The maple lantern ceremony has been passed down from the old times to this day and is the most important part of the graduation ceremony. Every year, outstanding graduates selected by vote will personally cultivate golden maple trees and use them as lights to light up the maple forest of the college.

Two golden maple seedlings are not rooted on either side of the stage. Before the spell disappears, the golden maple trees do not need soil and water to survive. Even in the brightly lit auditorium, the two seedlings are still bright and dazzling, emitting light.

With a soft glow.

‌Xu Yinian came to the stage, Chen Ran said with a smile: "You are the beauty of the school."

Xu Yinian was silent for three seconds and suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought that the school beauty could be you?"

Chen Ran said calmly: "In this regard, I shouldn't be worthy to compete with you."

Xu Yinian: "?"

Since the promulgation of the Ordinance on Peaceful Coexistence, in order to show the friendship between the two worlds, students from Fuyao College have also been invited to participate in the Maple Lantern Ceremony in recent years. The student representatives of Fuyao College walked onto the stage after Su Tang called his name. It was a pair of monsters.

They are a couple. The boy with green eyes has a figure and a cold expression. The girl next to him is slender. The demon tribe is born to go its own way, and the two of them have been looking at Xu Yinian without concealment since the stage.

What's surprising is that Lu Chao looked calm, as if he had finally defeated his old enemy, while Cen Tao could not take his eyes away, his eyes shining brightly.

This couple was very famous in Fuyao Academy. Chen Ran had heard about it and asked strangely: "Do you know them?"

Xu Yinian was also surprised: "I don't know him."

The maple sapling belonging to Fuyao College was on the other side of the stage. When he passed by the couple, Lu Chao stopped and said, "School beauty? It turns out that your college's selection is based on appearance."

Xu Yinian was stunned for a moment. Before he could figure out what he meant, Cen Tao smoothed things over with a smile: "Ignore him, that's what he said."

"...Don't make trouble." Lu Chao held down his girlfriend who was causing trouble, and looked at Xu Yinian again with a provocative look in his eyes, "I heard that cultivating maple lanterns is very laborious, and not even a single leaf will grow out in a while.

Bar?"

Until the demon couple walked to the other end of the stage, Xu Yinian didn't say anything. Chen Ran was just glad that this guy also knew what it means to put the situation first. The female host Su Tang smiled: "

Now that all the student representatives are here, let’s let the golden maple tree prove the friendship between the two schools – everyone please light up the maple lanterns together!”

As soon as Su Tang finished speaking, Xu Yinian faced Lu Chao and provoked him with his mouth: "Wait."

Chen Ran: "?"

The maple leaf bracelet on Xu Yinian's wrist emits golden light, and the talisman inside the bracelet converts the abnormal energy into the amount of energy required for the growth of the maple sapling. He reaches out and approaches the maple sapling, and the branches and leaves of the sapling stretch out.

, slowly growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Chen Ran also began to transport different species.

On the other side of the stage, Lu Chao seemed determined to overwhelm Xu Yinian. He poured in a lot of demonic power from the beginning. The maple saplings of him and Cen Tao quickly grew to half a size. Xu Yinian took the time.

He glanced at the opposite side, his expression unchanged as he looked at the maple sapling, which was only about 10 feet tall.

There is a very important reason why the Maple Lantern Ceremony originally designated outstanding graduates: cultivating the Maple Lantern requires a different amount of consumption, and the power is continuously transferred into the Maple Leaf Bracelet. In addition to its own strength,

, and also requires students to flexibly control the transportation of different species during various periods of time when the maple lanterns are growing. It is a comprehensive reflection of the students' individual strength. Students with weaker strength may not be able to successfully complete the ceremony. From the students

After people started voting based on their faces, some "outstanding graduates" unfortunately suffered from abnormal exhaustion, dizziness, nausea, and even vomiting and coma.

‌Xu Yinian made the maple lanterns grow like crazy as soon as he came. Chen Ran gave a rare compliment: "Okay, you all know what ‌ is sustainable development."

