The girl in the green skirt said, "The chairman didn't hear you say that, or else is there any chance he'd tell you to brag without including him?"
"What did you say?" Vice Chairman Xue said, "Do you want me to pass that remark on to the chairman for you?"
The girl in the green skirt seemed to remember something and shuddered.
"Forget it."
"I'd rather face this Xia Luo than see the chairman's murderous gaze."
"Xue Can, I'm warning you not to tattle."
"I'm not that bored." Xue Can shook his head, "This time I'll see if this kid knows the rules. If he wins a few points less, our student council can afford to part with some points, it's worth it to make a friend."
"Tsk." The girl in the green skirt said with a beaming smile, "Vice Chairman Xue, admit it, you're actually chickening out."
"Alright, Xiao E, don't revel in the chaos without fearing its growth," the burly Great Han with brown skin said in a buzzing voice, "The points earned by Xue Can are also crucial to the daily expenses of our student council, we really should take it seriously."
"Li Tie, as far as I'm concerned, we can only suffer in silence this time. That Xia Luo is definitely an old sly fox; he's not someone to be trifled with," the girl in the green skirt said earnestly.
"Why do you always bolster others' morale at the expense of your own prestige?" Xue Can glared with his eyes, "No matter how strong he is, he's still a loner at school with no foundation, and his cultivation time is still too short, there's a gap between his cultivation level and ours."
The girl in the green skirt asked with interest, "What now, you want to bully him with your power?"
Xue Can said coldly:
"If he knows the rules, I'm willing to give him face, and we can all make a friend."
"But if he doesn't know how to behave, then I, as an older student, disciplining a junior isn't going overboard, is it?"
"Sigh... I suggest you call the chairman in advance to ask his opinion, otherwise if you cause trouble, I won't join you in suffering the consequences," the girl in the green skirt's eyes twinkled.
"Heh." Xue Can laughed coldly without saying a word, staring intently at the live broadcast, his expression growing darker as he watched Luo Yu's every move.
"Boom!"
"Thank you for your leniency."
On the seventh stage, Luo Yu cupped his hands together, having just defeated a fairly strong newcomer in defense of the platform.
The opponent was actually qualified to stand in the seventh position, but unfortunately, he wasn't on Luo Yu's list, so he had to say sorry.
There was a hubbub of discussion from below the stage.
"This Xia Luo is too crazy, how many matches has he fought in a row now, doesn't he ever get tired?"
"God, someone please come deal with this guy, he's too abnormal, he's knocked down so many people already."
"Not caring about those behind the top ten, only picking on those who climb into the top ten, only fighting in peak battles, what a monster, an unmatched monster!!"
Li Mushen was standing on the fifth stage, tense and focused.
He was quite confident in his own strength, but who wouldn't be nervous facing an enemy as terrifying as Xia Luo.
Watching Luo Yu wiping out one after another candidate entering the top ten, Li Mushen couldn't help but feel panic rising within him, like he was waiting for death to come.
Strangely though, this Xia Luo had never seemed interested in challenging him.
Instead, Huo Tongtian, who had climbed to the sixth place, got a beating and dropped to eighth. When he dropped to eighth, Xia Luo beat him again, sending him to the ninth position.
Huo Tongtian was almost in tears. Why was it that he was always being bullied repeatedly?
However, after reaching ninth position, Xia Luo stopped challenging him, which puzzled him greatly, but it was a good thing; he no longer had to take a beating.
Dajiuer had been standing below the stage all along, not participating in any fights, seemingly uninterested in the battles.
Her gaze, full of curiosity, was fixed on Luo Yu.
She thought this man was really special, his actions always so unexpected.
"Is he continuously fighting to hone his combat skills?"
Dajiuer mumbled to herself, little did she know that Luo Yu wasn't honing a damn thing in combat skills; he was simply working hard for the betting points.
In the end, as Red Moon faded and the break of dawn rose, the lights of Chuan Province Martial University dimmed, engulfed by the light.
"Stop!"
