320: Chapter 320 The Supermodel Monster Was Suspended?

Principal Pang Ban cleared his throat and got straight to the point: "I've been arguing with the Organizing Committee all night. There's some bad news I need to tell you all. The rules for the subsequent matches remain largely unchanged, but the Organizing Committee has issued a strict order to me—"

Principal Pang Ban turned to look at Bai Lan, who was sitting next to Jiang You and fiddling with her sleeve hem, looking dazed. He said in a low voice: "Bai Lan is prohibited from participating in the second match."

As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room fell silent.

Gou Fugui was about to slam the table to protest, but was held back by a look from Senior Ji Youyou.

In truth, everyone knew the reason perfectly well.

Principal Pang Ban didn't smash a cup or curse, nor did he yell about a conspiracy this time.

The reason was actually quite simple—the power Bai Lan revealed yesterday was truly terrifying.

It was an apocalyptic ultimate move capable of triggering the laws of heaven and earth, ignoring the death-immunity jade tablet crafted by a Tier 5 Grandmaster, and forcibly obliterating a contestant on the spot!

If this young lady were to lose control again because some snack got dirty and conjured a nuke on the spot, who could take responsibility for that?

The very foundation of the Great Xia Martial Arts World would be scorched and fractured by her!

Although everyone from Class F felt frustrated at losing their biggest trump card, after thinking about it carefully, they realized that if that silver-haired time-manipulation big shot hadn't intervened yesterday, they probably would have been buried along with their own teammate. They felt relieved.

Hearing that she was banned, the fox ears on Bai Lan's head instantly drooped.

Although she couldn't remember the specific details of her berserk state, she knew she must have caused a huge disaster yesterday. Her small face turned pale, a flash of awkwardness and self-reproach crossed her eyes, and she muttered softly: "I'm sorry... Did I mess everything up..."

Just as the atmosphere became somewhat heavy, a hand reached out and ruffled the top of Bai Lan's head casually.

Jiang You, with his messy hair, yawned and took over the conversation naturally:

"What are you apologizing for? Didn't we win the championship for the first match by working together yesterday?"

Jiang You shrugged, his face full of disdain: "This isn't your fault. To put it bluntly, those old fogies on the Organizing Committee just can't handle losing. They're scared of you, so they won't let my strongest striker compete anymore."

Speaking of this, Jiang You patted his chest, his tone filled with inexplicable confidence and dominance: "It's fine, you just stay at the hotel and eat your snacks."

"For the next match, I, the Captain, will take the field personally."

Upon hearing this, Bai Lan's originally dim, large eyes instantly lit up.

"Really?"

Those two fluffy fox ears stood up again, and she hugged Jiang You's arm, laughing crisply: "Hehe! Big Brother Jiang You is the best!"

The surrounding teammates looked at Jiang You's overconfident demeanor and couldn't help but look at each other.

Xie Fuyao's eyelid twitched.

Jiang You taking the field personally?

If this devil king really took the field, the scene would probably be even more terrifying than Bai Lan conjuring a nuke by hand!

Seeing that Bai Lan's emotions had calmed down, Principal Pang Ban coughed twice to draw everyone's attention back:

"Alright, the bad news is over. Next, let's talk about some good news."

Principal Pang Ban lowered his voice, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes: "You have one less powerful competitor. The captain of the First Team from the Southern Demon City Academy, Ji Daixu, has withdrawn from the competition!"

"What the hell?!"

Gou Fugui's eyes widened instantly, and he slapped his thigh excitedly: "That silver-haired overpowered monster got banned by the officials too?"

Xiang Batian also nodded repeatedly: "That Supernatural Ability of time manipulation is simply a bug! The Organizing Committee did a great job; such an overpowered monster should be locked in a dark room! This tournament format is so fair!"

"Exactly, exactly! Cutting the internet connection to nerf him—how satisfying!"

Listening to the group below getting more and more ridiculous, Principal Pang Ban had black lines running down his forehead and knocked heavily on the blackboard:

"Shut up, all of you! Who told you he was sanctioned by the officials?!"

Principal Pang Ban sighed, explaining with a complex expression:

"Yesterday in the secret realm, in order to forcibly reverse time and save the lives of thousands of contestants, Ji Daixu exhausted all his spiritual power and origin."

"His body is now extremely weak. The doctors said he won't be able to use even a shred of his Supernatural Ability for at least a month. There was no other way; he had to withdraw."

The jeering in the conference room instantly stuck in everyone's throats.

The air suddenly became quiet and heavy.

The smile on Gou Fugui's face froze, and he silently put down his raised hand.

Xie Fuyao lowered his eyes, his expression somewhat moved.

None of them were heartless people. Yesterday in the sea of fire, if Ji Daixu hadn't overdrawn his life to turn back time, they wouldn't even know where their ashes would be floating by now.

He sacrificed himself to save others, only to end up severely injured and forced to withdraw, missing out on the biggest opportunity.

This made them feel like there was a stone blocking their chests; it felt terrible.

"Feeling sorry for him?" Principal Pang Ban looked at the expressions of his students and nodded in satisfaction, then changed the subject: "Don't worry, the officials aren't stupid."

"In view of student Ji Daixu's righteous act of sacrificing himself to save others in the secret realm, the Organizing Committee issued a special approval notice late last night."

"Regardless of which academy wins the overall championship and obtains priority exploration rights for the [Dragon Fall Abyss], they must reserve a spot for Ji Daixu to accompany them!"

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. This guy is a tough one and a decent person. If he takes a spot, everyone will be convinced." Cong Nanshan nodded.

"Alright, everything that needs to be said has been said."

Principal Pang Ban closed the folder and gave a final summary: "Because the laws of Forbidden Zone No. 009 are still on the verge of collapse, the official formation masters are rushing to repair them. The second match is set to begin in three days!"

"During these three days, everyone should rest well at the hotel and, by the way, hurry up and grind out a new strategy without Bai Lan to adapt to the new situation in the next match! Dismissed!"

Everyone stood up one after another, preparing to return to their rooms to seize the time to cultivate.

Having experienced the beating yesterday, everyone deeply realized their own lack of strength, and now they didn't dare to slack off at all.

Jiang You, hands in his pockets, was preparing to sneak back to his room to continue catching up on sleep.

Suddenly, a large, aged, and powerful hand grabbed his shoulder.

"Principal, is there something else?" Jiang You turned back, looking blank.

Principal Pang Ban pulled Jiang You into a corner, looked around like a thief to make sure no one was there, and then leaned into Jiang You's ear.

The old man lowered his voice, his tone revealing thirty percent humility and seventy percent pleading; his eyes were even a bit red:

"Jiang You... I know you're a kid capable of doing big things."

"But I'm begging you, if you dream up any earth-shattering plots in your head over these three days, or are planning to do anything world-destroying..."

Principal Pang Ban stared intensely at Jiang You's dead-fish eyes, gritting his teeth as he said word by word:

"You must, absolutely, definitely! Give me a heads-up in advance!"

"My fast-acting heart-saving pills are really running out. If there's another scare like yesterday, Magic City Martial Arts University will need a new principal. Do you understand?!"

Jiang You looked at Principal Pang Ban's weathered old face, and a question mark slowly floated above his head.

"What plots?"

"I was just planning on sleeping for three days straight!"