"The first possibility is that the Heavenly Principle Cult's target is an important figure in our Lin City—namely, the Guardian Lord."
"On that front, the Guardian Lord has used himself as bait and laid down a net that spans heaven and earth, simply waiting for the Heavenly Principle Cult to walk into it."
"As for the second possibility, we speculate that the Heavenly Principle Cult has set its sights on some kind of treasure."
"Based on that speculation, we gathered the treasures together and likewise hid quite a few powerful experts, intending to catch the Heavenly Principle Cult off guard."
"And for the third possibility, we speculate that the Heavenly Principle Cult's target is Lin City's prodigies."
"As long as Lin City's prodigies are eliminated, before long, our Lin City will fall into a situation where the old have passed on and no new blood rises to replace them."
"In response to this, the Guardian Lord intends to have you lead the team and gather Lin City's prodigies together, also setting a trap to hunt the Heavenly Principle Cult."
The Principal laid out the discussed plan in detail, then looked at Lu Chuan with anticipation.
Lu Chuan did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "Where will the experts lying in ambush for the Heavenly Principle Cult come from?"
"As far as I know, the Guardian Lord is already the strongest person in Lin City. Even he is serving as bait, so I truly can't imagine who else in Lin City could ambush the Heavenly Principle Cult."
"Of course Lin City doesn't have that kind of strength."
The Principal smiled and explained, "But some time ago, the Guardian Lord requested support from above."
"After discussion, they decided to send Azure Dragon Academy, one of the Four Great Academies, to support us."
"With Azure Dragon Academy here, the mere Heavenly Principle Cult is beneath contempt!"
Azure Dragon Academy!
Upon hearing those four words, a trace of shock surfaced in Lu Chuan's eyes.
He had not expected Azure Dragon Academy, one of the Four Great Academies, to come support Lin City.
"If Azure Dragon Academy is willing to help, then I have no objections. I'll take this task of serving as bait."
Lu Chuan no longer hesitated and agreed directly.
"Good!"
The Principal's face lit up with delight. "Perform well this time. If you catch Azure Dragon Academy's eye and are specially recruited by them, your future prospects will be limitless!"
"Even if Azure Dragon Academy doesn't specially recruit you, as long as your performance satisfies them, perhaps they can recommend you to one of the Ten Top Academies."
Dragon Kingdom had no shortage of Martial Arts Universities. Divided by rank, they could roughly be classified into five types.
Third-Rate Universities, Second-Rate Universities, First-Rate Universities, the Ten Top Academies, and the lofty Four Great Academies.
There was no need to say more about the Four Great Academies. As long as one could enter one of them, one would at least become a Ninth Rank expert in the future!
That was right—the graduation requirement of the Four Great Academies was to break through to Ninth Rank!
As for the Ten Top Academies, although they could not compare to the Four Great Academies, their teaching strength and the resources they possessed were still beyond the reach of other Martial Arts Universities.
In all of Lin City's history, not a single student had ever been admitted to one of the Ten Top Academies.
If Lu Chuan could be specially recruited by one of the Ten Top Academies, it would bring glory to his ancestors and break a record.
"Principal, when will the plan be carried out?" Lu Chuan asked.
"Tomorrow!"
The Principal explained, "This afternoon, the Guardian Lord will use the excuse of improving students' college entrance examination results to establish an Elite Class."
"The Elite Class will select prodigies from the three Martial Arts High Schools and gather them together, specially inviting powerful experts to train them."
"At that time, you will go to the training venue as part of the Elite Class's first batch of students."
"Understood."
Lu Chuan nodded, then asked, "There are so many talented students from the three Martial Arts High Schools. Why do you want me to be the team leader?"
"You should know that I'm only Second Rank."
Hearing this, the Principal looked at Lu Chuan strangely. "What made you think you were weak?"
"Come on, apart from you, the strongest students in the three schools are only Second Rank at most."
"And not only have you cultivated to Second Rank, your overall strength is extremely formidable. Even when facing a Third-Rank Zombie Puppet, you still didn't fall behind."
"If you aren't the team leader, then who else could be?"
Lu Chuan froze. I'm actually that powerful?
But on second thought, this was perfectly normal.
At the end of the day, Lin City was merely a small border city. Its population was limited, and there were even fewer geniuses.
The so-called geniuses of Lin City would not be worth mentioning if placed in a city-level Martial Arts High School. At best, they would only be ordinary students.
As for provincial-level high schools where prodigies emerged in droves, Lin City's geniuses were not even qualified to enter them.
"Alright, enough of this. Prepare yourself properly, and don't drop the ball."
"Making you the team leader is also because we hope you can look after the other students a little," the Principal instructed.
Lu Chuan immediately felt pressure as vast as a mountain. He promptly gulped down a mouthful of vegetable juice, then began shaking violently.
Principal: ???
Had the pressure become too much? Had he gone mad?
"Ahem, ahem. You don't need to put too much pressure on yourself. Your teachers will handle anything that happens. Besides, with Azure Dragon Academy's experts here, no accidents will occur."
"Alright, eat first. I'll be leaving."
The next day, early morning.
Led by Song Qing, the eight Third Middle School students selected for the Elite Class, including Lu Chuan, headed grandly toward Thunderclap Martial Hall.
Thunderclap Martial Hall was a rather famous martial hall in Lin City. Its owner was a Fourth-Rank Expert with immense strength.
Normally, apprentices came and went without end, creating a bustling scene.
But today, Thunderclap Martial Hall was unusually deserted.
Not only had none of the apprentices come, even the martial hall's instructors were all absent.
The reason was that the Guardian Lord had requisitioned this martial hall to serve as the Elite Class's training site.
In exchange for generous compensation, the owner of Thunderclap Martial Hall had patted his chest and declared that he was willing to support the Guardian Lord's decision.
Inside Thunderclap Martial Hall.
When Song Qing and the others arrived, Lin Zhen, the Elite Class's martial arts instructor, clapped his hands and drew everyone's attention to himself.
"Everyone, quiet down."
"First, let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Zhen, and I am your martial arts instructor. Until the college entrance examination, your cultivation will be my responsibility."
"Here, I must remind you all of one thing."
"Don't think that being selected for the Elite Class makes you superior to others."
"To put it bluntly, compared to true geniuses, you are still far behind!"
"Alright, next, let's select a class monitor first. Is anyone willing to volunteer?"
Listening to Lin Zhen's words and looking at the expressions of the students around him, Lu Chuan frowned.
It seemed they did not know the true purpose behind establishing this Elite Class.
That made sense. For something as important as ambushing the Heavenly Principle Cult, naturally, the fewer people who knew, the better.
"Lu Chuan, aren't you going to compete for class monitor?"
Just as Lu Chuan sank into thought, Lin Xuan walked over, stood beside him, and asked softly.
"No. There's no need."
Lu Chuan shook his head. The Heavenly Principle Cult was watching them like a tiger eyeing its prey; how could he have the leisure to involve himself in this?
"Since you're not going up, then I will."
As Lin Xuan spoke, he cast his gaze toward a student from Class One. His eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
Clearly, there was some history between the two.
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