walked past her.
Rainbow Sky Style swordsmanship and Blazing Fire Style spearmanship were both traditional weapon styles of Xia