I will catch up to you

Eastsea Academy has achieved a winning streak.

The youth group's performance was mediocre, with most of them eliminated early on, barely making a splash.

But on the junior team side, several people seemed to have unlocked cheat codes, sweeping all before them.

In the individual competition, Bai Yushan every match with quick attacks, easily advancing to the top 16. None of his subsequent opponents could last more than three moves, allowing him to steadily advance to the finals.

Gu Yue was equally impressive, her elemental control was masterful, and she routinely fought against opponents of higher levels, smoothly advancing to the finals against Bai Yushan.

In the three-person team competition, Tang Wulin faced off head-on, Xie Xie attacked from the side, and Xu Xiaoyan provided support and control. The three of them cooperated more and more smoothly and made it all the way to the top four.

The seven-person team competition was even more outrageous. Bai Yushan and Gu Yue stood on the stage, and the five support players buffed them up and then left the stage. The two of them fought against seven people, and they crushed them in every match, easily advancing to the top four.

Yu Zhen's smile has never faded during this period. He goes to the hotel every day, bringing large bags of tonics and ingredients, treating the people in the Class Zero team like royalty.

The hotel restaurant provides them with special meals every day, with plenty of fish and meat, as much Soul Beast as they want, and even enough auxiliary medicines for cultivation.

That evening, another table was laden with delicious food.

Tang Wulin buried his head in his food, his cheeks puffed out like a hamster's, and his eyes lit up.

Yu Zhen had just come by that afternoon, patting his chest and declaring that if they could win three championships this time, each person would receive a reward of one million Federation Coins. Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin was as energized as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and even his cultivation became three times more diligent than usual.

One million!

He'd never seen so much money in his entire life.

Bai Yushan sat in the main seat, holding a roasted Soul Beast leg in his left hand and a large steamed bun in his right, eating with both hands until his face was shiny with oil. He had a large appetite to begin with, and the 290,000 volts of Electric Current Push constantly tempered his body, consuming an astonishing amount of energy. Eating three to five pounds of meat in one meal was as easy as playing around.

Gu Yue carried over her plate, placed it opposite Bai Yushan with a "thud," and sat down to eat. Her plate contained just as much food as Bai Yushan's.

Since the Silver Dragon King's essence has gradually merged into her, her appetite has also increased dramatically. Therefore, although Gu Yue still excels in elemental control, if anyone thinks they can get close to Gu Yue and force her into close combat, then Gu Yue wouldn't mind showing her humanoid tyrannosaurus side!

The several fifth-grade students around were already used to it.

At first, they were shocked at how much these two from Class Zero could eat.

We're all numb now.

After all, those two can take on seven people like it's nothing, so what's wrong with them eating a little more?

"I heard that our opponent in the next seven-person match seems to be able to use Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. Should we ask Teacher Wu for advice and come up with a strategy?"

With his mouth full of rice, Gu Yue spoke indistinctly.

She heard it from Zhang Lei and the others that afternoon. The Seven Brothers of the Yang Family from the Tianfeng Academy have a very strange fusion technique, and several teams have fallen victim to it before.

Bai Yushan finished gnawing on the leg meat in his hand and wiped his mouth.

"What's there to be afraid of? If seven-in-one is so powerful, then just prevent them from being one."

He paused, then looked up, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"Besides... even if they merged, so what?"

His tone was full of disdain, and also an air of arrogant fearlessness.

It was as if the so-called Seven-in-One Fusion Skill was just a fancy facade in his eyes.

Looking at him like this, Gu Yue smiled knowingly.

I knew he would say that.

Always so arrogant, always so fearless.

But ironically, he always keeps his word.

Gu Yue stared at the boy opposite her, her eyes slightly unfocused.

When did I start to change?

It wasn't when we first met Bai Yushan.

If we really want to pinpoint the beginning of the change, it had to be that holiday not long ago.

During those repeated beatings and pinnings to the ground by Bai Yushan.

There are no fancy Soul Skill, and no unnecessary words.

It's the most primal form of combat, every punch landing with flesh, every move potentially fatal.

Nothing conveys an individual's will more directly than primal combat.

Bai Yushan's madness, his unwavering determination once he set his mind on something, pounded into her very bones, punch after punch.

A battle is a battle!

Getting stronger is getting stronger!

Once you become stronger, all problems will be easily solved.

Those so-called compromises and concessions are nothing but excuses for not being strong enough!

Gu Yue tightened her grip on the chopsticks slightly.

"Bai Yushan."

She suddenly spoke.

Bai Yushan was munching on a steamed bun when he looked up, his eyes somewhat blank, his mouth still bulging.

"Huh? What's up?"

Gu Yue's gaze was intense, her silver-purple eyes shining brightly, as if they could burst forth with scorching flames, staring straight at him as if she wanted to burn him through.

I will catch up with you.

Every word was crystal clear.

There was no joke about it.

Bai Yushan paused for a moment, then grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

"Sure. I'll be waiting for you!"

His tone was frank, carrying a hint of nonchalance, yet also a touch of certainty.

It was as if he wasn't worried about being caught up at all, or as if he had been waiting for her to catch up all along.

Gu Yue's cheeks flushed slightly. She turned her face away, grabbed a piece of roasted meat, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Pretend you're just eating seriously.

But the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

Xie Xie, who was at the next table, came over and nudged Tang Wulin with his elbow.

"Hey, look at them, they're at it again."

Tang Wulin didn't even lift his head, his mouth stuffed full.

"Mmm, catch up, catch up, let me finish this meal first... It's a million dollars, I need to save up my strength for the match."

He's now completely focused on the one million Federation Coins.

Nothing is more important than the prize money for the champion.

Xu Xiaoyan sat next to her, covering her mouth and giggling.

Her eyes curved into crescent moons.

Nothing more was said that night.

The second morning, the semi-finals of the junior group individual competition were held.

Bai Yushan's opponent was the second seed from the Tianhai Academy, Power Attack System Soul Master at the peak of the third ring.

The result was not surprising.

Less than ten seconds into the match, Bai Yushan once again sent his opponent flying with a single punch, easily advancing to the finals.

The entire audience erupted in cheers, but Bai Yushan remained unmoved.

For him, these opponents were like warm-ups, not even worth mentioning.

Gu Yue's semi-final match was uneventful.

With elemental control and explosive power, he steadily defeated his opponent and successfully advanced to the finals against Bai Yushan.

The top two spots in the individual competition were swept by the Eastsea Academy in advance.

The news caused quite a stir.

Everyone knows that Eastsea Academy has truly risen to prominence this time.

Before everyone could even process this news, the afternoon's seven-person team semi-final dropped another bombshell.

Eastsea Academy's rival, Tianfeng Academy.

This academy was virtually unknown within the Skysea Alliance, consistently ranking in the middle to lower tiers in previous years.

Although they achieved a top-four finish in the junior group three-person team competition last year, they still didn't attract much attention.

After all, three-person matches are highly unpredictable and don't prove anything.

Until this year, the emergence of the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill completely rewrote the history of this academy.

This immediately propelled them into the ranks of the favorites to win the championship.

Even the main team of the Tianhai Academy considers them their number one rival.