Mythical Card Supplier: Starting with Nezha, the Third Lotus Prince

"Alright then."

Li Yueying nodded without asking further, allowing Jiang Yuan to relax.

"The joint examination for the four academies is about to start, how are things?" Li Yueying raised her eyebrows at Jiang Yuan.

"Almost ready, I need three more days to upgrade the quality of Shi Ji and the weapons."

Jiang Yuan nodded, knowing that the time wasn't enough for him to enhance his strength to the Fifth Realm Great Liang.

However, taking a shortcut and upgrading both Nezha's equipment and Shi Ji's quality would similarly enhance the combat power.

"That works, how much have you improved?"

"Um..."

Jiang Yuan hesitated, "Right now, only the Fire-tipped Spear and Hun Tian Ling have been upgraded to Purple Quality."

"Huh?"

Li Yueying was taken aback, "So, you need to upgrade the quality of five cards in these three days?"

Jiang Yuan also paused, silently calculating.

Shi Ji, Qiankun Ring, Qiankun Bow, Sky Shattering Arrow, Wind and Fire Wheel, and the equipment for Shi Ji, Taia Sword.

"Uh, six."

Jiang Yuan scratched his head awkwardly: "But it should be no problem, right? I'll start by upgrading the quality of Shi Ji."

"Alright, if the rest of the weapons can't be upgraded right away, just take it slow."

Jiang Yuan felt somewhat helpless; he had been focusing on Cultivation Technique Cards recently, and only managed to upgrade the Fire-tipped Spear and Hun Tian Ling for Nezha's weapon; the rest were still pending.

But now with Jiang Yuan No.2, things should go smoothly if all goes well.

Zhao Gongming absorbed some fortune in today's battle, which could definitely help.

"Then go for it, good luck."

Li Yueying nodded helplessly, "By the way, do you know the rules for the joint examination?"

"Uh..."

Jiang Yuan scratched his head again, still focused on mastering Cultivation Technique Cards lately and hadn't looked into the examination.

"Sigh, alright, I'll tell you."

Li Yueying rolled her eyes and sighed helplessly before explaining the rules to Jiang Yuan.

"The rules of the joint examination are simple; it's divided into three fields."

"The first field consists of second and third year students, which means students with the strength of Second Realm Xuanxiao and Third Realm Ju Zi."

"The second field includes fourth-year Jianglu strength and fifth-year Great Liang strength students."

"Sixth-year Shishen Realm students, as they all have experienced the body remolding phase, are significantly stronger than fifth-year students, so they have a separate field."

"First-year students don't participate, as their abilities aren't sufficient yet."

"Each field is a space without any Alien Race, quite similar to the scenario during the entrance examination."

"However, here you will face the prodigies from other schools, and your goal is to be among the last two hundred survivors."

"The initial area of the space is large, but it keeps shrinking at intervals. After shrinking, it's divided into two areas, one habitable and the other non-habitable. You need to stay within the habitable area as much as possible, because the non-habitable area lacks Star Power and consumes Physical Strength continuously."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan was momentarily stunned.

Battle royale?

But unlike battle royale where the last one remaining is decided, this exam decides the last two hundred.

Two hundred, huh?

"Also, once inside the space, your school's emblem will be hidden, which avoids turning this joint examination into a confrontation among schools."

"Of course, it's possible to form teams in the joint examination, but teams can only have up to ten members, and you need to form them outside not within the space."

"If a team exceeds ten people, a powerful member of the Alien Race will be randomly generated nearby to attack you."

"The strength of the Alien Race is determined by the number of people in your team, increasing one level for every extra person."

Li Yueying seriously said, "So don't exceed ten people; this also prevents forming teams with those from the same school just by knowing each other."

Jiang Yuan nodded, understanding this was to counter malicious teaming."

"Don't worry, that won't happen."

Jiang Yuan's words were not to comfort Li Yueying but because he genuinely didn't plan to team up with others.

Except for Mu Qianshan.

He decided their team would only consist of him and Mu Qianshan.

Including others could be a burden if they didn't follow commands.

"But what happens after the last two hundred are decided in the space?"

"Then the two hundred will compete in a challenge arena, of course, excluding those in supportive roles."

"The final ranks will be decided."

Li Yueying said, hesitating slightly, "Hmm, Zhongyuan Academy hasn't topped the first place for three consecutive terms now."

"Huh?"

Jiang Yuan stared at Li Yueying incredulously.

Not topping the first place for three consecutive terms?

Isn't your regretful tone supposed to imply not making it into the top three, five

"Uh..."

Li Yueying, seeing Jiang Yuan's reaction, spoke somewhat irritably, "I was counting on you to bring some glory, but you haven't advanced past the late-stage Jianglu yet. I was hoping you'd break into Great Liang and dominate in the examination space."