SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 57

Chapter 57: This Battle Commotion, You’re Telling Me It’s a Freshman?

TL: YYang

“You’re not planning to use that sword against me, are you?”

At the entrance of Villa No. 003, Zhou Yi couldn’t help but comment as he looked at Jiang Churan standing gracefully in front of him.

Once equipment reached gold-grade, the enhancements it provided were quite substantial.

For example, his gold-grade weapon, the Mystic Light Warhammer, could add 18 constitution points and 24 intelligence points.

Originally, his constitution and intelligence attributes were 97 and 96, respectively.

With the weapon’s boost, they could reach 115 constitution points and 120 intelligence points.

Equipping the weapon increased his four-dimensional attributes by more than a fifth!

Additionally, the Mystic Light Warhammer had the special effect of increasing all B-Rank or lower light-type skill levels by 1.

This was another rather powerful enhancement effect.

And this was just a gold-grade weapon.

If it were an epic or legendary weapon, the enhancement would be even more extreme!!

And this inherited weapon, the Dark Moon Ancient Sword, which could rival a legendary weapon.

Even if it added over 40 attribute points, Zhou Yi wouldn’t be surprised.

Not to mention the unknown special effects the weapon might carry…

It could be said that just by using this weapon, Jiang Churan’s strength would undoubtedly skyrocket!!

“Maybe I should switch to another sword.” Jiang Churan felt a bit embarrassed and quickly said.

This Dark Moon Ancient Sword was an inherited weapon awarded by her family when she became a Spirit Swordmaster at the age of 16.

Because the college entrance examination limited the use of equipment to bronze three-star at most, she didn’t use this weapon during the exam.

When she was about to spar with Zhou Yi, she instinctively brought out this sword.

But she forgot that using this sword might be somewhat unfair to Zhou Yi.

“Never mind, just use this one.”

Despite his comment, Zhou Yi didn’t plan to have Jiang Churan switch weapons.

After all, outside of the college entrance exam, opponents wouldn’t switch weapons just because they were too good.

Moreover…

He was curious to see the final strength of this provincial top scorer from Chuan Province when paired with an inherited weapon.

…

…

In the southern central area of Suhang University stood a towering modern building about 60 meters high with 12 floors.

On the side of the building, the words ‘Training Building’ were written in bold calligraphy.

The Training Building was a facility provided by Suhang University for students to conduct various training.

Each building could accommodate over two thousand students training simultaneously.

There were three such training buildings on the Suhang University campus.

The one located in the southern area, Building 1, was the most popular among the three due to its proximity to the cafeteria, dormitories, and teaching buildings.

The arenas for student sparring were set on the 10th, 11th, and 12th floors of the Training Building.

“Hehe, Wang Ziwei, a month has passed, and you haven’t improved much.”

“Hmph, I made a mistake just now, let’s go again!”

“Mistake? Fine, let’s have another match!”

“……”

On the 10th floor of Training Building 1, the area was extremely spacious.

Looking around, it was at least four to five thousand square meters.

Within this vast area, there were five large arenas, each 20 meters in length and width.

Unlike ordinary arenas, these were made entirely of alloy.

The surfaces and floors of the arenas were engraved with enchanted defense runes to fortify their exteriors.

Moreover, each arena was equipped with a Level 5 AI to monitor the students’ conditions at all times.

If it detected potential fatal danger, it would immediately activate a protective shield to ensure the students’ safety.

At this moment, all five arenas were active.

Among those battling were fighters wearing gloves with aggressive attacks, mages with graceful movements holding staffs, and mechanics and summoners who had summoned a bunch of machines and creatures.

The battles on the arenas were lively, and in the resting area below, many were watching and occasionally cheering.

“Wow—”

The automatic door opened.

A young man and a young woman entered.

The young man was tall with chiseled features and a steady expression on his face, as if everything was under his control.

Beside him, the young woman appeared to be around eighteen years old.

She had long black hair, a tall and voluptuous figure, and a delicate, beautiful face. Her smile, revealed inadvertently, looked incredibly sweet. On her back, she carried a sheathed longsword exuding a cold killing intent.

“Hmm? There are actually so many people.”

Zhou Yi was surprised by the bustling arena area. He had assumed there wouldn’t be many people here.

“Hello, you two. Are you here to use the arena for a match, or are you just here to watch?”

A young woman in her twenties, dressed in a uniform and sporting long black wavy hair, approached with a gentle smile.

