If I can make it into the top fifty in the final ranking battle, the rewards would be much more generous.
There are also rewards for the top thirty, the top ten, and the top three.
But all of this, because of a scheme by Jiang Yuan, has made me completely lose out on these rewards.
How can I not hate him?
After the highlight reel finished playing, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but hang his head low.
Cursing in his heart!
Damn editor, don't let me find out who you are!
Jiang Yuan cursed for a reason. One could say that the editor single-handedly made Jiang Yuan the number one enemy among the four academies – not to mention among the fifth year students alone, he is now the top adversary!
Even though that editor did include the effects of those few cards used.
But the harm outweighed the good!
If Jiang Yuan ever finds out who it is, he'd definitely take them out and spank their little butt for five minutes!
Jiang Yuan dares not lift his head because he can clearly feel the malicious stares coming from the people around him.
Including Li Chengyi and Ai Xiu.
"I really wonder who will be lucky enough to be your opponent in the next round." Ai Xiu said with a full face of malice, teasing Jiang Yuan.
The highlight reel ended, and so has the first round of the competition.
Next up is the second round.
A total of one hundred people were eliminated in the first round, leaving only one hundred people in the resting area now.
Apart from Ye Jinhuan, who went out once during the process, Ai Xiu, Li Chengyi, and even Luo Huannan had finished their battles before the release of the highlight reel.
They all advanced to the second round as well.
But with their Zhongyuan Academy ranking among the top ten, it would've been big news if they hadn't advanced to the second round.
However, Ai Xiu's words did indeed make sense.
One reason is that Jiang Yuan's current strength is just at the early stage of Great Liang, arguably the weakest going into the second round.
After all, among those who advanced to the second round, only Jiang Yuan is at the early stage of Great Liang, while the remaining ninety-nine are all at the late stage of Great Liang.
Jiang Yuan's lack of strength is one thing, but it's also because of the tactics he employed during the joint examination as a Skill Card Master from the four schools that he has successfully garnered so much enmity for himself.
When there's an opportunity to bully Jiang Yuan legitimately, everyone is undoubtedly excited.
If they were allowed to challenge an opponent of choice, surely most of the ninety-odd people would joyfully shout at Jiang Yuan.
"Pick me!"
Jiang Yuan did not respond but rolled his eyes instead.
At this moment, the results of the second round draw were determined.
Jiang Yuan was the first to go up!
And his opponent is...
Fei Xiaoping, ranked ninety-ninth at Daxia Academy!
"Fei Xiaoping, late stage of Great Liang strength, ranked ninety-ninth in Daxia Academy, a Skill Card Master specializing in Fire and Ice Attribute skill attacks."
Hearing about his first match's opponent, Ye Jinhuan also started speaking to Jiang Yuan, who was sitting next to him.
"Thank you."
Jiang Yuan was a bit surprised, but still politely responded with a thank you.
As soon as Jiang Yuan's voice fell, cheers suddenly erupted from the back rows of the resting room.
"Lucky me, I got matched up with Jiang Yuan!"
"Dudes, watch me, I'll take revenge for you all!"
Fei Xiaoping's somewhat shrill voice sounded, and then he stood up from his seat with a smug look, threw a triumphant glance at Jiang Yuan, and then walked towards the arena.
"Darn it, now he gets the opportunity."
"Annoying, I had already figured out how I was going to torment Jiang Yuan once I got the chance?"
"Me too, what a pity, now there's no chance."
Voices from other people in the resting room rose, while Jiang Yuan just smiled a little, not taking the taunts to heart.
However, since the opponent was of late stage Great Liang strength, Jiang Yuan still needed to bring out his full Combat Power.
Jiang Yuan nodded at Ai Xiu, Li Chengyi, and the others beside him, and then also stood up and walked towards the arena.
As he walked, Jiang Yuan was pondering which card to use in the upcoming match.
