I'll even show you crossdressing men.

"Is this guy provoking me? Don't stop me, I'm going to burn him!"

"Huh? What's going on? It looks like they're kneeling down begging the other side to let them go?"

"Humans and other races are one thing, but what are you, an intelligent magical beast, doing here? I know that the young master is charming to both men and women, and has a very high attraction to other races as well, but he would never like someone like you, would he?"

"What the hell is this? A monk! Hey, didn't we agree that monks can't marry? Do you want to break the precept?"

"A child prodigy who reached the third level at the age of seven, amazing... Oh, I lost."

"Wow, this girl is beautiful, so amazing, her legs are so long... Uh, wait... Why do I think I saw some kind of bulge on her panties flashing under her skirt?"

"This girl is pretty too, and her legs are even prettier, with white stockings, amazing! Is this a real girl? Yes, it is, and she even advanced! That's great."

As the competition began, Bai Yu also turned her attention to the competition field, where these were the "love rivals" she might face, and of course she had to take them seriously.

When a man appears, she pouts; when a woman appears, she observes her appearance and figure, and if she finds her suitable, she plans to include her in her potential "harem."

However, some of the participants were quite peculiar, ranging from eighty-year-old seniors to seven-year-old children. They included humans, alien races, orcs, and even truly intelligent magical beasts.

What the hell is this? Young Master never said he liked other races. Why are you all coming over here?

Besides these, there were also some scoundrels who looked like they were there to cause trouble. These guys probably wanted to stage an accident, but they got beaten up as soon as they stepped in. Not only did they fail to stage an accident, they also took a few hard hits.

Most of the competitors are eliminated in the first round, and not many can survive five rounds to advance. According to Bai Yu's calculations, there seem to be only three so far.

One was a "young lady" with an inexplicable bulge under her panties, another seemed to be a young lady with beautiful legs in white stockings, and the last one was completely covered by a black robe, and she usually took care of her opponents by simply reaching out and holding a black cage.

The first two are fairly normal, but the last one is really puzzling.

Even with Zi Qing's strength, she couldn't tell whether this sixth-tier person was hiding their identity or simply possessed that level of strength.

If it's the former, then they'll accept their fate; if they can't recognize the opponent, then it's undeniable that the other party is at the sixth rank. If it's the latter, then they don't need to worry about it; a mere sixth rank is really nothing.

"It seems we don't have many opponents." As the competition progressed, thousands of participants went up and down one by one in the huge arena, which was divided into eight areas for the preliminary rounds. Not many of them could last for five rounds.

Because the venue for the competition is determined by drawing lots, it effectively prevents a group of people from deliberately letting one person advance.

When only a little over a hundred contestants remained, fewer than twenty successfully advanced.

However, each of these twenty women is at least at the fifth rank, and the most powerful one, the white-stockinged beauty with beautiful legs, is at the peak of the sixth rank, making them arguably the strongest on the surface.

These people are all stronger than Bai Ke and Andrei, but Ji Xiuyu knows that if they really fight, the two of them will be no less powerful than either of them.

"Who is she?" As the competition progressed, the final contestant attracted more and more attention.

Bai Ke and Andrei both advanced smoothly, as did some familiar faces.

The next person to appear surprised Ji Xiuyu and the others. It was the red-haired, red-eyed, red-dressed beauty who sat next to her in school.

“Lolonar…” They knew that this girl’s strength was definitely not just at the sixth level; she was very likely a hero or a legend.

We don't know her background, so we can only be wary of her.

However, the woman who has stepped onto the stage now is at the sixth level, and there is no way to detect her true strength. It is likely that, like the strange man in the black robe, she has suppressed her strength through a special method.

However, a strong person is a strong person. Even though she was only suppressed to the sixth rank, she still easily defeated another sixth rank opponent with overwhelming force, and then advanced after playing five full matches.

She was the last person to advance; unfortunately, none of the other participants made it to the next round.

