Challenging the Power Elites was neither a momentary rush of hot blood for Lu Jue nor madness born of despair.
His mind had long been racing, weighing the pros and cons and calculating his odds.
His confidence came from strength.
His battle with Yan Hao yesterday was the cornerstone of that confidence.
Without using internal force, even Yan Hao, who ranked near the top of their grade, had been unable to break through his defense.
Among the Power Elites present, only Xu Jing and Zhao He were stronger than Yan Hao.
Whether for revenge or because of the other side's targeting, a battle between him and Xu Jing and Zhao He was inevitable sooner or later.
Since that was the case, he might as well choose the battlefield and timing himself.
As for everyone else?
After mastering the footwork-countering technique personally taught by Su Li, those who were not truly outstanding had long ceased to matter in his eyes.
Standing up to challenge all the Power Elites might have been partly forced upon him, but it was by no means entirely for the so-called "speaking up for commoners."
Lu Jue knew full well that he was no saint. He had his own selfish motives, and they were far from small.
He had sorted through yesterday's trending videos and information and discovered that nearly sixty percent of martial arts schools across the entire western region had seen similar protests from commoner students.
Especially in several cities bordering Yunyuan City, the oppression by the children of the Power Elites had been at its most brutal. In some places, it had even developed into small-scale riots.
This was an enormous force, an ocean of restless public sentiment.
If the Diversion Policy was the main cause behind the commoner students' unrest, then the oppression