Chapter 260: The Second-Strongest Team in History! League Tickets!

"Since it's your thoughtful gesture, I'll accept it."

The bouquet of a hundred colors floated into the air and landed in the vase on Vice Principal Ling Shuang's desk.

If there were another psychic with spatial abilities present, they would notice.

The space around the bouquet had already been sealed; as long as this spatial seal remained unbroken,

the bouquet would never wither...

"By the way, the second phase of the National University League is about to begin—how's your training going?"

A faint smile, one she didn't even notice herself, appeared on Vice Principal Ling Shuang's cold face as she asked.

"Our coordination has reached nearly perfect levels."

Xu Jingming replied with a smile.

In fact, during this period, they've already begun fighting against virtual simulations of past National League teams from Mo University's history.

Last year's competing team was crushed by them with overwhelming force.

"Oh? I heard from Teacher Yang that you even defeated a Divine Team?"

Vice Principal Ling Shuang asked, curious.

"The weakest of the two," Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

The so-called "Divine Teams" emerged after the National University League began.

In Mo University's hundred-year history, only two teams were stored in the virtual trials as the two strongest!

Both teams possessed SS-ranked psychic awakeners, with levels as high as astonishing Rank 4 Mid!

Even after using every trick he had, Xu Jingming barely managed to defeat just one of the two, the slightly weaker one.

And it was a pyrrhic victory—he was the last one standing, nearly dead by the end.

"That's still impressive."

Ling Shuang couldn't help but praise him, secretly astonished.

When she awakened her S-ranked spatial psychic ability at age sixteen eighteen years ago,

she was immediately recruited by Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, which poured massive resources into her.

So she never took the Wu Ke Gaokao, never entered a top-tier university, never experienced the National University League.

But that didn't stop her from knowing the true strength of these two "Divine Teams."

Even in her youth, she could never have defeated any of their captains.

Yet these teams, representing the absolute peak of Mo University's strength,

were defeated by one of Xu Jingming's squads—how monstrous is that?

Keep in mind,

Xu Jingming is only Rank 3 Upper, and hasn't even broken into Rank 4 yet...

"Since you have this kind of strength, I can rest easy.

On March 9th at 9 a. m., we'll board the airship and head to the city hosting the National University League."

Xu Jingming's squad defeated one of the Divine Teams—that makes them the second-strongest team in Mo University's hundred-year history!

With a team like this, how could Ling Shuang not feel at ease?

Remember, neither Jing University nor Jin University this year have even a single S-ranked psychic awakener!

And Xu Jingming is only a first-year student.

He still has three full years left—surpassing Mo University's strongest team ever is just a matter of time.

"March 9th? Isn't it supposed to be March 8th?"

Xu Jingming blinked in surprise—that was the date Teacher Yang mentioned last time.

"March 8th was just an estimate; your teacher should have notified you of the exact date later," Ling Shuang explained.

"I see," Xu Jingming realized.

After all, the opening ceremony of the second phase of the National University League is on March 10th.

Arriving on the 9th is more than enough time...

Xu Jingming returned to campus from the Wild Zone at noon, 12 p. m.

He spent nearly five hours studying S-ranked combat techniques in the Combat Techniques Library.

By the time he left Vice Principal Ling Shuang's office, it was nearly 6 p. m.

Still hungry from skipping lunch, Xu Jingming had planned to invite Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan for dinner.

But unexpectedly, he received another call from Teacher Yang Zhentian, asking him to go to the Administration Building.

"Huh? Training hasn't ended yet?"

Though puzzled, Xu Jingming hurried over immediately.

"Captain."

"The captain's here."

"Captain, good afternoon."

"..."

In the Administration Building's conference hall, Kong Shi, Yao Fang, and others were all present; as soon as they saw Xu Jingming arrive, they greeted him warmly.

The continuous training over this period had made Kong Shi and the others witness Xu Jingming's strength, filling them with deep admiration.

Especially after defeating the Divine Team, their admiration reached its peak!

"I called you over for no other reason—just that the official tickets for the National University League have been distributed, and I'm giving you a set."

Yang Zhentian, standing nearby, smiled and handed over a stack of tickets:

"There are twenty here—take them. If you need more, just ask me."

The National College League, as a grand event of the Great Xia nation, has countless people wanting to watch the matches live!

Even an ordinary ticket costs as much as 10,000 Great Xia coins!

Even so, supply still falls short of demand!

And the inner-court tickets with the best viewing angles aren't even sold to the public—no amount of money can buy them!

They are only provided to some large guilds, legions, and martial arts halls.

Of course, as participants, they qualify to receive them for free.

"We've all got ours; only you, Captain, are left without one."

Gu Wan, standing to the side, said with a smile.

"League tickets?" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

Way back when Modu published the participant list, he had already notified his little aunt's family of the news.

Her nephew was going to compete in the National College League—this was undoubtedly a tremendous honor!

Little Aunt Xu Qingwan was overjoyed upon hearing the news and immediately said she'd take the whole family to watch in person.

However, right up until Xu Jingming entered the Wilderness Zone, she still hadn't managed to buy tickets.

Even the scalpers' tickets were in short supply! This alone shows how火爆 the National College League is!

And these tickets would be perfect to give to his little aunt and cousin.

'I can also ask Ahao, Ajie, and the class monitor if they want some, and mail a few over to them when the time comes.'

Xu Jingming thought silently as he took the tickets.

"Also, since Jingming, you're back, we'll devote the entire day tomorrow to training.

On the morning of March 9th at nine o'clock, we'll head to the League venue."

Yang Zhentian did not relax the team's training just because the match was about to begin.

In fact,

During the few days Xu Jingming was away, his training of Kong Shi and the others had grown even more severe!

This was only in the Virtual Trial—if the real world were at this intensity,

even Kong Shi, the second-strongest in the squad, wouldn't be able to endure it!

"Tomorrow's training will be the same as usual: two sets of formations.

One formation to deal with ordinary colleges, another to deal with top colleges—especially Jingda!

This time, I'm going to prepare a big surprise for them!"

The so-called two formations were actually just changing Xu Jingming's role positioning.

Against ordinary colleges, Xu Jingming didn't need to reveal too much strength—being enough to defeat them would do.

If they faced a top college, they would immediately center everything on Xu Jingming.

They would crush the opponents with overwhelming force, utterly defeating them—beating them until they question their very existence!

"Understood."

Xu Jingming also knew his teacher still harbored a grudge over last year's failure, and he couldn't help but smile and nod.