Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 172 The Final Battle
Both of them were extremely fast, and a loud bang suddenly rang out in the arena as their full-force sword strikes collided, causing the ground of the entire arena to crack inch by inch.

Little Green Hair clearly sensed the extraordinary pressure, which was stronger than all of Feng Shanming's previous moves combined. He even had the illusion that he had encountered an even stronger opponent, which suppressed his sword so much that it could not advance an inch. However, compared to Teacher Chu's puppet, it was still far inferior!
He made up his mind, and for some reason, a desire to cut off everything arose within him. He would not lose!
Almost instinctively, all the sword energy in his body erupted instantly, and a crane's cry rang out in the arena. A phantom of a crane suddenly appeared on the little green-haired boy's body, charging straight towards his opponent with an indomitable momentum. Every feather was filled with sword energy capable of cutting through everything.

"This is!" The five judges stood up in unison, and even the old man from Juanshan opened his eyes in surprise.

"The nascent form of sword intent!"

Feng Shanming in the arena was also startled. He could sense the power carried by the phantom. Almost subconsciously, he activated his nascent soul again, but not just attaching it to the sword move. Instead, he directly summoned his nascent soul to cover his entire body, completely forgetting to hide his cultivation level, and barely blocked the attack in front of him.

The little green-haired boy's sword intent phantom appeared for only a moment, but it had already exhausted all his spiritual power, and the sword in his hand shattered upon impact with the opponent's nascent soul.

Ultimately, the difference in their cultivation levels was too great, and the next moment he collapsed onto the field with a thud.

"The winner is Feng Shanming from Yizhongcheng No.1 Middle School!"

Although Feng Shanming won this round, he felt an indescribable sense of frustration, especially when he saw the judges' gazes all directed at him.

"He's actually at the Nascent Soul stage."

The moment Feng Shanming appeared, anyone could tell that he was actually a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although the league didn't restrict cultivation levels—any student could represent their school as long as they were a lieutenant colonel—it still seemed suspicious that a Nascent Soul cultivator was pretending to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator to participate.

For a moment, the teachers from the five major universities felt a little displeased, but they still smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Yizhong City No. 1 Middle School would produce a student at the Nascent Soul stage this year. Principal Yang, your school has really kept this a secret."

"Hehe, you flatter me, teachers." Principal Yang was also a little angry. As the principal, he naturally knew Feng Shanming and even thought highly of this student. After all, he had heard that the other party's strength had increased greatly within a year and that he had defeated many senior students. He always thought that the other party was a genius who had accumulated knowledge and skills but had not expected that he had already reached the Nascent Soul stage and had been hiding his cultivation level.

He couldn't help but wonder what the other party meant by this. Was he playing the fool? But there was no need for that at all. Their school wasn't some bloodsucking school that suppressed geniuses and prevented anyone from standing out. They were a legitimate federal public school. Did Feng Shanming doubt their professional ethics by not even telling them their true cultivation level?

Principal Yang felt heartbroken and had even mentally scheduled more than a dozen moral education classes for this student surnamed Feng.

"This new student, Wei Yanxin, is also a promising talent. I wonder if he would be interested in coming to our Jingbang High School?" The group changed the subject and immediately steered the conversation towards the student who had lost, their tone much more cheerful.

“Teacher Sun, you’re in such a hurry! The competition isn’t even over yet. I think this student, Wei, is more suitable for our Qingyan High School!” Another high school teacher exclaimed anxiously, trying to persuade Wei to join the competition.

"Hey, why are you all trying to steal him from me? Such a promising swordsman should naturally go to our joint academy." Others chimed in.

"Your swordsmen even lost to us in the last college tournament. This student Wei should definitely go to our school." "Why should he? I think student Wei prefers our school, after all, we are the closest to Yizhong City."

"nonsense……"

Seeing that the group had already started vying for the student, seemingly wanting to settle the matter right away, they realized that a student who had just formed his core and already grasped the rudiments of sword intent was more worthy of their attention than a Nascent Soul cultivator whose character might be flawed.

It's important to know that not every sword cultivator can comprehend sword intent. However, those sword cultivators with sword intent will undoubtedly go further and become stronger on their path of cultivation. It is said that sword cultivators are best at challenging opponents of higher levels because they have comprehended sword intent. Although everyone's sword intent is different, the sword path is all about killing and warfare, which is practically a boost to combat power.

Although the other party is only in the rudimentary stage of sword intent, it is a foregone conclusion that he will comprehend the complete sword intent. Who wouldn't want such a talent?

The argument among them grew increasingly heated, and they had lost all interest in the rest of the competition. Principal Yang, who had initially been indignant about Feng Shanming's situation, was now beaming with joy. He hadn't expected that before the competition was even over, these university professors would offer their guaranteed admission spots, and even choose the same person.

Principal Yang seemed to see a hint that the college entrance rate would increase by one, and in the end, he could only appease everyone by saying that it all depended on the students' wishes. In his heart, however, he wished he could run out and shout, "See that? The one being fought over is a student from our school, from Yizhong No. 1 Middle School!"

Compared to the lively atmosphere on the judges' panel, the little green-haired boy who took a while to wake up in the audience looked like a dejected little dog.

"Teacher Chu, have I embarrassed you?" He originally thought he could defeat Feng Shanming and redeem himself, but he still lost.

"No!" Qiu Ci reached out and ruffled his green fur. "You're only at the Golden Core stage, it's normal that you can't beat a Nascent Soul cultivator." After all, you haven't fully grasped the sword intent yet.

"Nascent Soul!" Little Green Hair's eyes widened in shock, as if he had just realized it. "That bastard is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator! Damn! I knew he was a dog, but I didn't expect him to be this dog. If I had known... if I had known, I wouldn't have been able to beat him either." His rising anger subsided again.

"If you know you can't win, then work hard to cultivate," Qiu Ci said in a deep voice. "Once you fully comprehend the sword intent, you may have a chance to defeat your opponent."

"Really?" The little green-haired boy was obviously easy to coax, and immediately rubbed his face and cheered up.

"Hmm! And losing might not be a bad thing." Qiu Ci said while listening to Juan Shan's real-time voice transmission in her ear, "Maybe you'll get into one of the top five universities."

Little Green Hair was stunned for a moment, thinking that the other party was comforting him, and chuckled, "Don't worry, teacher, I will try my best!" That dog Feng Shanming, so what if he's at the Nascent Soul stage? He doesn't believe he will lose to him every time.

Qiu Ci didn't say much, and the competition continued. As expected, after eliminating Little Green Hair, Feng Shanming realized that he had exposed his cultivation level. He no longer hid in the subsequent battles and used his Nascent Soul strength. Sure enough, he won the final championship.

Perhaps because no major crisis had arisen, Feng Shanming's system remained inactive, and Qiu Ci naturally couldn't find an opportunity to act. Did they really have to wait until the National League to find an opportunity? But Little Green Hair only made it to the quarterfinals; could he still go to the National League?