Fang Rou didn’t know how strong Xiang Ning was. Every time she thought she had seen his strength, he became even stronger—including this time. Challenging the other academies was extremely dangerous, because it meant that you were questioning the authorities of that academy. While it was true that only those of the same age could challenge each other, there were so many students in the first year. Once you start, it’s not something that ends even if you wanted to.

Xiang Ning would either defeat all of them, or they would defeat...