After a 'long' wait of nearly ten seconds, Jiang Yuan and Mi Tan'er successfully received their team rings.

As for the queue-jumping incident, it seems like they didn't actually cut in line, but it also seems like they did.

"Sister Tan'er, are you going to be alone in a team again this time?"

After receiving their team rings, the two were about to head to the rest room to prepare when a gentle, magnetic male voice sounded behind them.

"Second Brother?" Mi Tan'er's expression changed, and she immediately gave Jiang Yuan a look, signaling him to keep his distance from her.

However, Jiang Yuan remained unmoved, like a stubborn fool. His Heavenly Eye detected that the newcomer was at least at the Profound God Realm. But since he intended to use Mi Tan'er, he had to be prepared to be targeted by the Fuxi Clan. Otherwise, if he couldn't even get into character himself, how could he make Mi Tan'er take it seriously?

Mi Tan'er forced a smile and said, "Second Brother, what brings you here?"

"You little rascal, you never come to see me when you come back. You didn't even come when I won my individual competition yesterday. If I don't take the initiative, will I ever see my precious little sister again?" The man exuded an air of refinement, and his smile was as gentle as a spring breeze.

"No, I'm on my way to visit my second brother," Mi Tan'er said with an embarrassed smile.

The man noticed Mi Tan'er's unease and then also noticed Jiang Yuan standing next to her. After glancing at Jiang Yuan, he asked, "Is this your friend?"

“Yes, he’s a junior from Huasheng Academy. I thought he was alright, so I brought him out to broaden his horizons.” Mi Tan’er nodded quickly, and at the same time nudged Jiang Yuan and said with a fake smile, “Right, junior?”

Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow, making no attempt to hide the fighting spirit in his eyes. He did not admit that he was just a junior or senior, but instead reached out to the man and said, "This must be Tan'er's brother. He is indeed extraordinary."

The man met Jiang Yuan's gaze, feeling somewhat surprised, because he hadn't seen someone so confident and daring to look him in the eye in a long time.

Mi Tan'er gritted her teeth inwardly, but since Jiang Yuan had already said so, she had no choice but to introduce the two parties.

“This is my second brother, Taihaotian. And this is Jiang Yuan.”

"Jiang Yuan?" Tai Haotian's expression changed slightly; the name sounded familiar.

Mi Tan'er was afraid that Tai Haotian would blurt it out, and if the current Jiang Yuan knew that she had known someone named Jiang Yuan before, he would inevitably become suspicious. So she immediately said, "Jiang Yuan is my junior. He just entered Hua Sheng Academy this year!"

"I'm a junior now, but I might not be in the future!" Jiang Yuan's eyes were filled with determination.

"What do you mean?" Taihaotian's aura gradually became dangerous.

Jiang Yuan was not afraid and openly admitted, "I want to pursue Mi Tan'er!"

"Oh!"

Taihaotian laughed in fury, then his smile vanished in an instant. "How dare you! Do you think you can win over my Tan'er with your laughable True Spirit Realm cultivation, or with this skin that you can tear apart at any moment?"

"Is True Spirit Realm cultivation laughable? You're really denying your past. Did you jump directly from Void Spirit Realm to Heavenly Spirit Realm?" Jiang Yuan retorted, equally angry.

Taihaotian didn't expect the other party to still dare to be arrogant, but considering that Mi Tan'er was by his side and he couldn't take action, he could only silently circulate the aura of the Supreme God Realm, wanting to use the Supreme God Realm to overwhelm Jiang Yuan.

But clearly, Taihaotian miscalculated. He overestimated himself and underestimated Jiang Yuan. Putting aside everything else, several Supreme God Realm experts had already died at Jiang Yuan's hands, let alone overwhelm him with mere aura—that was simply impossible.

Mi Tan'er vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere between the two. She stepped between them and successfully broke their standoff.

"Second Brother, what are you doing?" Mi Tan'er knew that Tai Haotian was testing Jiang Yuan, but with so many people watching, if Jiang Yuan really got a taste of his own medicine from Tai Haotian, it wouldn't matter to her.

"Don't worry, I'll just take a look at you, my junior!" Tai Haotian said sarcastically, withdrawing his imposing aura.

Mi Tan'er muttered, "This isn't just looking; their eyes are practically sparking!"

Taihaotian smiled calmly, no longer seeing Jiang Yuan in his eyes. He said to Mi Tan'er, "Tan'er, it's fine to play around outside, but you should avoid contact with those sycophants. When you've had your fun, come back and cultivate properly. Look at how much your cultivation has fallen behind lately!"

"Alright, alright, I understand!" Mi Tan'er quickly pushed her second brother away. If he continued talking, she suspected the two of them might start fighting.

"Sycophantic!" Jiang Yuan said with a disdainful expression.

"Are you alright?" Mi Tan'er asked with concern after seeing Jiang Yuan's expression.

Jiang Yuan calmed himself down and said, "It's nothing, just a little challenge from my future brother-in-law, I..."

Mi Tan'er hurriedly covered his mouth, because Tai Haotian hadn't gone far. "You still dare to say that? You don't want to live anymore, do you?"

"Let me go."

"Then promise not to say anything out of line!"

Jiang Yuan couldn't argue, so he had no choice but to nod.

However, just as Mi Tan'er withdrew her hand, Jiang Yuan said again, "I'd be willing to die for you!"

"You!" Mi Tan'er raised her hand to hit him, but hesitated for a few seconds before awkwardly withdrawing her hand. "Don't be so wishful. I wouldn't even look at someone like you!"

"So, you'll see what happens when you're riding a donkey while reading a script?"

Jiang Yuan whistled at Mi Tan'er in a cocky manner.

At that very moment, a new rule was promulgated at the Central Continent Conference.

"To ensure absolute fairness in the team competition, a new rule will be added: all participants will receive more points for defeating opponents of higher ranks. The number of points awarded will depend on the degree of completion of the defeat and the number of opponents defeated."

A new rule, though seemingly insignificant, is a boon for true geniuses, providing them with an effective way to improve their scores.

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