I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

"Shall we discuss the competition tomorrow?"

As is customary in previous years, everyone first tries to be polite, then has a meal and drinks to strengthen relationships.

The leader of the War Academy team, a thin middle-aged man named Liu Bai, simply pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and shook his head with a smile.

Although the smile was gentle, the words that came out were chilling.

"No need for a meal," Liu Bai said casually. "We kids have already eaten on the plane, so we're not hungry."

"Compared to the seafood feast, they seem more interested in the freshman teams from your Shanghai universities and those from the capital universities."

Liu Bai glanced at the time: "And I heard that the people from the Imperial Capital Academy will be arriving later?"

"In that case, let's not waste any more time. How about we have our two families practice a few times first?"

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Hearing this, Xia Chen behind him couldn't help but mentally rant:

"Old Liu, he looks so refined and approachable, why does he speak so bluntly?"

"They're not giving us any face at all!"

Sure enough, the smile on the face of the teacher in charge of reception at the Shanghai university instantly froze upon hearing this.

That's a bit arrogant!

"good!"

The Shanghai teacher's expression also darkened: "Since you're all so eager to offer your guidance, then please!"

Shanghai's academic institutions and sports centers.

The school car drove through the bustling campus.

Through the car window, Lin Yuan and the others noticed that the style of the Magic City Academy was completely different from the grim and fortress-like style of the War Academy.

The place is filled with a sense of technology, and Lin Yuan keenly noticed that the students here have a very distinctive range of professions.

There are many ranged professions and water-attribute professions.

After all, Shanghai is backed by the East China Sea and is responsible for defending against the abyssal monsters on the ocean battlefield.

In that environment, melee classes were indeed less popular than agile ranged turrets.

Soon, the group arrived at the arena.

On the way, the two team leaders also discussed and agreed on the rules for today's "warm-up match".

I. Individual Battles (3 matches):

The competition adopts a 1v1 arena format (the winner can choose to defend their title or leave the arena).

The use of any external items (e.g., recovery potions) is prohibited.

II. Team Battles (2 matches):

The competition adopts a 5v5 format.

Players cannot play the same game twice.

In other words, those who participated in the first team battle cannot participate in the second.

"Personnel cannot be duplicated"

Upon hearing this rule, Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow. Why did it feel like it was targeting him?

If he were allowed to play repeatedly, he could single-handedly defeat both opposing teams.

This may seem a bit arrogant, but Lin Yuan himself certainly has the right to be arrogant.

Unless he encounters a class that treats true damage as a basic attack, and that class has high damage output and high health, he has no chance of winning against him.

"A proposal from the Imperial Capital's universities?"

Lin Yuan recalled the teacher Zhao Wuji who had come to recruit students years ago.

However, that's not necessarily true. After all, he has never hidden his abilities, so it might have been suggested by someone else.

"team leader."

Ye Cang, standing nearby, clearly realized this as well, and leaned closer to whisper, "It seems we two need to separate." (The following is promotional material: "Permanent Defense Increased When Hit, Gods and Demons Can't Damage Me," a wildly popular online novel by author Xiao Pang, aiming for 10,000 views daily, available on Kele Novels.)

In the team, the only front-line tanks who can withstand attacks and deal damage are Lin Yuan and Ye Cang (off-tank).

If both of them play in the first game.

In the second team fight, either Chu Tianxing or Xia Chen would have to tank the damage, which would greatly reduce the margin for error.

Furthermore, neither of them possesses the taunt skill unique to shield warriors.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Okay, I'll lead one team, and you'll lead the other. It's fine. No matter how we split it, our chances of winning are still very high."

Inside the arena.

The lights are focused.

The ten freshmen representatives from the Shanghai universities have also entered the venue.

They were wearing matching blue and white uniforms and looked very confident.

Although the two sides were on the verge of conflict, no low-level insults or verbal abuse occurred.

After all, those who can stand here are all geniuses selected from among thousands by their respective schools.

They do have that much self-restraint.

"Please welcome the contestant from the first individual match to the stage!"

The referee's voice echoed throughout the stadium.

On the preparation seats of the War Academy.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept over the crowd, and he asked, "For the first round, who wants to go up and test the waters?"

This kind of opening battle is usually used to test the opponent's strength.

Winning boosts morale, while losing allows us to assess the situation.

Seeing that no one responded immediately, and they all seemed to be thinking, Lin Yuan said, "How about I go?"

"I'll just go up and dress those three people up, it'll save me the trouble."

"No, no, no!"

Ye Cang quickly grabbed him, looking speechless: "My dear captain! Who throws out a royal flush right from the start when playing cards?"

"Aren't nuclear weapons like yours usually reserved for the grand finale?"

"Besides, if you go on the field, what's the other team supposed to do? They might as well just surrender."

"At least give us a chance to show our abilities!"

The people around them nodded in agreement.

They finally got to compete and show off in front of other teams. They couldn't just watch Lin Yuan perform all by himself, could they?

Seeing this, Lin Yuan shrugged helplessly: "Alright, then who's going to go?"

"I'll take it!" Xia Chen chuckled, holding his spiked club, and patted his chest. "The first match against Bessian is best left to me, the berserker!"

"As you all know, my job trait is that the lower my health, the stronger I become in combat."

Lin Yuan glanced at Xia Chen and nodded: "Okay, then you go ahead. Be careful."

He knew Xia Chen's strength.

During this period, he had already collected the other three pieces of the Goblin King set.

Originally, he only had three pieces of equipment: a spiked club, plate armor, and leg guards, which could only trigger the first layer of effect.

But after this period of grinding (plus money power).

He finally gathered the remaining boots, gauntlets, and the [Goblin King's Core] needed for that hardest-to-obtain trinket!

Rage Burst: When activated, grants immunity to all control effects for 5 seconds and doubles attack power.

Even Lin Yuan was slightly surprised when he learned about the effects of his set.

The effect of this set will undoubtedly provide Xia Chen with a huge boost to his combat power.

The Goblin King's Golden Set is a rare and top-tier item in the Golden tier because the Goblin King's Core is extremely difficult to obtain!

In other words, Xia Chen just happened to be lucky; the cooldown time for the material from the Goblin dungeon in the War Academy had just refreshed!