The men's group originally had more than eighty participants.
However, in the preliminary selection stage before the first round, more than 30 people were eliminated. Most of them were there to try their luck and strength to see if they could win the favor of the powerful Dragon Clan.
In the first round of mutual appreciation, nearly twenty people were eliminated, which actually made the number of men and women equal.
With a command from Wu Zhangkong and Long Bing.
Thirty-six young girls or women squatted down on one knee, picked up the circle of water lily petals at their feet, and used their Soul Power to lift them up and send them out.
In the blink of an eye, the air between the man and woman, a hundred meters apart, was filled with petals.
The number one prodigy received two petals from the twin sisters Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen. In addition, another twenty-seven lotus petals fell one by one onto the lotus leaves at his feet.
After all, with the Spirit Pagoda Master as his backer, this prodigy's identity must be either rich or noble.
In addition, his combat strength was already astonishing; he single-handedly defeated more than a dozen of his companions, which shows how formidable he was.
In contrast, Long Yue No. 2, despite not being particularly appealing in appearance, still managed to obtain two petals.
One piece came from Dai Yun'er, and the other piece actually came from Xu Mi'er?
Xu Hutong, the third prodigy and crown prince of the Sun Moon Imperial Family, also received thirty petals, the same number as the first prodigy.
It seems there are still many women who want to marry into the royal family and become empress.
The fourth prodigy Dai Yueyan, although similar in status to Long Yue, received completely different treatment: a full twenty petals.
Although he had ten fewer pieces than Xu Hutong, it can be reasonably attributed to the fact that many girls cannot accept long-distance relationships, let alone marry someone from another mainland country.
Number Five, Long Chen, received fifteen petals. Although the result of his attack was not impressive, it still demonstrated the strength expected of the number one genius of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Moreover, the Light Holy Dragon Soul Master Family has an inextricable bond with the Sea God Pavilion, and even the Sea God's Fate was founded by that Radiant Sacred Dragon Soul Master ten thousand years ago. Therefore, Long Chen has gained a lot of goodwill in Shrek.
Yue Zhengyu, number six, received seventeen petals. Clearly, his speech when he appeared, which was not for fame or fortune but to vindicate the Sea God's Fate, won the favor of many girls.
Xie Xie, number seven, only received nine petals, but that didn't matter, because one of them... came from Yuanen Yehui, which made him extremely happy.
Even number ten, Haming, obtained sixteen petals. After all, being able to produce the Ice God's Heart proved his family's wealth.
It's worth mentioning that Little Bell, who was suspected of helping Haming get into university, gave away all seven petals.
Unlike the reserved Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen sisters, she would toss flower petals to whichever handsome man she saw, followed by a sweet smile that made many people chuckle.
However, the only surprising thing was that Xu Lizhi, who was the least favored, received four petals, far more than Long Yue, the second-ranked Long Yue.
One of the petals came from number fourteen— Gu Yue.
This surprised many people, leading to speculation that this woman from God Rank family might have a strange fetish for fat people.
Of course, of the three surprises, the remaining two are: Xu Yucheng and Luo Guixing actually received the petal of Fairy Number Fifteen...
This signifies the Barefoot Woman's appreciation!
The audience gasped in astonishment!
It wasn't just the people on the lake and those watching the ceremony.
Even Xu Yucheng and Luo Guixing themselves were so shocked that they couldn't speak, just staring blankly at the petals in their hands.
It wasn't until the murderous gaze of the number one prodigy swept over their bodies that these two unfortunate brothers suddenly snapped out of their daze!
Three minutes is short; it passes in the blink of an eye.
Tang Wulin obtained three petals, which, unsurprisingly, were given to him by Gu Yue, Na'er, and Little Bell.
Because he activated the Dragon God Bloodline, he was detected by the Silver Dragon King from afar. As one of the four Dark Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult, Little Bell could recognize Tang Wulin's extraordinary nature at a glance, so it was only natural that she would send him flower petals.
Only Long Zijin's hands remained empty from beginning to end; he didn't even receive a single water lily petal.
The reason is simple: Long Zijin received the bamboo hat personally from the Barefoot Woman, which almost presupposed that it was meant to be Na'er's partner. Therefore, no woman would dare to embarrass herself by competing with a woman from God Rank family for a man.
However, Tang Wulin generously offered a petal, saying, "Hey, Brother Long, I'll share one with you."
"This is from that Little Bell."
"No, thank you." Long Zijin declined the offer.
Then, as if by magic, a petal appeared out of thin air.
"Huh? What's this?" Tang Wulin asked in surprise.
Long Zijin pointed with his thumb in the direction of the Barefoot Woman and explained, "It was sent by spatial abilities."
