Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

Kyoto.

The political and cultural center of this Dragon Kingdom is far more prosperous than Dachang City.

After leaving the military airport, Lu Zhixing and his group crossed half of the city.

They sat in the car for nearly forty minutes before finally arriving at the gate of Kyoto University.

The main gate of Kyoto University is magnificent.

Huge stone pillars, tens of meters high, stand on both sides.

The surface is carved with a lifelike dragon relief.

The dragon's head is held high, its whiskers seem to flutter in the wind, and its claws grip the edge of the stone pillar tightly.

No matter which angle you look at it from, it looks like it's staring at you.

It seemed as if it would break through the wall and soar into the sky at any moment.

Above the school gate, the four large, gilded characters "Kyoto University" are written in a vigorous and powerful style, exuding an invisible pressure.

It made everyone who approached unconsciously slow down their pace.

Su Lin opened her mouth wide and looked up from the bottom of the stone pillar all the way to the top.

"Wow, that's amazing! It's several times bigger than the entrances of those shopping malls in Shanghai!"

"How much would it cost to build this?"

She stretched out her arms to measure and found that her arm span was not even as long as the diameter of the stone pillar.

Su Youran stood to the side, glanced slightly at the stone dragons, and said in a calm tone...

"That's to instill a sense of awe. It's a rule established when the school was founded. Every new student who walks through this gate must look up and glance at it. Do you know what's carved on it?"

"It's a dragon, the symbol of the Dragon Kingdom. Once you step through this gate, you're no longer an ordinary person."

She paused, then glanced at Su Lin.

"Don't look like you've never seen the world before."

Su Lin pouted and muttered, "Tch, it's already big. Can't I even say that?"

Lu Zhixing straightened his collar.

"Let's go in and take a look."

The four of them walked towards the school gate.

At this time, most freshmen were still on summer vacation, and the huge school gate seemed rather deserted, with only a few security guards sitting in the duty room.

Some people were drinking tea, while others were chatting with their companions.

As Lu Zhixing and his group approached, the security guard in the duty room, who was drinking tea, keenly scanned their chests.

My gaze lingered for a moment on the badge with a golden dragon coiled around the sword's edge.

Then he put down his teacup without asking any questions or asking them to show any identification.

He pressed the red controller next to him.

The heavy iron gates on both sides of the school gate creaked with a low mechanical sound as they slowly opened to the sides.

The door hinges made a slight humming sound as they turned.

Su Lin raised her chin and swaggered inside.

She waved with a smile as she passed the gatekeeper.

"Thanks, uncle! Standing guard in this heat must be tough! Remember to drink plenty of water when you get home!"

The security guard's lips twitched when she called him "uncle".

But upon seeing the badge and looking at her smiling face, he ultimately shook his head and chuckled.

Song Xiaohe walked quickly with her head down, and whispered something as she passed the gatekeeper.

"Thank you, I'm so grateful for your help."

After walking about two or three hundred meters through the school gate, there was a sunshade on a neatly trimmed lawn on the right.

A red banner hung above, with the words "Qinglong Class New Student Reception Center" written in white on it.

A long-haired girl was sitting in one of the chairs, scrolling through her phone.

She heard footsteps and voices coming from the lawn, looked up and glanced in this direction, then immediately put down her phone, stood up, and greeted them with a warm smile.

"Hello everyone! I've finally waited for you. I thought you'd be even later; I received a call saying you encountered some unexpected trouble on the way."

She walked up and stopped, smiling as she introduced herself.

"I'm Gu Qingge, a sophomore at Kyoto University, and I'm in charge of welcoming your Qinglong Class. Welcome to Kyoto University!"

Su Lin, as if they were old friends, grasped her senior's hand, holding it tightly with one hand above the other.

"Hi, senior! I'm Su Lin! Your skin is so beautiful, what brand of skincare products do you use?"

"You can't see any pores at all, and her skin is so white! Did she use some kind of psychic skincare product? Share your experience with me!"

Gu Qingge was taken aback, clearly not expecting the first question from the new students to be about skincare product recommendations.

She immediately burst out laughing.

"Thank you for the compliment. I'll recommend the brand to you later. But your skin is great too; youth is an asset."

The other three also introduced themselves in turn.

Gu Qingge's gaze lingered on Lu Zhixing for a moment longer.

"Hey, you're the number one on the list! I didn't expect you to be even more handsome in person than in the photos."

