Individual Competition: Top 128!

"Team Competition Summary: As of the end of the competition among 223 teams vying for the top 128, Blue Tyrant Academy has a total of seven teams that have made it into the top 128. Among them, three teams are led by students from the Heaven Ranking: Team 1 led by Ye Qingcang, ranked first on the Heaven Ranking; Team 2 led by Pang Lei, ranked third on the Heaven Ranking; and Team 3 led by Meng Xue'er, ranked fifth on the Heaven Ranking. One team is led by students from the Earth Ranking, with Lü Ze, ranked first on the Earth Ranking, as its captain. Two teams are led by students from the Human Ranking: Team 1 led by Wei Yang, ranked second on the Human Ranking; and Team 2 led by Xiong Ming, ranked seventh on the Human Ranking. In addition, there is another team composed of ordinary students from the Blue Tyrant Academy, led by Gong Chang'an, who was once ranked 12th on the Human Ranking and 37th on the Earth Ranking. His brother, Gong Ping'an, was ranked 26th on the Heaven Ranking before graduation. According to the investigation, he graduated three years ago and is now working at the school."

"The remaining materials are divided into eight parts."

"Firstly, Shrek Academy. According to the investigation, Shrek Academy has three teams that have made it into the top 128. The captain of the main team is Ma Xiaotao, the captain of the second team is An Yuerou, whose Martial Soul is Ghost Fox, and the captain of the third team is Wan Hao, whose Martial Soul is Golden Feather Giant Spirit Eagle. They are Inner Court students of the Shrek Academy."

"Secondly: The Sun Moon Empire. According to the investigation, the Sun Moon Empire has four teams that have made it into the top 128. The main force is the Sun Moon Empire Team led by Xu Tianzhen and the Dark Sparrow Squad led by Feng Yinger. These two main forces are also given the titles of Sun Team and Moon Team by the Sun Moon Empire. Xu Tianzhen is a member of the royal family, whose Martial Soul is the Sun, and is the captain of the Sun Team. Feng Yinger is Feng Ling's recently adopted goddaughter, whose Martial Soul is the Eternal Night Blood Sparrow, and is the captain of the Moon Team. Her team is mostly composed of Evil Spirit Master. However, Feng Ling has reported this to the organization. All members of this team have been investigated. Although they are remnants of the Holy Spirit Church, they have not participated in blood sacrifices or other actions. In addition, some of them are disciples belonging to the sects of the Sun Moon Empire, thus forming... The captains of the other two teams are Ji Juechen and Lin Xi. Among them, Ghost Na Na belongs to Ji Juechen's team, and Lin Xi was originally a member of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy team, but was optimized out of the Sun Moon Empire team."

"Thirdly: Spirit Hall... Only one team made it into the top 128. The captain is Sun Chuantao, Martial Soul is the Giant Wheel Blade. Because the core members, led by Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, were temporarily merged into the Shrek Academy team and were subject to Ma Xiaotao's reassignment, the Spirit Hall team did not perform well. They entered the top 128 by selecting 17 winning teams from 112 losing teams."

"Fourth: Dou One Star System, Throne of God Seal... Saint Demon Continent, Demon Race, a total of six teams entered the top 128. The captain of the main team is Anan, who is also the War Maniac Demon God who ranked Seventh Demon God Pillars in the history of Dou Two Star System and Dou Three Star System. However, he is now in his youth. The captains of the other five teams are Aini, the successor of the 19th Pillar Demon God; Sitoras, the successor of the 37th Pillar Demon God; Bai En, the successor of the 45th Pillar Demon God; An Luoxian, the successor of the 52nd Pillar Demon God; An Deli An Fuli, the successor of the 66th Pillar Demon God."

"Fifth: The Temple Alliance, composed of the Dou One Star System, the Saint Demon Continent, and the Six Great Temples, has three teams that have entered the top 128. Among them, the main team led by Long Xingyu and the main team led by Sheng Lingxin are known as the twin stars of the Temple Alliance. The captain of the third team is Li Yuanli, whose strength is slightly weaker."

"Sixth: The Temple Alliance, composed of the Dou Two Star System, the Saint Demon Continent, and the six major alliances, has two teams that have entered the top 128. The team leader is Ye Hua, whose nickname within the Temple Alliance is Night Asura."

"Seventh: Seven teams from the Dou Three Star System, the Saint Demon Continent, and the Saint Demon Federation entered the top 128. There are two main teams. The captain of the first team is Long Haochen, and the captain of the second team is Leng Xiao. Among them, the heirs of the Fourth Demon God Pillar, Fifth Demon God Pillar, Demon God Pillar, and Eighth Demon God Pillar have all joined Long Haochen's team. Even A Bao, the son of Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, has joined Long Haochen's team. In addition, Yang Wenzhao, the grandson of Yang Haohan, the Knight Temple Master, Han Yu, the grandson of the Holy Knight Commander Han Qian, Lin Xin of Lin Chen, the Vice Hall Master the Magic Temple, have also joined Long Haochen's first team. Therefore, they are jokingly referred to as the Crown Prince Group by the people."

