First to the Arena is King!

"So unlucky, so unlucky, so unlucky, so unlucky!"

Huo Wu sat in the Players' Lounge.

Listening to the latest news brought back by Shui Bing'er.

He muttered to himself, feeling utterly hopeless.

The medical team organized by the Shrek Academy is undoubtedly professional, especially considering that the Three Great Empires also recruited a group of healing-type Soul Master and mixed them into the team. In addition, before the start of the final battle, after the opening ceremony, the Sun Moon Empire provided various assistance with Soul Tool, such as the Milk Bottle Soul Tool that can help Soul Master quickly restore their Soul Power, and the Intelligent Medical Pod that can automatically treat most Soul Master, etc. With these assistance, just as Ye Qingcang said, as long as the soul is not shattered, even if the heart is gone, the life of the contestant can be forcibly pulled back.

The human body has the ability to heal itself.

However, this self-healing ability is relatively small.

Since humans can develop organs, bones, and flesh from nothing in the womb, they can also regenerate vital organs such as the heart, liver, lungs, and even the brain, as well as less important organs, bones, flesh, and other components, through self-healing.

Therefore, Huo Wu recovered very quickly.

One reason is that Ling Luochen didn't kill him.

The excellent performance of the treatment team is also a factor.

Huo Wu, far from catching a cold, is now full of energy, clutching a metal bottle and drawing in the attribute-less Soul Power within.

She and Shui Bing'er received the notification for the Team Competition immediately after the treatment ended. Fortunately, there was a 25-minute gap and an additional 5 minutes of preparation time. The first 25 minutes were the rule; if both teams had less than 25 minutes, they could not compete. The captain had to apply for the last 5 minutes. Although there was no cost to it, and every participating team had the right to do so, it was just icing on the cake, essentially adding a margin for error.

After all, Individual Competition and Team Competition are different.

Even if the arena beneath their feet is made of high-strength alloy.

It's highly unlikely that it will be damaged during an Individual Competition.

Unless it's like her relationship with that Ling Luochen.

The two cars happened to collide and fought fiercely, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

But after a Team Competition, the Metal Arena will inevitably be full of dents and bumps.

The maintenance team also needs time to repair the arena.

This is perfect, as it allows each athlete some rest time.

She was taking advantage of this reasonable rest time to replenish her Soul Power.

No problem.

In this way, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er Feng Xiaotian, and the others, who had almost exhausted their Soul Power and didn't need to recover it, went out for a stroll. On one hand, they wanted to check out their opponents and estimate their strength before the match. If they could use some underhanded tactics, that would be even better, to demoralize their opponents. Of course, physical violence was not allowed. Except for the restrooms, there were surveillance cameras everywhere. If they were caught, even if the other party was willing to forgive them, it would only result in a warning once, a ban after three warnings, and an immediate ban if the other party was unwilling to forgive them. There was no other possibility, so no one dared to joke about this. On the other hand, it also created a quiet environment for her so that she could concentrate on recovering her Soul Power. Lei Dong, who had exhausted a lot of his soul power in the first match, did the same. Otherwise, it was impossible for everyone to remain silent.

Several other team members who preferred quiet also stayed in the rest room to adjust their state.

Therefore, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian, who had not consumed much energy, were also willing to go out and gather intelligence. They met Ye Qingcang and his group and obtained firsthand information.

Huo Wu and Lei Dong, among others.

I stayed in the lounge to recover.

I don't know for sure.

The medical team will treat the injuries.

Whether or not Soul Power is depleted is none of their business.

That's why, even though Huo Wu had just recovered her condition and couldn't unleash her divine power again right now (as continuous bursts in a short period would affect her foundation), she was still about 80-90% back in shape.

Unexpectedly, a piece of bad news came right at us.

I'll fight Ye Qingcang?

Real or fake Dudu?

"Alright, alright, alright..." Shui Bing'er rubbed her throbbing temples, clapped her hands, and forcefully held together the almost-broken morale in the rest room. Although she couldn't guarantee when it would break down again, she stopped Huo Wu's incessant ramblings of existential doubt, because she found them reasonable and had to stop them. Then, she stepped forward, determined to fight to the death, and began to motivate everyone's fighting spirit as the captain, even if it was just a temporary pep talk. "Although encountering Ye Qingcang is the worst news imaginable, meaning that no matter how hard we try, we are bound to fail, on the other hand, it can also be seen as good news... because we are the first team to face Ye Qingcang, because we don't have the qualifications to win the championship. Perhaps meeting him on the final stage will bring more attention, but as long as we perform well enough, as long as our performance crushes all of Ye Qingcang's subsequent opponents, then even if we don't gain any substantial honor, we will still be regarded as strong by others!"