The final contestants remaining on the field, regardless of how many times they had won before, could not advance unless they had won at least five times.

Of course, to be fair, these people still have a chance. As long as they fight against those who have already advanced, they can advance by winning or drawing with them.

But even so, no one was able to win.

The group that remains now can almost be considered the strongest of the twenty-four contestants.

"After a day of competition, we have successfully selected twenty-four contestants to participate in the finals. Congratulations to them."

Of the remaining twenty-four, eighteen were humanoid, while the other six were of other races. Thirteen were women and eleven were men; it's unclear whether this was due to the women being stronger or simply a stroke of luck in the competition.

Bai Yu actually wanted to remind the host that there were twelve, not thirteen. However, after looking at the "young lady" who looked exactly like a woman but couldn't be identified, she gave up.

Forget it, so be it.

The remaining matches will continue into the evening after dinner...

Chapter 257: Twenty-Four into Twelve

"Why do I have a feeling that this competition will get increasingly out of control as it goes on?" At the banquet, Ji Xiuyu was clearly a little absent-minded. He was thinking about the twenty-four contestants, and it seemed that less than ten of them were truly without problems.

The rest either suppressed their strength or came with some other purpose.

He knew beforehand that he would get into a lot of trouble, but he never expected that he would get into so much trouble.

He didn't cause this trouble himself; others came to him to cause him trouble.

If he hadn't discovered nothing major, he would have suspected that someone had placed a "beacon of misfortune" on him.

If that weren't the case, why would one person after another come looking for trouble?

"Don't worry, young master. No matter what happens, we will protect you." Due to their age, they can only unlock legendary-level strength at most, and cannot unlock epic-level strength.

Moreover, before they reach the age of 17, the Epic is their limit; they will only break through it when they turn seventeen.

While Ji Xiuyu might not be able to unleash epic-level power immediately, she could still protect him.

Especially Zi Qing, her abilities are extremely powerful, so powerful that while other girls can open the third stage, she can only open the second stage, otherwise there will definitely be serious problems.

However, if it comes to an emergency, even if there is danger, she will not hesitate to protect the young master.

"Actually, we shouldn't have held this competition. Look at all the trouble it's caused." Ji Xiuyu frowned; he was somewhat regretful.

I originally thought it would be something only the academy would participate in, but it turned out that Ziqing and Alicia had made it like this in order to earn more living expenses.

He wasn't blaming them; he just felt that it caused a lot of trouble and wasn't worth it.

“Young Master, this is also one of our objectives.” Zi Qing put down her chopsticks, looked at Ji Xiuyu, and said seriously, “We’ll use this opportunity to find out who has designs on you, Young Master.”

"Hmm~ Yes, yes, that's it. By taking the initiative to gather those who want to harm the young master together, we can wipe them out in one fell swoop," Bai Yu added.

After all, she initially refused to participate in the competition, but agreed to it after hearing about the plan.

Her only requirement was to have unlimited firing rights, commonly known as being able to shoot whomever she wanted.

Ziqing did not refuse her request and told her to go ahead and do it.

Anyway, it's not a big problem, so let Xiaoyu do it if she wants to.

Moreover, if real trouble arises, they will still intervene even without unlimited firing rights.

“That’s not the problem. I’m worried that Tenjouin and Arester City might be in danger.”

Ji Xiuyu is not a heartless person. After experiencing so much, even though he has suffered a lot of pain, he still cares about this city and this campus.

He didn't want to put Arest City and the Heavenly Courtyard in danger because of his own affairs; that would be extremely selfish, and he didn't want that.

“Young Master, since we’ve done all this, we must have been prepared. Once we begin our operation, there’s no need to worry about the safety of the city and the academy.”

Ji Xiuyu's compassionate heart is truly inherited from the Chu family bloodline. Even though it's not a bad thing, she worries about what negative consequences it might bring.

His kindness is neither a bad thing nor a good thing.

