...
Li Xunle and his group of four were still heading towards the teleportation array in the Gray Mist Forest.
Clearing the entire hundred-floor Demon Tower brought them great rewards.
Li Xunle has reached level 45.
Zhao Hao is level 43, Xia Bingxue is level 40, and Tan Huan is level 40.
Their character backpacks were completely full.
One-star: 305 items; Two-star: 256 items; Three-star: 148 items; Four-star: 88 items; Five-star: 25 items; Six-star: 5 items; Seven-star: 2 items.
There are also more than a hundred gems of various kinds, including attribute gems, star-up gems, and equipment upgrade gems.
Xia Bingxue and Tan Huan were very surprised.
Unexpectedly, teaming up with Li Xunle actually increased my level from 18 to 40.
A full 22 levels!
It's important to know that it's very difficult to level up after level 30.
If they hadn't stumbled upon the Hundred-Layer Demon Tower Secret Realm, they would probably be around level 30 at most by now.
Even more surprisingly...
Xia Bingxue never expected that she would actually obtain a seven-star skill.
This gave her more confidence in the competition between the three colleges.
Of course, she also knew that she couldn't win the championship because she was well aware of Li Xunle's strength.
She simply couldn't defeat him.
She has that much self-awareness.
...
Wolong Arena.
The arena was bustling with activity and noise today.
The audience was enthusiastic, with cheers and shouts rising and falling, creating a lively atmosphere.
Aside from ordinary people.
There were also people from various adventure guilds, the Xia Kingdom law enforcement team, the Super God Academy, the Super Spirit Academy, and the Extraordinary Academy.
Although there weren't many of them, their presence was significant.
The annual competition between the three major colleges is about to take place here.
This competition will last for about a week.
The three academies are: Tenglong Academy, Fengchu Academy, and Heibai Academy.
In addition to Wolong City, similar competitions are being held simultaneously in over a hundred other cities across the Xia Kingdom.
Guan Shanyue was directing the forty or fifty students from Fengchu Academy who were participating in the competition to line up properly.
He glanced down at the time: 09:55.
The competition will begin at 10:00, and in just 5 minutes, players will be entering the arena instance.
However, he had not yet seen Li Xunle, Xia Bingxue, and the others.
Extremely anxious.
Time passed second by second.
He waited and waited, but it never came.
finally.
The most prestigious spot in the arena.
A sprightly middle-aged man, holding a microphone:
"Alright, time's up!"
According to last year's competition rankings, Tenglong Academy was the best, followed by Hei Bai Academy, and then Fengchu Academy.
The speaker was none other than Zhuge Tianming, the mayor of Wolong City, an 88-level swordsman.
As soon as he finished speaking...
Zhou Shanhai, the dean of Tenglong Academy, proudly led fifty students from Tenglong Academy to the entrance of the arena dungeon and directed them to enter in an orderly manner.
soon.
Mei Xingchen, the dean of the Black and White Academy, led fifty students from the academy to the entrance of the arena dungeon and directed them to enter in an orderly manner.
Finally, it was Phoenix Academy's turn.
Guan Shanyue frowned. Why haven't these four people arrived yet?
Mayor Zhuge Tianming, holding the microphone, reminded him:
"Guan Shanyue, it's your turn at Phoenix Academy."
"Mayor Zhuge, we are still short 4 students..."
"Four short is four short. We can't wait for you."
Guan Shanyue felt helpless but also very understanding.
He led Li Chen and the others slowly toward the entrance to the arena dungeon.
Lin Yu said softly:
"Dean Guan, don't worry, the championship is definitely ours. Whether Li Xunle and his three companions come or not will not affect our victory!"
"Exactly, aren't Li Chen and Lin Yu still here? And that perverted Tang Xiaosan too!"
Wang Teng, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but speak up.
In the last incident, Wang Teng was frightened by Tang Xiaosan's strength.
He originally planned to settle scores later and cause trouble for Tang Xiaosan.
But at that time, Guan Shanyue approached Wang Teng and said: Tang Xiaosan is backed by the Xia Kingdom's law enforcement team, and we can't provoke him easily.
With just one sentence, Wang Teng's fiery temper was brought under control.