"So that's how it is. I was just being presumptuous, haha." Tang Wulin scratched his head awkwardly.
"Have you made your choice?" Long Zijin pointed to the three petals in Tang Wulin's hand and said bluntly, "Choose one petal, or you can choose all of them."
"But if you choose the remaining one, I'll take care of it tonight."
The previously pleasant atmosphere of their conversation was suddenly turned tense.
" Brother Long," Tang Wulin gritted his teeth, struggling as he said, "Just can't... just can't..."
"You want to plead for me?" Long Zijin shook his head regretfully.
"Put yourself in my shoes, let me ask you a question and let you choose for me."
"Okay, go ahead and ask." Tang Wulin said seriously.
He secretly vowed to ensure the safety of Gu Yue and Na'er.
To everyone's surprise, Long Zijin immediately launched into his usual bombshell:
"What if Uncle Tang and Aunt Lang were killed by that terrorist organization you mentioned before, and their souls were turned into the spirit of Soul Tool, and their bodies were cast into a lamppost and stuck in front of you?"
"What will you do?"
A violent killing intent burst forth from Tang Wulin's eyes, a sign that the Dragon God Bloodline was about to go out of control, and ripples spread across the lotus leaves beneath his feet.
"I will destroy their base and make them pay for their crimes in blood!"
Suddenly, a cool sensation rose from below his chest, bringing Tang Wulin back to his senses.
"Etc..."
Tang Wulin realized something and hurriedly asked, " Brother Long, what do you mean?"
"My mom and dad are already...!"
"No, they should still be safe." Long Zijin responded promptly.
"Phew~" Tang Wulin breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."
"Yes, that's good. You've made your choice." Long Zijin murmured, "Have you ever experienced the pain of having your entire family wiped out?"
Tang Wulin was silent for a moment, then habitually asked, "They are my friends and my sister. What kind of effort should I make to ensure their safety?"
Long Zijin glanced at Tang Wulin, her expression unconvinced, and said, "What can you offer? You've even sold yourself to me."
"But you can try and see if you can beat me."
"When I was little, I loved to fight with my younger brother. If it could beat me even once, I would readily grant it one request."
"The same conditions would apply to you."
"You think you can beat Brother Long?" Tang Wulin clenched his fist and pondered, "Hmm... Brother Long, what's your cultivation level now?"
"Level 61," Long Zijin said without hiding anything.
Although the Phoenix Soul Ring originates from the bloodline of the Phoenix God King, it is ultimately modified from the eggshell and embryonic feathers of Little Phoenix, equivalent to the energy of a Ten-Year Soul Ring, only with an upper limit that can be increased to a million years.
Even with the addition of Soul Guidance Technology and divine power, the Phoenix God Ring cannot be endowed with much intrinsic energy.
Therefore, after absorbing the sixth ring, Long Zijin only leveled up by one level from level 60, unlike the Angel God's fifth ring, which could directly jump from level 50 to level 59.
"Huh? He's already a level 61 Soul Emperor?" Tang Wulin felt a sense of unease.
After all, he had been beaten by Long Zijin before, and was forcibly woken up from the berserk state of the Golden Dragon King. He already had an "invincible" psychological shadow against Long Zijin.
Now, he still has to cross ten levels; how could Tang Wulin not be troubled?
Suddenly, Old Tang within you spoke, "With the Dragon God Bloodline within you and that Transcendent God skill, you can overcome thirty levels to fight against enemies."
"Moreover, you are fully capable of becoming Titled Douluo within five years."
"Really?" Tang Wulin was overjoyed.
"Really, as long as you can win." Long Zijin nodded earnestly.
"Cough cough!" Tang Wulin's face flushed slightly with excitement.
"Then tonight, I'm really going to challenge you, Brother Long."
It's over in three minutes.
Of the thirty-nine outstanding individuals present, twelve failed to gain even a single favor and were immediately dismissed.
None of the women left, because each of them had given out flower petals.
This year's Sea God's Fate was unprecedentedly open to the public, resulting in an overwhelming number of outstanding male contestants from outside the region. Consequently, half of the male disciples from Shrek Inner Court were eliminated in the first two rounds.
After the twelve people left, Long Bing spoke up at the opportune moment to liven up the atmosphere, "Next up is the most important part of the Sea God's Fate Tournament: Love at First Sight!"
"The final choice in this round still rests with our fairies."
"The specific content is: each of the prodigies must give a one-minute self-introduction in turn, according to the order of the lotus leaves they are standing on."
"It can display one's appearance, Soul Power cultivation, mental power cultivation, Soul Ring Configuration, second profession level, family background, and everything else that is beneficial to oneself."
