Chapter 255

"For the strong, this is an opportunity, but for the weak, it is a torture!"

Situ Linyu's words made the students who had been eliminated blush in embarrassment.

The students in the array clenched their teeth. No one wanted to be labeled as a "weakling".

Yang Zhang, who was beside Chen Yu, was doing well. It seemed that he might be able to pass the elimination round.

Yang Zhang's talent and potential were not bad among the new students. After staying in the academy for half a year, he had broken through to the late-stage Houtian Realm. As long as he had a solid foundation, he would have no problem passing the first round.

Yang Zhang occasionally glanced at Chen Yu and sighed in his heart.

They were both late-stage Houtian Realm cultivators, but the gap between him and Chen Yu was huge.

Situ Linyu, Duan Hao, Nie Xuan, and some powerful seniors were all extremely abnormal.

They were in the array, but they did not feel anything strange at all.

"Situ Linyu, let's fight it out in this year's Freshmen Competition!"

Duan Hao looked at Situ Linyu with a strong fighting spirit.

The others were also observing each other.

Nie Xuan paid special attention to Chen Yu. She had lost to Chen Yu in the Ten-Thousand Demon Pagoda.

Secretly, Nie Xuan made up her mind to trample Chen Yu under her feet during the freshmen competition.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Chen Yu felt an abnormally sharp gaze directed at him.

With a glance, he noticed a cold-looking young man with a faint evil smile on his face.

"Zhang Nan?"

Chen Yu almost did not recognize him.

Compared with before, Zhang Nan's aura and character had changed a lot.

"Chen Yu!"

Zhang Nan's eyes flashed.

When he saw Chen Yu, he could not control the killing intent in his heart and wanted to kill him.

The pitch-black airflow around his body suddenly surged, emitting a domineering aura.

The pitch-black turbulence entangled with the demonic aura around him and slowly devoured it, making Zhang Nan's aura even more terrifying.

"Xiantian Realm!"

Around him, many students were slightly startled.

"Zhang Nan has broken through to the early-stage Xiantian Realm!"

"And he has changed so much!"

On the periphery, many seniors who knew Zhang Nan were also shocked.

At this moment, Zhang Nan actually made them feel an invisible fear.

On the other hand, many students of the Demon Wind Academy were astonished by the astonishing demonic intent on Zhang Nan's body.

"Although the demonic will on this child is astonishing, his mind has already been eroded and distorted!"

"If one isn't a student of the Demon Wind Academy and rashly cultivates the Demonic Dao, it's easy for one to suffer from Qi deviation."

"What nonsense! How could a student of my Bone Cliff Academy cultivate the Devil Dao?"

The instructor from the Bone Cliff Academy frowned.

The demonic path was a very powerful path, but at the same time, it was also very dangerous.

But thinking about it carefully, the Bone Cliff Academy didn't have any outstanding students in this year's Freshmen Competition. Although Zhang Nan had been corrupted by the Demonic Path, he was still strong and could bring glory to the Bone Cliff Academy.

Inside the array.

"I've just achieved a breakthrough, so I won't be able to make much progress in my Primordial Fiendish Divine Skill for the time being!"

Chen Yu pondered.

In the Devil Bone Wasteland, he had fought against a large number of incomparably ferocious peak Postcelestial and even Xiantian demonic beasts. This had caused his Evil Qi to be extremely strong, and he had also comprehended the True Meaning of Evil.

In comparison, the small amount of Evil Qi in the array did not have much of an effect on him.

"If that's the case, I'll absorb the Demonic Dao aura here!"

Chen Yu's eyes glittered.

In the Devil Bone Wasteland, he had been comprehending the Demonic Dao aura.

When the Pure Ominous Qi mass absorbed the Evil Qi of heaven and earth, it had also absorbed the terrifying Demonic Dao aura nearby.

It could be said that Chen Yu had also embarked on the path of the Demonic Dao.

Boom!

A powerful demonic will was emitted from Chen Yu's body.

He let go of his defenses and allowed the domineering Demonic Will to enter his body. His mind.

"What's going on?"

Yang Zhang, who was at the side, was slightly startled by the overbearing and tyrannical power beside him.

"Chen Yu has joined the Demonic Dao?"

"He didn't cultivate the Demonic Dao previously. It seems like he only chose this path after entering the Devil Bone Wasteland. However, he doesn't have any cultivation techniques or teachers to guide him. It's too risky! "

Many of the new students from the Blood Evil Academy were shocked and worried.

In the pavilion.

Liu Xuanzong's face darkened.

It was definitely an irrational choice to cultivate the Demonic Dao recklessly. Zhang Nan was a good example.

"A student of the Blood Evil Academy chose the Demonic Dao? I wonder if the teachers of the Blood Evil Academy can teach him well. "

Seeing this, Mentor Xu from the Fiendish Wind Academy could not help but laugh.

"Old Liu, Chen Yu has great potential and strength. You can't let him go astray!"

A mentor said.

Liu Xuanzong made up his mind to advise Chen Yu after the competition.

Time passed slowly and the elimination round was coming to an end.

However, the pressure of the various auras within the formation increased once again.

"Barf!"

A student spat out a mouthful of black blood and fainted.

The person in charge immediately rushed in and dragged him out.

"Humph, what can a mere formation do to me!"

Zhang Nan hollered and the Demonic Will surged from his body, devouring the Demonic Qi of heaven and earth.

On the other hand, the Demonic Will on Chen Yu's body was getting stronger too!

