"There are over a thousand peaks in the Changbai Mountains. In addition to the main peak, there is another extremely tall peak. Every battle takes place on that peak. As for the opponents, the academy and we will select them. How about that? We will adopt an elimination system, eliminating opponents round by round until the final winner is determined."

"What about the order of selecting the contestants?"

"It's all up to you. To put it bluntly, this battle is all about luck."

This method is actually not beneficial to the five old forces. They originally wanted to leave the strongest combat power to Azhu. In this way, this strongest combat power can be kept until the next round. Before the finals, the strongest combat power will not fight against Xia Xiao. The latter is undoubtedly the strongest person on the academy side, just looking at his specialness can tell. But they can't influence the will of the academy, let alone arrange the schedule directly, which would be unfair and easy to be criticized. There is only this way.

The five older forces also considered it over and over again before making this decision. However, when Sun Zhonglei pondered for a moment and looked at his students, a voice came into their minds.

"If we want them to never think of attacking the academy again, we have to make them convinced, so I'm going to arrange the order of battle. What do you think?"

Arranging the order is equivalent to giving the other party enough preparation space and opportunity, which also means that the academy will fall into a passive position, or even be calculated. But as Sun Zhonglei said, if you want these old guys to never plot against the academy again and keep respect for themselves, you must do something.

Tianming was the first to speak. Although he did not open his mouth, his thoughts and Sun Zhonglei's voice could be heard by everyone.

"Sure! It's better to let them use all five elements of restraint, otherwise they will always find excuses when they lose."

"Although this will eliminate some of our players, and the other team can still keep their trump cards until the end to surprise them, I don't think it's impossible. What they want is an unexpected surprise, and they mostly choose this method out of necessity. If they can't speak up, we'll speak for them, but if they say it later..."

Xia Xiao paused for a moment, a wicked smile appearing on his face.

"Be more ruthless this time so that they won't dare to say it again in the future."

"Don't be too cruel, otherwise you'll create a grudge and cause trouble in the future."

"Just know when to stop. There's no need to get embarrassed on someone else's turf."

Long Suihong and Wang Ling also expressed their opinions, and the others said a few words, all agreeing with Sun Zhonglei's opinion. Then, the latter said something shocking enough in front of everyone.

"We are going to fight according to the names on the original letter. As for the seniors, you can adjust your teams appropriately."

When this was said, Hall Master Ren and the four leaders were all shocked. Isn't this asking for trouble? They did want to do this, but they were afraid of the pressure from public opinion, so they had never been ashamed to bring it up. But since the academy did this, they would not be polite. But Sun Zhonglei also had conditions. After he finished the above sentence and before anyone else spoke, he said:

"If we lose, we will restrict the number of students we can accept from now on. If we win, please look for your own problems. The decline of the old five major forces was not because the academy took away students, because we have never asked other countries to provide us with students, but the academy itself is famous. As for why the academy is famous, it is because we have cultivated students who are strong enough to shock the Great Wilderness, but the predecessors have no disciples who can make a name for themselves in the Great Wilderness."

This statement reveals the truth, which is a show of weakness followed by a show of toughness. The implication is that if we lose, we will restrain ourselves and give you some students. If we win, we will not change anything, and you can do whatever you want.

No matter which one it is, it actually has no impact on the academy, but it has far-reaching implications for the alliance formed by the five major forces. Therefore, even if they heard that the academy was overly arrogant, they could not refute it and could only nod. Even if the five parties formed an alliance to fight against the academy together, they would not get any benefits!

"It seems that the people in the academy are not only scholars, but also people of the martial arts world. I, Old Yuan, like this kind of heroism. Not being stingy and evasive is what big forces like us should be like. I cannot represent the feelings of the four forces, but I, Weird Man Ridge, will take the lead in saying that if our alliance loses this battle, we will definitely not cause trouble for your academy in the future, and will not spread remarks that are not conducive to the academy."

After Master Yuan Ling said this, the other four had to express their own positions. However, since the academy had already given in, it would be too much for them not to express their opinions.

"Then it's settled. We'll start the first game tomorrow morning. We'll give you our roster in three hours, okay?"

Three hours is enough for Hall Master Ren and the others to analyze how to arrange the order. But since Sun Zhonglei had said what he said before, he would go all the way now and shook his head:

"We don't need to know the names of our opponents."

This is a bit arrogant. If you don't know the basic information of the opponent, you will not be prepared at all. But the academy emphasizes that everything is practice, and practice experience is everywhere. Fighting without preparation is also a kind of practice. If you want to move to a bigger platform in the future, you must learn to deal with various emergencies. Even if the opponent restrains your five elements, you must find a way to protect yourself and win.

This time, Sun Zhonglei's words made Hall Master Ren angry and happy. He felt that he was being ignored, but he couldn't refuse. Now he couldn't pretend to be rich. So, after the twelve people from the academy were taken to the room to rest, Hall Master Ren said:

"This is a good opportunity. If the academy gives in like this, we won't be able to win. From now on, don't mention the alliance or the name of the five major forces anymore!"

