Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Tang Tianyu's attack was deemed by the two referees to pose a potential threat to Zhu Ning's life, so they immediately appeared to intercept it. However, before they could reach Zhu Ning, a soaring elemental pressure erupted, repelling both referees and Tang Tianyu. Although he didn't understand what had happened, Tang Tianyu had an ominous premonition, and his intuition told him that he had to attack again and take down Zhu Ning before anything else happened.

He then raised his sword again, his killing intent undiminished. The two referees, sensing the danger, immediately shouted, "Stop!" and rushed towards Tang Tianyu. In the blink of an eye, just as Tang Tianyu's sword was about to strike, a burst of red flames erupted from the ground within a radius of several meters, centered on Zhu Ning. The intense heat forced the two referees back, and Tang Tianyu, at the center, was instantly burned, painfully thrown back, and collapsed to the ground.

"This..." The commentator was also confused. After a short while, his assistant handed him a small note. After reading it, the commentator was extremely excited and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen! What you are witnessing is the breakthrough of a fifth-tier elementalist to the sixth tier! That's right, Zhu Ning has achieved a sixth-tier breakthrough in fire element during the battle! According to the judges' decision, the winner is decided. I hereby officially announce that the winner of this year's Academy Martial Arts Competition in the fifth-tier individual category is Zhu Ning of Qinwang Academy!"

The stands were completely silent, then erupted in enthusiastic applause. This year's event truly broadened the horizons of the spectators and students. Lin Anlan and Tang Wan were both deeply shocked. They had never imagined that breaking through from the fifth to the sixth rank was like this. The unparalleled pressure and pure elemental power filled Lin Anlan with longing.

"Is there such a scene when breaking through to the sixth rank? Why haven't I encountered it?" This was the first thought that popped into Su Yang's mind. Compared to Zhu Ning, none of his five elements had such a grand spectacle when they broke through to the sixth rank. He couldn't help but ask in his mind, "System, why didn't this happen when I broke through to the sixth rank?"

"..." He was met with silence.

The elemental projection wasn't over. What was displayed now was Zhu Ning, who had broken through to the sixth rank and stood upright again. He held a sword in one hand and raised his fist in the other, his champion title well-deserved. Beside him lay Tang Tianyu, who had naturally conceded defeat. Seeing this, Tong Hexuan, the dean of Qinwang Academy, finally reacted, looking at Zhu Ning with admiration. He summoned someone and said to him, "Go and report to the Divine Strategy Army that the top two selected for this year's Divine Strategy Army have appeared."

Looking at Zhu Ning, who stood like a king, Su Yang felt a surge of indescribable emotions: "This guy is the real protagonist... He's a demon, has the demeanor of a gentleman, and is incredibly powerful. The key is that he broke through to the sixth rank, a feat that is difficult for ten thousand people to surpass, right in front of everyone. Sigh, he's probably going to become a star soon."

But he quickly came to terms with it. After being a nobody in his original world for twenty years, there was nothing wrong with being a nobody in this other world. He should just live his peaceful life.

The elemental projections stopped showing images of Zhu Ning and instead showed the battles of other fourth-tier students. Inside the arena, Zhu Ning did not become arrogant after breaking through to the sixth tier. After receiving permission from the referee, he went up to Tang Tianyu to inquire about his injuries: "Are you alright?"

"Ahem, just a minor injury. Congratulations." Tang Tianyu coughed a few times, forced a smile, and congratulated him. It would be a lie to say he wasn't sad, but his congratulations were genuine. He could only lament that his talent wasn't enough to achieve a breakthrough in battle.

"Thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to successfully break through to the sixth rank."

"This is what you deserve. See you tomorrow, or rather, when we have the chance to meet again." At this moment, Tang Tianyu gestured to the two referees to help him leave.

Zhu Ning watched his departing figure and said, "Yes, see you again sometime."

The other four academy deans were all incredulous after witnessing Zhu Ning's breakthrough firsthand. Yuan Aimin of Qingfeng Academy was particularly shocked, as he was the only dean among the five academies who had not yet broken through to the sixth rank. How could he not feel shocked, or even be described as devastated?

In a VIP box on the other side of the stands, Hong Shu chuckled and said to the person next to him, "Haha, what a promising talent! Old Lin, how's your apprentice doing?"

Beside Master Hong Shu of the Eastern Leaf Sect was Lin Yan, who was known as Master Wu Huo. He was also quite shocked by Zhu Ning's breakthrough, but he still sincerely congratulated him, saying, "His future is immeasurable. The Empire has gained another genius! As for my disciple, he will definitely shock you later, but not today, but tomorrow."

"Oh? Then I'll have to look forward to it."

With that, all the battles at the fifth tier had ended. What remained were individual duels between fourth and third tier students. These battles were far less exciting than those at the fifth tier. After witnessing the strongest battles, the audience in the stands lost interest. Although the commentators were still trying their best to arouse the audience's enthusiasm, some spectators had already begun to leave. However, this did not stop the competition from continuing. There were still a large number of spectators waiting in line outside the venue, so the venue was still bustling with noise.

Su Yang found these battles somewhat boring at first, as they were all rather conventional fights. Either everyone focused all their strength on a single strike, or they dragged things out for a long time before dispersing to find other opportunities. However, this did turn the martial arts competition into a true escape-or-die battle, which added a bit of fun.

However, one person still caught the audience's attention. This person was Huang Lewei, a third-level student, whom the two spectators next to Su Yang had mentioned yesterday. Su Yang had a deep impression of his name, so when the commentator mentioned this name, Su Yang barely perked up, wanting to see what was so special about this Huang Lewei.

After watching his duel, I realized that Huang Lewei was probably only seventeen or eighteen years old. As a demon, he possessed dual elemental abilities like Zhu Ning. His fighting style was clean and efficient, and he was basically unmatched among the third-tier fighters. This led to the scene where he challenged the remaining four third-tier fighters one after another and finally won.

What impressed Su Yang the most were two things. First, Huang Lewei was decisive and ruthless in battle, never dragging things out or showing any mercy. Three out of four battles were forcibly interrupted by the referee. In the words of the original world, it meant that even when the opponent had already admitted defeat, he would still step forward to finish him off. He didn't seem to have any violent expression on his face, but he was just that ruthless.

Secondly, Huang Lewei's dual elemental abilities are both at the third tier and seventh level, which is an anomaly among the "specialized" demon race. Moreover, he can actually control two elemental powers simultaneously in battle, something Su Yang has never tried before. This also shows that Su Yang's understanding of elemental power is not comprehensive enough. This is also the fundamental reason why Huang Lewei was able to win four out of four battles and take the championship.