275: Jiang Yuan's first battle! Nezha in his prime!

Soon, with the conclusion of the Third Battlefield assessment, since it was the first battlefield to finish, the Students from the Second Battlefield proceeded with their ranking challenge matches first.

Not only were there two hundred Students participating in the ranking challenge matches, but every match here was also broadcast live across the entire network.

Early on the day the matches began, Jiang Yuan arrived at the competition venue.

It was still the same large square, now filled with spectators.

Some were younger Students from lower grades, while others were from higher grades.

These were all the Students from the First and Third Battlefields who had not yet undergone their ranking challenge matches.

Not only were there Students from Zhongyuan Academy, but also from the other three Academies.

"How is it? Are you nervous?"

"Nervous?"

Jiang Yuan chuckled, looking at Mu Qianshan beside him: "You should hurry up and cultivate. Don't fall behind me; don't blame me if I don't bring you along then."

"Hehe, don't worry. I've barely slept at night recently; I've been cultivating the whole time."

Mu Qianshan smiled, looked around, and then quietly said to Jiang Yuan: "But speaking of which, that cultivation card of yours is indeed very effective."

"Yesterday, I tried it in the Dream Tower. Normally, with my strength, reaching the 120th floor would be good, but yesterday I actually reached the 124th floor. If it weren't for the mini-boss on the 125th floor being too abnormal, I might have climbed even higher."

Mu Qianshan smiled with a hint of smugness: "Look at me now, I'm a Student who can challenge opponents beyond my level!"

Jiang Yuan smiled: "Yes, yes, yes. Then why didn't you make it into the top two hundred?"

"My opponents were too abnormal! It's not that I didn't try hard!"

Mu Qianshan immediately became dejected: "Only an abnormal person like you could enter the top two hundred with lower-level strength."

"What do you mean abnormal? This is talent!"

Jiang Yuan laughed, proudly raised his head, and walked towards the arena.

"Alright, the match is about to begin. I won't talk much more with you. I need to go to the Student section to wait."

"Alright, bring back first place!"

"You really think highly of me."

Jiang Yuan chuckled and shook his head, but his steps did not stop.

The Student section was not far from the spectator stands, so in no time at all, Jiang Yuan arrived at the Student section.

However, speaking of which, Jiang Yuan was somewhat infamous. When the people in the Student section saw Jiang Yuan arrive, most of them glared at him.

But Jiang Yuan didn't notice this scene, because as soon as he arrived, Ai Xiu, who was sitting in the Student section, brightened up and waved to him.

"How is it? Do you have confidence?"

"No."

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said honestly.

Putting everything else aside, just among those Jiang Yuan knew, six were ranked in the top ten of Zhongyuan Academy's fifth-year Student rankings.

These were all Students with Late Stage strength!

Especially those ranked in the top ten among these Four Top Academies, their combat power could completely take on two Late Stage from non-Four Top Academies.

Their combat power was terrifying; Jiang Yuan genuinely lacked confidence.

"That's true. After all, there are so many strong people here. It would be good to get through a few rounds."

Ai Xiu heard this, looked around, and then smiled at Jiang Yuan as she spoke.

"Don't even mention you, even I, the Student ranked second in Zhongyuan Academy's fifth-year Student rankings, can't guarantee how far I'll get."

Ai Xiu shook her head helplessly: "I participated in the Four School Joint Examination when I was a third-year Student, which should have been around this time last year. At that time, I was ranked seventeenth in the second-year Student rankings."

"Although I successfully entered the top two hundred for the ranking matches, I was still eliminated after only a few rounds."

Ai Xiu shook her head: "I have to say, these guys are truly abnormal."

"You, someone ranked second, have the nerve to call others abnormal?"

As soon as Ai Xiu finished speaking, a young man with short golden hair and a very sunny smile beside her spoke up.

"Don't mind this guy. This guy is even more abnormal than me; he's the number one in our Zhongyuan Academy's fifth-year Students."

Ai Xiu rolled her eyes, then pointed her thumb at the guy next to her and said.

"I know you, Jiang Yuan. You used a trick to make us fight among ourselves. Hello, my name is Li Chengyi."

Li Chengyi smiled and extended his hand to Jiang Yuan.

"Uh, my name is Jiang Yuan. I've heard of you, the number one genius of our Academy's fifth-year Students."

Jiang Yuan was a bit awkward, but he still extended his hand and shook Li Chengyi's.

