"Asshole!"
Upon hearing Jun Yi's words, Ning Rongrong twisted towards Jun Yi's waist again, only to be grabbed by Jun Yi.
"Looking isn't illegal. I'll die if I don't look at pretty girls," Jun Yi said to Ning Rongrong with a smile.
"You!"
"Alright, don't be angry. You're beautiful too, I'll look at you more often in the future." With that, Jun Yi released Ning Rongrong's wrist.
"Snort!"
Ning Rongrong turned her head away, her face slightly flushed, and didn't say anything more.
Jun Yi also turned his gaze back to Hu Liena on the high platform.
"Hello fellow students, welcome to the Spirit Hall Academy. I am your senior Hu Liena."
"I think everyone has been waiting for quite a while, so I won't waste any more time. I'll go straight to announcing the rules for this entrance ceremony."
Hu Liena's voice was amplified through the microphone and spread throughout the entire training ground, so everyone could hear it clearly.
"Our competition this year is a little different from previous years. In the past, we would hold one-on-one Soul Fighting until a winner was determined, and the competition would last for three days."
"This year's rules are that 64 Soul Master will be selected through Soul Fighting. These 64 students will then compete in a Soul Fighting on the same arena, so it will only take two days. Whoever lasts until the end will be the winner of this entrance ceremony."
Upon hearing Hu Liena explain the rules, Jun Yi murmured to himself, "This is going to be fun. A free-for-all with 64 people—there will definitely be many small groups trying to eliminate everyone else before vying for first place."
"The rules are that simple, and the rewards for this entrance ceremony are very generous. I wish everyone the best of luck in achieving great results."
Hu Liena's voice carried a Sisi of allure, stirring the emotions of all the male students present, and everyone was full of fighting spirit.
Hu Liena stepped down from the platform, and then a huge screen appeared in front of everyone, displaying each student and his opponent, as well as their ring number.
Because there were over 800 students, but only about 200 small arenas in the venue, the competition was divided into a first half and a second half to ensure the smooth running of the event.
Jun Yi glanced at the big screen and immediately saw his name: First Half, Ring Number 213. As for who his opponent was, Jun Yi didn't even look. He then continued to check the names of Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
Coincidentally, all three of them were Soul Fighting in the first half of the match. Even more coincidentally, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's arena numbers were 101 and 102 respectively, which were right next to each other.
" Zhu Zhuqing, Jun Yi, you two do your best to win the championship and runner-up titles. I'm not competing anymore; I'll just concede in a bit."
Ning Rongrong had absolutely no interest in participating in one-on-one Soul Fighting. Besides, if she wasn't allowed to use her Soul Tool, she wouldn't be able to beat anyone, so she might as well just admit defeat and watch others fight.
"Okay, then you can cheer for your brother Jun Yi from below. When I win the championship, I'll treat you to a nice meal."
Jun Yi came to Ning Rongrong's side, patted her head, and said with a smile.
"Who needs to cheer you on? I believe my Zhu Zhuqing will definitely get good results this time. Just between you and me, Zhu Zhuqing already broke through to level 28 last night! Zhu Zhuqing is sure to achieve great results at the entrance ceremony."
As she spoke, Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and became smug, as if she herself had made a breakthrough and was very proud.
"Well, there are definitely some strong students among the freshmen, so I can't say for sure that I can get a good ranking."
Although Zhu Zhuqing had broken through to level 28, she didn't consider herself very strong in the Martial Spirit Hall Academy, which was full of geniuses, so she was still somewhat insecure.
"It's okay, Zhu Zhuqing. As long as you can make it into the top 64, Jun Yi Jun Yi, will carry you. You can just lie back and relax, and I'll take care of everything," Jun Yi said with a smile.
"Something feels off about what you just said, but I can't quite put my finger on it."
Ning Rongrong looked at Jun Yi's cheeky expression and asked a question in confusion.
"That's all for now. Just watch me slaughter everyone! I'm off!" Jun Yi waved and headed towards his arena.
"Tch, look how smug he is. Zhu Zhuqing, let's ignore him."
Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and walked towards their respective arena.
It has to be said that the training grounds are really huge. Even each small arena is several dozen square meters, which is much larger than the dormitory at the Shrek Academy.
When Jun Yi arrived at the arena, his opponent had already been waiting there for a long time.
When the boy saw Jun Yi's light blue school uniform, a sneer involuntarily crept onto his lips.
"Looks like I'm having a lucky day, running into a transfer student in the first round," the boy said with a disdainful smile.
"Both of you can step into the arena to begin your match. Simply knock your opponent out of the arena. However, before you do, I need to remind you that during the Soul Fighting, you must stop when you've made a move. You must not injure anyone indiscriminately. Violation of this rule will result in an immediate loss and severe punishment from the academy. Do you understand?"
"Understood."
Jun Yi and the boy nodded simultaneously, and then the teacher announced calmly, "The competition begins."
Jun Yi's opponent began to introduce himself, " Cai Xukun, Martial Soul: Blazing Chicken, Level 26 Power Attack System... Hmm? How did I get here?"
Before his opponent could finish speaking, Jun Yi had already enveloped the surrounding area with his blue, transparent ROOM space. He then extended a finger and swapped his opponent's position with a pebble outside the ring. Jun Yi then retracted the ROOM and turned to his teacher, saying, "Teacher, I won."
The teacher was dumbfounded as he watched Jun Yi's smooth and effortless performance. After all, the opponent hadn't even finished his self-introduction before Jun Yi knocked him off the stage, which was simply too outrageous.
"Ahem." The teacher coughed a few times before announcing, " Jun Yi wins."
"That's unfair! You have no sportsmanship! You attacked me while I was introducing myself! I demand a rematch!"
Cai Xukun shouted angrily at Jun Yi, which also attracted the attention of those around them.
Jun Yi feigned innocence, explaining, "How am I being unsportsmanlike? Didn't the referee say it had started? You insisted on introducing yourself; I didn't force you. I was just following the rules by making my move at that moment!"
Jun Yi then turned to his teacher and asked, "Teacher, am I right?"
"Uh, you're right." The teacher nodded in agreement.
Cai Xukun was indignant and continued to argue, "But don't people usually introduce themselves before Soul Fighting? If you attack now, isn't that a sneak attack?"
"Where is it said that you can't attack while the opponent is introducing themselves? I don't recall that being a rule in the Soul Fighting. I don't want to abide by your so-called 'village rules.' Since the match has already started, I can attack whenever I want."
Jun Yi explained to the boy word by word, while Cai Xukun's face turned bright red with anger, as if it would explode at any moment...
(End of this chapter)