"Hmm?"
Jiang Yuan, upon seeing Xiong Peikang deep in thought, couldn't help but feel expectant.
"Forget it, I won't tell you."
After a moment of silence, Xiong Peikang inquired about Jiang Yuan before shaking his head and speaking.
"Hmm?"
Jiang Yuan puzzled: "Why not?"
"Because that guy is somewhat powerful, and they have a lot of people," Xiong Peikang said with a helpless expression on his face.
"How powerful is he?"
"Kayadinger of the Thunder Element Spirit Clan."
"How powerful?"
"Probably a bit stronger than Shi Zhuan."
Xiong Peikang revealed a teasing smile as he spoke to Jiang Yuan.
Not only Jiang Yuan become famous during this joint examination of four academies but also Shi Zhuan.
After all, no one would have expected that Shi Zhuan, ranked first among Daxia Academy's fifth-year students, would lose two matches in a row.
The second match was even lost merely to the opponent's Card Spirit.
Although Card Spirits might not be very familiar to everyone, a simple explanation would make it clear.
Shi Zhuan, ranked first among Daxia Academy's fifth-year students, lost to a Guardian Beast of a Beast Taming Card Master from another academy.
And that Card Master had only mid-stage power of Great Liang, whereas Shi Zhuan was in the late stage.
With this explained, everyone basically understood.
Hence, right after the joint examination ended, the Internet was filled with mockery towards Shi Zhuan.
There was no other choice; it was too embarrassing.
Daxia Academy faced humiliation alongside him.
Surely, within five years, Daxia Academy would not be able to hold its head high in the joint examination.
By saying Kayadinger was somewhat stronger than Shi Zhuan, Xiong Peikang also seemed to be mocking Shi Zhuan.
After all, although Shi Zhuan lost to Zhan Youqing and Lao Jun, there weren't many at the same level who could defeat him.
"That's... still okay?"
After recalling Shi Zhuan's combat power, Jiang Yuan also expressed his hesitance.
"The issue is that Kayadinger is definitely stronger than Shi Zhuan."
"Besides, due to his Thunder Element Spirit Clan identity, his strength will increase much more in places like Thunderstorm Canyon, probably equivalent to several Shi Zhuans."
"Moreover, unlike Shi Zhuan, the other side has more people."
Xiong Peikang mentioned this fact with apparent dissatisfaction.
"Besides him, there are nine people following him, forming a ten-person team. Apart from her, there are a few others who are almost as strong as Shi Zhuan."
"Moreover, considering a few others who are slightly weaker than them, their ten-person team can be said to be the strongest team in Thunderstorm Canyon."
Xiong Peikang continued, and Jiang Yuan felt puzzled: "In that case, isn't there anyone else forming a strong team to counter them?"
"Not previously, they've only just arrived here not long ago."
Xiong Peikang spread his hands and smiled, "Due to the joint examination, people from all the top four elite academies have mostly returned."
"You know, although there are many academies in Daxia, students from the top four elite academies, even if they aren't the elite among elites, are still considered top-tier."
"Especially when there are a lot of top-tier students."
Jiang Yuan nodded; he understood.
Xiong Peikang meant the top tier referred to participants like Jiang Yuan and Kayadinger, who have monstrous combat power.
After all, Daxia Academy is so large that not all monstrous combat power students can be absorbed by the top academies.
Other academies might also have such characters.
Cultivation depends on individuals to a certain extent.
A good academy indeed teaches a lot and provides better networks, but personal opportunities are also crucial.
"Look, he even organized us twice to confront Kayadinger's team, but we still fell short in combat power."
Xiong Peikang spoke, pointing at a short-haired young man who looked to be in his twenties.
"He might not be from our top four elite academies, but his combat power is also terrifying, capable of fighting on equal footing with Kayadinger in a one-on-one battle, his combat strength is also monstrous."
Jiang Yuan turned his head, but the man seemingly felt it and looked back at Jiang Yuan.
Their eyes met, and as someone slightly socially anxious, Jiang Yuan suddenly felt panicked.
However, fortunately, that was only a brief eye contact before he turned his head away.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan also relaxed, "He's also got monstrous combat power; can he take down Kayadinger?"
"That's not so easy."
Xiong Peikang chuckled bitterly and shook his head, "Not to mention that our overall combat power is no match for theirs, just the fact that they are mostly Thunder Element Spirits, whose combat power is tremendously terrifying in this terrain."
"It's beyond our expectations that he can even match Kayadinger fifty-fifty."
"It's just that his teammates can't keep up, and we can't get all the Human Clan together to launch an attack on their ten-man squad."
"I understand that, after all, they aren't the only team around," Jiang Yuan nodded, showing he understood.
In such battles, if it's between squads, it's understandable; other Clan members generally don't interfere in such battles.
If we win, that's fine; helping hands would mostly be about the distribution of spoils later.
If our Clan members are losing, although we can directly intervene and save whoever we can, we must also worry about the opponent's squad members stepping in.