Chen Xiaojun continued, "Mm, we really are far too conspicuous right now."
"The other academies will definitely be watching us like tigers eyeing prey, trying every possible way to find our weaknesses and openings."
"So we can't play by the usual routine. We have to try something new, something they can't figure out."
Liu Ruyan furrowed her elegant brows, thought for a moment, then nodded and asked, "Then Xiaojun, how do you plan to play this new trick?"
Chen Xiaojun smiled faintly and said slyly, "We have to deliberately create some fog so they can't tell our true strength or tactical arrangements."
"Cuilan, and Ma Wencai too—I'll give them special arrangements."
"Also, I'm planning to find two more fairly distinctive team members, so our opponents will have even less idea of what we're really hiding."
At that moment, Gao Cuilan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. She bit her lower lip, her voice firm. "Sister Ru Yan, Sixth Brother, although my Soul Power Level isn't high, I'll do my best not to hold everyone back in the competition."
"Also, my family has some unique secret techniques. They might come in handy during the competition."
Liu Ruyan put an arm around Gao Cuilan's shoulders and parted her delicate lips. "Cuilan, Soul Power Level is important, but it isn't the only standard. I believe in you."
Chen Xiaojun nodded and went on, "During the competition, we have to adapt flexibly and adjust our tactics according to our opponents' actual situation."
"We can't blindly fight according to a fixed routine. That would make it far too easy for our opponents to see through us."
"We have to be like water. Water has no fixed form, no shape or aspect, and changes with the situation."
Liu Ruyan nodded repeatedly. "That's a