Chapter 77: Centurion

Flags fluttered and crowds surged as Tianhai University buzzed with unprecedented excitement.

Many student union members bustled to hang banners, welcome flags, and battle slogans, working frantically. These members mainly had no qualifications to participate in this All-School Martial Examination, so they had plenty of time and volunteered to assist with the event.

Meanwhile, qualified students from various colleges were busy preparing for combat practice, having no spare time for such trivial matters.

Beautiful junior and senior female students rehearsed performances in training rooms and conference halls. These performances would run alongside the entire Martial Examination, adding splendor to it.

The All-School Martial Examination was a major event for every person at Tianhai University. It would draw representatives from over a thousand organizations under the Shenxia Alliance and spectators from all walks of life.

Outstanding students could receive olive branches—rich offers and pre-graduation job contracts—from these organizations.

For companies and conglomerates, top performers demonstrated both academic excellence and formidable strength, representing the nation’s elite university students. Signing such talent meant securing future leaders in this Primordial Force era, promising brilliant prospects.

Any far-sighted corporation targeted excellent Primordial Warriors, using every opportunity to recruit them early.

Deans, professors, and teachers gathered at the university’s Stadium, awaiting commencement.

With seating for tens of thousands, this largest open-air venue in Jinguo Province hosted concerts and annually, Tianhai’s Martial Examination.

By 9 a.m., nearly 100,000 spectators filled the Stadium. Most were Tianhai students, but many were corporate delegates, media personnel, and visiting students—including Tianhai Art University’s famed beauties.

These young women came seeking the Pride of Heaven among competitors, hopeful for ideal matches.

In Jinguo Province, Tianhai’s annual Martial Examination outshone almost all celebrity concerts in impact. Dozens of Shenxia Alliance television stations and over a hundred websites streamed its proceedings live nationwide.

At 9:30, outstanding students from sixty colleges and four grade levels entered the Stadium.

Each college and grade sent ten contestants: six hundred freshmen, plus equivalent numbers of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, totaling 2,400 participants.

These elite learners, standing before all students and faculty today, had risen above tens of thousands.

Jiang Xincheng was among them.

His gaze landed on the central rostrum. Besides deans, he immediately noticed a middle-aged man standing beside the university president, dressed in Tang-style robes exuding ancient charm.

Lean yet energetic, with a stern tanned face that commanded authority naturally, the man wore something vital: a palm-sized silver tablet hanging at his waist, engraved with sun-moon symbols, sprawling mountains, rivers, and two archaic characters.

Sheng Tang!

This man was a high-ranking Flourishing Tang Empire officer—a Centurion-level powerhouse. His authority matched or surpassed deans locally, granting special privileges and legendary martial abilities unknown to ordinary folk.

To become the Flourishing Tang Empire’s Centurion, one must at minimum surpass the Cloud Condensation Realm, where Primordial Force forms visible mist that kills externally, marking a true entry into cultivation and incredible strength.

All Flourishing Tang members excelled at combat beyond peers, meaning this Centurion likely could defeat several fellow Cloud Condensation Realm Primordial Warriors alone.

Surprise flickered in Jiang Xincheng’s eyes. A Flourishing Tang Empire Centurion himself appeared to observe Tianhai’s Martial Examination, scouting for promising recruits!

This rare opportunity proved the event’s significance. Typically, the empire merely absorbed a few dozen top performers—a Centurion’s presence hinted at broader recruitment, perhaps even underclassmen.

While mainly recruiting graduating seniors, the empire accepted exceptional freshmen or sophomores too. Jiang Xincheng’s goal became clear: showcase every bit of his potential to impress them.

Decision made, he smiled faintly and joined the freshman group, preparing as the event commenced with its traditional opening dance.

Gorgeous senior students from the Humanities and Arts College entered the central arena wearing miniskirts. To upbeat music, they performed stirring pop dances.

Spinning skirts revealed white leggings and jade-like long legs; stretching arms displayed flawless abdomens; swaying hips and raising buttocks radiated glamour, drawing every eye while singing soared.

The heat and thunder of the All-School Martial Examination were about to reignite.