Naturally, Lin Yuan and his team received a share of the massive ticket revenue; after all, Meng Shenji and other high-ranking academy officials had specifically sought Lin Yuan's opinion before making the decision.
If Lin Yuan and the others hadn't agreed to make it public, Heaven Dou Royal Academy wouldn't have had this substantial ticket income.
The reason Lin Yuan chose such a high-profile approach, showing no hesitation in displaying his strength before the powers of the entire continent, was actually due to his own calculations.
He wanted to take advantage of this perfectly timed, high-profile opportunity to see which of the forces arriving from all over the continent possessed a diary instance.
For example, Heaven Water Academy and Blazing Academy, who had taken the initiative to come and challenge them.
The moment these two veteran elemental academies proposed holding a public exchange match with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Yuan's heart became as clear as a mirror.
There was a high probability that someone in these two academies had already obtained a diary instance and had been drawn here by the content within the diary.
Otherwise, according to the past conventions of the major elemental academies, they usually held exchange matches behind closed doors among themselves.
They normally wouldn't have anything to do with Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Inside the preparation lounge of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Before the match, to ensure fairness in the exchange, both academies would follow the rules and exchange basic information about their participating members.
Although this written information was simple, it included the members' names, Spirits, and specific spirit power Ranks.
The rules for this three-way academy exchange match were also very clear, divided into two major parts: individual elimination matches to test personal strength, and seven-on-seven team matches to test team coordination.
Lin Yuan held the newly delivered information booklet in his hand.
He first flipped to the personal information list for Blazing Academy. As his gaze quickly scanned it, Lin Yuan keenly noticed that Vice-Captain Huo Wu's Rank was highly abnormal.
Calculating based on the timeline, Huo Wu's current Rank should not be anywhere near this high.
While Lin Yuan was looking at the data and thinking, Ning Rongrong, who was leaning in beside him, suddenly pointed at the list and said loudly with feigned surprise:
"Wow, look! This Vice-Captain of Blazing Academy, Huo Wu—at her current age, she's actually a Spirit King level expert!"
Ning Rongrong blinked her beautiful large eyes, putting on a very impressed act: "It seems these elemental academies are actually quite powerful, they shouldn't be underestimated."
Looking at Ning Rongrong's slightly exaggerated acting, Lin Yuan smiled helplessly in his heart.
Lin Yuan had originally thought that in the Blazing Academy team, aside from Huo Wu—who was clearly a variable with a 'cheat'—no one else was worth paying attention to.
Until his gaze continued to scan downward and he saw a name that made his brain instantly stall—Di Qiuer!
It was written clearly on the list: Di Qiuer, Spirit Three-Eyed Gold Ni, Level 63 attack system Battle Spirit Emperor!
Seeing this specific name and Spirit, Lin Yuan was completely speechless.
Did he even need to think about it?
He didn't even have to think!
Even with his eyes closed, he knew that this person named Di Qiuer was the Emperor Auspicious Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest!
This Auspicious Beast, beloved by all beasts, had actually transformed and come out so early? And she even went to join Blazing Academy?
Lin Yuan really couldn't understand how this Auspicious Beast had convinced the Beast God Di Tian.
How could Di Tian and those Vicious Beasts bear to let her leave the absolute core area of the Star Dou Great Forest?
While Lin Yuan was secretly grumbling.
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan also leaned over to look at the list.
When they saw Di Qiuer's high Spirit Emperor cultivation of Level 63, the girls immediately gasped in unison with great rapport.
They all put on exaggerated expressions of being incredibly shocked by Di Qiuer's strength.
"Oh my god, there's actually someone like you, Brother, who can reach the Spirit Emperor Realm at such a young age? Who on earth is this Di Qiuer?" Xiao Wu cried out in surprise, covering her mouth.
Her appearance was as if they were truly seeing this name for the first time and just learning that such a person as Di Qiuer existed.
Lin Yuan just leaned against the sofa, quietly watching these girls perform so diligently in front of him.
Lin Yuan also felt a bit amused and helpless in his heart.
These women who possessed diary instances had gathered together so foolishly just to get close to him and obtain a bit more random rewards from the System.
Weren't they afraid that such an abnormal gathering would cause him, someone who knew the plot, to discover some fatal clues?
It seemed he had indeed slightly overestimated the Auspicious Beast's worldly intelligence.
Or perhaps these girls thought in their hearts that he, Lin Yuan, was too stupid to connect these coincidences and wouldn't find any flaws?
Lin Yuan shook his head, too lazy to expose their clumsy acting. He turned the page and looked at the personal information submitted by Heaven Water Academy.
The first page was none other than Heaven Water Academy's captain, Shui Binger.
The data showed that she also possessed the powerful cultivation of a Spirit King.
Vice-Captain Xue Wu's Rank was within the normal range, not exceeding the original work by much.
Seeing the stark contrast between these two's Ranks, Lin Yuan immediately understood.
Shui Binger definitely had a diary instance, while Xue Wu likely hadn't received the System's favor.
At this point, Lin Yuan's state of mind was still as calm as still water; all of this was within his expectations.
However, when his gaze continued downward and saw the names of the next few members of Heaven Water Academy, he was struck like a bolt from the blue and froze on the spot.
His eyes stared fixedly at the paper, and then he rubbed his eyes in disbelief. What was he seeing?!
The names of the members written in black and white on the list were actually Bing Di, Xue Di, Gu Yuena, and Zi Ji!
These four people were actually appearing on the student list for Heaven Water Academy!
Moreover, the data showed that the surface cultivation displayed by all four of them was uniformly at the Spirit Emperor level!
This lineup was so magnificent it was outrageous, leaving Lin Yuan momentarily speechless, his throat dry, completely unsure of what to say.
He had indeed wanted to use this high-profile public exchange match to fish out some hidden fish from the vast crowd.
But he never dreamed that this bait he had casually thrown out would directly hook such massive fish!
No wonder Di Tian would agree to let the Auspicious Beast go to Blazing Academy; hadn't he seen that Gu Yuena and the others had all appeared at Heaven Water Academy?
In that case, what was so strange about the Auspicious Beast being at Blazing Academy?
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