Chapter 216: Equality of All Beings

The Awakener smiled, then approached the forty-kilogram barbell, exerted force with both hands, lifted it past waist class, and forcefully pushed it overhead.

After maintaining this posture for five seconds, a relieved smile appeared on the Awakener’s face. Stepping back, he heavily dropped the barbell on the ground.

Zhao Tiansheng watched the scene and said, “Well, the results of our Awakener are out, it’s forty kilograms. Next, it’s time for our college students to take the stage.”

The college student, with a smile on his face, approached the forty-kilogram barbell. He then took two five-kilogram weight plates from the side and added them on top of the barbell.

As a result, the weight of the barbell increased to forty-five kilograms.

The Awakener’s expression changed drastically, “Why would you do this? You said you won’t betray me, were you deceiving me?”

The college student’s face showed a hint of mockery, “Idiot, at a critical moment, do you think I care about those things? You’re right, a draw. It’s possible that both of us may survive, but it’s also possible that we both die. For me, that’s not a guarantee! Only if I win and you lose, can I ensure my survival! Haha!”

As the college student spoke, he slightly bent his body, then grabbed the barbell, exerted force with both hands, lifted it to waist class, and with another burst of force, lifted it overhead.

At this moment, the college student’s face was flushed, and his arms were trembling slightly.

He was an ordinary college student, not an Awakener, so he had experienced much less than the Awakener. Therefore, his mental resilience was relatively poor, just now he was frightened.

What happens when people are scared? Their hands and feet go weak, limbs become powerless, cold sweat covers their body, and they feel physically weak. This college student was no exception.

With the forty-kilogram barbell, he might have been able to hold on for five seconds with effort, but now, the barbell was five kilograms heavier.

The final five kilograms, for him, was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

His lifting state couldn’t last for five seconds. When he reached the fourth and a half second, his arms began to weaken like noodles.

Even if his willpower wanted to persist, his body didn’t allow it. Therefore, at the fourth and a half second, the barbell in his hands fell heavily to the ground.

At this moment, his face was pale. He could feel that he hadn’t lasted five seconds. He looked at Zhao Tiansheng and said, “Give me another chance, I can do it…”

Zhao Tiansheng calmly said, “I’m sorry, I’ve already given you a chance. There’s no second chance.”

Then, a lion roared and chased after the person.

The college student’s face turned pale, and he hurriedly ran backward. Unfortunately, the lion was much faster than a human. He was quickly caught up, knocked down, and then devoured, his miserable screams echoing throughout the gymnasium.

At this moment, Zhao Tiansheng smiled, “I told you, don’t try to deceive me. The competition is sacred, not only fair and just, but also cannot be deliberately compromised to create a draw. Once a draw occurs in your competition, both participants will die!”

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan and the other two who had just entered the gymnasium heard the tragic screams. Clearly, someone else had been killed. The three hurriedly followed the screams and quickened their pace to reach the gymnasium.

In the gymnasium stands, there were hundreds of college students, but there were many bloodstains around, marking the places where people had been killed.

Around the college students, there were a large group of beasts guarding them, and around the Awakeners, there was also a group of beasts.

Zhao Tiansheng looked at Lin Xu and the other three with great joy, “Finally, a big fish has arrived. The Dean of the Awakener Academy, Lin Xu, and the two geniuses from China, Ye Xuan, and Su Mengli.”

The other Awakeners were all surprised to see Ye Xuan and Su Mengli. Weren’t these two dead? How did they come back to life?

Lin Xu looked at Zhao Tiansheng’s appearance and said, “It seems you are the leader of the Heavenly Sacred Sect?”

Zhao Tiansheng calmly replied, “Yes, it is I. You killed two of my best people. You must have expected today’s retaliation, right?”

Lin Xu smiled, “Not bad, right? First, we eliminated the middle forces of your Heavenly Sacred Sect, then eradicate you, the leader. After that, your Heavenly Sacred Sect will only have a few cats and dogs left, unable to pose a threat anymore, right?”

Zhao Tiansheng laughed arrogantly, “Eradicate me? Who do you think you are? Lin Xu, the Magic Slayer? In front of me, you are nothing! Break one of his legs for me!”

A fierce tiger charged towards Lin Xu and bit his leg.

Lin Xu’s leg was torn off directly, and he let out a scream before falling to the ground.

The wound on his leg was bleeding profusely, showing no signs of healing. Lin Xu’s face also changed, his ability had actually failed?

Zhao Tiansheng looked down at the fallen Lin Xu and said, “Surprised, aren’t you? You thought awakening an SS-class ability made you powerful and special, right? Under this lord, all beings are equal. How could you be an exception?”

Then, the masked members of the Heavenly Sacred Sect all chanted, “Under the lord, all beings are equal! Under the lord, all beings are equal!”

Ye Xuan’s expression also changed. Just now, he tried to stop the tiger, but was horrified to find that his physical fitness had returned to the class before awakening.

The three major divine forms that had already awakened were also unable to transform, no different from ordinary people, so they couldn’t help Lin Xu in time.

He asked anxiously, “Dean Lin, are you okay?”

Lin Xu’s face was pale at this moment. He covered his severed leg, trying to stop the bleeding as much as possible, and said, “Mengli, is your ability still there? Your ability is SSS-class, maybe his ability can’t suppress you.”

Su Mengli opened her hands, trying to activate her ability, but failed.

At this moment, the Empress within her body said, “You can’t do it, you’re too weak, let me do it!”

Then, the Empress’s residual soul entered, but unfortunately, after trying for a long time, the Empress still couldn’t exert any effect.

This was Zhao Tiansheng’s home ground, where his ability could suppress all other abilities without exception.

Just then, a system prompt sounded in Ye Xuan’s mind, “How could I have such a stupid host? Your ability has indeed failed, but the external items I rewarded you with won’t fail. What about your venom? What about your Great Power Heavenly Dragon? And the Empress still has the MK50 Nanosuit? Is it difficult to deal with them? Fool!”

Upon hearing the system prompt, Ye Xuan suddenly realized. Yes, how could he forget about these things?

These system-rewarded items were not of the supernatural type. The venom was from an alien creature, the MK50 Nanosuit was high-tech, and they wouldn’t be suppressed by Zhao Tiansheng’s ability!

However, Ye Xuan didn’t act rashly. At this moment, the hundreds of beasts had surrounded a group of college students. If Ye Xuan suddenly displayed his formidable combat power, and Zhao Tiansheng sensed something was wrong, he would surely use the hostages as leverage.

Therefore, Ye Xuan needed to find an opportunity, deal with Zhao Tiansheng first, then quickly handle the beasts, minimizing the casualties of the hostages as much as possible.

Zhao Tiansheng looked at Ye Xuan and Su Mengli, then said with a smile, “Since you’re here, let’s have a competition together! The two of you geniuses against each other, and I’ll pick a couple from these college students. You’ll have a tug-of-war competition! The losing side will face a dead end, while the winning side, as long as they do it publicly, can leave alive!”

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