Fly noticed that when Mr. Carter mentioned Star City High winning a runner-up title once, a complicated look flashed through Genevieve's eyes.

  She gripped the quilt with both hands, and her head lowered subconsciously.

  In Fly's eyes, Genevieve was not someone without a sense of honor.

  On the contrary, when she said she was a student of Star City High, she would also have a sense of pride.

  But coincidentally, upon hearing that Star City High had achieved good results, she revealed such an expression.

  Thinking of this, Fly suddenly understood something.

  "Mr. Carter, the one who won the runner-up title for Star City High... wouldn't happen to be Lysander Thorne, would it?"

  Ever since Genevieve mentioned Lysander Thorne to him last time, Fly had been keeping an eye out for this name. Sure enough, once Fly paid special attention, he would hear Lysander Thorne's name in the school from time to time.

  It was evident that even after so many years, Lysander Thorne still held considerable influence within Star City High.

  "Correct." Mr. Carter glanced at Fly approvingly, then nodded.

  Fly thought to himself.

  "But, who did Lysander Thorne lose to?" Fly muttered.

  That chosen one who single-handedly integrated the Student Council, restored Star City High to its former glory, and created his own faction after entering The Eight Elite Universities of The Tulip League—Lysander Thorne.

  Who could such a character lose to?

  Fly really couldn't imagine what Lysander Thorne looked like in defeat.

  "Could there be someone even more monstrously talented than him in other cities?" Fly continued.

  "No, Lysander Thorne, he... didn't lose." Mr. Carter shook his head gently.

  Although he couldn't stand Lysander Thorne's behavior of controlling the future of Star City High's genius students through the Student Council, he had to admit that Lysander Thorne was indeed a genius Beast Warrior.

  "Didn't lose?" Fly froze for a moment upon hearing this.

  Fly's curiosity was piqued more and more.

  Mr. Carter sighed and continued.

  "That year, Lysander Thorne was in his second year of high school."

  "As the most talented Beast Warrior in the history of Star City High, he was naturally the center of attention."

  "He led the Star City High Representative Team to smash their way out of the group stage with a completely undefeated record, becoming the biggest topic of The Jade State League that year."

  "And in the subsequent quarter-finals, he completely defeated one of the favorites for the championship, Willow High, causing the biggest upset of that year."

  "You have to know that Sovereign High, Willow High, Laurel High, and Sycamore High are known as the 'Big Four of Martial Studies' in the Jade State."

  "For Lysander Thorne to lead the team to defeat Willow High was already creating history for Star City High."

  Speaking of this, even though Mr. Carter disliked Lysander Thorne's style, a look of yearning couldn't help but rise in his eyes.

  That was truly a glorious time.

  One had to know that the investment in educational resources was closely related to the city's status and economic situation.

  Among the cities where the "Big Four of Martial Studies" were located, Sovereign City, Willow City, and Laurel City were all more economically developed than Star City.

  Sovereign City was the most developed city in the Jade State today. Whether it was education, healthcare, or urban infrastructure construction, it was the most outstanding in the entire Jade State.

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  Laurel City, on the other hand, was once the most developed city in the Jade State, famous for its rich tourism resources. Although it had declined somewhat now because it couldn't keep up with the development of the times, as the saying goes, "a starving camel is still bigger than a horse." Relying on the foundation accumulated over many years in the past, it still steadily suppressed Star City economically.

  Willow City was originally just an unremarkable small city. But at the end of the last century, in the center of this small city, an entrance to The Martial Sanctum suddenly appeared...

  "The Martial Sanctum?" Fly frowned.

  It wasn't the first time Fly had heard the name "The Martial Sanctum." He had done a lot of investigation in private, but found almost nothing. He only knew that this place was extremely mysterious, and information was scarce. Now hearing Mr. Carter say this, the entrance to The Martial Sanctum could actually "appear" randomly. It seemed that this Martial Sanctum was not entirely created by humans. The secrets inside were definitely not that simple...

  "Yes." Mr. Carter then continued.

  Since the appearance of the entrance to The Martial Sanctum, the military and big shots from various forces had settled in this small city one after another. Precisely because of this, the small city of Willow City began to develop rapidly.

  Especially in the field of Martial Studies, Willow City had even surpassed its former big brother, Laurel City, in the last ten years or so, gradually gaining the qualifications to wrestle with Sovereign City.

