Chapter 1030: The Top Scholar Achieves Success, Shocking Statements in Media Interviews!_1

The official response was swift.

They swiftly announced Luo Yu as the first Martial Champion of the Great Capital Province.

An elegantly designed plaque was brought to the stage with "Martial Champion Debut" inscribed in four classical characters that flew like dragons and danced like phoenixes, fully exuding nobility and glory.

This was an absolute honor only attainable by defeating all martial examinees in the entire province, with genuine strength that had no trace of fraudulence.

If it were a common family, obtaining the title of provincial Martial Champion would already be considered a great honor that brought glory to the ancestors.

A hundred years later, during ancestor worship, one would still be placed at the forefront.

One should know that the college entrance examination champion before the revival of the gods paled in comparison to the current value of the Martial Champion.

The college entrance champion might not necessarily have a great future.

But as long as the Martial Champion does not perish, he is bound to become an extraordinary combat force in the future, a pillar of Great Xia, and may even have the chance to become the Guardian God of all Great Xia.

Being listed on the golden roll, the title of Martial Champion,

is undoubtedly the ultimate dream of millions of martial examinees across Great Xia.

And now, this honor was entirely Luo Yu's.

The only possible honor that could surpass the glory of "Martial Champion Debut" might be the top titles such as "Pillar of Great Xia" or "Sky-supporting Stone."

But these were honors young people could not hope to receive.

If one managed to acquire the honor of "Pillar of Great Xia", in future family ancestral worships, one would be the lead incense bearer, at the very front.

Worthy of the admiration of the entire Great Xia.

Standing beside Luo Yu was a Third-Rank Expert, the black-robed Governor Li Qingfeng who had appeared during the Awakening of the Ancient Spirits.

He held the "Martial Champion Debut" plaque in his hands, his face flush with congratulatory excitement, waiting for Luo Yu to take it from him.

"Congratulations, Young Master Luo!"

"You are the undisputed first among Da Jing's martial examinees."

Even in the presence of countless media cameras and under the gaze of tens of thousands of spectators, Li Qingfeng, as a Governor, was not stingy with his praise, even showing a hint of fawning, without any regard for his own dignity.

Dignity?

How much is that worth, anyway?

Li Qingfeng did not care about that, smiling at the big young master in front of him as he was about to be promoted in a few days, and the order for his transfer was nearly upon him.

One reason was his many years of solid achievements, and the other was naturally his caring performance during the previous Awakening at Tianjing Square that had been recognized, with the priority to receive promotion opportunities due to stepping in with his left foot first.

On Luo Yu's side, facing the cheers and elation of tens of thousands of spectators, the reflection of media lenses, and Li Qingfeng's congratulations beside him, he appeared quite indifferent, showing no pride or complacency, because in his heart, securing the title of Martial Champion was a given, fundamental and expected.

Behind him still shimmered a golden, blurry figure that lingered for a long time.

Everyone was dying of curiosity, constantly speculating about which great god from the legends this shadow of the Ancient Spirits might be, casually overpowering Lyu Chan, Huo Tongtian, Diao Lingluo, and Li Mushen—truly a bit terrifying.

Luo Yu did not take the plaque, but said to Li Qingfeng:

"You hold on to it first."

Then, he walked toward the four geniuses who were defeated and lying on the ground, looking embarrassed.

"All of you, get up."

"I was holding back just now, not enough to knock you down and keep you there."

Huo Tongtian's mouth twitched as he half-knelt on the ground.

It would've been so good if you had just accepted your award over there; no one would've paid attention to us, allowing us to sneak off the stage.

And now you've come over specially to crush our hearts, haven't you?

"I'm so done!"

Li Mushen climbed up from the ground, feeling equally speechless from within.

Lyu Chan, clutching her waist as if putting on a mask of pain, gasped as she stood up.

"The master is an old liar, he said as soon as I descend from the mountain, I would be invincible. Teaming up with others, I was still obliterated like this, I'm convinced."

The campus goddess Diao Lingluo, though defeated, appeared surprisingly spirited.

No hint of despair could be seen on her face; her eyes even sparkled brighter, but due to the excessive consumption of Spiritual Power, her complexion was a bit pale, adding an attractive frail beauty to her appearance.

Seeing the four rise, Luo Yu smiled and said:

"Good to see you're all right."

"I think all four of you are quite good. I would really feel bad if I had seriously hurt you."

Huo Tongtian was young and instinctively wanted to retort, no need for your pretentious concern.

But as the words reached his lips, seeing Luo Yu's sincere eyes, unpretentious, he believed him and refrained from speaking the harsh words, swallowing them back down.

He finally let out a long sigh.

Li Mushen shook his head with a wry smile:

"After all that fighting, you were still holding back against us, and we couldn't even force out your true strength with all our tricks?"

Lyu Chan bared her teeth from the side: "This guy is a freak, completely different from us."

Luo Yu merely smiled without responding.

Lyu Chan couldn't help but ask, "During the fight against us just now, how much of your strength did you actually use?"

"You guess?" Luo Yu winked.

"Seventy percent?" Lyu Chan made a bold guess.

Luo Yu rolled his eyes.

"What are you thinking..."

Lyu Chan paused, choked up.

Li Mushen asked, "Did you at least use sixty percent?"

Luo Yu shook his head.

Huo Tongtian clenched his teeth, feeling a little unsteady.

"Fifty percent?"

Luo Yu responded with a smile, "If you think fifty percent is acceptable, then let's say it was fifty percent."

The four were stunned, and so were the surrounding media reporters.

"You mean we didn't even manage to bring out fifty percent of your strength?" Li Mushen swallowed hard, finding it somewhat difficult to accept this fact.

"Just consider that I used fifty percent." Luo Yu said nonchalantly, waving his hand.

"What do you mean 'consider'?!"

Li Mushen's scalp felt numb, looking at the unbelievably handsome peer in front of him, feeling an indescribable shock inside.