"The girls in our group are going crazy! Everyone's so curious—how did you manage to overpower everyone, even surpassing SSS-level geniuses, with just one undead method?"

Lu Zhixing shrugged and smiled.

"You flatter me, senior. He really is handsome—"

"As for being number one... well, I was just lucky. The opponents I happened to run into weren't really good at countering my style."

Gu Qingge covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"Pfft. Alright, I'll take you to the dorm area first, we can talk as we walk."

Kyoto University has a very large campus.

"The gray-white building on the left is the library, which contains almost all the historical documents, skill guides, dungeon guides and monster guides from the Great Cataclysm to the present."

"There are seven floors in total, and each floor has different categories. Some ancient books are only open to students of the Azure Dragon Class."

"You can go and see for yourselves sometime; there are some things you simply can't see outside."

She took a few steps forward and pointed to a futuristic, streamlined building on her right.

"That's a technology laboratory over there. The most advanced psionic equipment research facility in the country is located inside."

"It's said that several items inside are classified as confidential, and ordinary students like us can't get in, but you Qinglong Class students should have the opportunity to visit."

She walked a little further.

This is our first canteen.

Su Lin's eyes lit up instantly at the mention of food.

She pulled out her phone and started frantically writing notes in the notes app.

"First canteen, senior, any other recommendations? Like spicy hot pot? Grilled fish? Milk tea?"

Gu Qingge couldn't help but laugh as she watched her taking notes so earnestly.

After passing through a teaching area, the group arrived at a huge square.

In the very center of the square stands a human-shaped statue that is ten meters tall.

The statue's base is made of dark granite, and on top of the base is a full-body image of an old man.

Gu Qingge stopped and looked up at the statue, her eyes filled with respect.

"This is Zhang Wuyai, the legendary magic god of our Dragon Kingdom. He is the first and only magic god in history with three magic systems."

"With the terrifying power of the three elements of fire, wind, and water, he led the Dragon Kingdom out of the dark age."

"Back when the battlefield of all nations was at its most intense, he single-handedly withstood the top experts from three countries and managed to snatch back that forbidden-level exclusive weapon."

"Without him, China might be a completely different country now."

Lu Zhixing followed her gaze and his eyes fell on a line of large characters carved on the base of the statue.

With my blood and flesh, I will forge the backbone of the Dragon Kingdom. With my strength, I will protect the eternal prosperity of the Great Xia Dynasty.

A heavy feeling washed over him from those words, causing his breathing to slow down unconsciously by half a beat.

Su Lin pursed her lips, crossed her arms, and tilted her head to look at the statue.

"Three-elemental magic gods? Pshaw, isn't our Lu Zhixing also three—"

Su Youran quickly covered her mouth.

With his hand firmly covering her mouth, Su Lin's last words turned into a series of muffled "mmm-mmm-mmm" sounds.

Gu Qingge turned around in confusion.

"What? What did Su Lin just say?"

Su Youran smiled faintly, her expression calm.

"It's nothing. Lu Zhixing hasn't showered for three days, he smells terrible. Let's take him to the dorm so he can get a proper shower."

She kept her hand over Su Lin's mouth as she spoke, her tone completely flat.

Lu Zhixing: "..."

He thought about it and felt there was no need to be so cautious.

In a world where strength reigns supreme, showing off one's abilities can actually save a lot of trouble.

You don't need to explain too much; people will automatically fill in the blanks in your mind when they see what you show them, explaining "why you're ranked first."

Gu Qingge didn't ask any more questions. She turned around and led the four of them forward, passing through a tree-lined path at the edge of the square.

After walking about ten steps, she suddenly remembered something and turned around.

"By the way, students from the Azure Dragon Class, please go easy on them in a few days~"

Lu Zhixing raised an eyebrow: "Hold back? What do you mean?"

Gu Qingge blinked, not stopping her steps: "Don't you know? This is a long-standing tradition at Kyoto University."

"Every year when the freshmen of the Qinglong Class start school, they have to have a 'friendly melee' with us sophomores from the regular classes."

"They call it friendship, but in reality, it's about letting the seniors intimidate the freshmen and let them know, 'Even if you're from the Green Dragon Class, you still have to follow the rules here.'"

Su Lin frowned and started counting on her fingers.

"A free-for-all? There are only twenty of us. There must be at least a thousand of you sophomores, right?"

"This is so unfair! Twenty against a thousand? That's an average of fifty people per person? This isn't a brawl, it's suicide missions!"

Gu Qingge quickly waved her hand, her smile somewhat mischievous.

