Invincible Over the World-Chapter 68 King Lu Zhe
68: Chapter 68 King Lu Zhe
68 -68 King Lu Zhe
The sun shone brightly as Huang Xiaolong left his room to find Fei Hou respectfully waiting for him.
By the time Huang Xiaolong, Fei Hou, and a few guards including Wang Ning arrived at the Academy, the place was already packed with people.
Since today was the Academy’s class competition and grade competition – grand events of the total Academy competition – the Academy had specially approved for its students to bring their family members and servants to watch the matches.
Of course, each person could bring a maximum of five individuals.
Upon entering the Academy, Huang Xiaolong and his companions headed straight for the Holy Hall.
The Academy’s class competition, grade competition, and the total Academy competition took place in the Holy Hall every year.
The Star Sky Academy’s Holy Hall was several times larger than the square in front, and even tens of thousands of people could enter without feeling crowded.
“It’s Huang Xiaolong!”
“Is he the new student Huang Xiaolong?
I heard Jiang Teng broke through to the fifth level, yet he was almost crippled by him yesterday!”
With Huang Xiaolong’s arrival, a buzz spread through the hall; he was now a celebrity within the Academy, recognized by new students, older students, and teachers alike.
Huang Xiaolong ignored the surrounding discussions and walked to a corner of the Great Hall.
“Xiao Long!” At that moment, an excited voice called out.
Huang Xiaolong looked over to see Li Lu running towards him with a delighted expression on her face.
Huang Xiaolong smiled at Li Lu.
“I heard that not only the King is coming to watch the competition, but Marshal Haotian as well!”
“Marshal Haotian is coming too?
I heard that super freak Huang Xiaolong is Marshal Haotian’s illegitimate child, but who knows if it’s true?!”
At that moment, many people in the hall began to murmur among themselves.
Huang Xiaolong couldn’t help but smile bitterly as he overheard the conversations.
Suddenly, Huang Xiaolong felt a cold gaze on him and turned to look, only to see Zhong Yuan amidst the crowd in the distance.
In front of Zhong Yuan stood a dignified young man about eighteen or nineteen years of age, surrounded by teachers and students of the Academy who were trying to flatter him.
It seemed this young man was the Luotong Prince Lu Kai, the strongest first-year student everyone was talking about.
At that moment, Lu Kai looked toward Huang Xiaolong, and their eyes met.
“Is that Huang Xiaolong?” Lu Kai asked.
“Yes, that’s him!” Zhong Yuan stepped forward, hastening to respond.
Lu Kai nodded, his face showing indifference and a peaceful demeanor.
As time went on, more and more people filled the Holy Hall, and soon, someone outside the hall cried out loudly, “The King, Marshal, and Headmaster have arrived!”
King Lu Zhe, Marshal Haotian, and the Headmaster of Star Sky Academy, Sun Zhang, arrived together!
Immediately, Huang Xiaolong and everyone in the Great Hall turned to look, seeing a middle-aged man in a pale yellow dragon robe, taking dragon-like strides, entering the Holy Hall surrounded by a host of Royal Palace guards.
The man was undoubtedly King Lu Zhe, with Marshal Haotian and Headmaster Sun Zhang following a half step behind.
Upon King Lu Zhe’s arrival, everyone hurriedly bowed in greeting, their voices thunderous.
“Haha, there’s no need for formalities, everyone please rise!” King Lu Zhe arrived at the main seat on the Great Hall’s podium, waved his hand for the people to stand, and then sat down on the dragon throne, with Haotian and Sun Zhang taking their places at his sides.
After the three of them sat down, the other Great Dukes and Generals then took their seats on both sides.
It wasn’t long before everyone sat down that Sun Zhang stood up and explained the rules and rewards for the class competition, grade competition, and the overall academy tournament.
When he mentioned the rewards, he raised his voice, “In addition to the usual rewards, the King has also decided to award one million Gold Coins and a set of Earth-grade beginner cultivation methods to each first-place winner of every grade!”
One million Gold Coins!
Earth-grade beginner cultivation method!