Xu Yinian didn't answer and asked abruptly: "How much scolding will I get if I let the maple tree break through the ceiling today?"

Chen Ran: "..."

As if in response to these words, when the maple tree grew steadily over his waist, Xu Yinian immediately increased the force of the transportation. In a matter of seconds, the maple tree on their side was growing faster.

Far more than Lu Chao and Cen Tao.

Lu Chao started to exert force on the opposite side and whispered something to Cen Tao. The next moment, the maple tree, which symbolized Fuyao Academy and was growing astonishingly, entered the fast lane directly. Xu Yinian and Cen Tao

Chen Ran also firmly controls the input of Qi and does not want to fall behind at all.

"Most maple lanterns are three to four meters long, which is the most appropriate height." The maple trees on both sides were still growing. Su Tang kindly reminded him, but both sides refused to stop, and he also noticed that

After hearing the smell of gunpowder on both sides, he hesitated for a moment and smiled, "It seems that everyone is very serious and want to cultivate a perfect maple lantern."

There was something wrong in the audience, and there were whispers.

The two sides fought openly and secretly, and Cen Tao was the first to run out of demon power. At first, it didn't matter how long the maple lantern was, but looking at the branches and leaves of the maple lantern opposite, it seemed that it had a tendency to overwhelm him. The demon clan's competitive spirit

Aroused, Cen Tao ordered Lu Chao before stepping down: "Win for me, don't lose!"

Lu Chao agreed: "No problem, I won't lose to anyone. I won't lose to Xu Yinian."

The first person to step down was Chen Ran. He moved his sore arms and said, "I can't do it anymore. Come on."

Xu Yinian wiped his sweat and became more enthusiastic: "Just in time, I will be one-on-one with him."

Chen Ran saw how murderous he was and reminded him, "Director Qin has been keeping an eye on you, don't go too far."

Xu Yinian responded indiscriminately, his attention was focused on conveying the strange things. What did Chen Ran say? It went in with one ear and out with the other. The teachers in the audience, the maple trees on both sides kept growing.

, finally couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Is it inappropriate to continue like this? This session lasted too long, and the atmosphere was not friendly enough..."

The principal looked hesitant and was about to speak, but Yuan Mu said nonsensically in a serious tone: "I think it's a rare opportunity. Let them compete and learn from each other, and friendship will naturally develop."

What else did the teacher want to say? Yuan Mu said: "Besides, neither side is using force, so it makes sense to compete by cultivating maple lanterns."

The principal nodded: "That's fine."

The further back you go, the more your body is consumed to cultivate maple lanterns. With the naked eye, Xu Yinian's maple tree can no longer be seen to see whether it is still growing. A small electric current emerges from his fingertips uncontrollably, indicating that he is sensitive to the abnormality.

The control is almost at its critical point.

Lu Chao looked at the maple tree in front of him with satisfaction, which was just over Xu Yinian's head. Cultivating the maple lantern almost exhausted all the demon power in his body. His fingers trembled, knowing that he had reached the limit, so he stopped transmitting power.

Lu Chao endured his dizziness and said to Xu Yinian: "If it doesn't work, don't force yourself. It's not a shame for you to be shorter."

Xu Yinian suppressed his dizziness and taunted him back: "If you can't do it yourself, then you think others can't do it. I think you should just change your name."

Their voices were loud. The teacher who asked the question at the beginning looked at Yuan Mu subconsciously. The old fox smiled and said: "Young people are very angry, and it is normal for language friction to occur."

"..." The teacher looked at Yuan Mu's smiling face and did not dare to say, "You just want to watch a show."

Once he relaxed, Lu Chao lost all his strength. He was supported by Cen Tao who was running on the stage before he stood firm. Xu Yi Nian didn't finish, and Lu Chao didn't step down either. He just stood aside and watched the show.

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"If you lose, you lose. It doesn't matter. The friendship between the two schools is as strong as love. I won't laugh at you."

Hearing Lu Chao's cynicism, Xu Yinian suddenly smiled.

