Lin Tian and his group followed Mark into the Knight Hall. Inside, there was already a long line of people waiting for the registration officer to arrive, all eager to sign up for the selection tournament.

The line had at least fifty people and seemed to have been waiting for quite some time. However, Mark directly took Lin Tian and the other three to the makeshift counter, allowing Xiao Manxue to cut in line to complete the registration.

"Mr. Mark, I've been waiting for half an hour, it's not fair for them to cut in line." Sure enough, someone protested.

"Yeah, Mr. Mark, I've been queuing for an hour, and they just get priority as soon as they come. That's not fair to us."

Not everyone would lose their wits seeing Miss's beauty, for after all, they were considered cultivators too.

Mark gave them a sideways glance and shouted even louder, "What's all this fuss about? They are registering for the seed player group. If any of you can become seed players, I'll give you priority registration too!"

"Seed players!" The exclamation drew a gasp from those in line, effectively silencing further complaints about cutting in.

"Alright, you're registered. The elimination round starts at nine o'clock the morning after tomorrow. Remember, it's an elimination round. Lose once, and you're out with no second chances," Mark advised.

This again sparked discussion among the crowd, with the previous young man saying, "Mr. Mark, wasn't there a round-robin system before? Isn't it unfair to eliminate someone after just one loss? Everyone has an off day."

Typically, most competitions are divided into two parts: the round-robin followed by the elimination round. In the round-robin, every participant in a group faces off once or twice, and those with the highest scores advance to the elimination round, where it's single elimination until a champion is crowned.

As the young man said, starting off with an elimination round is indeed quite harsh.

However, Mark was unmoved, sternly explaining, "Will a real enemy talk about fairness? When the enemy battles you, will they give you another shot in a round-robin? Let me tell you, the consequence of failure in front of an enemy is death. That's the harshest truth."

Mark's words left the youngsters in silence, the entire hall fell quiet, as they sensed the bloodiness in Mark's words—it was more than just a competition.

"What's wrong? Scared? You're free to leave if you're frightened, don't waste my time," Mark said coldly, looking at the young faces before him.

But Lin Tian noticed a fire igniting in the eyes of these youngsters, and someone first shouted out the words.

"I vow to protect the weak!"

Then more people joined in:

"I vow to courageously fight against tyranny!

I vow to combat all wrongs!"

"I vow to fight for the unarmed!"

"I vow to help anyone who seeks my aid!"

"I vow not to harm any woman!"

"I vow to aid my fellow knights!"

"I vow to be sincere with my friends!"

"I vow to be unwavering in my love till death!"

"My lance is placed here, I will remember the eight tenets of a knight: humility, integrity, compassion, bravery, justice, sacrifice, honor, soul. I will dedicate my soul and my life beneath the Light Queen's feet, I will reap the blood and life of my enemies, and scatter my bones across the battlefield."

"My lance is placed here, blessed by the Queen to never dull, unless its master bows, it shall never break!"

The impassioned voices echoed throughout the Knight Hall. In that moment, they feared nothing, and Lin Tian felt a shock to his soul.

This was the spirit passed down by King Arthur and the Twelve Knights of the Round Table. Perhaps it had been discarded, but in that moment, under Mark's provocation, they seemed to have picked it up again.

At this moment, Lin Tian also had a change of heart about this Knight Academy. Admittedly, it had students like Carter, but the majority were knights like those before him.

A knight does not die but simply fades away, yet the spirit is eternal.

Mark's lips curled into a satisfied smile as he loudly announced, "Begin registration!"

Lin Tian and the other three walked out of the Knight Hall, but the vows seemed to still echo in his ears.

Rossi remarked, feeling emotional, "I finally understand why humans remain the legitimate rulers of this world. No matter how powerful other races are, humanity's position has never wavered because of this spirit."

Xiao Manxue and Secretary Xu thought it was simply Rossi's personal sentiment, but only Lin Tian truly understood that Rossi's words came from the perspective of the Blood Clan. In his view, no matter how formidable the Blood Clan was, they could never possess this spirit.

Fearing that Rossi might say something incriminating in his reflection, Lin Tian changed the subject, "Miss, are you confident in winning the championship?"

"You should know that winning the championship is meaningless. The goal of this selection is the hunting mission. Surviving the mission is the real victory," Xiao Manxue replied indifferently, showing no interest in the so-called championship.

"You're already at the highest level below Innate. Is there anyone in this school who can be your match?" Lin Tian asked again.

Xiao Manxue smiled this time, saying, "I'm not sure, but one thing I do know—no one is your match."

"What a joke, I'm just a weakling, a coward in their eyes," Lin Tian said, feigning distress.

Xiao Manxue still smiled and said, "If they continue to think that way, you'll eventually give them a big surprise."

"I don't know about surprises, but I think we should get out of here before the next or even the next challenge appears," Lin Tian pointed to a group of people not far away and laughed.

After leaving the Knight Academy, Xiao Manxue received a notification from Reina Sword Saint, stating that accommodation arrangements had been made, and they would be staying in the apartment building of the Female College.

The dormitory was arranged by Reina Sword Saint, so Lin Tian and Xiao Manxue naturally wouldn't stay in the same room, and there was quite a distance separating them. When Lin Tian entered his room, he discovered that Reina disliked male and female students dating at school, and the distance between their dorms was really far.

However, Lin Tian knew that his ability to stay at the Female College was likely related to healing Zhu Li in the morning. If he hadn't dispelled Zhu Li's violent aura, he probably wouldn't have qualified to stay at the Female College.

At least he didn't need to find a hotel to stay in, which was quite difficult around here. After dinner, Lin Tian planned to continue cultivating. He wondered if he should invite Rossi to practice the beast-skin cultivation technique with him, but his thoughts were interrupted by the ring of his phone.

"Lin Tian, come to the indoor Martial Arts Arena from this morning quickly. Reina Instructor wants to see you," Xiao Manxue's voice came through the phone.

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