279: The second round begins! Battle against Daliang Late Stage!

“Slander!!!”

“He’s slandering me!”

“Slandering me!”

Seeing the subtitles provided for him above, and then the angry gazes from the people around him, Jiang Yuan quickly explained loudly.

“I never said that at all; she just took it upon herself!”

“I didn’t say anything at all; it was all him adding the captions, it has nothing to do with me!”

Jiang Yuan couldn't care less about anything else at this point. If he didn't explain, half the people here, along with their friends, would become his enemies later on.

Although due to policy reasons, they wouldn't attack him in the cave or the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield.

But isn't being isolated also a form of revenge?

It didn't say they couldn't isolate, only that they couldn't attack fellow clansmen.

However, the gazes directed at Jiang Yuan didn't change at all.

While those words weren't indeed spoken by you, that action was indeed done by you.

You can't escape!

Now, except for a few people from Zhongyuan Academy, almost everyone from the other academies wanted to encounter Jiang Yuan in the upcoming battles.

Then eliminate him!

To vent their anger!

Everyone turned their heads away, no longer looking at Jiang Yuan.

However, Jiang Yuan also knew that his explanation just now had no effect on those people.

Jiang Yuan was on the verge of tears. His current mood was the same as Ai Xiu's; he wanted to find the person who edited this famous scene and then severely punish him.

How detestable!

How could they do this?

Isn't this adding fuel to the fire and fanning the flames?

Everyone turned their heads back, but the scene in the picture continued.

However, the protagonist this time was not Jiang Yuan, but some other people.

The meaning conveyed in everyone's words was one.

Just now, they had a dream where the Old Principal told them to go to a place and await the arrival of a treasure.

And that treasure would likely allow one of them to enter the top two hundred.

With the Old Principal's endorsement, naturally, almost no one disbelieved this matter.

So, almost simultaneously, after a moment of thought, everyone headed towards the location of the treasure.

What happened next was naturally no surprise; at that time, two-thirds of the people remaining on the field had basically gone there.

And those who hadn't gone either hadn't fallen asleep, so they hadn't received this message in their dreams.

Or they hadn't fallen asleep.

There was no second possibility.

The Old Principal's endorsement combined with the slightly boring 'running from the poison' made everyone who felt their strength was not weak want to go and see.

But upon seeing it, the largest free-for-all of this year's Four School Joint Examination arrived.

[It’s so satisfying to watch!]

[Aren't people this strong dying here? Isn't sneak attacking shameless?]

[Why bother with sneak attacks or not? It's already good enough to escape in this situation.]

[However, to be fair, I think those who survived are truly strong.]

[Of course, they're strong. They're all ranked high in the Four Great Academies' rankings, how can they not be strong?]

[I think the strongest is Jiang Yuan, who masterminded this scene, making them eliminate each other to protect himself. He is the strongest.]

[Indeed, Great Beam? Easy peasy!]

[Honestly, those who play tactics have dirty hearts!]

As the battle progressed, another perspective appeared in the image.

This was Jiang Yuan's perspective.

Jiang Yuan, in the air, was lying on the back of the Golden-Winged Great Peng transformed by Zhao Gongming, placing cards into a small box.

[No way, he's really going to release a treasure?]

[I thought it was fake.]

[But how could he be so sure that his treasure would be recognized by people? If it wasn't recognized, wouldn't this plan be exposed?]

[I wonder who will get this treasure in the end.]

[Am I the only one curious about what he put in the treasure?]

[By the way, why is he lying on the back of another bird?]

The spectators watching this scene discussed animatedly, while also watching the treasure in Jiang Yuan's hand fall.

With the treasure falling, the Students fighting below became even more excited.

This meant that the dream they had yesterday was real.

Which meant that there was a card in that treasure that could get them into the top two hundred!

However, the battle ended quickly. In a short while, the treasure was obtained by the team Li Chengyi was in.

As Li Chengyi opened the treasure, revealing the five Skill Cards inside, this “Treasure Battle” also came to an end.

At the same time, because this was the last famous scene, the famous scene compilation also concluded.

However, the person who edited this famous scene was indeed quite a jerk.

After the famous scene ended, he not only named this battle but also specifically tallied how many people were eliminated in this battle and how many people lost the ability to enter the top two hundred due to this battle.