He was obviously a little angry, and his subordinates made their opinions clear one by one. Then, Palace Master Ren said:

"Disciples, you are our hope now. I will have someone give you the information about the ten people that the alliance has. Now, you can go back and adjust your status. Remember! This battle requires you to win with your life!"

They all said yes and left in unison. After the ten people left, only five people were left in the hall. They needed to come up with a reasonable enough order, so they racked their brains. Every time they put forward an opinion, it would be quickly rejected.

"We used the weak against the strong, and the strong against the weak. Although we were able to save half of our people, when the competition came, our strong people were no match for the people from the academy. So I think we should use our strongest people to fight against their slightly stronger ones, and defeat the students from the academy by slightly suppressing them. Then use our weakest people to fight against their strongest. In this way, we can keep more people and be more advantageous in the subsequent battles."

"Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, the outcome will be known in three days. This method is good, but is it too insidious? The academy has already made concessions, and I'm afraid it's not a good idea for us to continue to plan like this."

"They gave in on their own initiative. Even if they lose, it's because they overestimated their own capabilities and were too arrogant. What does it have to do with us? Even though I, Old Yuan, admire their generosity, I didn't say that we should give in back. There is no absolute fairness in the world. If we seize the opportunity, victory will be ours. Isn't the reason we formed an alliance to win?"

Gang Leader Hong and the Tower Master did not speak, and remained silent for a long time, only occasionally expressing their opinions, which were just very simple words such as "makes sense" and "agree". Their discussion was extremely intense and would last for a long time. When they were talking heatedly and even no longer completely listened to the opinions of Hall Master Ren, the teachers and disciples of the academy moved into the room very comfortably.

The current academy disciples are a bit like the imperial guards coming to a big city to compare with the army there. Whether in terms of strength or mentality, the latter are far behind. Therefore, the former are not worried at all, and all they have to do is wait and adjust their status. After all, in the face of absolute strength, no matter how thorough the analysis is, it is of little use. They have seen their opponents before, and maybe they can be called elites in their own forces, but in their eyes, they are just practitioners with good talents, not geniuses, and at most they are on the same level as them, not better than them.

"Xia Xiao, come out and see the scenery!"

Xia Xiao had just put down his backpack when he was called out by Tianming. He turned a corner and saw all the students gathered in the corridor. Even Ah Zhu, who had a sore back, leaned against the railing and looked at this strange sight in great surprise.

This is the only place like this in the entire wilderness. It is really unique.

Xia Xiao walked forward and saw an abyss outside the railing. It was pitch black above and below. Water came from above, forming a wide and long water curtain, falling along the straight and smooth rock wall, and no one knew where it would go. But the sound was like a waterfall, which seemed very wonderful, not noisy, without the sound of rocks rolling on the cliffs and thundering in the valleys, but it still made people want to go down and explore.

Although the waterfall is small, it emits soft and ethereal light waves with the light of the crystal, which looks a bit dreamy. With such a light curtain and water waves as the background, we should do something romantic. But everyone just watched, and the educated ones chanted a few poems, while the uneducated ones like Xia Xiao could only say a few "fuck" in their hearts.

This water curtain, which is more than 50 meters wide and has an unknown length, is indeed a wonder. Seeing it, everyone realized that they were living on the edge of the Earth King Palace. No wonder it was so quiet. Like many flying rock buildings, the house they lived in was off the ground and suspended in the air, showing the courtesy and importance of the Earth King Palace to them. They also left this unique water curtain waterfall for them to play with. But after watching it for a long time, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it is no longer interesting, unlike a person who can change into many different styles with a frown and a smile.

Xia Xiao poked Azhu's waist with his finger, and the latter immediately cried out.

"What are you doing?"

"Go back and apply the medicine, or you'll have to lie down tomorrow."

"I'm so strong, how could it be that serious?"

"No more medicine?"

"Paint!"

Turning back to the original corner, Xia Xiao received the safflower oil brought by the servant in the corridor. Just by smelling it, he knew it was a product of Daxia. Ah Zhu took off layers of outer clothes in the warm room and lay flat on the bed in pajamas. When she pulled up the clothes on her back, Ah Zhu's jade back was exposed. Before she saw Xia Xiao's eyes, she shyly buried her face in the pillow.

"Hold on."

After Xia Xiao finished speaking, he didn't look at it any more, but just rubbed his waist with his palm full of safflower oil. Ah Zhu cried out in pain at first, thinking that his waist was going to be broken, but the repeated rubbing of his palm gradually made Ah Zhu's waist warm and comfortable. Xia Xiao was quite patient and kept rubbing Ah Zhu. The latter rested his chin on the pillow, looked at the small ornaments on the bedside, and asked Xia Xiao:

"What should I do tomorrow?"

"What to do?"

"I can't beat him!"

"Just give up. Otherwise, with your level, you won't even be able to climb the mountain."

"Will the senior blame me?"

"What, do you think you can win tomorrow if you don't give up?"

"Can't you comfort her?"

What a hypocritical thing! Xia Xiao refused to comfort her. However, before leaving, he reminded her that she must give up tomorrow. This was also what her senior meant.