Qin Xiao held a stack of file folders and glanced at them casually; they were mostly filled with well-known figures.

However, now is not the time to look at this, so Qin Xiao put the things away.

"Thank you, Professor Sun. I will definitely study it carefully."

Sun Lingbo nodded and patted him on the shoulder, "Xiao Qin, your chances are very good, stay calm."

Sun Lingbo had a clear understanding of what the 15th floor of the Endless Tower meant.

Decades ago, he only reached level 15 in the Diamond tier.

The opponent is only at the Gold level now, and judging from the timeline, they don't seem to be under much pressure.

Before the World Youth Championship, upgrading to the Platinum tier means there's much to be gained in the Diamond tier of the World Youth Championship.

Those few diamond-level members in the academy either have powerful backgrounds or have received investment early on.

Qin Xiao was his biggest hope.

"Qin Xiao, if you have any needs or require cultivation resources, please feel free to contact me. I will do my best to provide them to you."

Director Sun added a sentence, and Qin Xiao nodded and thanked him softly.

Arriving at the hall where everyone was seated, Qin Xiao casually found a place to sit down.

Sun Lingbo walked to the front and looked at the number of people present.

"Although my classmates may all know me, I'd still like to introduce myself."

My surname is Sun. I am the director of the teaching affairs office at Huawu Yuling Academy and the team leader for this college league.

Now that everyone is here, are there any questions? We're ready to go.

After the words were spoken, apart from the chubby Sun Yuelin and Qin Xiao, the eight people—three women and five men—looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Although Sun Lingbo's attitude was fairly good, everyone still knew the limits of what a transcendent-level expert was like.

"Director Sun, hello, I'm Mu Qianqian, a third-year student. May I ask if the venue for our competition is closed off?"

In the corner, the girl who hadn't spoken before stood up and asked respectfully.

Director Sun nodded to her, "Just call me Teacher Sun. The venue for this competition is confidential. You'll find out when you get there."

Well, asking is pointless, and answering is as good as saying nothing.

Mu Qianqian tactfully sat down and remained silent.

"Any other questions?" Sun Lingbo asked again.

A young man stood up, dressed in a crisp combat uniform, with slightly dark skin.

"Professor Sun, I am Wu Hantian, a third-year student. I would like to ask if we can borrow the materials you just mentioned, or purchase them for a fee."

Sun Lingbo remained calm and said without hesitation, "No, that document has a very high level of confidentiality."

"If you really want it, get a spot in the World Youth Competition first, then I'll just give you one."

The man with slightly dark skin bowed slightly and sat down.

The group then asked some minor questions, such as whether they needed to bring food or other supplies.

Finally, after dawdling for half an hour, we were ready to set off.

Qin Xiao stood up and followed behind Sun Lingbo. The others subconsciously kept their distance from him, making him seem isolated at first glance.

Sun Yuelin took a few steps forward and came to Qin Xiao's side.

"Brother, hello, hello, I'm Sun Yuelin. My grandfather asked me to talk to you more often."

He's worried you won't adapt well, after all, you've only been in school for less than three months, right?

Sun Yuelin spoke in a familiar manner, while Sun Lingbo, who was leading the way, twitched at the corner of his eye but did not say anything to stop him.

Qin Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Your grandfather?"

The chubby boy stretched out a carrot-shaped finger and quietly pointed.

"Those who know, know. We're all family, brother, don't be shy."

Qin Xiao nodded and didn't press for further details; some things didn't need to be explained too clearly.

Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Qin Xiao went along with it.

"By the way, you're a bit older than me, aren't you?"

Sun Yuelin chuckled, "He is two years older, but it's not a big problem. In this world, the strong are the bosses."

"I can tell at a glance that you, Brother Xiao, are a strong person with unlimited potential. Calling you 'Big Brother' is definitely well-deserved. Please take care of your younger brother in the future."

Damn, Qin Xiao was starting to regret it.

I think it's better to maintain a cool and aloof persona.

This fat guy is really good at taking advantage of situations.

The two walked side by side, chatting animatedly as if their relationship was progressing rapidly.

After following his master for about half an hour, Qin Xiao had no idea where they had ended up.

Judging from its appearance, it must be some institution or facility of the college, as it doesn't even have a sign.

Sun Lingbo swiped his card, verified it, entered the building, and started heading downstairs.

The elevator ride took a full two minutes before the group arrived at a huge underground space.

Many soldiers from the Dimensional Army and the Night Watch Army come and go here, along with small groups of young students.

Qin Xiao seemed to be deep in thought. Judging from this, it wasn't just Huawu Yuling Academy that was using it.

A massive portal stood in the very center.

Upon arrival, Sun Lingbo told them to rest where they were, while he hurriedly went to an operating room not far away.

Sun Yuelin plopped down next to Qin Xiao. "Big brother, with such a big fuss, where are they taking us?"

Qin Xiao was still looking around when he asked, "Don't you have any inside information?"

Sun Yue hesitated for a moment almost imperceptibly, "I...I did overhear a little bit from my grandfather."

Qin Xiao turned to look at him, looking rather dim-witted.

It's confirmed; it wasn't eavesdropping, it was intentional on his part.

Tell me about it.

Sun Yuelin scratched his head, "Actually, it's nothing much, it's just that the competition format seems to have changed this year."

All future competitions will adopt the same format as this year's college entrance examination, eliminating the preliminary rounds and challenge matches.

All official competitions use a preliminary round of ranked matches in a secret realm, followed by a final round where participants compete for rankings on the arena.

Qin Xiao didn't really react much to the news.

The thought that popped into his mind was that Lu Chengxiao's betting scheme was doomed.

"Big brother, to be honest, my grandfather said you're very strong. I heard this Secret Realm Points Tournament is going to be quite difficult."

If we happen to meet in the secret realm, brother, you have to lend me a hand! I'll do anything for you without hesitation.

Qin Xiao was relatively relaxed, since even the most difficult secret realms should be designed according to the strength of the participants, right?

About an hour later, around 11 o'clock, the underground space began to tremble slightly.

"All students participating in the competition, please proceed to the red line area. All students participating in the competition, please proceed to the red line area."

The staff's announcement suddenly rang out.

Qin Xiao patted his bottom, stood up, and followed the crowd toward the red circle in the middle.

Looking at the crowds converging from all directions, Qin Xiao made a rough estimate.

There were about a hundred people.

In other words, students from about ten spirit schools in the entire capital participated in the competition.

"Students, the rules for this competition will now be read. Please refrain from making noise."