  Many experts even predicted that the future of the Jade State lay in Willow City.

  Mr. Carter then said, "Now, do you understand how difficult it was for Lysander Thorne to lead the team to defeat Willow High?"

  "Unfortunately, Heaven did not favor us because of this."

  "In the semi-finals, the opponents we encountered were the heaven-favored geniuses of Sovereign High."

  "Sovereign High..." The blood of 'Emperor' Valerius, who had been silent for a long time at the side, suddenly surged.

  "Mn? What's wrong?" Seeing this, Fly turned to look at 'Emperor' Valerius. He saw the light in Valerius's eyes flickering uncertainly, seeming to harbor something on his mind.

  Perhaps feeling Fly's gaze, 'Emperor' Valerius shook his head and came back to his senses. "Sovereign High, the strongest Martial Academy in the Jade State..."

  "My brother is there."

  "I heard that Sovereign High has an Elite Martial Class. Every single student in there, even the last-ranked one, is a Beast Warrior with a Mythical Species totem."

  Fly: "???"

  Hearing 'Emperor' Valerius's words, Fly couldn't help but freeze.

  One had to know that in this Freshman Invitational, only a few people like himself, Genevieve, and 'Emperor' Valerius possessed Mythical Species Beast Totems.

  Others, including Gideon King's, were nothing more than "Pseudo-Mythical Species."

  Because their Beast Totems were not natural, but synthesized later by technology.

  The four major strong schools in Star City combined could barely scrape together a scant few Beast Warriors with Mythical Species totems.

  But the Elite Martial Class of Sovereign High had Mythical Species per capita?

  "Wait, Mr. Carter," Fly seemed to suddenly realize something. "You said Lysander Thorne faced the prodigies of Sovereign High in the semi-finals, but in the end, he won the runner-up title. That means..."

  "Correct!" Mr. Carter nodded vigorously. "Lysander Thorne, relying on his own strength alone, overturned the entire team of Sovereign High."

  Hearing these words, Fly's eyes widened in shock.

  "Single-handedly..." Fly muttered to himself, seeming somewhat unable to believe it.

  Although he had also helped Star City High win the championship almost single-handedly in the Freshman Invitational just now.

  But that was just Ironpeak Academy; it couldn't compare with Sovereign High at all.

  In the past, he only knew Lysander Thorne was frighteningly strong, but he didn't expect him to be terrifying to this extent.

  But unexpectedly, Mr. Carter gave a bitter smile.

  "Actually, Lysander Thorne didn't want to fight so hard. But the students of Sovereign High were simply too monstrous. In just one exchange, they eliminated Lysander Thorne's three teammates."

  "Lysander Thorne was forced to fight one against four."

  "That match was later written into textbooks as a classic case study. To this day, it is still called 'the unrepeatable miracle'."

  "That was also the time Star City High held our heads high the most in so many years."

  "But alas..."

  Mr. Carter slowly sighed. "Although Lysander Thorne single-handedly toppled the insufferably arrogant Sovereign High, he himself was seriously injured and powerless to fight again. So much so that by the time of the finals, he was actually unable to take the field!"

  "Star City High, lacking its backbone, crumbled at the first touch in the finals and lost to Sycamore High."

  "That is why I said Lysander Thorne did not lose," Mr. Carter slowly added.

  Hearing this, Fly couldn't help but fall silent.

  Although he was very dissatisfied with those matters of the Student Council, he had to admit that Lysander Thorne was indeed a force to be reckoned with.

  To be able to forcibly lift his team to a height that did not belong to it, single-handedly, under such desperate circumstances.

  "Then what about his third and fourth years?" Fly thought for a while and asked Mr. Carter.

  Since this happened when Lysander Thorne was in his second year, what about his third and fourth years?

  This Jade State League should be open for participation throughout the entire high school period, right?

  Since Lysander Thorne was already so godlike in his second year, what about his third and fourth years?

  Did he also stop at runner-up?

  "Third and fourth years..." Mr. Carter slowly sighed. "During his third and fourth years, Lysander Thorne did not participate in The Jade State League. All his energy at that time was placed on integrating the various Martial Studies clubs in the school."

  "Or rather, that defeat in The Jade State League gave Lysander Thorne the idea of integrating the major forces of the school."

  Fly: "!!!"

  For a moment, Fly developed a strong interest in Lysander Thorne's past.