With Lin Zichen’s stand‑in business lately, he had practically offended the entire Student Union to death and many members didn’t want to give him a pleasant face.

The “many” here only applied to the men.

As for the women, those who had been Lin Zichen’s fangirls were still Lin Zichen’s fangirls; they weren’t going to turn into haters just because they were on the opposite side politically.

After signing in, Lin Zichen took Shen Qinghan’s hand and casually found an open seat to sit down, chatting as they waited for the matches to begin.

Before long, it turned into one of them on their phone and the other curiously sizing up the competitors around them.

The one on the phone was Lin Zichen, head down scrolling the news.

The one sizing up the competitors was Shen Qinghan, using the corner of her eye to observe each potential opponent, wanting to know both herself and her enemy.

Though Lin Zichen thought very highly of her and said she could rank in the top three of the freshmen, she herself didn’t have that confidence.

She was afraid she’d capsize in the gutter on the martial platform and make a fool of herself.

She had to be extra cautious.

She absolutely couldn’t look down on any opponent.

After a few minutes of sizing up the field, Shen Qinghan arrived at the following information.

There were 128 competitors.

Ninety‑nine evolution students, twenty‑eight mechanical students and one martial arts student.

The one martial arts student was Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen and the entire Evolution Class had been exempted from trials and qualified directly.

The remaining several‑dozen competitors had registered themselves, entered the open qualifiers and fought their way out with fists and feet.

Shen Qinghan focused on observing the twenty‑eight mechanical students.

All of them were students from the Machine God Class.

Their bodies were outfitted with various alloy equipment provided by the Machine God Group.

Their combat power looked extremely strong.

Shen Qinghan felt that if she accidentally lost, it would definitely be at the hands of a mechanical student from the Machine God Class.

* * *

A little over half an hour later, the Freshman Tournament began.

The first round was 128 to 64, eliminating half the competitors.

In this round, Lin Zichen drew a male student from an ordinary class in the Evolution Academy.

The moment the boy saw his opponent was Lin Zichen, his face changed drastically.

Running into the final boss at the start—what the hell was he supposed to play!

The match began quickly.

Lin Zichen didn’t waste time—one kick and the boy was done and he advanced to the next round.

On the other side, Shen Qinghan drew a girl from her own class and also won easily to advance to the second round.

* * *

Second round.

64 to 32.

Again eliminating half the competitors.

This time, Lin Zichen drew a girl from the Gifted Class.

The moment the girl saw her opponent was Lin Zichen, the “face‑smacking maniac,” she didn’t even step onto the platform—she decisively forfeited to protect her face and avoid getting turned into a pig’s head and disfigured.

Learning her reason for forfeiting, the corner of Lin Zichen’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

On the other side, Shen Qinghan drew a boy from an ordinary class.

She won easily; she didn’t even need to activate the aberrant beast genes in her body—just with her physical strength she one‑kicked him out.

* * *

Third round.

32 to 16.

Lin Zichen drew a valedictorian runner‑up from the Gifted Class and won with one kick.

Shen Qinghan drew a third‑place scorer and also won with ease.

Quite a few people were amazed by Shen Qinghan’s performance.

Previously, everyone thought she was just a pretty vase in the Gifted Class.

Nice to look at, not much use.

No one expected her strength to be that great.

Three rounds in, each one a one‑shot finish—truly you can’t judge a person by their looks.

* * *

Fourth round.

16 to 8.

Lin Zichen drew a boy from the Machine God Class.

The boy’s forearms had been mechanically modified into a pair of alloy steel arms.

They housed firearms, blades and all sorts of high‑lethality high‑tech gear.

During the match, Lin Zichen didn’t rush to one‑shot the mechanical student.

He stood still and let the mechanical student pour on the firepower at will to feel the level of the Machine God Group’s mechanical modification.

Seeing Lin Zichen standing still, the mechanical student didn’t waste the opportunity; he leveled his guns at Lin Zichen’s vitals and went wild with the trigger.

But when his ammo was emptied, Lin Zichen was still unscathed and he had no choice but to concede.

On the other side, Shen Qinghan also drew a mechanical student.

She wasn’t as formidable as Lin Zichen; she couldn’t tank bullets or dodge them. She took several shots and blood gushed out.

Fortunately, with the help of the Living Dead Slug gene, she healed quickly and was fine.

In the end, she too won easily and advanced to the next round.

* * *

By then, it was already noon—twelve o’clock.

The morning’s matches were over.

The remaining three rounds would be held in the afternoon.

However, the pairings for the next round had already come out.

Lin Zichen drew a defeated enemy from the opening trial—the Cloud Sky Province top scorer, Lu Qizhi.

The moment Lu Qizhi saw his opponent was Lin Zichen, the color drained from his face and his heart went cold.

He had originally planned to push for the semifinals.

Now there was no hope—he would have to fall at the quarterfinals.

On the other side, Shen Qinghan drew Ma Xiwei and felt a lot of pressure.

Both of their Biological Levels were Ordinary Tier Six.

They were evenly matched opponents.

Either one might win or lose.

Lacking confidence, Shen Qinghan felt her chances weren’t great.

* * *

At the same time.

Shanhai City.

On the rooftop of a certain mall building.

The fox‑spirit girl stood on the very edge of the parapet, eyes full of curiosity as she looked over the surrounding high‑rises, finding it all incredible.

Earth’s environment was completely different from that of the Source Site.

They were two utterly different worlds.

It was an eye‑opener for her.

“Right—your Divine Plant Cult has been rooted on Earth for so long, you must have seen plenty of handsome men. Any good recommendations?”

The fox‑spirit girl looked to the elderly masked man beside her and asked.

She had come to Earth this time precisely to find herself an Earth bed servant.

The elderly masked man had long been prepared for this. He immediately took a photo from his bosom and respectfully handed it to the fox‑spirit girl saying, “Immortal, this youth absolutely fits your requirements. Not only is he extraordinarily handsome, his physique is incomparably strong. Please take a look.”

The fox‑spirit girl reached out and accepted the photo. When she saw Lin Zichen on it, her eyes couldn’t help but light up and with great interest she said, “Tell me about him in detail.”