"Haha, indeed. Then I truly look forward to the moment you face professional duelists. Only then will you realize just how big the gap is between you and them." Jack Ma finished speaking, then handed the floor back to Yun Shuiyao.
"I believe everyone has heard. Our academy competition will also be held within a week. Everyone can prepare their decks. When facing professional duelists, strive to get a higher score! Although it's difficult for us to defeat professional duelists, if we can get a stronger score from them, that's enough to earn us sufficient honor! We are still just students, after all," Yun Shuiyao encouraged them.
"Now, we can first take a look. Five of these professional duelists will be coming to Emperor Academy! Everyone, please watch this video call!" Jack Ma, standing by, opened the prepared video call, connecting to the professional duelists who were on their way.
"Hello! Professional duelists," Jack Ma said with a faint smile.
As soon as the video connected, there were four men and one woman on the other side.
"Hello, Mr. Jack Ma!" The leading man's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, yet he was silent and stern.
"This is Emperor Academy. The eleven individuals before you are the ones who will be participating in the competition at Emperor Academy. They will also be your opponents in a week," Jack Ma first introduced.
"No problem. Our scoring is the strictest, and there will be no falsification," the eagle-eyed man said lightly.
"To be honest, I'd like to see more students come. After all, we earn money per head," another somewhat arrogant person said, pulling a faint smile.
These words immediately caused dissatisfaction among many. Although they were professional duelists, they were too disrespectful. What they didn't know was that if Jack Ma wasn't present, they might have been even more disrespectful.
"Number 44, we are professional duelists. We should know how to respect our opponents," another female, a sporty goddess with abs, said, her voice as melodious as an oriole.
"Yes, yes, yes, here we go with the lectures again," that guy immediately became speechless.
"Everyone, please don't mind him. Professional duelists naturally have their pride. This guy's nature is just like this. And don't let our numbers make you think anything; our numbers don't represent our strength or ranking, they're just based on the order of regional distribution. I look forward to dueling with you," the female said with a smile.
"Is there anything you would like to say to the professional duelists?" Jack Ma asked.
"Actually, our academy also charges per head," You Feng said with a calm smile.
As soon as these harsh words came out, it was clear he was deliberately provoking them.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
They all turned their heads to look.
This domineering provocation made many feel admiration. Their opponents were professional duelists, after all.
"Cough, cough, You Feng..." Yun Shuiyao was a little embarrassed. She also understood that You Feng was on a winning streak, so he would naturally be a bit overconfident. But who would have thought that he would even dare to provoke professional duelists?
In truth, You Feng wasn't actually overconfident. He was just annoyed by that guy who treated them like pigs being slaughtered. He hadn't really intended to engage in a war of words.
He was always the type to act rather than talk. But since Jack Ma insisted on asking if anyone had anything to say, You Feng decided to speak his mind.
"Hahahaha..." Number 44, who had just spoken harshly, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"I didn't expect us to be judged by headcount too, and by a student at that. Little brother, confidence is good, but you need to be careful. If Number 44 sets his sights on you, you'll lose miserably," the female also found it hard to hold back her laughter.
"Actually, I also want to experience what it feels like to lose," You Feng said truthfully. This wasn't about intentionally losing, but about being genuinely defeated.
Unbeknownst to him, when he said this, others thought he was showing off.
"Good! Kid, leave your name. In a week, I'll pick you as my first evaluation target!" Number 44 curved his lips into a smirk.
"Then you'd better remember, my name is You Feng!" You Feng's eyes were calm, without a trace of panic.
"In a week, you'll taste defeat..." Number 44 drew his finger across his neck.
The tension in the air immediately thickened.
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