Chapter 7: The Newcomer Challenge! A Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Soul Bone?
If a fight really breaks out, even a three-ring Soul Master could hold his own for a couple of moves thanks to his domain.
In my past life, I was an orphan.
Without connections or ability, you can only endure being bullied and having your promotion opportunities snatched away by those with connections.
Now that we have connections and power, who would put up with the whims of a few brats?
We would lose face if we beat them; it would be an act of bullying the weak.
They would lose face even more if they lost.
Lin Fan deliberately dragged out his words, his voice not loud but just loud enough for the whole class to hear: "Hey everyone, why are you all looking at me like I'm your enemy? Is it because I'm too handsome that you feel inferior?"
The moment the words were spoken, the classroom erupted in chaos.
"You little brat, are you looking for a fight?!" Yan slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly, his eyes blazing with fury. He was one of the recognized geniuses of the Golden Class, and also Hu Liena's suitor; how could he tolerate such arrogance from a freshman?
However, before he could unleash his soul power, Hu Liena gave him a cold look and said, "Yan! Calm down."
Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan have known each other since they were 5 years old. They grew up together, cultivated together, and spent most of their time together over the years. In the Spirit Hall Youth Training Camp, the three of them helped each other to get through that life-threatening training.
Yan is her good friend, so she doesn't want to see Yan do something foolish. If they really fight, especially over something like this, it would be bad if the teacher blamed them.
Yan's face stiffened, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, but he ultimately gritted his teeth and sat back down.
"And Lin Fan, you too." Hu Liena glared at Lin Fan helplessly, flicking his forehead with her fingertip. "You've just arrived and you're already causing trouble. Do you think the training the teacher is giving you isn't enough?"
"Senior sister, I was just trying to liven things up, but who knew this kid would be so easily amused?" Lin Fan pouted.
Upon hearing this, Yan's suppressed anger flared up again, "You..."
"Alright!" Hu Liena snapped, interrupting Yan, and glared at Lin Fan. "All of you, shut up."
Lin Fan shrugged and said nothing more, while Yan also snorted coldly and turned his head away.
At that moment, a beautiful woman with short brown hair, wearing a black and gold bodysuit with metallic wing-shaped accessories on her shoulders, and striking, aloof features walked into the classroom.
"Hello, Dean Lingyuan."
The orderly greetings echoed in the classroom, and all the students stood up respectfully, except for Lin Fan and Hu Liena, who only nodded slightly in greeting.
As disciples of the Pope, their status was not as high as that of elders, but they were not required to perform such a grand ceremony.
Spirit Kite Douluo Xue Ying—Dean of the Spirit Hall Academy, a level 91 Title Douluo, whose spirit is the Fiery Spirit Kite. Her cold gaze swept across the classroom, finally settling on Lin Fan.
"You're the Pope's newest disciple? A new student in the Golden Class?"
The voice was cold, yet carried a subtle sense of oppression.
Lin Fan bowed slightly and said, "Lin Fan greets Dean Ling Yuan. I am new here and hope that the Dean will take good care of me."
We should still show due respect to Title Douluos.
"As expected of the Pope's disciple, he certainly has an extraordinary demeanor."
Ling Yuan said calmly, "You're probably not a support-type, are you?"
"no."
Xueying nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over everyone again:
"Today, I have something to announce. The Papal Palace and the Hall of Worship have jointly decided that the academy will hold a freshman challenge in two months."
"In other words, Lin Fan, as the representative of the new students in the Golden Class, you will have to face at least one representative from each of the first-year classes."
"This year's challenge is a bit different. The elders felt that since there is a disciple of the Pope this time, they should increase the challenge. They have made a special exception to allow senior students, whose highest cultivation level is only 29, to challenge Lin Fan, who is the defending champion."
"The rules of the challenge are simple: one-on-one elimination until the last person stands in the ring. But challengers must pay at least 10 points as an entry fee. The competition will last for 5 days, and the person who successfully defends the title each day can take away the entire entry fee for that day."
"If the champion of this freshman competition is from the Gold Class, the reward will be a 50,000-year-old dark attribute right arm soul bone. Furthermore, the Gold Class's cultivation resources for this semester and next semester will be doubled. However, if they are not the champion, then two-thirds of their cultivation resources for this semester and next semester will be deducted..."
These words immediately caused an uproar in the classroom.
The Freshman Challenge is a tradition of the Spirit Hall Academy, and every freshman must go through it.
The winner will not only receive a generous reward, but will also become famous throughout the academy.
But all the students looked at Ling Yuan with disbelief, thinking they must have misheard.
The champion of this freshman competition will be rewarded with a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone!
There have indeed been instances where the reward was a soul bone before, but those were only at the thousand-year level!
It should be noted that some titled Douluo do not even possess a ten-thousand-year-level soul bone.
This time, the reward is actually a 50,000-year-old soul bone!
"Dean...Dean, are you sure you're not mistaken?" a student asked in a trembling voice.
"That's right, a 50,000-year-old soul bone!" another person chimed in, their voice filled with shock.
Moreover, if they don't win the championship, two-thirds of their cultivation resources will be deducted. How can they accept that?!
Only Lingyuan Douluo had a mild temper and was their homeroom teacher; they wouldn't dare to question any other elder.
Lingyuan Douluo glanced at them indifferently and said helplessly, "Little guys, I also think it's outrageous. After all, I don't even have a single ten-thousand-year soul bone... But this reward was proposed by the elders of the Hall of Worship, and the reward was also given by the elders."
"But why is the teacher deducting our cultivation resources? This hasn't been a rule in previous years..."
"That's right, it's not fair!"
Clearly, none of them believed that Lin Fan could defeat the senior students.
The resources available to the elite class are nothing to students with increasingly stronger backgrounds. The important thing is that they are unwilling to accept a situation where they are clearly going to lose!
"Alright, all of you, be quiet." Ling Yuan unleashed a terrifying aura, instantly silencing them all.
The classroom fell silent instantly upon hearing this. All the students lowered their heads, avoiding Ling Yuan's gaze. The dean appeared gentle, but when he became serious, a slight frown could have dire consequences.
Withdrawing her oppressive aura, Ling Yuan's gaze fell upon Lin Fan once more: "Lin Fan, as the Pope's disciple, you must perform well in this challenge. Don't embarrass the Golden Class, and don't disgrace the Pope."
"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. Now you can get ready for class."
After saying that, he left the classroom.
At this moment, Lin Fan was completely dumbfounded.
I've never heard Bibi Dong mention this before!
The first step is to conquer an entire grade by myself!
End of this chapter...