The World Championship Begins!

Early the next morning, Zhuge Ziyu gathered everyone together.

Today was the opening day of the World Youth Championships.

Once they had assembled, they would enter the venue together shortly.

"Teacher, how do you feel? Confident?"

As soon as they gathered, the tall, skinny Zhou Xiaopang hurried over and asked Lu Ze.

Originally, Zhou Xiaopang had wanted to call him Master, but after Lu Ze firmly refused, he settled for calling him Teacher instead.

Although Lu Ze corrected him many times, there was nothing he could do. In the end, he could not outstubborn Zhou Xiaopang and had to accept the title.

"Not bad. We don't even know who our opponents are yet."

"Then what format are you choosing?"

"Of course, defending the ring!"

Before Lu Ze could answer, Sui Yan leaned over from the side and answered for him.

The three of them had discussed it yesterday.

If they simply challenged others, their points would accumulate far too slowly.

By the time the event ended, they might not even make it into the top three hundred.

To enter the top three hundred, they basically had to defend a ring—or possess enough strength to back it up. If they held a ring for an entire day without anyone challenging them, they could advance directly into the Round-Robin Tournament.

So when Lu Ze and the others discussed it yesterday, they had already made their decision.

All three of them would defend rings.

Their first goal was to enter the top three hundred, then charge toward the Champion title.

"Defending a ring!"

Zhou Xiaopang's eyes lit up. He had arrived at the World Championships in a daze, but he knew it did not matter that he understood little. Whatever Teacher Lu Ze did, he just had to follow along.

Since Teacher Lu