Chapter 267: Magic U

"Magic U!"

"Victory!"

"Magic U!"

"Victory!"

"......"

Inside the stadium, cheers and shouts surged like a tidal wave.

One wave followed another, each higher than the last.

These voices came not only from the Magic U student seating, but mostly from other spectators.

Xu Jingming himself had watched the National University League more than once on TV.

He had heard the cheers echoing from the loudspeakers.

But watching on TV and hearing it live were completely different experiences!

It was a roar capable of stirring the soul.

Xu Jingming could even see, in the stands,

some people screaming hysterically, veins bulging in their necks, others with faces flushed red, just to let out a single cheer.

At this moment, the cheers of nearly sixty thousand people in the stadium merged together.

Even the usually calm Xu Jingming felt his blood boil with excitement.

"Is this the National University League? It truly makes you want to fight hard..."

Xu Jingming took a deep breath, and in his resolute eyes, a burning battle spirit began to rise.

Humans are highly emotional beings; different emotions affect an adept's power output.

Under sadness or fear, an adept might unleash less than half their true strength.

Conversely, in a state of extreme excitement, an adept can perform beyond their normal limits!

With these tens of thousands cheering, Xu Jingming felt even an ordinary person would dare charge forward and slash a beast twice.

"No wonder everyone says the league matches are nothing like regular sparring.

This scene truly is awe-inspiring."

Kong Shi, Yao Fang, Shen Dongling, and others around him were also stunned by the cheers.

Their faces glowed with excitement and fervor.

"This is truly a grand spectacle one would remember for life.

The only pity is, we're not the first team to enter."

Bingshan Yao Fang sighed with regret.

"It's fine. Next year, we'll be the first. I'll make it up to you then."

Xu Jingming smiled in reply.

If nothing unexpected happens, he'll compete in the next three university leagues.

By then, Magic U will at least secure a four-peat championship!

"Jingming..."

In the inner section of the stands,

as the eldest daughter of the Song family, Song Qiuyun had clearly attended such events before.

But this time was different—on that stage stood the person she loved most.

Thinking of this, Song Qiuyun's gaze toward the tall figure in the stadium's center grew dreamy.

"This is the National University League. Truly awe-inspiring."

Unlike Song Qiuyun, Tang Qi and Zhou Mingyang, experiencing the live event for the first time, wore expressions of utter shock.

Watching live was worlds apart from watching online!

Especially the cheers—so powerful they even stirred the blood of the spectators themselves.

"Here comes the captain of the Magic City Institute of Esoteric Arts team!"

"Before I knew it, Xiao Ming has grown to this level?"

Beside Tang Qi, Xu Qingwan, his aunt, and her husband Tang Daolin also felt profound emotion.

They knew Xu Jingming, once admitted to Magic U, would rise.

But who could have imagined it would happen so fast?

Even a year ago at this time, they had been urging him not to take the Wu Ke entrance exam.

"Look, look! That's my buddy Xu Jingming—he's now the captain of the Magic U team!"

At Jiang'an Polytechnic University, male dormitory.

Zhang Hao sat with his laptop, pointing at the live stream, proudly showing off to his roommates.

The university league was broadcast nationwide.

At this moment, everyone who knew Xu Jingming was filled with varied emotions...

"Next to enter: Jincheng Institute of Esoteric Arts! Let's welcome them!"

"......"

"Pan Zhou Institute of Esoteric Arts!!"

"......"

Under the host's announcements, teams wearing different uniforms emerged from backstage corridors.

Since it was the opening ceremony and no matches had begun yet,

spectators didn't divide into factions—they cheered for every university.

Yet,

compared to the roars for Magic U and Jingda, the cheers were slightly quieter.

Soon, all ten universities competing in the National University League had emerged from backstage.

They stood in a line at the center of the stadium's vast arena.

Xu Jingming scanned the crowd and spotted the Bingshan team members from yesterday.

"These guys really are competing. Now this'll be fun."

Xu Jingming's lips curled slightly.

At this moment, host Feng Le continued:

"The National University League has three events: Team Match, Individual Match, and Survival Match!

Team and Individual Matches will be held first; the Survival Match begins after these two conclude.

Now, let me introduce the prize rewards.

First, the Team Match champion team will each receive a custom S-class battle suit!

The Individual Match champion will receive a space ring with a capacity of thirty cubic meters!

The Survival Match champion will receive a sixth-rank protective talisman from an ancient civilization ruin—extremely high defense!"

The host only mentioned the champion rewards.

Yet, as soon as he finished speaking, gasps erupted from the stands.

"What the hell? S-class battle suits—one for each person? That reward is insane!"

"A thirty-cubic-meter space ring? I can't even afford a one-cubic-meter one!"

"A sixth-rank protective talisman! That's maximum safety!"

"......"

Past National University Leagues offered rewards like S-class cultivation resources.

But this year was different—the rewards were clearly far more generous than ever before!

"Aside from the sixth-rank talisman, the rest are extremely useful to me."

In the team, Xu Jingming's eyes flickered.

Of course, he wouldn't mind getting an extra talisman.

"The league event rewards are extremely generous. May all university teams strive hard and fight for the championship!

Of course, runners-up and third-place teams also receive rewards.

For detailed information, please visit the official league website.

No more delay—let's begin the first event of this league: the Team Match!

The Team Match consists of forty-five matches; each university will fight every other university once.

Five matches will be held daily, completing the event over nine days.

The university with the fewest losses will be crowned champion of this event!

Now, let's randomly generate the match schedule!!"

The National University League had no lengthy opening ceremony, no speeches by officials.

They knew such things would provoke nationwide outrage.

So host Feng Le simply explained the rules and went straight to the point.

He waved his hand, and on the central holographic projection above the stadium, all ten university names appeared.

Instantly, the names scrambled and randomly paired into forty-five matches.

"Hmm, looks like we're lucky—our first Team Match features a top-tier university!"

The host glanced at the holographic schedule, smiled, then announced in a soaring voice:

"Macao Institute of Supernatural Abilities versus Bingshan Institute of Supernatural Abilities! Please welcome both teams to the field!"