The Old Principal looked at Little Eight with increasing satisfaction and nodded, "No wonder you were able to slay a Silver Tier Nether Cat with Bronze Tier strength. Not bad at all!"

After speaking, the Old Principal took out his phone and made a few calls, instructing all students with Bronze Tier strength or higher to gather at the training ground.

While waiting for the others to arrive, the Old Principal said to Su Bai, "Su Bai, the rules for the Hundred Schools Tournament have been released. Let me give you a brief introduction. I've already spoken individually with the others who arrived at the school earlier."

"This year's Hundred Schools Tournament is organized by the military, with local martial academies and the Ministry of Education responding enthusiastically. The goal is to select the most outstanding talents for focused training, to enhance the foundation and strength of human prodigies, and to cultivate a spirit among martial academy students of daring to fight, being able to fight, and being able to win."

"Moreover, the rankings of the martial academies will fluctuate based on this tournament. Our Jiangzhou Martial Academy was established in 1968, and since our founding is much more recent compared to those century-old prestigious academies, Jiangzhou Martial Academy's ranking has always been relatively low."

"As a result, the military hasn't invested much in our academy, leading to fewer resources for our students compared to those prestigious martial schools. This lack of resources has slowed the students' progress, creating a vicious cycle."

"Prestigious schools like the Imperial Capital Martial Academy, the Magic Capital Martial School, or the Great Wall Guardian Army Martial School have prodigies reaching Silver Tier before graduation every year, while our Jiangzhou Martial Academy can only manage Bronze Tier strength at best."

"Since your strength, Su Bai, is comparable to a Silver Tier, perhaps we can compete with these old martial artists!"

"We must seize this opportunity to elevate Jiangzhou Martial Academy's ranking!"

As he spoke, the Old Principal's eyes shone brightly, embodying the spirit of an old horse with ambitions to travel a thousand miles.

Su Bai nodded and said, "Rest assured, Old Principal! I will do my utmost to contribute to Jiangzhou Martial Academy!"

Whether Su Bai was motivated by personal gain or truly wanted to bring glory to the school, the Old Principal was quite satisfied with Su Bai's response.

At that moment, nine students entered the indoor training ground, greeting the Old Principal.

Among them, Su Bai recognized three: Luo Yonghao, Lei Yunxiao, and Zhang Manni, three freshmen prodigies!

The rest were presumably upperclassmen.

Once everyone had arrived, the Old Principal introduced them to each other.

Third-year Bronze Mid Tier Wood Attribute Superpowered Individual: Gu Yueqingshu.

Third-year Bronze Mid Tier Martial Artist: Xiong Tianxiang.

Third-year Bronze Mid Tier Martial Artist: Feng Jiuge.

Second-year Bronze Mid Tier Martial Artist: Qin Shi.

Second-year Bronze Mid Tier Martial Artist: Bai Ningbing.

Second-year Bronze Mid Tier Martial Artist: Wang Qingqing.

First-year Bronze Low Tier Martial Artist: Luo Yonghao.

First-year Bronze Low Tier Thunder Attribute Superpowered Individual: Lei Yunxiao.

First-year Bronze Low Tier Martial Artist: Zhang Manni.

First-year Bronze Low Tier Beast Tamer Superpowered Individual: Su Bai.

Su Bai was somewhat surprised that Luo Yonghao and the others had advanced to Bronze Low Tier within a week, even able to compete with some second-year prodigies.

Indeed, the battlefield is the best place to hone one's skills. Through life-and-death battles, the potential of Luo Yonghao and the other two prodigies was further developed, and they all advanced to Bronze Low Tier.

After the introductions, the Old Principal continued, "The Hundred Schools Tournament consists of 138 martial academies, each sending ten participants, with five official competitors and five reserves."

"The competitors must include three third-years, three second-years, and four first-years, with the official team comprising one third-year, two second-years, and two first-years."

"You are currently the strongest batch of competitors our academy can field. For this tournament, Jiangzhou Martial Academy's official team will be Su Bai, Gu Yueqingshu, Wang Qingqing, Bai Ningbing, and Luo Yonghao, with the rest as reserves. Su Bai will be the team captain."

"Does anyone have any questions?"

At this point, a second-year student, Bai Ningbing, spoke up:

"Principal, Senior Yueqingshu is the strongest among us in terms of strength, experience, and all other aspects. Why should a first-year student be the captain?"

"Yes, Su Bai is just a Bronze Low Tier superpowered individual, a whole tier below Senior Yueqingshu. Why should he be the captain?"

There were six second and third-year students present, and they were not willing to accept a first-year student as their captain.

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However, Gu Yueqingshu, the one being nominated, smiled and defended Su Bai:

"Su Bai can stand against Silver Tier beasts, so his strength likely far exceeds his peers. We shouldn't view him through the lens of a Bronze Low Tier."

"Most importantly, our goal in this tournament is to bring glory to the school, not to argue over who should be captain. Since the Principal has appointed Su Bai as captain, we should follow the Principal's orders."

These words made Su Bai look at this senior with newfound respect, carefully observing Gu Yueqingshu.

He wore a green robe with his hair tied back, his face was handsome, his eyes like stars, and he held a folding fan behind him, speaking with calm and poise, exuding an air of elegance.

No wonder so many were willing to support Gu Yueqingshu; his character and demeanor were indeed exceptional.

The Old Principal frowned and said, "I'm sure you've all seen the news these past few days. Su Bai has the strength to slay a Silver Tier beast. If any of you want to be captain, go slay a Silver Tier beast, and I'll replace him immediately!"

Everyone pursed their lips and fell silent. They were at most Bronze Mid Tier; how could they contend with a Silver Tier beast?

Yet their expressions showed their dissatisfaction, believing that Su Bai's ability to slay a Silver Tier beast was due to the assistance of military experts and instructors, merely a stroke of luck.

At this moment, Luo Yonghao lowered his eyes, clenching his fists. He was somewhat displeased with Su Bai being captain, as he was once considered the strongest among the freshmen and naturally had a sense of pride.

During the week of rest, he advanced to Bronze Low Tier, and even if he were to face that Bronze High Tier Nether Cat alone now, he would barely be able to hold his own.

This was his confidence as a prodigy!

Yet even so, he acknowledged that Su Bai's strength was still above his. These people hadn't seen Su Bai's performance that day, so they didn't understand, but Luo Yonghao knew that Silver Tier combat power was beyond his reach!

But Su Bai could, and unknowingly, he had already set Su Bai as the target he wanted to surpass.

The Old Principal, seeing this scene, naturally understood what the students were thinking. However, he didn't say anything further. These students were all prodigies, and with their prominent family backgrounds, they naturally wouldn't accept a first-year like Su Bai.

But once the competition started and Su Bai demonstrated his true strength, these issues would naturally resolve themselves, so the Old Principal didn't worry too much.

As for the time before the competition, Su Bai might not have an easy time, but what did that have to do with the Old Principal?

This kid dared to trick him, so making Su Bai the captain was both a way to hone him and a small punishment.