Currently, Zhu Xinjue must be acquainted with someone at the UR level within the Alliance and had used a UR-level system to give himself a new face, as well as fabricate a new identity. As long as the one behind the UR system is advanced enough in cultivation, they could conceal the truth from many people.
Xiang Beifei immediately returned to the resting room; he needed to ask Elder Luo some questions.
Seeing Xiang Beifei's furrowed brow, Elder Luo asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiang Beifei watched Zhu Xinjue on the stage; he had already defeated his opponent. With Zhu Xinjue being an SR-level Meridian Opening stage, even if disguised as a Qi-Controlling stage, his experience was exceptionally rich.
He was more than capable of defeating Xue Hanyan who was in the late stage of Qi-Controlling.
Xiang Beifei pulled Elder Luo aside, and only when they were alone, did he ask, "Elder Luo, did you notice anything unusual about that person called Zhu Pengfei?"
Since Elder Luo had been paying attention to the match, he had noticed quite a few things about their abilities and said, "This Zhu Pengfei possesses some kind of spatial altering ability—he can bring people into his territory and then suppress his opponents with his own World Control System. There are many systems ; can't you see that?"
He felt somewhat puzzled.
The arena was very special, thus even though Zhu Xinjue had dragged his opponents into his domain with his "World Control System," others could still see everything that was happening within. The fight wasn't overly flashy.
Zhu Xinjue simply used his richer experience to outright suppress his opponent.
Xiang Beifei asked, "I'm not referring to his ability; I mean him as a person! Elder Luo, did you notice anything about him that might have been altered? Like his appearance, or perhaps he's concealing his cultivation level?"
"Concealing his cultivation level? Why would you think that?" Elder Luo was somewhat surprised.
"I just feel that this person's strength is somewhat strange; he shouldn't be at the Qi-Controlling stage, but at the Meridian Opening stage," said Xiang Beifei.
"Meridian Opening stage?"
Elder Luo was taken aback for a moment. Had he overlooked something?
His gaze returned to Zhu Pengfei, who was now walking down from the platform. After sizing him up again, Elder Luo muttered, "Strange, now that you mention it, there is something odd."
Xiang Beifei pressed on, "Did you notice anything, Elder Luo?"
Zhu Xinjue, who should have received a death sentence, was resurrected in someone else's body, becoming "Zhu Pengfei," and had the nerve to brazenly participate in the freshman competition. It was already unfair for other schools to have a Meridian Opening stage disguised as a Qi-Controlling stage participant. If Xiang Beifei could expose his true identity, he definitely had to try.
He might not be able to change much, but with a predecessor like Elder Luo, he would certainly maintain the fairness of the competition.
Elder Luo, appearing thoughtful, said, "There is a very strange aura about him, an aura that feels familiar. I seem to have encountered it somewhere before."
His gaze remained fixed on Zhu Pengfei, and his system interface flickered rapidly. Soon, Xiang Beifei could no longer see Elder Luo's system information, which simply stayed at "[Realm——]."
Only after Zhu Pengfei had disappeared into the crowd did Elder Luo withdraw his gaze. Then, as he pondered, it suddenly dawned on him, and he slapped his thigh, saying, "I understand now; these strange auras on the person named Zhu Pengfei must relate to that man."
"Who is that man?" Xiang Beifei asked.
Elder Luo frowned, seemingly taking a strong dislike to the man, and after a long while, he said, "He's a senior figure in the Alliance, very powerful and influential, a UR-level Awakener indeed!"
Xiang Beifei asked gravely, "What is his name?"
"Zhu Yiji," replied Elder Luo.
"Do you know him well, Elder Luo?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"Yes, we didn't get along very well when we were in the Alliance, and it started decades ago," Elder Luo nodded lightly.
In that case, the Zhu Xinjue that he once caught must be related to the UR-level Zhu Yiji; Zhu Xinjue could even be his grandson!
Thus, Zhu Xinjue was able to use another's body to reincarnate as a freshman of this year's class, most likely through the intervention of the UR-level Zhu Yiji, after being thrown into Alliance Prison.
Xiang Beifei felt he was probably not mistaken.
Zhu Xinjue had come to Liangzhou as a student of Yanzhou University to commit crimes, got caught, and was imprisoned. Then Zhu Yiji, using his means, extracted Zhu Xinjue from prison.
However, Zhu Xinjue obviously could no longer use the identity of "Zhu Xinjue," so he must have forged the freshman identity "Zhu Pengfei" with the help of Zhu Yiji, allowing him to enroll once again.
With many SR Awakeners in various parts of Jiuzhou, coinciding with the freshman enrollment season, enrolling as a freshman went unnoticed because, even if one more SR Awakener was among the students, it wouldn't draw much attention.
After all, no one could use their own system to verify the authenticity of the identity of an SR-level freshman protected by UR-level superiors!
"Can't Elder Luo see through this protective aura and see Zhu Pengfei's true cultivation level?" Xiang Beifei asked.
After a moment of contemplation, Elder Luo said, "If this youngster is related to Zhu Yiji, then it's impossible for me to do so, considering Zhu Yiji's strength is not far from mine."
Xiang Beifei understood; Zhu Yiji was a UR-level Awakener with immense strength. Although Elder Luo was powerful and would not lose to that man, the issue was that his system talent was only SR-Level, putting him at a systemic disadvantage. Therefore, Elder Luo could not see through that "Zhu Pengfei" was indeed "Zhu Xinjue" in disguise.
Elder Luo asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly asking about this? It's quite normal for this Zhu Pengfei to have a disguised aura on him, and there's no violation of the rules because the contest does not prohibit the use of system items from others."