Chapter 390: Intelligence

Soon after the training in the Sacred Wood Realm Cave ended, news of the outcome spread like wildfire throughout the Sacred Zhu Xuan Star Academy.

The result left countless students dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

No one expected that despite the addition of Ye Ye Qiuding's Second-Star Academy squad, Wang Wang Hejiu's team still failed to secure the first passage through the forty-first level of the Sacred Wood Realm Cave—instead, Li Luo and Qin Qin Zhulu's squads beat them to it.

Many students from other academies who hadn't witnessed the battle firsthand found it incomprehensible; they couldn't understand how Ye Ye Qiuding's squad, the elite Purple Radiance team of the Second-Star Academy, could lose to a group of First-Star Academy students. Had their year-long lead in cultivation been wasted on dogs?

Many believed it might have been because Qin Qin Zhulu, who possessed the Upper Eighth-Rank Golden Beast Tiger Phase, was too ferocious, using his phase advantage to close the gap.

But as more details of the battle emerged, attention gradually shifted toward Li Luo—who had previously been overlooked due to his prolonged failure to break through... No one expected that Li Luo, at the Fifth Pattern stage, could unleash such astonishing power.

Many outstanding students from higher-star academies began seriously evaluating Li Luo's current strength and potential.

With Fifth Pattern cultivation, he already displayed such monstrous power—now that he has broken through to the Phase Transformation stage, could he truly catch up to top Second-Star Academy students like Ye Ye Qiuding and Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan?

Possessing the strength of a high-star academy student while being from a low-star academy.

In recent years, only Jiang Jiang Qinge had ever achieved such honor and remarkable combat achievements at the Sacred Zhu Xuan Star Academy.

Could another Li Luo now emerge?

On the balcony of the dormitory building.

Li Luo lay lazily in his chair, eyes half-closed, basking in the warm sunlight.

A faint sound suddenly came from beside him, accompanied by a light, sweet fragrance; Li Luo opened his eyes to see Bai Bai Mengmeng standing before him, her pure and lovely face offering him a faint smile as she placed down a pot of brewed tea and handed him a stack of documents.

"These are the materials I got from Instructor Xi Chan," Bai Bai Mengmeng said.

Li Luo's eyes flickered, and he suddenly sat up: "The Blue Abyss Sacred Academy delegation's dossier?"

Bai Bai Mengmeng nodded.

Li Luo quickly took it—these past two days, he had been waiting for this intelligence, and now it had finally arrived.

"Thanks, Bai Mengmeng," Li Luo added with a smile.

Bai Bai Mengmeng merely smiled, didn't disturb him, and turned to leave.

Li Luo immediately opened the file and began reading with solemn focus; although their First-Star Academy would only face one match in the upcoming ticket tournament, all seven matches were crucial—he couldn't control the others, but for his own academy, he had to seize every advantage.

After all, he was almost certainly going to be the First-Star Academy's representative.

Opening the file, the first thing to catch his eye were the two Fourth-Star Academy representatives from the Blue Abyss Sacred Academy—likely their strongest two.

"Blue Abyss Sacred Academy, Zhongnan, Fourth-Star Academy representative, possesses Upper Eighth-Rank Rock Phase, cultivation has reached Tian Gang General Rank, known as the Strongest Shield of Blue Abyss Sacred Academy, Danger Rating: Five Stars."

Behind it was a clear portrait: a young man with an unremarkable face, thick black eyebrows, slightly grayish-white skin, and a sturdy frame that radiated an indescribable sense of pressure.

"Upper Eighth-Rank Rock Phase, Tian Gang General Rank..."

Li Luo's gaze sharpened; indeed, other Sacred Academies were not to be underestimated—Zhongnan's strength would rank among the Seven Pillars even within the Sacred Zhu Xuan Star Academy, and the five-star danger rating was among the highest possible.

He continued reading.

"Liang Kui, Fourth-Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Rank Thunder Phase, cultivation has reached Tian Gang General Rank, known as the Strongest Spear of Blue Abyss Sacred Academy, Danger Rating: Four and a Half Stars."

His portrait depicted a man with a fierce, almost ugly face, perpetually furrowed brows, and an aura of ferocity that made one instinctively wary and reluctant to approach.

Li Luo's eyes flickered; these two were surely the Blue Abyss Sacred Academy's strongest. On their side, the Fourth-Star Academy representative would most likely be Gong Gong Shenjun, as he was the strongest of the Seven Pillars; the second candidate might be the Princess or another of the Seven Pillars.

Since he didn't fully understand Gong Gong Shenjun's or the Princess's true strength, he couldn't predict the outcome of such top-tier battles.

As for the Fourth-Star Academy representatives, he wasn't particularly concerned—he immediately shifted his gaze downward to the Blue Abyss Sacred Academy's Third-Star Academy section, which was what he truly cared about.

Because here, he would find Jiang Jiang Qinge's opponent.

As his eyes moved down, the first portrait caught his attention, causing slight surprise—it was a girl of exceptional beauty and poise, with a slender, well-proportioned figure, peach-blossom cheeks, snow-white skin, and lips slightly parted in a faint, alluring smile.

"Zhao Zhao Huiyin, Third-Star Academy representative, Upper Eighth-Rank Gold Phase, Earthly Demon General Rank, Second Stage: Corpse Body Realm, suspected to have achieved Glassy Corpse Body; this woman is known as the Fox of Blue Abyss, cunning and difficult to deal with, Danger Rating: Five Stars."

Li Luo paused his gaze on Zhao Zhao Huiyin's dossier, surprised—her danger rating was even slightly higher than Liang Kui's. Of course, this danger rating didn't refer purely to raw power, but to relative threat level among opponents of the same academy tier—after all, no matter how strong Liang Kui was, he wouldn't face Third-Star Academy students.

Moreover, Zhao Zhao Huiyin's Upper Eighth-Rank Gold Phase surprised him—her appearance gave no impression of the sharpness or aggression typically associated with Gold Phase.

Li Luo lightly tapped the portrait with his fingers; he felt this Zhao Zhao Huiyin was likely Jiang Jiang Qinge's opponent in the ticket tournament.

She didn't seem easy to handle, but he had absolute faith in Jiang Jiang Qinge—perhaps not just him, but the entire Sacred Zhu Xuan Star Academy shared this confidence, for Jiang Jiang Qinge was one of the few with the potential to compete for the title of strongest Third-Star Academy student in the entire Eastern Domain of Outer Shenzhou.

His gaze continued downward.

"Yan Tai, Third-Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Rank Fire Phase, Earthly Demon General Rank, Second Stage: Corpse Body Realm, Golden Corpse Body level, Danger Rating: Four Stars."

"Fu Xiu, Second-Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Rank Sound Phase, Phase Transformation Stage, Third Transformation, Danger Rating: Four Stars."

"Fan Fan, Second-Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Rank Bone Phase, Phase Transformation Stage, Third Transformation, Danger Rating: Four Stars."

He didn't linger on these details—his eyes moved to the final page; if he were the First-Star Academy's representative, these were the ones he would likely face.