Ye Qingcang vs. Long Haochen (1)

"Breaking news: The team competition to select the top 128 teams has ended."

"Breaking news: The list of the top 128 teams in the team competition has been updated."

"Breaking news: The Individual Competition to select the top 128 has begun."

"There are a total of 230 participants in this round."

"Contestant number one, please arrive at arena number twenty-four in twenty-five minutes to fight contestant number thirteen thousand seven hundred and eleven. There will be a five-minute delay. Those who do not arrive on time will be considered to have forfeited."

"Contestant number four, please arrive at arena number thirty-seven in twenty-five minutes to fight contestant number seventeen thousand three hundred and forty-six. There will be a five-minute delay. Those who do not arrive on time will be considered to have forfeited."

"Contestant number 126, please arrive at arena number 5 in 25 minutes to fight contestant number 6155. There will be a 5-minute delay. Those who do not arrive on time will be considered to have forfeited."

"..."

"Contestant No. 344, please arrive at Arena Number Fifteen in 25 minutes to fight contestant No. 1077. There will be a 5-minute delay. Those who do not arrive on time will be considered to have forfeited."

While Ye Qingcang chatted with Zhang Lexuan and others.

Before we knew it, half an hour had passed.

Below the private room.

Below the audience seats.

The outcome of the battle has already been decided in the massive Soul Arena.

Seventeen teams.

Only fifty-one people remained standing on the ring.

Looking around, they are scattered here and there.

The sight of people dressed in rags has become the norm.

Many others were covered in wounds.

Regardless, they were the seventeen teams and fifty-one individuals who managed to secure their tickets amidst a competition of 1,120 Soul Master, professionals, Demon Race, and other extraordinary individuals from all over the country during the elimination rounds of 1,120 teams. They used their strength to minimize the element of luck and truly presented a rare and spectacular event.

Therefore, the millions of spectators who came from all over the country did not hold back their applause and cheers. After the referee, who came on stage in Flying Soul Tool, announced the result, he immediately showered the already sure-fire cheers on like a tidal wave.

"Phew... This was tough." Huo Wu wiped the blood splattered on her face, glancing at the wound on her arm. Slightly out of breath, she recalled the attack she had just suffered and complained, "I think I shouldn't be the focus of the Fire God's attention, but rather the God of Bad Luck. Meeting Ye Qingcang in the preliminaries was one thing, but then there were those from the Body Sect in the third round, and then Xu Tianzhen's team in the fourth round—all tough nuts to crack... I finally made it to the top 128, and then I had to face those Shrek Academy guys. Not only was I completely crushed by Ma Xiaotao, but I was also mocked to my face. It's really... Even with the revival round, these guys formed an alliance in just a few words, trying to eliminate us... Could it be that the God of Fire God offended the God of Bad Luck, God of Bad Luck, not daring to provoke the Fire God, is cursing me?"

"Pah, pah, pah, don't talk nonsense!" Shui Bing'er, severely depleted of her Soul Power, was almost completely exhausted. Half her weight was resting on Huo Wu, and she only managed to stay upright by leaning on Huo Wu's arm. "It's probably a lie to say we weren't unlucky, but it's not accurate to say we were extremely unlucky either. Meeting Ye Qingcang and his group in the first round was unavoidable, but after that defeat, a student from your Blazing Fire Academy extended an invitation to us, and we joined as team members... We won the third round, but lost the fourth, which was unavoidable, suffering from the disadvantage of the Soul Tool. Fortunately, a team from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family made it to the fourth round. Thanks to Lei Dong's connections and Aunt Liu's introduction, although there were many stumbles along the way, we still managed to advance smoothly and make it to the main competition, didn't we?"

The rules for the team competition are very interesting.

They can poach people.

Take, for example, the Shui Bing'er team, which was eliminated by Ye Qingcang in the first round of eliminations. Although the Shui Bing'er team was no longer eligible to register for the competition, it did not mean that the team members could only stop there. The rules stated that a team could recruit members during the competition, but the maximum number of members could not exceed twenty, and the number of members on the field at the same time could not exceed ten. In other words, Shui Bing'er and her team could join other teams without violating the rules; it just meant that they lost their qualification to become team captains.

This isn't just Ye Qingcang's perverse sense of humor.

Rather, it was an unspoken rule tacitly agreed upon by the other parties involved.

Therefore, interesting stories of absorption and reinforcement have emerged.

In addition, there are some supplementary regulations.