"Eighth: There are 95 squads composed of independent individuals. Among them, there are 27 squads where all members are Soul Master, 16 squads where all members are professionals and Demon Race, and 52 mixed-type squads, totaling 95."

"Based on the above data..."

"All data for the 128 teams is complete."

"Here is the detailed information."

"Would you like to take a look?"

Inside the top-floor VIP box belonging to the Blue Tyrant Academy.

Eight days after Liu Erlong arrived at the scene.

Violet, carrying a thick folder, briefly reported the summarized data, pursed her lips, and naturally moistened them with her little tongue before handing over the folder.

Ye Qingcang was sunbathing after finishing lunch.

Listen Jing Jing.

Raise your hand.

He took the folder from Violet.

But I didn't look at it.

He simply placed the folder on the table, gestured to the sofa beside him, indicating that Violet should relax and sit down normally. Then, he continued, "Only when the tide is high can you clearly see who can swim and who can't. The teams from the first seven factions—I don't need to elaborate, you should all know their strength. As for the remaining ninety-five teams, they are composed of independent individuals. Some represent the Heavenly Soul Empire and Dou Ling Empire Kingdoms, some the Xingluo Royal Family, and others various sects. In short, their backing isn't enough to stir up trouble. Although these teams are nominally composed of independent individuals, they may be more deeply hidden than you imagine. Don't underestimate them, but don't be careless either. What follows will be a tough battle!"

"Clear!"

Violet nodded.

Inside the room.

The others nodded in agreement.

Eight days is neither a long nor a short time. It's not long enough for people to develop any real feelings for each other, but it's long enough for them to develop a basic offensive and defensive strategy.

Therefore, Jiang Nannan and the others who were also present would not pretend not to hear such a trivial matter, and there was indeed no need to pretend to hear it.

It's worth mentioning that Chen Ying'er was also in the room.

Ever since Ye Qingcang broke through her psychological defenses eight days ago, this girl has been running away crying. Even though Wang Yuanyuan followed behind and tried her best, she couldn't persuade the girl to come back. Instead, she was dragged by the girl and ran all the way to the top-floor private room of the Saint Demon Federation in the Dou Three Star System, where she met her grandmother.

That is, San Shui, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Temple.

San Shui's attitude is fine.

To be honest, she disagreed from the very beginning.

Despite Yang Haohan's nice words—that he was thinking about the future of Human Race and sending Chen Ying'er and Wang Yuanyuan to Ye Qingcang's side to cultivate camaraderie and build a good relationship with Ye Qingcang —in other words, Human Race could do without Ye Qingcang, a top-tier fighter, but Human Race absolutely could not do without him. If Human Race did not have Ye Qingcang, it would be equivalent to losing its strong capital.

Actually, anyone could be this top-tier combatant.

Ye Qingcang is simply the optimal solution.

Besides Ye Qingcang, Bibidong, Mu En, Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, and everyone else present—anyone strong enough to rival Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu —was on the list that the Temple Alliance was trying to win over.

The main reason is that the Temple Alliance is afraid.

Fearing that Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu suddenly flip the table.

Yes, right now, everyone can indeed sit down and talk, and even jointly govern the world, maintaining a fair stance on the issue of Demon Race and Human Race. But what if one day, we can no longer talk?

For example, the issue of food.

Suppose the Demon Race currently needs one thousand tons of food.

This is the demand for one year.

So what will happen when, ten years later, twenty years later, fifty years later, or a hundred years later, the Demon Race, having obtained a sufficient food supply, experiences a population explosion, increasing their annual food demand to 10,000 tons, 100,000 tons, or even a million tons?

What if things develop to the point where the Human Race can no longer afford this supply?

By then, the Federal Parliament might look completely different.

The art style is as follows:

Demon Race councilor: We need a million tons of food subsidies every year.

Human Race councilor: The demands for subsidies exceed what we can afford.

Demon Race Councilor: So, you Human Race don't want to live in harmony with us anymore, and are deliberately sabotaging this hard-won peace?

Human Race councilor: You're being unreasonable. We can provide you with subsidies, but we can't let our own people starve to subsidize you. You need to understand that subsidies don't involve monetary conversion. This is equivalent to one of our Human Race farmers having to support several of your Demon Race for free, using one person's labor to feed several mouths at the same time. It's clearly you deliberately disrupting peace!

Demon Race councilor: So the problem lies with us? In the contract we signed back then... maybe it wasn't written in the contract, but when we discussed and implemented this policy in the council later, didn't you agree? You Human Race don't want to starve to death, so why should we Demon Race starve to death? You suffer a bit, so I, as a councilor, will bear the blame!

Human Race councilor: Why should we suffer? This infamy is nothing! You're fighting for your Demon Race's interests, and I'm protecting our Human Race's interests. I'm not afraid to bear this infamy, and I can bear it. Besides, can't you eat less...? I know you can't grow food, that's heaven and earth rejecting you, and we shouldn't blame you, but you can't eat so recklessly. We Human Race aren't like the Sky Dream Ice Worm, where you can come and eat when you're hungry and be thrown aside when you're not!

