221: Chapter 221 The Golden Generation Where Gods Rise

Three days of rest passed in the blink of an eye. Magic City Martial Arts University, at the school gate.

The morning breeze swept up the fallen leaves on the ground. Several pitch-black luxury buses were neatly parked by the roadside, their bodies emblazoned with the gold-stamped "Magic City Martial Arts University" emblem, shining brightly in the sunlight.

Today is the day of the expedition.

Although it was only seven in the morning, the school gate was already packed solid by students who had come to see them off.

Banners blocked out the sky, gongs and drums deafened the ears, and the atmosphere was as lively as the New Year.

"Class F is awesome! Captain Jiang is invincible!"

"Chief Xie, go for it! Fight your way back to first place!"

"Magic City Martial Arts University! Sweep the Imperial Capital!"

"Gou Fugui, you damn profiteer, return my money..."

Amidst the cheers, the twenty team members, wearing uniform black and gold team uniforms, were boarding the buses one after another.

This team uniform was specially designed by a master at Principal Pang's request. It was form-fitting yet imposing, with a soaring dragon embroidered on the chest and their respective names on the back.

Worn on a clothes hanger like Xie Fuyao, he looked like a graceful, refined young gentleman.

Worn on Lu Xingye, paired with the way he wore his trench coat—always unzipped for the sake of looking cool—he looked like a cold-blooded swordsman.

Worn on a loli like Su Nuonuo, it looked like she was sneaking around in adult clothes.

Only when worn on Jiang You...

He pulled the stand-up collar all the way up, almost covering half his face, hands in his pockets, swaying as he walked, stubbornly turning this expensive combat suit into the decadent look of "an old man in the neighborhood out for a stroll."

"Yawn..."

Jiang You let out a huge yawn, his eyes unfocused as he followed the team onto the bus. He found a window seat, plopped down, and skillfully pulled out a U-shaped pillow to put around his neck.

"Finally, it's over..."

Jiang You sighed, a happy smile appearing on his face:

"As long as I get on this bus and arrive at the Imperial Capital, I can use the excuse of conserving energy to sleep in the hotel until the competition starts."

"My idea from last night was definitely right!"

Thinking of this, Jiang You glanced at the temporary vice-captain sitting in the back row, sitting upright and looking at the materials with a serious face: Lu Xingye!

Jiang You couldn't help but secretly give himself a thumbs-up in his heart.

However, just as Jiang You was about to fall asleep.

"Slap!"

A familiar figure quickly sat in the empty seat next to him.

Gou Fugui looked grave, even with a hint of terror, as he shoved a tablet computer in front of Jiang You.

"Brother Jiang! Stop sleeping! Something big has happened!"

Gou Fugui's voice was trembling:

"We're going to the Imperial Capital this time, I'm afraid we're walking into a wolf's den!"

"What wolf's den? Do the hotels in the Imperial Capital not provide breakfast?" Jiang You lazily opened one eye.

"It's not a food issue! It's the opponents! The opponents!"

Gou Fugui's fingers swiped rapidly across the screen, which was densely packed with the participant lists and intelligence analysis of major universities:

"Just now, the official forum of the Hundred Schools League released the latest combat power prediction list."

"This year's Hundred Schools League is being called the Golden Generation where 'Gods Rise Together'!"

"Do you know what this means?"

Gou Fugui took a deep breath and held up four fingers:

"In previous years' leagues, having one S-Rank Supernatural Ability user was enough to be an ace, and having one SS-Rank was enough to sweep the competition."

"But this year... just among those exposed so far, there are at least three monsters with [SSS-Rank Supernatural Ability], besides you, Brother Jiang!"

"Oh?" Jiang You immediately sat up straight, "Three? What's their background?"

"Imperial Capital University, Qin Zhuo."

Gou Fugui pointed to a blurry photo on the screen. In the photo was a woman in red wrapped in flames:

"SSS-Rank Supernatural Ability, [Divine Phoenix Undying Fire]! It is said that there were strange phenomena when she was born, and her current strength... is unfathomable!"

"And the war machine of the Northern Border Military Academy, Zhao Zhenlei."

The photo switched to a giant with a bare upper body, his muscles looking as if they had been cast from molten iron:

"It is said that this person also has an SSS-Rank Supernatural Ability, but nobody knows what his ability is."

Gou Fugui's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty:

"And there is gossip claiming that this Zhao Zhenlei has already broken through to the Fifth-Order! He is a genuine Fifth-Order martial artist!"

"Fifth-Order?!"

Xie Fuyao, Cong Nanshan, and others, who were resting with their eyes closed, suddenly opened their eyes upon hearing these two words, their expressions instantly turning extremely ugly.

Peak Fourth-Order and Fifth-Order, although only a thin line apart, represent a qualitative change in "Qi" and "Momentum"!

"Everyone below Grandmaster is an ant," this saying is not just for show.

If this news is true, then this Zhao Zhenlei alone could steamroll the entire team of most schools!

"Besides these two, there is also a mysterious person from Southern Yaodu University, who is said to have awakened a bizarre time-type SSS-Rank Supernatural Ability..."

Gou Fugui wiped his sweat:

"Brother Jiang, the gold content of this competition is too high!"

The atmosphere in the carriage instantly became heavy because of this piece of intelligence.

Everyone, who had been a bit carried away because of winning the internal school selection tournament, now felt the terrifying pressure from the top geniuses across the country.

However.

Just when everyone was worried.

Inside Jiang You's body, the [Organ Chat Group] that had been silent all night suddenly exploded because of these few names!

[stomach (drooling three thousand feet)]:

"Divine Phoenix Undying Fire? Sounds like it might be delicious! Is it barbecue flavored?"

"Heard there are other SSS-Rank Supernatural Ability users..."

"Sigh, it's a pity it's not like before!"

[Kidneys (green light in eyes)]:

"Divine Source! Don't forget about the Divine Source!"

"The prize for this championship is the priority exploration right for the S-Rank Dungeon [Dragon Fall Abyss]! If we can get our hands on the Divine Source in there... hehehe!"

[Brain (data stream running violently)]:

"Analysis complete."

"Target: Imperial Capital."

"Mission: Beat up these so-called SSS-Ranks, seize the Divine Source, and devour all high-order energy."

"This trip is not for a competition, it's for restocking!"

"All members, Level 1 combat readiness! Anyone who dares to block the way, crush them directly!"

In reality.

Jiang You didn't know that his organs had already defined this competition as a "buffet party."

He just looked at Gou Fugui's pale face and patted his shoulder comfortingly:

"Relax, relax, so what if they are Fifth-Order? Don't we have Senior Xie?"

Jiang You shifted the blame extremely naturally:

"If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; we just need to be responsible for shouting 666."

Xie Fuyao in the back row: "..."

I f***ing thank you!

...

Meanwhile.

Imperial Capital, a hidden underground building somewhere.

Dim candlelight flickered, illuminating the hideous "Faceless Idol" on the wall.

This is the secret stronghold of the [Wusheng Divine Sect] in the Imperial Capital.

"My lord, everything is ready."

A masked man in a black robe was kneeling on the ground, his voice respectful and fanatical:

"This time for the Hundred Schools League, almost all of Great Xia's top geniuses have gathered here."

Deep in the shadows, a figure sitting on a throne slowly opened their eyes.

It was a pair of eerie eyes with no pupils, only whites.

"Very good."

The voice was hoarse, as if two bones were rubbing together:

"Are the people from other branches on their way?"

"The Dragon Fall Abyss secret realm is about to open, and our Wusheng Divine Sect must get a share of the pie!"