In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

The open space on the outskirts now seemed incredibly spacious.

The martial arts participants have all entered the competition area, leaving only the support staff and media reporters.

A screen has been erected in front of the competition team's tent.

The screen is still empty; there is no content displayed.

In the first few hours, due to factors such as luck, some participants may not have encountered the ferocious beast yet.

This real-time leaderboard will definitely have a delay before the rankings are displayed.

However, the event organizers already had a ranking system in place.

The name "Lingshan City - Li Yuan" appeared prominently at the top, with 23 points, ranking fourth...

Meanwhile, media reporters were also busy, having already started writing their articles.

They reported all of Director Zheng Yu's previous remarks.

The criticisms from referee Yan Ge were also reported.

The holding of the Qingwu Tournament has given reporters a great opportunity to compete for clicks.

Lingshan City, Lingshan No.1 Middle School.

Today is Monday, a workday.

Within the school, students are paying close attention to this year's Youth Martial Arts Competition.

The students in Class 9 and Class 14 kept a close eye on it.

One by one, they secretly refreshed their phones, trying to see the real-time points rankings.

It's almost noon, the real-time points rankings should be released by now.

The students were very excited.

The students in these two classes have been subjected to a lot of ridicule lately.

It seems that the students in the second and third years of high school, in particular, vented their resentment towards Li Yuan on these two classes.

Faced with this situation, Class 9 and Class 14 actually sided with Li Yuan.

In their hearts, there is a growing sense that we all share in the same fate, whether it be prosperity or ruin.

The students weren't as polite as the adults.

They said many harsh and unpleasant things without thinking.

The real-time standings are out! Will Class 9 and Class 14 face more ridicule and mockery, or will they stand up and prove themselves? We'll find out soon!

At 11:30 a.m., a topic on social media suddenly went viral.

#Southeast Region Youth Martial Arts Tournament, Real-time Leaderboard Now Open#

Upon seeing this topic, everyone started scrolling through their phones.

The relevant webpage crashed immediately.

Too many people were checking the site at once, which crashed it.

In the principal's office, Principal Yin and Director Liu were also sitting by the computer.

The two vice principals sat opposite them, also refreshing their phones.

"Why is the school's network so bad? We should get the internet service provider to come and take a look. They come several times a month."

Principal Yin frowned, clearly displeased.

Director Liu hesitated for a moment, then could only try to explain.

"Schools use dedicated lines on the education network, so it's true that it's easy to experience buffering when viewing external messages..."

Principal Yin didn't know what to say.

The situation regarding dedicated lines for the education network is the same for all schools; even the provincial education bureau has no authority to change it.

"Principal, we can watch TV. It seems like they're reporting on it on TV."

Upon hearing the vice principal's words, Director Liu quickly went to turn on the television.

Sure enough, they found a program that published real-time rankings very quickly.

When you watch the rankings on TV, you have to wait for each page to scroll down.

It's not as convenient as online, where you can directly access whichever you want to watch.

In the office, several people started watching television.

Each page displays twenty-five names, and it would take quite a while to read them all.

Ten minutes later, both the vice principal and Director Liu shook their heads.

"Principal, it seems Li Yuan's name isn't on the list..."

The fact that they couldn't find Li Yuan's ranking seemed to have cheered everyone up considerably.

In fact, they were focused on the rankings at the bottom, and paid no attention to the first page.

Principal Yin, while looking through his phone, then found the reason.

"No need to waste time. Those who haven't earned any points will not appear on the leaderboard for the time being."

In other words, fifteen hours have passed, and Li Yuan still hasn't received a single penny.

Principal Yin feigned regret and shook his head.

"If you try your best to qualify, but you don't have much ability, it will only be embarrassing to go up there."

As I've said before, I can clearly see where his potential lies.

The fifth rank in martial arts represents the limit of Li Yuan's talent and potential.

The best possible result in the Qingwu Tournament is to be in the top 100.

Judging from his current performance, he might not even make it into the top two or three hundred.

After a brief evaluation, Principal Yin seemed more confident.

Li Yuan's previous victory over Gu Yu made him doubt his own judgment.

But in this Qingwu competition, Li Yuan was "brought back to reality".

In the office, the others also joined in with laughter, echoing Principal Yin's mood.

While they were talking, a commotion broke out among the students outside the office.

Upon hearing the noise, Director Liu frowned and went out to investigate.

The students' commotion must be taken seriously to prevent it from escalating into a bigger mess.

About ten minutes later, Director Liu returned.

When he turned back, Director Liu had a furrowed brow, as if he had received some bad news.

"What's going on? What are these students doing?"

The two vice principals noticed the problem and asked questions.

"The website is back up, the real-time leaderboard is up and running again, and the students are making a ruckus when they see it..."

Director Liu continued speaking haltingly.

The other people in the office sensed that something was wrong.

"What's going on, Director Liu? Just tell me," Principal Yin instructed.

Director Liu hesitated for a moment, but then spoke.

"Li Yuan's name is on the real-time points leaderboard; he's ranked..."

Upon hearing this, the two vice principals immediately raised questions.

"We three were looking at it so closely just now, could it be that the standings shown on TV are wrong?"

Faced with the questions, Director Liu shook his head.

"The ones we just looked for were those ranked lower, and we've been keeping an eye on the ones ranked lower."

Li Yuan's ranking is on the first page...

The first page means that Li Yuan has made it into the top twenty-five.

Upon hearing this, Principal Yin immediately stood up from his boss's chair and took Director Liu's phone.

On the phone, there's a real-time leaderboard.

The fourth place on the leaderboard is occupied by the name "Lingshan City - Li Yuan".

"So it was on the first page? No wonder I didn't see it before."

Principal Yin smiled awkwardly, suppressing the resentment in his heart.

He wanted to see Li Yuan fail and be defeated, not to show off like this.

Inside the office, the temperature seemed to drop considerably after the news was confirmed.

"Principal, the Qingwu Tournament has only just begun."

"Being in the lead doesn't mean you're truly in the lead. There are still two days left; the other players haven't even started yet."

Director Liu spoke up from the side.

Because of Li Yuan, Principal Yin's prestige at Lingshan No. 1 Middle School was significantly affected.

If Li Yuan achieves some results in the Qingwu Tournament, he will be more affected.

Hearing Director Liu's words of comfort, Principal Yin felt a little better.

But this comfort didn't last long.

He thought of the previous contest between Li Yuan and Gu Yu.

Will this time also end in a disappointing conclusion?

At the same time, a lively discussion was also taking place in the teachers' office at Lingshan No. 1 Middle School.

Li Yuan's colleagues were also talking about the real-time points leaderboard.

Most of his colleagues did not hold any grudges against Li Yuan.

I just felt that giving it to Jin Fan was a good choice for the sake of the overall situation in Lingshan City.

But since Li Yuan earned the qualification, it was only right to take it back.

Most of Li Yuan's colleagues were happy to see his achievements.