Old Bai behaved so arrogantly that he didn't even look like who he usually was.
It was because everybody knew that the Thug Academy's rise was inevitable. Now that the Thug Academy had revealed itself in front of the 36 towns again after thirty years, they must be prepared.
In particular, Han Fei had delivered a shocking performance in the Wind Thunder Arena the previous day by crushing two experts above his level and subduing a legendary creature.
That incident alone had made the presidents and mayors understand that the Thug Academy's rise to the top was unstoppable.
It was also why the mayors and presidents demanded that some contestants from the Thug Academy not use their spiritual beasts in the arena during the meeting in the previous day.
They were still allowed to use it when experts on par with them showed up, but if they used it when none of these people showed up, their rise to the top would be of little significance.
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