Yang Fan did not find Gu Jun and Pang Yu in the crowd.
From the looks of it, they didn't participate in this training. Perhaps it was because their cultivation had advanced too quickly in the Spirit Source Land, and they had accumulated a large amount of spiritual energy in their bodies that they hadn't been able to digest, so they had all gone into seclusion to consolidate and refine it.
Otherwise, with their strength close to the peak of the Grandmaster realm, it was impossible for them not to be among the 300 students.
Yang Fan's gaze swept across Lou Yongnian, Fei Xingguo, and Lu Yi. He finally understood why Vice President Ye Hanshuang had chosen to let Gu Jun and Pang Yu enter the Spirit Source even though there were clearly more outstanding King Stage contestants in the second year than Gu Jun and Pang Yu.
The reason was simple.
Lou Yongnian and Fei Xingguo were indeed more outstanding than Gu Jun and Pang Yu in all aspects, but they were too old.
These people were either twenty years old or already twenty-one years old. They had already exceeded the age limit of twenty years old that was set at the Spirit Spring.
It was not just them. Most of the second-year Grandmaster seniors around them were over 20 years old.
Perhaps they were this year's prodigies, or perhaps they were more talented than Gu Jun and Pang Yu. However, they were obviously not as lucky as Gu Jun and Pang Yu.
This should be the so-called opportunity, and no one could force it.
"There are a total of 836 second-year students, the same number as your first-year students."
"However, last year's enrollment standards were not as high as yours. Back then, as long as one's cultivation was around level 3 Martial Master, they could pass."
"It's not like your batch, where the minimum requirement is to be a Grade 9 Martial Master!"
Lou Yongnian casually explained the basic situation of the second-year students to Yang Fan as they chatted. He sighed softly. "I have to say, your batch is definitely the strongest and most outstanding batch of students that Jinghua University has ever recruited."
"Do you know how shocked and surprised I was when I first found out that there were actually five King Stage juniors in this year's freshmen?"
"At that time, I was thinking that with this batch of new students being so awesome, what would we do if we lost in the freshmen orientation trial? That wouldn't be as simple as losing face, it would simply be going down in the school's annals of history!"
"For this reason, we've created no less than ten sets of tactics in the past two days in order to defeat you juniors in one fell swoop and maintain the winning record that we seniors have maintained for decades."
Lou Yongnian shrugged.
"In the end, as you can see, we overestimated you and underestimated ourselves. We also underestimated the education and training that the school has given us over the past year."
"Without systematic training, you guys look like a plate of loose sand. Even if you have martial strength that is comparable to ours, in a life and death battle, you don't know how to effectively use your strength to fight your enemies."
"And this is the reason why the school puts in so much effort to organize such a freshmen orientation trial every year."
In the past, due to the huge disparity in strength between the second-year and the first-year, it was taken for granted for the second-year seniors to crush the first-year juniors. Although the purpose of education was there, it was not too eye-catching.
But this year …
The strength between the second-year and the first-year students was almost the same, and even the number and strength of the King Stage cultivators were comparable.
But even under such circumstances, the second-year students were still at a disadvantage of more than twice the number of freshmen, and they easily won the trial competition.
The result was really beyond their expectations.
On the second-year side, except for the three King Stage cultivators who were carried back together, the rest of the students only suffered some minor injuries at most, and it did not affect their escort mission at all.
On the other hand, on the first-year side, except for Yang Fan who seemed to be uninjured, the rest of the first-year students all fell to the ground, and it was especially difficult for them to even stand up.
Was this batch of students too weak?
Obviously not, they were the strongest batch of geniuses that Jinghua University had recruited in the past years.
The only difference between them and the second-year students was that Jinghua University had one year of education and training.
Yang Fan nodded. He naturally understood the reason behind it, and he also admired the educational achievements of Jinghua University.
However, he did not tell Lou Yongnian that the reason the second-year students were able to win this year's trial was actually because of him, Yang Fan.
If the principal had not insisted on stopping him from participating in the following battle, Yang Fan could have made Lou Yongnian understand what it meant to be slapped in the face by a cold icy rain in a few minutes.
"Forget it, I'd better not look for excitement with these second-year seniors. If I really make their martial arts will and martial arts beliefs collapse, the principal will definitely find trouble with me!"
Yang Fan shook his head slightly.
Seeing that An Sheng and Mu Qianqian had already healed most of the students to the point that they could stand up in such a short time, Yang Fan raised his hand and waved, directly removing the psionic defense array in front of him.
