Because the Four Schools of Tianmo fell far behind in the last team competition, they received fewer advancement slots, with only a little over 30 out of the 55 students present advancing. The Four Schools of Wanfa, on the other hand, secured over 60 slots due to their lead in the previous team competition.

Zhang Yu’s gaze swept over Kuang Tianqing and the students standing beside her, and he thought to himself, “As expected, aside from Kuang Tianqing, Yan Xiang, the top student from Youming University, Mu Qiansi, the top student from Huanhuan University, and Di Lianzhong, the top student from Baigu University, all advanced.”

However, Zhang Yu was not surprised by this. After each school team obtained advancement slots based on their prisoner ranking from the previous round, each school selected its own advancing candidates, and these top students from the Four Schools of Tianmo were definite choices.

The next moment, a Lingjie projection appeared in the air, and as names of contestants popped up one by one, they gradually formed a personal ranking of the top 11.

“First place, Dao Qiankun, 7 captives.”

“Second place, Tian Shengong, 6 captives.”

“Third place, Kuang Tianqing, 5 captives.”

Zhang Yu’s heart stirred as he looked at the ranking, and he thought, “Is this the personal ranking of the number of suppressed captives in the previous team competition? And if the numbers are the same, whoever captured them first ranks higher.”

Because it was related to the number of captives, and the Four Schools of Tianmo suffered a great loss in the previous round, the top 11 contestants were again mostly from the Four Schools of Wanfa, with a minority from the Four Schools of Tianmo.

As he looked at the names on the ranking, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “These people… are almost all well-known and powerful contestants from their respective schools.”

The top three students in each of the ten major universities possessed incredibly strong abilities, positioning them as ace players at the apex of the academic hierarchy.

But as the Ten University League progressed and the elites from various schools gathered, even after one round of elimination, there were still 27 ace players from various schools present at the scene.

Originally, these exceptionally talented individuals, who were rarely seen and stood above thousands of students in their respective schools, numbered 27 when gathered, creating the illusion that prodigious talents were as common as dogs.

But an illusion is just an illusion. Compared to the vast population of college students (including those from vocational colleges), these 27 individuals, who seemed numerous as dogs at the moment, were the very few standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid.

Although this ranking was based solely on the number of individual captives and did not represent the contestants’ true overall strength, these top 11 were certainly the ones each school had high hopes for.

Zhang Yu thought, “So, what is the purpose of revealing this ranking? Is it related to the upcoming competition?”

In a flash, as all the names of the top 11 contestants were listed, the rules for the second competition also appeared.

Zhang Yu took a quick look, and a sense of understanding emerged in his heart: “The second competition is a contest between a team competition and an individual competition.”

Looking at the content of the rules, Zhang Yu summarized in his mind, “The top 11 contestants will become captains and must select teammates from the remaining 44 people on the field to form 11 teams of 5 people each.”

“These 11 teams will then compete in a relay race, and finally, the top six teams will all advance to the final round.”

Looking at the content of the relay, Zhang Yu fell into contemplation again: “To advance in this competition, for the captains, how to select people, how to distribute… all are very important.”

In Zhang Yu’s eyes, the specific contents of the five relay events appeared.

“The first event requires breaking through the encirclement of 18 Da Li Shenmo, reaching the target location as quickly as possible, and handing off to the next contestant.”

“Then the second event is Moving Mountains, the third is Stealth, the fourth is Underwater Race, and the final event is… Changing Heavenly Phenomena.”

“The total time spent on all five events will be summed up, and the six teams with the shortest total time will advance.”

Looking at the content of these five relay events, Zhang Yu was also thinking about which event he was best at and most suitable for.

After giving the 11 captains half an hour to think, the selection process began.

Starting with Dao Qiankun, who was ranked first, the 11 captains successively selected one contestant to join their team, and then, starting again with Dao Qiankun, selected a second team member, until all team members were chosen.

Under the gaze of everyone present and the anticipation of countless live stream viewers, Dao Qiankun smiled and waved at Zhang Yu, “Come here, Zhang Yu.”

Zhang Yu seemed unfazed by this, walking calmly towards Dao Qiankun and standing behind him.

However, Dao Qiankun’s choice came as a surprise to many, causing many contestants to show astonishment in their eyes.

An Zhenzhen Jun, who was watching the competition, also frowned slightly, thinking, “Why choose Zhang Yu first?”

“Zang Shenyu focused on defense in the last round and didn’t personally capture many, so he just missed out on the top 11 to become a captain…”

He looked at Zang Shenyu among the 44 people present, feeling that this top student from Jingang University, regardless of his strength or financial resources, was the most worthy student for the first selection.

On the other side of the arena, Jiu Tianliu, also one of the 11 captains, thought to himself, “Although Zhang Yu’s advertising offer ranking previously rose to third, this is just his popularity, it doesn’t represent his strength.”

Jiu Tianliu looked at the other contestants present and thought, “At least among the contestants here, there are many whose strength is clearly above Zhang Yu’s, and several even have an absolute advantage in these five relay events.”

“Was this first pick wasted on Zhang Yu? Is Dao Qiankun too confident? Or too careless?”

At the same time, the second-ranked captain, Tian Shengong, the top student from Xianbing University, smiled and said to Dao Qiankun, “In that case, I won’t be polite.”

Tian Shengong looked at Zang Shenyu and said, “Old friend, come to my team.”

As the captains continued to make their selections, Dao Qiankun’s team quickly filled up with 5 members.