"Oh, what number one genius? It's just everyone's flattery. I've just cultivated a bit longer than you."

Li Chengyi smiled, then quietly asked Jiang Yuan: "Do you still have that Thirty-Six Transformations card? It's very effective, much stronger than Earth Walking Technique. Are you selling it?"

"Of course I'm selling!"

When Jiang Yuan heard Li Chengyi say this, he quickly nodded.

Are you kidding? Not make money?

"Alright, then I'll pre-order a few cards."

Li Chengyi smiled, but Ai Xiu on the side was a bit anxious: "My orders haven't even been completed yet, and you're ordering first? Get behind me!"

"Huh?"

Li Chengyi was a bit surprised, but Jiang Yuan reacted quickly and said: "His Thirty-Six Transformations is different from yours; they are two different types of cards."

"Oh?"

When Li Chengyi heard Jiang Yuan say this, he immediately became interested and looked at Jiang Yuan.

Ai Xiu on the side also looked at Jiang Yuan with some surprise.

But very quickly, their gazes shifted from Jiang Yuan to each other.

"What is your card?"

"What is your card called?"

The two spoke almost simultaneously, then looked at Jiang Yuan again, and seeing that Jiang Yuan didn't object, they revealed the cards in their hands.

Of course, only Ai Xiu revealed hers, as Li Chengyi's card had already been used.

"Hmm, it's indeed different. The name of my card is Thirty-Six Transformations: Subterranean Shrinking."

Li Chengyi looked at the card in Ai Xiu's hand, then nodded and said.

"I'll take some of his type of card too."

The next second, before Ai Xiu could even speak, Li Chengyi turned back to Jiang Yuan and said again.

"One is for escaping, and one is for sensing. The two types of cards can be used completely simultaneously."

"You scoundrel, look at my card, and you also tell me what the effect of that Subterranean Shrinking is!"

Ai Xiu looked annoyed. If there weren't people from other Academies watching right now, she would have directly pounced on him.

As an archer, she was confident that her close combat ability was stronger than Li Chengyi, a Skill Card Master.

"You know Earth Walking Technique, right?"

"Hmm, I know."

Ai Xiu hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

How could she not know the most popular three life-saving items from a while ago?

"Hmm, good that you know."

Li Chengyi nodded, then spoke again amidst Ai Xiu's puzzled expression.

"Subterranean Shrinking is an enhanced version of Earth Walking Technique, faster and farther. Of course, the cooldown time is also longer."

"I see."

Ai Xiu nodded, then turned to Jiang Yuan: "I want to pre-order some too."

"Okay."

Jiang Yuan smiled happily, recording their requests in his small notebook.

While the few of them were talking, the drawing of lots on stage had already been completed.

The top two hundred ranking matches were basically one-on-one arena challenge matches.

If there were support Card Masters, such as Amplification Card Masters, they could completely opt out of participating in the combat.

Of course, there were basically no Amplification Card Masters left in the top two hundred.

Because Amplification Card Masters were basically all killed off in the Four School Joint Examination battlefield just now.

The first round of matches featured two Students from other Academies, whom Jiang Yuan didn't recognize, but they were both of Late Stage strength.

However, Students of Late Stage strength were considered normal here.

It was rather abnormal for a Student of Da Liang Initial Stage strength like Jiang Yuan to appear here.

The battle ended quickly. In no time, the first match was over.

The victor was a Student from Bei Mang Academy.

Immediately, the second and third matches also started and ended quickly.

Soon, it was noon. After a short break, it was Jiang Yuan's turn to enter the arena.

He was the seventeenth Student to go on stage. To be honest, this competition was proceeding quite quickly.

At the very least, it wasn't like the chaotic battlefields of the Four School Joint Examination, which lasted for over a week.

"Finally, it's my turn to go on stage."

Jiang Yuan got up, stretched, and then walked towards the arena.

"Oh, I didn't expect my opponent to be you!"

Just as Jiang Yuan stood up, another person on the other side of the Student section also stood up and walked towards the stage!

The moment that person saw Jiang Yuan, the smile on his face instantly became uncontrollable.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Yuan looked at the other party with some curiosity. It seemed he didn't know this guy, did he?

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Ma Mingyu, and I'm a Daliang."

After Ma Mingyu stood up and came next to Jiang Yuan, he introduced himself to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan was still a bit confused, not understanding what this guy wanted to do.

"I'm a Daliang, and I only entered the top two hundred by sheer luck."