"That's right, doing your best is the most important thing!"

"What we've always wanted is not the championship!"

"It's about making others remember our names!"

"Or rather, they know we exist!"

"Just like Ye Qingcang's famous saying at the Blue Tyrant Academy: Falling under the sword of the Number One Swordsman in the World is not shameful; what is shameful is not daring to draw your sword. The strong will challenge the stronger, and the weak will only bully the weaker. But when we know we are no match yet still dare to draw our swords, we have already won, because our courage, our heart, is the heart of the strong!"

Huo Wushuang, as the Vice Captain, clenched his fist and shouted.

Never mind whether this is an attempt to boost morale or not.

As long as it works, that's enough.

"That's right!" Feng Xiaotian stretched out his hand and placed it on the outstretched palms of Shui Bing'er and Huo Wushuang. He looked around at the seventeen team members and said with rare determination, "I, Feng Xiaotian, have lived for so many years and have never been afraid of battle. Even if we know we can't win this battle, everyone knows that. I, Feng Xiaotian, won't hide it from you here, nor can I hide it from you... But I want to fight with my backbone, to show my fighting spirit. Do you dare to fight him with us?"

"Dare!"

Huo Wu Dancer pressed her hand down.

Then came the Lei Dong hand.

Next came Xue Wu's hand.

One by one, boys and girls, some named and some not, from the original story, united their will, ignited a flame, and launched a desperate charge against that seemingly invincible figure.

"It's like I'm some kind of villain." Standing at the door of the lounge across the street, Ye Qingcang listened with a strange expression to the sounds coming from Shui Bing'er's team's lounge 300 meters away. He was both amused and exasperated, muttering to himself, "If you guys are the Hero Team, then what are we?"

"To become... a sinister group composed of the Demon King and his Inner Palace and loyal followers?" Playing with a golden fountain pen, Yue Ye walked along, twirling it as she passed Ye Qingcang. Just as she reached his side, she overheard his self- Ye Qingcang remark and immediately chimed in. Stopping her pen-twirling, she pointed to herself with the pen, saying with a knowing smile, "Although I'm Human-Demon Hybrid, I'm nominally Demon Race. A righteous hero wouldn't protect a Demon Race's demoness. What do you think, Your Majesty, the Demon King?"

"Since you've put it that way, what can I say?"

Ye Qingcang glanced at the Yue Ye.

To be honest, the Yue Ye was indeed very beautiful.

This is a respect for normal human aesthetics.

But for a human being, or rather, for a Goddess of Life with advanced intelligence, not being controlled by instincts represented by desire is a very important juncture. If this juncture is lost, then he is a beast, and no longer a human being.

Therefore, taking a look is a way of respecting yourself.

To glance at it even once is to show respect for the Yue Ye.

Keeping Yue Ye by his side to handle affairs is an affirmation of Yue Ye abilities, because not everyone has the brainpower to calculate the annual income and expenditure of a huge chamber of commerce based on just a string of data.

Not crossing the boundaries of a normal superior-subordinate relationship is a sign of respect for himself and Yue Ye. Although he knows very well that as long as he gives Yue Ye a hint now, Yue Ye will definitely agree to him for various reasons, he doesn't like to use such means to get Yue Ye.

Therefore, in withdrawing my gaze.

Ye Qingcang straightened his collar.

Looking at the countdown on the big screen.

The staff who had finished repairing the ground and were gradually leaving walked from the exit of the contestants' passage towards the ring. "Although we cannot choose our birth, neither you nor I, as normal people, have the ability to choose. But what kind of person we become after birth is something we can choose... In my opinion, you are a very capable person. Otherwise, I would not have agreed to your Mao Sui. So, you don't need to use this ambiguous method to shorten the distance between us. I want to see the real you, not this seemingly beautiful you who is entangled in various factors."

Yue Ye couldn't help but pause for a moment in surprise.

A glint of tears welled up in her eyes.

But it seemed like just an illusion, fleeting and gone in an instant.

He lowered his eyes and gracefully curtsied.

He whispered, "I will heed your teachings..."

"Um?"

"What... are you doing?"

"Where's the captain?"

"Have the players been decided yet?"

Wang Yuanyuan, clad in light armor, emerged from the Players' Lounge. Her first sight was of Yue Ye, and then, following the direction Yue Ye had bowed, she spotted Ye Qingcang. She hesitated for a moment; the instructions given to her by the Temple Master of the Warrior Temple and the high-ranking officials of the Six Great Temples flashed through her mind, but she quickly dismissed them and hurried after him. "Captain, who's going to play next?"

"It depends."

"Whoever is faster... goes on stage."

