"First thing every morning, give yourself a cheer!"

The next morning, Qiao Yuán woke up full of energy.

He looked at himself in the mirror, utterly pleased with what he saw.

*I'm* now someone with both intelligence and spiritual power!

Qiao Yuán couldn't help but giggle foolishly.

It's just that he already gave the Staff of Wisdom away. He would have to find an opportunity to get another staff for himself.

Qiao Yuán was just about to enter the Otherworld when his steps suddenly faltered.

"Ah, crap! I forgot to ask Teacher Wan what that exclusive dungeon was called last night!"

Thinking of this, Qiao Yuán helplessly opened the door and headed towards the physical training class two's training grounds.

Because his attribute points were too outrageous, Wan Lihao had told him before that he didn't need to attend any more classes. He could just come back for special training after he cleared the exclusive dungeon.

However, when he arrived, a figure in the physical training class two made Qiao Yuán's eyes widen.

"Lin Lang!"

Qiao Yuán was somewhat surprised.

He had thought of many ways Wan Lihao might deal with Lin Lang, but he never imagined that Lin Lang would simply return to class as if nothing had happened!

"Qiao Yuán."

Lin Lang nodded towards Qiao Yuán, now without the animosity of the past.

"Thank you, thank you for bringing me back to Jing University and giving me a chance to start over."

"You're welcome."

Qiao Yuán looked at Lin Lang. In Lin Lang's eyes, he saw only sincerity.

But Qiao Yuán wasn't too optimistic. Ji Pingyang and Wan Lihao were willing to give Lin Lang a chance to start over, but would the Qin family be happy about it...?

Moreover, with Lin Lang's actions, he had almost betrayed Bai Ze. Bai Ze might not let Lin Lang off the hook either.

Qiao Yuán shook his head, throwing all the thoughts out of his mind.

He was a clay bodhisattva crossing a river, barely able to save himself, so how could he be qualified to worry about Lin Lang?

After finding Wan Lihao, Qiao Yuán finally asked the name of the dungeon.

According to Wan Lihao, the dungeon was called Silent Town.

Inside, the dungeon mainly tested the player's strength, intelligence, on-the-spot adaptability, and other comprehensive abilities, and the entire process would be broadcast live.

After all, the Global University Otherworld Combat Competition was considered the most prestigious and grand competition in the Otherworld.

Even the exclusive dungeon for obtaining qualification to participate could attract many onlookers, and many people would use this time to observe the seed players from other schools.

"When you go to participate, remember to wear a mask to prevent being targeted by those with ulterior motives!" Wan Lihao reminded him.

Qiao Yuán nodded, then asked,

"Teacher Wan, if I'm also planning to participate in the team competition, I only need to clear the dungeon once, right?"

"That's right, but the team competition requires five people, and you need to pay attention to the team composition. Where are you going to find five teammates of comparable strength?" Wan Lihao asked, puzzled.

"It's okay, I'll find them myself." Qiao Yuán had his own plans.

Ma Fei would be the main attacker, Yang Xiangdi would provide output and control, Zhao Ziyue would be support, and Qiao Yuán only needed to pull in an assassin or tank player to join.

Qiao Yuán believed that the current strength of Ma Fei and Yang Xiangdi would definitely not be much weaker than those upperclassmen in their third and fourth years.

As for Zhao Ziyue... it had been a long time since he saw her. He would have to see her before he knew for sure.

"Global University Otherworld Combat Competition?!" x3

Ma Fei, Yang Xiangdi, and Zhao Ziyue were all surprised after hearing Qiao Yuán's explanation.

It was the first time they had heard of such a competition.

"I'm in! How could such a grand competition be without Ma Fei!" Ma Fei immediately stood up, looking eager to try.

"I... I'm afraid I'll hold you guys back." Zhao Ziyue hesitated.

"It's okay, with me, Ma Fei, even a dog on support could win!"

As soon as Ma Fei finished speaking, Zhao Ziyue's expression instantly darkened.

Ma Fei also realized something was wrong and quickly explained,

"I didn't mean to say you're a dog, I meant you're better than a dog!"

Zhao Ziyue's expression darkened even more.

"No, no, I meant you're better than a dog..."

"Ma Fei means you *are* a dog," Yang Xiangdi added, stabbing him in the back.

*Smack!*

A bright red palm print appeared on Ma Fei's face.

After a period of commotion, the four finally entered the Otherworld, having already put on the masks they had prepared in advance.

Ma Fei wore a Sun Wukong mask, Yang Xiangdi wore a Zhu Bajie mask, and Zhao Ziyue reluctantly wore a Sha Wujing mask.

As for Qiao Yuán, he wore a Tang Sanzang mask...

Under the high tower, Qiao Yuán quickly found the exclusive dungeon called Silent Town.

"Dungeon Name: Silent Town. Difficulty: D-rank."

"Silent Town is the site of an ancient civilization. The underground possesses supernatural mystical power, but with the occurrence of numerous inhumane events, the supernatural power underneath has been distorted, mixed with darkness."

"Afterward, a great fire occurred in Silent Town, causing the land to be scorched and collapsed, and countless creatures became charred corpses in the fire."

Qiao Yuán was pinching the light orb and reading the dungeon introduction when someone suddenly patted him on the back.

"Hey, brother."

Qiao Yuán turned around and saw a bright, honest smiling face.

"Brother, are you going into the Silent Town dungeon? If not, can we go in first?"

The person looked at Ma Fei and the others, then turned his gaze back to Qiao Yuán.

"You guys are also here to obtain qualification for the combat competition, right? By the way, how come there are only four of you? The team competition requires a group of five."

"But why are you all wearing masks? But I guess so, many people will disguise themselves to hide their identities."

"Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Wang Tiezhu, a senior at Azure Sky University."

Wang Tiezhu was very friendly and talked non-stop, like a mosquito buzzing in your ear.

He held Qiao Yuán's hand, looking like he regretted not meeting him sooner.

"Hello, hello, I'm Qiao Dapao, I'm from Zhongguancun Liberal Arts Comprehensive College," Qiao Yuán said without changing his expression.

"Um... Zhongguancun Liberal Arts Comprehensive College? I don't seem to have heard of this school in the capital?"

Wang Tiezhu scratched the back of his head with a simple and honest expression.

"Don't try to fool me, I've downloaded the National Anti-Fraud App!"

"I... Bah! How could I lie to you? That won't happen." Qiao Yuán's forehead was covered in black lines, his accent was almost led astray by Wang Tiezhu.

"Okay! Then let's go in together, having a few more teammates is better for mutual support. This dungeon will only start when everyone is here, a batch of one hundred people."

Wang Tiezhu's words surprised Qiao Yuán.

A group of a hundred people? Wan Lihao really didn't tell him about that.

Qiao Yuán turned his head and looked at Ma Fei and Yang Xiangdi. Seeing that they had no objections, he slowly nodded.

"Alright, then we'll trouble you, Brother Tiezhu."

"Hehe, it's nothing. Let me introduce you, these four are my teammates."

Wang Tiezhu stepped aside, revealing the two men and two women behind him.

"Xiang Kaifeng, Quan Xinrong, Guan Shuangyu, Qiu Xin."

The first three only nodded lightly.

When it was Qiu Xin's turn, she turned her face away with some disgust.

Qiu Xin was wearing a cute Lolita outfit, with a cat-ear hairband on her head, but the disgusted expression on her face somewhat spoiled her beauty.

"Brother Tiezhu, why did you have to pull these four into the group? Zhongguancun Liberal Arts Comprehensive College, just hearing the name makes it sound like a bogus university?"