After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 156 Pre-Battle Conflict
Lin Zhao was more pleasantly surprised than astonished by the result. In her estimation, if the other party couldn't win after scheming so much, then they would have lost.

"Now all that's left is the free-for-all." Lin Zhao looked at Ning Wengui: "What do you think?"

Ning Wengui said, "Actually, the Palace Master said before I participated in the competition that the alliance of the four parties in this continental competition was too well prepared, and the instruction we received was to prioritize our lives."

Zou Zihan said, "That's the same idea from the academy."

The Tianhuang Continent has been riddled with flaws and weakened over the years, and is no longer able to suppress these covetous subcontinents.

Therefore, in this grand competition across the continent, the higher-ups of the Tianhuang Continent placed their hopes solely on the Tianhuang Selection and the Qiongyuan Tower.

"So the teachers had already thought of this." Lin Zhao couldn't help but feel impressed by the higher-ups at Nanhai College.

After Zou Zihan finished speaking, her face turned a little red: "It was Zhang Tao, a traitor among us, who almost forced us to withdraw before the competition even started."

“The higher-ups can’t predict everything,” Su Bai offered a different opinion: “At least in our Thunder Palace, no one has ever told me that my life is the most important thing.”

Upon hearing this, Lei Yuanzi's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "With your strength, do you really need to say that?"

Lin Zhao interrupted their reminiscence, saying, "So their words were mostly directed at this third level's free-for-all, right?"

Ning Wengui nodded: "Do you remember the rules of the Grand Melee I told you before? In the Grand Melee, each continent sends thirty people to the platform to fight against the puppets of the Spirit Source Land. The winner is determined by the quality and quantity of puppets defeated."

Lin Zhao said, "You also said it could be even more complicated. How complicated?"

"Take the cards and score points."

Qu Shu answered on Ning Wengui's behalf: "Each disciple who enters Tianhuangyuan carries a token. When the Grand Melee begins, this token will become a scoreboard, recording all the points you have earned. After the final puppet battle is over, there will be a one-day-and-one-night gap. During this gap, disciples in the Grand Melee arena can choose to jump off the arena to keep their existing points, or they can choose to seize tokens from other continents within this one-day-and-one-night period. Once a successful seizure occurs, the points on the other continent's token will belong to the person who obtained the token."

After hearing the rule, Su Ye couldn't help but ask, "What if someone doesn't go all out when fighting the puppets, saving their energy to steal from others?"

Su Bai crossed his arms and said, "Don't worry, the puppets on the battle platform are created by Tianhuangyuan according to the maximum endurance limit of each disciple. If you don't go all out, you will either be knocked off the platform by the puppets or die on the platform and become nourishment for the puppets."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao said, "Doesn't that mean the stronger the person, the higher the score they get in the puppet level?"

“That’s how it is in theory, so basically the top three have already emerged at the puppet stage.” Ning Wengui nodded.

The candidates for this round could be the same as those for the previous two rounds, so Lin Zhao didn't care too much. After a brief discussion with Su Baining, they chose the top thirty strongest people.

Lin Zhao looked at the location of the four-way alliance and still couldn't feel at ease. He said, "Although we now have a force that can rival the four-way alliance, I still want to remind everyone that safety is the most important thing."

Everyone nodded, and after quickly assigning tasks, it was time to wait for the battle arena to appear.

Mo Zun suddenly spoke to Lin Zhao, saying, "I thought that the Heavenly Phoenix Continent should have relinquished its position as the number one continent by now, but I didn't expect that it could still gain an advantage in the first two stages. This is truly unexpected."

Lin Zhao was too lazy to pay attention to his sarcastic remarks.

Zou Zihan, standing to the side, replied with a smile: "Even if sheep flock together, they are no match for a lone wolf, are they?"

Mo Zun seemed to be waiting for these words, but they didn't come out of Lin Zhao's mouth, which made him somewhat unhappy.

Given his status, he should have been on par with Lin Zhao, yet Lin Zhao feigned reluctance to speak, instead having her henchmen deal with him—clearly an insult. "Gentlemen, you've all heard it. The Heavenly Phoenix Continent truly lives up to its reputation as the number one continent; they disdain to be associated with us," Mo Zun addressed the disciples of the other allied continents, his words dripping with provocation.

Lin Zhao could naturally tell that Mo Zun was making excuses to extend the conflict between the Tianhuang Continent and the four-way alliance to the conflict between the Tianhuang Continent and all the subcontinents.

Among the subcontinents, there were also those who had long been dissatisfied with the Heavenly Phoenix Continent. They immediately chimed in with a laugh, saying, "If the Heavenly Phoenix Continent a thousand years ago called itself a wolf and looked down on us sheep, that would be understandable. But now this sick wolf is on its last legs, and the advantage it has gained is nothing more than a last gasp. To mock a flock of adult sheep with sharp horns is simply overestimating its own strength."

Following the captain's speech, the disciples from this subcontinent subtly moved to stand behind the subcontinent.

Su Ye was about to speak when she saw this, but was scared off by a look from Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao looked at Mo Zun indifferently, her eyes seeming to say, "Let's see how you act."

Mo Zun was provoked by her calm and indifferent gaze.

We've already come this far, why are you pretending to be so detached?

“Captain Lu is right. If the previous Tianhuang Continent had been the ruler of our plane, we would naturally have no objection. But now, the younger generation of Tianhuang Continent is getting worse and worse in the Continental Competition. Even so, Tianhuang Continent still has to occupy the best resources in this plane. It is really making us disciples of the sub-continent feel resentful.”

These words caused many disciples from the other continents to subtly shift their gazes and move closer to forming an alliance.

“Yes, we have worse resources than the Heavenly Phoenix Continent, yet we can still compete with them, which means our aptitude is superior to theirs. Why should more resources be given to the Heavenly Phoenix Continent?”

This statement actually reflects the sentiments of many people on the mainland. As soon as these words were spoken, at least a large portion of the population aligned themselves with the four-way alliance.

Lin Zhao waited until their line was finished before speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Further words are useless, but at this moment, I will consider all those fighting on the side of the Four-Way Alliance as opponents of the Heavenly Phoenix Continent. I'm giving you a chance; you can still leave now."

Under Lin Zhao's somewhat cold gaze, several disciples from the continent looked at each other, and finally quietly left the position of the Four-Way Alliance and headed towards the neutral area.

"Our Golden Eagle Continent and the Heavenly Phoenix Continent," the captain of the Golden Eagle Continent suddenly said, "Back when the various subcontinents first broke away from the Heavenly Phoenix Continent and split into other continents, when their strength was weak and the demon race rebelled, it was the Heavenly Phoenix Continent that supported us. We will never forget this kindness."

These words made the other disciples from the mainland look rather unpleasant.

Mo Zun smiled faintly, unconcerned: "Once we take the position of the first continent, we will also support the other continents."

In his view, the Tianhuang Continent's early supply of resources and resources to other continents was nothing more than a show of defiance and ostentation.

In recent years, the strength of the younger generation in the Tianhuang Continent has declined year by year. Regardless of the reason, since they can no longer hold their positions, the capable should take over.

In their words, they completely forgot that after the Tianhuang Continent provided them with support, they did not ask for any return from any other continent.

Lin Zhao wasn't angry at his attitude. He simply smiled and nodded toward the Golden Eagle Continent, then looked toward the location of the four-way alliance and spoke.

"I'll be waiting for you on the platform."

(End of this chapter)