When Lu Yuan opened his eyes again, it was already close to noon the next day, and his phone next to his pillow was ringing incessantly.

"Hello?"

"Lu Yuan, are you still asleep? The awards ceremony is about to start, and you're an important person, you have to be there!"

Cui Peng's excited voice came through the phone. Lu Yuan rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache, and subconsciously moved the phone further away.

When does the awards ceremony start?

"One hour left!"

Suddenly, Qiao Xingxing's voice came from the other end of the phone, indicating that she was currently with Cui Peng.

"I didn't want to bother you, but Old Lu insisted on bringing you there, so I had no choice but to call you to wake you up. Hurry up and get ready, we're heading to the scene!"

"We'll be waiting for you at the restaurant downstairs!"

After saying that.

The call was immediately disconnected.

Lu Yuan looked at the phone that had been hung up, scratched his messy hair, and then slowly got out of bed.

It seems that yesterday's battle with the Jiang family was more exhausting than he had imagined, allowing him to sleep until this late.

After a quick wash, Lu Yuan got dressed and went to the restaurant at the Beast Taming Arena.

As soon as he reached the door, he saw Qiao Xingxing and Cui Peng looking around. The moment they turned their heads and saw him, they smiled and waved at him.

"Lu Yuan, over here!"

Qiao Xingxing's shout immediately drew everyone's attention in the restaurant.

After Lu Yuan's performance in the competition yesterday, and the astonishing incident of the Jiang family causing a ruckus in the arena, Lu Yuan has become a well-known figure who has attracted much attention.

In just one night, Lu Yuan's identity as the new heir of the Lu family in the capital was exposed.

When they first heard the news, both Qiao Xingxing and Cui Peng were extremely shocked.

After all, Lu Yuan was a well-known figure in the industry back then. However, his career took a downturn. He failed to awaken his beast-taming talent and even developed a chronic illness, so he was abandoned by the Lu family.

People in the industry speculated that he might have died from illness, but they never expected that he was still alive and well, and even possessed such great strength.

All I can say is...

He truly lived up to his reputation as a prodigy with exceptional talent back then.

Even if it is unfortunately covered in dust, it will eventually shine one day.

After eating breakfast under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Yuan couldn't help but rub his stomach, feeling as if he had some indigestion.

Qiao Xingxing didn't take these things to heart at all, and pulled Lu Yuan towards the unified rest room prepared by the Beast Taming Arena.

"The awards ceremony is about to begin, let's hurry to the lounge and wait!"

Students from other colleges had already arrived in the lounge to wait for the awards ceremony to begin; these three were probably among the last to arrive.

really.

When they entered the lounge, they found it was already full of people, all students from other colleges.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan appear, the once lively lounge fell silent, and everyone's attention was focused on him.

Faced with the intense gazes of the crowd, Qiao Xingxing and Cui Peng were clearly uncomfortable, and even their walking became stiff.

On the contrary, Lu Yuan, who was the focus of attention, acted as if nothing had happened and went straight to a relatively quiet spot to sit down.

Seeing that Lu Yuan seemed to have no idea what was going on, Qiao Xingxing sighed silently in her heart.

The gap between myself and Lu Yuan was indeed very large.

Based solely on this composure in the face of both honor and disgrace, I am already far behind Lu Yuan.

The awards ceremony officially began shortly after the three of them sat down.

It was called an awards ceremony, but it was really just a simple ceremony.

The main purpose is to highlight the college that ranked first in the joint school exam, and to give other families and forces the opportunity and time to select and recruit students.

In this year's joint school exam, the three students from Longteng Academy stood out the most.

Lu Yuan, of course, goes without saying.

To be able to fight against numerous Illusion God-level Beast Tamers with the strength of someone who has just entered the Heavenly Evolution level, and even survive the killing moves of God-level Beast Tamers, is an extremely amazing achievement in itself.

Regardless of his actual strength, the experience gained from this battle alone will greatly benefit his future cultivation path.

Below Lu Yuan are Qiao Xingxing and Cui Peng.

As representatives of Dragon Academy, the two did not disappoint.

Although he has suffered defeats in both arena battles and team battles, his character and temperament are outstanding.

However, both of them come from extraordinary backgrounds and will definitely return to their own families to develop their careers; it is impossible for them to join other forces.

But despite this.

This year's joint school exams were much more exciting than in previous years.

Because it was the first time they had ever known that there were other, even stronger planes of existence on the Ling'an Continent.

This discovery not only shocked and surprised everyone, but also brought a strong sense of crisis.

If the other side came here to hunt down Lu Yuan, they might attack the entire Ling'an Continent at any time as a form of invasion.

In a short time, many forces began to accelerate their development.

However, none of this concerns Lu Yuan.

After attending the awards ceremony, Lu Yuan was the first to say goodbye and prepare to leave.

When it was time to part, Qiao Xingxing and Cui Peng were a little reluctant to leave.

Although they only knew each other for three short days, their friendship was, strictly speaking, a bond forged through thick and thin.

Moreover, although Lu Yuan may seem unapproachable and aloof to everyone, once you get to know him, you'll find that he's actually warm-hearted beneath his cold exterior. As long as he treats you as a friend, you'll enjoy a lot of tolerance and favoritism.

This feeling made them both incredibly happy and unable to stop.

Now that they suddenly have to separate, it's no wonder they feel reluctant to part.

"Work hard in your cultivation, and one day we will meet again."

Lu Yuan didn't give the two of them much time to be sentimental. After leaving those words, he turned and left without any hesitation.

Watching Lu Yuan's retreating figure, Qiao Xingxing and Cui Peng exchanged a glance, both seeing determination in each other's eyes.

See you at the summit next time!