The most outrageous thing was that he even marked some Students who had the ability to enter the top two hundred.

He marked their ranking in their academy, their strength, and so on.

The background was the scene when Li Chengyi's team used these five Skill Cards.

To be fair, these five Skill Cards could indeed allow a person to stably enter the top two hundred.

After all, they were all life-saving Skill Cards, and they were the kind of escape Skill Cards that allowed long-distance movement.

However, the appearance of this scene, while many were curious about the price of these few Skill Cards, even more people were so furious with Jiang Yuan that their teeth itched, wishing they could eat his flesh alive!

After all, there was a reward just for entering the top two hundred.

If one could enter the top fifty in the final ranking battle, the rewards would be even more generous.

There were also rewards for the top thirty, top ten, and top three.

But all of this, because of Jiang Yuan's plan, made them completely miss out on these rewards.

How could they not hate him, you ask?

After the famous scene compilation ended, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but lower his head.

He cursed inwardly!

Damn editor, don't let me find out who you are!

Jiang Yuan's cursing was not without reason. It could be said that this editor, by himself, made Jiang Yuan the number one enemy among the Four Great Academies, especially among the fifth-year Students!

Although the person who edited this famous scene included the usage effects of those few Skill Cards.

But the achievement doesn't outweigh the fault!

If Jiang Yuan knew who the other party was, he would definitely drag them out and flick their little *censored* for five minutes!

Jiang Yuan didn't dare to look up, because he could clearly feel the malicious gazes from the people next to him.

Including Li Chengyi and Ai Xiu.

“I really don’t know who will be lucky enough to be your opponent in the next round.” Ai Xiu said, full of malice, teasing Jiang Yuan.

The famous scene compilation had finished playing, and the first round of the competition was also over.

Next was the second round of the competition.

The first round eliminated one hundred people, and now there were only one hundred people left in the lounge.

Except for Ye Jinhuan, who left once in the middle, Ai Xiu, Li Chengyi, and Luo Huanan had all finished their battles before the famous scene compilation was released.

They also advanced to the second round.

However, with their strength as top ten in Zhongyuan Academy, it would be big news if they hadn't advanced to the second round, right?

However, what Ai Xiu said was indeed not wrong.

Firstly, Jiang Yuan's current strength was only Da Liang Initial Stage, which could be said to be the weakest in the second round.

After all, among those who had already advanced to the second round, Jiang Yuan was the only Da Liang Initial Stage, and the remaining ninety-nine people were all Late Stage in strength.

Jiang Yuan's weak strength was one aspect; another was that the tactic Jiang Yuan used in the Four School Joint Examination successfully drew a lot of hatred towards him.

When there was a place where they could reasonably bully Jiang Yuan, everyone would naturally be excited.

If they could choose their opponents, it was believed that most of these ninety-plus people would joyfully shout at Jiang Yuan.

“Choose me!”

Jiang Yuan didn't reply, just rolled his eyes.

And at this moment, the draw results for the second round had also been determined.

Jiang Yuan was the first Student to go on stage!

And his opponent was…

Fei Xiaoping, ranked ninety-ninth in Da Xia Academy!

“Fei Xiaoping, Late Stage strength, ranked ninety-ninth on Da Xia Academy’s leaderboard, a Skill Card Master, skilled in fire and ice attribute skill attacks.”

Seeing Jiang Yuan's opponent for the first match, Ye Jinhuan also spoke to Jiang Yuan next to him.

“Thank you.”

Although Jiang Yuan was a little surprised, he still politely said thank you.

As soon as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, a cheer suddenly erupted from the back few rows of seats in the lounge.

“Good luck, I actually got to meet Jiang Yuan!”

“Guys, watch me, I’ll vent your anger for you!”

Fei Xiaoping's somewhat sharp voice rang out, and then he stood up from his seat with a triumphant look, gave Jiang Yuan a smug glance, and then walked towards the arena.

“Damn it, he got to him now.”

“Annoying, I’ve already figured out how to torment Jiang Yuan when I meet him.”

“Me too, unfortunately, no chance now.”

The voices of others in the lounge rang out, but Jiang Yuan just smiled and didn't pay much attention to the other party's taunts.

However, the opponent was, after all, a Late Stage strength, so he still had to bring out his full combat power.

