Bai Pu accepted Yuan Yueâs suggestion and slept for two hours.
After having a free dinner at the Special Service Group Six Office, Bai Pu followed Yuan Yueâs car and headed to Jiangnan University.
Jiangnan University, stadium.
On the surrounding stands, the students of Jiangnan University were already sitting in groups of three and five. Here and there, they had been waiting early.
It wasnât even six oâclock, and the large stands were already filled with people. More students were coming continuously from different places like study rooms, canteens, and dormitories, and had no choice but to stand in the aisles.
"Hey, who is that guy? Heâs so handsome!"
"He looks unfamiliar, doesnât seem like heâs from our school. I know all the handsome guys on our school team!"
"Couldnât he be a freshman?"
Bai Pu walked along the edge of the field until he reached Teacher Cai Cai who was waving enthusiastically. Only then did the voices of discussion quiet down.
Many girls sighed, such a handsome guy, how did he end up at Xili Institute of Technology, a place like a monkâs monastery, itâs like letting a pearl fall into the dark.
Some were still muttering, that when the school team is sure to win later, theyâll give this handsome guy a bit of humanitarian applause.
"Student Bai Pu, youâre here!" Teacher Cai Cai enthusiastically grabbed Bai Puâs arm and squeezed it, "Wow, so firm, I thought you were slim through your clothes, but youâre actually quite strong."
At the moment, Bai Pu had morphed into a white tracksuit, he was tall with long legs, broad shoulders, and a straight back, giving an impression of strength without being bulky, like a deeply rooted poplar tree.
And when Bai Pu entered combat mode, he would reveal full heavy armor all over his body and become an indomitable mountain range.
Teacher Cai Cai eagerly introduced Bai Pu to the school team members.
The Xili Institute of Technology school team currently has three hero professions.
Bai Pu and Blood Spider went without saying.
The last hero profession was a senior, codenamed "Xuan Pin", a Level 5 Summoning System hero profession "Beast King Druid."
Upon hearing the codename, Bai Puâs eyes subtly lingered on Senior Xuan Pinâs face.
A square face, bean-shaped eyebrows, a straight nose, and well-defined mouth, a very righteous face indeed.
How come the codename is so sleazy.
The Awakenedâs codename isnât arbitrarily chosen, it would be recognized by the Spirit Realm Will! To change it would cost quite a few Spiritual Points.
Senior Xuan Pin, seeing Bai Puâs subtle gaze, quickly said: "Junior Brother Gangxin, youâve misunderstood! Let me explain, âXuan Pinâ refers to the Daoist source of all life! It can be used metaphorically to describe âDaoâ! Itâs not the female external reproductive... Ouch!"
Senior Xuan Pinâs head was angrily smacked by Teacher Cai Cai.
Bai Pu nodded, "The source of all life, if explained this way, it does align with your profession in the Summoning System."
Teacher Cai Cai looked at Bai Pu, "Xuan Pinâs professional skill is to summon natural partners. In a team, the summoning system profession is quite special and usually, strategies need to revolve around the summoner to maximize combat power, which requires a lot of coordination. You and Blood Spider havenât collaborated with him before, so you might not achieve the strongest combat effectiveness."
Bai Pu looked at Blood Spider. Now that Blood Spider had successfully changed her career, her level didnât reach Level 7 but was a Level 6 Heroic Profession with experience only at about 20% of Level 6.
Bai Pu speculated this might be because Blood Spiderâs career change mainly occurred in the Mid-level Spirit Realm. Although she entered the Advanced Area, she still suffered punishment like experience compression.
Fortunately, the penalty wasnât severe. Originally Blood Spider had 100% experience at Level 6, now itâs 20% at Level 6. Given her leveling maniac nature, it wonât take long to reach Level 7.
After greeting Blood Spider, Bai Pu smiled and said: "Since weâre in the same field, Iâll give you a piece of advice: donât be too hasty to reach Level 7... or rather, after reaching Level 7, donât be too eager to enter the Spirit Realm."
If Blood Spider quickly leveled up to Level 7 as before, it would mean advancing into the Advanced Awakened stage prematurely. With combat specialization and skill levels unable to keep up, she might find herself struggling in the Advanced Spirit Realm.
Blood Spider nodded and said: "My aunt said the same thing, she said I must at least comprehend one Mystical Art before venturing into the Advanced Spirit Realm."
Bai Pu nodded slightly; with elders in Blood Spiderâs family providing guidance, he need not worry further.
Not having understood the University Competition mode beforehand, Bai Pu inquired: "Is the competition one-on-one, or is it team battles?"
Teacher Cai supported her forehead, "So you havenât looked it up... Well, the University Competition is a weighted points system. There are five rounds of duels first, each win is worth 14 points; the last round is a team battle, winning it is worth 30 points. Any side scoring over 50 points wins directly."
"A single duel is worth 14 points?"
Bai Pu mentally calculated and said: "Then youâd need to win 4 duels to avoid a team battle. How is the duel fought, can the winner continue to stay on stage to fight another round?"
"No." Teacher Cai said, "Youâre talking about the King of the Hill format, thatâs only in professional leagues. Our university-organized league emphasizes overall strength, so each contestant can only appear once in the duels, no matter how strong, they can only win one victory."
Bai Pu nodded.
Blood Spider quietly pulled on the sleeve of Bai Puâs tracksuit, nodding towards the playersâ tunnel outside the arena, indicating he should speak with her privately.
Bai Pu followed her.
In the somewhat dim player tunnel, the atmosphere was a bit ambiguous.
"My aunt wants to talk to you." Blood Spider said, looking down.
Bai Pu hummed as he connected to the video call.
The Wushan Divine Lady appeared on the virtual screen, this time she was dressed much more properly, in a crisp business womanâs suit sitting behind a large desk piled with stacks of files.
From Bai Puâs angle, he could see that the second and third buttons of Wushan Divine Ladyâs OL outfitâs inner shirt were stretched tightly, as if a deep breath could pop them off.
"Hello, Elder Divine Woman." Bai Pu initiated the greeting.
"Yeah, hello, Gangxin." The Wushan Divine Lady smiled, "This journey to the Spirit Realm, you really surprised me. I didnât expect Qingyun would directly complete the profession change thanks to you!"
"Elder must have anticipated this possibility." Bai Pu corrected, then added, "However, Blood Spiderâs successful career change is also her ability. I didnât assist in the specific process."
"She had a hard time this round, luckily I prepared some powerful items usable by mid-level Awakened for her. I must say, the leaders of the Advanced Spirit Realm area are still too terrifying for her, even with powerful items and kite tactics, she lost an arm, and nearly half her body became a meal for a dragon."
The Wushan Divine Lady still seemed a bit scared.
Bai Pu glanced over, Blood Spiderâs two arms were intact, obviously having used some sort of Spirit Realm Wonders to regenerate limbs.
"To express my gratitude, Iâve decided to give you a rare artifact." The Wushan Divine Lady said with a smile.