The crowd burst into an uproar, their eyes blazing with desire.
Even Huang Xiaolong was taken aback.
One million Gold Coins was no small sum, and an Earth-grade beginner cultivation method was something money couldn’t buy in Lutong Royal City.
Huang Xiaolong’s eyes narrowed, thinking that if he were to take first place in his grade this time, plus the Earth-grade Combat Skill Sun Zhang had promised him before, wouldn’t he have both an Earth-grade cultivation method and an Earth-grade Combat Skill?
He didn’t need the cultivation method and Combat Skill for himself; he could pass it on to his parents, younger brother, and sister.
Of course, learning another Combat Skill was entirely beneficial to him and not the least bit harmful.
“Now, let the competition begin!” Sun Zhang surveyed the room and finally announced.
As Sun Zhang’s voice faded, the Great Hall fell into a brief silence followed by the beginning of the competitions between classes.
With three grades at Star Sky Academy, the competitions were divided into three major divisions.
However, only the first place from each class was qualified to compete for first place of their grade, so the competitions within the classes were up first.
The first grade had the most classes, totaling fourteen.
And Huang Xiaolong was in class fourteen of the first grade.
Instead of using an elimination system, the class competition was decided by the class advisor nominating the two strongest students from their class to compete against each other.
The winner would be first in class.
Of course, if anyone else in the class was dissatisfied, they could step up to challenge.
In class fourteen of the first grade, the strongest were well known to be Huang Xiaolong and Jiang Teng.
However, with Jiang Teng nearly crippled by Huang Xiaolong the day before, it would take him ten days to half a month to recover, leaving Xiong Mei Qi no choice but to nominate Huang Xiaolong and another student named Chen Tong.
But this student named Chen Tong had just broken through to fourth-stage and conceded defeat to Huang Xiaolong as soon as he stepped on stage.
Seeing this result, the crowd was stunned yet unsurprised; after all, Jiang Teng, who possessed an eleventh-level Super Martial Soul and had reached fifth-level, was nearly crippled by Huang Xiaolong, let alone Chen Tong who was only at fourth-stage.
Chen Tong’s immediate forfeiture reflected his self-awareness.
With Chen Tong conceding, naturally, no other freshmen dared to challenge Huang Xiaolong from class fourteen, thus he obtained first place without lifting a finger.
When Xiong Mei Qi announced Huang Xiaolong as the first-place winner of class fourteen in the first grade, she looked at Huang Xiaolong on the stage with a complex expression.
Among the fourteen first-grade classes, Huang Xiaolong was the first to secure first place.
The other thirteen classes were still competing, so when Xiong Mei Qi announced the result, many turned their attention toward that side, causing a quiet buzz in the Great Hall.
On the platform, King Lu Zhe of Luotong Country noticed the commotion and, looking at Huang Xiaolong on the stage, smiled at Marshal Haotian, “That is Huang Xiaolong?
A young hero indeed.
Haotian, when we were around ten years old, we were only at fourth-stage, weren’t we?”
Marshal Haotian laughed, “That’s right, Your Majesty.”
Lu Zhe nodded and then turned his gaze towards his son Lu Kai on another stage, with affection in his eyes.
He laughed, “I hear Huang Xiaolong has made a bet with Zhong Yuan, aiming for first place in the grade competition.
Later on, he might even compete with Kai’er for first place.”
Although Lu Zhe said this, his demeanor was relaxed.
Clearly, he didn’t believe that Huang Xiaolong would truly be able to compete with his son for first place later.
After the class competitions, the first-place winners of each class would be drawn into groups to compete in rounds until the first place for each grade was determined.
In Lu Zhe’s view, Huang Xiaolong likely wouldn’t get the chance to face his son, as he would be eliminated beforehand.
Seeing the relaxed expression of King Lu Zhe, Marshal Haotian understood his thoughts and simply smiled without saying anything.
A while later, the first-place winners of all fourteen classes in the first grade were decided.
With the class competitions resulting in first places, the next step was to vie for the first place of the grade.
(I’m taking a break today, so there’s just one update.
The regular updates will resume tomorrow.
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