Chapter 136: Traitor Pass! 90% Win Rate? 100%!

After speaking, Kiran and the other person left without looking back.

"Crazy?"

Xu Jingming frowned, ignored them, and walked straight into the temporary office, whose door had been opened.

Inside the temporary office, besides Vice Principal Ling Shuang, Vice Principal Xu Ping from Jingda University was also present.

"Jingming, you're here—have a seat. I called you over because I want to discuss something with you."

Ling Shuang invited Xu Jingming to sit on the sofa.

"Vice Principal Xu Ping came to me and suggested that Kiran challenge you to a fight."

"Jingda's stake is 20% of this round's resource allocation; our stake is half of the relic passcards."

"I wanted to ask your opinion—do you want to take on this match?"

"Kiran wants to fight me?"

Only then did Xu Jingming realize what those words at the door had meant.

He then felt puzzled: "If Kiran wants to challenge me, he could just come to me directly—why go through you two?"

"Because we still want to make one more effort."

Vice Principal Xu Ping from Jingda smiled and said, "To be honest, among the resources all three universities are competing for this time,"

"Besides rare flowers and herbs, there are also the relic passcards that Principal Ling mentioned earlier."

"There are 40 relic passcards in total, accounting for 20% of this round's resource allocation."

"Naturally, since your university, Madu, has taken first place, you have priority in allocation."

"These 40 passcards will all go to you."

"Since Kiran is also eager to secure his team's share of the resources, I came to Vice Principal Ling to see if we could arrange a wager match to settle everything at once."

"What are relic passcards?" Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

Twenty percent of the resource allocation in exchange for 20 passcards—these seemed incredibly valuable.

"Jingming, you should know that our Blue Planet has many ancient civilization ruins."

"These relic passcards are tickets to enter one of those ancient ruins."

Ling Shuang explained, "The reason Vice Principal Xu's team brought in an S-class external expert was precisely for these 40 passcards."

So they were tickets to enter ancient ruins!

Xu Jingming suddenly understood.

According to what he had learned in Madu's history class,

Before this current civilization, there had been another ancient civilization.

That ancient civilization also had monsters and psychics, and its development was truly magnificent!

Not only was its science and technology highly advanced, but its understanding of psychic abilities was also extremely profound.

No one knows why, but when the ancient civilization reached its peak, it suddenly vanished, buried deep beneath the earth.

Only thousands of years later, when psychics reappeared on the Blue Planet, were these ruins rediscovered.

Some of humanity's most advanced psychic training methods and SSS-class combat techniques were obtained from these ruins.

Some of these ancient ruins scattered across the planet can be entered directly, while others require special credentials.

The ruins that can be entered directly have long since been completely looted.

Only those requiring credentials still hold valuable treasures.

Therefore, ancient civilization relic passcards are always highly sought after.

"These 40 passcards correspond to Ruin No. 9."

"Ruin No. 9 opens once a year, and only psychics from Rank 4 to Rank 6 may enter."

"If you agree to fight Kiran and win, I will give you one of these passcards."

"Next year, when Ruin No. 9 reopens, if you've reached Rank 4, you can choose to enter."

"If you haven't reached Rank 4, you can return the passcard to the school in exchange for an S-class training resource."

Ling Shuang looked at Xu Jingming with her beautiful eyes. "Now, it's your choice."

Inside the ancient ruins, everything depends on fortune.

Bad luck might mean you get nothing.

But good luck could launch you to unprecedented heights!

This ruin has an entry restriction of Rank 4 to Rank 6.

Among the three universities, even the top students and Rank 6 instructors can benefit from it.

That's why Jingda still wants to fight for it, even after losing first place.

"Make your choice—if you don't want to, that's fine too," Xu Ping said with a friendly attitude.

In his view, in the confined space of a fighting ring,

Xu Jingming, with his S-class Lightning psychic ability, would be slightly disadvantaged compared to Kiran, who possesses an S-class Enhancement ability.

Moreover, Xu Jingming has only just entered Rank 3, while Kiran has been in Rank 3 for over half a year.

Even if Xu Jingming refused, he wouldn't be surprised.

Yet, faced with the two vice principals' questions, Xu Jingming didn't hesitate—he nodded immediately:

"Vice Principals, I accept."

"Excellent!"

Xu Ping's eyes lit up. "It's settled then! The match is scheduled for 2 p. . at the supply base's fighting arena."

"Principal Ling, I'll go notify Kiran now—I won't stay any longer."

As if afraid Xu Jingming might change his mind,

Xu Ping immediately rose and hurriedly left after stating the time and location.

"I didn't expect you to agree so quickly—are you that confident?"

Vice Principal Ling Shuang was also surprised.

"It's fine—I'd say I have about a 90% chance of winning."

Actually, Xu Jingming had wanted to say 100%.

But after thinking it over, he decided to leave a little room for humility.

After all, Kiran is an S-class—better to give him some face.

"Ninety percent is just 'fine'?"

Ling Shuang raised an eyebrow. "If Vice Principal Xu heard you say that, he'd think you're utterly arrogant."

"Is that so..." Xu Jingming thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Alright then—I'm 100% certain I'll win."

"You're something else."

Even the cold and reserved Ling Shuang couldn't help but laugh and shake her head.

She'd meant to encourage modesty, but he'd gone even further.

Yet, though she'd only interacted with him a few times, Ling Shuang knew Xu Jingming was steady and resolute—he never boasted.

If he said 100%, then it was 100%.

"I'll be watching your match this afternoon—I look forward to your performance."

"Don't worry, I won't let you down, Principal."

"Alright, go rest now."

Vice Principal Ling Shuang watched Xu Jingming leave, her beautiful eyes filled with quiet curiosity.

She also found herself looking forward to the afternoon's match.

She wanted to see what gave Xu Jingming such absolute confidence.

In a room within the supply base's main building, Kiran and his mentor also received the notification from Principal Xu.

"He actually dared to accept! Then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Kiran's eyes flashed with cold light.

He had no personal grudge against Xu Jingming, but the latter's performance that morning had essentially slapped him in the face!

He needed to vent this humiliation properly.

"By the way, Teacher, should I...?" Kiran made a throat-slitting gesture.

If China lost an S-class, it would benefit India.

Accidentally killing someone during a match was perfectly normal.

"Just defeat him—don't deliberately kill him," his mentor Sharman shook her head.

"All three universities' vice principals will be present at the arena this afternoon."

"If you deliberately kill him, you'll be stopped immediately."

"Even if you somehow succeed, we won't be able to leave China alive."

Madu's vice principal is a Grandmaster of Space psychic ability.

Saving someone from a Rank 3 psychic is as easy as a single thought.

Kiran froze for a moment, then nodded: "I understand..."

The vice president of the Magic University is a grandmaster of spatial abilities.

Saving someone from under the control of a third-rank ability user is almost as simple as a thought.

Kiran paused slightly, then realized and nodded: "I understand..."