Chapter 181: Fourteen Person Gauntlet Battle
"Tianlin, are you crazy?" Lei Bao exclaimed in disbelief when he heard Yu Tianlin's words. "You actually want to fight all of them? Do you even know what you're saying?"
These 14 people who signed up to compete for the spots were naturally confident. They were the most outstanding group of students in Thunder Academy. Yu Tianlin wanted to challenge them, whether through attrition or a team battle, it was simply outrageous. In Lei Bao's eyes, Yu Tianlin had no chance of winning at all.
"Of course I know." Yu Tianlin waved his hand. "The Spirit Power of those 14 people is all above level 35, and the highest should be Brother Tianxin at level 39, right?"
Lei Bao was even more confused. "If you knew that, why are you still doing this?"
Of course, it was because Yu Tianlin was confident.
If some of them were Spirit Masters at level 40, they might have been able to threaten him. But Yu Tianlin had chosen the right time. At this point, none of them had reached level 40, and the highest Spirit Ring age was only around 1,700 years. The gap in strength was far too great. Even with 14 people, neither attrition nor a team battle would work.
"Because I really am strong," Yu Tianlin said. "Uncle Lei Bao, you can discuss my suggestion with the new dean. Whether you agree or not, I don't mind."
"Also, Grandpa agrees."
"Your grandfather is indulging your nonsense." Lei Bao immediately smiled bitterly when he heard Yu Tianlin bring up Yu Yuanzhen. "Since you're so confident, why don't you want teammates? If you had teammates, wouldn't it be easier to win?"
Yu Tianlin only smiled and did not explain.
He had his reasons, otherwise his grandfather would not have gone along with it.
The Dragon Valley trip had brought tremendous gains, and that meant the rise of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was inevitable. However, their high end combat power was still somewhat insufficient right now. They needed time, and time meant they needed to keep a low profile.
But simply lying low was not enough, especially because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was a group of violent people. If they suddenly became quiet and restrained, others would immediately sense something was wrong. That was when they needed something to draw attention.
For that purpose, Yu Tianlin chose to participate in the tournament. If he could dominate it alone, and even easily defeat the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall, he could pull everyone's attention toward the younger generation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. When people talked about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, they would only remember the monstrous geniuses and overlook what was happening among the clan's upper ranks.
On top of that, Tang San and Xiao Wu would also participate. One was Tang Hao's son, and the other was a 100,000 year Spirit Beast in human form. Once their identities were exposed, the situation would become even more chaotic.
In the end, the goal was simple, muddy the waters and buy time for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to grow. Once Yu Tianlin's grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen, made another breakthrough, they would truly fear no one.
Seeing that Yu Tianlin refused to explain, Lei Bao could only sigh helplessly. "Fine. I'll go ask the dean. If he has no objections, we'll proceed with your plan."
Yu Tianlin smiled. "I hope you'll agree."
Lei Bao went to discuss it with the new dean. After a long while, he finally returned with a clear answer.
Agreed.
The two of them believed Yu Tianlin had absolutely no chance of winning anyway. Since they could not argue him down, agreeing would not hurt. Even if Yu Tianlin somehow won, it would only prove that his strength was truly terrifying, and that he could indeed represent the academy in the tournament on his own.
Once the dean and vice dean decided, the decision was issued.
When the 14 students competing for the spots received the news, there was an uproar.
"Yu Tianlin is so arrogant. He actually wants to fight all 14 of us alone."
"If Yu Tianlin wins, we'll all lose our spots and he'll be the only one going."
"Who is Yu Tianlin? His surname is Yu. Could he be from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
The 14 gathered together, all of them shocked, and some even suspected they had received fake news.
Lei Tian walked up to Yu Tianxin. "I already asked my dad. It's true. We really are going to fight Yu Tianlin, and he seems to be your cousin."
Lei Tian was Lei Bao's son. His Martial Soul was Thunder Eagle. In the original timeline, he was level 42 when he appeared in the tournament, but right now he was only level 38.
After confirming it through Lei Tian, Yu Tianxin frowned at once. "If I remember correctly, Tianlin should be under 13. It would already be impressive if he could win a 1v1. Fighting 14 of us in a row is absurd."
That was right. After discussing it, the dean and vice dean had decided on an attrition format. That way, Yu Tianlin could win a few rounds and still have a way out, sparing him from losing face. If it were a 1v14 team battle, the result might be decided instantly, and that would be too humiliating.
"But that's what my dad said," Lei Tian insisted. "He also said Yu Tianlin looked extremely confident."
While everyone was still talking, Lei Bao walked over. His gaze swept across the group.
"Good. You're all here," he said. "Let's go to the playground. Yu Tianlin is already waiting."
"Dean Lei," someone could not help asking, "Are we really going to fight that Yu Tianlin?"
"You can choose not to fight," Lei Bao replied. "But that will be treated as an automatic forfeiture of your spot. If you lose, you won't need to compete for a spot anymore."
"Of course, if you win, then everything remains the same."
"Alright, enough talking. Follow me to the playground."
At this moment, Yu Tianlin had been waiting on the training ground for a long time. When he saw Lei Bao leading a crowd over, he could not help but smile.
Originally, Yu Tianlin had assumed it would be a team battle, with 14 high level Spirit Masters surrounding him at once. Even if he won, he would inevitably expose most of his strength. If those 14 cooperated well, they might even injure him.
But he did not expect the final decision to be a gauntlet battle.
That made things simple.
The biggest fear in an attrition match was that the opponent would take turns draining your Spirit Power. But to put it bluntly, Yu Tianlin could easily crush a high level Spirit Master in a 1v1. Attrition meant nothing to him. Depletion was not an issue at all.
After a brief pause, the battle began under Lei Bao's announcement.
"Next."
"Next."
"Next."
Just as expected, Yu Tianlin did not release a Martial Soul, nor did he use Spirit Power. He relied purely on physical strength and speed to defeat his opponents one after another.
Those who lost to him began to doubt the meaning of life.
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