# Chapter 582: Feeling Targeted by the Entire World? (Fourth Update)
Qin Shou was about to cry!
Bear Two had a girlfriend! Why couldn't he get one?
He still had that auntie's phone number from the train station saved!
Just as Qin Shou was lamenting his misfortune, a holographic projection suddenly appeared above the arena!
Han Menglu, wearing a white lab coat, squinted her eyes with a brilliant smile on her face as she appeared in the holographic projection!
Jiangnan was startled. Was technology this advanced now?
Han Menglu smiled and said, "Since this is everyone's first time participating in the Academy Ranking Tournament, let me emphasize the rules once more!"
"In the melee elimination round, there are no restrictions on rules or time limits. The match ends when only 100 people remain!"
"Anyone who is severely injured, unconscious, or deemed unable to continue fighting will be considered eliminated! You can also choose to take off your headband to forfeit!"
"The winners advance to the next round! Eliminated学员们 need to compete in the ranking tournament for positions below 100!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Jiangnan grinned widely - he loved the no-restrictions rule the most!
Han Menglu continued: "Deliberately attempting to kill opponents during the competition is prohibited. Violators will be expelled!"
"However, everyone can go all out during the competition. Don't worry about getting hurt - the academy has prepared a professional medical team ready to treat you at any time!"
On the spectator stands, Li Bing led a team of nurses wearing caps, smiling and waving at everyone!
Jiangnan clenched his fist with a determined look in his eyes!
No Vitality Ginseng for me, that's settled!
"Now, please have the ten class monitors vote to select the battle map!"
"We have over a dozen terrains available for everyone to choose from: desert, rainforest, snowy mountains, swamps, and so on. Majority rules!"
Jiangnan was startled. Was this getting this professional? They even got to choose the map? No way!
No wonder it was called Menglu's Toy House - she had everything arranged perfectly!
Different Spirit Warriors with different abilities excelled in different terrains. For example, an Earth-type - try having them fight on the ocean surface!
Jiangnan turned around: "Brothers, what do we pick?"
The Class 10 students started studying their options!
"Rainforest! The rainforest has lots of cover, easier to work with!"
"Plus the elements are more diverse and balanced! Less chance of being countered!"
After discussing for a while, they unanimously decided on the rainforest!
Jiangnan's group was discussing enthusiastically, but the other nine classes didn't seem to be discussing at all - as if waiting for Jiangnan to make a decision first!
Jiangnan grinned: "We choose the rainforest!"
The other nine class monitors replied in unison: "We choose the desert!"
The smile on Jiangnan's face froze!
Zhong Yingxue and the others also looked at the other classes in shock!
What the hell was wrong with you guys?
Was it necessary to be this synchronized? Had you discussed this beforehand?
Then why bother voting at all?
Wait, discussed beforehand? Had they formed an alliance?
The Class 10 students all swallowed nervously!
Han Menglu smiled: "Nine to one! Desert it is then. Hope everyone has fun!"
As she spoke, the platform in the arena began to sink. Under the stunned gazes of the crowd, a desert spanning 30,000 square meters appeared in the center of the arena!
Sand dunes rose and fell, yellow sand filled the sky!
At that moment, led by Wang Dong, classes 1 through 9, totaling 450 people, gathered together!
They looked at Jiangnan and his 51 people, snickering maliciously!
Not only were the Class 10 students stunned! Everyone in the spectator stands was taken aback!
Sigh~
At most, it was usually four classes forming an alliance!
But this time, a 450-person alliance of nine classes?
Was this for real?
Was this a grand alliance specifically formed to counter Jiangnan?
They really had been pushed to their limits!
Tao Xinyi on the spectator stands was panicking. A nine-class alliance?
Wasn't this essentially Jiangnan's group fighting against the entire cohort?
Looking at the nine instructors beside her snickering, Tao Xinyi's eyes reddened: "You guys are bullies!"
"Hey! It's within the rules! How can you call that bullying?"
"Besides, we didn't know about this. It was the students' own initiative!"
"Tsk tsk tsk! A 450-person grand alliance? How spectacular!"
Tao Xinyi stomped her foot, watching the arena with a face full of worry!
Wang Dong: "Brothers, listen up! Put on your gas masks!"
The students all took out pre-prepared gas masks from their backpacks and put them on!
Wang Dong said smugly: "Haha! Didn't expect that, did you, Nan Shen? We came prepared! There's no way you're going to stink us out!"
Xu Qingliu laughed: "So? Why don't you just forfeit now? It'd suck to get beaten up and then forfeit anyway!"
"Nan Shen! How about you withdraw? If you withdraw, our Anti-Nan Alliance will disband! We won't target your Class 10 anymore, how about that?"
Gao Xingyu added: "You're strong indeed, but with this setup, not many from your Class 10 will make it into the top hundred!"
At this moment, facing the 450-person grand alliance, Qin Shou and the others' faces turned pale!
"Damn! These cunning bastards! They formed a team behind our backs?"
"A 450-person siege? Isn't this over before it even starts?"
"Is it too late to take off our headbands now?"
"Nan Shen! Your reputation is just too big! What kind of treatment is this?"
