316 Going All Out
The flowers on the elven divine tree had already bloomed, and there was still some time before it would bear fruit again. Lin Xuan watered it with dragon blood and went to the boundary of the core of the earth realm to take a look. The entire area was still expanding, but the speed was very slow.
The heart of the earth realm could stretch this far for the time being. It was difficult to see the rapid expansion of the overall area in a short period of time unless the concentration of spiritual energy on the Blue Planet increased as a whole.
After leaving the heart of the earth realm, Lin Xuan went to the Ability User’s Guild and began to soak in the medicinal bath comfortably. After some thought, he poured a drop of the earth-rank dragon’s blood into it. Even though this thing was the fertilizer for the elven divine tree, it was still earth-rank dragon’s blood, and it still had some effect on strengthening the body.
He held a Thunder Dao Stone in his hand and immersed himself in the medicinal bath water, slowly entering a meditative state.
It was called meditating, but in fact, he was calming down. Not only did his heart calm down, but his body also calmed down. Even his heart rate slowed down.
It was similar to deep meditation, but he had a clear consciousness. However, the effect was much better than shallow meditation.
This was a state of cultivation that Lin Xuan had mastered by chance. It was very comfortable to use it when he was comprehending certain things, and the effects were very good, so he had been using it for a long time.
After an unknown period of time, he opened his dazed little eyes. He did not know why he was here, nor did he know what he was doing. In the end, he closed his eyes again and organized his thoughts. The daze in his eyes was swept away, and the original Lin Xuan had returned.
He glanced at his watch and saw that there were a few unread messages. They were mainly from Su Tian and Luo Yan. Luo Yan was in charge of Lin Xuan’s progress, while Su Tian was now the dietitian of the school team. Although she was the dietitian of the school team, she was basically only responsible for Lin Xuan. Occasionally, the Lin sisters would come over to get food.
Later on, Su Tian realized that Lin Xuan had been so engrossed in cultivation recently and didn’t pay any attention to these trifles at all, so much so that he had forgotten about the competition.
“What’s up? I’m cultivating.”
“When are you coming home? I’ll come over to talk to you about the competition schedule for the next few days when you’re home!”
“Immediately. Um, did you come here alone? This sounds sketchy…”
“Hehe!”
Lin Xuan’s body trembled, and the water droplets on his body fell off. He grabbed his clothes and put them on casually. He strolled back to his neighborhood. On the way, he met his seniors who had arrived together. The two of them looked at Lin Xuan with a faint smile.
“Your so-called cultivation was to take a bath?”
“What bath? This is a medicinal bath for strengthening the body!”
Lin Xuan denied that he had taken a bath. Medicinal baths were clearly a part of cultivation.
“Alright, let’s go. We need to talk.”
“Oh.”
The three of them went upstairs and entered the house. Lin Xuan brought out fruit juice and drinks for the two of them, as well as a plate of purple jade grapes. He spoke as he ate.
“In the next few days, you’ll be relatively relaxed. According to the usual practice, you only need to deal with Youyou, one of the captains.”
Luo Yan said, but Lin Xuan frowned. “There’s no need. Zhu Yuan and Zhao Hao are quite strong, and they should be able to deal with the other team leaders. Leave the other two head team leaders to me.”
Luo Yan was speechless for a moment.
“Di Yi has allocated so many resources and points, but you only want to deal with the other two head captains. Have you fed those points and resources to your teammates?”
“What’s wrong with that? Can’t I?”
Lin Xuan looked up at her and said with a smile, “Zhu Yuan and Zhao Hao are pretty strong. They can definitely deal with opponents of this level. However, they can’t win against Jiang Bo and Li Rui, so I have to go. To be honest, they are putting me under a lot of pressure. I have to concentrate a lot when I fight them.”
“Moreover, as long as I can guarantee that I can enter the finals in the main competition, it’s fine. If Zhu Yuan loses against the other captains, then I will naturally participate.”
Su Tian suddenly said, “Makes sense. Their current school team is much stronger than our batch. Zhu Yuan and Zhao Hao definitely have the strength of a team leader!”
Luo Yan frowned.
“You can, but you still have to participate in the competition in the next few days. In addition to the two captains, you’ll have to take care of the leaders of the foreign competitors, the new army from the southern border military, and the Bavaria team!”
“In the previous National High School League, there were no such teams at all, so they naturally didn’t have to deal with them. According to past experience, in the main competition, they would hold back and only go all out in the final. However, it’s different in the World Tournament, they would fight so fiercely that their brains would be torn apart.
“Some of the World Tournament participants sent by Taixia Country are quite good. However, we’re not aiming for first place. Not all the teams that would advance to the finals would be from the top nine schools in Taixia Country. Even the three strongest captains might not be able to win!”
Lin Xuan and the other two might be forced to show their strength by the foreign teams in advance. This was a very high probability.
Very quickly, Lin Xuan’s premonition became a reality. Mo Yi was the first to be eliminated from last year’s National High School League, and they did not have the chance to enter the Dragon and Tiger finals. After that, Guang Quan was also eliminated by Eagle Country’s team.
The Taixia audience explained in shock. In the past, it would be big news if one of the nine greats didn’t make it. However, this time, four of the nine greats had been eliminated and had no chance of entering the final.
However, it was not as if there was no good news at all. Jiang Bo had fought the sword saint leader from the Xiaori Country and had the upper hand in the competition of sword techniques. Li Rui has won on his end as well. As for Lin Xuan, he had defeated the Captain from the Cosmic Country with one punch.
In addition to the top nine in Taixia Country, the few new recruits in the southern border were also exceptionally powerful. Their moves were clean and concise, and they would often win at the lowest cost. The Bavaria princess also displayed extraordinary strength. Her natural magic techniques seemed to be on par with Cheng Changmao.
If there were no accidents, Di Yi, Mo Er, Xidu, Nanjiang, Bavaria, and Eagle Country would be able to enter the final. As for the other three, it could only be said to be based on strength.