Wu Ziyue was notorious, and the mere mention of him displeased both the aristocratic families and the common people. However, Mu Hanyan's victory over the Chaos Beast and the saving of millions of Dingbian City residents earned them a great deal of favor. This was also due to the fact that the Shangyue people were martially minded, and their strong character was accompanied by a broad mind.
Of course, their words also reached the ears of Mu Hanyan and others.
"Are we really that weak?" Jiang Yuzhe said somewhat depressedly.
Although he also admitted that his strength was indeed a little behind Jiang Qiling and others, being looked down upon like this and no one even knew his name was really hurtful to his self-esteem.
"Isn't this great? If they don't look down on us, how can we give them an unexpected surprise?" Zirong had a cunning smile on her face and didn't take other people's contempt seriously at all.
"That's true." Jiang Yuzhe said, supporting his chin.
"This time, let them see our true strength." Hua Yue exuded a strong fighting spirit.
Although Tang Bufan didn't say anything, his expression was firm and resolute, without the slightest bit of trepidation. By the way, although Tang Bufan had already recognized Han Jinglun, he didn't change his name to avoid revealing his identity.
Mu Hanyan looked at them strangely. She remembered that before coming to Shangyue, several of them were a little hesitant and hoped that she would change her mind and let Guan Shanhe and others accompany her to Shangyue. It was obvious that they lacked confidence in themselves. How come they suddenly became so confident?
Mu Hanyan recalled that on their way to Shangyue, they often gathered together, mumbling about something unknown. Could it be that after discussing and learning from each other, their strength had increased significantly?
"Hey, are you hiding something from me?" Mu Hanyan looked at them puzzledly.
"It's not a big deal. It's just our innate magical power. You'll be able to see it soon." Hua Yue gathered her energy and transmitted her voice, smiling.
Mu Hanyan's eyes lit up. Last time in Fang Village, several people had their hidden meridians opened and their innate magical powers awakened. However, because they had just awakened, they hadn't yet comprehended the profound meaning of it, let alone mastered it freely, so they hadn't told Mu Hanyan. Now, it seemed that they had finally mastered their innate magical powers.
Originally, Mu Hanyan was a little worried about the lack of strength of these people, but now, she was not worried at all.
Although Hua Yue and the others had only just reached the fifth level of Sword Master, once they mastered their innate magical powers, their true combat power might not be much worse than his own. Even if Tang Bufan was slightly inferior, it wouldn't have a big impact on the overall strength.
"Don't use it lightly until the last moment." After all, there were opponents all around, so Mu Hanyan didn't ask any more questions, but reminded them.
Never reveal your strongest strength unless it's a matter of life or death. This is Mu Hanyan's biggest belief after her rebirth. And at this moment, the innate magical powers of Hua Yue and the others are her biggest trump card.
Didn't that old fox Wu Tianxiong realize that Hua Yue and the others were weak and wanted to wear her down by fighting in a group? Then let them give him a big surprise. Mu Hanyan looked at Wu Tianxiong, who was sitting on the high platform behind the competition stage, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Huayue and the others nodded and gave the same evil smile.
Mu Hanyan took her eyes off Wu Tianxiong's face and looked at Jing Juejian again.
Jing Juejian still wore a cold expression, dressed in a black sword robe, sitting quietly there. Although she had already read the information her grandmother had given him and knew that he was an eighth-level swordsman, Mu Hanyan still felt that he was a little unfathomable.
The four young men around her were also dressed in the same black sword robes. Although their strength wasn't comparable to Jing Jianjue's, they gave off a deep, profound aura, completely devoid of the frivolous and impetuous nature often associated with their age. The information her grandmother had given her contained no information about these four individuals, so Mu Hanyan knew nothing about them other than the fact that they were sixth-rank sword masters.
Mu Hanyan was only certain of one thing: these four people were definitely not disciples of Jianyin Academy before, and must have joined recently. Could they be the Wu family's secret assassins? Mu Hanyan secretly speculated.
As Mu Hanyan was sizing up Jing Jianjue and the others, Jing Jianjue also looked back at her. Their gazes met, and Mu Hanyan unexpectedly felt immense pressure. It seemed Grandma was right; this was indeed a formidable opponent.
"Today is the day for the freshman competition of Shangyue Royal Jianying Academy. In addition to the elites of Shangyue, the young heroes from Xiqin Qinfeng Academy, Beiqi Xuelan Academy, and Anyun Longyan Academy will also participate in the competition. I hope everyone will go all out and show their strongest strength!" Wu Tianxiong said loudly on the high platform, interrupting Mu Hanyan's thoughts.
Immediately, thunderous applause and cheers rang out from below.
"There are a total of forty people participating in the competition this time, divided into eight teams, including one team from Western Qin, one team from Northern Qi, one team from Anyun, and five teams from Shangyue. Now, please ask each team to send people to draw lots, and then they will fight against each other. The winner will enter the next round of competition." Wu Tianxiong lowered his hand and waited for the crowd below to calm down before continuing.
Soon, Mu Hanyan and others went on stage to draw lots.
Anyun versus Xiqin! Mu Hanyan frowned when the draw results came out. While she was confident they could defeat Lu Junran and the others from Xiqin, she could see that of the five teams from Shangyue, only Jing Jianjue and Yue Fanchen were truly formidable. The other three teams were much weaker, and facing Xiqin would undoubtedly be much more challenging than facing these teams.
"Hahahaha, I actually drew those weaklings from Anyun Country. My luck is so good." Lu Junran touched his hedgehog-like short hair and laughed wildly without restraint. It was obvious that he did not take Mu Hanyan and others seriously.
"Brother Lu, don't be careless. I heard that when Nan Aotian went to Anyun last time, he gave up without even striking a blow from Mu Hanyan. Her strength is definitely not weak." Zhao Feng, who was carrying two swords on his back, said cautiously.
"Nan Aotian? That guy is known as the best freshman of my Qinfeng Academy. In fact, it's just an empty title. It was only because I was in seclusion at that time, otherwise how could the title of the best master fall on him?" Lu Junran said disapprovingly.
"Brother Lu, don't underestimate Nan Aotian. I've fought him before, and while he's not as strong as you, he's not much behind," Zhao Feng said, shaking his head. In fact, based on his experience fighting Nan Aotian, he believed Nan Aotian's strength was comparable to Lu Junran's; at most, they were about equal. However, knowing Lu Junran's arrogant nature, he was unwilling to argue with him.
"In that case, Mu Hanyan's strength is not bad. She can scare that coward Nan Aotian so much that he doesn't dare to take action. But so what? Don't we still have you? Don't tell me you can't even beat the servants around Mu Hanyan." After hearing what Zhao Feng said, Lu Junran somewhat put away his contempt for Mu Hanyan, but when he looked at the unknown young people sitting next to Mu Hanyan, he still didn't take it seriously.
"Of course not. I just want to remind Senior Brother Lu not to be careless and underestimate the enemy, or you might end up in a disaster." Zhao Feng said confidently.
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