Shui Bing'er's team as an example again, after being defeated by Ye Qingcang, Shui Bing'er and her team joined another team that had already passed one round of elimination and continued to compete in the arena. However, not every team has this privilege; only teams that survive this round are qualified to strengthen their teams.

The approximate formula is as follows:

First round of elimination: Participating team (failed) → Team members can choose their next team (provided they are accepted by the captain of another team) → Participating team (passed the first round of elimination) → Select some members from other participating teams to strengthen the team.

Second round of elimination: Participating teams (those that passed the first round of elimination but failed in the second round) → Team members can choose their next team (provided they are accepted by the captain of another team) → Participating teams (those that passed the first and second rounds of elimination) → Select some members from other participating teams to strengthen their teams.

The third round of elimination matches: and so on.

The fourth round of elimination matches: and so on.

In short, failure only means that the team has been disbanded, not that all members of the team can no longer appear on the field. These defeated participants still have one last chance, which is to be noticed and recruited by the winning team, join the new team, and become an ordinary member of the team.

For example, if my team loses in the first round of elimination, but I choose to join a team that hasn't even participated in the first round of elimination and try to make a comeback, that's not allowed. It's like I'm already stuck in that "scrap pool." Only teams that have participated in and won the first round of elimination are eligible to go in and rescue players to see if they can strengthen their own teams.

For example, if my team loses in the second round of elimination, but I choose to join a team that passed the first round of elimination but hasn't had a chance to play yet and is participating in the second round, it is not allowed, because the second round of elimination pool is only open to teams that participate in and win the second round of elimination.

Shui Bing'er and the others were able to get here.

It's really not easy.

They were repeatedly pulled up by the victorious team.

They were clearly a team that was guaranteed to make it into the top 128.

Every time, they tackled the toughest challenges.

"Including the match against Shrek, we've been in the junkyard three times now. They say things don't happen more than three times. Even if you've had some bad luck, it's all over now."

"As soon as I entered, Ye Qingcang sent me in."

"He was sent in twice by Xu Tianzhen."

"He went in three times, and was sent in by Ma Xiaotao."

"But we won the fourth round of the revival competition! Out of 112 teams, we became one of the 17 teams that made it to the end!"

"That proves that bad luck is nothing!"

"Gold will always shine!"

Shui Bing'er tried her best to encourage Huo Wu.

Seeing Huo Wu's convinced expression, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The main problem is that Huo Wu's luck is really strange.

After defeating the Blue Tyrant, attack the main body.

After defeating the main body, we fought the Sun Moon Empire.

After defeating the Sun Moon Empire, it's time to fight Shrek.

Furthermore, throughout the second, fifth, sixth, and seventh rounds of the elimination tournament, the opponents they encountered, while not particularly tough nuts to crack, were all top-tier teams—the kind that could hold their own against them. The weaker opponents that other teams occasionally faced never appeared. They thought that was the end of it; top-tier teams were fine, at least they wouldn't suffer any major setbacks. But unexpectedly, they were given a huge surprise: the fully-equipped team of Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Dai Yueheng, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue was brought up as their opponent in the top 128. The entire match was incredibly agonizing and exhausting.

It's the kind of show where both sides' fathers are showing off to each other.

Looking back, it turns out...

I discovered that all of my rookie teammates had gone down.

It feels like they're just being suppressed, but in reality, they have absolutely no chance.

Therefore, we have finally reached this point.

As a replacement, they entered the top 128.

What if Huo Wu's mentality deteriorates again?

That would be adding insult to injury; we might as well surrender.

Therefore, encouragement should be the primary approach, even if she is unsure whether the "third time's the charm" rule will work.

Fortunately, Huo Wu believed it.

Once you believe it, things will be much easier.

As long as Shui Bing'er doesn't say anything, Huo Wu believes it, then this theory is true.

As Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu helped each other off the stage, and as the members of the other sixteen winning teams also left the Metal Arena— some helped each other, some were caught by substitutes, and some were carried off by the medical team for treatment—the competition to determine the top 128 teams officially came to an end. A group of professional maintenance personnel went on stage and used various tools to repair and disassemble the arena, melting down the metal to create standard large arena for Individual Competition, while also cleaning up the related debris.

Like torn clothes.

Large patches of blood.

Even though those who have reached this point are not novices, and have seen bloodshed, or even have the blood of others on their hands, Shrek Academy, as the organizer, will not give up on repairing the venue for these reasons.