"A ring for ten people."

"Besides me, there are nine other people."

"If you want to come, then come with me."

"Anyway, the arena is all fixed now."

"Let's go upstairs and wait."

Ye Qingcang didn't dislike Wang Yuanyuan. In fact, rather than saying he didn't dislike her, he admired her. Her easygoing personality, though a bit irritable, was better than Wang Yuanyuan's Yue Ye personality. In his tastes, she was second only to the emotionless girl.

This "three-no" also includes pseudo-three-no".

Violet, Sheng Cai'er, Jiang Nannan.

They're all these fake "three-no" products (no brand, no quality, no reputation).

However, Jiang Nannan was more clingy than the other two.

But the most clingy one is Zhu Zhuqing.

The only downside is that Zhu Zhuqing's clinginess stems from her own lack of security, while Jiang Nannan's clinginess is purely innate.

"Really?"

Wang Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment.

Watching Ye Qingcang's retreating figure as he walked towards the arena.

After confirming that Ye Qingcang was not joking, they immediately turned back.

They brushed past each other after the Yue Ye had finished bowing.

Like a gust of wind.

He ran straight to the lounge.

Looking at Chen Ying'er and the others who seemed utterly bored.

It's mainly Chen Ying'er.

He reminded her, "The captain just said that the first nine people to reach the arena are the contestants for this competition. Ying'er, do you want to go up?"

"Wow!"

Nan Qiuqiu jumped three feet high.

He threw down the Soul Tool he was holding.

The kind used to restore Soul Power.

With a charge, they ran outside.

But in this room, there were quite a few people who were faster than her.

The fastest were Violet and Men Di.

Violet is purely about speed.

She can now physically break the sound barrier.

It travels at a speed of over 340 meters per second.

Although she can't activate the magnetic field state yet, her normal state is sufficient for her needs.

The Men Di is about speed in terms of technique.

Because he knows teleportation.

As instructed by Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, Long Haochen should have come with him, but Long Haochen was unwilling. In addition, the Human Race was also somewhat unwilling, and there was also the interference of A Bao and Leng Xiao. Actually, it wasn't exactly interference, but because A Bao liked Yue Ye, but Yue Ye had privately stated that she liked Ye Qingcang, which angered A Bao. This led to A Bao, Long Haochen, and several other heirs of the Demon God Pillar getting together. His father, Star Demon God, instructed him to follow Yue Ye, implying that he should treat Yue Ye as the boss and obey Yue Ye's orders, which is why he came with Yue Ye.

In fact, his combat strength is second to none.

It's hard to say about others.

He was confident in defeating the ten people, including Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Bai Chenxiang Ye Lingling, Wang Dong'er, Nan Qiuqiu Xiao Xiao, Yu Tianheng Qiuqiu, Yu Tianxin, and Dugu Yan. The rest had been with Ye Qingcang for a long time, and no one knew what trump cards they held. He couldn't guarantee anything and could only treat them as temporarily outmatched.

And then there's Chen Ying'er.

Since their area is already part of the Saint Demon Federation.

The integration between the two sides has become more stable.

They're even considering invading Douluo Star setting of Dou Three.

It was simply overshadowed by the Yue Ye.

This indicates that the timing is not right.

In short, some secrets are no longer secrets.

Given Chen Ying'er's peculiar constitution, if she were to summon a Ninth Order Magical Beast and have a stroke of luck, he would definitely be no match for her.

That's why he's so conservative.

That's precisely to be conservative.

When using the teleportation spell, Men Di also brought Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling along, one as a healer and the other as an amplifier. Regardless of which one to bring, one or even both should be brought along. This was for the sake of the overall situation. Ye Qingcang, as the captain, could disregard this, but he did not want to lose or make the game look bad.

Following closely behind was Sheng Cai'er.

Next up are Jiang Nannan and Zhu Zhuqing.

Then, it was Xiao Wu's turn.

Because Xiao Wu is Power Attack System Soul Master, her stat points are allocated differently. In theory, she should be faster than Jiang Nannan. However, Jiang Nannan's stat points are allocated towards Agility Attack System Soul Master. While she may not be as strong as Xiao Wu in terms of attack power, she can definitely outpace Xiao Wu in terms of control and speed.

Then came Nan Qiuqiu, who had jumped the gun.

They clearly got off to a false start, but they've already been overtaken.

Fortunately, she wasn't the last one.

There are still a lot of people at the bottom.

For example, Chen Ying'er, who is not good at running, was carried by Wang Yuanyuan and ran all the way.

The art style is weird.

Further back were Wang Dong'er and the others.

There's also Xiao Xiao, who, like Chen Ying'er, isn't good at running.