Chapter 260: The Second Strongest Team in History! Tournament Tickets!

Since this is your thoughtful gesture, I'll accept it.

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

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

The space around the bouquet has been sealed off; as long as this spatial seal remains intact,

the bouquet will never wither...

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

A faint, unconscious smile appeared on Ling Shuang's cold, composed face as she asked.

Our coordination has reached nearly perfect levels.

Xu Jingming replied with a smile.

In fact, over this period, they've been sparring against historical league teams stored in the virtual space.

Last year's competing team was overwhelmingly defeated by them.

"Oh? I heard from Teacher Yang that you even defeated one of the Divine Teams?"

Vice Principal Ling Shuang asked curiously.

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

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

They are the two strongest teams in Mada's century-long history, stored in the virtual trials!

Both teams boast SS-rank psychics, with levels astonishingly high at mid-fourth tier!

Even after using every trick in his arsenal, Xu Jingming barely managed to defeat just the slightly weaker one.

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

"That's still impressive."

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

When she awakened her S-rank spatial ability at age 16, 18 years ago,

she was immediately recruited by the Thunder Martial Arts Gym, which invested heavily in her.

Thus, she never took the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, never attended a top-tier university, and never participated in the National University League.

But that didn't stop her from knowing just how powerful these two "Divine Teams" were.

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

Yet, the very team representing Mada's peak strength—

was defeated by Xu Jingming's squad. How extraordinary is that?

Keep in mind,

Xu Jingming is only at upper third tier—he hasn't even broken into the fourth tier yet...

"Since you have this level of strength, I'm fully confident.

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

Xu Jingming's squad defeating one of the Divine Teams means they've surpassed the second-strongest team in Mada's century-long history!

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

After all, this year's teams from Jingda and Jindan don't even have a single S-rank psychic!

And Xu Jingming is only a freshman.

He still has three full years left—he'll surely surpass Mada's strongest team in time.

"March 9th? Isn't the departure date March 8th?"

Xu Jingming was slightly startled—Teacher Yang had previously said March 8th.

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

"I see," Xu Jingming realized.

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

Arriving on the 9th is more than sufficient...

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

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

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

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, asking him to go to the Administration Building.

"Huh? Has today's training not ended yet?"

Though puzzled, Xu Jingming quickly headed over.

"Captain."

"The captain's here!"

"Good afternoon, Captain."

"......"

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

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 here for no other reason—just that the official arena tickets for the National University League have arrived, and we've set aside one for you."

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 University League, as a grand national event in Xia, draws countless spectators!

Even a regular ticket costs 10, 00 Xia coins!

And still, they're always sold out!

The best-viewing arena tickets, however, aren't sold publicly—even if you have money, you can't buy them!

They're only provided to major guilds, military units, and martial arts academies.

Of course, as participants, they're entitled to free tickets.

"We all got ours—only you haven't picked yours up yet,"

Gu Wan added with a smile.

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

As soon as the magic university announced the list of participants, he informed his aunt's family about the news.

His nephew competing in the National University League was a tremendous honor!

His aunt, Xu Qingwan, was overjoyed and immediately declared she'd bring the whole family to watch live.

But by the time Xu Jingming entered the Wild Zone, they still hadn't managed to get tickets.

Even scalpers couldn't meet demand—proof enough of the League's immense popularity!

These tickets were perfect for his aunt and cousin.

【I could also ask Hao, Jie, and the class monitor if they want some—I'll mail them a few later.】

Xu Jingming thought silently as he took the tickets.

"Also, since Jingming's back, tomorrow's entire day will be dedicated to training.

We'll head to the League venue on the morning of March 9th."

Teacher Yang hadn't relaxed training just because the competition was near.

In fact,

during Xu Jingming's absence, he'd intensified training for Kong Shi and the others significantly!

In the virtual trials, this intensity was manageable—but in the real world,

even Kong Shi, the second-strongest in the team, couldn't have endured it!

"Tomorrow's training will follow the usual routine—two formations.

One for ordinary universities, another for top-tier universities, especially Jingda!

This time, I've prepared a big surprise for them!"

The two formations essentially mean adjusting Xu Jingming's role.

Against ordinary universities, Xu Jingming needn't reveal too much power—just enough to win.

But against top-tier universities, he becomes the core,

crushing opponents with overwhelming force, leaving them utterly shattered!

"Understood."

Xu Jingming knew his teacher still harbored resentment over last year's defeat, and he nodded with a smile.