"As long as you're convinced, that's fine." Principal Li said with a smile, his expression begging for a beating.

The other principals were speechless. So, the "friendship first" bit you mentioned earlier was just foreshadowing for this?

Were you afraid we'd beat you up?

"Old Li, didn't you say you'd tell us the secret once the competition was over?" Principal Zhu asked impatiently.

"But the competition isn't over yet, is it?" Principal Li said.

"It's over. There's absolutely no need to continue the later matches," Principal Wen said.

The other major principals also nodded in agreement.

With the opponent being this strong, what's the point of competing?

Continuing would just be asking for humiliation.

It's better to just end it early.

It will save the students from being discouraged.

"Haha, since everyone says so, it seems there's no need to continue with the upcoming matches."

Principal Li laughed heartily, clearly in a very good mood.

"Alright, stop with the nonsense, Old Li."

"Just tell us already."

The rest of the principals were already getting impatient.

They felt that there must be a secret behind why Sujing University was so strong.

Once they knew these secrets and mastered them, they believed their own schools' students wouldn't be inferior either!

Seeing the expectant looks in everyone's eyes, Principal Li clapped his hands to signal for quiet, then spoke slowly.

"Since everyone is so eager to know the secret, I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

Everyone perked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

"Oh my, everyone, don't be so tense."

Principal Wen:...

Principal Wang:...

Principal Zhu:...

Seeing the ill-intentioned glares from everyone, Principal Li coughed.

"Actually, the reason our school's students have become so strong..."

"Is just one thing!"

At this point, Principal Li picked up his water cup and took a sip.

Principal Wen and the others suppressed their anger.

"Old Li, you've acted arrogant enough for today."

"If you keep beating around the bush, don't blame us for being impolite."

Principal Li chuckled, deciding it was best to stop while he was ahead.

He looked around, and seeing everyone staring at him with rapt attention, he cleared his throat.

"Actually, the biggest secret behind why our Sujing University has achieved such results lies in our Martial Dao system."

"Martial Dao system?" The principals looked at each other, confused.

Currently, the strongest Martial Dao systems among one-star cultivators are well-known, such as the 【Martial Maniac】 and 【Soft Power】.

Everyone is the same.

So, what secret could a Martial Dao system be?

Seeing this, Principal Li smiled smugly and slowly spat out a few words.

"Because we chose the 【Cold Weapon】 system."

"Cold Weapon system?" The principals were stunned, then someone reacted, "Could it be that Cold Weapon system that has been getting popular recently?"

"I heard about it before we set off this morning."

"It's said to be a very popular novel that just appeared."

"Because of the competition today, I didn't pay much attention to it, thinking I'd study it after the matches ended."

"I never expected this new system to be so monstrously powerful?"

"Judging by today's performance, the old systems are worlds apart compared to this brand-new system."

The principals present were all shrewd individuals; it didn't take long for them to understand what Principal Li meant.

"But, Old Li, how did you dare to use a brand-new system?"

This question hit the nail on the head for all the principals.

Even someone like Principal Wen wouldn't have tried it, even if he had known about this system beforehand.

After all, it was a brand-new system that no one had bought yet.

Its actual effectiveness was completely unknown.

"Hehe," Principal Li laughed. "Actually, this was just a random operation by a student."

"Then he discovered the power of this system."

"After that, everyone abandoned their previous systems and chose this 【Cold Weapon】 system."

Hearing this explanation, the group of principals felt it made sense.

Several principals were extremely annoyed.

Why didn't such a good thing, like a pie falling from the sky, happen to them?

However, right at this moment, Principal Zhu let out a hearty laugh.

And it was very loud, echoing throughout the entire Martial Dao Hall.

This scene attracted everyone's attention.

"Old Zhu, we are still in the Martial Dao Hall, watch your image," Principal Wen said.

Principal Zhu didn't care and instead became even more cheerful.

This left the group of principals speechless.

It's just losing a match, isn't it?

We are also annoyed, but there's no need to go crazy like this, right?

"Old Zhu!" Principal Wen's expression turned serious.

If you keep making a scene like this, won't the Eight Schools lose face?

Principal Zhu finally stopped, though a smile still remained on his face.

"Old Zhu, what exactly is wrong with you?" a principal asked curiously.

"I'm happy!" Principal Zhu said.

"Happy?"

"Yes, with such a huge stroke of good luck, how could I not be happy?"

While everyone was confused, Principal Zhu said seriously.

"This 【Cold Weapon】 system is so powerful."

"Since the students have just changed classes, there's still time to switch."

"If we all switch to the 【Cold Weapon】 system, why worry about not having a good future?"

"Why worry about the country not being strong?"

This statement immediately made the group of principals realize.

That's right, that's the logic.

Everyone has witnessed the power of the system, so there's no need to worry.

Since that's the case, then let's switch!

At this moment, Principal Zhu took out his communicator and sent a notice to the school-wide group.

"All New Students, if you have any remaining Omniverse Coin, immediately swap out your original system and change to the 【Cold Weapon】 system."

The other principals were not to be outdone.

This wasn't the time to be shy.

"Qingtian High School, open the mall immediately, search for the 【Cold Weapon】 system, and replace your current system with this one."

"Meishan High School..."

Several principals took action one after another, only Principal Li remained very relaxed.

"Principals." The host ran to the podium at this moment, "Our competition..."

"Forget the competition." Principal Wen rolled his eyes at the host. "Just declare Sujing University the winner."

Cold sweat appeared on the host's forehead.

In all his years of hosting, this was the first time he had seen such a situation.

However, there was no need to worry; just follow orders.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I announce."

"The first place of this Eight Schools Grand Martial Arts Competition is Sujing University."

The host directly announced the result.

Below, cheers from the Sujing University students immediately erupted.

As for the group from the other universities, they were busy changing their systems.

After realizing that the reason Sujing University was so strong was because of this system, they went completely crazy.

However, very soon, some students discovered an extremely serious problem.