Strong Ranking Tournament Begins
It has been four years since Lin Ming left his family and entered Jia Nan Academy. He has been in the Inner Academy for three years. Now, his cultivation has finally reached the Nine Star Dou Spirit. After accumulating more experience, he can then attempt to become Dou Wang.
In the Dou Qi Continent, becoming Dou Wang is a watershed moment. After becoming Dou Wang, one can use Dou Qi Wings and soar freely in the sky, no longer bound by the ground.
Especially in this remote Northwest Continent, Dou Wang) is already considered a strong person. The fact that the Clan Leader of the Lin Ming family and the Mittel Family, who is also Dou Wang, is one of the top ten strong people in the Jia Ma Empire shows the status of Dou Wang in the Northwest Continent.
Now, Lin Ming has arrived at the gate of the Dou Wang. All he needs to do is push open this gate and step into the ranks of Dou Wang.
"It's been more than eighteen years!" Lin Ming said with emotion as he watched the sunrise. After bidding farewell to the Snow Demon Sky Ape, Lin Ming flapped his Purple Crystal Wings and hurried towards the Inner Academy.
"Boss! You're back!" a member of the Medicine Gang called out.
"Okay!" Lin Ming nodded.
"How many of the members who went into seclusion have returned?" Lin Ming asked the member of the Medicine Gang, as if he had just remembered something.
"The deputy Gang Leader returned yesterday, and most of the others have also returned," the member of the Medicine Gang replied to Lin Ming's question.
Hearing the answer from the member of the Medicine Gang, Lin Ming nodded. As for Lin Ming asking about the other members of the Medicine Gang, it was because the once-every-five-years Strong Ranking Tournament was officially starting in two days, and besides Lin Ming and Wang Sheng, there were three other members of the Medicine Gang who could participate.
After learning about the situation, Lin Ming went into the Medicine Gang and returned to his room.
Meanwhile, in Wutan City of the Jia Ma Empire, inside the main hall of the Xiao Family, a middle-aged man anxiously asked an elderly man with gray hair, "Master, how is it? Can my son's cultivation problem be resolved?"
"Clan Leader Xiao, I am incompetent and cannot find anything wrong with Young Master Xiao. Alas! I shall take my leave." After replying, the white-haired old man turned and left the hall.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master." Although the middle-aged man was also quite disappointed, he still politely saw the gray-haired old man off.
Upon hearing the old man's words, a boy who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old next to the middle-aged man lowered his head in dejection.
"Yan Er, don't worry, your father will definitely find a way to cure your problem." The middle-aged man said kindly when he saw the boy's dejected expression.
"Father, you have invited countless masters to treat me over the past year, and the family has already suffered greatly because of this. Father, you don't need to go through all this trouble anymore. I can live my life like this." After saying this, the young man walked out of the hall without looking back.
"Ah~! Damn it, God, you brought me here just to treat me like trash and play with me, huh?!" The boy left the lobby and went to a cliff, where he vented his frustration wildly.
Lin Ming was unaware of what had happened in the Jia Ma Empire, but Lin Ming knew about Xiao Yan's cultivation level dropping to the Dou Qi Stage Three with a simple calculation.
Lin Ming is currently eighteen and a half years old, Xiao Yan is about five years younger Lin Ming Xiao Yan, so Xiao Yan is thirteen and a half years old. As those who have read the original novel know, Xiao Yan spent the three years from age twelve to fifteen bearing the reputation of being a good-for-nothing.
Back in his room, Lin Ming took out a wooden bucket, filled it with water, and quietly began to soak the contents.
After a fierce battle with the Snow Demon Sky Ape and the advancement in his cultivation, Lin Ming was covered in filth, so Lin Ming began to take a bath after returning to his room.
With the arrival of the Strong Ranking Tournament, the Inner Academy has become increasingly lively. The overlords who usually cultivate in seclusion on the Strong Ranking have also ended their seclusion in the past two days, adjusting their condition and looking forward to the start of the Strong Ranking Tournament.
Two days later, at dawn, many members of the Medicine Gang in the main hall.
A moment later, Lin Ming walked into the lobby.
"Gang Leader!" Upon seeing Lin Ming's arrival, the members of the Medicine Gang in the main hall greeted him respectfully.
"Today marks the start of the quinquennial Super Baseball Tournament. After the tournament, many of our brothers from the Medicine Gang will be graduating. In these final moments, I hope that those who participate in the competition will have no regrets. I, Lin Ming, as the leader of the Medicine Gang, assure everyone present that the Medicine Gang will do everything in its power to treat and heal any injuries sustained by its members during the competition. So, brothers, live up to your youth, fight with all your might, and bring our academic life to a perfect close." Lin Ming said encouragingly to the Medicine Gang members.
"Live up to our youth, fight with all our might!" the members of the Medicine Gang exclaimed excitedly.
"Let's go!" At Lin Ming's command, the members of the Medicine Gang followed in his footsteps and marched out of the Lin Ming Medicine Gang in a grand procession.
Meanwhile, within the Inner Academy, many factions, together with their members, set off from their respective factions towards the largest plaza in the inner Inner Academy.
In the Inner Academy, at the Central Plaza, teams arrived from different directions. This Central Plaza, though vast in size, is usually closed off, only opening when events are held within the Inner Academy. As the most prestigious competition in the Inner Academy, the Strong Ranking Tournament is naturally held in this plaza.
Although the Central Plaza covers a vast area, it was filled with a dense crowd today. Everywhere you looked, there were people.
"Look, the Medicine Gang is here!" The onlookers exclaimed upon seeing the group of people wearing Medicinal Cauldron badges.
Elixirs are sought after by countless people, no matter where they are. As the only elixir-producing Medicine Gang in the Inner Academy, its emblem is undoubtedly recognizable to everyone.
Ignoring the crowd, Lin Ming led the Medicine Gang to an Instructor, bypassing the throng through a special passage, and arrived at the most conspicuous high platform in the arena.
"Everyone, please wait here for the official start of the competition!" Lin Ming said to the crowd after arriving at the high platform.
After the Medicine Gang members arrived, other teams followed one after another, and the high platform above the square was gradually occupied by different gangs.
"Brother Lin, your Medicine Gang has arrived so early." On a nearby high platform, a man with a benevolent face and a wine jar badge on his chest greeted him as he approached the platform.
"Brother Shao," Lin Ming said upon seeing the man.
"Hmph! In the stellar baseball tournament, it's not about who arrives early or has the best results." At this moment, a man with a gloomy face said sarcastically.
"Hey, isn't this the White Dragon Gang? How come there are only these two little cats left?" Lin Ming replied sarcastically to the person who made the sarcastic remark.
"Lin Ming, you!" Lin Ming's words left Bai Wei anger.
With Lin Ming's rise to power, the White Dragon Gang became increasingly disadvantaged in its clashes with the Medicine Gang. Especially in the last two years, almost no new members joined the White Dragon Gang after hearing that the White Dragon Gang and the Medicine Gang were rivals.
With no new members joining and some of the older members of the White Dragon Gang graduating and leaving the school, there are very few people left in the White Dragon Gang. And after Bai Wei graduates, the White Dragon Gang will probably have to disband in the Inner Academy.
"Thump!"
An ancient bell rang out. The sound echoed throughout the square, lingering there.
The bustling square fell silent instantly after the bell rang. Everyone in the square knew that the baseball game had officially begun.