Two Rings Spirit Sea Realm

This place has the largest port and docks on the entire continent.

In the distance, one could faintly see massive warships anchored in the sea; that was the Federal Navy's base.

It was precisely because of its formidable military strength that Tianhai City could become the foremost city on the east coast.

It held a pivotal position on the continent, not inferior to some major inland cities.

Afterward, the group was led to a luxurious hotel.

The hotel was unique, with half of its structure submerged in the sea, and every room offered a view of the ocean.

Pushing open the window, the salty sea breeze rushed in, carrying a faint smell of the sea, giving one the feeling of being able to embrace the ocean.

As the only male, Wang Zhi was given a room to himself.

Closing the door, he immediately sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind sinking into his body.

The most obvious change was his Soul Power.

The bottleneck at Level Nineteen had been broken, and his Soul Power was now steadily at Level Twenty-Two.

A Two-Ring Soul Grand Master.

With a slight movement of his mind, two Purple Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath his feet.

Purple, Thousand Year.

Two Thousand Year Soul Rings.

A slight smile touched Wang Zhi's lips, and he then began to investigate the information of his Second Soul Skill.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, a flicker of surprise flashing within them.

Second Soul Skill: Light Shadow Refraction.

Effect: By altering light, it creates a Mirage, refracting objects and even people within a certain range to another location, making it impossible for the enemy to distinguish between reality and illusion.

The most crucial point was that this did not deceive others through Spiritual Power, but through the physical refraction of light.

Therefore, even when facing an opponent stronger than himself, their Spiritual Power perception could not see through it.

This was a true Illusionary Divine Skill.

Wang Zhi took a deep breath and continued his investigation.

When he sank his Consciousness into his Sea of Consciousness, he froze.

The Sea of Consciousness had changed.

The original Sea of Consciousness, though vast, ultimately had boundaries.

But at this moment, his Sea of Consciousness seemed to have transformed into a Vast Ocean, boundless and unfathomable.

The surface of the sea was calm as a mirror, yet one could feel the immense power contained within.

Spirit Sea Realm.

The guests at the Tianhai Hotel were almost all related to the grand competition.

Not only were there participants from Hailu City, but also representative teams from other cities.

In the corridors, elevators, and lobby, youths and maidens wearing team uniforms of different colors could be seen everywhere, along with accompanying teachers and staff.

Everyone was in a hurry, lost in thought.

Of course, among them were naturally the participants from Donghai City.

Evening.

While dining in the hotel's dedicated first-floor cafeteria, Wang Zhi was holding his meal tray and looking for a seat. His gaze swept across the crowd, and he suddenly stopped.

Near a dining table, several youths were seated.

One of them looked a bit shy, eating with his head bowed.

Beside him sat a maiden, her silver hair cascading down like a waterfall. She was eating quietly, her demeanor cool and ethereal.

And the noisiest one was gesticulating animatedly, talking about something.

"Wulin, when the time comes, one of us will be the offense, the other the speed, and with Gu Yue controlling, the three of us will directly take the championship!"

Xie Xie's voice, even from several tables away, could be heard, chattering incessantly.

"Mm, that sounds good."

Tang Wulin, while rapidly devouring his food, looked up and responded casually.

Wang Zhi held his meal tray, his gaze lingering on them for a few seconds.

Tang Wulin.

And Xie Xie, and... Gu Yue.

Wang Zhi withdrew his gaze and nonchalantly found a seat not far away.

While eating, he pondered his future.

After the Tianhai Competition ended, Dean Zhang Zhenpeng's idea was to send him, Zhou Tian'er, and Zhou Hanyou to Shrek Academy together for better development.

However, he himself was indifferent to Shrek Academy.

Moreover, in the Original Work, given Zhou Tian'er and Zhou Hanyou's Talent and Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it was a sure thing that they would enter Shrek Academy.

But for some reason, in the later parts of the Original Work, he never saw them appear.

This made Wang Zhi suspicious.

Did someone interfere?

Or was there some other reason that prevented the two of them from joining Shrek Academy?

But the Original Work had no record of this, so he had no way of knowing.

Wang Zhi took a bite of his Mantou and chewed slowly.

Without more information, he could only take things one step at a time for now.

When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, cover it up.

After finishing his meal, he got up and left the cafeteria, returning to his room.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and began to Meditate.

The next day.

The opening ceremony of the Tianhai Competition was held at the Tianhai Stadium.

This was a massive stadium that could accommodate eighty thousand people at once, and it was the largest in all the cities of the Tianhai Alliance.

Early in the morning, the representative teams from each city had already entered the stadium to wait.

In the vast stadium, as far as the eye could see, crowds of people surged.

The stands were already full, a dense mass of people, with flags of various colors waving, and cheers and shouts rising one after another.

Wang Zhi's group of four sat in their designated seats for Sea and Land Academy, waiting for the next part of the proceedings.

Next was the drawing of lots according to different competition methods.

These were all handled by the Academy teachers, while the students had nothing to do but wait quietly.

Zhou Tian'er leaned back in her Chair, bored, muttering.

"So boring, when will it start..."

Zhou Hanyou glanced at her indifferently, saying nothing.

Wang Dongqi kept staring at the center of the arena, lost in thought.

Wang Zhi also looked towards the center of the arena.

A high platform was being rapidly erected there, ten meters square, built entirely of hard stone material, appearing extremely sturdy.

Just then, a smug voice came from not far away.

"You don't know about this, do you?"

"There's going to be an exhibition match later. I heard they specifically invited students from Shrek Academy this time, and they spent a lot of money."

"Their opponents are the champions of the last Tianhai Competition's seven-person match from our Tianhai Alliance."

"The alliance is doing this mainly to let us see the gap between our strength and that of the top-tier forces."

"However..."

"I don't think this is the right choice."

Wang Zhi followed the sound and looked.

Not far from them, Xie Xie was chatting animatedly with his companions, a hint of smugness on his face, as if he knew some incredible inside information.

Tang Wulin sat beside him, listening intently.

Gu Yue remained aloof, his gaze fixed on the high platform in the center of the arena.

Wang Zhi withdrew his gaze.

It could only be said that it was quite a coincidence that their seating was quite close to Tang Wulin and the others.

At this moment, Zhou Tian'er also noticed Wang Zhi's gaze.

She followed his line of sight and saw Tang Wulin's group, asking curiously.

"Xiao Zhi, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Wang Zhi shook his head.

Saying that, he withdrew his gaze.

Although getting involved in events with the Protagonist participating was never a good thing, he had to win the Champion title to repay the academy's Effort.

What's more, the Tianhai Competition in the Original Work didn't cause any major incidents.

So, it should be...

Fine.