Chapter 385: Confucian Scholar! Disciplinarian

The next day.

Since the Dragon Kingdom team had already completed their first match in the round of 32 yesterday (it was a mistake to say that the Elven team stopped at the round of 16; they actually stopped at the round of 32).

They didn't have to get up early, and the whole team could sleep in before heading to the Grand Arena to watch the matches.

However, for the very disciplined Ling Zhan, he still got up early to complete the system's daily tasks and also completed physical training that far exceeded that of an average person.

At 9 AM.

After breakfast, Ling Zhan, accompanied by the three mythical beast girls, headed to the Grand Arena to spectate.

The little girl Meng Shuang was all smiles, hanging on to Ling Zhan the entire time.

Whenever Ling Zhan frowned, she would pout, her eyes welling up as she complained.

She said that Ling Zhan's kick last night caused both physical and emotional trauma.

As someone with the body of the Azure Dragon, Ling Zhan didn't believe that his kick could cause any real harm to the little girl.

But knowing he was at fault, he let her be a bit spoiled this time.

Watching this, Yun Man started wondering if she should also find a chance to jump at Ling Zhan from behind and get kicked by him too.

That way, she could act spoiled as well.

"I suggest you drop that idea…"

"The only reason our master pampers Meng Shuang like this is because she's young."

"If we tried the same thing, we'd be lucky if our master didn't kick us twice as hard."

Chang Yue, noticing what her sister was thinking, quickly warned her against trying such a reckless move.

When Ling Zhan and the three mythical beast girls entered the Grand Arena.

Swoosh!!

Even the spectators, who were focused on the match, couldn't help but shift their gaze to Ling Zhan.

A person's reputation, like a tree's shadow, stretches far.

This non-specialist from the Dragon Kingdom had first claimed the solo championship in a dominant fashion, setting a legendary record that might never be surpassed.

Then, in the team competition, he took down the previous third-place and champion teams in two consecutive matches.

Such outstanding performances had elevated his status in the hearts of the audience to the highest level.

Moreover...

It was rumored that Ling Zhan's fan base on the global internet was growing at an astonishing rate.

What was even more surprising was that many of his top fans were the daughters of noble families from various countries, and a few were even princesses.

Some wealthy families had even publicly stated they wanted Ling Zhan as their son-in-law.

In response to this...

The global online community's verdict was: "They're all dreaming!"

With Ling Zhan's current value, he held immense strategic importance to the Dragon Kingdom.

There was no way they'd let such a prized asset become the son-in-law of some random rich family.

And of course...

Given Ling Zhan's cold and aloof personality, he wouldn't entertain such foolish offers.

Now.

For some reason.

The previously relaxed atmosphere in the arena became tense and charged the moment Ling Zhan arrived.

Every team's participants unconsciously turned their attention to the tall, imposing figure of the non-specialist.

But the funny thing was...

Every time Ling Zhan's cold, piercing gaze met theirs, the players would instinctively look away.

Not long ago...

These international competitors were boldly pointing fingers at the non-specialist, criticizing and mocking him.

But now.

They couldn't even muster the courage to meet his gaze.

"Damn it…"

Many of them, realizing how they had embarrassed themselves, grew internally angry.

Though it was unclear whether that anger was directed at Ling Zhan's arrogance or at their own cowardice.

Once seated.

Ling Zhan turned his attention to the screen.

At that moment, the Holy Light Empire team was facing off against the Orc Court team.

In recent years, the Orc Court had been in decline in the Global Beast Tournament, stopping at the round of 16 in the previous team competition.

This time, they had drawn the short straw by facing the team led by Princess Saint Luni, so their fate was sealed.

As expected.

The Holy Light Empire team crushed the Orc Court with ease.

It's worth noting…

The Holy Light Empire team had five unique and rare Disciplinarian class members.

In the Holy Light Empire's mythological lore, the Disciplinarian class was known as the messengers of the Holy Light God, responsible for conveying the god's decrees and eliminating all evil in the world.

Perhaps because they were the "messengers of the gods," the class's skills were "Word Spirit Skills."

Word Spirit Skills were tyrannical and unreasonable, referred to as "minor order-class skills."

This meant that whatever the user spoke would come to pass after the skill was cast.

Of course...

The Dragon Kingdom had a class even more tyrannical than the Disciplinarian, and once someone reached the third tier, it would instill fear in countless strong individuals—a T0 class.

That was... the Confucian Scholar.

Its second tier was called the "Gentleman."

The third tier was called the "Sage."

The fourth tier was called the "Holy Sage."

The class names sounded modest.

But in terms of power, this domineering class was anything but modest.

It was said that at the third tier, a Confucian Scholar could speak laws into existence, casting skills on par with order-class skills.

And in the world's comprehensive ranking of class strengths, it was still universally regarded as number one.

However, because it was so excessively powerful…

Only a few individuals had ever successfully advanced to the third tier, let alone the fourth tier.

Throughout the long history of the Dragon Kingdom, Confucian Scholars were numerous.

But the Holy Sages were exceedingly rare.

In the current era...

Almost no one dared choose the Confucian Scholar class.

First, there were no available paths to advance to the second or third tiers.

Second, the requirements for advancing were said to be not only bizarre but also incredibly strict—only those with both great talent and virtue could succeed.

After acquiring his system, Ling Zhan had once considered becoming a Confucian Scholar.

But after some thought, given his cold and ruthless nature, he doubted he could even reach the third tier, let alone the fourth.

Now.

The Orc Court team's attacks were completely ineffective against the five Disciplinarians of the Holy Light Empire.

They merely opened their mouths and spoke, and the enemy's offensive would instantly disappear.

What's more, the Disciplinarian class could use Word Spirit Skills to grant buffs to their teammates.

It was also considered a top-tier jack-of-all-trades class.

From this battle, Ling Zhan still didn't see the full extent of the Holy Light Empire team's hidden cards.

When the round of 32 ended and the round of 16 was complete, it was already 1 PM.

At 10 AM, Li Chaoge had led the Dragon Kingdom's team members over to sit with Ling Zhan and watch the matches together.

At 2 PM.

The three official commentators seated on the floating commentary platform wasted no time and announced that the draw for the quarterfinals was about to begin.

"Now, we announce the results of the first match in the round of 16!"

"It will be the Ivy League team of the Free Federation against…"

"The Panda team of the Dragon Kingdom!"

"Both teams, please prepare immediately!!"