After Jiang Yuan nodded to Ai Xiu, Li Chengyi, and the others beside him, he also stood up and walked towards the arena.

While walking, Jiang Yuan was also thinking about which Skill Cards to use after getting on stage.

After his strength increased to Da Liang, his Star Power could use seven purple quality Skill Cards at once.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan made a decision in his heart.

Looking at Fei Xiaoping excitedly waving to the audience on the stage, Jiang Yuan also smiled.

Since you're so smug, don't blame me.

At necessary moments, even if it meant exposing something, he would use the [Seventy-Two Transformations - Summoning Immortals]!

A person can have nothing, but they cannot not fight for this breath!

Putting everything else aside, first, I'll finish off this guy who's mocking me to my face!

After the two entered the stage, the Martial Arts Arena space officially began.

The two sides looked at each other. Fei Xiaoping made a throat-slitting gesture at Jiang Yuan, then lifted his leg and entered the Martial Arts Arena space.

Jiang Yuan smiled slightly and followed him in.

“Late Stage.”

Li Yueying looked at Jiang Yuan on the stage with some nervousness. If he lost this battle, would it affect his confidence?

“What are you worried about? This battle arena is a Martial Arts Arena. His kind of Skill Card loves this kind of setting the most.”

Seeing Li Yueying's worried expression beside him, the Old Principal also smiled and comforted her.

The Martial Arts Arena was a completely virtual space, which meant that after Jiang Yuan consumed three purple quality heavenly material and earthly treasure inside and summoned a powerful figure, the heavenly material and earthly treasure would still exist when he exited the Martial Arts Arena.

This basically meant he was already in an invincible position.

The Old Principal was very optimistic about Jiang Yuan using this Skill Card to ultimately win the championship.

“He’s only Da Liang Initial Stage, are you so confident in him?” Li Yueying asked the Old Principal with some surprise after hearing his words.

“It’s not that I’m confident in him, but that I’m confident in the Skill Card in his hand!”

The Old Principal nodded, his face flushed, and looked at Jiang Yuan in the Martial Arts Arena: “Think about the characteristics of the Martial Arts Arena?”

As the Old Principal said this, Li Yueying quickly reacted.

However, she wasn't as confident as the Old Principal.

Because after the second battlefield of the Four School Joint Examination ended, she asked Jiang Yuan.

“Does this Skill Card have any other drawbacks besides a long cooldown and requiring three purple quality heavenly material and earthly treasure?”

“Of course. This time, I was lucky to summon a powerful figure. Most of the time, if I’m unlucky, the summoned figure’s combat power might not even be as good as mine.”

At that time, Li Yueying was also stunned after hearing Jiang Yuan's words.

It was well known that Jiang Yuan, as a myasthenia patient, basically had no combat ability himself.

And the summoned figure's combat power might not even be as good as his?

Then…

“What are the odds?”

“There’s a 10% chance of being similar to Nezha, and only a 3% chance of summoning a powerhouse of Mokylin’s strength. So that time was purely good luck.”

Li Yueying recalled her conversation with Jiang Yuan back then, and her worries deepened even more.

“What’s wrong? Why the long face?”

The overjoyed Old Principal looked at Li Yueying with some surprise, asking in confusion.

Li Yueying, helpless, could only tell the Old Principal about the probabilities of Jiang Yuan’s Skill Card.

“What?”

“Are the odds that small?”

These two sentences were not spoken by the Old Principal, but by the other two Vice Principals behind him.

“So that’s it, no wonder I never saw him use this Skill Card during previous battles.”

The Old Principal was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

Before, whether it was the grade ranking competition or any other competition, Jiang Yuan seemed to have never used this Skill Card.

So that was why.

After the Old Principal finished speaking, his face immediately turned grim the next second.

“In that case, wouldn’t he be in danger if he encountered a Student with Late Stage strength?”

“Yes.”

Li Yueying nodded helplessly: “That’s why I was so worried just now.”

The Old Principal's face was bitter, and the faces of the other Vice Principals and teachers behind him were also not looking good.

The Student they had placed so much hope in, turned out to be…

Now, only the Vice Principals of the other three academies would be happy to hear this news, right?

Li Yueying looked up and indeed saw Guan Chutian and the others with smiles on their faces as bright as chrysanthemums.

Disgusting!