Compared to obtaining victory through battle, they were more willing to play it safe until the end.

Naturally, the second battlefield thus became even more interesting to watch.

"Should he move in an arc or..."

Li Yueying couldn't help but be curious after seeing Jiang Yuan's route; after all, it wasn't the shortest straight line to the safe zone.

Though curious, Li Yueying continued to observe as Jiang Yuan advanced in his own way.

"It should be about time."

Jiang Yuan glanced at the time, figuring that if nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to reach the designated spot within four hours.

There shouldn't be any accidents, given that the [72 Transformations·Dream Marriage] he used last night likely attracted all the players within the area.

[72 Transformations·Dream Marriage]: Able to enter the dreams of everyone within a certain range, or target specific individuals.

A skill that Jiang Yuan originally thought was rather useless.

A skill that Jiang Yuan had created simply to satisfy his own collecting hobbies.

Yet, unexpectedly, it turned out to be very useful in this Joint Examination between the four academies.

Jiang Yuan had a simple plan, which was to mimic airdrops in battle royale games, gathering all the players within the area together.

Once gathered, fighting would be inevitable.

And the time the players spent heading towards the gathering point was a safe period for Jiang Yuan.

After all, when he used [72 Transformations·Cute Head] last night, Jiang Yuan felt his heart pounding with anxiety.

If he had set off at that time, there was an 80 percent chance he would have been directly eliminated.

That's why Jiang Yuan wasn't in a hurry and stayed overnight in the ruins of the city.

The original plan was to use [72 Transformations·Dream Marriage] after entering the safe zone, allowing him to move towards the next safe zone.

However, plans often fall short of changes. Due to the reminder from [72 Transformations·Cute Head], he had to initiate this plan earlier.

This morning, when Jiang Yuan set out, he once again used the [72 Transformations·Cute Head] skill.

Feeling no imminent danger, Jiang Yuan then set off with Zhao Gongming and the others.

Of course, to increase the trustworthiness of the "airdrop" to the players, Jiang Yuan specially transformed into the old principal's appearance in the dream.

He also indicated that this was a newly added segment in the Joint Examination, and everyone could choose whether to go or not.

With these words, even if some players were not interested in the treasure that could guarantee a spot in the top two hundred, some would be curious about what the new segment entailed and decide to check it out.

As for doubting the reality of the dream?

When a person has a dream, they question its reality.

But when a group of people have the same dream, they start to wonder if it's a premonition or if someone is specifically telling them something.

Obviously, with the image of the old principal, the dream became one where the old principal was telling them about the new segment in the Joint Examination.

As to why the old principal would use a dream to do this?

That was beyond everyone's consideration.

After all, the old principal was a formidable figure of the Eleventh Realm and the Fire Realm, easily entering their dreams.

Furthermore, the [Joint Examination] card itself was also in the hands of the old principal, controlled by him.

Under such circumstances, wouldn't it be even simpler for him to enter their dreams?

Even if some players had their doubts, the old principal in the dream also said that it was fine not to go.

But what if their teammates wanted to go?

In the end, it turned out like this, almost everyone who dreamed of this dreamscape chose to go and see.

Even if some didn't care about the treasure that ensured their advancement into the top two hundred, they were still curious to see what this segment was all about.

I'll just watch from the side; even if there's a fight, it won't involve me.

There were quite a few people who harbored this thought.

In the sky, above the clouds, Jiang Yuan, who had transformed into a little bird, also revealed a hint of a smile in his eyes.

"Sorry, old principal, I'm doing this to honor our academy; you won't blame me, right?"

Jiang Yuan looked up at the sky, not knowing exactly where, but he was certain his actions must be under the watchful eyes of the bigwigs.

But this is an open strategy, just like staking out a circle.

You know what I'm doing, but can you say that I'm breaking the rules?

...

...

At 10 a.m., a handsome guy riding a motorbike swiftly arrived by the lakeside of Sunken Star Lake.

Two other handsome guys, also on motorbikes, quickly followed.

The three of them were from Daxia Academy.

They were Yin Lingbai, ranked 37th among the fifth-year students.

Yang Lingwen, ranked 19th among the fifth-year students and Qi Chenfeng, ranked 10th.

"Speaking of which, is it okay for us to just show up at the lakeside so openly?" Yin Lingbai looked at the very peaceful Sunken Star Lake, turned his head, and asked the other two.

Although Sunken Star Lake was on the edge of the safe zone, the surrounding area was also a flat plain with grass no higher than the knees.

The wooded area was nearly five kilometers behind them.

That is to say, their presence beside Sunken Star Lake was tantamount to exposing themselves to the view of everyone hidden around.

If that dream is true and not only they three had it.

"You've got to have some confidence in our strength," Qi Chenfeng said with a smile, as the motorbike between his legs turned back into a Purple Quality Card and returned to his hand.

"We are the elites of Daxia Academy, one of the four top Academies."

"Idiots!"

The vice-chancellor of Daxia Academy, Guan Chutian, upon seeing their behavior and hearing Qi Chenfeng's words, her face turned cold, and she cursed.

From her godlike perspective, she was very clear about how many people were around Sunken Star Lake.

The grass might not even reach the knees, but it's still enough to hide a person lying down.

Moreover, there were various kinds of cards that could conceal a person. It's not only the distant places, but even less than five meters away from them, someone was lying in wait.

Although that person hadn't made a move yet, once they did, at least one of these three fools would die.

Ranked third among Martial Arts Academy's fifth-year students: Qi Baohuang.

Occupation: assassin card master!

And here these three fools were, still talking big!

"Let's hide first, there might be other people coming later."

In the end, it was Yang Lingwen who was more reliable. As he spoke, he took out a Blue Quality Card and concealed himself.

"Our usual fights are straightforward, hiding ourselves is a first, so we don't really have any particularly good cards."

Yang Lingwen's voice sounded somewhat helpless. Qi Chenfeng and Yin Lingbai also had helpless expressions as they each took out a Blue Quality Card.

"Same here."

The three from Daxia Academy hid right beside the assassin card master of the Martial Arts Academy.

Guan Chutian held her forehead, her face full of helplessness.

She had a feeling that Zhongyuan Academy had their number.

Her two disciples were sniped from a distance, and these three guys weren't weak in strength either. How come their brains weren't in gear?

"Hehe."

Compared to Guan Chutian, Yu Chengtian on the side was much happier.

After all, he had a clear memory of that assassin card master being a genius among their Academy's fifth-year students.

During the mid-stage of Great Liang, he had killed two late-stage members of the Elemental Spirit Clan, a testament to his strong capability.

If he had acted just now, even if he couldn't take down all three, he could at least get two.

But now, nobody knows what the situation is, and everyone who arrived here early subconsciously chose to hide first to see what happens next and how the treasure will appear.

However, in just a moment, over six hundred out of the remaining thirteen hundred people from the second battlefield arrived around Sunken Star Lake.

That is also because Sunken Star Lake is quite large; otherwise, it would be difficult to hide so many people.

Of course, several battles broke out along the way when some coincidentally ran into each other. It's not like they could pretend not to see each other.

Sunken Star Lake became lively, and Jiang Yuan was still on his way here.