C20 Class Rivalry

Time passed quickly, more than half a month had passed since Ye Yun had become a national scholar.

During this half month, the overseers, Dong Fang Yi Xue, Qiu Yuan Long, and Wu Yong Wu, had carefully taught their students and successfully completed the theory courses. The next part was going to be practice classes.

The bell for class to begin rang, and the two overseers arrived at the classroom at the same time.

Yi Xue swept her gaze around the classroom and confirmed that all twenty-four students were present. She said, "Our lesson today is to familiarize ourselves with the training grounds. All students, please make your preparations. Class monitor Xu Ling will lead the team to training grounds number two."

"Yes, Eastern Education Overseer." Xu Ling said seriously.

The two overseers left the classroom together and headed for the training field first.

The students could not help but become excited. The training ground was one of the most unique courses of the Chinese Academy, which could substantially increase the strength of warriors and wizards. It was also something they had been looking forward to for a long time.

Class Rep Xu Ling's face was overflowing with joy as she said: "We can finally go to the training grounds."

"A country bumpkin doesn't know much about the world." Chen Guhe said in a harsh tone, "It's just a training ground. What's there to be happy about? This princess has a private training ground that combines beginner, intermediate, and advanced. It's not like it only has basic functions."

Many students revealed envious expressions when they heard this. Building a training ground required a lot of money, and it wasn't something that could be built up just because someone wanted to. It had to be approved by the country's relevant departments layer by layer, as well as its procedures and troubles.

In the capital city of the Empire of Dongping, apart from the dozen or so training grounds in the country's academies, only the palace and a few great nobles owned it.

As a loyal follower of Her Highness the Princess, Li Pengze wouldn't miss any opportunity to please her. He immediately said, "Everything that Her Highness has is something that we, the little people, can only hope to reach. It's really enviable. I've spent a lot of money to enter a few training grounds. I've benefited a lot from it."

"Of course, the training ground is a place where money burns. It's not something that anyone can casually use, especially those with low backgrounds. Don't even think about it." Chen Guhe echoed.

The two of them sang the same tune, and their words revealed their contempt for the disciples of the Humble Class.

As the representative of the Humble Class, Xu Ling's face became very ugly. She was not convinced in her heart, but she could not refute him because she had never used the training ground before. If she tried to find an excuse to refute them, not only would it not work, but they would ridicule her for not being able to eat grapes.

Just as both of them were feeling pleased with themselves, Ye Yun spoke up, "Is the training ground really that magical?"

Of course, Li Peng Ze wouldn't let this chance go. He said proudly, "Of course, people in the training field will be attacked from all angles, and they will keep coming out one after another. If you want to stay inside, you first have to be able to see and defend from all directions, or else you will be judged as having failed and you will have to leave the training field."

Chen Guhe snorted, "Why talk so much with a country bumpkin like you? He wouldn't understand even if I told him."

Li Pengze immediately held his stinky feet and said, "That's true, but as classmates, we still have to explain things to those classmates that we don't understand. Otherwise, we won't know what to do when we enter the arena."

"In that case, not only do the two of you know more, you've also experienced more." Ye Yun suddenly changed the topic. "Since that's the case, you two should be much lower than us country bumpkins. What is the truth? Is it because you are exaggerating, or is it because of your own conditions? "

The two of them flushed red with embarrassment. Their eyes widened in anger, but they were unable to refute their words.

Li Pengze was the highest ranked fighter in the class, but it was also an undeniable fact that he lost to Xu Ling in painting skills last time. Furthermore, he was one year older than Xu Ling.

Not to mention Chen Guhe, she was only a middle-ranking student in the class with all sorts of resources. If her background and resources were excluded, not to mention entering the special training, she probably wouldn't even be able to enter the national school.

The Humble Class Disciples could not help but feel proud, especially Class Rep Xu Ling, who was confident about her future after hearing what Yun Yang had said. She could achieve impressive results under difficult circumstances but with sufficient conditions now, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger?

After the haze was cleared, she said in a clear voice, "Everyone, follow me to the training grounds."

Chen Guhe's face was livid. Since the moment she had met Ye Yun, she had never suffered like this.

She deliberately stood there, waiting for the others to leave before she angrily said to Li Pengze, "How are you doing this? Didn't I tell you to take care of that kid? Why is he even more arrogant than before?"

Having lost his position as class monitor, Li Pengze hated Ye Yun even more. Now that he was reprimanded by the princess, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will absolutely not let him continue being so arrogant. Give me some more time, I will definitely not disappoint you."

Chen Guhe snorted, "You'd better remember what you've said. This princess has paid for it before. If you can't do it, then you'll be doomed forever."

With that, she walked out of the room with an air of superiority, leaving behind a frightened Li Peng Ze.

In the training field for the second primary level, Yi Xue was in charge of the Magi students from the east while Qiu Yuanlong was in charge of the martial arts students.

Ye Yun cultivated both martial arts and martial arts, so he could choose to join a particular team on his own. Of course, he would join Yi Xue from the east.