The psionic shield dissipated, and the psionic array disc was once again stored in his storage space.
A small square, which was covered and shielded by the psionic shield, appeared directly in front of the students.
3,000 human compatriots, who were not fully clothed, sat quietly on the ground in groups of three to five. They leaned against each other and curled up their bodies, looking nervous and frightened.
Evidently, the sudden removal of the psionic shield made them feel extremely uneasy.
Previously, due to the emergency, Yang Fan only used his mental power to forcefully drive these people to the square before setting up the psionic defense array. During that time, he did not show up, nor did he communicate much with any of them.
Therefore, these people did not know who had banished them to this place.
Right now, the spiritual shield was gone. When the captive human beings saw that they were surrounded by human beings who looked exactly like them instead of the demon beasts that had the heads of various animals, their uneasiness and fear were gradually dispersing.
Even so, no one took the initiative to speak to Yang Fan, Lou Yongnian, and the others.
Lou Yongnian seemed to be used to such a situation. After all, they had experienced too many similar situations over the past year.
They knew very well that their human compatriots had been living in high-pressure captivity for a long time. Many of their young compatriots had not even taken half a step out of the captivity since they were born.
They had long been used to the living environment where they were enslaved, exiled, and even slaughtered by the demons for fun. They were powerless to resist, and they did not have the courage to resist. Being submissive was their greatest characteristic.
"After a long period of captivity and enslavement, as well as witnessing their family and companions being slaughtered and eaten from time to time, these compatriots all suffer from extremely serious psychological diseases. They need long-term psychological intervention and hypnosis."
Seeing that Yang Fan's face was even more uncomfortable, Lou Yongnian explained to Yang Fan softly.
"Junior Brother, don't worry. After all, humans are highly intelligent creatures. With a little guidance, they will soon regain the ability to live like normal humans."
"Moreover, the Federation government will not sit by and do nothing. After returning, the psychological counseling will be completed, and these people will be assigned to the corresponding adaptation areas to live."
"Children of suitable age will go to school, and ordinary adults will be trained and assigned jobs. If they are lucky, some people with good martial arts aptitude will be specially trained by the Federation government."
After saying that, Lou Yongnian stepped forward and switched his King's Will to gentle mode, enveloping everyone and comforting them slightly. After these compatriots gradually calmed down, Lou Yongnian said in a loud voice, "Fellow compatriots, don't be afraid.
"My compatriots, don't be afraid. We mean no harm, and we are not those abominable beasts of the demon race. Just like you, we have pure human blood. We are of the same race. We are your compatriots. We are here to rescue you and bring you back to the federation!"
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Lou Yongnian, and I am the president of the second-year student union at Jinghua University. This rescue and escort operation will be completed by us, the second-year and first-year students."
"Next, please follow the arrangements and follow us back to the capital together!"
"Now, please stand up first!"
After Lou Yongnian's voice fell, there were some different emotions in the crowd, but no one dared to stand up easily. The vigilance and fear in these people's hearts did not completely dissipate because of Lou Yongnian's kind words.
"Well, I knew it would be like this."
Lou Yongnian shrugged helplessly. These people's servility had long been ingrained in their bones, and it was impossible for them to change too much in a short time.
Trying to reason with them and lessen their feelings was indeed a bit nonsensical.
After saying that, the aura on Lou Yongnian's body changed and suddenly became much more fierce and majestic. He turned his head again and glanced around, sternly saying,
"Now, all of you listen to my orders and stand in line one by one. If anyone is a bit slow, there will be no steamed buns to eat later!"
Whoosh!
Less than a second after Lou Yongnian's voice fell, the more than 3,000 people who were cowering on the ground and unwilling to cooperate actually neatly arranged themselves in a square formation.
That speed was so fast that it was astonishing.
It could be seen that the physical quality of these compatriots of the Human Clan was not as weak as they looked.
Of course, this was not surprising, because the strength of the Qi and blood in the body of the Human Clan who could survive in the wild without the real-time protection of the Spiritual Defense Array, except for a few children, must have reached the Martial Master Realm.
Otherwise, they would have been corroded into mud by the radiation and poisonous miasma everywhere in the air, and they would not have the spare energy to protect the children and teenagers whose strength was below the Martial Master Realm.
From another point of view, these people were actually martial arts geniuses who had been eliminated by the cruel laws of nature.
After returning to the Human Clan Federation, their existence might be much more valuable than the ordinary Human Clan who had lived in peaceful areas since childhood.
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