I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

As for Chu Jiaoyang, he swung down by pulling himself along several vines, only managing to get down if he hadn't still had a steamed bun in his mouth.

High and low should sing a couple of lines of Tarzan for themselves.

Xie Fengnan felt as if Chu Jiaoyang had turned into a monkey and flown into a primeval forest, swinging on vines...

Another heavy creaking sound followed, and a huge stone statue, which had been hidden somewhere, rose from the ground.

Ye Jingtang sat in the stone statue's hands and, amidst the gasps and stares of the crowd, was lifted onto the podium.

At this point, all four members of the Blue Team had arrived.

As Xu Dingguo announced the official start of the 19th Freshman Camp Competition, the atmosphere on the field immediately became heated.

Xie Fengnan didn't directly call for a fight. Instead, he stepped forward and said loudly, "Anyone who wants to switch sides can come over to the podium now. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Xu Dingguo: ?

Seemingly knowing what Xu Dingguo was thinking, Xie Fengnan smiled slyly at him, "Dean, the rules don't say you can't switch sides, right? Is it okay if it's not prohibited by law?"

Xu Dingguo: ...The rules don't prohibit it, but they don't allow it either.

Each year, freshmen are assigned to a particular camp, and they shine in that camp.

With Xie Fengnan's actions, the original gimmick of four people versus ten thousand people is completely ruined.

Although Xu Dingguo guessed that he wanted to drag more people down with him, so that everyone would be punished together and he wouldn't stand out.

But he still wanted to stop Xie Fengnan from doing this.

However, Mei Rushuang stopped him, saying, "Anyway, as long as Xie Xinghe doesn't go over, it doesn't really matter to the others."

They had already spoken to Xie Xinghe yesterday, forbidding him from going easy on Xie Fengnan.

Upon hearing this, Xu Dingguo stopped what he was doing, which meant he had tacitly agreed.

Xie Fengnan waited for three minutes, but not many people stepped forward.

There were only a few hundred people.

Because Xie Xinghe, who has many dazzling titles, hasn't made any moves, no one thinks that following him will result in defeat.

Xie Fengnan met his gaze and saw helplessness in those golden eyes.

Xu Dingguo made a special trip over yesterday to insist that he had to face off against his younger brother.

Xie Xinghe knew what they wanted to do, so he agreed.

He didn't care about who was stronger between himself and Xie Fengnan, but he would do it if it would benefit his younger brother.

Xie Fengnan looked unsurprised, his gaze piercing through the crowd. "Be careful not to kill anyone."

Chu Jiaoyang rubbed his hands together, eager to get started. "Don't worry, boss, we haven't been training for nothing this past month."

Becoming a member of the Empire's First Military Academy means they need to abide by certain rules that come with that identity.

For example, just like before in the secret realm, it's not feasible to keep avoiding sparring because every move is a killing blow.

Over the past month, Xie Kurong has instilled a lot of "common sense" in them.

Geniuses like them are actually quite rare on the Imperial Star.

The average strength of the new students is at the second tier, and at most the third tier.

This greatly shocked Chu Jiaoyang.

I thought everyone in the beginner village was a pro, but I found out that I was the real pro.

There was no other way; the people in the experimental base were either androids or experimental subjects whose potential had been exhausted to be able to fight them.

What they all had in common was that they were all very young, around the same age as Xie Fengnan and the others.

Naturally, they no longer felt that achieving such a high level at their age was anything special.

Because everyone can get there.

Although they later learned that neither androids nor those who overdraw their potential had a future.

Having grown accustomed to the same environment where everyone was the same, upon arriving at the Imperial Star, they subconsciously felt that everyone was still the same.

Xie Kurong replied, "You are different."

Chu Jiaoyang is now practically floating around dreaming of becoming the world's number one.

As for Xie Xingmo and Ye Jingtang, they're just waiting for Xie Fengnan to call for a fight.

"Then, let's do it!" As Xie Fengnan finished speaking, his icy blue left eye began to flash.

Centered on the ice bridge, a chilling aura continued to emanate.

Soon a large number of freshmen were frozen in place and unable to move.

"Huh? Is it too late for me to join now, bro?" the freshman asked regretfully.

He had just tried to pull his frozen leg out, only to find that he couldn't budge it at all.

“No way.” Xie Fengnan smiled and conjured a standard 8p18lb octagonal hammer from ice.

This was a new trick he had learned yesterday; Ye Jingtang's creative methods were quite impressive.

Xie Fengnan used a sword made of minerals to unleash sword energy because the minerals themselves are stable.

When energy flows, it won't explode everywhere.

Moreover, the ore itself contains energy, which can reduce the energy consumption when unleashing sword energy.

However, using ice to unleash sword energy requires significantly more mental energy to control, making it a thankless and arduous task.

The key point is that it can only generate its own energy, and the consumption is on a completely different level compared to using minerals.

Today, Ye Jingtang performed the art of stone statue making.

This benefited Xie Fengnan greatly, so he took out a large sledgehammer.

Sure enough, ice with a specific shape is much more stable than ice that is irregular.

Xie Fengnan previously took the mineral veins in his space for granted and didn't pay much attention to them, so he didn't bother to study them.

Now he feels that it doesn't hurt to think about it when he has nothing to do.

Xie Fengnan gripped the hammer handle with one hand, bent over slightly, lowered his center of gravity, and used the muscles in his arm to exert force.

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, the earth cracked open.

Many freshmen who scattered and fled were caught off guard by this sudden turn of events.

"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"

"Wow, this guy is really fierce... I remember the material in the central square was quite hard!"

"This hammer blow smells like the budget is burning."

Xu Dingguo was already furious; Xie Fengnan's actions had increased the repair costs by who knows how many zeros.

This kid is definitely getting revenge on me for forcing him to become enemies with Xie Xinghe.

Taking advantage of Xie Fengnan's hammer blow that had left most of the freshmen unsteady, Xie Xingmo used his vines to eliminate many people.

The vines that had carried them here had also been engaging in bondage play the whole time.

The scene on Chu Jiaoyang's side was also quite exciting.

He let out a low shout, and the flames that had been leaping on his body instantly turned into fireballs.

The air was filled with crackling and popping sounds, and no freshman dared to approach him.

He pointed his finger in the direction where many new students had gathered, and the fireballs, as if receiving a command, roared down.

Every fireball that lands creates a large crater.

It was a spectacular display of sparks flying everywhere and smoke billowing.

Xu Dingguo wondered if they had made a mistake. Shouldn't they have let Xie Fengnan choose his own teammates?

Judging by this, even if a pig were to parachute in, they could still win effortlessly.

Ye Jingtang's performance was equally dominant, eliciting constant gasps of amazement—

"Don't look him in the eyes!"

"How can a stone statue of this size be so agile?"

"He hit us, won't we be cursed?"

The one-sided situation was so unbearable that even the deans couldn't stand it.