263: Li Yue's proposal

“Hmm?”

“Chairman Li, what do you mean by that?”

In the meeting room, Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan frowned, their expressions somewhat grim.

“Are you perhaps thinking of secretly sending a Rank 4 Awakener into the Secret Realm?”

“I’m telling you, you’re playing with fire!”

Zhang Boyu thought of a possibility and couldn't help but look at Li Yue warily.

“Hehe…”

Hearing his words, Li Yue smiled and shook her head, saying mysteriously:

“How could I do something that is like shooting myself in the foot?”

“What I mean is, Blazing Dragon University’s students have strong combat power, so we can also send Rank 3 Awakeners with strong combat power comparable to Rank 4 to compete with them.”

“Ha! Don’t be ridiculous…”

Zhao Kaishan was directly amused:

“Rank 3 against Rank 4?”

“If we had such a Genius, would we have been confined to this small plot of Haoyue City for so many years?!”

He looked at Li Yue speechlessly, scoffing at her words.

However.

Zhang Boyu’s expression beside him changed. He ignored Zhao Kaishan’s words and instead looked intently at Li Yue.

“Could it be that Chairman Li, you already have a candidate?”

As the chief of the Arcane Secret Society, he naturally paid close attention to his opponent, Li Yue.

If she didn't have a countermeasure, she certainly wouldn't speak so carelessly.

“That’s right!”

“It’s hard to find a Genius who can defeat a Rank 4 with a Rank 3, but it’s not impossible to enhance combat power using certain special methods.”

“To be honest with you…”

Li Yue smiled reservedly:

“Not long ago, our New Moon Guild established a connection with the Holy Blood Church and completed a very substantial transaction.”

“As long as we pay a small price, we can completely borrow some manpower from them.”

“Hmm?”

“Holy Blood Church?”

Hearing Li Yue’s words, Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan were both startled, their faces changing dramatically.

“You New Moon Guild actually dare to collude with the Holy Blood Church?”

At this moment.

Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan were extremely flustered, their faces so grim they seemed to drip water.

The Holy Blood Church, that was Blue Star’s number one evil organization, jointly wanted by all nations.

They worshipped the ancestor of the Blood Race as their True God, transforming themselves into something neither human nor ghost, betraying the Blue Star Human Race, and willingly serving as lackeys for the Blood Race.

On Blue Star, these human traitors captured ordinary people and Awakeners for blood sacrifices, committing countless heinous crimes.

Cooperating with them, wouldn't that be betraying the Human Race? And defecting to an alien race?

This was simply defying the world's condemnation. If discovered, the three major forces of Haoyue City would likely be scorned by everyone and completely wiped out.

“What do you mean by collusion?”

Hearing their words, Li Yue frowned in dissatisfaction:

“This is cooperation!”

“It’s a mutually beneficial complement!”

At this point, Li Yue smiled coldly at Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan, and said in a faint tone:

“Now the opportunity is right before us. After the Rank 3 Awakeners sent by the Holy Blood Church burn their Qi, each of them can unleash Rank 4 combat power.”

“As long as we arrange for them to go in, our claim to the Secret Realm’s ownership will be secure, and trade vouchers on the Myriad Heavens Battlefield will be within reach.”

“And don’t forget, although the Holy Blood Church is suppressed on Blue Star, their strength is not weak, especially on the Myriad Heavens Battlefield where they are backed by the Blood Race, which can bring us enormous benefits.”

“Alliance Leader Zhao, Chief Zhang, the opportunity for our three major forces to leap in strength is now. Are you sure you won’t consider it?”

By the end of her words, Li Yue had revealed her true intentions, a faint bloody aura appearing behind her, condensing into a blurry crimson figure.

Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan looked at each other, their expressions constantly changing.

From that crimson figure, they felt an extremely strong sense of danger.

They feared that if they said “no” today, they would vanish from the world forever.

But…

Cooperating with the Holy Blood Church, such a universally condemned act, carried immense risk.

Once discovered, they would fall into an abyss of no return.

Now, the two of them felt as if they were standing on a cliff, with a bottomless abyss to their left and another to their right.

Refuse, and die immediately.

Agree, and potentially suffer a fate worse than death.

“…Can you guarantee that the people they send will not be discovered by those from Wushan University and Blazing Dragon University?”

After a long silence, Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan asked in a hoarse voice.

“Of course!”

“Blazing Dragon University and Wushan University will not detect any anomalies, and the Secret Realm will be shared by our three major forces.”

Li Yue’s face brightened with a smile again, and the crimson figure behind her slowly dissipated.

From the moment Zhao Kaishan and Zhang Boyu raised this question, their inclination was already very clear.

“It seems we have no choice!”

Hearing this, Zhao Kaishan and Zhang Boyu’s expressions were complex. After a moment of silence, they slowly nodded.

“Gentlemen, you will surely be grateful for your choice today!”

“From today onwards, we will have an incomparably bright future!”

Seeing this, Li Yue’s smile grew even brighter.

Knock knock knock!

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the meeting room door.

“Enter!”

As Li Yue spoke, a subordinate from the New Moon Guild hurried in.

“Chairman, the people from Blazing Dragon University have already arrived at the Teleportation Hall.”

“Oh?”

Li Yue raised her eyebrows and asked:

“Who has come? Are they the ones on our speculated list?”

“Not exactly…”

Hearing her words, the subordinate’s expression was a bit strange, “Only one person has come, this year’s National Strongest Freshman, Wang Chen!”

“What?”

Hearing this, Li Yue was stunned for a moment, then she chuckled.

“How interesting!”

“Only sending one person? Blazing Dragon University is truly confident!”

“But this is good too, our chances of winning have increased by a few points!”

After laughing, Li Yue’s gaze swept over Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan.

“Gentlemen, it seems we can already prepare to pop the champagne and celebrate!”

…

…

Haoyue City.

Teleportation Hall.

Buzz buzz buzz!!

After the silver-white spatial energy surged, figures with hurried expressions appeared on the teleportation array.

Among these people, a handsome and tall young man particularly stood out.

Many female Awakeners in the Teleportation Hall couldn't help but frequently glance at him.

This young man was naturally Wang Chen, who had arrived in Haoyue City.

At this moment, as he recovered from the dizziness of the teleportation, his gaze swept across the entire Teleportation Hall, then landed on three familiar figures.

A middle-aged man with a rather comical appearance, and two young men who still looked somewhat childish.

The middle-aged man was Teacher Sun, the team leader from Wushan University in the National Freshman Competition, and the two young men were the participating freshmen, Wei Ping and Zhao Wuyang.

Seeing this reception lineup, Wang Chen was immediately somewhat flattered.