CHAPTER 473: CHAPTER 123 I SURRENDER TO THE REFEREE! I WON’T FIGHT ANYMORE! _2

Because he hadn’t shown his prowess in front of others for a long time, he was itching to pull off an upset.

However, none of the nine contestants ranked ahead of him dared to underestimate him.

As contestants, once the spots for the school selections were determined, they began to gather information on their opponents. They learned that Su Yan had knocked out Li Changxiao—fourth in the power rankings—with a single punch during the finals of the previous school competition. Consequently, everyone knew he was hiding his true strength and prepared for their eventual matchup.

"The first match will now begin! Please welcome Student Su Yan and Cheng Tianlang to the stage!"

Following the referee’s announcement, Su Yan and Wen Rugou stepped out from the waiting area together.

During this time, Wen Rugou, one of the only two female competitors in the top ten, looked at Su Yan with a feigned worried expression and said, "Younger Brother Su, you’re being too much! Clearly possessing top-four strength, yet you deliberately ranked tenth—aren’t you making things hard for your senior sister here?"

Wen Rugou’s words sounded plaintive, but a careful observer would notice there wasn’t a trace of genuine distress in her eyes.

She, too, had concealed her power. Possessing Epic level strength, she had intentionally placed herself in the ninth spot.

She had quietly evolved over three years at Jing University, waiting for this very day!

Soon, she intended to make a grand display in front of everyone, to put on a monumental show.

And Su Yan, ranked tenth and similarly feigning weakness, was to be her first stepping stone to shock everyone!

In a while, I, Wen Rugou, will definitely give this handsome Younger Brother Su a big surprise!

Walking side by side with Su Yan, Wen Rugou already felt elated, as if she was thriving on a loan of future confidence.

Seeing Wen Rugou adopt a woeful look to tease him, Su Yan just smiled without saying a word and quickly stepped onto the ring.

He possessed ’Knowing Each Other,’ so he knew this woman, Wen Rugou, had a Creature Level in the Epic Level Range and was merely playing possum. Not a big problem. I’ll let her experience what true despair is later.

Before long, under the watchful eyes of the audience, both had ascended the stage.

At the same time, cheers erupted from the crowd below.

Today, the number of spectators in the gymnasium was exceptionally large, several times more than during the previous school tournament.

This was because during the last school tournament, all the geniuses at the school had been away providing support elsewhere.

That tournament had been more like an exhibition match, lacking any thrilling clashes between powerhouses.

But today’s school selection tournament was a different story altogether.

The contestants were all top-ten fierce competitors from the power rankings. Each match was a clash between titans, with the intensity cranked to the maximum.

It was incredibly enticing for people to come and watch.

Seeing that both participants had reached the stage, the referee promptly asked, "Are you both ready?"

"Ready," Su Yan and Wen Rugou answered simultaneously.

Hearing this, the referee stepped behind each of them and pressed their ready buttons.

Immediately after, the large screen on the stage commenced the countdown: "10, 9, 8..."

As the countdown began, the spectators below also started their discussions.

"Who do you think will win?"

"Good heavens, are you just spouting nonsense? Have you forgotten so quickly how Genius Su thrashed Li Changxiao a while back?"

"My bad, my bad, I forgot."

「Elsewhere, in the waiting area.」

Su Zicheng smiled at Qiu Ziluo beside him and asked, "What do you think? How far do you believe this freshman named Su Yan can go?"

"Without a doubt, he’ll fall to my hands," Qiu Ziluo replied without hesitation.

His words clearly meant that Su Yan would ultimately reach third place, just behind him in second and Su Zicheng in first.

Su Zicheng chuckled upon hearing this. "It looks like you have high hopes for him."

At this moment, these two geniuses, ranked at the top of the power rankings, didn’t believe Su Yan posed any threat to their positions.

However, Liu Xiaoman, who was ranked third, looked rather displeased after hearing Qiu Ziluo’s remark.

Qiu Ziluo, ranked ahead of her, had confidently stated, right in front of her, that Su Yan would lose to him. This implied that she, ranked third, would be beaten by Su Yan.

This caused her considerable indignation.

I’m the top female student at Jing University, and I’m going to lose to a first-year freshman? Who does he think he’s looking down on? Later, I’ll pull off an upset and crush that second-ranked idiot! Liu Xiaoman grumbled inwardly.

Meanwhile, Li Changxiao, sitting beside her, couldn’t help but smirk to himself, thinking, Those three idiots ranked ahead of me have no idea how terrifying Su Yan is. They’ll definitely be thrashed by Su Yan until they question their very existence.

Just then, the countdown on the screen came to an end.

The match officially began!

"Younger Brother Su, I’ll let you.... BOOM!"

Before Wen Rugou could finish her sentence, Su Yan instantly flashed forward and delivered a Deliberate Punching straight to her vital spot.

Immediately afterward!

THUD!

The beautiful senior sister, who was full of disdain just a moment ago, dropped to her knees on the stage, instantly losing her combat ability.

"The winner, Su Yan!" The referee walked up beside Su Yan, raising his right hand and announcing loudly.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

Scattered applause broke out from the audience below.

As for Su Yan’s lightning-fast victory, it was something everyone had already anticipated; it wasn’t met with shock.

However, several individuals in the waiting area now wore grave expressions.

So fast!

Unbelievably fast!

They hadn’t fully caught Su Yan’s movements, uncertain how he had flashed in front of Wen Rugou so quickly. His speed was almost too fast to react to.