He glanced at Ye Xinglan, "We were just casually discussing it, we didn't mean to disparage anyone. Since the teacher has said so, let's just drop it."
"Drop it?" Ye Xinglan wanted to argue further, but was stopped by a look from Shen Yi.
Shen Yi nodded slightly to Arthur: "Thank you for understanding. I will discipline them properly."
After saying that, she turned and shouted sternly at Yu Henglong and the others, "Go back now! If you're late for the exhibition match, see how I deal with you!"
Yu Henglong looked at Arthur with a complex expression before finally leading the team away.
As Xu Lizhi passed by, he secretly gave Arthur a helpless look.
Watching their retreating figures, Wu Zhangkong patted Arthur's shoulder: "Let's go, the exhibition match is about to start."
Arthur didn't move; he looked at Wu Zhangkong: "The exhibition match later is between them and the previous Youth Group champions of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, right?"
"That's right." Wu Zhangkong raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean by asking that?"
"Do you think the Tianhai Alliance wants to win?"
Hearing this, Wu Zhangkong suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Logically speaking, the Tianhai Alliance can't win," Arthur analyzed. "Some people speculate that the Tianhai Alliance intentionally invited people from Shrek to let everyone see the gap between them and the top geniuses of the continent."
"But since they know they will lose, why would the Tianhai Alliance have the previous Youth Group champions play?"
"Couldn't they just find a group of peers? Wouldn't it be more direct to let this year's Junior Division champions fight them at the end?"
Wu Zhangkong fell into silence.
"The previous Youth Group champions are the strongest card they can play."
"Since the outside world is discussing this as an exhibition match to show the gap, why play the strongest card?"
"So, the Tianhai Alliance wants to win, they even want to win very, very much."
Wu Zhangkong looked up at the Soul Dueling Platform, which had already begun to grow noisy, his tone deepening: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"I can help them win."
Wu Zhangkong's expression tightened: "How will you help?"
"It's simple, let me go on stage." Arthur looked up at Wu Zhangkong: "As long as the Tianhai Alliance lets me go on stage, they will definitely win."
"Will they agree?"
Arthur shook his head: "As long as the Tianhai Alliance wants to win, they will allow me to go on stage."
Wu Zhangkong's brow furrowed into a deep frown; he was very certain that Arthur alone could beat the crap out of those seven people from just now.
He knew Arthur's strength all too well; during their sparring sessions lately, he could feel Arthur getting stronger almost every day.
Unlike the first time, Wu Zhangkong's battles with Arthur now were full of pressure, requiring him to use all his methods.
He could feel that if he didn't use his Battle Armor, it wouldn't be long before he lost to Arthur.
"Even if they want you to go on, there has to be a reason." Wu Zhangkong's tone was heavy as his gaze swept over the Alliance staff by the Soul Dueling Platform. "The roster for the exhibition match was set long ago, and it was advertised as the previous Youth Group champions. Everyone knows who they are. It's not that easy to change someone last minute."
Arthur waved his hand and smiled casually: "A reason? That's simple. Just say someone on the Tianhai Alliance's championship team suddenly felt unwell, and I'm going on as a'specially invited substitute' to help out. Since the Alliance only wants to win, they'll definitely be able to pull off such a small trick."
Wu Zhangkong was speechless; it was indeed true.
Arthur felt Wu Zhangkong's reaction was quite interesting; his facial expressions today had changed more than all previous times combined. He knew that the other party actually didn't want to see Shrek lose.
So he stepped forward and put his arm around Wu Zhangkong's shoulders, saying cheerfully: "Hey, teacher, don't look so gloomy."
"Anyway, they apologized just now, so I don't have to keep chasing them down."
"If you don't want Shrek to lose, just tell me, and I won't go."
"We're bros."
Wu Zhangkong's face darkened, and he returned to his cold, aloof manner: "Go if you want to. Why are you asking me?"
Seeing this, Arthur laughed out loud.
"I'll go find the person in charge of the competition right now."
Xie Xie's eyes on the side bulged: "Holy crap! Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!"
"Brother Art, are you really going on? This is fighting against Shrek!"
He rubbed his hands together, his eyes full of excitement. Just being able to watch such a battle, even if they were eliminated and sent home immediately, would make the trip worthwhile!
Xu Xiaoyan covered her mouth, her eyes widening in surprise, her long eyelashes trembling slightly: "Arthur, are you really going on stage? Shrek is the number one academy on the continent..."
That said, a spark of excitement quickly ignited in her eyes. "But with you there, they'll definitely win!"
The image of Arthur standing like a sovereign inside the Spirit Ascension Platform that day was deeply engraved in her heart.
In Xiaoyan's heart, Arthur was invincible.
Na'er's beautiful eyes sparkled with anticipation: "I want to go too! I'm going too!"
"What are you going for?" Arthur didn't go along with Na'er. He wanted to enjoy such a great opportunity to show off all by himself.
Sorry, Na'er. I'll take you next time.
Definitely next time.
"No, no..." Na'er grabbed Arthur's arm and shook it back and forth: "I'm very strong, I'll help you punch them all away."
Hearing this, Arthur disagreed even more. If she punched them all away, how was he supposed to show off?
"What do you mean punch them away? A girl should be gentle, don't be so violent."
"Oh." Na'er instantly became obedient, like a lady... With Arthur's background, it was easy to meet the person in charge of this exhibition match.
Although he was from East Sea City and this was Tianhai City, his public identity—not to mention the usually low-profile Mu Ye—just being the only relative of Dragon Sparrow Douluo and the Disciple of Saint Craftsman Mu Chen was enough for him to go wherever he pleased in the Federation.
The path to see the person in charge was unobstructed.
Inside the office, the Governor of Tianhai City stood up to greet him.
His face was piled with a warm smile, not treating the other party as a child.
He stepped forward quickly to shake Arthur's hand: "Young Friend Su, I've heard so much about you! I didn't expect you to come in person, please have a seat!"
While signaling his subordinates to pour tea, he secretly wondered why such a major figure—a relative of Dragon Sparrow Douluo and the Disciple of Saint Craftsman Mu Chen—would take the initiative to visit.
Arthur didn't beat around the bush; after sitting down, he went straight to the point: "Do you want to win this exhibition match?"
The Governor of Tianhai City's eyes sharpened, and the smile on his face faded slightly, though he remained polite: "Young Friend Su must be joking. Since it's a competition, naturally there's no reason not to want to win. It's just that Shrek Academy's strength..."
In fact, if they won, his future political career in the Tianhai Alliance would be smooth sailing.
He didn't finish his sentence, but he couldn't hide the helplessness in his tone. The rumors outside were a last resort, just setting expectations in advance.
"Let me go on stage." Arthur interrupted him, his tone calm but carrying a sense of arrogance: "I'll help you win."
"Young friend must be joking..." The Governor originally intended to decline tactfully; how could a child, no matter how powerful, change the course of the battle? But then he suddenly froze.
He stared blankly at the three pitch-black spirit rings that emerged behind Arthur.
At this moment, he seemed to see the bright future of his political career within the darkness of those three spirit rings.
The Governor grit his teeth and decided to gamble!
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