318: Chapter 318 The second match was postponed

Upon hearing this, the prodigies from the other universities finally let out a long sigh of relief.

The official authorities have stepped in to intervene!

That makes things easier. If Magic City Martial Arts University releases that Tier 5 Great Demon again to hand-craft nukes in the next round, then whoever wants to play can play; they are absolutely not going to participate!

President Xia Yun continued to soothe them: "Everyone, please don't be anxious. To handle such unexpected situations, our Organizing Committee specifically set this melee into two rounds! This is to give everyone a chance for error correction! If you have any thoughts on the competition format, you can provide feedback to our Organizing Committee."

"Because the laws within [Forbidden Zone No. 009] are currently extremely chaotic, and the entire secret realm is in an unstable state of being burned through, it requires time for high-level formation masters to repair it."

"Therefore, the second match will be postponed for a few days!"

"Everyone can take advantage of this preparation time to rest well, improve yourselves, or... formulate new tactics in response to the new situations that appeared today!"

As President Xia Yun announced the dismissal, the first round of the preliminary competition, which could be called the most absurd and exciting in the history of Great Xia martial arts, finally came to a dramatic close.

Half an hour later.

The prodigies from all sides looked like defeated roosters, but their eyes burned with an extremely fanatical "spirit of the grind," and they boarded the buses one after another, returning to their respective hotels.

Although the process of today's melee was extremely abstract, it truly allowed them to see the gap between themselves and the true peak combat power!

Whether it was the Tier 5 Zhao Zhenlei, the crazed Qin Zhuo, or the endless, terrifying trump cards of Magic City Martial Arts University.

It all stimulated these geniuses to the point of insanity!

Upon returning to the hotel, almost everyone didn't even bother to eat; they hung up "Do Not Disturb" signs, locked themselves in their rooms, and activated a crazed mode of closed-door cultivation!

As for Magic City Martial Arts University, Principal Pang Ban very tactfully remained at the competition center; he had to haggle with those old foxes on the Organizing Committee to secure the greatest benefits and fewest restrictions for Magic City Martial Arts University.

The task of leading the team back to the hotel naturally fell upon Xie Fuyao.

Inside a luxury suite at the Qianlong Hotel reserved exclusively for Magic City Martial Arts University.

"Ying..."

A faint, low moan filled with a bit of confusion and grievance sounded from the soft bed.

Bai Lan, who had spent the entire journey in a coma, finally slowly opened her large, watery eyes.

The two furry, round ears on her head were drooping weakly, and her originally rosy little face looked somewhat pale at the moment.

"Bai Lan! You're awake!"

Su Nuonuo, who had been guarding the bedside, quickly leaned in.

"Hmm... Why am I in the hotel?"

Bai Lan rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked around in utter confusion. Her memory had a severe lapse:

"I remember... I was eating tomato-flavored potato chips... then a bad guy blew mud onto my chips..."

"And then later... how did it suddenly get dark?"

Looking at Bai Lan, whose face was written with "clear stupidity," the corners of everyone's mouths in the room twitched wildly.

Good grief!

You not only slapped a Tier 4 late-stage expert from the Northern Territory back to his hometown, but you also casually set the entire Forbidden Zone No. 009 on fire!

And now you've forgotten all about it?

"It's good that you're awake. You're not injured; you just overextended your spiritual power and haven't recovered yet."

Xie Fuyao looked at Bai Lan with an extremely complex expression, his tone filled with deep awe.

Who would have thought that this silly, sweet girl who spent all day following behind Jiang You asking for snacks was actually a world-destroying Great Demon capable of hand-crafting nukes!

At this moment, Jiang You, sitting on the sofa holding a cup of iced happy water, was looking at his teammates before him with an extremely strange expression.

Just a moment ago, Gou Fugui, Xiang Batian, Xie Fuyao, and the others had vividly and enthusiastically reported everything that happened in the secret realm to him in great detail.

From Gou Fugui being chased across the entire map, to Lu Xingye burning 2.5 million to show off and failing, to Bai Lan going berserk and clearing the entire map...

After hearing it all, Jiang You felt his brain buzzing.

He looked at this bunch of clowns with a gaze that questioned his existence, and let out a desperate cry in his heart:

"Are you kidding me?"

"I just found a cave and slept comfortably! What kind of earth-shattering, magical epic blockbuster did these guys perform outside?"

Especially when he heard about Gou Fugui burning the 2.5 million activity funds given by Principal Pang just to give Lu Xingye a ten-minute experience card.

Jiang You's heart was bleeding!

2.5 million! How many grilled kidneys and happy waters could that buy! Just like that, it was squandered away for nothing?

However, when his gaze fell upon Bai Lan, who was lying on the bed with a pale face and listlessly drooping ears, Jiang You's salted-fish heart, usually soaked in brine, actually felt a rare, faint trace of... guilt.

After all, he was the one who had casually tricked this silly fox into coming along.

And in the first round of the competition, he had hidden in a cave sleeping, while this little girl had been fighting for her life outside, even overdrawing her spiritual power due to going berserk.

"Sigh, if the Animal Protection Association found out about this, they would definitely convict me of abusing rare and protected animals."

Jiang You sighed helplessly in his heart.

He stood up, stretched, ignored the awe-filled gazes of the others, and waved his hand very casually:

"Alright, disperse. Go back to your rooms and do whatever you need to do."

"Um... I'm going downstairs for a bit."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what earth-shattering plan this "fathomless" captain was going to orchestrate again.

Five minutes later.

When Jiang You pushed open the hotel room door again.

In the room, only Bai Lan remained, hugging a pillow and crying out in hunger with a grievance-filled face.

Jiang You walked to the bedside and very casually handed something that was emitting cold air to Bai Lan.

"Here, for you."

Bai Lan sniffled, and her large, watery eyes suddenly lit up!

It was an extremely ordinary, two-yuan popsicle with somewhat cheap-looking packaging!

For the university prodigies who were worth millions and used to eating treasures of heaven and earth, they wouldn't even spare this thing a glance.

But!

In Bai Lan's eyes, this popsicle emitting wisps of cold air was even more tempting than any top-tier spiritual medicine!

"Wow!!!"

Bai Lan's two previously drooping fox ears perked up with a "whoosh," she excitedly took the popsicle, tore open the packaging, and happily took a big lick.

"So cold! So sweet!"

A bright smile instantly bloomed on Bai Lan's pale little face.

She was so happy that she jumped straight off the bed without even putting on her shoes. She grabbed Jiang You's arm and rubbed her furry head frantically against Jiang You's spongebob pajamas, her tone filled with extreme satisfaction and happiness:

"Big Brother Jiang You is the best! I knew you wouldn't lie to me! Although it wasn't fun outside, at least there were popsicles to eat!"

"Hehehe..."

Watching this Tier 5 Great Demon, who was acting like a fool out of pure joy over a two-yuan popsicle.

The corners of Jiang You's expressionless face twitched very subtly.

"Two yuan can buy a Tier 5 combatant..."

Jiang You couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This business is ten thousand times more profitable than that profiteer Gou Fugui!"