Chapter 285: All the Big Shots Arrive! Master of Thunder Martial Arts Academy! Su Qingli!

"Shi Zun won!"

"Incredible! He instantly defeated Bingshan, who also came from a top-tier university!"

"One Shi Zun, one Lei Di—this year's league has produced two powerhouses!"

"......"

In the audience seats, exclamations of awe never ceased.

Anyone with eyes could see that Wang Qi from Jing University and Xu Jingming from Mo University were on a completely different level from everyone else!

"By the way, Wang Qi and Xu Jingming's fighting styles are actually quite similar."

"Wang Qi from Jing University cultivates the body-strengthening technique 'Thick Earth Body,' which also alters his physique and enhances his abilities."

"Yes, but unfortunately Xu Jingming's rank is still too low—he might truly lose to Wang Qi this year."

"......"

The coaches in the inner audience area were also discussing among themselves.

Wang Qi and Xu Jingming are the top favorites to win the individual competition this year!

Without exception, the champion will emerge from these two.

As for who has the higher chance of winning, most coaches still favor Wang Qi from Jing University.

After all, earth-based abilities counter lightning-based ones, and Wang Qi is an entire major rank higher than Xu Jingming!

Even if Xu Jingming's lightning ability is SS-ranked, the gap in rank should be enough to negate any advantage in ability strength.

Moreover, Wang Qi's 'Celestial Meteor Soil' isn't an ordinary A-ranked ability—it's a stronger pseudo-S-ranked ability.

Of course, this doesn't mean Xu Jingming isn't strong.

In fact, Xu Jingming is absurdly strong!

His strength isn't just due to his SS-ranked ability—it's that every aspect of his talent is terrifyingly high!

He has advanced his body-strengthening techniques to an extremely high level.

He has mastered multiple A-ranked lightning techniques and a powerful S-ranked technique!

Many mid-tier fourth-rank ability users can't even achieve this.

Yet Xu Jingming is only third-rank upper tier.

More crucially, he's only nineteen years old!

The term 'genius' seems dull when applied to him—only 'monster' can describe him.

Youth is his advantage, but also his weakness—he has three fewer years of cultivation than Wang Qi.

In this league, Xu Jingming is indeed slightly inferior.

"This year, Wang Qi from Jing University can hold him back—but what about next year?"

"Even if another Wang Qi appeared, could he possibly stop him?"

Many coaches sighed inwardly.

Of course, sighs aside, the two other top-tier universities were the ones truly troubled.

For ordinary TOP10 universities like theirs, it made little difference.

Even without Xu Jingming, Mo University could never make the top three...

The severely injured Yao Fang was quickly carried off on a medical stretcher.

Among Mo University's accompanying coaches, there was naturally a seventh-rank Master-level healing instructor.

After taking Yao Fang from the medical team, he immediately began treatment.

"Xu Jingming! Instant kill—I've done it too!"

"I'm looking forward to fighting you in tomorrow's individual final—hope you don't back out."

At this moment, Wang Qi also stepped down from the arena.

With a wild grin, he tossed out those words to Xu Jingming before leaving with his battle blade.

"Individual final..." Xu Jingming's gaze sharpened slightly.

Today's quarterfinals would advance four competitors.

Tomorrow afternoon, the semifinals and final of the individual competition would proceed in sequence.

That meant the champion of the individual event would be decided tomorrow afternoon.

"This guy is really arrogant!"

"From his tone, he seems certain he'll win the individual competition!"

Hearing this, Gu Wan and the others immediately grew indignant, but Xu Jingming calmly waved his hand:

"It's fine. We'll meet in the final anyway—then he'll find out who's really the boss..."

After Wang Qi and Yao Fang's match came the bout between Kong Shi and Shen Ya, captain of Changnan Institute of Ability.

Like Su Hang Institute of Ability, Changnan Institute of Ability frequently ranks among the top five universities.

Naturally, their captain is also extremely powerful.

Unfortunately, Kong Shi is even stronger!