"After the self-introduction, you need to state the number of the water lily your chosen woman has set up."
"This stage is designed to give those usually introverted and solitary geniuses a chance to express their feelings, and to let those girls who are liked but unaware of it know that they are being secretly admired by someone."
After a ten-second silence, allowing the fairies and prodigies to process the content of this level,
Wu Zhangkong immediately announced, "Love at first sight, let's begin!"
"Number One Prodigy, please begin."
"Alright." The number one prodigy grabbed the two straw hats in his hands and smashed them to pieces.
He rode forward on a lotus leaf, the evening breeze ruffling his white robe embroidered with dragon patterns.
Not far away, Han Yun Douluo, who was plucking the strings of her zither, stopped and nodded to the number one prodigy, as if encouraging a younger generation in her family.
The platinum Earth Dragon mask was removed by the number one prodigy, revealing a handsome and well-defined face.
Tang Wulin's jaw clenched so hard it cracked. "It really was him."
"I am Qiangu Zhangting, 27 years old, the young master of the Qiangu Family, the lineage of the Spirit Pagoda Master."
"Super quality Martial Soul - Coiling Dragon Staff, the strongest weapon Martial Soul among dragon-type Martial Soul!"
"Currently a level 79 Power Attack System Battle Soul Saint."
"All of the above may seem insignificant to you, but..."
"But I can guarantee that within five years, I will advance eleven levels of Soul Power and become the youngest Titled Douluo of our time!"
These humble words, completely contradicting his previous arrogance, can only mean that he wasn't speaking to the others present, but rather...
"Number 15, Your Excellency."
" The Dragon Soul on my Coiling Dragon Staff was nothing more than Evil-Expelling Divine Dragon born of the Vast Righteous Qi, a mere Earth Dragon Clan, unworthy of your attention."
"But I, Qiangu Zhangting, dare to humbly request that, with the bloodline of the strongest Dragon Soul Master among Weapon Soul Master, I add a single stroke to your legacy and that of your family!"
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Although those powerful figures from major forces had all guessed that the number one prodigy was Qiangu Zhangting.
But most young people didn't guess that!
"So it was him?"
"It was him!"
"How could it be him?"
All the top talents felt immense pressure.
Because Qiangu Zhangting is right, he is indeed the strongest Dragon Soul Master among Weapon Soul Master, and Weapon Martial Soul are more powerful than Beast Martial Soul after level 70.
At this moment, Qiangu Zhangting's combat power is probably higher than that of an ordinary Soul Douluo!
With such supermodel rivals, how can they possibly compete?
The Qiangu Dongfeng, under the shade of trees on the east bank, curled its lips into a satisfied smile.
After Qiangu Zhangting finished his self-introduction, he turned around and unleashed a terrifying cloud of soul pressure, causing the lotus leaves beneath the feet of the remaining twenty-six people to sway precariously.
Even those who had no intention of competing, such as Yue Zhengyu and Xie Xie, were enveloped in this oppressive aura that was no less powerful than that of Soul Douluo.
Even Tang Wulin, who possesses the Dragon God Bloodline, is no exception.
"Damn it..." Tang Wulin clenched his fist hidden in his sleeve, his eyes blazing with fury.
Because the enemy who imprisoned his parents was brazenly displaying his power right before his eyes!
calm...
calm...
"Now is not the time to expose ourselves."
Tang Wulin repeatedly tried to persuade himself and to calm the rage within the Dragon God Bloodline and the ferocity within the Golden Dragon King Divine Core.
" The Qiangu Family boasts numerous experts and a vast sphere of influence."
"To rescue my parents, I must endure for five years..."
"Only when I become Titled Douluo, as Old Tang said, can I overthrow the Qiangu Family's power in one fell swoop and expose the dark side of the Spirit Pagoda to the world's moral decay!"
Looking at Tang Wulin, who was clutching his chest, looking down, and with a gloomy expression, Long Zijin wanted to say something, but in the end, she stopped herself from speaking.
The rest of the process was quick.
Long Yue, Xu Hutong, Long Chen, and others had already introduced themselves in the first segment, so their introductions were quickly glossed over by the process.
Even the usually timid Xu Lizhi mustered up the courage to call out Ye Xinglan's Water Lily number, earning him applause led by Tang Wulin and the other members of the Shrek Seven Monsters.
It wasn't long before it was Long Zijin's turn, number 47.
Tip:
The Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul of the Qiangu Family is one of the few beings present who are not afraid of the Dragon God Bloodline.
Because the Dragon God Bloodline belongs to the True Dragon race, while the Evil-Expelling Divine Dragon belongs to the Earth Dragon race.