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In less than two hours, all 15,000 Chaos Beasts were annihilated, not a single one was left.

After leaving the secret realm, the students, as usual, ran wildly towards the cafeteria like hungry wolves.

However, when they rushed to the cafeteria entrance, everyone was dumbfounded—the door was open, but the inside was empty, with no familiar aroma of food wafting out, only the faint sounds of food preparation and chopping coming from the kitchen.

Several staff members dressed in white chef's uniforms were moving around, clearly indicating that they hadn't started cooking yet.

A kind-faced middle-aged cook wearing an apron heard the commotion and poked his head out from the kitchen. He was stunned to see a large group of students surging towards the door and instinctively asked:

"You guys... finished fighting so quickly?"

Based on past experience, the Heavenly Soldiers Trial starts at eight o'clock in the morning and usually lasts for three or four hours of intense combat, which happens to coincide with the lunch break in the canteen.

But this time... what time is it?

"No way? It's only ten o'clock?!"

A girl looked up at the time displayed on the digital clock on the wall and couldn't help but let out a wail.

The other students also looked at the clock and realized that less than two hours had passed from entering the secret realm to the end of the battle!

The unprecedented efficiency also brought unprecedented embarrassment—it was lunchtime.

"Uncle Yang..." A boy rubbed his rumbling stomach and looked pitifully at the middle-aged cook: "Please, could you... make something first? We're starving."

"Alright, alright, I give up." Uncle Yang looked at the hungry eyes of the group and smiled helplessly. He waved to the kitchen and shouted, "Get moving! Cook some quick dishes! Bring out the rice! Let these little wolves have a bite!"

The canteen instantly entered a wartime state, with the sounds of chopping vegetables, sizzling oil, and clattering spatulas suddenly becoming more frequent.

Just then, a boy's voice rang out from the crowd, filled with astonishment and belated realization: "Senior Qin Le... your command was terrifying! The battle was over before the cafeteria even had time to prepare the food..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the students all turned to look in the direction of the sound, or rather, at the back of the crowd.

Qin Le and his several dining companions had arrived at the cafeteria entrance at some point, looking at the scene before them with a sense of helplessness.

Qin Le touched his nose, smiled apologetically at the boy, and also at all the students who were looking over, "Sorry... I didn't pay attention to the time for a moment, I was just thinking about getting it over with as quickly as possible."

When he was giving orders, all he could think about was how to annihilate the target most efficiently and thoroughly, and he didn't consider the issue of food after the battle.

As he smelled the increasingly strong fumes of cooking oil spreading through the air, his own stomach growled—he was hungry too.

The students laughed at this, and no one really complained. They found seats and sat down, gazing longingly towards the kitchen. A strange atmosphere, a mixture of the joy of victory and hunger, filled the air.

In less than half an hour, a strong, spicy and savory aroma burst forth, instantly whetting everyone's appetite.

Uncle Yang personally carried a large iron pot, nearly a meter in diameter, and placed it with a clatter on the warming platform behind the food pick-up window.

The pot contained stir-fried pork with red and green peppers, glistening with oil, and the portion was generous.

Some sharp-eyed students recognized that the seemingly ordinary large iron pot was actually a magical artifact with an expanded internal space, containing far more food than it appeared.

"Stir-fried pork with chili peppers is ready! Line up! Help yourselves!" Uncle Yang called out.

The students rushed to the windows and quickly formed a long line.

The sounds of plates clattering, the scraping of the auntie's spoon against the iron pot, and the satisfied sighs after receiving their food all mingled together.

Every time a large pot of fresh vegetables is served, it is almost instantly devoured, and even the broth is used to mix with rice.

The canteen staff were all extremely busy, working up a sweat.

At the same time, in the celestial realm.

A special post-battle analysis is underway.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden sat in the main seat, with several core guards standing on either side. All eyes were focused on a huge water mirror suspended in mid-air.

What was reflected in the water mirror was the textbook-perfect, highly efficient, and chilling annihilation battle that Qin Le had just commanded.

It was Yue Cijing's suggestion to review and observe the battle of this academy trial in such a grand manner.

In her view, although Qin Le's battle was not large in scale and his opponent was only a mindless Chaos Beast, his absolute control over the battle situation, his use of military force, and his ruthless efficiency in taking annihilation as the only goal touched on a certain essence of the way of war. It is of great research and learning value and is enough for many celestial generals to ponder repeatedly.

"My Lady Xuan Nu," Yue Ci Jing said respectfully only after the last video clip had finished playing and the water mirror had returned to its calm state, "Qin Le's battle... could it be compiled into a case study and distributed to all armies for the generals to study?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's gaze remained fixed on the water mirror, as if she was still savoring and deducing the details within it.

After a moment, she slowly nodded and uttered a single word: "Okay."

As the creator of the art of war, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's understanding of warfare is unparalleled in the Three Realms. Apart from the few sages who have left the Three Realms, even the living saints may not be able to surpass her in this way.

While Qin Le's performance in this battle, overall, still fell short of her full potential, the flashes of brilliance she displayed, her grasp of timing, and her ability to push the limits of her troops' potential had already confirmed in the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's deductions:

If they were to face Qin Le under equal conditions, even she would have to pay a considerable price to win.

"This kid... is truly terrifying." A male general with a resolute face and wearing black armor couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

They were all veterans who had followed the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden in battles for thousands of years and had experienced countless bloodshed and fire, and they had sharp eyes.

Although Qin Le commanded a small number of soldiers in this battle, and they were absolutely obedient students, the ease with which he handled the massive force and simplified complexities clearly demonstrated that even if the force were increased a hundred or a thousand times, and replaced with a true veteran who had experienced the ravages of war, he could still manage it with ease.

In their view, the only one in the Heavenly Realm who could reliably defeat Qin Le in military strategy was probably the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden on the main seat.

At this moment, Yue Cijing spoke again, voicing a question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time, a question that several of her colleagues also shared:

"My Lady Xuan Nu, in your opinion, are there any flaws in Qin Le's command in this battle? If... if you were to fight him, what would be the outcome?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden seemed to have anticipated this question. Her gaze swept over her personal guards before she calmly spoke, her answer direct and shocking: "Yes. I can defeat him, but it will be a pyrrhic victory."

A chill ran through everyone, and an indescribable shock welled up within them.

A Pyrrhic victory!

This means that, at the level of a head coach duel, Qin Le has already gained the qualifications to threaten the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden!

This almost confirms that in terms of military strategy, he is already the second most powerful person in the Three Realms after Xuan Nu!

A female deity suppressed her shock and bowed, pleading, "We humbly request Your Excellency to analyze this battle for us. There are many intricacies that we, in our ignorance, cannot understand by observation or contemplation."

"Alright." The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden had no intention of keeping anything to herself.

The way of war inherently requires inheritance and refinement.

With a light tap of her fingertips, the images in the water mirror began to reverse, freeze, and decompose. Accompanied by her cool and authoritative explanation, she dissected the profound meaning of Qin Le's formation, the mystery of his troop deployment, the control of rhythm, and even those seemingly casual but actually crucial subtle adjustments.

Although the opponent in this battle is a chaotic beast devoid of any intelligence, in the eyes of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, many of the principles of warfare contained within it are universal.

The fighting on the front lines is fierce. The more we learn and the more we improve, the more we may be able to reduce unnecessary casualties and save the lives of our comrades in a crucial battle in the future.

This is the significance of reviewing and learning.