"I was overthinking it." Upon reflection, I realized that I was definitely not as good as Ziqing and Alicia in this regard. Since they had made this decision, they must have already thought about the outcome.

His concern was less about worry and more about distrusting them.

Having realized this, he stopped talking and left everything to them to handle.

Seeing Ji Xiuyu like this, Zi Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything she does is naturally for Ji Xiuyu's sake, and she will respect his opinion. If he firmly opposes it, she will not insist, but will stop the competition, even if it means losing more property.

Compared to the young master, even a single wish is worthless compared to tens of thousands of amethyst coins.

But now that the young master has chosen to trust them, that's a good thing; they can be even bolder in their arrangements.

This time, we don't need to find everyone who has bad intentions towards the young master, but at least we need to ensure that nothing unexpected happens to him in the near future. As long as we can hold out until the other maids arrive, they will be completely safe.

"Yao Lian, can you sense the identities of those people?" After dinner, back in the private room, looking at the gradually darkening sky outside, Ji Xiuyu suddenly asked the girl.

Yao Lian, who had returned to her alluring and captivating state beside him, hesitated for a moment before answering Ji Xiuyu's question, "No, they don't have the aura of insects, demons, or demons on them. If they did, unless one's strength reached that of a demigod, I would definitely be able to detect it."

Yao Lian's words were not humble, but rather very confident.

The saying "below the demigods are all ants" is not just a saying. Even if the Demon Lotus is at the peak of the epic level, it cannot last a second against a demigod.

Since she can say that she can sense everyone except demigods, it means that her strength is among the top in the epic-level peak.

Ji Xiuyu did not doubt her words, but only slightly furrowed her brows.

Her premonition grew stronger; the final result of this competition might just be beyond her expectations.

No, it's not just a possibility, it's inevitable. This competition has brought together too many strange and powerful people.

It's fortunate that the competition was limited to Tier 6. If it had been limited to heroes, the competition would have been even more chaotic.

At this point, whether or not they can have dinner with Ji Xiuyu is no longer important; what matters is what they want to gain.

"Please, please don't let anything else happen." Ji Xiuyu prayed silently, almost to the point of going to the gods and Buddhas for help.

Having caused enough trouble already, he didn't seem inclined to cause the academy any bigger trouble this time.

Otherwise, no matter how much he does, he probably won't be able to make up for it then.

As the audience surged back into the arena, the final match began.

Twenty-four contestants were divided into twelve groups to compete against each other. The twelve finalists were then narrowed down to eight, with the remaining eight advancing to the semifinals.

"Now, the match begins... Please welcome the first pair of contestants, the half-dragon Nasha vs. Andrei!" Seeing that it was seven o'clock, the host, without a word of preamble, announced the first pair's entrance and then stepped down...

P.S.: I didn't update yesterday because of something, so I'm making up for it with four updates today... um...

Chapter 258: There are more and more perverts lately

"This is the person who was fighting with that guy, what's his name, right, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tenjouin. If the two of them hadn't been arguing so fiercely at the maid cafeteria, none of this would have happened."

"Yes, yes, that's him. He has blond hair and I heard he comes from a big family. He's only fifteen or sixteen years old and only has the strength of the fifth rank. He doesn't seem like much."

"I think instead of worrying about his strength, we should be more concerned about what happened at the maid cafe. Ah, it's a shame I'm not from this academy and can't go see it. Otherwise, I really want to see what my goddess looks like in a maid outfit!"

"I'd much rather see her naked... cough cough, you know, her figure, her face, her legs, if she wore a maid outfit and white over-the-knee lace stockings... I'd be willing to kneel there and lick her feet for the rest of my life..."

"You really are a pervert, aren't you? You really are... But seriously, Ji Xiuyu's legs are so beautiful. If her face is as beautiful as a goddess, then her figure, especially her legs, is simply the embodiment of the devil, tempting people to depravity."