Zhang Yu’s gaze swept over his teammates; besides himself and Dao Qiankun, the remaining three were Yan Qianji, Wen Rongjue, and Li Shiwei.

Yan Qianji, as the third-ranked student in the entire school and the top student in the Artifact Forging Department, naturally had undisputed strength.

Li Shiwei was the second-ranked student in the Daoist Arts Department, and Wen Rongjue was the third-ranked student in the Finance Department, both possessing considerable strength.

With the selection complete, it was time to assign the events, with each team arranging its contestants for different events.

Dao Qiankun said calmly, “The last of the five relays requires changing the heavenly phenomena. I’ll be responsible for this round. You all can discuss which event you’d like to be responsible for.”

Yan Qianji said, “The first event requires breaking through 18 Da Li Shenmo. I’m relatively familiar with these military-grade puppets, so I’ll take charge of that.”

Wen Rongjue smiled slightly and said, “I’ve studied a lot about concealing fortune, so I’ll take responsibility for the third event, Stealth.”

Li Shiwei, the second-ranked student in the Daoist Arts Department, said, “Of the two remaining events, Moving Mountains and Underwater Race, my Daoist arts are better suited for Moving Mountains, so I’ll choose that one.”

Listening to their discussion, Dao Qiankun nodded slightly; it was pretty much in line with his initial arrangements.

However, Dao Qiankun still looked at Zhang Yu and asked, “Zhang Yu, what do you think?”

After reviewing the specific details of each of the five relay events, Zhang Yu felt that he was most proficient in either Moving Mountains or Underwater Race.

Especially now that his Bi Shui Jin Jing Jia had been boosted to Level 20, his advantage in underwater racing had greatly increased.

Thinking this, he confidently nodded to Dao Qiankun and said, “Then I’ll be responsible for the fourth round, Underwater Race.”

After the five had decided, they reported their event assignments and then proceeded to their respective competition locations according to instructions.

Zhang Yu looked at the map and thought, “This five-event relay basically circles the entire floating continent.”

“Our five contestants each start at a different point…”

Zhang Yu soared into the sky, following the Lingjie guidance that appeared in his ocular implant, flying at high speed, breaking through layers of air currents, and in a flash, arrived at a corner of the floating continent.

Looking at the shimmering, boundless expanse of water before him, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “What a huge lake; at first glance, it almost looks like an ocean.”

“Does the floating continent actually have a place like this?”

“Truly… a grand project.”

“How much money did they spend for this competition?”

At this moment, Zhang Yu even had a feeling that compared to them, the contestants, the companies that undertook the venue construction projects were the ones truly making money in the Ten University League.

And with a burst of Tian Kunlun’s mountain-moving divine power, Zhang Yu slowly descended onto a beach, carrying his sword box.

This very beach was the starting point for the underwater race.

When Zhang Yu arrived, he found that many contestants had already reached the spot.

“Zhang Yu, are you also responsible for this round?”

Hearing this, Zhang Yu looked up, and seeing the information above the other’s head, he thought to himself, “Fourth place in Xianbing University, Ling Pojun.”

Zhang Yu remembered that in the previous competition, this person had tried to piggyback on his popularity, proactively creating a conflict with him, saying that logistics had nothing to do and that he should build some laboratory.

Ling Pojun looked at Zhang Yu before him and thought, “This guy’s popularity is super high now.”

“Though he’s in the top three for popularity, his overall strength is definitely nowhere near the top three. He’s best at support, and being able to hold back Kuang Tianqing last time was thanks to everyone’s help, the convenience of the formations, and early construction preparations…”

But… facing Zhang Yu’s high popularity, how could Ling Pojun not try to piggyback on it?

This time, however, Ling Pojun changed his approach. He looked earnestly at Zhang Yu and said, “Junior, although we were comrades in the last round, this round we are competitors. I will not hold back.”

“Let us fight with all our might and together achieve even stronger and better results.”

Just then, accompanied by a roar, a dragon shadow descended from the sky, landing on the same beach.

“Zhang Yu, you’re also participating in this round? This is a godsend!”

Zhang Yu turned his head and saw a giant dragon, over a hundred meters long, staring at him with a pair of dragon eyes.

Zhang Yu’s gaze swept over the information above its head and he thought, “Second place in Tianyao University, Demon Beast Department’s Ying Zhoufan.”

“Why does that name sound a bit familiar?”

The next moment, Zhang Yu remembered; it seemed he had encountered a high-bloodline demon descendant student named Ying Yufan, who looked very human, during the previous team competition.

Zhang Yu asked curiously, “What is your relationship with Ying Yufan?”

“That’s my younger brother.” Ying Zhoufan sneered, his dragon eyes glinting with cruelty as he looked at Zhang Yu and said, “That guy encountered you last time and actually failed to seize the opportunity to capture you; he’s truly useless.”

In Ying Zhoufan’s view, encountering Zhang Yu, who was acting alone and had not yet started setting up formations or construction, was the best opportunity to capture him.

But his good-for-nothing younger brother had squandered the chance.

“But this is good too.”

Ying Zhoufan flicked his dragon tail, unleashing a gust of wind that seemed to whip up a storm along the coast.

He thought to himself, “This Zhang Yu was already high on the demon race discrimination list; insulting him would earn me plenty of demonic energy.”

“Now that his popularity is so high, I will completely devour him in this round! I will thoroughly digest him!”

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, his dragon eyes seemingly glowing. “I will severely humiliate him, insult him, completely trample his dignity, and turn him into my traffic and popularity.”