Ma Mingyu's smile could no longer be described as happy; it could be called outright arrogant.

"I originally thought whoever was lucky enough to encounter me would easily advance to the next round."

"But who would have thought my luck would be even better? I actually ran into someone with lower strength than me, a Da Liang Initial Stage?"

"Hahahahahahaha!"

Ma Mingyu laughed loudly, patted Jiang Yuan's shoulder, and then quickly walked towards the stage.

"Come on, little brother, let's finish this quickly."

Ma Mingyu's laughter was arrogant, but this scene, to Ai Xiu who knew Jiang Yuan's true strength, was extremely strange.

"Is he always this brave?"

"No, he's actually very cowardly, otherwise he wouldn't have managed to sneak into the top two hundred."

A person from the same Academy as Ma Mingyu, standing behind Ai Xiu, shrugged: "Isn't it just that he finally ran into someone weaker than him?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Ma Mingyu's demeanor with a helpless expression.

Is this guy really that brave?

If he can't handle a Late Stage, can't he handle a Daliang like you?

After shaking his head, Jiang Yuan entered the Martial Arts Arena with Ma Mingyu.

"No way? Did something go wrong with the Four School Joint Examination? How is it a match between a Daliang and a Da Liang Initial Stage?"

"Two people not even at Late Stage? How did they get into the top two hundred?"

"Good heavens, the gold content is plummeting."

"They probably got lucky and successfully snuck into the top two hundred."

"By the way, why haven't the highlight reels of the chaotic battle been edited yet? Is the efficiency really that slow?"

"Forget it, forget it. If these two guys aren't eliminated in this round, they'll definitely be eliminated in the next!"

"Indeed, if those two can last two rounds, I'll eat my hat!"

"Another one trying to get free food and drinks."

Because the live broadcast was enabled, the audience in the live stream couldn't help but question when they saw Jiang Yuan and Ma Mingyu enter.

After all, those who had previously entered the arena were all of Late Stage strength.

Only those with Late Stage strength were qualified to enter this final list of the top two hundred.

Those of Da Liang Initial Stage, or even Daliang, had merely gotten in by luck.

However, although such situations were rare, they did genuinely exist.

It didn't happen in the last session, nor the one before that, but if you went back three or four sessions, there was indeed a Xuanxiao Early Stage strength individual who entered the top two hundred list in the Four School Joint Examination battlefield.

However, the higher the realm, the more difficult it was to challenge opponents beyond one's level.

Therefore, the appearance of a Da Liang Initial Stage and a Daliang Student this time caused everyone to discuss animatedly.

"Who do you think will win between them?"

"Then I'd definitely choose Jiang Yuan."

"You're that confident in him?"

The Old Principal asked, chuckling as he looked at the two on the arena.

"Of course, he's my disciple. Who else would I be confident in? That extra?" Li Yueying rolled her eyes and said directly.

"True."

The Old Principal smiled, and the match between the two on the arena officially began.

Both had entered the Martial Arts Arena.

Watching the 3, 2, 1 countdown in the air above the Martial Arts Arena end, cards simultaneously appeared in Jiang Yuan's and Ma Mingyu's hands.

Four cards appeared in Jiang Yuan's hand, while three cards appeared in Ma Mingyu's hand.

Purple light shone in the arena, and Nezha, Star Power Futon, Linglong Pagoda, and Fire Tipped Spear appeared simultaneously.

Jiang Yuan did not choose to have Nezha, Zhao Gongming, and Shi Ji fight together.

Putting everything else aside, Nezha alone was enough to deal with a Daliang strength Student.

His other strengths were still hidden, kept as trump cards.

As the Star Power Futon shone, Jiang Yuan's Star Power was fully restored. Seeing Ma Mingyu rushing over, three more purple quality cards appeared in Jiang Yuan's hand.

The three cards Ma Mingyu had just used should be two equipment cards and one Skill Card.

The equipment cards were the weapon in his hand and the defensive gear on his body, and the Skill Card should be for enhancing attack power.

It could be seen from the light shining on the large saber in his hand, which resembled the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

Jiang Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he subtly swapped two of the three cards in his hand.

From the original Qiankun Circle, Zhentian Arrow, and Qiankun Bow, they were swapped to Qiankun Circle, Wind Fire Wheels, and Huntian Ribbon.

As the purple light shone, Nezha also suddenly changed his form.

Three Heads, Eight Arms!

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"Kill!"