Seeing Jiang Yuan like this, Fang Ruping's face was full of displeasure, but he couldn't refute and could only sit down indignantly.
"Wow, not bad, kid."
Li Chengyi was about to stand up to back Jiang Yuan, but seeing Jiang Yuan shut the opponent down with just a few words, he couldn't help but laugh.
Jiang Yuan laughed too.
That's it?
Not even as good as those little trolls online.
With that level of trash talk, you dare to provoke?
Where did you get the courage?
Jiang Yuan shook his head with a smile, then continued to watch the competition on stage.
Soon two rounds of the competition passed, and by then the internet was ablaze with excitement.
[Look, look, a highlight from the second battlefield of the four schools' Joint Examination has emerged! Everyone go check it out.]
[It's finally here, but why is it from the second battlefield first rather than the first or third?]
[Is it possible because the second battlefield finished first, so its highlights were released first? After all, the ranking match happened there first this time.]
[Maybe, I can't wait to go see it.]
"Yo, looks like our highlight reel is out, wanna watch it together?"
Meanwhile, Ai Xiu took out her phone and asked Jiang Yuan.
"Let's have a look, let's have a look."
Li Chengyi leaned over, only to be met with a disgusted look from Ai Xiu.
"I didn't call you, what are you leaning in for? Shoo, shoo."
"Let's watch it together, it's more fun that way, isn't it?"
Li Chengyi said, and Ye Jinhuan and Luo Huannan also gathered around.
"Let's check it out, wonder if we're in it?" Luo Huannan said excitedly, looking at Ai Xiu's phone.
"Don't you guys have your own devices?"
Ai Xiu was clearly annoyed, but eventually caved in to their urging and turned on the projection feature.
The projection appeared, perfectly replicating the scene from the second battlefield.
The first image was of Wang Baiqing.
Wang Baiqing, alone with his longsword, swiftly defeated a late-stage team from Great Liang that he encountered.
"Wang Baiqing's strength is indeed formidable."
"Of course, he's ranked second on our Academy's fifth-year students' leaderboard!"
"None of your business, turn your head back and watch your own!"
Seeing Fang Ruping turning around to chat with them, Ai Xiu didn't hesitate to scold him.
"Tsk."
Fang Ruping shot a disdainful glance at Jiang Yuan before turning his head back.
"A bully to the weak but a coward to the strong."
Ai Xiu was annoyed and wanted to spit in his face but, considering her image as a student from one of the top four elite Academies, ended up holding back.
[Truly worthy of the top four elite Academies, such a strong player ranked second in the fifth-year students, one sword sweeping through all!]
[Cool! Is it too late to start practicing swordsmanship now?]
[But why didn't I see him in the top two hundred at the end, did he get ganged up on and fail to advance?]
[Most likely, given his lone-wolf character, he probably ran into a powerful team.]
[Such a pity.]
The highlight reel continued in the video, but it had now switched to Wang Baiqing pursuing the remaining few.
Everyone was curious why the editing didn't move on to another scene since the high point was over and what followed was just a boring pursuit.
However, no one spoke up, and they kept watching.
Soon, the scene changed.
Two youths being pursued entered a special area, where not only were there several people, but also thunder descending from the sky and flames rising from the ground.
Combined with the attacks from several mid-stage Jianglu players in the scene, the two being pursued by Wang Baiqing were quickly eliminated.
[Wait, mid-stage Jianglu?]
[No, wait, mid-stage Jianglu? They took down two mid-stage Great Liang players?]
[Hold on? Those were mid-stage Great Liang players, even if they were not in the best shape, but what gave those few mid-stage Jianglu players the right?]
Only after seeing the two pursued players "eliminated" did the audience react with incredulous comments, expressing their confusion.
Not only the audience, but even Ai Xiu and Li Chengyi turned their heads to look at Jiang Yuan.
"Didn't expect you to dare to make a move against someone from Great Liang's Mid-stage with your Jianglu Late-stage strength?"
