Qingshan First High School's Scheme

Inside the training building of Qingshan First High School.

A middle-aged man with a receding hairline looked at the serious faces of everyone in the room and said with a smile:

"Regarding the opponents for this exchange competition, the relevant information has already been sent to you.

"Tomorrow morning, they will arrive at our school. This can be considered a pre-battle meeting, so if you have any thoughts, feel free to share them now."

His gaze finally settled on a figure across the long table, and he smiled warmly:

"Tang Yao, why don't you go first?"

Across the long table.

The young woman called Tang Yao was dressed in a black and white sword outfit. A straight horizontal sword lay flat on the table in front of her, and her entire presence was sharp and imposing.

She simply sat there, and everything around her seemed to dim, losing its original sharpness and brilliance.

This was the aura one possessed after achieving mastery in swordsmanship.

Her identity was self-evident.

She was precisely the sword genius that Qingshan First High School prided itself on, and also the young master of the Sword Pavilion, Tang Yao.

"I don't have any particular thoughts."

Tang Yao raised her bright eyes, and a smile devoid of any warmth appeared on her beautiful face. "Aside from that Jiang Qingzhu, the rest are just a mob."

Her tone carried an extreme confidence that made people instinctively believe her.

Hearing this, the middle-aged teacher nodded with considerable satisfaction.

After all these years, she was still the most promising genius he had ever seen.

Her future achievements would likely not be inferior to that of the Sword Pavilion Master...

The middle-aged teacher then shifted his gaze to the others, deliberately smiling, "What about you all? Speak up. You can't all think, like your captain, that the opponents are just a mob, can you?"

"Of course not."

Upon hearing this, a young man with a gentle demeanor stood up, picked up the documents on the table, and said in a deep voice:

"We have already studied most of the members of Linhai First High School.

"However, on this official roster, there is one person we don't know much about yet."

"Just in case, I'll briefly share some intelligence about him with everyone.

"This person, besides the vice-captain Liu Yangde, is another First-Tier Peak martial artist on the Linhai First High School Team, named Ye Li.

"He was a newly added member last week. I asked a few friends who attend Linhai First High School, and they all said they had never even heard of this person in the past three years."

The middle-aged teacher looked surprised. "So, you're saying he's been hiding his strength for the past three years? Accumulating power for a breakthrough?"

The gentle young man nodded. "That's what I believe."

Then, he put down the documents and looked at everyone. "Compared to the others, this Ye Li seems to have appeared out of nowhere. We don't know his fighting style, nor do we know if he has any Martial Arts Talent.

"Therefore, I think it's best to pay attention to him."

"Brother Chen, you're also First-Tier Peak. Are you not confident you can handle this person?" a team member asked.

"It's hard to say," the gentle young man named Chen Deng replied, glancing at the team member. "The main thing is that Ye Li is rumored to be quite formidable at Linhai First High School."

"Formidable?"

"Yes, it's said he single-handedly defeated the vice-captain Liu Yangde and two official members of the school team."

As soon as Chen Deng finished speaking, not only did the middle-aged teacher frown, but the other team members also showed solemn expressions.

The lowest level of the Linhai First High School team was First-Tier Level Seven. Defeating three opponents consecutively... apart from Tang Yao, no Martial Science Student at Qingshan First High School could do that!

Chen Deng said with a gloomy expression, "Although there's definitely some exaggeration in these rumors, and Ye Li definitely didn't win easily, he... might pose a threat to our captain, so we can't be too careful."

"Heh..."

Hearing this, Tang Yao, who had been resting with her eyes closed, let out a soft laugh, a mocking curve forming at the corner of her lips.

It was clear she did not agree with Chen Deng's assessment.

Tang Yao believed that any First-Tier Peak martial artist who could withstand even one of her strikes would be considered her showing mercy.

Within the Linhai First High School contingent, only the eldest daughter of the Jiang Family, whose Martial Arts Level was not much different from hers, could barely be considered an opponent by her.

Tang Yao raised her extremely sharp eyes and said indifferently, "If you want to be cautious, be cautious amongst yourselves. Don't include me in your concerns."

"..."

Hearing this, Chen Deng not only showed no dissatisfaction, but a hint of fervor also appeared in his eyes. He chuckled obsequiously, "Of course, I know that with the captain's strength, defeating this person is definitely not a problem. I was just speaking casually."

The other members nodded upon hearing this, casting looks of admiration towards the proud girl who had her eyes closed, resting.

The middle-aged man knew the crowd admired Tang Yao, but he also knew the girl disliked such attention.

To avoid displeasing Tang Yao, he immediately said with a smile:

"This meeting ends here for today. Everyone, go back and rest to prepare for tomorrow afternoon's competition."

"Yes!"

After Tang Yao and the middle-aged teacher left the conference room.

The remaining people turned their gazes towards Chen Deng.

One person spoke up first, "Brother Chen, we've prepared the matter you mentioned, and everyone has been called."

"That's right. As soon as those people from Linhai First High School arrive tomorrow, we'll immediately find an excuse to invite them for a sparring match!"

"Hundreds of First-Tier martial artists taking turns will definitely drain their stamina!"

Listening to everyone's words.

Chen Deng nodded slightly, looking towards the closed door not far away, and let out a self-deprecating laugh:

"If Captain Tang knew we planned to win this way, would she be very angry?"

The others knew he was worried about being exposed, and one person immediately stood up, anxiously saying, "Brother Chen, people from the Sword Pavilion and Fengyun University will be watching the competition tomorrow afternoon. For our future, we have to take a gamble!"

"Our overall strength is inferior to theirs. Even with Captain Tang here, we might still be outshone by them!"

"Exactly! If we lose this million Hanxia Coins and Qi and Blood Pills, how can we contend with the exotic beasts in the Martial Arts Exam?"

"Brother Chen, everyone knows how you feel about Captain Tang. If you want to keep up with her, gaining the favor of the Sword Pavilion or Fengyun University is essential!"

As they spoke, everyone looked at Chen Deng with burning eyes, their excited voices filling the conference room.

They all wanted to win this exchange competition, obtain the generous rewards, and improve their strength.

Even, to gain the favor of the Sword Pavilion and Fengyun University.

The Sword Pavilion was the undisputed leading sect in Qingshan City, with considerable prestige throughout Ying Province.

And Fengyun University was recognized by martial artists in Ying Province as the martial arts university with the best resources, deepest foundation, and strongest power.

If they performed exceptionally well in the exchange competition, they would most likely gain their favor and secure early admission.

Their future lives would undoubtedly be bright!

With such generous rewards laid out before them, it was no wonder they were willing to take the risk of being disqualified to do this.

After hearing their words.

The self-deprecation on Chen Deng's face slowly faded.

It was replaced by a somewhat cold expression.

With the Martial Arts Exam approaching, he had already recognized the fact that his strength was insufficient.

His First-Tier Peak strength made him an excellent student among the Martial Science Students at the martial arts high school.

But compared to those geniuses who had already reached Second-Tier, he was nowhere near good enough.

If he wanted to keep up with that incredibly dazzling figure, he had to resort to any means necessary!

"Clear out the training ground space in advance. Keep the commotion down. We absolutely cannot let the school authorities find out. We must deplete most of their stamina."

"Understood."

"Also," Chen Deng's eyes flickered, his thoughts racing, "as long as they enter the training ground, it doesn't matter if the performance is a bit clumsy."

"The first group to act will be ordinary Martial Science Students. Even if things are exposed afterward, it won't affect our future."