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Before the final, Sebastian's performance in several consecutive matches was amazing. Indeed, even top-ranked geniuses among the freshmen like Otwin and Terrell, were easily eliminated, so a few people were optimistic about Sebastian.
Although a majority were on the side of Yeattine, all of them, without exception, felt that Sebastian had a fighting chance. In this battle, the difference in strength between the two would not be that big so their fight would be intense and exciting.
Normally, a battle time was over ten minutes and both sides could be considered at the same level. Earlier, when Yeattine faced Clifford, he did not use his full strength but dragged the time until after ten minutes for the sake of giving the other side a face.
In the eyes of the public, Sebastian was much stronger than Clifford, so he would resist longer. However, in the end, Yeattine, relying on his more powerful strength, would win.
However, no one expected Yeattine to be defeated. Although he had not conceded defeat, in this situation, the winner was already decided. Many people could accept that Yeattine had lost, but what made people's jaws drop was that he was defeated so badly. If it weren't for the three Amethyst Behemoths, then he couldn't even hold it for five minutes.
On Sebastian's side, not to mention casualties, not even the corner of their clothes was touched. It was a one-sided massacre.
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Leonard was in the middle, and the faces of the surrounding teachers were unsightly. Originally, this freshman challenge was for the accompaniment of Yeattine, but the result was quite unforeseen. It turned out to be for someone else, and Yeattine was beaten to the ground.
"Teacher Prokopy, you are hiding deep." Next to Prokopy, a teacher couldn't help but speak up.
Prokopy opened his mouth, wanting to explain but didn't know what to say as he was also a bit confused. As an admissions teacher in the State of Georgia, for Sebastian's performance in the examination, he had seen it all. At that time, even the False Xel'naga were struggling to cope. Where did all the strength come from? In the end, he thought he passed the Endless Mode by using tricky moves.
Prokopy was clear. The virus on a creature with great strength is challenging to work, especially with the Golden Behemoth, as their resistance was very strong.
The main reason a group of teachers felt doubtful lies in the fact that Sebastian's unit strength had increased too much.
The reason is that, during the electrical age and the 2nd technological revolution, which took place in Greater Terra, theories and technologies that had been accumulated emerged. In these short periods, the level of technology improved by a large margin.
Technology products entered thousands of households, and as the most important aspect of the military, the upgrade was extraordinary. The Astra Militarum had many secret weapons that had not been used.
Supernatural power must also rely on time to grow to solidify its power, while technology, as long as the theoretical basis and industrial base are enough to support it, can emerge with extraordinary power in a short period.
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"Hahahaha, no one thought that this match would end up with this kind of result." The ones who laughed the most were Clifford and Otwin.
They were all the geniuses of their respective State. For the gifted and noble-born Yeattine, they were not too comfortable with him. Now seeing Yeattine being beaten up by Sebastian, they couldn't be too happy. Compared to Yeattine, they would have preferred Sebastian to win.
"Yeattine still doesn't admit defeat. Could it be that he has some trump cards?" Otwin asked in disbelief as he looked at the Golden Behemoth, who was being beaten on the projection.
"He should be wanting to hold out a little longer and last for ten minutes," Clifford guessed.
Everyone else was dumbfounded. As the most sensational person before the match, not only was he defeated, but it would be unreasonable to say that he couldn't even last ten minutes.
However, Fleming does not give him this opportunity as the Tank Battalion of M4 moves forward and continues to hunt down the Golden Behemoth with blitzkrieg tactics. Their firepower hit the Golden Behemoth group again. With the prior injuries of this battle, the number of Golden Behemoths seriously wounded reached thousands.
Finally, after another Golden Behemoth fell, Yeattine conceded defeat. After the match was over, they set the time at eight minutes and two seconds. There was still a long way to go before the ten-minute mark.
When Yeattine walked out of the room, everyone's eyes converged on him with different expressions on their faces.
"Humph!" Yeattine's mentor, Leonard, snorted coldly with an unpleasant expression. Then he coldly scanned the surroundings, making the crowd hastily withdraw their eyes.
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At the same time, in a special area of Hope's Peak Academy, a dozen figures with extraordinary auras gathered there. In front of them was none other than the image of Sebastian and Yeattine's match.
After seeing Yeattine's Behemoth being slaughtered in a one-sided manner, everyone was silent. These people used to be the president or the leader of Hope's Peak Academy.
After retiring, the group had great influence in every aspect, and each of them was a peak-level 5 Planet Master. They are not ordinary Level-5 Peak Planet Masters, but rather, these dozen people were promoting Level 5 to Level 6 but failed, so they can only stop here.
They are stronger than an ordinary Level-5 Peak Planet Master but no longer have any hope of further advancement. Now they are responsible mainly for the training of students.
There was silence for a while, and then an old man spoke: "The appearance of two such great students is good for our school, but our school can only focus on training the one at most."
The others were silent. Unlike the top-ranked Super-Tier Academy, Hope's Peak Academy had limited resources. The Six Academies of Starlight can supply 2, 3, or even more Star Spaces at the same time, but Hope's Peak Academy can only provide a single Star Space or other precious resources to the most promising students.
This might not be fair to other students, but for the academy, a top genius brings much more value than an ordinary genius. As in the exams, a school, even if it produces dozens of students who get into top institutes, might as well have one to get into a superlative school.
"So what now? About the agreement with Yeattine before?" Another old man spoke up and questioned.
This time, we promised to give Yeattine treasures such as Star Space, not only because of the talent of Yeattine but also because of the identity of Emperor Kenzō.
The Eusinith Dynasty was a power that was comparable to the Super-Tier Academy, and behind them stood an old progenitor of a Level 6 Planet Master. There were many talented children, and Yeattine was one of the most promising ones.
