“Look, that’s Teacher Jiang, the biggest dark horse among all the teachers participating in this competition!”

“I wonder if he can advance today?”

“If we advance, it would be equivalent to entering the top ten, right? I heard that this is Mr. Jiang’s first time participating. He can make it into the top ten in his first participation. This is too amazing!”

“More than that, Teacher Jiang is only a first-level grandmaster. Among all the teachers, his realm is the lowest. Even some of our seniors are first-level grandmasters, but there are only a few who can enter the finals at the first-level grandmaster level, even after so many competitions.”

“Yeah, I really hope the game starts right away!”

The discussions around them reached the ears of several people word for word.

Yu Yang looked around, then said to Jiang Cheng: “Brother Jiang, this is not the place to talk. There are still 10 minutes before the game starts. Let’s find a place to chat? Don’t worry, it won’t take you too long.”

“Yes, yes.” Di Yun and his companions nodded impatiently.

“Row.”

Since Yu Yang said so, he certainly didn’t feel comfortable refusing.

Several people came to a secluded place.

“Brother Jiang, tell us the truth. Is it you, the anonymous person at the headquarters who defeated the two supreme beings?” Yu Yang glanced around again and asked in a low voice.

Xie Jianfeng and the others also stared at Jiang Cheng’s face with their ears perked up.

“This one……”

Jiang Cheng looked at them and had to nod.

Since several people can ask this question, it is probably certain.

Several people suddenly became quiet, but their eyes were still wide open. Although they had guessed the truth, they were still shocked when Jiang Cheng really admitted it.

“Brother Jiang, you hid it really well.” Yu Yang smiled bitterly, “If it weren’t for this competition, we would still be in the dark.”

“Yes, Brother Jiang, I wanted to take this opportunity to learn from you and give you some pointers. But now it seems that you should be the one giving me pointers!” Di Yun also smiled bitterly.

“You guys are better off. If Jianfeng and I were to fight alone, we would definitely not be your match.” Jiang Ping said, with a gleam in her eyes.

“You overestimate me. I’m only at the level of a level 10 Force Warrior, with slightly stronger strength. After all, I just broke through to the Grandmaster level not long ago. If we really fight with the strength of a Grandmaster, I’m afraid I may not be your opponent.” Jiang Cheng shook his head.

“Really? I still think it’s unlikely.” Xie Jianfeng thought about it seriously and said.

“Haha, Brother Jiang, after this competition is over, we must have a good fight. Then we will know who is right and who is wrong.”

“That’s right.” Jiang Ping agreed.

“Okay, let’s wait until this competition is over.” Jiang Cheng had no choice but to agree.

“Okay, Brother Jiang, it’s getting late. You should go and make some preparations. We will be in the audience to cheer for you.” Yu Yang patted Jiang Cheng’s shoulder gently.

“That’s right, little brother Jiang, I hope you can keep making great progress like before, until you get the first place! Shock everyone in the academy!”

“More than that! If Teacher Jiang gets first place, not only the college, but the entire City of Hope will be shocked!” Xie Jianfeng said with emphasis.

“I try my best.”

Jiang Cheng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, he waved at them and walked towards the lounge. They didn’t discuss until he was completely far away and could no longer be seen.

“Do you think Brother Jiang can really win first place?”

After hearing Yu Yang’s question, Di Yun thought about it for a while and said, “I think it’s possible. Although it’s not very likely, if you pass the first round, there shouldn’t be any problem. Of course, the premise is that you don’t meet a particularly powerful opponent.”

“Hahaha, captain, I feel like you are talking nonsense.” Xie Jianfeng looked at Di Yun.

Di Yun was stunned for a moment, then he also started laughing.

“There’s no point in us guessing here. We’ll know the answer soon.”

There were already more than a dozen people in the lounge, and they were now gathered in twos and threes, talking in low voices.

Seeing Jiang Cheng coming, everyone in the lounge looked a little more solemn.

If it was two days ago, when they saw Jiang Cheng coming in, they would not feel any pressure, and they would even feel that it was a waste of time to look at him for even a second.

But after seeing Jiang Cheng’s performance yesterday, especially after he defeated Sun Tong, he was a little scared about meeting Jiang Cheng.

Fortunately, today’s and the next few days’ games are all best-of-three. Even if you lose beforehand, there is still a chance to turn the tables. Unlike the previous three games, no matter who you are, you only have one chance, and if you lose, you lose.

Jiang Cheng found a place to sit down and waited quietly for the drawing ceremony to begin.

That’s right, after the final round, the format of the draw also changed.

Unlike the previous three rounds, Xu Juan pressed the pause button. This time, everyone’s name was written on a piece of paper and then placed in a special palm-sized sphere.

The surface of this sphere is made of special material that can isolate people’s mental power. Even Xu Juan cannot use her mental power to check the name on the note stuffed into the ball.

Not only that, the person who took the ball out of the box was not Xu Juan, but a person randomly selected from the scene.

Therefore, the possibility of cheating is basically eliminated, and it is purely a matter of luck as to what kind of opponent you will encounter.

Time passed little by little, and the noisy environment suddenly became quiet. The school leaders came in, and the one walking in front was naturally Xu Juan.

The difference is that there is someone behind him holding a box half a person’s height.

“I wonder who will be lucky this time and be chosen to go on stage to draw lots.” The students present were already very familiar with this scene, so they all looked expectant.

For them, being able to go up and draw lots is a very honorable thing. If they tell others about it, it will be enough to make people around them envious.

Xu Juan came to the stage and gave a brief speech. Then, amid the applause of the crowd, those who were resting in the lounge walked to the stage and lined up.

“Next, I will select one person from the scene and draw lots.” Xu Juan said with a smile. Suddenly, everyone in the audience held their breath.

The teachers on the stage were more or less a little nervous, and even the ones who were recognized as the strongest looked at each other.

If they were chosen to meet in this round, one of them would be destined to fail to advance and would not even have the chance to get 100,000 contribution points.

Of course, if you really encounter it in advance, there is no choice.

(End of this chapter)