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

"After all, our goddess Qingyue is usually cold to everyone, except for you, Captain."

"Ahem!"

Ji Qingyue's pretty face flushed slightly as she glared fiercely at Zhao Kuo, the fork in her hand gleaming coldly.

Lin Yuan, also looking annoyed, smacked Zhao Kuo on the head: "Eat your food! Stop talking so much nonsense!"

"Stop talking nonsense."

Lin Yuan put down his wine glass, his expression turning serious: "Just as Qingyue said, she rejected Qin Tian because she wanted to focus on improving her strength."

"Me too, now is the golden age for us to level up and lay a solid foundation."

"Use that for dating? Isn't that a waste of life?"

At this point, Lin Yuan looked at the group of young faces around him and said earnestly:

"Furthermore, don't you think about this world where strength reigns supreme?"

"If you really fall in love, you'll have a weakness."

"But one day in the future, when danger strikes, you will find that you are not strong enough to protect the people you love."

"Isn't that feeling of despair more terrifying than being single?"

"So instead of thinking about all that nonsense, we should focus on leveling up and getting better equipment."

"Only those who stand atop the mountain are qualified to talk about the scenery."

Lin Yuan's words were so righteous and awe-inspiring, they were truly thought-provoking.

However, Ye Cang, Xia Chen, and Chu Tianxing

Even Ji Qingyue.

Everyone looked at Lin Yuan with an extremely strange expression, their faces dark with disbelief.

Xia Chen's lips twitched, and she patted Lin Yuan's shoulder helplessly: "Brother Yuan, I understand the reasoning."

"If someone else had said that, I would have taken it as gospel and even written it down in a notebook."

"But why does it sound so awkward coming from you?"

"You're clearly in Versailles!"

Zhao Kuo chimed in indignantly, "Exactly!"

"Captain, put your hand on your heart and tell me honestly, with your current insane defense, and that unreasonable counter-damage and attack power..."

"Don't even mention your peers, even if a level 60 professional who's completed their third job advancement came along, you could probably hold your own for several moves!"

"How much more do you want to improve? Give me a break, bro!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

In their view, Lin Yuan's current strength has completely exceeded the scope of "student".

This is typical of a top student's mindset.

Despite having excellent grades, she often says, "Oh, I think I bombed the test this time. I'm so bad."

That's so hypocritical!

But none of them realized that when they were studying theory in high school, weren't they also top students?

Lin Yuan's lips twitched, somewhat amused and exasperated: "What kind of Versailles is this?"

Lin Yuan's expression turned somewhat serious: "Besides, you all know how many eyes are watching me from the outside."

"Especially those lunatics in the Abyss Order, and at the end of next semester, we're going to enter the Abyss Battlefield for a practical assessment."

"Who knows how deep the water is in there?"

"We must have the necessary sense of crisis."

Seeing the atmosphere was getting a bit heavy, Lin Yuan suddenly changed the subject and chuckled, "Besides, where would I find the spare money and time to date right now?"

"As you all know, my little black dog," Lin Yuan said with a pained expression, "that little guy is currently in his cub stage, and his appetite is terrifyingly large!"

"Besides cultivating my skills every day, I also have to worry about earning food for it."

"Where is there time to think about romantic relationships?"

Upon hearing Lin Yuan mention Xiao Hei, Chu Tianxing, who had been grinning, suddenly became serious.

He looked around to make sure no one else was nearby before whispering to Lin Yuan:

"Captain, speaking of this, you really need to be careful."

"Especially that Qin Tian."

"His profession is a dragon tamer, a profession that grants him an innate and keen sense of dragon creatures."

"Although your little black dragon is still young, it has pure dragon blood, even more noble than Qin Tian's platinum dragon."

"If Qin Tian finds out about Xiao Hei's existence," a cold glint flashed in Chu Tianxing's eyes, "given the Qin family's domineering style, it's hard to say they won't have some ulterior motives."

"Given that Qin Tian's first dragon pet was a platinum-level White Terrier, he must be eager to obtain an even higher-level dragon pet, and his family will definitely give him their full support."

"In the upcoming matches, it's best to keep Xiao Hei out of sight and not summon him."

Upon hearing Chu Tianxing's warning, Lin Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

A young five-clawed black dragon is as alluring to a dragon tamer as a stunning beauty is to a man—it possesses a fatal attraction.

Ji Qingyue, standing to the side, moved her lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

She originally wanted to say that if the Qin family really dared to act recklessly, she could ask the Ji family to intervene.

But then I thought about it again.

Lin Yuan's background is not simple either.

Not only does he have an unusual relationship with Fang Zhentian, the principal of the War Academy, but he also has the Celestial Master Chen Qingxuan standing behind him.

With these two powerful figures backing them up, even if the Qin family is arrogant, they'll probably have to think twice.

Thinking of this, Ji Qingyue didn't say anything more.

On the other side of the banquet hall.

The three team leaders were chatting together, each holding a glass of red wine.

Zhou Weiguo, a professor at a prestigious university in Shanghai, shook his head with a wry smile:

"Teacher Liu, today's battle has really crushed the spirit of us freshmen from Shanghai." "I saw that Lei Ming and Guo Lin were unsteady on their feet when they left the arena."

"I'm probably going to have nightmares tonight."

Liu Bai adjusted his glasses, showing no arrogance of a victor.

He said gently, "Professor Zhou, you flatter me. In my opinion, the students at Shanghai University are of very high quality."

"Especially that captain, Guo Lin."

"His talent, [Multitasking], is simply a divine skill tailor-made for mages."

"Right now, he's just limited by his rank and (combat) experience."

"Once he reaches level 40 and completes his second job advancement, if he can advance to [Multitasking], or even master a second talent, then he will become a mobile magic turret."

"What he lacks now is just time."

Liu Bai's words were a fair assessment, giving the Shanghai University ample face while also highlighting its potential.

Zhou Weiguo nodded repeatedly as he listened, and his frustration dissipated considerably.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji, who hadn't said much, suddenly spoke up.

The old man stroked his beard and asked casually:

"However, will tomorrow's matches still consist of three 1v1 matches and two 5v5 matches?"

"Today's competition was already very intense. If the trainees don't know their own strength tomorrow and cause serious injuries..."

"Although there are formations and referees, accidents are always inevitable."

"It would be terrible if irreversible injuries occurred that affected the children's future."