After finishing their important business, Lin Zhan and the other two were kicked out and headed towards the High Martial Hotel.
"Lin Lao Hei, four peak Diamond-level martial artists, how many hidden masters does your family have!" Ying Xuan said boisterously.
"Does your family have few masters? I say, you're the direct descendant of a Human King, why do you talk like a hoodlum?" Lin Zhan tilted his head and gave Ying Xuan a sideways glance.
"If you ask me, his father must have made a mistake back then. This scoundrel doesn't have the slightest bit of bearing of the Human King ancestor," Zhang Haoran added to the jab.
"So what if I'm a hoodlum? I'm still better than you, a charlatan who even learned fortune-telling. Lin Lao Hei, you don't know this, but when this kid was in Shanghai, he used to tell fortunes for senior schoolmates and take advantage of them. Why doesn't the Heavenly Master ancestor strike you down with lightning, you unfilial descendant," Ying Xuan immediately retaliated, exposing Zhang Haoran's past.
"Can you two stop bickering? Haven't you realized that this situation has become difficult to handle because of Ying Xuan's lack of foresight?" Lin Zhan finally understood Teacher Jiang's predicament. It was truly hopeless when a teammate lacked foresight.
"What's so difficult about it? Didn't Uncle Lin say that you two should kill everyone in the next two matches?"
"Calling you short-sighted is an understatement. After your mess today, who would be foolish enough to send their main force in the remaining matches? Killing a few small fish and shrimps is useless," Lin Zhan was completely convinced by this clueless individual.
"Think about it, we still have three ordinary intermediate martial academy contestants. What if those two shameless guys, the Buddha Son and Saul, directly surrender and then target them in their individual rankings?"
"Even if we kill off those two teams, what about our team members?"
"Lin Lao Hei is right. Except for my junior brother, and Bai Zhanlong from Ying Xuan's team, no one else can even contend with those two," Zhang Haoran said after careful consideration.
"Then what do you two suggest? Lin Lao Hei, you're the most unscrupulous. You know all the shady things. Tell us what to do," Ying Xuan said, looking at Lin Zhan.
Lin Zhan listened, then turned to Zhang Haoran and asked, "Does he always compliment people like this? Who taught him to talk like that?"
"Old Lin, don't bother with this idiot. But he does have a point. Tell us what to do," Zhang Haoran quickly explained.
Lin Zhan... As if you're not an idiot yourself: "I'll contact the higher-ups first and have those three ordinary team members forfeit their matches."
"Then, if those two shameless guys really forfeit, let them lead people into the secret realm. The three of us will bring all the experts and kill them in the secret realm. That way, we won't even need an excuse."
"Ying Xuan, find someone to spread the word that you can't summon the Huaxia Dragon Soul in the secret realm, and that Zhang Haoran can't use the Zhenxiao Thunder Method in the secret realm."
"Holy crap, Lin Lao Hei, you're truly devious. How can you come up with such a wicked plan? But why ask me to spread the word? Isn't it the same if the charlatan does it?" Ying Xuan was immediately excited and praised Lin Zhan upon hearing the plan.
"Because only when you, this idiot, spread it will people believe it. Also, stop following me. We'll each go back to our own homes. If you say one more word, I'll feed you to the turtles right now," Lin Zhan said exasperatedly, then walked away alone, wanting to distance himself from these two clueless individuals. He really couldn't handle them.
"Charlatan, what does Lin Lao Hei mean? Why did he leave on his own?"
"Does that even need asking? It must be his lack of maturity, still too young to handle so much pressure," the great charlatan Zhang analyzed with self-satisfaction.
Upon returning to the hotel, he gathered everyone and explained the recent events in detail, essentially to Jiang Zheng, with others just being present to listen.
Just like that Tiger Lord, he was drooling over Anya.
"What Lin did was right. It's just that our team has too many combatants. Old Xiao, Old He, Old Leng, Old Zhang, Ling Xiu, and the two of us, a total of seven people," Jiang Zheng said.
"I'll contact my father later and remove the ordinary trainees' spots. No need to send them to their deaths for nothing."
"Then Old Leng and Old Zhang, you two should stop hiding. Show us your skills so we have an idea of what we're dealing with."
"I'll go first," Leng Shan stood up and moved to an empty space in the conference room.
He took out an item resembling a badge: "This is the Hunter's Emblem. It has a life-space within and the hunting dogs inside were specially bred by my Leng family."
With a wave of his hand, a mastiff nearly 2 meters tall and 5 meters long appeared in the room.
"This is my Leng family's mastiff. Its combat power at the peak Silver level is not inferior to fierce beasts like lions and tigers of the same level. Besides that, we also have spirit hounds good at speed, and fierce dogs good at entanglement and joint attacks. A total of 10 hunting dogs. These were all prepared for me by my family when I advanced to Silver."
"Your family is also a prominent one. They sure know how to hide their wealth," He Dazhuang exclaimed with wide eyes.
"It's my turn. My family's conditions are not as extravagant as Old Leng's," Zhang Cong stepped forward, taking off his shirt as he spoke.
A totem of a human-faced, snake-bodied deity with red hair appeared on his back: "This is the ancient Water God, Gonggong. My Zhang family has been descendants of the great god Gonggong for generations, hence we are good swimmers and can fight above our level in water."
Afterward, his aura began to rise continuously, only stopping at the peak Silver level: "After activating my bloodline, I have the combat power of a peak Silver. In water, I can fight against early Gold. Although not as monstrous as you guys, it's enough to deal with those two teams."
He then took out a water god halberd: "Our Zhang family's water god halberds are all forged with the totem power of our ancestor Gonggong, thus they possess greater power in water."
"You call this 'not having extravagant conditions'? This water god halberd would be a treasure to a Diamond martial artist. You're a Silver-level fighter and you dare to cry poor."
"So I'm the only one from a poor family," He Dazhuang finally realized that with only his Platinum-level Tiger Head Saber, it wasn't even on the same level as theirs.
"Sigh, I'm not much better than you. I only have this gun," Teacher Jiang, the strategist, agreed with Dazhuang for the first time.
As for the other young ladies, there was no need to mention them. Array masters, illusion masters, all had various props and piles of crystal cores. Even Bai Qing and Yang Tingting, who possessed very rare mental system crystal cores, had several.
Not to mention Anya, the little rich girl. She had enough spiritual elixirs and medicinal pills to supply the entire team. From ancient times to the present, have you ever heard of doctors and pharmacists who weren't wealthy?
On the other side, Ying Xuan and Zhang Haoran returned to their respective teams and explained the matter in detail to their members.
The Shanghai team sent Zhang Haoran and his four junior brothers, Zhang Haoqing, Zhang Haoxuan, Zhang Haozhe, and Zhang Haoming, into the secret realm. The five brothers were all descendants of the 'Hao' generation from the Zhang family of the Heavenly Master sect.
The Qin Capital team finally decided that Ying Xuan, Bai Zhanlong, Bai Liqiu, Meng Gang, and Wang Dazhuang would enter the secret realm.
"I'll make it clear to you all beforehand. Lin Zhan is still too young and can't handle too much pressure, so it's up to us this time. Everyone, don't slack off." The members of the Qin Capital team were quite helpless to have such an unreliable captain.
Wang Dazhuang: "Perfect. I'll go and take a look at that He Dazhuang."