"No, no, we won't send all of us. That would be too unfair."

"It's a selection process, choosing the best of the best. Two hundred people were picked from the second-year students to practice with you... It's like one class of students picking one freshman from the Azure Dragon Class."

Su Lin's eyes widened, and her voice rose half an octave.

"Two hundred people? Each of us has to fight ten of you on average? You call this a 'friendly brawl'? This is more like a 'gang fight'!"

Lu Zhixing glanced at Gu Qingge and casually cast a detection spell—level 31.

There are two hundred sophomores from the class of '31. Are you suggesting that twenty of them fight against two hundred sophomores from the class of '30 or so? This tradition is truly outrageous.

Gu Qingge shrugged as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You guys are from the Azure Dragon Class! You're the nation's top geniuses, monsters among monsters."

"If the numbers were equal, twenty against twenty, how could you possibly fight? Wouldn't you just utterly crush the seniors?"

"Besides, this is also to test your ability to withstand pressure in real combat. Once you're on the real battlefield, no one will care about numerical superiority."

She laughed as she spoke.

"Of course, if you feel it's unfair, you can protest to the principal beforehand."

Su Lin's cheeks puffed up with anger.

"That's an excuse! That's absolutely an excuse! You just want to bully the freshmen! And two hundred people against twenty, and you say 'showing mercy'? Shouldn't it be you who showed mercy!"

Su Youran frowned slightly as she searched through her memories to confirm the information she had seen before.

"Senior, if I remember correctly, since this tradition was established, it seems that the freshmen of the Azure Dragon Class have never won, right?"

"I've looked at the records from previous years; the longest they ever lasted was only forty minutes, and they were all eliminated in the end."

Song Xiaohe's face turned pale, and her voice lowered several decibels.

"Huh? Never won even once? That's terrible? What's the point of this tradition then?"

Su Youran nodded.

"After all, the difference in numbers is there, and even the most talented person will find it difficult to bridge that gap."

"Ten well-coordinated people attacking from ten directions at the same time is extremely difficult to deal with, no matter how strong an individual is."

"While the new students in the Azure Dragon Class are strong, they haven't had enough time to coordinate their efforts, making it difficult to form a true synergy."

Gu Qingge smiled and took over the conversation.

"Junior, you understand things very well. Indeed, you've never won against this class before. But your year is different—"

She pointed in the direction of Lu Zhixing and Su Youran.

"Your class has Ye Bufan, an SSS-level space traveler, and this mysterious Lu Zhixing."

"Perhaps history will be rewritten in your hands?"

She winked playfully, clasped her hands together under her chin, and deliberately made a weak expression.

"So please, please go easy on me, getting hit really hurts~ I'm super afraid of pain."

Lu Zhixing could sense that there wasn't much genuine worry in her tone.

That concern was feigned, like a social politeness.

There was a sense of composure in her eyes, as if to say, "You can't win anyway."

That confidence was built on an absolute numerical advantage and historical experience.

The so-called rewriting of history is just a polite phrase used to appease the new generation's emotions.

He didn't expose him, but just smiled and changed the subject.

"Senior, haven't we arrived at the dorm yet? We've been walking for ages."

Gu Qingge snapped out of her reverie and pointed to the area in front of her that was shaded by trees.

"Ah, we're here! We'll be there once we get through this forest."

After passing through a grove of trees, the view suddenly opened up.

A series of uniquely designed detached villas are scattered at the foot of the mountain.

Each villa has a small yard.

The courtyards are surrounded by low white fences, and inside are flowers, trees, and shrubs. Some courtyards also have a small round table and two rattan chairs.

Gu Qingge pointed to the villa complex in front of her, a hint of envy in her eyes.

"It's really frustrating to compare yourself to others. We ordinary students are crammed into an apartment with four people, and the room is about the size of your living room. We even have to share the toilet."

"You guys are doing well, each of you gets a big villa. The villas were allocated according to the list's serial number, and the house number represents your ranking. You're number one, so you're in villa number one."

She pointed to the villa closest to the stream.

"That's the one; it has the biggest yard and the best view."

A figure walked towards them from a distance.

When Gu Qingge saw the person who came, she quickly straightened her posture and her voice became more respectful than before.

"Teacher Yu, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhixing turned his head to look—Teacher Yu?

It seems to be Yu Xiaogang, the old classmate of the admissions officer that my father mentioned before.

He sized up the figure and realized that this was the person who had signed his name on the recruitment list.