Departure

Early the next morning,

Lin Yue led the seven of them out of the academy and headed straight for Donghai Square in the center of Eastsea City.

They all wore Eastsea Academy uniforms. Lin Yue was not the only one leading the team this time; Dean of Students Long Hengxu and Wu Changkong from the intermediate division were also present.

Their group was not the only one representing the academy in the competition. The intermediate division had participants as well.

The intermediate division was entering the youth division for contestants aged ten to fifteen. Liu Tianran noticed that they were still the same members of the original Zero Class,

Following Xu Xiaoyu's gaze, he saw his younger sister, Xu Xiaoyan.

"Xiaoyan, if they bully you, tell me." As Xu Xiaoyu passed Tang Wulin and the others, he spoke to his sister in a somewhat provocative manner.

Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes. "Worry about yourself. Don't let your team fail to even make it through the preliminaries again."

Hearing that, Xu Xiaoyu smiled confidently. "Don't worry. Our strength this time will definitely exceed your expectations."

Xu Xiaoyan curled her lips.

"Stop bragging."

Xu Xiaoyu said no more and left.

Xu Xiaoyan could hardly be blamed for thinking that way. Eastsea Academy's past competition results had been far from ideal—more than merely far from ideal, in fact.

As the second-largest city on the Eastsea Coast, Eastsea City's results were this poor. No wonder the academy was anxious.

In truth, Liu Tianran's guess was quite accurate. As Eastsea City's only intermediate Soul Master Academy, Eastsea Academy's overall student quality was rather low.

The Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament was jointly held by the five first-tier cities on the Eastsea Coast, with several second- and third-tier cities participating as well.

Through the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, the academy hoped these teenagers would allow the upper echelons of the Skysea Alliance's major cities to see Eastsea City's potential. At the same time, they hoped to receive more assistance and support from Eastsea City's authorities.

After all, they were still young, and their futures held limitless potential.

Donghai Square had long since gathered a large crowd, along with rows of extremely luxurious soul-guided buses. Everyone would move and depart together.

The square was bustling and chaotic. There were many participants representing various associations in the tournament, as well as many representing academies.

There were also teams from other academies.

The Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament covered every field, including mecha competitions and dedicated Battle Armor competitions.

Just like Eastsea Academy's awkward standing within the Skysea Alliance, the Skysea Alliance itself held a rather awkward position within the Federation. Economically, it was undoubtedly among the best, but in other aspects—such as Battle Armor Masters, mecha pilots, mecha technology, the number of Soul Masters, and the quality of Soul Masters—it ranked near the bottom among the alliances.

In recent years, there had been only one person worth boasting about: Li Ziming, the twenty-year-old Seven-Star Saint Craftsman and disciple of Mu Chen, president of the East Sea Blacksmith Association. He had dominated the younger generation of the blacksmithing world and allowed Eastsea City to finally hold its head high in the Federation.

The advantages in other fields all lay with Sun-Moon City, namely Mingdu, and Heaven Dou City.

As for Shrek City, it was not included in the Federation's rankings. In a sense, Shrek City was not under Federation jurisdiction.

"Teachers and students of Eastsea Academy, board the bus." Eastsea Academy was assigned to Bus Number Six. Under the teachers' guidance, everyone boarded one after another.

Looking toward the intermediate division, Liu Tianran saw Gu Yue casually kick Xie Xie aside and sit with Tang Wulin.

Xie Xie could only settle for second best. He had just been about to sit beside Xu Xiaoyan when Xu Xiaoyu grabbed him and moved him aside, taking the seat next to his sister himself.

"You..." Xie Xie was furious, but his strength was inferior to Xu Xiaoyu's. Left with no choice, he could only retreat another seat.

Amid this somewhat comical atmosphere, the soul-guided bus slowly drove out of the square, picked up speed, and carried them out of Eastsea City.

In this less-than-optimistic atmosphere, the buses carrying Eastsea City's delegation entered the expressway and began accelerating.

Soul-guided expressways utilized magnetic levitation and soul-guided technology, greatly increasing the speed of soul-guided buses. Their top speed could reach half that of a Soul Guidance Train. For destinations that were not especially far away, they were more convenient than Soul Guidance Trains.

Before long, the bus reached its destination and announced that passengers could disembark. Liu Tianran woke He Qing and the others.

He also woke Gu Yue and Tang Wulin, who were leaning against each other in the front row. The group got off the bus in turn.

Like Eastsea City, Skysea City bordered the sea, but its location was even better. It possessed the largest port and docks on the entire continent.

The Federation Navy was stationed outside Skysea City. In the distance, enormous warships could faintly be seen anchored on the sea.

It was precisely because of its formidable military strength that Skysea City had become the largest city on the Eastsea Coast, holding a pivotal position on the continent. It was no less significant than some of the major inland cities.

Ordinary people had to complete military service when they turned eighteen. Within the Skysea Alliance, those selected for service usually chose Skysea City first, where they would serve in the navy.

Liu Tianran was still far from eighteen, and as one of the rare talented Healing System Soul Masters, he had the right to choose for himself.

If he chose to join the navy, then with his talent, he could at least obtain a respectable position like Xie Jiayun (Healing).

Unlike Eastsea City, Skysea City had many mountains, so many of its buildings were constructed on the slopes. They appeared more layered and undulating. With some skyscrapers built atop the mountains, they truly seemed to stretch into the clouds.

The Eastsea City delegation was led by officials from the administrative residence, who had already coordinated with Skysea City.

They were taken to a luxurious hotel. It had a distinctive design: half of the building stood in the sea, and every room offered a view of the ocean, giving people the feeling that they could embrace the sea.

Tomorrow would be the opening ceremony of the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, along with the drawing of lots. The matches would begin afterward. Lin Yue told them this, and it could not have been simpler. He did not instruct them on how they should handle the competition either.

How much longer could such peaceful days last?

This Skysea Grand Tournament was a fine opportunity to bring his clones into the sight of the upper ranks of the major powers and let them display their abilities.

Douluo Continent, let me show you what it means for the stars to shine brilliantly in a golden age!