Double-Pronged Approach

Outside the venue, in the parking lot.

"You all better fight properly!"

"If I come back and see you've lost, I'll beat you all up one by one, and Su Jiu can take care of the women!"

He Hao spoke loudly, which displeased Su Jiu, who was standing next to him. She thought to herself, "Why are you dragging me into this?"

He Hao then pointed at Luo Yan.

"You, remember this is a competition, not a life-or-death battle."

"Don't kill! Don't kill! Don't kill!"

"In fact, if you can avoid seriously injuring someone, then don't do it."

"Winning is all that matters; there's no need to cripple them."

"Don't worry about anyone trying to kill you, unless they've lost their mind."

"If someone actually did that, the referee wouldn't tolerate it."

Luo Yan frowned slightly. He Hao had specifically given him this instruction; how worried he must be.

Finally, he nodded.

Su Jiu then nudged He Hao: "Alright, let's go. We still have to get to the assembly point, report things, and have a ton of things to do."

He Hao then climbed onto the school bus, which was full of third-grade students.

Just then, Luo Yan's voice rang out from behind.

"When you come back, tell us about the ' Desperate Battlefield '."

He Hao stopped, turned around, and smiled, "You're envious, aren't you? Haha, no matter how good you are, you'll still have to wait another two years for your chance to go."

"I'm going to enjoy myself first."

Then he got on the car laughing, his joy as if he were going on a trip rather than a dangerous Battlefield.

Su Jiu shook her head. "Finally, you can put Xiao Luo under pressure again. Look how happy you are."

After watching the third-year students' school bus leave, Luo Yan and the others were about to get on the bus to go to the hotel when he heard Li Bohang softly.

"People from the Yishui Academy are here."

Luo Yan looked up and saw students from the Yishui Academy, dressed in black school uniforms, walking towards him.

Immediately, Liu Ruohan, Xia Yun, Zhao Ping, and the other second-year students stepped forward.

With the third-year students absent, if other Academy cause trouble, the second-year students will have to step in.

This is almost a consensus among all Academy. No one asks why; in short, people in their own Academy can compete and fight as they please.

But once we're out there, we must stick together!

The students from the Yishui Academy stopped when they arrived nearby, refusing to go any further. Most of them wore smiles, conveying a friendly message, with only a few looking unfriendly.

"Hello, I am Zhao Chen, a second-year student at the Yishui Academy."

"Don't be nervous, we just came to say hello."

"Although we are opponents in this competition, we will all be going to the Battlefield to fight giant beasts in the future, so I think friendship should come first and competition second."

What do you think?

Yang Lixie emerged from the second-year students, beaming, and said casually.

"Yishui Academy is full of talented people, and the Giant Beast Strategy Department is located in Jinge City. You students are all very knowledgeable, which our Hundred Battles Academy can never match."

"When the match takes place on stage, I urge everyone from Yishui to go easy on us."

The people on the Yi River were greatly pleased to see that Yang Lixie spoke so tactfully and even lowered his stance, and everyone wore a smile.

Aside from a few who had expressionless faces and seemed extremely calculating, it was anyone's guess what they were plotting.

Yang Lixie's combat strength could be described as the "shame of the second year", but he spoke eloquently and quickly became friends with Yi Shui's group.

While he was building a relationship with Zhao Chen, Luo Yan silently activated ' Unbounded Blazing Eyes ' and scanned all the top students from the Yishui Academy.

Among those ten or so top students, there are indeed two or three who need attention.

Besides Zhao Chen, among the second-year students, there was a bespectacled boy named Han Wenxing who looked refined but possessed the Intermediate Great Perfection realm.

In addition, among the first-year students.

There was a guy who, like He Hao, took a tough-guy approach. He was taller than anyone else and stood there like a majestic mountain.

Despite his young age, he had a stern face and a very serious demeanor.

This first-year student Yang Kui actually possessed the Intermediate Great Perfection realm, which made Luo Yan deeply realize how vast the world was and how many capable people there were; he must never be arrogant or complacent.

Little did he know that, starting with the cultivation of "Observing Mountains and Seas," breaking through to the Advanced level within a year was a rare feat, even in the entire Northern Region.

Meanwhile, Yang Lixie had already obtained Zhao Chen's phone number and arranged to visit Yishui Academy after the Grand Sports Meet. Finally, the two said their goodbyes amicably.

As soon as Yi Shui's men left, Zhao Ping said with some dissatisfaction, "Why were you so polite to them? We don't need them to show us any mercy."

"They're already undermining their own morale before the fight even starts."

Yang Lixie chuckled and said, "What do you know? There's a saying that pride comes before a fall, and another that shows weakness to the enemy. I just used both methods, flattering them until they were completely bewildered and making them arrogant and complacent."

"Lower your stance further, let the Yi River think we're nothing special."

"When they come to power like this, let's do something tough for them and take them down, right?"

Xia Yun's lips twitched. "So you've been setting them up the whole time?"

Yang Lixie retorted, "Otherwise, why do you think I would waste so much breath?"

Luo Yan said in a deep voice, "Don't be careless, there are several experts over there."

"Zhao Chen Han Wenxing are both in their second year; the former is at the Intermediate Level Five, and the latter Intermediate Great Perfection."

"Even Yang Kui from their first year is a monster at the Intermediate Great Perfection."

Yang Lixie exclaimed in surprise, "That first-year hunky guy is also at the Intermediate Great Perfection?"

"Wow, this Yishui Academy is impressive!"

"Then we need to discuss countermeasures carefully."

At this moment, Wei Fenghua arrived, glanced at everyone, and asked, "Why are you all still here?"

"Hurry to the hotel, I'll cook you a special meal."

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

Today's Grand Sports Meet will have its opening match, with the first game being ' Canghe Academy ' versus ' Changan Academy '.

Many students stayed at the hotel to train and make their final push.

Luo Yan wasn't as enthusiastic as usual; he came to the venue to watch the game with Bai?

Just like yesterday, the venue was almost full. Luo Yan and his team were the contestants, and there was a special stand prepared for students to watch the competition.

Luo Yan and his companion arrived at the stands, where students from various Academy were sitting in small groups.

As soon as Luo Yan stepped inside, he noticed a gaze.

He immediately looked back and met a pair of clear eyes.

The owner of the eyes was a young man of similar age, with delicate features, well-defined senses, and lively eyes.

He probably didn't expect Luo Yan to notice and look back so quickly. His expression changed slightly, and then he gave an apologetic smile as he looked towards the venue.

In Luo Yan's field of vision, above the young man's head, floated a line of information.

Qin Feng, 20 years old, a first-year student at the Tiannan Academy.

'Realm: Advanced Level Two Realm '

Luo Yan's heart skipped a beat.

This first-year student from the Tiannan Academy is actually a level higher than me!