It was dark at night, and the Jia Nan Academy Outer Court meeting hall was brightly lit.
A dozen old men with strong auras sat around the long table, some frowned, some stroked their beards in deep thought, and some simply closed their eyes to meditate, as if it had nothing to do with them.
On the main seat, Dean of the Outer Court Lei Tian was rubbing his temples and looking at the list in his hand with a headache. Students Jiang Donghua, Dou Ling Peak, and Alchemy Department defeated Half-step Spirit Fighter Liu Hanshuang in one move today and advanced to the top fifty.
"Everyone, should we discuss how to arrange the ranking battle tomorrow?"
Lei Tian sighed, put down the list, and looked around at everyone,
Silence.
The elders looked at me and I looked at you, but no one wanted to speak first.
Finally, Elder Yan from the Disciplinary Hall snorted coldly, breaking the silence.
"How else can we arrange it? According to the old rules, we will draw lots and compete. The winner will advance and the loser will be eliminated until the top five are determined!"
"Old Yan, your approach is inappropriate."
A white-haired elder shook his head.
"That kid Jiang Donghua is already Dou Ling Peak. The strongest of the other students are only Dou Ling or one or two stars for the first time. How can we fight with him? Are we going to watch him beat all the geniuses of Outer Court with one move after another?"
"So what?"
Elder Yan stared.
"With insufficient strength, who is to blame?"
"That's not what I said."
Another elder frowned.
"The original intention of the selection competition is to motivate students. If it is a one-sided crushing, it will destroy the confidence of others."
Lei Tian's brows furrowed as he listened to everyone's arguments.
Indeed, Jiang Donghua's strength has exceeded the average level of Outer Court students, and even exceeded the expectations of the selection competition!
"How about we do something special?"
A chubby elder suddenly spoke with a smile.
"Huh?"
Everyone looked at him.
Fat Elder rubbed his hands, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
"Since Jiang Donghua is so strong, why not make it more difficult?"
"What do you mean?"
Lei Tian raised an eyebrow.
"Challenge!"
Fat Elder slapped the table.
"Let other students challenge freely, and the winner will replace the ranking, and Jiang Donghua will be directly designated as the defender and first place? If other people compete, let him carry everyone's wheel battle by himself!"
As soon as these words came out, the meeting hall fell silent instantly.
A few seconds later, Elder Yan slapped his thigh suddenly.
"Wonderful! In this way, we can not only test the true strength of Jiang Donghua, but also give other students a chance to compete fairly!"
"Not bad."
The white-haired elder also nodded.
"If he can withstand everyone's challenge, then no one can say anything to him if he is ranked first!"
Lei Tian pondered for a moment and glanced at everyone.
"What do you think?"
"Agree!"
"That's it!"
"Hehe, I want to see how evil this kid really is!"
The elders expressed their opinions one after another, their eyes shining with expectation.
Lei Tian finally showed a smile when he saw this.
"Okay, then it's settled. Tomorrow, the challenge mode will start. Jiang Donghua will be the first challenger. The other students can challenge freely, and the winner will replace his ranking!"
The decision was made and the elders left the meeting hall in twos and threes.
Elder Yan and Fat Elder walked side by side and talked in low voices.
"Old Yan, how many trump cards does that kid Jiang Donghua have hiding?"
Fat Elder asked with squinting eyes.
Elder Yan snorted coldly.
"No matter how much he hides, we will find out tomorrow when we try it!"
"Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it."
Fat Elder rubbed his hands.
"Dou Ling Peak! With this kind of talent, Inner Academy is considered top-notch, right?"
"Huh, Inner Academy, none of those monsters are simple."
Elder Yan said lightly.
"However, if he can really withstand everyone's challenges, then he is worthy of focusing on training."
"Yeah!"
Fat Elder sighs.
"It's a pity, Mo Xuan, that old guy may not be able to keep him."
"Mo Xuan?"
Elder Yan frowned.
"What's wrong with him?"
Fat Elder Lower your voice.
"I heard that he is about to break through Sixth-grade Alchemist."
"What?!"
Elder Yan's pupils shrank.
"Sixth grade?! Isn't that true!"
"Central Plains..."
Fat Elder said two words meaningfully.
Elder Yan was silent for a moment and finally shook his head.
"That's all, these things are beyond our control."
The two of them said nothing more, and their figures gradually disappeared into the night.
Jia Nan Academy Outer Court's dormitory area was brightly lit and noisy.
"Damn it! Dou Ling Peak?! What a slap in the face!"
A student who had just squeezed into the top fifty kicked the bed board hard and his face was ashen.
I was still congratulating myself on getting a good lottery during the day, but then I heard the bad news at night.
"I heard that Fatty Wang of the Alchemy Department took thirty thousand gold coins before revealing the news. The result was just one sentence, Elder Mo Xuan said it himself, Jiang Donghua is Dou Ling Peak'!"
The people next to me gritted their teeth.
"Thirty thousand gold coins! I just bought it out of despair!"
"Isn't it possible? How old is he? Even monsters like Inner Academy couldn't reach Dou Ling Peak when Jia Nan Academy Outer Court was a student!"
Some people still don't give up and their voices tremble.
"Oh, who is Elder Mo Xuan? Fifth-grade Alchemist! Would he make fun of such a thing?"
Another person sneered.
"You think the elders are too busy to make up false news to scare us?"
There was dead silence in the dormitory, except for the sound of swallowing saliva.
Dou Ling Peak!
These four words are like a mountain, weighing down everyone's breath.
The image of Jiang Donghua defeating Half-step Spirit Fighter Liu Hanshuang in one move during the day is still vivid in my mind, but now that I think about it, I'm afraid he didn't even use 30% of his strength!
"It's over, it's over, it's hard for me to get into the top fifty. If I get him in the draw tomorrow!"
Some people held their heads and cried.
"I'll just admit defeat to avoid being slapped away by him and causing embarrassment!"
"Admit defeat? Do you think that's the end of it?"
Another person sneered.
"How big is the resource distribution gap between the top five in the selection competition, you have no idea? If he were to crush him all the way up, we people wouldn't even be able to drink the soup!"
"Then what should we do? Can we still unite to besiege him?"
Some people lowered their voices and their eyes flickered.
"Oh, you try?"
The people next to me laughed.
"Wagon battle? If I use up Dou Ling Peak's Dou Qi reserves, they will kill you!"
That night, countless students in the top 50 were tossing and turning, and some were frantically recalling Jiang Donghua's past battle records, trying to find weaknesses.
However, when the first ray of sunshine fell at dawn, an even more explosive news spread throughout Outer Court.
"The rules of the trial have been changed! Jiang Donghua is directly designated as the first challenger, and the other students are free to challenge!"
In an instant, the entire Outer Court exploded!
"What?! Challenge?!"
"Wagon battle?! Are you trying to kill us, or are you trying to kill Jiang Donghua?!"
"Damn it, now I don't even have any hope of escaping by drawing lots!"
Some people's faces were ashen, some were gearing up, and some even had cold eyes and sneered in a low voice.
"What about Dou Ling Peak? No matter how strong a person is, he can't withstand a wheel battle involving dozens of people!"
"After all, it's not like there are no other students who have stepped into Dou Ling."