"The team battle, which accounts for the largest proportion of points in the joint school exam, is finally about to begin."
In the school seats of the Beast Taming Arena, the principals and teachers of many academies were all seated, their eyes fixed on the center of the arena below.
"Dragon Academy is still ranked number one. It truly deserves its reputation as the top-ranked institution for many years!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around immediately turned their attention to Rune, who was sitting in the middle.
"Yesterday's arena battle was truly spectacular!"
"Yes! Nobody expected Qin Zhen to lose to a freshman who had just broken through to the Heavenly Evolution level, and even his beast tamer was killed!"
"As expected, the top scorer in this year's inter-school exam still belongs to Longteng Academy!"
The crowd gathered around Rune, seemingly discussing yesterday's match, but in reality, they were all secretly complimenting Rune.
"snort!"
Just then.
A cold snort suddenly rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound to see Zhu Xiucheng, the principal of Ruifeng Academy, looking disdainful.
"Even if we win the arena battle, so what? Today's team battle is the main event with the highest points, and it's still uncertain who will take first place!"
Upon hearing this, the people around looked at each other in bewilderment.
As Zhu Xiucheng said.
The scores of the various colleges are not that different now.
In particular, both Ruifeng Academy and Longteng Academy won all their individual battles. They only fell slightly behind in the arena battles, but the difference was not significant. With their team battle scores, they could completely turn the tide.
In other words...
If Ruifeng Academy can win first place in the team battle, the points they gain will be enough to make up for the point difference in the arena battle.
At that time, Ruifeng Academy will win first place in this year's joint school exam.
"Since Dragon Academy was able to win first place in the arena battle, it means that we are stronger, and the team battle championship is rightfully ours!" Lu En glanced coldly at Zhu Xiucheng and spoke casually.
"Is Principal Lu really that confident in his students?" Zhu Xiucheng asked rhetorically.
“Of course!” Rune answered without hesitation.
Not to mention Qiao Xingxing and Cui Peng, who are wholeheartedly devoted to the academy, Lu Yuan, who is the most capable, has accepted a "bribe" from him and made a promise to help Longteng Academy win first place in the joint school exam.
With Lu Yuan's promise, he had nothing to worry about.
Seeing Lu En's unwavering confidence, Zhu Xiucheng suddenly spoke up as if possessed.
"In that case, how about we make a bet?"
"Oh?" Rune finally turned to look at him. "What do you want to bet?"
Zhu Xiucheng revealed a smug smile on his face.
"Whoever gets first place in the joint school exam can choose any secret realm from the other school and use it for free and unconditionally for a year."
"how?"
Upon hearing this...
Everyone present turned to look at Rune.
Even a fool could tell that the betting agreement set up by Zhu Xiucheng was aimed at Longteng Academy.
After all, Dragon Academy has been established for over a hundred years, and it has the largest collection of secret treasures among all academies in the Ling'an Continent.
But on the other hand...
Ruifeng Academy was only recently established, and it had very few treasures, let alone priceless secret realms, including cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts.
If Ruifeng Academy truly achieves first place in the joint school exam, they will undoubtedly choose to explore the most precious secret realm within Longteng Academy and plunder all sorts of treasures.
At that time, the rise of Ruifeng Academy will be even faster.
However.
Faced with such a blatantly targeted bet, Rune remained unfazed and agreed without a second thought.
"OK!"
"What?!"
Even Zhu Xiucheng was surprised that Lu En would agree so readily, and subconsciously asked a question in return.
“However, I need to make some modifications to this,” Rune said with a smile.
"What changes? Feel free to suggest them!" Zhu Xiucheng waved his hand magnanimously, letting Lu En offer his opinions.
"Besides being able to choose any secret realm, the defeated side is prohibited from participating in the joint school exams for three years, and is also prohibited from deliberately causing trouble for other colleges."
"That's it?" Zhu Xiucheng couldn't help but laugh after hearing Lu En's proposed changes. "I thought you would offer some constructive suggestions, but this is all you've got! No problem, I agree!"
Rune nodded and then looked at the others present.
"Since all the college principals are here today, I would appreciate it if you could bear witness to the bet between me and them, so that no one can renege on their promise later!"
Upon hearing this, the people present exchanged glances, some looking at Rune with a hint of hesitation.
Choosing any secret realm was already a very precious gamble, but they didn't expect Rune to add other conditions.
Each college has a limited number of students it can enroll each year.
The reason they strive so hard to achieve higher rankings in the joint entrance exams is to enhance their college's reputation and attract more talented students to their program.
This is also one of the most important reasons why each college attaches great importance to the joint examination ranking.
However, if you lose the bet, you will be unable to participate in the joint school exam for three years. Even for a prestigious top academy like Dragon Academy, your social influence and reputation will decline.
Ruifeng Academy was only recently established, so even if they couldn't participate in the joint school exam, it would only mean that their entry into a regular academy would be postponed for a while.
In conclusion.
This performance-based clause is entirely detrimental to Longteng Academy.
But both Lu En and Xiao Tang remained calm and composed in their seats throughout, showing no signs of guilt or worry.
Seeing this, the principals and teachers of the other colleges didn't know what to say and could only agree repeatedly.
...
In the arena.
Finally, it was Dragon Academy's turn to make their appearance.
Lu Yuan walked casually onto the arena stage, completely unaware that Lu En and Zhu Xiucheng had made a bet without his knowledge, and even less aware that his performance would affect the development of Dragon Academy for decades to come.
now.
He leaped onto the arena platform and casually looked around.
The marks left from last night's battle with the men in black have disappeared; presumably, Rune had someone repair them to their original state.
Moreover, he observed for a long time.
Not only were Cui Peng and Qiao Xingxing unaware of the conflict that had occurred in the room the previous night, but the student representatives from other colleges also seemed to know nothing, behaving as usual.
This finally put his mind at ease, which had been hanging in suspense.
If possible, he doesn't want more people to know about this.
After all, the more people know, the faster the news spreads, and the easier it is for secrets to be uncovered.
at the same time.
The team's first opponent also stepped onto the arena stage and stood on the opposite side.
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