Zhong Tianyue was quite pleased to see Xu Luo. At least he hadn't immediately spent that million to become a god, which counted as passing the test.
If he had succumbed to temptation and achieved godhood, Zhong Tianyue would have had to kick him out by now.
After ensuring everyone understood the harshness of the elite class and felt a sense of urgency, Zhong Tianyue started his lecture without further ado.
In fact, his lectures were not much different from those of other teachers. He discussed theoretical knowledge on how to develop one's divine domain, how to efficiently construct various buildings, how to mix different types of troops, how to counter other troop types, how to speed up species reproduction, and what tools to use when species face reproduction pressure...
Everything he explained was vivid and detailed. His teaching level was higher than that of ordinary teachers, making it easier for students to understand by incorporating his own experiences.
Especially on the topics of species feeding, how to reduce costs, how to harvest more faith during sacrifices, and how to quickly improve the civilization within one's divine domain, were subjects that the ordinary class teachers hadn't covered yet.
The development of a divine domain naturally aimed to become a self-contained system, forming a complete civilization, or even clusters of civilizations. This would involve transitioning from tribes to nations and then gradually progressing towards the development of a divine kingdom.
Thus, a divine domain couldn't just focus on producing troops. The evolution of species, the richness of species, the improvement of various terrains and landforms to form ecological cycles were all necessary.
Zhong Tianyue explained all of these in great detail.
The first half of the lecture was useful to Xu Luo, but the latter half about building civilizations and nations was of no use to him.
His species were Zergs, which did not require much environmental or ecological construction. He only needed to strengthen the Zergs and the Queen.
Of course, the first half of the lecture, about countering different species, was still very beneficial to him.
Soon, the class ended. As the principal, Zhong Tianyue didn't have much time to keep teaching them, so he left in a hurry after finishing the lecture. The rest of the time was for them to study on their own.
The elite class didn't have many rules and wasn't too strict.
But anyone who slacked off would just be left behind and leave the elite class in disgrace after a month.
After class, some students agreed to spar in the combat arena, while others planned to go to the simulated combat arena to face other species, experience defense against invasions, or learn from Xu Luo and try counter-invasions.
Xu Luo was about to get something to eat when he looked up and saw someone blocking his way.
"What's the matter?"
He frowned and his tone wasn't very good.
Now, he was extremely annoyed by this person, who was self-righteous all day long and really thought everyone should revolve around him.
"I'd like to know how long your mutated bugs can last against my dragon-blood warriors."
Xiang Xun sneered contemptuously, deliberately using "bugs" to insult him.
Since yesterday, he had constantly heard people talking about Xu Luo. As the former number one genius, he was now ignored.
He was a direct descendant of the Xiang family. When had he ever received such treatment?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Last night, he went to great lengths to get an earth dragon, a silver-tier one at that, and now he wanted to teach Xu Luo a lesson, to embarrass him in front of everyone.
As the new king, if he was defeated by someone else, he wouldn't have the face to call himself that anymore, would he?
He would let this country bumpkin know that luck didn't count for much. Against the vast financial resources, connections, and other resources of a wealthy family, mere species mutation was not enough.
"See you at the combat arena. I'll be waiting for you there."
Xiang Xun turned and left after speaking, pausing only at the door.
"Of course, if you're scared and don't dare to come, it's fine. I'll just pretend this never happened."
Watching him leave with feigned elegance, Xu Luo chuckled.
What gives you the confidence, you middle-school syndrome boy?
Some students who hadn't left the classroom yet saw this and immediately started messaging their friends, telling them about this big event and urging them to come watch the excitement.
"Are you going?"
Wang Xiaoling approached.
"Although Xiang Xun is annoying, his species are dragon-blooded. They are very powerful at the bronze stage!"
"Let's wait and see!"
Xu Luo replied calmly.
What if he disagreed?
The challenge had already been issued so blatantly, and with so many people watching, if he fled without a fight, he wouldn't need to stay at the school anymore. How could the new king be afraid to face a challenge?
How would classmates and teachers see him?
Wouldn't others think he was a pushover, wanting to take a shot at him? He might as well take this opportunity to show his strength, so others would think twice before acting against him.
The various arenas were not far from the elite class classroom. Soon, Xu Luo walked into the combat arena under the watchful eyes of his classmates, with the simulated combat arena nearby.
"It's serious now, but I wonder if they'll choose the entertainment mode or the combat mode!"
The onlookers were very curious about their choice.
The entertainment mode was friendly sparring, regardless of the outcome, with no losses. But in combat mode, it was a real fight, and students rarely chose this.
After all, it often ended in mutual destruction.
"You're the guest. I'll let you choose. Entertainment mode or combat mode?"
Xiang Xun provocatively looked at Xu Luo. Although he said he let Xu Luo choose, it was clear he hoped for the combat mode. If Xu Luo chose the entertainment mode, it would mean he chickened out.
"Guests follow the host. Since you think you're the host, you choose."
Xu Luo replied indifferently. He was even hoping for the combat mode. Dragon blood species? It would be great to obtain dragon genes!
"Alright, let's choose the combat mode!"
Xiang Xun declared arrogantly.
After the decision, they both entered the game pods simultaneously, connecting to their divine domains.
In a battle, the battlefield wasn't either side's divine domain, different from divine domain invasions.
When the battle started, both sides' species would be teleported to a battlefield to fight it out!
The victory condition was simple.
Whoever's species stood last would be the winner.
But this method was very cruel because the defeated side's species would be almost wiped out.
After entering the game pod, Xu Luo quickly saw the combat mode selection.
"Choose combat mode!"
Without hesitation, he selected the combat mode.
[Combat mode selected. Species death is irreversible!]