The training field had eight metal platforms that were slightly higher than the ground level. They were two by four and could accommodate eight people at a time. The two overseers agreed that each time, there would be five Fighter students and three Mage students.

Each of the eight students occupied a circular platform with a diameter of one zhang. There was plenty of space to move around. Qiu Yuanlong had chosen a level 1 mode for each of them.

The basic training field was divided into nine levels, with the lowest level being the highest. As most students would only come in contact for the first time, the first level training mode was the safest, thus they would have to do fifteen minutes of adaptive training.

After the activation of the mode, a semi-solid wall of air rose up in the empty space between the platform and the platform. The air wall of a fighter student was red, while the air wall of a wizard student was dark gray.

Immediately after, a semi-materialized throwing knife "drilled out" from the red wall of air. The grey wall of air was a small fireball, shooting towards them from different directions.

"The attacks have begun." The students watching outside said excitedly that Ye Yun had been assigned to the second tier and was standing by the side to watch as well.

These daggers that looked sharp were actually indestructible. They would disappear when met with a parry. The students inside each used their own techniques. The warriors used weapons or shields to block them, while the wizards used talismans, formations, and magic tools.

Chen Guhe and Li Pengze were also in the second tier, and their expressions were filled with disdain, especially Chen Guhe. In her opinion, the first tier model was child's play.

A quarter of an hour passed by quickly. The eight students had yet to finish cultivating the platform. Qiu Yuanlong announced, "Second team, enter."

Li Pengze suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Teacher Qiu, my request is to increase the difficulty. I don't have any meaning to having a level 1 model, Princess, you must be thinking the same thing, right?"

Chen Guhe nodded and said, "That's right, I want the third level mode."

Qiu Yuanlong frowned, but still agreed. "Okay, Chen Guohe's Level Three. What about you, Li Pengze?"

"I choose rank 3 as well." At the same time, he threw a provocative glare at Ye Yun.

Ye Yun did not even glance at her as he led the way into the training grounds and stood at the very back of the platform.

When everyone was ready, the wall of air appeared by itself and the attack began.

The wizard Ye Yun had chosen was attacked by a small fireball. He controlled the design of the Heaven's Punishment Deity in his subconscious, and a long, translucent shield appeared out of thin air to block the incoming fireball.

The small fireball hit the shield and disappeared without a trace.

The second fireball came down from the side, and he immediately changed his move. He raised his shield high to block it.

Following that, the frequency of the fireballs increased, and his ability to control the shields also increased. He was able to successfully block the fireballs every time.

Qiu Yuanlong asked doubtfully, "Eastern overseer, did Ye Yun really become a Magus a few days ago?"

Dong Fang Yi Xue nodded and said, "That's right. I was the one who brought him to the shrine to receive the divine enlightenment. It was just a few days ago."

"Unbelievable. To be able to completely master the Parry within a few days, anyone who doesn't know will think that he is a Magus for a long time." Qiu Yuanlong sincerely said.

If you were to know that he had passed the examination in less than a minute and had learned the Twelve Forms of Parry in less than an hour, wouldn't you be shocked to death?

Although Li Zepeng and Chen Guhe had chosen the third level, which was more difficult, their limelight had still been stolen by Ye Yun. Everyone's attention was not focused on the two of them.

After a few minutes, both of them started to struggle. Chen Guohe felt a little better. After all, she had a private training field and could train regularly. Li Ze Peng's experience was lacking a lot, and he was almost unable to hold on.

Dong Fang Yi Xue sighed and said, "Being in the limelight is undesirable and everything must be done according to one's capabilities. Instructor Qiu, how long do you think Li Peng Ze will be able to last?"

As the martial arts overseer, he felt very humiliated when his teammates encountered such a situation. With a darkened face, he said, "They can at most last five more minutes."

Dong Fang Yi Xue smiled. "Education Overseer Qiu is really optimistic. If you want me to say that he can endure for three more minutes, I'll have a whole new level of respect for him."

Sure enough, two minutes later, Li Peng Ze was' hit 'by two small throwing knives at the same time. Coupled with the number of hits he had previously received, he just so happened to reach the exit line.

"Swish …"

The red wall of air in front of him vanished in an instant, and his face was much redder than the previous one.

Chen Guhe was still bitterly holding on, but the two overseers both thought that it would be very difficult for her to persevere until the end, while the others also showed corresponding signs of fatigue.

Looking at Ye Yun again, the longer it took, the easier it was for him to relax. The fireballs that came from different positions and angles were all blocked by his shield.

When the time came, the wall surrounding the six platforms automatically disappeared. Li Pengze and Chen Guohe had long since left. They stood at the back of the line, embarrassed to see anyone.

After the last group of people had tried it, the students could choose their own difficulty mode. According to the previous order, one person would leave the field while the other student would ascend to the top.

Everyone had benefited greatly from the morning's training. The two overseers said that they could come here to train during the next afternoon's study time.