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A month later, hundreds of students from the four academies stood in the academy square, each in their own line. Lu Yunshi, Shuang, and Tianyi, who ranked first, second, and third respectively, stood at the very front of the East Academy.

The same applies to the other three colleges, with the top three in the assessment standing at the front.

To Lu Yunshi's surprise, Nightmare, who had previously caused him trouble, was not among the top three.

But then I thought about it again and it wasn't surprising. Even if we exclude myself as an unexpected factor, Nightmare's strength wouldn't even rank in the top three at East Academy.

"Boss, none of the top three students in the other three academies are human." Li Hongying, standing behind Lu Yunshi, leaned forward and revealed her discovery.

Not only the top three, but also among all the people in the other three academies, the number of humans is not large, less than one-tenth.

The only race with an even smaller population than the human race is the Holy Race, whose overall numbers are already limited.

Although the Holy Race is small in number, they rank high. Of the twelve people in the top three of the four academies, six are from the Holy Race, while the Human Race only has Lu Yunshi as their sole representative, and the remaining five are divided among the other three races.

Lu Yunshi withdrew his gaze and replied, "It's normal. Our human race focuses on being neither too strong nor too weak, with the winner taking all. There's no need to belittle ourselves because of this. As cultivators, we should not be thinking about trivial matters like who is stronger or weaker, or who has more or less. These are just secondary issues."

"So what should we mainly be thinking about?" Xiao He, who was standing not far away, asked with some curiosity after hearing this.

"Hmm...we should think about who can live the longest." Lu Yunshi smiled slightly. "Weakness now is not weakness; strength later is true strength."

"Hmph!" Tianyi, who was standing in the same row as Lu Yunshi, snorted coldly.

"What, you have a problem with that?" Lu Yunshi asked, narrowing his eyes as he heard the other person's movements.

Tian opened his mouth, but for some reason, he didn't say anything in the end.

"Tsk, get to the point! You Holy Clan people are really boring," Lu Yunshi said irritably.

After saying that, Lu Yunshi blinked, as if he had thought of something interesting. "By the way, compared to the Holy Race members of the other three academies, how do you compare in ability?"

Upon hearing this, Tianyi raised his head slightly, but quickly lowered it again, remaining silent.

Shuang suddenly spoke up. "Among all the Holy Race members in the four academies, his strength and talent are top-notch, but two of his former defeated opponents have become the second and third place winners in their respective academies' assessments."

"What's wrong with that?" Lu Yunshi asked, then quickly realized what was going on. "Oh~ Someone feels ashamed that their defeated opponent is now on the same level as them, or even... you should be the only Saint Clan genius among them who has been defeated by a human cultivator, right?"

Tianyi took a breath. "Lu Yunshi, you'd better shut your mouth."

Lu Yunshi would never grant the other party's wish. "Don't be too sad. After all, it's all in the past that they lost to you. What if they're stronger than you now?"

"Impossible." Tianyi replied with disdain and decisiveness, his arrogant gaze sweeping over the few members of the Holy Clan. "I will not be surpassed by enemies I have already defeated. A loser is a loser, no matter how hard they try, they are still losers. That is a fact."

"Hiss~" Lu Yunshi's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly. "That makes a lot of sense, I think so too."

Tianyi was taken aback upon hearing this, and then his expression turned ugly.

"Don't overthink it, brother. Even without me, you still have her. You're only in third place. Why are you staring at me every day? Get past second place first." Lu Yunshi said earnestly, patting Tianyi on the shoulder.

"Hmm..." Shuang then showed a thoughtful expression and honestly said, "If he has to get past me first before fighting you... then theoretically, he can only get third place among the three of us in his lifetime."

"Theoretically?" Lu Yunshi asked.

"Yes, with his own talent and hard work, it would be very difficult for him to surpass me without external help or fortuitous encounters," Shuang nodded and said seriously.

Lu Yunshi did not believe that the other party was lying, as he had also seen Shuang's battle during the assessment.

Including his battle with Lu Yunxi, he could easily tell that the other party had not used their full strength, so the extent of Shuang's power remained a mystery.

Ultimately, having someone who is undoubtedly very strong, even if their specifics are unknown, standing next to you still provides a great sense of security.

If he didn't have to follow behind others as a bodyguard (cannon fodder? scapegoat? shield?), Lu Yunshi would have already started to cling to powerful figures.

Thinking of this, Lu Yunshi turned around and glanced at Lu Yunxi, who was unusually quiet and silent, and felt a little surprised.

The young lady has been unusually quiet lately.

"Heh, it seems you're the most arrogant member of the Holy Clan. But don't worry, whether it's you or me, you'll both become my defeated opponents in the future." Tianyi took a deep breath, stared at Shuang and Lu Yunshi, said this, and then closed his eyes.

Without anyone to tease him, Lu Yunshi suddenly became bored again.

They said they were going to take them into the Myriad Battles Abyss, but after standing here for an hour, they still hadn't seen the path into the Myriad Battles Abyss.

"Boss, look!" Li Hongying suddenly shouted. Lu Yunshi looked up and saw a huge spaceship flying overhead, quickly blocking out the sun above the academy.

Then, a figure jumped out from among them. The person was dressed in plain clothes with ink embellishments, with a white jade pendant at his waist and a folding fan in his hand. His clothes were not unusual, but his temperament was special and he was very handsome.

After the man landed, the spaceship quickly departed, and he took a few steps to the center of the square.

Just as Lu Yunshi was puzzled by this, a teacher from the academy finally stepped forward. He did not explain what had just happened, but simply nodded slightly to the young man and then shouted at Lu Yunshi and the others.

"Now is the time to open the Abyss of Ten Thousand Battles. Students from all academies must remember that once you enter the Abyss, your life and death will be determined by fate. All you can do is be extremely careful."

As he spoke, the teacher cast several runes with both hands. The runes then shattered, turning into countless rays of light that fell and entered the bodies of everyone preparing to enter the Heavenly Abyss.

Lu Yunshi noticed that the man who had just landed also had light entering his body.

"Within this light are things you need to be careful about after entering the Abyss. You can think about them carefully after you go in. Now... I will open the path to the Abyss for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the teacher let out a low growl and threw a jade talisman into the sky.

The jade talisman flew into the sky, instantly distorting space. In just a few breaths, a tremendous pressure descended from the distorted space. Lu Yunshi frowned and subconsciously channeled his energy to resist.

But soon, this oppressive force transformed into a tremendous suction force, and in the blink of an eye, Lu Yunshi lost consciousness. He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he opened his eyes, the environment he was in had changed.