With the "Nine Heavens Cup" finally taking place, everyone was putting in their best effort, eager to shine in front of the nation and vent their pent-up frustrations.
A more subtle psychological factor is...
We must also let the world know that Jiang Zhongjun was not the only one who sank to the front.
Now look what's happened; they never intended to play with them before they sank in.
The meaning of not participating in the "Nine Heavens Cup" is very clear; Shen Qian has completely focused his attention on the Nine Heavens competition!
Even though they all had a mysterious confidence, they knew that for them at this point, the battle of the Nine Heavens was just about participation.
"I'm really curious about Shen Qian's strength. Maybe this time I'll finally be able to see it..." Shangguan Ting murmured.
After the first-year students had processed the information on their own for a while, no one raised any further questions, so Cheng Qingqing continued speaking.
"As for the second and third year students, there is no limit to the number of participants in the main competition, the Nine-Day Battle. So the main reason for calling you here is to allow you to participate in a ten-day training camp."
"The curriculum was personally designed by the principal..."
As Cheng Qingqing spoke on stage, Qu Bai, who was not far away in the audience, seemed to be lost in thought.
Did Chen Qian... take leave again?
"Qu Bai, what do you think Shen was doing all day? He even seems to be skipping the training session hosted by the King. He must have some secret he's hiding!"
Feng Manlin pinched her smooth chin and pondered.
Qu Bai didn't rush to answer, but turned his gaze to the window, fixing it on a cluster of fiery clouds at the far end of the sky, and then smiled.
"At our level, who doesn't have a few secrets?"
...
Beneath the intense, fiery clouds, a young man with a bright, radiant face and striking features sat cross-legged atop the mountain.
Six black, standard array flags were planted around him, forming a ten-meter square vacuum zone that kept out the violent spiritual energy and extreme weather.
Shen Qian pulled his dazed gaze away from the fiery cloud, then glanced at the specially made compass in his hand.
Damn it... I think I'm lost again!
Shen Qian was unwilling to admit it, but it seemed to be the truth.
According to the "Advanced Restricted Area Manual," this special weather phenomenon called "fire cloud" seems to be exclusive to the Second Province of Shannan.
In other words, I, who was supposed to be heading east, have already veered off course for the third time in one day, only this time I veered west, which means I've gone in the opposite direction.
That's outrageous!
I remember when I set off two days ago, I asked Lao Liu for advice on things to note in the restricted area. He mentioned that nothing else mattered, and a sense of direction was the most important thing.
I didn't think much of it before I sank in, but now my face is burning with embarrassment.
He deeply regretted not bringing Yuan You or Wan Ning along.
Looking back now, the reason why he never got lost during those two months when he was a certified hunter wandering around the restricted area was not because he was "extraordinarily talented".
In restricted areas with chaotic magnetic fields, mental power is not very effective, and the compass can only function in a certain area.
Shen did indeed take leave before the incident.
After settling things at the military camp, Shen Qian went directly to Yu Shouyi to ask for a short leave, and they agreed to meet the school's team in Shanghai.
Shanghai is the venue for this battle of the Nine Heavens.
It wasn't that Shen Qian really looked down on the training camp hosted by the Marquis; after all, he hadn't listened to the teachings of the great master Gao for a long time, and the guidance from the Marquis of Pingyang would definitely be beneficial to him.
The real reason is that... the system's energy has almost dropped below 20%.
Last time I tested the system's combat power, the system immediately issued a yellow warning afterward.
Before leaving, Shen took leave and planned to walk all the way to Shanghai, mainly to find a suitable energy source.
Without the system, I really felt a lack of security before I went to the sink.
The second purpose was to gain some experience along the way.
Before setting off, Shen Qian went to Jiangzhou City. Besides staying at Jiang Xuan's place for one night, he also went to two other places.
First, he retrieved some special weapons that Master Gu had previously asked him to forge. Second, he went to the Martial Arts Association in Jiangzhou City and accepted a bunch of random bounty missions under the name of his old team.
The route runs right through Jiangzhou to Shanghai.
At this moment, before sinking, I felt incredibly fortunate that I had made this move.
The reason is simple: the quest scroll serves as a navigation tool. Otherwise, if he got lost, he would probably have had to try to contact Old Liu to come and pick him up.
That would be too embarrassing.
While Shen Qian was distracted, a beastly roar rang out, and a monkey over two meters tall appeared outside the defensive formation.
This ape was entirely white, with a few strands of golden hair on its forehead upon closer inspection. Most strangely, it held a three-meter-long metal rod in its hand, which shimmered with a faint luster.
A monster that can use psionic weapons!
If this were to happen outside, it would shock countless people.
"Great Sage, you're back from the hunt?" Shen Qian raised his eyelids, then smiled and removed the defensive formation.
The white monkey in front of me is the same Emperor Monkey that Shen Qian abducted from the Psionic Market.
To my shame, after bringing it to the military school, I really didn't take care of it much. Most of the time, I let it fend for itself in the forest of monsters outside the school gate.
On this training trip, Shen Qian finally remembered that he still had a demon beast he was raising, so he simply brought the Emperor Monkey along with him.
This can also be seen as an opportunity to make up for the responsibilities of being the eldest brother.
However, seeing him again really surprised Shen Qian.
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