After thinking it through, I decided to explain first, to avoid being labeled as a sneaky person who uses underhanded tactics before the competition.

After all, being accused and then explaining, even if you clarify everything, there are still those who won't believe you.

It's like when someone believes the Earth is flat, no matter how much evidence you provide to explain otherwise, some will still think the Earth is flat.

The Earth being round is just a scam made by scientists, and to believe it's round, you'd have to go to space and see the rotating Earth with your own eyes.

"Your teacher really lacks insight. Can't Li Cheng Sword and you see when the Dual-Gun Battle Bee got poisoned during the match?"

Li Cunxu had no pleasant words for the teacher who tried to throw mud at him.

The doctor remained silent; in fact, he couldn't tell when the Dual-Gun Battle Bee was poisoned either.

"You..."

"You what? You really couldn't see when it got poisoned?" Li Cunxu said to Xiaoruan in his arms, "Xiaoruan, make a simple poison water ball to show him."

Xiaoruan had recovered some water spiritual energy, so creating a water ball was no problem.

Just then, Xiaoruan spat out a water ball; it hit the ground and shattered, releasing a purple poison gas.

Li Cheng Sword understood, the trash poison gas was hidden in the water ball, and the Dual-Gun Battle Bee got hit while blocking it.

He admitted his loss was fair.

Li Cunxu felt his loss was quite unjust; his Dual-Gun Battle Bee knew the Silver technique "Winged Charge." If he had used it right away without probing, he could have knocked out Xiaoruan, who had no defensive skills.

In previous matches, Li Cheng Sword fought bravely, but in this one, he was hesitant and lost the match, possibly because he cared too much about the outcome of the finals, making him overthink.

He might have also received incorrect external advice.

Li Cheng Sword's teacher stared in a daze at the wet ground from the water ball.

Seeing his lack of understanding, Li Cunxu added,

"During the battle, Xiaoruan's poison gas in the water ball is more concealed and harder to detect."

When stepping on stage to receive the award, since Li Cunxu wasn't a Beast Master class student, there was no need to promote the school and class, making the award ceremony rather cursory, even skipping the thank-you speech segment.

If a student from an animal husbandry class can fight so well in Beast Master battles, doesn't that indicate the school's distribution is unreasonable?

This isn't positive publicity, and no school would want to promote it, they'd even ask the organizers not to mention it to maintain the school's image.

With a student from an animal husbandry class winning over second and third place, it's embarrassing to mention, and there's no need to promote it.

Li Cunxu felt the disdain against non-Beast Master students; fortunately, he didn't care about such empty fame.

The champion rewards of the Holy Lotus District's Strongest Newcomer Cup: a gold-plated trophy, about the size of a mineral water bottle, a one-star magical item (can be chosen), and three chances to enter a Black Iron-level resource secret realm (Any Black Iron-level resource secret realm controlled by Tongdu).

The second-place rewards: a silver-plated trophy, two chances to enter a Black Iron-level resource secret realm.

The third-place rewards: a pure copper trophy, one chance to enter a Black Iron-level resource secret realm.

There are two third-place winners, the two who lost in the top four.

Li Cunxu was happy receiving the trophy, but upon remembering something, his mood dampened immediately.

Were his rewards as champion truly more substantial than the second place's rewards?

On the surface, the champion's rewards seem richer, but in reality, the second place's rewards were richer.

Li Cunxu, winning the championship, would only receive the organizer's rewards.

Whereas Li Cheng Sword, by getting second place, would receive both the organizer's rewards and the school's rewards (which wouldn't be less than what the organizers provided).

Li Cunxu wouldn't receive the school's rewards simply because he wasn't a Beast Master class student, deeming no necessity for the school to invest in him.

The staff said, "The final of the Strongest Newcomer Cup will be held next month on the 15th; it will be broadcasted city-wide. We hope Li will work hard and aim for a great result."

Li Cunxu nodded.

The staff said, "The three chances to enter a Black Iron-level resource secret realm have been registered onto your ID card. You can swipe your ID card to enter any resource secret realm you wish."

"Do you want to collect the magical item now? Or wait until later?" the staff asked.

"Now, please!"

The staff led Li Cunxu to the treasure vault of the Tongdu Holy Lotus District.

In front of the treasure vault, where one can conduct the deposit of treasures, was the famous Tongdu Bank, heavily guarded and patrolled twenty-four hours a day.

Li Cunxu had never been here and felt a bit excited.

In the one-star magical items area, the staff introduced each of the magical items to Li Cunxu, focusing on recommending those with high value.

Li Cunxu listened absent-mindedly, as he wasn't interested in these items. He thanked the staff for his kindness.

"Can I look around myself?"

"Sure, there are descriptions of its functions below each magical item. Remember, you can only take one item, and there's surveillance."

The staff pointed to the complicated, all-encompassing, and red-lit surveillance system overhead.

Li Cunxu wandered around leisurely and eventually stopped in front of a scarlet dragon blood gemstone.

[Magical Item: Dragon Blood Gemstone (Red Dragon)]

[Quality: One Star]

[Carry Point: 3]

[Description: A dragon blood gemstone born from the essence of a red dragon, embedded in a Beast Taming Space, can generate a fire vein underground.]

Ever since entering the vault, Li Cunxu had sensed its presence, and it captivated him, which explained his distraction.

This was the ability of the Curse Sentinel to sense curses.

The curse on this dragon blood gemstone (red dragon) was highly similar to the Evil Dragon Curse of the Golden Dragon.

If his perception was accurate, the dragon blood gemstone (red dragon) also bore an Evil Dragon Curse.

Li Cunxu was quite puzzled; how did a cursed dragon blood gemstone enter the vault? Treasures are supposed to be inspected before being archived within the vault.

Did the person bringing it in get cursed? Where were they now?

The repeated appearance of two dragon blood gemstones with Evil Dragon Curses wasn't coincidental, and a faint scent of conspiracy reached Li Cunxu's senses.

The Curse Sentinel urged him to absorb the Evil Dragon Curse from the dragon blood gemstone into his body from a distance.

Certain curses can devour one another; by consuming the red dragon's Evil Dragon Curse, the Golden Dragon's Evil Dragon Curse would grow stronger, precisely what Li Cunxu wanted.

He needed to strengthen the Evil Dragon Curse to balance the Peach Blossom Curse.

The Peach Blossom Curse within Li Cunxu was formidable. The Golden Dragon Curse could barely suppress it, and recently, Li Cunxu discovered a frightening development — the Peach Blossom Curse was growing.

Whenever a female appeared near Li Cunxu, the Peach Blossom Curse grew a little, though minimal, it undeniably strengthened.

A growing Peach Blossom Curse was unheard of in his past life.

"I wonder who invented such an intriguing curse?" Li Cunxu thought to himself.

With the entry of the Red Dragon Curse into his body, the stalemate was broken, and it turned into a tripartite standoff.

The Red Dragon Curse was weak and heavily bullied, especially by the Golden Dragon Curse, even occasionally taking a bite.

Li Cunxu never touched the dragon blood gemstone (red dragon); after a brief stay, he moved on. Firstly, fearing involvement in any conspiracy, and secondly, the gemstone wasn't his primary aim.

"Ninth row on the right, fifth column, top shelf."

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