Demon Race councilor: What else is there to say? Since you are so adamant about not agreeing, and we Demon Race don't want to starve, we have no choice but to fight you... But remember, you were the ones who broke the peace first!

Human Race councilor: Let's fight then...

Human Race outside the frame: No way! They have Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu over there, while we have nothing. We'll be at a disadvantage if we fight!

That's about it.

Therefore, Ye Qingcang is not important.

Bibidong, Mu En, Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, and so on.

None of that matters.

The key is that the Human Race on the Saint Demon Continent must have a powerful figure who can rival the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, to ensure that they will not make endless concessions in negotiations and will not gamble on whether the Demon Race dares to start a war.

To put it bluntly, it's like a mushroom bomb.

With this thing, you can threaten those who don't have it.

It's okay if you can't win on the main battlefield.

Even if you get beaten down by elite light infantry, it's okay.

With this thing, we have the confidence to negotiate. Even if we are defeated, we can still sign a fair agreement. I don't dare to gamble on whether your light infantry can sail across the ocean to knock on my door, but you also don't dare to gamble on whether I can throw this thing into your house and let it grow mushrooms.

The same principle applies to the Saint Demon Federation.

In fact, in Ye Qingcang's eyes, this problem was easy to solve, and Chen Ying'er didn't need to make any sacrifices. Long Haochen was born to be a leader. His background and influence were meant for this. Give him ten years, at most twenty years, and he would definitely bring true peace to the Human Race and the Demon Race, laying the foundation for eternal peace between the two races.

Therefore, the Human Race in the Saint Demon Federation need not be in a hurry.

But the Human Race in the Saint Demon Federation can't be sure!

They were uncertain!

Compared to Long Haochen, whose future is promising, they are more willing to believe in immediate combat capabilities, such as Ye Qingcang, who can be used right away.

Therefore, even with San Shui protecting Chen Ying'er, they still couldn't protect her.

certainly.

San Shui protects Chen Ying'er every time.

Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu are about to be dragged out and verbally lashed out by the original Six Great Temples, because they all understand that even if Chen Ying'er has gained Ye Qingcang's trust, it is not as solid as that of Sheng Cai'er. Sheng Cai'er's relationship with Ye Qingcang can be traced back to their childhood; the two can be said to be childhood sweethearts. If Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu hadn't done that kind of heaven-defying operation, but instead followed what Sheng Yue said and explained things to Sheng Cai'er, saying that her parents need her and hope she can understand them, this matter would have been settled long ago, and there would have been no follow-up.

But no matter what.

It's a fact that San Shui could never protect Chen Ying'er.

When it comes to matters of principle.

The individual is always pale.

So, before the next day, after Ye Qingcang went out to stroll through the night market, on his way back, he saw Chen Ying'er looking withdrawn at the door. She was in a state of awkwardness, not wanting to come but knowing she had to, wanting to go in and apologize but knowing she hadn't done anything wrong, unable to swallow her pride but clearly aware that she had no choice.

This left Ye Qingcang quite helpless.

He has said everything he needed to say.

It's good for Chen Ying'er too.

This applies to the higher-ups of the Six Great Temples as well.

But the higher-ups of the Six Great Temples pretended not to understand.

Put the pressure on Chen Ying'er.

He could maintain his composure, but this put Chen Ying'er in the middle, caught in a dilemma. Especially since Chen Ying'er was just a little girl, she didn't have the resilience of Jiang Nannan and Zhu Zhuqing, nor the decisiveness of Ju Zi. Even though he knew that Chen Ying'er's appearance was a conspiracy by the Six Great Temples, a gamble on his soft heart and God of Kindness, he had no choice but to fall for it. He didn't want this kind of win or loss to lead Chen Ying'er, who had already suffered enough, to complete God of Destruction.

So Ye Qingcang still brought Chen Ying'er Chen Ying'er the room, and incidentally gave Chen Ying'er an excuse and a way out.

Therefore, several days later, today.

When sharing intelligence.

Chen Ying'er was also present.

As for what happens next...

"Individual Competition, top 128."

"Two hundred and forty contestants."

"After the first round, there are 120 losers left. In the second round, these 120 losers will compete for the remaining eight spots."

"I wonder who my next opponent will be."

"A probability of one in two hundred and thirty-nine."

"Those who win the lottery are considered unlucky."

As he watched the screen showing the final stages of the team competition's top 128 elimination rounds, Ye Qingcang remained silent, lost in thought.

That's how the competition format is arranged.

The top 128 teams have been determined in the team competition.

Then comes the Individual Competition, with 128 teams advancing.

When the top 128 in the Individual Competition are determined.

The game is suspended today.

No matter how many hours are left.

All of this is to allow the participants and audience to rest and relax.

This also gives the organizers time to collect information.

Because in the upcoming matches, it won't just be the number plates that are introduced, but also the names and basic information, such as the Martial Soul and Soul Power Level, or the rank, all of which need to be confirmed one by one.