It was as if there was a kind of magic power, freezing everyone completely in place at that mont!
The atmosphere and scene on the martial training ground suddenly beca extrely bizarre, even the air currents in the void seed to have stagnated!
Who could tell them what exactly had just happened?!
If Wang Sheng's move felt like it brought darkness over the land, sweeping away everything!
Yet such a sword, under that young man's sword, was so fragile and helpless!
It is imaginable how terrifying the power of that sword was!
It was unclear how much ti had passed, but a silhouette slowly climbed up!
At this mont, Wang Sheng felt intense pain throughout his body, countless wounds all over, blood dripping, and even so places exposing his bones, looking extrely tragic!
He looked at that young man, feeling it was so unreal!
He was defeated!
Despite using his ultimate move and even possessing a high-grade treasured weapon, he still lost!
At this mont, he noticed that the high-grade treasured sword in his hand already had quite a few cracks!
In reality, what everyone didn't know was that Su Chen was rely testing the waters, holding back most of his power!
One should know that even an ordinary sword with the power of "Initial Manifestation" is already comparable to about the eighth turn of the Tongxuan Realm!
Moreover, he still had star energy and bloodline power unused; if he fully unleashed them, he couldn't even imagine the strength!
And Wang Sheng's cultivation level was roughly at the fifth turn of the Tongxuan Realm, plus the formidable martial technique and the power bonus of the high-grade treasured weapon, at most reaching the sixth turn of the Tongxuan Realm, perhaps even less!
After all, in the late stage of the Tongxuan Realm, the difference in strength between each turn is extrely vast!
Thus, Wang Sheng displaying such strength was already beyond many people's expectations!
But for Su Chen, it posed almost no pressure at all!
Furthermore, even without using the first move of the "Dayan Sword Technique" - "Initial Manifestation," Su Chen was not afraid!
Because the second move of "Heavenly Breaking Seven Forms" - "Shake Heaven and Earth," if fully unleashed, is also sufficient to compete with the sixth or seventh turn of the Tongxuan Realm!
The reason Su Chen held back most of his strength, sparing Wang Sheng's life, was not because he feared the Wind and Cloud Academy, but to avoid causing too much trouble for the Zhaixing Academy!
After all, killing Zhang Yue due to inter-academy relations wouldn't drive them mad, but if Wang Sheng were killed, who knows how things would unfold!
Actually, through several rounds, he gained a general understanding of the strength of the most-discussed individuals!
Firstly, Leng Ning's strength was actually similar to Jing Hong's; she just had bad luck encountering him!
As for Wang Sheng, his strength was indeed slightly more powerful than the two, but besides the role of the high-grade treasured weapon, his strength wasn't much greater!
"I concede!"
After a mont of silence, Wang Sheng gritted his teeth and said, his face full of resentnt and unwillingness!
But at this mont, he had no other choice!
Before he finished speaking, he turned to walk away, not wanting to stay here being watched by countless people!
Contrary to the people below who might have expected, Su Chen wasn't exhilarated but rather calm as if it was an ordinary matter!
For him, it truly was!
"Su Chen—Victory!"
Ning Dingye announced loudly:
"Today's top three of the Four Major Academies competition have erged, Su Chen placed first, Wang Sheng second, Jing Hong third!"
"Besides the top three, Leng Ning achieved fourth, Qi Kuang fifth, Chen Xin sixth!"
When Su Chen ca down, the whole audience thundered with applause, the commotion of tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands was imaginable!
And the Zhaixing Academy side was already completely ecstatic!
They felt as if dreaming, unable to believe Su Chen beca the final victor!
Of course, the competition there hadn't fully ended yet, as elimination rounds among the top twelve ensued to select the sixth to tenth positions!
With Zhang Yue already dead, it ant eleven people were vying!
After a period, the rankings were finally confird, and Wu Qing deservedly secured seventh, though for him, this accomplishnt wasn't particularly joyful!
Unexpectedly though, the Sixth Prince ultimately attained eighth!
In the royal family, many princes either studied or had studied in the Four Major Academies, such as the First Prince, Second Prince, Third Prince, Fourth Prince, all following the sa path earlier!
Eventually, among the eleven, a student from True Martial Academy was squeezed out of the top ten!
Hunting prior offered rewards, and the Four Major Academies competition rewards were certainly abundant, all top tens were rewarded!
Su Chen's reward was a bottle of Thousand-Year Crystal Stone Essence, although he wasn't clear what that essence was!
In reality, this bottle of Thousand-Year Crystal Stone Essence was provided by the Wind and Cloud Academy; naturally, the other three academies also paid quite a price to the Wind and Cloud Academy!
For instance, Zhaixing Academy provided twenty drops of spiritual liquid, Canglong Academy offered a high-grade treasured weapon, while True Martial Academy presented one of the best cultivation techniques within the academy!
Thus, this bottle of Thousand-Year Crystal Stone Essence was jointly financed by the Four Major Academies!
Although the items provided by the other three academies altogether were indeed precious, frankly, their value still didn't surpass that bottle of Thousand-Year Crystal Stone Essence!
Was the Wind and Cloud Academy purposely taking this loss?
Of course not, in fact, this plan was actively proposed by the Wind and Cloud Academy!
While everyone knew the other three academies paid a price, the item was outsourced by the Wind and Cloud Academy, so ultimately, they gained the most reputation!
The other three academies understood this, although so loss was inevitable, gaining so reputation was rightful!
Nonetheless, the main reason the Wind and Cloud Academy provided that treasure-claid Thousand-Year Crystal Stone Essence was their confidence in Wang Sheng securing first!
In this way, it was akin to effortlessly gaining a significant edge over the other three academies!
After all, the other three academies produced extrely valuable items!
Both fa and profit were promptly acquired!
The Wind and Cloud Academy's calculation couldn't be more precise, which the other three academies also comprehended!
The reason they didn't oppose it was for two reasons: first, they definitely needed to offer sothing as a reward, and that bottle's value was significant; secondly, what if Wang Sheng didn't win first?!
Thus, for them, it wasn't a substantial loss!
As a result, so unexpected scenarios really occurred, making Zhaixing Academy the biggest winner!
Not only secured two spots in the top five, but that previously unheard young man crushed Wang Sheng, achieving first!
In this turn of events, the Wind and Cloud Academy lost both face and substance!
Yet with results being so, they could only swallow all bitterness hidden within...
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