By November, preparations for the second Martial University Exchange Tournament in December had already begun. Thanks to the news released by Magic Martial University, both Qin Fengqing and Wang Jinyang had reached Rank Six and had been sparring constantly lately, while Lu Hao was still in seclusion.
The other martial universities felt as if the sky had fallen when they heard the news. They had originally thought Lu Hao reaching Rank Six was already heaven-defying, and they had already prepared themselves to give up competing for the championship.
Then Wang Jinyang suddenly emerged out of nowhere, and the faces of those at Capital Martial University turned green upon hearing the news.
It would not have been a problem to let Magic Martial University take the championship. After all, Magic Martial was one of the top two, so Capital Martial University would have had an excuse if they lost. But Southern Martial University—
The Education Bureau also released word that Lu Hao had been barred from competing, since he exceeded the standards by too much. Qin Fengqing and Wang Jinyang, however, were permitted to participate. This made Capital Martial University extremely anxious, but no matter how hard they worked, it was useless. There was only one month left, and their strongest student was Li Hansong, who was merely at the peak of Rank Four. Reaching Rank Five within a month would already be impressive. They could not simply force his growth.
Capital Martial University could only begin promoting the exceptional circumstances of the three men online, laying the groundwork so that if they lost, it would be because of those three rather than any weakness on the school's part.
The other martial universities had also given up hope of placing in the top three. Still, the resource distribution for the remaining