As soon as Wen Jing entered the venue, he felt a strange sensation, somewhat like the strange feeling of being enveloped in the underground arena on the Red Earth Star. However, it lacked the oppressive feeling of energy that prevented it from being released.
"You felt it too?"
Dean Bai glanced at Wen Jing, then pointed towards the competition platforms below, each a kilometer in diameter. "These are all suppressed by Dean Ailin's power."
Following Wen Jing direction Dean Bai pointed, Wen Jing indeed saw a transparent membrane at the edge of the outer space of each competition platform, resembling a giant bubble.
The contestants were locked in fierce combat on the competition stage, their bodies occasionally transforming from human to Wilderness Body forms, allowing Wen Jing to witness many strange creatures.
Compared to the 'animal world' of low-level Awakened, the Wilderness Body of high-level Awakened are bizarre and varied, and some are not even biological forms.
As the energy surged and the arena shattered and deformed, all the bombardments, once they landed on the thin layer of bubbles at the edge, were completely obliterated, as if separated into two spaces. The spectators in the stands were not affected at all.
As he walked, Wen Jing, whose mental attribute was now close to 200 points, gradually figured out the clues.
The bubbles are just the most obvious appearance. In fact, a powerful and vast force completely covers the entire venue, with faint, illusory waves flowing within it.
The various high-strength materials and equipment used to build this place are merely basic safety measures; the real safety measure is a powerful Awakened.
"Is this what a fully awakened veteran A-rank powerhouse is like? Compared to her, Luosi, who is also an A-rank, is like heaven and earth."
Wen Jing was brought before this powerful Awakened by Dean Bai, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Ailin Eileen of Mystic Radiance, with her red hair and blue eyes, remained calm and composed, clearly indicating that unleashing such a large-scale power was nothing unusual for her.
However, upon closer reflection, it makes sense. With the indiscriminate threat of the Ancient Wilderness Exploration, the older the Awakened, the stronger they become.
Those that weren't strong enough had already perished during exploration or Genetic Collapse.
Moreover, the longer one lives, the more resources one obtains from the Ancient Wilderness to enhance oneself.
Fu Yuan, the dean of the Azure Jade Academy, is also here. Awakened age slowly, which can be seen from their appearance. Among the deans of the three academies, the oldest is Dean Ailin.
" Wen Jing is now my official student!"
Dean Bai introduced Wen Jing to the two of them, but as for the others, they were clearly not worth introducing in her eyes.
Dean Ailin seemed unsurprised, and smiled sincerely, saying, "I knew it... Congratulations! The champion from back then and the champion from now on have become teacher and student. What a wonderful story!"
As she spoke, a wave surged past her hand, and a golden seashell appeared out of thin air in front of Wen Jing: "This is my gift to you."
"Please accept this; it's a token of Dean Ailin's appreciation."
Dean Bai Wen Jing at Wen Jing, who was still in a daze.
" Dean Ailin." Wen Jing then realized what was happening and accepted the seashell, which was clearly Ancient Wilderness and rare treasure.
At the same time, Dean Bai's gaze fell upon Dean of Azure Jade, the meaning clear: 'Aren't you going to offer something?'
Wen Jing finally understood why Dean Bai was completely indifferent to ceremonies, had specifically brought her to meet these two people...
Dean of Azure Jade looked somewhat displeased, but he was the kind of person with a stern face, so it was hard to tell whether he was truly unhappy or not.
The next moment, Wen Jing's smart terminal notified her that she had received a " Mental Power Fundamentals: Complete Edition " course from the Integral mall, a secret method that would normally cost more than 10,000 Integral to purchase!
Dean Bai's Integral with the other two deans was even greater than the points Wen Jing received as a champion in the Freshman League.
Dean of Azure Jade encouraged her, saying, "You have a great talent for mental strength; build a solid foundation."
"Aren't you going to thank Dean Fu?" Dean Bai chimed in with a smile, seemingly already guessing what kind of gift the other party would give.
Dean Fu? Wen Jing recalled that the author of the course he had just glanced at was named Fu Yuan... It seemed to be the same person in front of him who had written it.
"Yes, thank you very much Dean Fu!" Wen Jing replied gratefully immediately.
Although she had already mastered the seemingly more difficult-to-grasp Pagoda Secret Technique, how could she possibly complain about having fewer skills to learn?
Moreover, this is not only a Skill Points, but also a supplement and enhancement to her mental attack capabilities.
"Hmm." Fu Yuan nodded, his slightly complicated gaze sweeping between the two of them before quickly withdrawing, returning to his stern, unapproachable demeanor.
"Go ahead and do your thing, come find me tonight."
After receiving the gifts from the two deans, Dean Bai asked Wen Jing to leave first, while she remained at the scene.
Protecting the league has always been a major task for the deans of the three academies every year.
Even if they take turns, they must all be present for both the first day's elimination rounds (when there are the most participants) and the final rounds on the last day.
