"What do you mean?" Zhou Haoyu was stunned for a moment.
In his eyes, although Mu Nujiao had a strong and competitive personality, she wasn't the type to be fond of someone she had only met twice.
"Big Sister Mu, isn't the Beast Duel Tournament happening tomorrow? You're not planning to invite him to watch, are you?" Ai Tutu asked with a puzzled expression.
"Beast Duel Tournament…"
Zhou Haoyu's eyes lit up instantly. He had been worrying about how to get into Pearl Academy.
There was no doubt that there were new treasure chests at Pearl Academy, and the ones he currently had were basically impossible to open in the short term.
If he wanted to improve his strength, finding new treasure chests was the best approach.
Dean Xiao, Zhao Manyan, Ding Yumian—these were all key targets to pay attention to.
"Actually, I'm a student from the Imperial Capital Academy. If I could witness Pearl Academy's Beast Duel Tournament, it would be an honor," Zhou Haoyu said honestly.
"You're a student from the Imperial Capital Academy?" Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu showed expressions of shock.
After snapping out of it, Ai Tutu pouted and said, "No wonder you're so freakish."
As the top Academy's in all of China, the Imperial Capital Academy producing a few monster-level geniuses was perfectly normal.
"If the Summoning Department guys saw that fire-covered summoned beast of yours, I'm afraid they'd be so ashamed they'd want to hide. Just thinking about it is hilarious."
Ai Tutu's face lit up with excitement at the thought of that scene.
Zhou Haoyu didn't know what kind of fantasy Ai Tutu was lost in. He was just thinking of using this opportunity to check the conditions for unlocking those few treasure chests.
If the opportunity allowed, it would be best to get acquainted with Dean Xiao. That way, it would be much easier to enter Pearl Academy in the future.
"Then tomorrow morning, let's meet at the school gate."
After leaving the manor, Zhou Haoyu first escorted Lingling back to the Azure Sky Hunter Agency, then returned to the hotel to cultivate.
Outside the gates of Pearl Academy.
Zhou Haoyu spotted Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao waving at him and walked over unhurriedly.
"By the way, I'm not a student of Pearl Academy. Are you sure I can go in?"
Zhou Haoyu was still a little worried about being kicked out later.
Although his current strength didn't fear high-level mages, making trouble at Pearl Academy would just be plain stupid.
"The school does restrict outsiders from entering, but students from other academy here for academic exchange are not turned away," Mu Nujiao explained.
"That's good." Zhou Haoyu instantly felt relieved.
"It's already the new semester. Don't you need to return to the Imperial Capital Academy?" Ai Tutu asked curiously.
"I enrolled early. Right now, I don't have any required courses," Zhou Haoyu replied.
The three chatted as they made their way toward the Azure Arena.
The Azure Arena was built magnificently, with a dueling field even larger than a football stadium.
Because of Pearl Academy's yearly tradition, a protective barrier had already been set up around the arena to prevent battles from affecting the audience.
The dueling field was surrounded by tiered seating, rows upon rows densely packed probably enough to hold ten thousand people without issue.
Since Zhou Haoyu wasn't a student of Pearl Academy, he could only follow Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu to the seats designated for the Plant Element.
Fortunately, there weren't many students in the Plant Element, so there were plenty of empty seats.
After finding their spots, the three of them sat together.
Who would've thought that among the sea of Pearl Academy students, a student from the Imperial Capital Academy had slipped in.
Would this count as infiltration?
"That must be the famous Dean Xiao, right?"
Zhou Haoyu pointed at an elderly man on the central platform and asked.
Mu Nujiao nodded, her eyes showing respect and anticipation. If she could reach that level, the restraints of her family would vanish completely.
A trace of disappointment flashed across Zhou Haoyu's eyes. Because of the distance, he couldn't see what the treasure chest's unlocking condition was.
But one thing was for sure—Dean Xiao definitely had a treasure chest.
As a Forbidden Curse-level powerhouse, the conditions to unlock his chest definitely wouldn't be easier than slaying the Red Demon YiQiu.
Aside from Dean Xiao, Zhou Haoyu also spotted a treasure chest among the seats of the Light Element students.
It had to be that guy Zhao Manyan.
Compared to Dean Xiao, getting acquainted with Zhao Manyan would be much easier.
After Dean Xiao delivered his speech, the Beast Battle Tournament finally kicked off.
The first few contestants were all beginner-level mages, and their summoned beasts were even weaker than the Spirit Wolf Beast. Zhou Haoyu wasn't interested in the slightest.
Soon, it was Mo Fan's turn. His intermediate Lightning Element paired with a Spirit Wolf Beast that was undergoing evolution completely dominated the arena, causing outrage among the entire batch of new students.
"Hey, how long would your summoned beast take to deal with that Spirit Wolf Beast?" Ai Tutu turned to Zhou Haoyu and asked.
"Stop calling me 'hey' all the time, I have a name."
Zhou Haoyu showed a trace of annoyance on his face but still replied, "At most one minute to kill it."
Over the past year, Zhou Haoyu had invested a lot of resources into his Flame Scorpion Tiger. It had already reached the Warrior-level.
With its powerful bloodline, it could even fight some evolving Warrior-level monsters head-on. Taking down a Spirit Wolf Beast would be a walk in the park.
To be honest, Mo Fan's luck was insanely good. Although his summoned beast was just a Spirit Wolf Beast, its willpower was astonishing—it never failed a single evolution, climbing all the way from servant to monarch.
If it were Zhou Haoyu, reaching Warrior-level would already be impressive.
After all, a single failed evolution wouldn't just waste resources—more importantly, it would weaken the summoned beast severely, or even lead to its death.
On the arena, Mo Fan continued crushing one opponent after another. Soon, his match count reached 199.
"Zhou Haoyu, wanna get up there and give it a try?" Ai Tutu suddenly asked.
Zhou Haoyu immediately gave her a look like she was an idiot. What the hell was going on in Ai Tutu's brain? If he, a student from the Imperial Capital Academy, were to step into the ring...
Wouldn't that be openly challenging the Pearl Academy?
Ai Tutu clearly just wanted to stir up trouble.
Zhou Haoyu could see that Mu Nujiao was already getting eager. He asked, "You want to go up?"
"Mm."
Though it was just a single sound, her tone was firm—clearly full of fighting spirit.
After witnessing Zhou Haoyu's strength, Mu Nujiao was even more eager to improve herself, and actual combat was the key to that.
"Don't underestimate him." Zhou Haoyu, though knowing Mu Nujiao had slim chances of winning, still gave her a reminder.
"Okay." Mu Nujiao stood up abruptly, her face calm and composed as she left her seat and headed for the dueling arena.
After Mu Nujiao left, Ai Tutu leaned in and whispered into Zhou Haoyu's ear, "Hey, don't tell me you've fallen for Sister Mu? Don't be so delusional. Her suitors line up from the north gate to the south gate—one spit from each of them could drown you!"
"I just casually gave a reminder, why are you so worked up?" Zhou Haoyu looked at her with a strange expression.
"Who's worked up? I just don't want you up to no good." Ai Tutu crossed her arms and lifted her chin, snorting coldly.
Zhou Haoyu shrugged, too lazy to explain anything. His gaze returned to the arena where the match had already begun.
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