Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 933 - 576: Conditions

"So that's it!"

Hearing Zhang Yan's explanation, Xu Yang also had a sudden realization.

As the top student of their class and the entire grade, possessing the "Charming Beauty" Talent and having been absorbed by the student council, Zhang Yan was, if not at the very top, certainly at a first-rate level among the freshman lords.

Moreover, with the support of the student council, logically speaking, as long as she wasn't too unlucky, blocking a few attacks would be a breeze.

But how does the saying go? If nothing is meant to go wrong, then something definitely will.

Exactly, she had encountered a lord from the reputation rankings of the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss right from the start.

As previously mentioned, the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss and the Sky-reaching Tower had similarities, such as the reputation rankings. Though they each had their own rankings, they were not hidden from each other, which made the competition even fiercer and more brutal.

Even though this Demon Abyss Lord was ranked only at 9,156, one should never underestimate this rank.

As strong as Xu Yang, having solo farmed so much supreme equipment, and having trained 580 members of the Yellow Turban Army under the Yellow Turban Civilization, his rank in reputation was only 9,572.

And that was from the "Rookie" reputation list, which only included the new lord rookies for one year; hence competitors were relatively few, allowing him to be ranked.

The First Order reputation ranking list was permanent, with no time limit, and any First-Order Lord who met the criteria could be listed.

How many lords were under the governance of the Sky-reaching Tower and Ten Thousand Demon Abyss?

There must be trillions, among which First-Order Lords were the most numerous, numbering in the hundreds of billions if not a trillion.

Picking the top ten thousand lords with the highest reputation out of these hundreds of billions—what change would that represent?

Let alone being ranked 9,156, even 9,999 or the last in the ranking at 10,000, would surpass 99 percent of the First-Order Lords, placing them at the top of the pyramid.

Such ranked lords, each had the ability to "fight across ranks," capable of challenging even Second Order Lords and possibly defeating them.

Thus, it's no wonder Zhang Yan was so out of sorts, seeking help everywhere to defend her territory, as her opponent was simply too powerful.

However...

Xu Yang looked towards Zhang Yan, "Haven't you joined the student council? Why not ask them for help?"

The Ninth Campus student council, while called a council, was actually an organization composed of numerous lords from the Ninth Campus. Although it could not compare to those major forces, it still held some weight, and had close ties with the Ninth Campus, which in turn had a hierarchical relationship with the Heaven-Connecting Academy...

Overall, the connections and power were substantial.

Zhang Yan, as a student of the Ninth Campus and a member of the student council, possessing a talent skill with great development potential like "Charming Beauty," should logically have received support and protection. How could she be in her current predicament, with her territory being attacked and having to seek help by herself?

"Well..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yan also showed a troubled expression.

Fortunately, Feng Cheng was quick-witted and promptly said, "Don't get me started, those guys are just a bunch of hypocrites. They said they had more important matters and couldn't spare anyone, telling our class leader to abandon her territory temporarily and that they would help her reclaim it later, but in reality, they just wanted to pressure our class leader and make her…"

"Feng Cheng!"

Before he could finish, he was interrupted, and Zhang Yan stepped forward and said in a grave tone, "Another important seed from our district was attacked, a strong lord ranked above 8,000 in the reputation rankings. So, the first-order forces from both the student council and the district have been called away. There was truly no way they could spare people for me."

Although it was an explanation, her tone contained an unspoken meaning.

"I see!"

Xu Yang was not surprised by this. After all, he was all too familiar with the characteristics of such power structures; they revolved around such unfortunate timing, a reflection of human nature, difficult to avoid.

He had no interest in gossiping and only asked Zhang Yan, "Have you considered abandoning the territory and letting the student council help you reclaim it later?"

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The territory could be abandoned in the face of an overwhelmingly powerful opponent. Lords could choose to relinquish their territory, return to the Sky-reaching Tower, and receive a "Conquest Order (Revenge)," which allowed them to gather troops over thirty days to launch a revenge counterattack. If successful, they could reclaim their territory.

If they truly could not counterattack, they could also seek other world fragments and construct a new territory.

Of course, the cost was enormous, as world fragments were not something ordinary First-Order Lords could obtain.

Though Zhang Yan had joined the student council and was backed by the Ninth Campus of the Heaven-Connecting Academy, acquiring a world fragment to rebuild the territory was probably also going to be difficult...

"I don't want to give up!"

Zhang Yan shook her head resolutely, "It was a randomly assigned rare territory, possessing extremely valuable rare resources. I've invested a lot of effort over the past month; I really don't want to give up until the very last moment."

"Rare territory?"

Hearing this, Xu Yang was also somewhat surprised, but seeing Zhang Yan's expression, he did not say much, only asking the essential question, "How confident are you?"

...

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan immediately fell silent. After a moment, she finally spoke, "Although the opponent is a veteran lord from the reputation rankings and is very strong, no matter how strong, he is still fighting on foreign soil!"

"Fighting away from home means limited troop strength. I've constructed a large number of arrow towers and defensive walls within the territory. As long as we have sufficient troops, defending the territory shouldn't be difficult."

"Besides, the student council has also promised that once they resolve the issue with that important seed, they will send support immediately. So, we just need to hold the position for three days—no, one or two days should be enough."