Peerless Tang Sect: Becoming a God Through Medicine.

Chapter 59: The Competition Begins

Jing Hongchen interrupted Lin Nuo and the other person's rant.

Although he thought so too, this was Xingluo City after all, and speaking the truth in someone else's doorstep could easily hurt their fragile ego.

It wouldn't be good if it caused a diplomatic incident.

They're here to compete, not to cause trouble.

Lin Nuo and Xiao Hongchen obediently shut up and started doing their own things. With the help of the others, the group quickly ate a hot meal. After resting, they walked towards Xingluo City, chatting and laughing, just like taking a walk to digest their food.

Many of them were leaving the Sun Moon Empire for the first time and were quite curious about the Star Luo Empire.

This was especially true after entering Xingluo City. Compared to Mingdu, the former was like a modern city of the 21st century, while the latter was the imperial capital of an ancient empire.

But it's not entirely ancient.

Here, you can even see a person in a suit and a person in an ancient robe chatting and laughing, or a person covered in mechanical equipment and a sword immortal with an ethereal aura wrestling.

This art style cannot be summarized by a single abstract concept.

It wasn't just Xingluo City that was like this; it was similar in Mingdu as well, including Lin Nuo's own team. The best examples were Ma Rulong and Ji Juechen, who were like a futuristic warrior and a fantasy swordsman with a distorted art style.

Thanks to the two talented artists who contributed even more to the already abstract art style of Douluo Continent.

Doumen

"The Starry Hotel is owned by the Star Luo Empire's royal family. It was recently cleared out to accommodate the participating teams of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Registration is also done in the hotel's lobby on the first floor." After arriving at the entrance of the Starry Hotel, Ma Rulong, who had already done his homework, introduced the hotel to everyone.

Looking at the magnificent hotel in front of him, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but complain: "It's so dazzling it's making my eyes blurry."

"I guess that's just how the Star Luo Empire's aesthetics are." Ma Rulong shrugged. "We arrived relatively early. There are still four days until the registration deadline, and the opening ceremony elimination rounds will be held in five days. According to the usual practice of the competition, we should be the second to go on stage, after Shrek Academy."

"So Shrek Academy is here? I can't wait to fight them!" Xiao Hongchen asked with great interest.

His battle armor was already parched!

Not only him, but another sword fanatic who also longed for battle turned his gaze over after hearing this.

"I just do a lot of research, I'm not an expert," Ma Rulong said, somewhat speechlessly. "How am I supposed to know if Shrek Academy is here? To find out if they're here, I'll just have to wait until we go upstairs and check."

"According to the terminology from the previous competition, we were the runners-up and Shrek was the champion. Our rest area was assigned to the same floor."

It's clear that Ma Rulong did a lot of homework; aside from the competition format and rules that haven't been released yet, he could answer almost anything.

When Xiao Hongchen asked him why he knew so much, this was his answer.

"As the team leader, I am already ashamed that my strength is inferior to yours. If I can help you with intelligence, I will be happy to do so."

……

After registering, the group unsurprisingly checked into the top floor. Shrek, on the other hand, arrived at the Starry Hotel the day after the Sun and Moon team checked into the top floor.

However, for some unknown reason, ever since Shrek Academy's registration ended, their team members have always been shrouded in mystery. It's impossible to see any of their main team members. Occasionally, when you see their team leader or reserve team members, they always look serious.

This led Xiao Hongchen and his group to wonder if Shrek Academy was preparing some kind of secret weapon.

This almost made Lin Nuo, the only one who knew the truth, burst out laughing.

There's no secret weapon.

The reason they couldn't see the main team was simply because they were tricked by the Supreme Elder into not showing up. Once Shrek Academy appeared at the opening ceremony, they would naturally find out what had happened.

That's not necessarily true; we'll have to see how Huo Yuhao performs.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

The opening ceremony day arrived quickly.

"Wait, what are those Shrek guys up to? How come three of their regular teams have shown up? Are they really planning to send their reserve team players out?" Ma Rulong exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the players in Shrek's waiting area.

"They probably want to hide their strength. After all, with me around, Shrek Academy must be under a lot of pressure, hahaha~" Xiao Hongchen laughed with his hands on his hips.

But this time, no one refuted him.

Being an opponent of the enhanced version of Xiao Hongchen certainly puts one under pressure.

On the high platform, Xu Jiawei was still lecturing the audience, Enqin and Zhongcheng, hoping to use this opportunity to unite the people and national pride of the Xingluo Empire, and also to let the people from other countries who came to participate in the competition see the strength of his Xingluo Empire.

After all, the Soul Fighting Tournament is, to some extent, a way of flexing one's muscles.

They change countries every five years to showcase their talents.

It can be considered a form of intangible cultural heritage.

After Xu Jiawei's long speech finally ended, the Shrek Academy team stepped onto the arena amidst cheers that resounded throughout Xingluo City, with Huo Yuhao leading the way and Bei Bei and the others serving as supporting characters.

It really was the entire reserve team that appeared, which proves that, without Lin Nuo's interference, the Supreme Elder and the Death Messenger once again performed steadily.

Judging from their expressions, they seemed a little flustered by the cheers and applause of the audience.

But to be fair, Shrek's reputation, built up over ten thousand years, is truly terrifying. When hundreds of thousands of people shouted the name Shrek together, the scene was extremely spectacular, as if even the earth trembled because of their shouts.

Unfortunately, Arnold didn't like this kind of scene, especially since they were shouting the words "Shrek".

"This is the Shrek Academy of Ten Thousand Years..." Ma Rulong clenched his fists, a glint of fire flashing in his eyes.

The others were no exception. Except for Lin Nuo, everyone's eyes burned with a fierce fighting spirit. They had lost to Shrek Academy for four thousand years. This time, they were going to win!

Mouthwatering!

We must bring the glory of victory back to Mingdukou!

"The first match of the elimination rounds: Shrek Academy versus Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy!"

"The match begins!"

The moment the referee finished speaking, a blood-red light illuminated the entire arena, and at the same time, a chilling, deathly, bloodthirsty, and insane aura suddenly erupted on the stage.

Classic Reissue: Six 100,000-Year Soul Rings!

Huo Yuhao's slender body resembled a demon god, with six blood-red soul rings swirling around him. The contestants from the opposing Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy were so frightened that they stood frozen in place, trembling and huddled together.