The original idea of Hope's Peak Academy was to develop Yeattine to take the position of the successor of the Eusinith Dynasty, and then, they could have the Eusinith Dynasty as an ally. It was a win-win situation. They specially held the Freshman Challenge for Yeattine, but they didn't expect that Sebastian would defeat Yeattine.
"What else can we do? Since Sebastian won, it proves that he's the best one in this class, so we'll focus on training him in the future." An old man said.
"I don't agree with that." A black-clothed old man immediately spoke out, "This is just a freshman challenge, even if Sebastian wins, it just means that he is strong in battle, it doesn't mean too much. Don't you forget that he is making a whole new civilization?"
"It's difficult to say if he can go far. Weren't there geniuses who built a brand new civilization in the past have fallen in the middle?"
"In contrast, the Golden Behemoth has a long history and is already quite mature, as long as we help Yeattine take the status of the successor to the throne later on, he will be able to become a Level 5 Planet Master in the future."
In the Eusinith Dynasty, once confirmed as the heir to the throne, the road behind would be smooth, as the Level 6 progenitor would take care of training and provide top resources. But before that, each child would have to find a separate way to find resources. There was fierce competition, and they would select the most outstanding one in the end.
"Sebastian built a new civilization and is ready to fight. It is now so strong that we should not question the potential. As for the future, could it be that our academy development ability is inferior to that of the Eusinith Dynasty, and we can't guarantee the smooth growth of such a genius?" An old man in gray questioned.
"Even if Sebastian can also grow to be a powerful master with no problems, did you forget that behind Yeattine there is the Eusinith Dynasty?" The black-clothed old man exclaimed.
"So what? External forces are only external, after all. Our Hope's Peak Academy has stood for a long time, relying on itself, not to mention that, according to the rules, the one who won the challenge was Sebastian, not Yeattine. Are you guys trying to go back on your word? Let Sebastian give up the Star Space?" The old man in gray refuted.
Watching the two argue, the other old men were all helpless. In the end, the foundation of Hope's Peak Academy was too thin, so for a session of new students, they could only focus on developing one at the most. Top-level resources such as Star Space could only be provided to one. Many freshmen in prior years, because there were no suitable candidates, had no Star Space.
Finally, the crowd looked at a long-bearded old man in the very middle. This old man was the oldest and the most senior of the elder group and was also the current Grand Elder of the group.
The Grand Elder swept a glance at the crowd and slowly spoke: "Both Sebastian and Yeattine are the most outstanding students of our school, as for the ownership of the Star Space, we can't say, it depends on that person's meaning."
They understand. For what decision does this person make? No one else could influence it.
"All of you new little guys." At this time, the old and childish voice of the Spirit of the Planet rang out, and the crowd immediately stopped talking and listened carefully.
"Your performances in this Freshman Challenge were all very outstanding, especially that youngster named Sebastian has opened my eyes as well, so this Star Space will belong to you."
The crowd watched a terrifying fluctuation appear overhead, and then it turned into a stream of light, flying towards the inside of the competition arena. Not long after, this stream of light landed on Sebastian's hand.
Sebastian fixed his eyes to see, and it was a translucent orb cover.
"This is... the Star Space?" Sebastian blinked his eyes. It was the first time he had seen such a legendary thing.
"This is the Star Space." Prokopy next to him spoke up, "The way to use it is also very simple, just place it on the ground when you want to use it, and it will automatically rise outside. According to the size of this Star Space, it is estimated to be just able to envelop the villa where you live."
"But remember one thing..." Prokopy cautioned, "The Star Space can't be taken out of the academy."
"I know this." Sebastian smiled faintly. The Star Space is finally in his hand.
"The Spirit of the Planet has chosen Sebastian after all." In the void, seeing this scene, an elder said.
"No." The black-clothed elder shook his head, "This is just a reward given by the Spirit of the Planet as settled; it didn't choose Sebastian. Besides, in the past, the Spirit of the Planet didn't come to make the choice personally either."
"Yes." Another old man nodded and said, "For the Spirit of the Planet that has lived for an unknown number of years, a genius is nothing, it just worked by the rules, so which one to develop still needs to be considered by ourselves."
"There is no need to argue about this." Seeing that the crowd was about to argue again, the Grand Elder snapped, "Whether it's Sebastian or Yeattine, these two need to consider Planetary Upgrade first, and after both of them are promoted, it won't be too late to consider this issue then."
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In the lounge.
Yeattine, Leonard, and others stood there, and their faces were not too ugly but were a little gloomy, especially Yeattine, the warm smile that was always on his face had gone. This Freshman Challenge not only did not bring him any glory and fame but was instead a humiliation. He could hear the rumors from the outside, and he didn't need to know to imagine.
"This challenge was simply irrelevant." Leonard looked at Yeattine, his face cold and solemn: "What you need to do now is prepare for the Planetary Upgrade, that's your only focus next. As long as you can perform well in the Planetary Upgrade, then this Sebastian is not worth mentioning at all, and you will get your position as the successor to the throne!"
"I know, teacher." Yeattine took a deep breath and said, "Next, I will devote myself to preparing for the Planetary Upgrade."
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On the other side.
Prokopy sent Sebastian back to his residence.
"Your planet's diameter should be over 600 kilometers, right?" Prokopy asked.
"Close." Sebastian naturally couldn't be truthful.
"Kid, you are hiding quite deep." Prokopy laughed, then put away his smile and looked at Sebastian seriously, "Then you should also know that the diameter of a planet like yours wouldn't be very far from promotion?"
"I know." Sebastian nodded faintly.
His face also became grave for a rare time, the Planetary Upgrade. For every planet master, it was a stage that every planet master had to go through. It was also called by the outside, the "Miracle Change," and there is only one opportunity.