Zhou Heng made a point of looking into Dream Dragon Academy's strength. It was not exactly some great secret; the major academies had long since studied one another. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
Compared to the previous tournament, Dream Dragon Academy's three-man team had retained only its Star Thearch. Both the Star King and Star Emperor had been replaced, and it was said that the new two were even stronger than their predecessors.
The Star King did not matter—he would only be beaten by Zhou Heng's fist anyway. But Dream Dragon Academy's Star Emperor from the last tournament had been exceedingly domineering, defeating the Star Emperor universally acknowledged as absolutely among the very strongest challengers.
By that calculation, Geng Xinnuo was certainly no match for her. Ximen Shan was even less worth counting on. Four thousand stars might make him the foremost Star Thearch at Great Plains Academy, but there was always someone stronger out there; other academies likewise had Star Thearchs with four thousand stars, or even five thousand!
No matter how he looked at it, Great Plains Academy would lose two to one!
He was determined to obtain the Cloud Luo Boat!
But how could he raise Geng Xinnuo's strength in such a short time? The spirit herbs they had gathered along the way were still being refined at Heavenly Medicine Academy, and even once they were finished, there would only be a few pills.
Besides, even if Geng Xinnuo's strength were raised to ninety-nine stars, she might not have even a thirty-percent chance of winning. This was the difference in talent.
Geng Xinnuo was a pure-blooded human, while her opponent was said to possess the bloodline of an ancient Heart-Piercing Beast. Once it was activated, her strength