Chapter 345: Excitement, Ancestral Dragon Admits Defeat, Onward!

Yunduan lost.

The entire gymnasium erupted in an uproar.

Although after seeing Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation they had already anticipated this.

But when they heard the words "admit defeat" straight from the mouth of Yunduan Academy's vice president, Yun Mi, they still couldn't help but break into waves of uproar.

After all, it had been decades since the last time one fell from the Five Great Academies, and that was Qianlong Academy.

Since then, there has never been a change in the Five Great Academies.

And today, the standing of the Five Great Academies has indeed changed.

After this battle, Yunduan completely lost the qualification to compete today.

After today, there is no longer Yunduan among the Five Great Academies.

All that remains is the name Qianlong!

For a moment, accompanied by the news from the gymnasium, it spread throughout Daxia.

All of Daxia boiled over.

"Holy crap, Qianlong Academy actually returned to the position of the Five Great Academies, and Xiang Shaoyun is already at the late Full Moon stage—could it be that Qianlong Academy is going to charge for the top three?"

"Not only Xiang Shaoyun, but there's also an incredibly monstrous Su Yu; the two joining forces, even making it into the top three is not impossible!"

"Yeah, even though Zulong Academy is currently ranked fourth, its strongest, Tian Lingzi, is only at mid Full Moon cultivation, about the same strength as Yunduan's Xu Xiao."

"Looks like this time the positions of the Five Great Academies are going to undergo a major reshuffle."

And at this moment, within Qianlong Academy.

Countless Qianlong Academy students stared fixedly at their phones or computer screens.

When they saw, from the screen, the moment Yun Mi admitted defeat, the entire Qianlong Academy burst into earth-shaking cheers.

Along with it, the whole Qianlong City trembled.

Many powerhouses of Qianlong City flocked to Qianlong Academy, and upon learning that Qianlong Academy had returned to the Five Great Academies, they were instantly stunned.

In the library pavilion, Xuan Lao was sweeping the floor.

At that moment, a figure in purple robes came running over—it was Li Mu, his face lit with joy, as he said to Xuan Lao.

"Xuan Lao, Xuan Lao, good news!"

Xuan Lao stopped sweeping, chuckled as he looked at Li Mu, and said.

"What's the matter, making such a fuss—you're all grown up, can't you be a bit steadier?"

Li Mu gave a hehe smile, took out his phone, and said to Xuan Lao.

"Xuan Lao, look—our Qianlong Academy has returned to the ranks of the Five Great Academies!"

Xuan Lao's body instantly stiffened, staring in disbelief at the screen.

And the moment he saw a post online, his whole body trembled instantly.

"On Qianlong Academy's Return to the Five Great Academies!"

Looking at this post, Xuan Lao's body kept trembling, and tears even fell from his cloudy eyes.

"Good! Good! Good! Good!"

Xuan Lao said "good" three times in a row, speaking excitedly.

"Heaven has eyes—it actually lets this old man, in his lifetime, see Qianlong's glory return to the earth... Even if I die, I'd have no regrets!"

Seeing Xuan Lao's excited appearance, Li Mu's nose also couldn't help but feel sore.

How long has it been since the original top academy of Daxia, after falling from the throne of the Five Great Academies, saw its status plummet?

No one knows how many Qianlong teachers and students have been secretly striving for this.

And today, Qianlong has finally returned to the throne of the Five Great Academies!

Defeated Yunduan.

Achieved the prestige of the Five Great Academies!

Inside the gymnasium.

Zhao Tianxing and Li Zhangsheng exchanged a glance, both revealing a faint smile.

They weren't particularly surprised.

After all, they both know each other's backgrounds well.

Being able to achieve such results can only be said to be as expected.

The two still harbor greater ambitions.

That is... to charge for the top three!

As long as they can break into the top three, with the resources of the next three years, Su Yu and the others will be able to fully mature after three years.

Moreover, given Su Yu's cultivation speed, in three years' time this year he will at least be able to attain the rank of Great Sun Grand Master.

By then, taking on Jingwu, Modu, and the First Military Academy won't be just playing around, will it?

At this moment, on the position of Zulong Academy.

Tian Lingzi gazed solemnly at Xiang Shaoyun on the stage.

Beside him, a burly middle-aged man spoke in a deep voice.

"How is it? Can you beat this Xiang Shaoyun?"

Tian Lingzi gave a bitter laugh.

"My strength is only a hair above Xu Xiao's, still far from reaching the late Full Moon realm; I even suspect that when fighting Xu Xiao, he was still holding back against this Xiang Shaoyun."

"I... probably am not his match."

The middle-aged man fell silent for a while.

Although he had been mentally prepared, hearing those words from Tian Lingzi still left him somewhat unwilling.

Well, if we can't win, we can't win; anyway we can still keep the reputation of the Five Great Academies—compared to us, Cloud Academy is going to be miserable!

The middle-aged man spoke, trying to make the best of a bad situation.

Above the void, the Martial King stepped forward and announced Qianlong Academy's victory.

Then he asked.

"Qianlong Academy defeated Cloud Academy, placing last among the Five Great Academies, and thus qualifies to challenge the fourth‑ranked Ancestral Dragon Academy. May we continue?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes turned to Qianlong Academy's position.

For an ordinary academy, merely making it into the Five Great Academies is already extremely rare.

But this time Qianlong Academy is undoubtedly the biggest dark horse.

They had a thought in their hearts.

Perhaps... Qianlong's hope this time is not simply to become the last of the Five Great Academies.

Indeed, at the moment the Martial King's voice fell.

Zhao Tianxing's voice came over.

"Continue!"

Nobody was surprised.

After all, speaking frankly, Ancestral Dragon Academy and Cloud Academy are about the same; in past academy tournaments, one of them always ends up at the bottom.

Given that Qianlong Academy could so easily defeat Cloud Academy, it's expected they will continue to challenge Ancestral Dragon.

Only then did the vice‑president of Ancestral Dragon Academy—the middle‑aged man who had just been speaking with Heavenly Spirit Master—step out, giving a bitter laugh.

"Ancestral Dragon Academy concedes!"

Without any hesitation, they directly chose to concede.

The crowd erupted in an uproar.

Moreover, someone voiced their dissatisfaction.

"Even if they can't win, being one of the Five Great Academies, not even giving it a try—this Ancestral Dragon Academy really lacks spine, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, isn't that just letting Qianlong Academy become fourth for nothing?"

Some spectators were dissatisfied.

And the Martial King was also somewhat surprised.

But since everyone else had conceded, the Martial King couldn't say anything else and could only announce.

"Ancestral Dragon Academy concedes; Qianlong Academy ranks fourth and thus qualifies to challenge the third‑ranked Modu Academy. Shall we continue?"

Upon hearing this, many spectators shook their heads.

"If they were facing Ancestral Dragon or Cloud Academy, Qianlong would have a hundred percent certainty of victory, but against the top‑three Modu Academy, victory is not guaranteed—Qianlong Academy will probably give up."

"Yeah, fourth place is already not bad; waiting for the next generation, Su Yu and the others will grow up and likely contend for the top academy's spot."

However, what surprised everyone was.

Zhao Tianxing said calmly.

"Continue!"