Li Chengyi was full of astonishment, then he quickly realized: "That's right, with that fabricated treasure drawing such a big scheme, it would be odd if you didn't have this bit of courage."
Jiang Yuan fiddled awkwardly with his chair, cursing the editor in his heart.
This wasn't even a highlight, why would it be edited in?
However, this wasn't really the fault of the editor - after all, Jiang Yuan's highlight was yet to come.
The scene switched back to Wang Baiqing's perspective.
Wang Baiqing, in pursuit, saw the two figures in front of him suddenly disappear and immediately became vigilant.
His Longsword waved, and consecutive waves of Sword Qi struck the empty ground in front of him.
The scene shifted again, this time to Jiang Yuan's perspective.
The video showed the very scene where Jiang Yuan decided to attack.
Not only that, it also gave a close-up shot of Jiang Yuan turning into a blade of grass.
Even the appearance of another Jiang Yuan was replayed in slow motion.
Together with what Jiang Yuan said to Mu Qianshan, the audience suddenly understood.
The real Jiang Yuan had already left; what was here now was Jiang Yuan's double.
"Quite interesting."
At the same time, Wang Baiqing was viewing this edited highlight scene.
Seeing that Jiang Yuan's real body had already left before he arrived, Wang Baiqing also nodded in approval.
Indeed, a troublesome opponent, or rather, a hard-to-kill opponent.
The scene continued, and when the audience saw Nezha and Zhao Gongming actually suppressing the Wang Baiqing – who had just taken on ten by himself – with their close-combat skills, they couldn't help but be shocked.
[Isn't it like they've been honing their skills from the womb to outclass those two?]
[No, those seem like Summonings like Guardian Beasts, not of the Human Clan.]
[Haven't you read the description on the side? They're Card Spirits, similar to Guardian Beasts, but different types of cards.]
[Dude, those two Card Spirits are way too OP, aren't they?]
[I think I see now, isn't this person the same early-stage Great Liang contestant from before? No wonder he made it into the top two hundred; turns out he does have some strength.]
[He must have broken through after the first round of the Joint Examination ended; otherwise, he should still be at Jianglu Late-stage strength.]
[So strong.]
Seeing that Jiang Yuan and his team successfully fled even after Wang Baiqing brought out all his strength, the audience was somewhat surprised.
"They got away? Impressive!"
Li Chengyi was full of praise, but Ye Jinhuan looked over at Jiang Yuan: "Your actual body must have left at the instant the battle began, right?"
"Yes, the one behind is a substitute."
Jiang Yuan didn't hesitate and straightforwardly spoke up.
In reality, that was a Clone produced by the Clone Card.
However, it was better not to mention the effect of the Clone Card.
"Keep watching, keep watching, it's your scene coming up."
Jiang Yuan hurriedly changed the subject, and rightly so, as the next highlight was the contribution from Li Chengyi and their squad.
Li Chengyi's hand gleamed with purple light, releasing a multitude of attack skills to cover the front of a small squad, and with Ye Jinhuan's poison Skill Card and Luo Huannan's reaping, in less than ten seconds, a ten-person squad was annihilated.
"Skill Card Masters are truly brutal."
Seeing this scene, Ai Xiu commented sincerely.
If anyone knew the depth of Li Chengyi's strength well, it was definitely this guy who kept trying to challenge the top spot.
Having been frequently defeated by Li Chengyi, he knew very well how formidable Li Chengyi was.
The next highlights were from other Academies.
These were not only displays of various Academy contestants wreaking havoc, but also some comedic performances by people from other Academies.
Take Wang Baiqing, who was just rampaging a moment ago.
Would you believe that he took a tumble while walking, one of those face-down falls?
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but laugh at this scene.
Wang Baiqing and Zhao Gongming's fight wasn't short; it seems a lot of luck was drained.
Otherwise, with his strength, such a mishap would be unlikely.