Shi Kai's deep voice resonated, and a majestic aura instantly swept across all the arenas, halting the battles in progress.
The top three hundred rankings were all confirmed.
First place remained vacant, claimed by no one.
Second place was predictably taken by Xia Luo, disguised as Luo Yu.
Surprisingly, third place went to the demoness Dajiuer.
Actually, it should have been Xu Baiday who landed in fourth place, but at the last moment, Dajiuer made a powerful move. The Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox appeared, demonstrating astonishing strength, and easily defeated Xu Baiday. Neither the white nor the blue pythons could match the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox.
Lyu Chan, Li Mushen, Huo Tongtian, Diao Lingluo, Li Zhenyue... and others were all within the top ten.
Luo Yu listened to the final ranking announcement with a smile curling at the corners of his mouth, unable to hide a knowing grin.
Everything was within his calculations.
With his insight, he could certainly see that Dajiuer's foundation was even above Xu Baiday's, not weaker than Li Zhenyue's.
However, Li Zhenyue had been gravely injured in his confrontation with him, and no longer had the strength to compete with Dajiuer and Xu Baiday.
If Dajiuer hadn't made a move at the last second, he really would have had to proactively approach Dajiuer to negotiate.
The current outcome was perfect.
He had bet on ten spots and correctly guessed eight of them. With the multiplier taken into account, the profit he was about to make was more than a thousand times the points he had wagered.
You should know that in previous years, just betting correctly on one person would ensure breaking even or even making a little profit. Of course, that was on the condition that fewer people were betting on the same person; otherwise, with everyone betting on that one, the multiplier would naturally be low.
Now, Luo Yu had correctly bet on eight, including himself, a dark horse that no one favored; this round was definitely going to make him rich.
Although his family background was distinguished and he was not lacking in resources,
who doesn't relish the joy of a profitable fleece?
Shi Kai stood on the high platform, addressing the crowd, "The standard of this year's freshmen is very high. I hope everyone will work hard in their cultivation and aim to represent Chuan Province Martial University in the National Collegiate Martial Arts Competition in six months—especially those among the top three hundred. You may now move into your villas and top-tier dormitories, while the remaining students will be arranged in mixed dormitories."
"Of course, don't lose heart. A temporary ranking doesn't mean anything; there will be an opportunity to challenge for a new ranking every three months."
"Rest up today, and tomorrow you will register to select your cultivation mentors."
The top three hundred students were naturally overjoyed, while those behind them felt dejected, some brimming with reluctance.
After all, these were top talents from their own territories. Now, in a strange place, failing to make it into the top three hundred was a severe blow to their pride.
As for Luo Yu, he was the biggest winner. He fiddled with his phone, eager to see how many points he would receive in the end.
When Shi Kai mentioned working hard to participate in the National Martial University Competition in six months, Luo Yu felt that it was particularly meant for him.
Otherwise, how could other students possibly replace the senior students in the fourth year to compete in such events?
"Big Brother Xia, I'm coming!!" A Little Fatty suddenly burst out beside him, rushing towards Luo Yu in an effort to curry favor.
"Calm down," Luo Yu said.
Instantly, Little Fatty clamped his mouth shut, nodded his head, and stood quietly beside Luo Yu.
This scene amused Luo Yu.
The Heroic Spirit of Cheng Yaojin that Little Fatty inherited wasn't weak by any means, yet he could bend and straighten like this, completely unbothered about losing face, quite the interesting character.
"What are you doing here?" Luo Yu asked.
Little Fatty spoke up, "Big Brother, I was thinking... did you bet on our school's student council bookie as well?"
"You noticed?" Luo Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Hehe," Little Fatty scratched his head. "Just a guess."
"Do you know where to collect the points, why can't I find it anymore? I can't even see how much I won," Luo Yu handed his phone to Little Fatty.
After operating the phone for a few seconds, Little Fatty looked up cautiously and said, "Big Brother, it seems... it seems that the student council has disabled the page for collecting betting points."
"Now there's no way to collect them..."