The Class 10 students all had bitter expressions. They thought they had latched onto a great thigh, but now it seemed they were going to be attacked by the entire world!
Was this just their bad luck?
Jiangnan squinted his eyes, the smile on his face still radiant: "It's fine! Small situation! Just lie low and it'll be fine!"
These little cuties seemed to be rebelling!
Hadn't I disciplined them just a few days ago, and they were already getting cocky?
What's a 450-person grand alliance?
I've fought against thousand-man Spirit Martial forces before!
Seeing Jiangnan's unchanged expression and that he was still smiling, everyone felt a bit more at ease!
On the spectator stands! Zhao Dezhu said worriedly: "Are you really letting that kid Jiangnan participate?"
"Just give him first place and be done with it! Remember the cat and mouse game? Be careful or he'll mess everything up again!"
Xiao Chuihuo laughed: "How bad could it get? Just let Jiangnan participate! It's good for these fledgling little brats to see the gap!"
"Otherwise, where would they get the motivation to catch up?"
"A blacksmith forges a sword to kill, not to look at! And Jiangnan is a killing sword, a blood-drinking blade! He's a good example!"
"Besides, I want to see just how powerful a human-pet cooperation can be!"
Zhao Dezhu covered his face!
Hopefully, it would be motivation, not discouragement!
Someone who could level District 53 and come back alive was simply not on the same level as these new students!
Only those veteran students who had gone through three years of intense training were barely worth considering!
The Anti-Nan Alliance below had no idea that Zhao Dezhu wasn't worried about Jiangnan - he was worried about their safety!
Jiangnan grinned and pulled out a three-meter-long Blood-Drinking Halberd, resting it on his shoulder!
"Xiao Jiuwo! Lion form! Mounted combat mode!"
Xiao Jiuwo happily agreed: "Okay, Master~"
Jumping down from Jiangnan's shoulder, Xiao Jiuwo's body swelled to three meters in size!
Its crimson crystal feathers shimmered in the sunlight, looking incredibly majestic!
Jiangnan teleported and straddled Xiao Jiuwo's back. Void Chains extended, tightly binding man and pet together!
In the vast desert, a gentle breeze swept by, stirring up rolling sand and dust!
Jiangnan sat alone on his mount, riding a crimson beast, wielding a scarlet halberd!
The red headband on his forehead fluttered in the wind!
The halberd tip dragged along the ground, his gaze sharp!
Zhong Yingxue: (っ•̤꒫•̤C)
Xia Yao: ↜(⁎❝᷀ົཽ﹃❝᷀ົཽ⁎)
"Xuexue! Look at Xiao Nan's back! Holy crap - he's so handsome it's killing me!"
"Mmhm! This hits all my buttons! I've got goosebumps all over! Oh my god!"
That Bunny Girl even pulled out her phone, excitedly taking photos!
Making it her wallpaper!
Scenes like this she'd only ever seen in cartoons!
Qi Yu was green with envy - being able to use it as a telegraph machine and as a mount! Ahhh!
"Little Dragon Man! How about you go full beast form later and let me ride you? A dragon rider! Definitely more handsome than Nan Shen!"
Ye Xinghe's face darkened: "Get lost!"
At this moment, Wang Dong and the others were genuinely intimidated by Jiangnan's aura, their hearts inevitably wavering!
Wang Dong swallowed hard: "Ahem! Everyone don't be afraid! That spirit pet of Jiangnan's is at Gold Peak! We've taken down Platinum rank before! We've got numbers!"
"That's right! Numbers, why be scared? Today we absolutely have to be the daddy!"
"Let's take him down! Brothers! Charge!"
In an instant, 450 people roared in unison, charging forward with overwhelming force!
Jiangnan licked his lips: "Xiao Jiuwo! Go!"
Xiao Jiuwo's body lit up with crimson spiritual light - it was the Celestial Stride technique!
Its four eagle claws dug into the ground!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Xiao Jiuwo shot forward like a crimson arrow, carrying Jiangnan with her!
Two deafening sonic booms rang out!
Jiangnan held the halberd with both hands, every muscle tense, extremely excited!
A Gold Seven Star Spirit Warrior, his entire body metallized, charged at the front!
"Spiritual Art: Steel Wall!"
"Nan Shen! Dare to clash with me? Haha! My..."
But before he could finish, Jiangnan, using Xiao Jiuwo's momentum, swung his halberd with both hands and struck out with full force! The halberd split the wind!
Before that brother could finish his sentence, he only saw a red flash in front of him!
"Bam!"
The halberd head heavily slammed into his chest!
Xiao Jiuwo's momentum, combined with Jiangnan's full-powered swing, unleashed terrifying force like a mountain torrent!
It was like swinging a baseball bat!
The fully metallized brother flew high into the air, letting out a long, drawn-out scream!
Sailing across the entire desert arena!
"Boom!" He crashed onto the veteran students' competition platform, landing head-first, half his body buried in the platform, his legs kicking helplessly~
Startling two veteran students who were in the middle of fighting each other!
"What the hell! What just flew over?"
"Flew in from the melee zone? Geez! Are they fighting that fiercely over there? They knocked someone out of bounds?"
"That... that's a home run!"
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Author's Note: