Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

What began as whispers among a few people quickly turned into excited chatter from the crowd.

Like several of his classmates, Li Hua subconsciously looked in the direction of Jiangcheng University, and then froze.

No, why would he be here?

In the Jiangcheng University team that arrived late, Zhao Yun, the team leader, was chatting with a handsome young man with an outstanding temperament who inexplicably gave off an unapproachable feeling.

Compared to that person, Li Xiao, the captain of the senior team, and Long Ningyan, the vice-captain, who performed exceptionally well in the previous college league, suddenly became inconspicuous.

They were both staring at each other's backs with shining eyes, and after exchanging just a few words, they showed excited expressions.

The surrounding noise immediately fell silent once the opposing team stopped at the spot arranged by the Dragon Clan.

As the teacher in charge, Zhao Yun also completed the handover with the Dragon Clan and registered the students' spots to enter the Sky Tower today.

Li Xiao, captain of the senior team at Jiangcheng University, and Long Ningyan, vice captain of the senior team.

as well as--

Su Hao, a third-year university student!

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Intimidation!

Chapter 1436 Champion, I'm so eager to improve!

As the youngest champion in history to defeat master-level opponents in the Legend Cup and enter the semi-finals, he is the only hero that many Dragon-type trainers dream of becoming, and he has solved unprecedented crises several times.

To all the students present, Su Hao was a legendary figure, as mysterious and powerful as a legendary elf, inspiring their admiration.

And now such a legendary figure has actually appeared among these students?

The stunned crowd then seemed to wake from a dream and realized that, judging by age alone, Su Hao was only a sophomore... no, he skipped a year to become a junior, and was only twenty years old, their peer.

Many people instantly realized why their elders always compared Su Hao to themselves.

His 20s: He fought against the world's strongest warriors, gained the favor of legends, and achieved countless accomplishments.

My 20s: Lying in my dorm bed, thinking about what to eat next with my Pokémon, and worrying about passing my final exams.

What's the point of comparing them?!

On the other hand, why did the other party specifically appear here today?

He must have come to visit his university's sports team. I heard that his best friend since childhood also seems to have enrolled in a top ten university.

Anyway, it's impossible for them to compete with small fry like themselves.

perhaps?

But when Zhao Yun, the coach leading the Jiangcheng University team, somewhat unsure of herself, announced the three candidates from Jiangcheng University in the pitch-black environment.

Everyone was stunned.

This includes the members of the Dragon Clan who were responsible for registration.

Many students' expressions changed drastically, and their hearts pounded with anxiety.

What? I'm competing with Su Hao inside the Tower of Sky?

real or fake?

The emotional shifts among the surrounding crowd were clearly audible. Li Xiao, who was in the Jiangcheng University group, had a knowing look on his face and whispered to Long Ningyan beside him, "You see, it was bound to turn out like this in the end."

Heaven knows the shock Li Xiao felt when he was all dressed up and ready to head to the Sky Tower at school, only to discover that someone had suddenly appeared in the ghost villa next door.

Moreover, that person was Su Hao, who was elusive and rarely seen; it was considered a blessing from one's ancestors to see him even once a year.

Especially when he heard from Su Hao that he used legendary resources to exchange a feather from the Fire, Thunder and Ice Divine Bird for a spot from the next candidate for captain of the school team, who was originally scheduled to participate in the Sky Tower Trial.

Li Xiao felt a pang of jealousy as she listened to the elderly man's phone on the subway, her heart filled with the sourness of having eaten a hundred lemons.

If you have this benefit, why don't you trade with me? Why give it to that guy?

Compared to the Tower of Sky, where you have to work yourself to death to clear levels, who wouldn't want to just lie down and get a divine bird feather for free?

The end result was that Su Hao followed them to the Sky Tower. "How dare we, a bunch of noobs, compete with you, sir?"

While internally ranting, Li Xiao didn't forget to keep his distance from Long Ningyan after whispering to her. He put on an air of chastity and declared righteously, "Although I whispered to you, I already have a girlfriend. Please don't misunderstand!"

Speechless, Long Ningyan: "........"

What a shrew.

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After Zhao Yun registered for the three spots at Jiangcheng University, all that remained was to wait before entering the Sky Tower.

Su Hao looked up at the top of the Sky Tower, which was shrouded in clouds and mist, and pondered that his infiltration operation should have been very successful.

Just as Mewtwo said, after concealing its presence as much as possible, and with the recent influx of people near the Sky Tower, Rayquaza, who was too lazy to even look down at the ants, couldn't detect its presence.

Otherwise, the moment I get close to the Sky Tower, the other party will probably fly down directly.

It was somewhat of an accident that I managed to get a spot in the Sky Tower through Jiangcheng University's channels.

He originally just went to Jiangcheng University to go through the motions and take the "final exams" to avoid repeating a year.

After hearing about this, he gave up the idea of ​​having Shen Yun contact the Yulong Clan to ask for a spot, and simply went through Jiangcheng University's channels.

