Some students from other academies who had come to watch the matches with admiration were now all discussing it among themselves.
All the way here, the other Four Great Academies had advanced easily in the first round. Why did Dingchuan Academy's matches alone look so difficult?
Listening to the discussions around them, the Dingchuan Academy students had dissatisfaction in their eyes, yet they could not offer any convincing rebuttal.
Because even they themselves were watching with their hearts in their throats.
This competition concerned Dingchuan Academy's honor of ten years, so the selection process had been exceptionally strict from the very beginning, with very few freshmen chosen.
Yet even so, Dingchuan Academy suffered an extraordinarily fierce interception in its very first battle!
Even Bach had not anticipated the opponents' strength.
The combat matches began first, and Dingchuan Academy sent out Lusi, an outstanding student from the second team, for the opening battle.
As one of the Fighting Club's best, Lusi was not among the Five Heavenly Kings, but his excellent combat record was enough to earn him a place on the academy team.
His Extreme Leg could shatter rocks and split mountains. Many martial artists on Landu Star had praised him, saying that given time, he would surely leave behind his own martial school legacy in Landu Star's fighting world.
But his first opponent was a taciturn student from Gornia War Academy named Wu He, someone who had never appeared in Dingchuan's database.
That meant he was a hidden student of Gornia War Academy.
When Wu He stepped onto the stage, scars covered his face, neck, and hands.
Even on the live broadcast light screen, the fresh blood scabs on his face could be seen clearly.
This seemingly ordinary student dealt Lusi a crushing blow the moment he stepped up,