Wen Jing, carrying the treasure given to him by Dean Ailin, didn't watch the match much and chose to leave the venue directly.
This year's official league has nothing to do with her, a freshman who doesn't even reach 60% compatibility. In fact, 60% compatibility is just the threshold; the players who actually participate in the league are basically all fully Awakened.
If you really want to watch it, you can watch the replay at night. For Wen Jing, the 'daytime' is the time to enter the Ancient Wilderness era.
She had already purchased the access to the Mystic Radiance Orbit last night. If she hadn't received a message from Dean Bai in advance, she would have directly traveled to the Ancient Wilderness this morning.
After leaving the venue, Wen Jing turned on the navigation and headed straight for Mystic Radiance's shuttle registration center.
Along the way, the smart terminal also received various new messages, with many expressing interest in acquiring or exchanging for the Champion Empowerment Stone reward she had received.
The reason is simple—she wasted that C-grade Empowerment Stone.
It is said that when a low-level Awakened uses Empowerment Stone of a higher level than themselves, they may experience a situation where they are unable to bear the energy, resulting in energy leakage and waste.
Conversely, high-level Awakened using low-level Empowerment Stone will still benefit from them, but the benefits will not be significant, due to their high energy level.
Therefore, among the messages Wen Jing received, many proposed exchanging low-level Empowerment Stone with her.
This was a situation that only Wen Jing had encountered, since before this, the top 500 students had never had any connection with the Red Earth Academy.
She naturally ignored all of that.
This is the first high-level Empowerment Stone Wen Jing has obtained. Given the [ Complete Empowerment Stone Digestion ] property, if we're talking about waste, it would be wasteful for others to use it.
As for why others are surprised that a low-level Awakened could absorb all the high-level Empowerment Stone? Don't ask, the answer is simply abnormal development.
Armed with a C-grade Empowerment Stone and the golden seashell given to Dean Ailin, Wen Jing arrived at the Mystic Radiance Exploration Registration Center following the navigation.
The registration center is set up similarly to the Ocher Soil, but the exterior style is slightly different.
However, comparing the number of students in Ocher Soil and Mystic Radiance reveals that their configurations are by no means inferior.
The place was deserted at the moment. When Wen Jing went inside, there was only one staff member, who was intently watching the league match on a terminal.
During the league season, there were basically no students registering to enter. When he heard that someone was entering, he quickly looked up and glanced at them.
Upon seeing Wen Jing's Ocher Soil school uniform, the staff immediately felt annoyed and chose to turn their attention back to the game.
Seeing this, Wen Jing frowned slightly and walked directly up to the other person. "I want to register."
The other person seemed lost in thought and didn't hear him.
Wen Jing raised an eyebrow. "Waiter?"
"..."
The man's expression changed several times; he wanted to get angry but didn't dare to actually do so.
After turning pale and then flushed, she finally sat up straight, her eyelids drooping. She didn't even bother to look up at Wen Jing's face, and slowly operated something on the control panel.
Wen Jing, who has extensive experience navigating the Ocher Soil, is familiar with the registration process.
If she weren't a visitor from another school, her movement through other areas of Mystic Radiance would be against the rules and could cause unnecessary trouble, so she would have left immediately.
After glancing at the other party's employee ID, Wen Jing submitted a complaint directly on his smart terminal.
Almost immediately, the person seemed to learn of the complaint.
What's the rush! I'm getting it done for you, aren't I?
The staff were furious, but more than that, they were emboldened. It was just a complaint from a student from Ocher Soil; they thought their connections could handle it.
Of the Federation's hundreds of billions of people, those who have the right to reside on Mystic Radiance Star, even if they are not Awakened, all have very strong backgrounds and status.
He grew even more impatient and said, "Give me your name and ID number."
"9407691, Wen Jing."
The information was entered automatically, and the next moment, Wen Jing's personal information appeared.
The golden ' Freshman League Champion' title at the front of the line shone brightly, and the arrogant Mystic Radiance staff member in front of him was stunned for a moment before cold sweat poured down his body.
He suddenly looked up, his face pale, and stared at Wen Jing.
It was her?! How could it be her?!
The Ocher Soil unexpectedly won the championship in this year's Freshman League, who doesn't know him now?
Little did he expect that this highly sought-after figure would forgo countless offers, refrain from basking in the praise and adulation of champions, and even skip attending matches or league games, instead choosing to register and explore?
His long-standing arrogance and discrimination made him instinctively ignore the fact that this year's Freshman League champion came from Ocher Soil. When he saw the Ocher Soil school uniform, he didn't even think about it.
He stood up abruptly and stretched out his hand. "Wait! You..."
However, Wen Jing completely ignored his act of being arrogant at first and then obsequious, and directly stood on the platform next to him, disappearing in an instant.
Watching the figure disappear, the staff member collapsed onto his backside.
If it were a complaint from Ocher Soil student, he would at most write a self-criticism, but a complaint from the Freshman League champion would cost him his job immediately.