Compared to the first round of matches, the opponents in the second round were significantly stronger.
Bai Qianqian and Zhou Tao, among others, took considerable effort to secure their victories.
Chen Fan and Liu Manman were eliminated.
Li Mo, exhausted from a fierce battle, had fallen into a coma due to mental fatigue and likely wouldn't be able to participate in the subsequent matches.
Finally, it was Lu Fei's turn again.
He found himself back on the familiar battlefield.
In a waiting room two floors above, a tall, thin boy staring intently at a semi-transparent screen suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed.
"He's here, he's here! That person named Lu Fei is about to start his match!"
A classmate beside him rolled his eyes, "Look how excited you are."
Despite his words, several classmates eagerly leaned closer.
They were very curious about the student the tall, thin boy had described as unbelievably powerful.
They really wanted to know if he was as monstrous as the tall, thin boy claimed.
Seven or eight people gathered around the semi-transparent screen, watching the feed with rapt attention.
[Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy - Lu Fei] vs. [Luoben Academy - Lu Chuanming]
"Huh? The opponent is from Luoben Academy!"
"Luoben Academy? That name sounds so familiar."
"What kind of memory do you have? Luoben Academy produced two top-hundred contestants last year!"
"Tsk, an academy like that, this opponent won't be easy to deal with."
"If he's as strong as Han Yang said, then even a student from Luoben Academy won't be a match for him."
Han Yang was the tall, thin boy's name.
Hearing his companions' teasing, Han Yang retorted, "Just keep your eyes open and watch. You'll be surprised later!"
His classmates chuckled a few times.
However, they soon quieted down as the countdown on the screen reached its end.
When the countdown hit zero, the screen flashed instantly, transitioning to a stadium scene.
On the spacious arena, two youths stood facing each other about a hundred meters apart.
One of them was Lu Fei.
The other was a pale-faced youth wearing glasses, naturally Lu Chuanming.
With a flash of light, Lu Chuanming immediately summoned his contracted beast.
A contracted beast instantly appeared before him, adopting a defensive posture as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Holy crap, a [Town Mountain Beast]!"
"Don't be so surprised, Lu Chuanming is a student from Luoben Academy, what's so rare about a [Town Mountain Beast]?"
"This is a contracted beast close to S-rank, a second evolution!"
"Huh? Why isn't Lu Fei making a move yet?"
"He did the same thing last match!"
Everyone wore expressions of astonishment.
On the screen, Lu Chuanming also noticed Lu Fei's peculiar behavior and frowned in confusion, but said nothing more, directly ordering his contracted beast to attack.
The two contracted beasts immediately charged towards Lu Fei with fierce momentum.
The next moment.
A piercing sound of air being cut echoed from within the screen.
Everyone felt a flash of light and shadow on the screen, as if a bolt of lightning had streaked past. The robust body of the [Town Mountain Beast], propelled by inertia, flew out like a cannonball for seven or eight meters before lying still on the ground.
A one-hit kill!
[Match ended, Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy - Lu Fei wins and advances!]
Everyone stared at the text pop-up on the screen, their mouths agape, unable to recover for a long time.
Even half a minute after the match ended, the students of Leitao Academy were still stunned, unable to snap out of it.
Their faces were filled with indescribable shock.
What Han Yang said was actually true.
How on earth did Lu Fei do it? He killed his opponent with a single blow!
This strength was too damn monstrous!
That was a [Town Mountain Beast]! A second evolution, a [Town Mountain Beast] known for its defense!
They hadn't even seen what kind of contracted beast Lu Fei had used!
For a moment, everyone felt disoriented, their minds struggling to catch up.
Even Han Yang, who had personally witnessed this before, was not much less shocked than the others.
It was simply unbelievable!
After a long while, everyone gradually came back to their senses.
The second round of matches was to determine the top 100, so the number of participants was decreasing.
This also meant that more people were paying attention to Lu Fei's match.
Everyone marveled, their faces still filled with intense shock.
It wasn't that they were losing their composure; the scene just now was too astonishing.
Lu Chuanming's strength was not weak, at least more powerful than anyone from their Leitao Academy.
Yet, he was instantly defeated by Lu Fei!
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed something so incredible.
While Han Yang and his group were exclaiming in amazement, students from another academy in the same room looked on with confusion.
They couldn't understand why watching a match would elicit such a strong reaction, as if they had seen something impossible.
One of them, unable to contain his curiosity, leaned over and asked, "Brothers, what are you watching? Why are you so surprised?"
The Leitao Academy student who was asked glanced at him and grinned,
"If I told you someone one-hit-killed a level 70 [Town Mountain Beast], would you believe me?"
"How is that possible..."
The questioner subconsciously denied it, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized, and looked at the Leitao Academy members with their pained expressions, his eyes gradually widening.
"No way? You're joking, right?"
"Could it be Liu Mancheng? Or Huang Tianba!"
"..."
At this moment, others also crowded over. Hearing the words of the Leitao Academy students, they all showed expressions of surprise and doubt.
Seeing this, Han Yang couldn't help but sigh.
Well, they would just continue to watch Lu Fei in the third round.
More and more people began to pay attention to Lu Fei.
Initially, they had only considered Liu Mancheng, Huang Tianba, and a few others as the main targets of this competition, but now.
This young man named Lu Fei was probably the real dark horse!
And the strength he had displayed so far was only at the level of a junior beast tamer!
...
Not long after Lu Fei's match concluded, the top 100 were officially announced!
Thus, three students from Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy advanced to the top 100!
Besides Lu Fei, Bai Qianqian and Zhou Tao also advanced!