321: Chapter 321 The Secret Meeting of Various Universities

"Principal, you've really misunderstood. I actually just wanted to..." Jiang You opened his mouth, just about to explain his essence as a salted fish—pure to the point of no return.

But before he could finish, Principal Pang Ban's expression changed. The nervousness and pleading on the old man's face vanished instantly, replaced by a profound smile that said, "We all understand."

He looked Jiang You up and down, a curve like that of an old fox forming at the corners of his mouth, and reached out to pat Jiang You's shoulder heavily.

"Alright, say no more." Principal Pang Ban lowered his voice, wearing an expression that suggested he saw through everything. "You brat, even at this point, you're still trying to hide your true skills from me, aren't you?"

"Good, good, good! Well hidden! To be a sneaky player, one must have this level of awareness—only by deceiving your own people can you deceive the enemies outside!"

Principal Pang Ban nodded with satisfaction, even giving Jiang You a thumbs-up. "I have high hopes for you! Continue maintaining this disguise of being indifferent to the world. In the next round, give them an even bigger surprise!"

With that, the old man put his hands behind his back, hummed a tuneless little ditty, and strolled away with a brisk, splayed-legged gait. He left Jiang You standing alone in the cold wind of the corridor, completely bewildered.

Jiang You: "..."

No, what kind of chaotic nonsense did this old man imagine up? Do the principals of these prestigious universities all have such off-the-charts reading comprehension skills?

Returning to his luxury suite, Jiang You threw himself onto the wide, soft bed and habitually pulled the blanket over his head, preparing to sleep soundly.

However, after tossing and turning for over ten minutes, he found, for once, that he couldn't fall asleep instantly.

Jiang You stared at the ceiling, scenes from yesterday's competition flashing uncontrollably through his mind. Gou Fugui had been rolling and crawling while being scorched by fire, Xiang Batian had been rolling his eyes while carrying people as he ran, and Xie Fuyao and the others had been rubbed into the ground by the Tier 5 Zhao Zhenlei...

His teammates had been hunted across the entire map in the secret realm, barely escaping with their lives. Meanwhile, he had slept until he woke up naturally in a cool cave, and upon emerging, he had somehow become the champion in a daze.

"Sigh..." Jiang You touched his cheek, actually feeling it grow a bit warm.

"Winning by lying down is indeed satisfying, but letting my teammates take all the beatings while I do nothing... even though my skin is thick, I feel a little embarrassed." Jiang You sighed, his salted fish conscience experiencing a rare spasm at this moment.

"No! I'm a team captain after all. I have to at least put on a show of effort; I can't just be a complete waste!"

Thinking of this, Jiang You attempted a carp leap... but failed to get up. In the end, he could only clumsily roll over and sit cross-legged on the bed.

He took a deep breath, put away his usual slacker attitude, closed his eyes, and began to focus his mind. Wisps of pale blue spiritual power swirled around him, then rushed frantically toward his eyes.

The only SSS-level Supernatural Ability in the Great Xia—Eye of Tianshu, activate!

Mysterious spiritual power trajectories flashed in Jiang You's eyes as he began to try to control and familiarize himself with this powerful ocular technique. But at the very moment Jiang You actively circulated his blood energy, his dormant inner world exploded into chaos!

In the [Organ Chat Group], the notification sounds were beeping frantically! The whole screen was filled with expressions of shock, horror, and even ghost-seeing emojis!

[Legs]: "WTF, WTF, WTF!!!" "The flow of this blood energy is wrong! The Slacker Ruler isn't sleeping? Is he actively cultivating?"

[Kidneys]: "Is it raining red from the sky? Did the sun rise from the west?" "Is he turning over a new leaf, starting fresh, and preparing to lead us to conquer the heavens?"

[Right Hand]: "Damn it, this Slacker Ruler has finally wised up!" "I'm going to prepare a set of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms right now to help him slaughter everyone!"

Watching the group of unworldly, reckless organs howling with excitement, [Brain], sitting on the Throne of Consciousness, slowly pushed up its reflective glasses and let out an extremely disdainful sneer.

[Brain]: "Heh, a bunch of brainless idiots." "Do you not understand the nature of this salted fish?"

[Kidneys]: "Brother Brain, what do you mean?"

[Brain]: "Just watch. This Slacker Ruler's attempt to work hard will last, at most, for three minutes."

Outside, on the hotel's luxury bed. Time ticked by second by second. One minute. Two minutes. Four minutes and fifty seconds...

Jiang You, who had been sitting cross-legged and upright with the solemnity of a deity, found his eyelids uncontrollably fighting each other. The pale blue light condensed in his eyes began to flicker like a faulty light bulb.

"Ah—ha—" An extremely loud and long yawn broke the serious atmosphere of cultivation in the room.

Jiang You rubbed his sore eyes, decisively dispersed the spiritual power around his body, and slumped onto the soft bed as if he had no bones.

"Phew... I can't do it, I can't do it, I'm dizzy." Jiang You pulled the blanket over his stomach and muttered righteously: "Balancing work and rest is the highest truth of martial arts! I've actually cultivated for nearly five minutes today; the exercise volume is severely over the limit. If I keep training, I might suffer from qi deviation!"

"My quota for effort today is used up. Sleeping!" As soon as the words fell, "Snore... snore..." Earth-shattering snores instantly filled the entire room.

In the inner world, the organs that were just excited and ready to go all out fell into a deathly silence.

[Brain] adjusted its glasses, hiding its merit and fame: "Let's disperse. I told you he couldn't even last five minutes. If this body wants to be invincible, it'll ultimately rely on us to play for him." "It's all the same anyway..."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye amidst tense preparations. For Magic City Martial Arts University, having won the first round, these few days were incredibly comfortable.

Because they held one victory, the entire Class F team was under no pressure. Gou Fugui even had the leisure to go to the second-hand market in the Imperial Capital to source a batch of goods, preparing to make a fortune after the competition ended.

But for the participating teams from other top universities, every second of these three days felt like being roasted on a fire! The reason was simple: the competition format was right there. There were only two rounds in the melee.

If Magic City Martial Arts University won the championship in tomorrow's second round, there would be no need for any extra rounds or a final team battle!

Magic City Martial Arts University would directly lift the championship trophy and completely secure the priority exploration rights for the S-level secret realm [Dragon Fall Abyss] for an entire year!

This was no longer just a matter of school face; this was a life-or-death resource plunder war! If Magic City Martial Arts University were allowed to dominate, the foundations of these prestigious schools for the next decade would be left far behind. Upon returning, their respective principals would flay them alive.

Thus, late on the night before the second round of the competition officially began, a group of special guests arrived in the most secluded luxury private room on the top floor of a five-star hotel with luxurious decor in the Imperial Capital.

Led by Chu Tiankuo of Nanhai Academy and Helan Que of Kuangsha Academy, a secret meeting targeting Magic City Martial Arts University was quietly underway. 8:00 PM. The heavy, soundproof doors of the private room were pushed open one after another.