Having advanced to Great Liang, he can now use seven Purple Quality Cards at once due to his Star Power.
With that thought, Jiang Yuan made up his mind.
Watching Fei Xiaoping excitedly waving to the audience in the arena, Jiang Yuan also smiled.
Since you're so pleased with yourself, don't blame me then.
At the critical moment, even if it means revealing something, I will use the [72 Transformations·Summoning Immortals]!
There is nothing people can't do, but they must not lose their spirit of competition!
First things first, I'll take out this smug face who taunts right up close!
After the two players entered the field, the Martial Arts Arena space officially began.
The two looked at each other, and Fei Xiaoping made a throat-slitting gesture at Jiang Yuan before stepping into the Martial Arts Arena space.
Jiang Yuan smiled faintly and followed suit.
"Late stage Great Liang, huh."
Li Yueying watched Jiang Yuan on the field with some nervousness. If he loses this battle, would it impact his confidence?
"What are you worried about? The venue for this match is the Martial Arts Arena, his kind of card loves this kind of venue the most."
Seeing Li Yueying's concerned appearance, the old headmaster reassured her with a smile.
The Martial Arts Arena is a completely virtual space, meaning that after Jiang Yuan uses up three Purple Quality magical treasures to summon a powerful character in there, when he exits the Martial Arts Arena, the magical treasures still exist.
This essentially puts him in an unbeatable position.
The old headmaster was very optimistic about Jiang Yuan's chances of winning the championship with this card.
"He's only in the early stages of Great Liang, do you have that much confidence in him?" Li Yueying was somewhat surprised when she heard the headmaster's words and asked him back.
"It's not that I have so much confidence in him, but I have absolute confidence in that card he holds!"
The old headmaster nodded with flushed excitement, looking at Jiang Yuan in the Martial Arts Arena: "Think about it, what is the special feature of the Martial Arts Arena?"
Li Yueying quickly caught on after the headmaster said this.
However, she wasn't as confident as the headmaster.
Because right after the second battleground of the Joint Examination among the four academies, she asked Jiang Yuan.
"Besides its long cooldown and needing three Purple Quality treasures, does this card have any other drawbacks?"
"Of course it does. This time I was lucky to summon a strong character, but most of the time if luck is not good the summoned person's Combat Power might even be less than mine."
Li Yueying was stunned when she heard Jiang Yuan's words back then.
As everyone knows, Jiang Yuan, as someone who suffers from muscle weakness, basically has no Combat Ability of his own.
And the summoned person's Combat Power might be even worse than his?
Then...
"What are the chances?"
"Ten percent chance to summon someone roughly as powerful as Nezha, only three percent chance to summon a being as strong as Mo Qilin, so that time it was purely good luck."
Li Yueying remembered her conversation with Jiang Yuan and couldn't help but feel more worried.
"What's with the frown?"
The high-spirited old headmaster looked at Li Yueying strangely and asked in confusion.
Li Yueying had no choice but to tell the headmaster about the probability concerning Jiang Yuan's card.
"What?"
"The probability is that small?"
These two sentences were not uttered by the headmaster, but by the two vice headmasters standing behind him.
"So that's why he never used that card before in battles."
The old headmaster paused, then realized in hindsight.
It seemed that Jiang Yuan had never used that card before in competitions like the grade rankings or similar events.
That made sense now.
The headmaster said this and the next second his face turned ugly.
"In that case, if he's up against an opponent in the late stages of Great Liang, wouldn't that be dangerous?"
"Yes."
Li Yueying nodded helplessly: "That's why I was so worried just now."
The headmaster's face turned bitter, and the other vice headmasters and teachers behind him also looked quite grim.
The student they had high hopes for, in the end...
Now probably only the vice headmasters of the other three academies would be happy to hear this news, right?
Li Yueying looked up and indeed saw Guan Chutian and the others smiling brightly, just like chrysanthemums.
Disgusting!