Jiangcheng University gave its three spots to Li Xiao and Long Ningyan, both graduating seniors, and to a promising junior who is slated to become the next captain of the school team.

Jiangcheng University could have given all three spots to them, since Li Xiao and Long Ningyan would not be able to lead the school team to continue competing in the college league after graduation. The best option would have been to use these spots to strengthen the main team this year.

However, Jiangcheng University has the Lake Tower, which may not be as good as the Sky Tower, but it is enough.

The second reason is that these three spots were earned by Li Xiao and Long Ningyan leading their team.

If we don't give them that right, then who does?

Su Hao could certainly secure a position based on his contributions to the school, but he still had his pride.

He simply found a divine bird feather, which was no longer exchangeable for system currency and was practically ready to be used as a feather duster, in a corner of the system space that was piled up everywhere, and exchanged it for a spot.

Su Hao was already mentally prepared for the subtle "watching" from his surroundings when he decided to take the school's quota.

They're just treated like pandas, it's not like they've never been seen before.

The enthusiasm of the teachers and students from various universities who would occasionally stand nearby, lingering and trying to strike up a conversation, was a bit overwhelming.

Fortunately, there were less than ten minutes left before the scheduled time to enter the Sky Tower.

While pretending to close his eyes and rest, Su Hao had actually set up a waveguide channel and was chatting with Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng.

While it's not impossible to talk face-to-face, it's harder to have a proper conversation with so many people watching. It's better to be able to say whatever you want here.

The group chatted about Su Hao's purpose for coming. Upon hearing that he planned to clear the game, Li Hua asked in confusion, "You've already ridden the Sky Tower and been showing off in space, why do you still need to climb the Sky Tower yourself?"

Jiang Chengcheng was also puzzled. She wasn't surprised that Rayquaza had sat in Su Hao's Poké Ball, so why was it climbing the tower?

Are you bored?

Su Hao only explained that there were things he needed in the Sky Tower, but he didn't explain the relationship between himself and the Sky Tower.

The group chatted for a while, and it was almost time to line up and enter the Sky Tower.

Li Hua, who was daydreaming in the Longdu team, hurriedly flattered, "Champion, I really want to improve, please take me with you?"

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Chapter 1437 Speedrun of the Sky Tower

Although Li Hua never accepts financial assistance from Su Hao and Jiang Chengcheng, it doesn't mean he's foolish enough to insist on relying on himself and never asks his friends for help.

These students from Dragon City University were probably the most knowledgeable about the Sky Tower (the first twenty floors) besides the members of the Dragon Clan present.

They were basically familiar with the challenges on each level.

That's why Li Hua wanted to curry favor with Su Hao.

There is no absolute competition in the Tower of the Sky. There is no setting where if one person clears a floor, others cannot. On the contrary, they can cooperate to clear the floors. It is not a life-or-death struggle game.

At most, there will be some disputes over the allocation of resources.

According to Li Hua's understanding, apart from floors that require him to solve individually that are integers, most floors can be solved by having a powerful trainer pave the way and others follow suit.

This means that he can rely on his friends from the very beginning.

Upon hearing Li Hua's explanation, Su Hao, whose expression was strange, realized why Long Ningyan had asked him on the way here if she could follow behind him on the non-integer floors.

The reason is as follows.

As a member of the Dragon Clan, Long Ningyan has probably conquered the Sky Tower countless times.

This time, she probably wants to take advantage of her momentum to conserve her energy in the earlier levels and try to break through her own limits.

The same line, "I also want to improve," was heard belatedly from the Waveguide channel.

Su Hao nodded without hesitation.

"Okay, you can allocate the resources generated during the process as you like, I don't need them."

Su Hao was somewhat familiar with the resources produced in the lower levels of the Sky Tower; it wasn't a secret.

Frankly speaking, these resources are basically useless to him now.

Without access to legendary resources, he can't even be bothered to lift his eyes anymore.

Collecting them would be a waste of time and would also slow down your speed in clearing the Tower of Sky. It would be better to let your friends collect them and use them.

After agreeing to Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng's request, he watched as the group from Imperial University began to walk into the Sky Tower.

Su Hao turned to Li Xiao and Long Ningyan and said, "For the first ten floors, you can follow behind me. After the tenth floor, whether you can keep up when you need to challenge the levels on your own depends on your own speed."

Su Hao didn't mind giving them a hand, it was just a small favor, but he couldn't stop and wait for them to catch up on the later floors.

After saying this, the team from Longdu University started to move, and Su Hao followed them, led by Zhao Yun.

The interior of the Sky Tower was still the same as Su Hao remembered, only now it had a much more lively, everyday feel to it.

The Dragon Clan has turned the first floor, which serves as the starting area, into a place similar to an adventurers' guild. There are people setting up stalls to sell what they've acquired inside the tower, people charging for healing Pokémon, and places to replenish supplies.

Jiang Chengcheng declined the invitations from several senior students to go in together, and instead waited with her apprentice Xiong and Li Hua for the Jiangcheng University team led by Su Hao to enter.