The law enforcement team represents authority and power; no one wants to provoke them, not even the wealthy.
In this world, strength comes first, and money comes second.
Guan Shan nodded, trying to sound more energetic.
He watched with great satisfaction as each student entered the competitive instance.
Fortunately, there were Li Chen and Lin Yu, as well as the unexpected Tang Xiaosan.
All students have entered.
The instance entrance will close in three minutes.
At this moment.
Zhou Shanhai of Tenglong Academy chuckled and approached Guan Shanyue:
"Old Guan, what are you worried about? You guys are not going to win the championship anyway."
Mei Xingchen, standing to the side, also muttered:
"Yeah, you've been last for several years in a row. Aren't you used to it yet? Four more students won't make a difference."
Guan Shanyue felt ashamed after being told that.
“This time, it’s not necessarily true!” Guan Shanyue argued, her face flushed.
"This time, I think it'll be about the same." Mei Xingchen said casually.
"Our Black and White Academy has produced a Shadow Saint Assassin this time, and he's incredibly powerful! The championship is definitely ours!"
"Hey! Old Mei, you don't know this, but our Tenglong Academy has a Sword Saint this time! The championship is definitely ours!"
Mei Xingchen was not to be outdone:
"You only have one Sword Saint, which is not a great threat. This is a survival dungeon, and the Shadow Saint Assassin has the strongest survivability!"
"Then you're wrong. Besides the Sword Saint, our Tenglong Academy also has a Holy Poison Mage!"
"Holy Poison Mage? A hidden class?" Mei Xingchen was quite surprised.
"Of course!" Zhou Shanhai said smugly.
Upon hearing this, Mei Xingchen's expression changed slightly.
The Holy Poison Mage is the pinnacle of poison mages, a hidden class that has rarely appeared in history.
Guan Shanyue was also very surprised, not expecting that Tenglong Academy would have such job changers.
Mei Xingchen's surprised gaze lingered on Zhou Shanhai's face for two seconds before turning to Guan Shanyue:
"But no matter what, I'm afraid Phoenix Academy doesn't have the qualifications to win the championship, right?"
Zhou Shanhai joked from the side:
"I heard they have a Sword Saint class, a powerful Summoner, and some kind of number one poison healer. It's all so fancy."
"Poisonous Milk? How does it compare to the Holy Poison Mage?" Mei Xingchen asked curiously.
"This is definitely not as good as it!" Zhou Shanhai chuckled.
"snort!"
Guan Shanyue snorted coldly, walked back to his team in a huff, sat down in his seat, and sulked.
It's not that he doesn't want to argue, but he's worried that arguing will only make him look worse.
At this moment.
Suddenly a female voice rang out.
"Dean Guan! The four of them are here!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Shanyue immediately stood up and looked towards the source of the sound, where Yang Yu was.
really.
Beside her, Li Xunle, Xia Bingxue, Tan Huan, and Zhao Hao were rushing over.
He checked the time; the allotted time had just arrived.
But he wanted to try!
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"
Guan Shanyue strode forward and waved to them.
Li Xunle and his three companions immediately ran to Guan Shanyue's side, their speed astonishing.
The equipment on the four people shimmered with dazzling light, catching Guan Shanyue's eye.
These four people are equipped with luxurious gear; they must have reaped a huge harvest!
This gave Guan Shanyue even more confidence.
He led the four of them on a jog toward the entrance to the arena dungeon.
Mayor Zhuge Tianming immediately asked:
Hey! Guan Shanyue, what are you doing?
"Mayor Zhuge, our four students have arrived just in time. I'd like to take them inside."
"This is late; we need the other deans' approval..."
Zhuge Tianming looked at Zhou Shanhai and Mei Xingchen.
The two spoke casually:
"Let the four of them go in!"
"Yes! After all, there are still several years left to go, and every extra person means more hope."
"..."
Guan Shanyue blushed again, and his back view seemed even more sluggish.
“Alright! Let’s go in!” Zhuge Tianming nodded.
"Let's go, let's go inside!"
Guan Shanyue waved his hand and said impatiently.
Li Xunle was the last to enter. Before going in, he turned back to look at Guan Shanyue, whose back was sluggish.
"Sorry I'm late, the championship is definitely mine!"
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