Clang!

A crisp sound echoed, as Bo Liancheng's treasured divine weapon fell onto the arena, awakening the crowd.

"Defeated, defeated!?"

"Won, won? Actually won?"

"Oh my! This, this... Jiang Chen won! Bo Liancheng was defeated!?"

"How is this possible? Is the Dao Rhythm really that strong?"

The students exclaimed in shock, disbelief evident in their eyes.

Wow!

Thud!

The green sword shadows dispersed into light, as Bo Liancheng fell off the arena, unconscious.

"Haha! Haha..."

Laughter erupted, and Hu Yiqiu was ecstatic, laughing heartily as he exclaimed, "Haha! Defeated the opponent in one move! Didn't some people want to see the enemy defeated in one move? Now you've seen it, right? Haha! Haha..."

The elders looked at Lu Buping, a hint of scorn in their eyes.

Lu Buping's face was extremely gloomy, darkened and silent.

Jian Cangqiong and others smiled, their eyes full of surprise as they looked at Jiang Chen.

"Haha! Won! Junior Brother is awesome! Junior Brother is mighty!"

Yun Tao excitedly shouted, heavily patting Jian Wuheng on the shoulder with a challenging tone, "How about it? How is my Junior Brother? Don't think you're a stage higher than him now. Do you believe he can take you down in one strike? Huh?"

Jian Wuheng pursed his lips, knocked away Yun Tao's hand, and looked at Jiang Chen with a touch of amazement and deep admiration in his eyes.

Ouyang Ruoxue's lips curved slightly, as if smiling, but it wasn't very pronounced.

Looking at Jiang Chen on the stage, Ouyang Ruoxue's eyes suddenly showed some unusual emotions.

Clap!

With a crisp sound, Jiang Chen stepped on the divine weapon on the ground, flicked it up, sending it flying towards Lei Kai.

Lei Kai reflexively caught the divine weapon, looking at Jiang Chen in surprise.

"He's not dead yet, but if not treated in time, he really will be. By then, don't blame me. It's someone else who insisted on going all out!"

Jiang Chen glanced indifferently at the high platform, then turned and leaped down from the arena.

All the students and instructors were taken aback, turning their heads to look at the high platform.

A new student openly ridiculing an elder of the Unity Realm Stage like this—it was the first time since the founding of Changlin Academy!

Lu Buping's face darkened even more.

Swish, swish!

Lei Kai and an instructor flew swiftly to Bo Liancheng's side, checked his injuries, and the instructor carried Bo Liancheng and flew towards the residential area in the north.

"Great! Watched a wonderful match today. Seeing a new student in our Changlin Academy with such combat prowess gives me great confidence in the academy's future!"

Jian Cangqiong, slightly excited, said, "With such a spectacular match, I think some of the veteran students are itching to fight now, right? Traditionally, after the family competition each year, it's the student rank challenge! No need to wait until the afternoon, let's start now! Let's see which other students can showcase their talents!"

The elders were momentarily stunned, glancing at Jian Cangqiong.

Traditionally, the newcomer competition is held in the morning, and the rank challenge in the afternoon. Deciding like this now means that Bo Liancheng, who was just injured by Jiang Chen, won't be able to participate in the rank challenge!

Lu Buping glanced at Jian Cangqiong, his gaze turning darker.

But he said nothing. Bo Liancheng had just messed things up. Although it was because Jiang Chen was too strong, failing is still failing, and he was now very dissatisfied with Bo Liancheng.

Though he had decided to take him as a disciple due to his astonishing talent, he wouldn't help him fight for anything in such public circumstances.

"A year! The opportunity has come again!"

"Yes, waited a year. Finally, the chance has come!"

"Jingge Tower, here I come!"

Some veteran students instantly became excited.

"Rank challenge?"

"What's that?"

"Seems like it's challenging the tough students."

Most new students looked bewildered.

Swish!

Lei Kai jumped to the sky above the arena again, and said loudly, "Let me explain the rank challenge to the new students!"

"In our Changlin Academy, students are divided into four levels: ordinary students, elite students, and core students."

"Only students of the Divine Infant Realm qualify as core students and stage students. The Divine Infant Realm has four stages, each stage has five core student slots and twenty elite student slots."

"The higher the student level, the more training resources one can get in the academy. Ordinary students receive five points monthly, elite students receive twenty points, core students receive fifty points, and the first place in the same stage receives one hundred points monthly."

"The use of points will be explained when I take you around the academy after the competition. This challenge competition is when ordinary students challenge elite students and core students, and elite students can challenge core students."

"The challenge rule is that the challenged cannot refuse. The loser drops a level. If the challenger loses, they cannot challenge others in this competition. If an ordinary student loses, they remain an ordinary student. During the challenge, the same person cannot be challenged consecutively, and if someone has fought once, they can only be challenged again after an hour. Each challenger gets only one challenge!"

"If the challenger wins, they directly replace the loser's level. If they challenge the first in the same stage, they become the first in the same stage! All in the same stage can challenge the first in the stage, including other core disciples."

Lei Kai glanced at the new students and asked loudly, "Do you all understand?"

The rules were for the new students, as every veteran student goes through this when entering the academy.

"Understood!"

The new students shouted in unison.

"Great, let's start the student rank challenge, the first stage, Divine Infant Realm Early Stage!"

Lei Kai announced loudly.

Swish!

Before Lei Kai finished speaking, a figure leaped onto the arena.

"Is it Jiang Chen?"

"He's challenging the veteran students!"

"That veteran student is in trouble; we've already seen how strong he is. Which person at the same stage can be his match!"

"Let's see which unlucky person he picks!"

The crowd was stunned for a moment, then started discussing as they recognized the figure on the arena.

Lei Kai glanced at Jiang Chen, his mouth curving slightly, silently mourning for the person Jiang Chen would challenge. Then he softly asked, "Jiang Chen, do you want to challenge an elite student or a core student?"

"Core student."

Jiang Chen replied softly, glancing at the five core students of the Divine Infant Realm below the high platform, fixing his gaze on Sun Zheqi.

Sun Zheqi's expression changed, his face suddenly darkened.

On the high platform, Lu Buping's face turned completely black, glaring fiercely at Jiang Chen on the arena.

Jian Cangqiong and others showed slight changes in their expressions, all revealing a sly smile.

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