He ended the battle in less than ten minutes.

Thus, the quarterfinals of the individual competition concluded.

Xu Jingming and Kong Shi from Mo University, Wang Qi and Zou Taizhi from Jing University—these four qualified for the semifinals...

March 17th was the eighth day of the second stage of the National University League!

Today featured not only the team matches between Qingjing Institute of Ability and Jincheng Institute of Ability, but also the semifinals and final of the individual competition!

As a result, the entire stadium's audience seats were exceptionally lively.

The online viewership across major livestream platforms reached nearly five million!

There were five team matches in the morning, and the match between Jingda and Jin Da was the first one.

As soon as the match began, Jin Da's team demonstrated overwhelming dominance.

Three elemental ranged adepts continuously unleashed attacks; even with Wang Qi pushing forward to absorb the damage,

Jingda couldn't shatter those multiple S-rank elemental shields all at once.

Thus, Jingda tried repeatedly, about four or five times.

It took them over twenty minutes before they finally defeated Jin Da and claimed victory.

The members of Jin Da all felt some regret.

If not for the severe injuries Xu Jingming's Lei Shen Zhi had inflicted on them yesterday,

which had yet to fully heal, leaving their overall strength drastically reduced,

the outcome of this team match might well have been uncertain!

After winning, Jingda's record matched Mo Da's: eight wins, zero losses.

As for the final match that would decide the team championship, it would not begin until tomorrow, March 18th, the third match.

Before that, the champion of the individual event would be announced earlier in the afternoon...

By March, Qingxu City had entered spring; the midday sun shone warmly, not scorching.

Even before the afternoon matches officially began at two o'clock, the entire stadium was once again packed!

The online viewership on livestreams reached a new record, exceeding ten million!

The indoor spectator seats, which still had many empty spots in the morning, were now nearly full.

"No way! That's Deputy Director Wu Yuan from the National Education Bureau! He actually came in person?"

"Not just him! The Deputy Commander of the Flame Dragon Legion is here too!"

"The Flame Dragon Legion has official state backing— even their deputy commander came?"

"..."

Many spectators were astonished to discover

that the new faces appearing in the indoor spectator seats included numerous familiar figures they often saw on TV news.

Even those whose identities they couldn't recognize radiated formidable aura.

Each carried an air of commanding authority, unmistakably someone long accustomed to high rank.

"I remember last year, big shots came to watch, but the caliber didn't seem this high!"

"Obviously—look at the strength of this year's students! Their power has surged so much, of course they draw all these big names!"

Indeed,

last year's National University League featured competitors mostly at Peak Third Stage and Low Fourth Stage.

But this year, aside from a few Peak Third Stage adepts in the lower-ranked universities,

all members of the top five universities were uniformly Low Fourth Stage adepts!

Several were Mid Fourth Stage, and the highest-ranked even reached High Fourth Stage!

In terms of strength, this year's university league was incomparable to last year's.

"No way! Another big shot has arrived!"

"Huh? I don't recognize this big shot, but she's incredibly beautiful."

"True—she looks like she stepped right out of a painting..."

"..."

A stir ran through the spectator seats; many male viewers stared hungrily toward the designated entrance for VIP spectators.

There, a group of four entered.

Leading them was a woman clad in black, her figure slender and graceful.

She appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, her beauty flawless, like pure lambswool jade.

Her aura was like that of a legendary immortal—sacred, noble, inspiring not the slightest hint of disrespect.

"Su Qingli! Why is she here?"

"Isn't she supposed to be at the global headquarters of Lei Ting Martial Arts?"

Seeing this woman, many in the indoor spectator seats—even some Eighth Stage Grand Masters—looked astonished.

Ordinary spectators might not know who she was, but could they not recognize her?

She is the current director of one of Great Xia's two top martial arts academies: Lei Ting Martial Arts!

Su Qingli, who wields the S-rank lightning ability "Yùqīng Shenlei" and has reached the Ninth Stage, Wu Sheng realm!