Many facilities at Suhang University collaborated with external companies, and the arena area was no exception. The collaboration was with a tech company called Faraway Technology Co., Ltd. The sci-fi-themed arenas were provided by them. As a commercial company, they knew how to offer guests a better experience. For example, the uniform worn by this staff member was a black short dress, paired with slightly tight black over-the-knee socks. While not as stunningly unforgettable as Jiang Churan, she was quite a beauty. Staff like her were a common sight here.

“Yes.”

Without paying much attention to her appearance, Zhou Yi nodded slightly.

“Then please follow me.”

Led by the short-haired young woman, Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan approached the front desk. After presenting their student IDs, their battle information was quickly entered into the system by her.

“There are quite a few people using the arenas now. There are three matches ahead of you, so you might have to wait a bit. A prompt will play when it’s your turn.” The short-haired woman said with a sweet smile.

“Alright.” Zhou Yi was a bit resigned, while Jiang Churan seemed unsurprised and smiled: “Looks like we’ll have to wait a bit, and in the meantime, we can watch the seniors’ battles.”

“Sounds good.”

They moved to the resting area, found a sofa, and began observing the battles in the arena.

Suhang University students were generally around Level 17 or 18. With top-notch instructors teaching them, everyone had a good sense of combat, making the battles quite pleasing to watch.

“Students with ID numbers *** and ***, please prepare for battle on Arena 2.”

“……”

After a short while, an electronic prompt echoed from the speakers on the surrounding walls.

“A student ID starting with 2624, is there a freshman here?”

“Wasn’t the special admissions meeting just this morning? Someone’s already at the arena?”

“Haha, there’s probably some conflict!”

“……”

Student IDs at Suhang University were ordered by enrollment time. Hearing an ID starting with ‘2624’ indicated a newly enrolled freshman this year. Many seniors in the resting area became interested.

Freshmen!

Rookie pecking!

It’s a rare sight to see on a regular day.

“These seniors…” Zhou Yi couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Then he shook his head and, together with Jiang Churan, entered Arena 2.

“Are these the two freshmen about to fight? Regardless of their strength, their figures and appearances are quite impressive.”

“Tsk tsk, impressive? When did our school have such a beautiful girl?”

“Ahem, indeed…”

“……”

Gossiping is human nature. As soon as the two stepped onto the stage, even before the fight began, the seniors below started discussing their figures and appearances.

“Buzz~~~”

On the arena, a protective barrier rose, isolating the stage from the outside world.

“You have 20 seconds to prepare. The battle will officially begin in 20 seconds.”

The electronic prompt echoed within the arena space.

The two stood 10 meters apart, facing each other.

“Zhou Yi, don’t hold back later, okay?” Jiang Churan licked her red lips and giggled.

In her right hand, she already held the Dark Moon Ancient Sword, exuding a cold and murderous aura that contrasted sharply with her delicate face. This contrast was significant yet inexplicably harmonious.

“Don’t worry.” Zhou Yi smiled slightly, holding the Mystic Light Warhammer in his hand.

“3, 2, 1…”

“Start!”

As soon as the electronic prompt ended, Jiang Churan’s graceful figure 10 meters away suddenly turned into a phantom, rushing toward Zhou Yi like lightning!!

The dark blade of the Dark Moon Ancient Sword in her right hand seemed to slice through the air, leaving a long dark trail!

Swift Shadow Slash!!

A swordsman-exclusive skill that allowed a charge over a distance, delivering a slash imbued with dark attribute attacks!!

As a Spirit Swordmaster, a hidden transfer for the swordsman profession, she naturally knew this move.

Moreover, during the college entrance exam, she had used this move to instantly kill an elite monster!!

Clang!!!

A massive metallic clash resounded, vibrating the ears of the onlookers around the arena.

On the stage, Zhou Yi held his warhammer.

Jiang Churan’s fierce sword was precisely blocked by the massive warhammer, unable to advance further.

“Is that Swift Shadow Slash? It seems at least twice as fast as my execution!”

“What a fast slash, this speed, even most third-year seniors can’t achieve it!”

“What the heck? Such a fast Swift Shadow Slash was actually blocked by a warhammer?!”

“This level of skill and noise, you’re telling me these are two freshmen fighting? It’s absurd!”

“……”

At the moment of their clash, the seniors in the resting area, who were ready to watch a joke, almost had their eyes pop out.

As the saying goes, an expert can tell right away.

Swift Shadow Slash, being a swordsman-exclusive skill, was known by many.

They naturally saw the immense power of this slash on the arena, extraordinary indeed.

And the most outrageous part was that such a powerful skill was easily blocked by the opponent!!

Simply unbelievable!!