"Who loses?"

He no longer held back, and conveyed the last strange energy into the Maple Leaf Bracelet in one breath. The golden crown sensed this strong force and grew crazily. Even the ceiling could not stop the crazy growth of the maple lantern.

A crack was opened. The decorative nebulae gathered in the sky were smashed into pieces, and they fell like a meteor shower.

The golden canopy covered with leaves was glowing with clouds, and the huge maple lanterns eclipsed all the luminous objects in the auditorium.

Director Qin shouted: "Xu Yinian!"

Amidst the screams, Xu Yinian staggered and almost lost his balance. Lu Chao didn't expect that he would mobilize his emotions, and he couldn't help but look surprised: "You..."

He really didn't expect that Xu Yinian still had this ability.

Xu Yinian turned his head and raised his chin to gesture to Lu Chao's maple tree. He returned his original words: "If you lose, you lose. After all, it's not a shame for you to be shorter."

The demon clan advocates strength. Lu Chao was a little convinced at first, but after hearing this, he was so angry that he was dizzy. When he came to his senses, Yuan Mu was the first to take the lead in applauding, opening his eyes and telling lies: "What a wonderful maple lantern ceremony!

The saplings symbolizing peace have grown into towering trees. I believe the friendship between the two schools will last as long as the maple lanterns."

Everything Xu Yinian listened to now was buzzing, and he didn't hear a word of the vice principal's lies. Warm applause broke out from all directions, and the students in Fengqiao were all excited: "This is my first time.

The maple lantern hitting the ceiling! That guy from Fuyao probably didn’t understand that you were calling the school beauty, not the school bully, right?”

"Hahahahahaha there's nothing wrong with you, Overlord Flower."

Lu Chao slowly walked off the stage with the support of Cen Tao. Su Tang and Xu Yinian stayed there without responding and reminded: "Xu Yinian is studying?"

Xu Yinian groaned weakly: "I can't walk anymore..."

There was laughter from all around. After Chen Ran stepped off the stage, he didn't go far. He walked back to the stage and helped Xu Yinian down. As soon as he came off, he was stopped by Director Qin, who had been waiting for a long time.

Director Qin had a stinking look on his face and shouted at them: "Look up and see for yourselves, Nebula is in such a mess! It's the last day to rebel, why don't you complete the ceremony?!"

Chen Ran was criticized by the teacher for the first time and touched his nose in embarrassment. Xu Yinian was exhausted. Seeing Director Qin getting more and more angry as he spoke, he quickly corrected his attitude of admitting his mistake: "I will make up for it later."

"Okay, you don't need to clean this up! Move the maple lantern out quickly to light up the maple forest, don't delay."

Chen Ran tried to put the last bit of strange energy into his maple leaf bracelet, but the bracelet didn't respond until his fingertips trembled. He said helplessly: "I can't light it up."

Xu Yinian also tried it, but his expression froze: "It's over, I can't light it up anymore."

Director Qin had a breath stuck in his throat and was about to start lecturing.

"I'll do it." A voice interrupted Director Qin's storm. Yu Huai looked at Xu Yinian and said, "Give me your bracelet."

The maple leaf bracelet is closely connected with the maple lantern. You must hold the bracelet to continue the ceremony.

"...Yu Huai?" Director Qin was extremely surprised. He subconsciously glanced at Xu Yinian, who was so unexpected, and declined politely, "There's no need to trouble you with such a small matter. Xu Yinian has caused the trouble himself, let him deal with it by himself.

"

Unexpectedly, before things were sorted out, a Buddha came over. Tang Fei turned a blind eye to Yu Huai: "Xiao Nian, give me the bracelet."

The atmosphere was a little stagnant for a moment. Yu Huai sneered: "Mr. Tang really takes good care of his students."

Tang Fei's eyes swept over the gleaming purple diamond on Xu Yinian's chest, and his voice was as cold as ice: "The previous heads of the ghost clan only gave the key to the free port to their wives. You are really willing to give it to a junior."
To be continued...