The players who arrived relatively early.

One of the top 128 in the Individual Competition.

They then close their eyes and meditate in their respective Players' Lounge, or step out of the rest area and stand in the passageway to see who their next opponent is and assess their strength.

And some of them have a good relationship with the contestants.

They didn't even make it to this stage in the first place.

They would then come over to see what was going on.

Take Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er for example. Xiao Xiao was gloriously eliminated in the third round of the Individual Competition. As a Soul Grandmaster below level 30, she was no match for a sixteen-year-old Soul Ancestor, even with Twin Spirits. This was because she had not yet reached the level of using minimal force to overcome great strength, and her opponent possessed more than a thousand pounds of strength. Therefore, even though she was eliminated, it was considered a glorious elimination. Wang Dong'er was eliminated by Ling Luochen in the seventh round. The Clear Sky Hammer did cause Ling Luochen a lot of trouble, but it was just trouble. Although the Daughter of the Poseidon was stronger than ordinary Soul Master, she was at most evenly matched with a God Trial Taker.

Nan Qiuqiu made it into the ranks of the 230 contestants, as did Wang Yuanyuan. Chen Ying'er also successfully entered this group in the previous competition by relying on good luck and the dual summoning effect of the Substitute Spirit Stove, and is striving to reach the top 128.

The rest of the people were about the same.

Dugu Yan didn't make it into this group because her Soul Power Level was still too low. In addition, the Poison God hadn't even come into contact with her yet. Without any cheat codes, it wasn't unexpected that she was eliminated. It's just that her boyfriend is Yu Tianheng. Ye Qingcang wouldn't be so twisted as to ask Dugu Yan to leave Yu Tianheng alone and come over to cheer him on or help him find out some information.

Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong were the same.

Ning Rongrong went to watch Xiao Wu's competition.

Ye Lingling then followed Violet.

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena is relatively free.

Firstly, it wasn't a big deal. Secondly, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena didn't want to move. Rather than walking, she preferred to sit, lie down, or sprawl on the sofa, listening to Di Tian and Bi Ji's reports while petting the cat. Actually, she was referring to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but that's just a convenient name. Thirdly, she could see it even from inside the house.

Therefore, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena did not come.

On the contrary, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er, who had nothing else to do, came along.

And Ye Qingcang's opponent.

That is, number 344.

Friends also came to help.

A girl dressed in light knight's armor, with fiery red hair and a slender, tall figure, was standing at the entrance of the opposite Players' Lounge. She seemed to have caught sight of Ye Qingcang's group out of the corner of her eye, so she turned her head and made a straightforward eye contact with Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er. Then, seemingly stunned by Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er's beauty, she lowered her arms, turned back, and said something to the people in the Players' Lounge before stopping, closing her mouth, and turning back to look at them.

In this noisy environment.

The two sides are several kilometers apart in a straight line.

Even if the Soul Master has sharp ears and eyes.

Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er couldn't hear what the girl on the other side was saying either.

But that doesn't mean Ye Qingcang can't hear.

He slowly got up.

He looked at Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er who came in from the passage.

He got up and adjusted his wristbands without paying attention to them.

He then explained, "The girl you just saw should Li Xin. If she had been a little luckier, she might have made it into the ranks of these 230 contestants. But it seems that her luck wasn't so good... She has a sworn brother, whom you may have heard of. He's very famous and quite capable... Long Haochen, that's her sworn brother's name."

"Long Haochen?"

"The son of the Divine Seal Knight Long Xingyu?"

"Grandson of the Divine Seal Knight Long Tianyin?"

"The grandson of Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu?"

"The designated successor to the Demon God Emperor's throne?"

"Could it be... him... that is, he is your opponent this time?"

Xiao Xiao covered her mouth, looking quite surprised.

Honestly.

Someone who can rival Long Haochen in terms of status.

Looking across the three star systems, there aren't many.

Qian Renxue is one of them.

Wang Dong'er is one of them.

Tang Wulin is one of them.

That's all.

However, since Tang Wulin has not yet intervened, and Wang Dong'er's fatherly love is as solid as a mountain... causing the earth to crumble, the only one who can rival Long Haochen is Qian Renxue. In addition, Long Haochen's appearance is impeccably handsome, and his talent and strength are also quite good, so he naturally attracts a lot of attention from the world.

It's true that he's quite famous.

But compared to Ye Qingcang, he is still a step behind.