His Pure Ferocious Qi had been infused with the Demonic Qi, allowing Chen Yu to absorb it quickly.

Furthermore, Chen Yu's mental strength was strong enough after being refined by the Refining of Heaven Heart and cleansed by the Source Moon Soul Ore.

However, in the eyes of the teachers and mentors, the two who had switched to cultivating the Demonic Dao had twisted their minds. Their actions were a little crazy.

Apart from the two of them, there was another person in the formation whose absorption of the Demonic Qi far surpassed Chen Yu's, second only to Zhang Nan.

The person wore black armor and had a strange demonic rune on his face.

"Cao Zhongtian reached the Early-Stage Xiantian Realm during the competition last year. With his current strength, it won't be a problem for him to come first!"

Mentor Xu said with a smile.

Cao Zhongtian was a student from the Fiendish Wind Academy. He had reached the Early-Stage Xiantian Realm before the competition last year and was ranked third.

Cao Zhongtian was twenty-four years old in this year's Freshmen Competition.

Furthermore, Cao Zhongtian was from the Ten Ancient Clans.

"Cao Zhongtian is a senior student after all. He came third in the previous competition. Although the new students are strong, I think only one or two of them can barely fight him!"

A mentor agreed with Mentor Xu.

"That might not be the case!"

The mentor from the Evil Spirit Academy smiled and did not explain further.

As time passed, students were constantly being eliminated.

Soon, the time for a joss stick to burn was up.

There were only 675 people left in the formation.

The elimination round had directly eliminated more than 255 people. It could be said to be the cruelest elimination round in the past decade.

"The first round of elimination has ended. Next, we will proceed to the second round. We will pick out the top 75 from the 675 people here!"

The black-armored middle-aged man announced loudly.

Just now, 255 people had been eliminated.

But this time, the top 75 would be directly selected!

Such a cruel competition was the first time in the history of the Demon-Free Academy.

"Isn't this competition too cruel? Furthermore, it's unfair!"

Many students felt that it was inappropriate. After all, this had never happened in the past.

Directly selecting the top 75. In other words, after the top 75, there would be no ranking!

In the pavilion …

"I heard that the competition in the Demon-Free Academy is cruel. Now that I've seen it, it's really cruel!"

The old man in cloud robes said with a smile.

But everyone present could tell that the old man in cloud robes was insinuating that the Demon-Free Academy was evil and cruel.

"Only the names of the strong are worthy of being remembered. The weak don't need to be ranked, because it's just an insult!"

An extremely experienced branch dean said calmly.

But his voice was like thunder, echoing throughout the entire Demonic Peak.

His words seemed to be able to penetrate one's heart, causing the students to ponder.

The weak don't need to be ranked!

If you want to be remembered, you have to become strong!

"Well said."

Duan Hao sneered.

"Indeed."

Situ Linyu smiled.

At this moment, whether it was the eliminated people or the 675 people, no one refuted.

"Stone platform, rise!"

The black-armored middle-aged man suddenly shouted.

Rumble ~

The ground under the 675 people's feet shook again.

Suddenly, a huge stone platform rose from the ground into the sky.

Then, the second, the third … the 75th stone platform rose one after another.

The 75 stone platforms formed a huge circle. In the center of the circle were the remaining 675 people.

"Each stone platform represents one of the top 75 positions. The second round officially begins!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the more than one hundred and twenty people changed.

The second round was crueler than they had imagined!

As soon as the judge's voice fell.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Almost all the figures rose into the sky, fighting for the top 75 positions.

"Get lost!"

Hu Chong, the senior student of the Blood Devil Peak, rose into the sky, emitting a terrifying murderous intent.

Boom!

A Houtian Middle-stage student was sent flying more than a hundred feet away.

"So domineering!"

"Hu Chong was ranked tenth in the last Freshmen Competition. He has already broken through to the Connate Level. I think he has a chance of making it to the top three in this year's competition!"

In the crowd.

"Haha, the way this year's competition is just what I want!"

Cao Zhongtian smiled evilly.

Boom!

A terrifying aura suddenly exploded. Cao Zhongtian seemed to have turned into a dark demon, turning into a black shadow and soaring into the sky.

Many students were pushed back by his terrifying aura.

Bang ~

Cao Zhongtian landed on a stone platform and looked down with his pitch-black eyes.

At this moment, many students used their trump cards to fight for one of the top 75 positions.

No one knew when, but Situ Linyu had already climbed onto a stone platform.

"This one is mine!"

Chen Yu's gaze fell on the nearest stone platform.

Boom!

He turned into a gust of murderous wind and dashed forward.

"Get lost!"

A fat young man in the Houtian Advanced Stage waved his huge palm, trying to stop Chen Yu.

"You're the one who's going to get lost!"

Chen Yu's expression froze. He circulated his True Qi and punched out.

This punch did not contain any Pure Ferocious Qi, but the lesser amount of Pure Ferocious Qi. Even so, it was enough to deal with the fat young man.

Boom ~

The fat young man suddenly felt as if his palm had landed on a barbed steel plate, and it was extremely painful.

Chen Yu increased the strength of his fist.

Boom ~

The fat young man was instantly pushed back. He could not keep his balance, and he rolled on the ground for nearly a hundred feet like a ball.

"I told you to get lost, and you really did it. You're too polite!"

Laughing heartily, Chen Yu quickly ascended the stone platform.

In less than a breath's time, all twenty stone platforms were occupied by Chen Yu.