Chapter 23
Clang! Clang!
As more and more new students gathered on the practice field, a loud sound spread from a tall platform . Everyone raised their heads and saw an examiner standing there .
“For this newcomer exam, your opponents will be decided through drawing lots . Everyone come forward and draw your lot, those with the same number will be matched with each other . ” The examiner’s powerful voice spread across the entire field .
Following this, the numerous new students went forward to draw their lots, causing the place to become increasingly bustling .
The upper echelons of the Great Zhou Institute were gathered on a viewing platform west of the field . Seated at the very centre was the current headmaster, Chu Tianyang .
Beside him was middle-aged man in purple robes . The man’s face was thin and he had deeply set eyes, making him look rather stern . His was expressionless as he sat with his back against the chair, cup of tea in hand .
This person was the vice-headmaster of the Great Zhou Institute, and the one in charge of the B class, Xu Hong .
Xu Hong observed the field as he faintly smiled and said, “Headmaster Chu, I’m afraid that your A class will only be able to select those ranked eleven and below this time . ”
Chu Tianyang was expressionless . He naturally knew that most of the outstanding individuals of the new batch had already been enticed to Qi Yue’s side and would undoubtedly enter the B class after the newcomer exam .
Chu Tianyang coldly replied, “Vice-head Xu, acting so smug so soon might not be a good thing . ”
Xu Hong did not mind Chu Tianyang’s anger-filled response, the former’s lips curling into a mocking smile . His B class had already obtained the top position in the class ranking exam for the past two years . If they took first place again this year, he would be able to contest for the headmaster position in accordance to the rules of the institute .
When that happened, the new headmaster of the Great Zhou Institute would be him, Xu Hong .
The other surrounding class masters could only maintain their silence as they watched the two parties clash . They understood very well that behind this contest for the headmaster position was the battle between the Great Zhou royal clan and Qi Manor .
Chu Tianyang was deeply enraged by Xu Hong, but there was nothing he could do . Even he could not match majority of the promises Qi Yue had made to entice those students .
“The only thing I can do now is hope that Su Youwei will perform well . She is very talented . If she enters the A class and is properly groomed, there might be a chance to for her to vie with Qi Yue during the year-end class ranking exam . ”
Chu Tianyang softly sighed in his heart . Soon after, his gaze suddenly shifted to Zhou Yuan’s location with some worry in his eyes . Although Chu Tiangyang knew that Zhou Yuan was now able to unblock his meridian channels, it had only been a month since then and even if Zhou Yuan’s talent was not less than Su Youwei’s, he would have likely barely managed to unblock only one channel .
With such strength, top ten was certainly out of the question and it was likely that he would not even be able to win a few matches today .
Zhou Yuann was the prince of Great Zhou, and the halo of this identity would surely draw the attention of others . Hence, it would damage the Great Zhou royal clan’s reputation if he lost in an unsightly manner .
Chu Tianyang shook his head and mumbled in his heart, “I hope that his highness will be able to endure for a few matches . ”
At this current moment, Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei had already drawn their lots on the practice field . Zhou Yuan had drawn eighteen while Su Youwei forty seven .
“Thank goodness we did not draw the same number . ” Zhou Yuan could not help but smile upon seeing this .
Su Youwei softly laughed . Soon after, she said in a serious manner, “If you meet me, I will not go easy on you . ”
Zhou Yuan could only roll his eyes in response .
While they were conversing, the referees had already ascended each practice arena and loud shouts sounded in succession .
“Number one, Qin Ya and Liu Ying!”
“Number two, Cheng Yu and Zhao Qingshan!”
“ . … . . ”
As strong and healthy figures leapt onto each arena, the atmosphere of the entire practice field began to boil . Each arena was surrounded by numerous boys and girls while various cheers and shouts could be heard .
Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei did not join in the fun and merely observed from afar .
As time passed, the matches on these martial arenas quickly came to a close . The victors would rejoice while the losers hung their heads in dejection .
However, the exam would not stop for anyone’s loss . Hence, intense battles continued to play out on the arenas and Zhou Yuan’s turn quickly arrived .
“Number eighteen, Zhou Yuan and Pei Yun!”
As this shout spread, the hearts of numerous youths skipped a beat . Their attention was drawn over from all direction because everyone in the Great Zhou Institute knew of Zhou Yuan’s identity .
What shocked them even more was Zhou Yuan’s opponent, Pei Yun .
This individual was quite famous amongst the new batch of students . Not only had he already opened his third meridian channel, he was also one of the more outstanding practitioners amongst the three channels .
“His highness Zhou Yuan’s first match is against Pei Yun?!”
“That’s really unlucky . Pei Yun is one the stronger three channel practitioners…”
“Although prince Zhou Yuan is rather good in Genesis Runes, it is quite unlikely that he will be able to defeat a three channel practitioner . ”
“Is prince Zhou Yuan going to be eliminated in the first match?”
“ . … . . ”
Whispers spread in the practice field . Zhou Yuan had a rather good reputation in the institute, hence many people felt that this match-up was rather unfortunate for him .
“To think that it would be Pei Yun . ” Su Youwei’s face was somewhat ugly . She had naturally heard of Pei Yun and knew how powerful he was .
Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly . He looked towards a nearby high platform as if he had sensed something, only to see Qi Yue watching him with a strange smile . A thought flashed in Zhou Yuan’s mind as he said to himself, “It is really too much of a coincidence for me to meet such an opponent in my first match . ”
His eyes faintly flickered with thought . It was likely that Qi Yue had a hand in this matter . However, the fact that he could pull off such a thing was enough to show how deeply Qi Manor had infiltrated the institute .
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