Chen Baiwen exchanged a look with Yu Hongbo and the others; without needing to speak, they understood each other.
Yu Hongbo composed himself and then said, "Xiang Beifei, I've long admired your reputation. I am Yu Hongbo, the team leader from Yanzhou University."
Chen Baiwen also nodded slightly but remained silent.
Xiang Beifei, appearing thoughtful, gazed at the people from Yanzhou University. His eyes swept over them, then he glanced at Zhu Xinjue and after a moment said, "Why are you here?"
"After we entered this withered forest, we realized something was wrong and then ran up to this mountain. The situation outside is terrible. Did you also encounter those strange tree people just now?" Yu Hongbo asked.
"That's right," Xiang Beifei said, not revealing any emotion.
"Are you all alright?" Yu Hongbo asked.
"Not too bad," Xiang Beifei glanced at Tang He behind him. Tang He was from Qingzhou University, and their team's situation seemed very dire.
When Tang He saw Yu Hongbo and the others, he too showed a look of shock; he hadn't expected to encounter people from Yanzhou University, especially given that their Hou Chengwu from Qingzhou University had died at the hands of "Zhu Pengfei"!
However, he dared not say much now, being only a late-stage Qi-Controlling SR-level Awakener, without any teammates nearby, he was no match for these people from Yanzhou University.
"How long have you been in this withered forest?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"We came here last night!" Yu Hongbo said.
"Last night? You've been here nearly a day?" Xiang Beifei seemed surprised.
"Yes, we've been here since last night!"
Yu Hongbo no longer harbored any intention of confronting Xiang Beifei. Instead, he even felt a slight desire to join forces with Xiang Beifei.
Because their team was also in a very difficult position.
This place was indeed too strange; they were trapped, unable to find a way out. Seeing Xiang Beifei, a hope rose in Yu Hongbo's heart.
Xiang Beifei was very strong; perhaps he had some way out!
"So you're all okay?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"We had one casualty," Yu Hongbo said with a heavy tone.
Only four members remained in their team.
"Have you been on this mountain since last night till now?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"Not exactly. At first, we were walking in the withered forest, but then suddenly it got dark, and things didn't seem right, so we ran up to the mountain, realizing that those tree people wouldn't dare to come up, which gave us a breather. We weren't initially on this mountain; it was another one."
"So you are that N-level Awakener, Xiang Beifei?"
Chen Baiwen's expression was not good as he faced Xiang Beifei. He hadn't really wanted to come up because the earlier Hou Chengwu had lost inexplicably, and he hadn't even seen how Hou Chengwu lost.
If he too were to lose to an N-level student, his reputation could be utterly destroyed.
However, if he did not come forward to challenge Xiang Beifei, he would be even more ridiculed as a coward, proving indirectly that he, a lofty SSR-level Awakener, was afraid of an N-level!
Xiang Beifei essentially would win without fighting.
After all, like Hou Chengwu, he dismissed the idea of joining Liangzhou University for recruiting N-level students, and was convinced by other universities not to go to Liangzhou University.
Having chosen to forsake Liangzhou University initially, Chen Baiwen, an arrogant SSR, needed to prove himself).
Xiang Beifei just looked at Zhu Xinjue calmly, but a murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
He had not killed this person the last time and clearly intended to kill him now, so he must kill Zhu Xinjue this time!
However, just as he spoke, he felt his knees bend, and with a "snap," he suddenly knelt before Xiang Beifei!
Zhu Xinjue and the others were also startled!
"Hou Chengwu, what are you doing?" Chen Baiwen asked in surprise.
Hou Chengwu was shocked by his own actions!
Wasn't it agreed to take Xiang Beifei out of the tracks?
Why am I the one kneeling instead?
Hou Chengwu's face turned bright red with anger as he tried to stand up but found that no matter what, he couldn't stand up!
But just then, with sharp eyes, Hou Chengwu suddenly saw Xiang Beifei's figure and immediately shouted, "There he is!"
This time everyone saw clearly that Xiang Beifei was indeed a real person!
Others also saw Xiang Beifei, but because of the flood, they found it hard to disengage.
"Yu Hongbo, you help us watch these SRs, we'll go deal with him!" shouted Hou Chengwu.
"Okay!" Yu Hongbo had to take care of his own men, otherwise the SRs would be directly drowned by the flood.
Zhu Xinjue's eyes revealed a streak of ruthlessness, and a huge glass ball appeared in his hand. The flickering glass ball transformed into a phantom ray of light, enveloping the void.
"This time I want to see where you can go!" Zhu Xinjue sneered.
This glass ball was a UR-class spatial system item that could make any teleportation irrelevant. Since everyone had a Forfeit Talisman, Zhu Xinjue was worried that Xiang Beifei would escape.
Soon, Hou Chengwu, Zhu Xinjue, Chen Baiwen, and He Qiutong surrounded Xiang Beifei, their strong presence no less formidable than the flood, staring intently at Xiang Beifei.
"Xiang Beifei, although I know you are strong, now that there are four of us, I advise you to forfeit," He Qiutong said, unclear of Zhu Xinjue's plan and wanting, like Chen Baiwen, merely to eliminate Xiang Beifei from the contest.
Xiang Beifei looked indifferently at the four people before him.
Four, easier to handle than five.
"Right, we don't want to harm you, just exit the battle to avoid trouble," Chen Baiwen said gravely.
However, Hou Chengwu and Zhu Xinjue were filled with endless murderous intent.
"What are we waiting for? To eliminate him, we need to take him down first!" Hou Chengwu exclaimed.
He was confident enough this time facing Xiang Beifei; although he didn't understand how he had lost during the last match in the arena, with four against one this time, Xiang Beifei was certainly a dead man in his eyes!
Hou Chengwu gritted his teeth and said, "Today, I will make you pay the price!"
That day, being an SSR and thrown into a trash can, he lost face immensely; today, he must kill Xiang Beifei!
"Three against two, still manageable, not too bad," Xiang Beifei said.
Zhu Xinjue scoffed, "Have we scared you silly? Can't you even count anymore? Right now, it's four of us against just you!"
"President Ren is so reputable and esteemed. He even said, 'names aren't important, strength is.' A senior who can say such words must be very open-minded; how could he fuss over small matters like names with me? As President Ren's proud student, why don't your ideals align with his?"
Xiang Beifei looked confused at Hou Chengwu and added, "Haven't you even learned the basics from him?"
His words were impeccably ironic, first giving Ren Jianghai a jab, then immediately elevating Ren Jianghai to a high status such that Ren Jianghai couldn't rage over Xiang Beifei's teasing about names, At the same time subtly undermining Hou Chengwu.
Hou Chengwu was so infuriated by Xiang Beifei that his face turned red and his ears steamed.
In mid-air, Li Zimu stood there, surprised, watching the people below and said, "They actually can't tell."
The flood here was transformed from Li Zimu's Poetry Realm, and Li Zimu's Poetry Realm had now reached a realm where it was hard to distinguish truth from illusion, but Hou Chengwu and Chen Baiwen were SSRs, a system level higher than him, and their cultivation was also higher, so theoretically, they shouldn't be so embarrassed.
"Of course they can't tell, none of these people are System Awakeners of the spiritual type," Xiang Beifei said.
Xiang Beifei's spiritual power was attached to the flood created by Li Zimu's Poetry Realm, so even though Li Zimu only had a late-stage Qi-Controlling cultivation, the flood he created still had the power of the Meridian Opening stage!