Not the top five ace students among the top eight finalists, but the top student in each of the smaller academies.
Each of them is a genius possessing both talent and strength.
It is understandable how fierce today's competition would be.
The number of spectators far exceeding yesterday was also within reason.
After a few exchanges, everyone parted ways.
Along the way.
The participating students they encountered along the path, upon seeing the Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy uniforms they wore, cast scrutinizing and appraising glances at them.
Many pointed at them while whispering to each other.
"Look, it's someone from Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy!"
"I wonder which one is Lu Fei?"
"That one, the guy with the slicked-back hair should be him."
"Tsk tsk, I wonder if what the forum says is true. This guy doesn't look like someone who can instantly defeat everyone."
"But Lu Chuanming from Luoben Academy has already testified, and while Tiecheng Tuo Academy hasn't shown up, they also haven't refuted it. Given the arrogant and ostentatious nature of the people from Tiecheng Tuo Academy, if this were false, they would have definitely stepped forward to refute and curse by now. I think it's mostly true."
"Hiss! If it's true, it's too terrifying."
"Yeah, I also find it unbelievable."
"Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy is here to make waves this year."
The surrounding discussions were incessant.
Lu Fei ignored them all and calmly arrived at the waiting room.
Since all of Tiecheng Tuo Academy had been eliminated, this waiting area naturally became exclusive to Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy.
However, there were still a few people who came to observe the subsequent matches today.
Upon seeing Lu Fei and the others enter.
After yesterday's incident spread, Tiecheng Tuo Academy was inevitably implicated, receiving countless inquiries, curiosity, surprise, and even mockery and ridicule.
After all, their top figure, Liu Mancheng, had lost to Lu Fei.
Tiecheng Tuo Academy had always acted arrogantly and ostentatiously, offending quite a few academies.
This time, they had stumbled and suffered a severe embarrassment. The academies that had been offended naturally would not miss such a good opportunity. Kicking someone while they were down was a most conventional move.
On the way to the competition venue this morning, the members of Tiecheng Tuo Academy had felt many mocking and ridiculing gazes, which made them extremely stifled.
Liu Mancheng had directly stayed at the hotel and did not come.
The blow from this defeat had indeed been too heavy for him.
Lu Fei paid no mind to the reactions of the Tiecheng Tuo Academy members. He glanced at them once and then withdrew his gaze, no longer paying them any attention.
More than ten minutes later.
The competition officially began.
The preceding matches were almost devoid of highlights.
Two lines of text floated in the center of the screen.
[Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy - Lu Fei] vs [Dan Ding Academy - Du Wenhan]
[Countdown: 2 minutes]
"Do you think this Lu Fei is really as the forum says, capable of instantly killing his opponents?"
Someone suddenly spoke.
"To be honest, I'm still half-believing and half-doubting. This whole thing sounds a bit magical."
"Me too. Although he defeated Liu Mancheng, perhaps it was because Liu Mancheng was careless. This Lu Fei isn't actually that strong!"
"That makes some sense when you put it that way."
The spectator stands were packed, and people began to discuss amongst themselves.
The team leader, Teacher Wu Jingyang, listened for a while, then turned to the silent Huang Tianba beside him and asked:
"Tianba, what do you think?"
Huang Tianba was the pride of Zhicheng Academy. True to his name, he was robust and well-defined, exuding an aura of dominance.
When Wu Jingyang asked, the other students immediately stopped their discussions and turned to look.
Seeing this, Huang Tianba pondered for a few seconds and slowly said:
"Regardless of anything else, he did indeed reach the ninth level of the Undead Tower in Fenghe Town. And although Liu Mancheng is somewhat conceited, his strength is undeniable, especially his signature [Hell Cerberus], whose combat power has already broken through racial limitations. In such a confrontation, I don't believe that this Lu Fei won the match by sheer luck."
Everyone fell silent.
Despite their pride making them reluctant to admit it, they still had to acknowledge that Huang Tianba's words made a lot of sense.
Upon hearing this, Wu Jingyang nodded slightly and said, scanning the crowd, "Tianba is right. Even if the rumors on the forum are exaggerated, Lu Fei's strength is undoubtedly formidable."
"In the subsequent matches, if you encounter Lu Fei, you must treat him with caution and never let your guard down!"
"Yes, Teacher!"
Everyone responded in unison.
Seeing this, Wu Jingyang nodded with satisfaction.
Zhicheng Academy was strong. At this point, they still had five participating students, with only two eliminated.
As long as they continued to develop smoothly in this trend, multiple spots in this year's top ten would belong to their Zhicheng Academy, and one of the ten promotion slots would naturally belong to their academy.
As for Lu Fei, Wu Jingyang was not very worried.
He had great confidence in Huang Tianba.
The outside world rumored that Huang Tianba owned a level 90 contracted beast, but only the participating students of Zhicheng Academy knew that Huang Tianba actually owned more than one.
Shaking his head, Wu Jingyang shifted his gaze back to the screen.
The countdown in the center of the screen had reached the final five seconds.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
The moment the countdown hit zero, everyone's spirits perked up, their eyes fixed on the screen, unwilling to miss any moment.
The scene changed, quickly shifting to the spacious arena.
Two figures instantly appeared on opposite sides of the stage.
One was Lu Fei, and the other was Du Wenhan from Dan Ding Academy.
Dan Ding Academy's overall strength was not bad.
Du Wenhan was their star player.
His Beast Master level had reached the advanced stage, nearing the peak.
Huang Tianba squinted for a few seconds and said in a deep voice:
"【Heavenly Puppet】, bringing out a control-type contracted beast for battle. It seems this Du Wenhan has planned for a protracted war."
Wu Jingyang cast an appreciative glance at Huang Tianba and nodded slightly.
The latter's judgment was the same as his.
"Control type! This match is going to be interesting!"