In the Sun Moon Imperial Family Garden in Mingdu, a person is sitting in a wheelchair, moving slowly forward.
" Mr. Zhongli, how's the matter going?"
The person pushing the wheelchair behind him slowly spoke, "Now, at least two-fifths of the empire's army is directly under your control, while the other two-fifths are either in a wait-and-see attitude or only loyal to your father."
"Once you ascend the throne, I believe they will immediately come to your side. As for the last fifth, they are mostly powerful generals on the border. Some of them have been bribed by other princes, and some are your old enemies."
Xu Tianran nodded and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you all these years Mr. Zhongli."
"These are all things I should do."
They all stopped at this moment. Xu Tianran looked at the bustling crowd outside the palace, his thoughts seemingly lost in thought.
Since the Shrek exchange students left, Ju Zi also went with them, and Xu Tianran still can't quite accept it.
He still couldn't understand why Ju Zi would follow Shrek's group, after all, he had done her a favor.
Xu Tianran had even groomed her as a confidante, but all of that was lost a few months ago.
After Xuan Zi led everyone into Mingdu, they first went to complete the registration. Although the previous registration had already been completed, they still needed to complete the registration to confirm that the sect's participating team had arrived.
Then, the Sun and Sun Moon Empire will arrange accommodations and the competition schedule.
Upon arriving at the entrance of a Mingyue Hotel, I saw that a large number of people had already gathered in the lobby.
A short while later, a young girl wearing a silver dress came up.
She was tall and slender, and her long, beautiful legs looked especially captivating in the long dress.
The smile on her face seemed very natural, and even Cao Yu and Xu Sanshi couldn't help but take a few more glances at her beautiful appearance.
Wang Dong'er and the others pinched his arm, a little jealous, and Cao Yu then looked away.
"Distinguished guests, are you here to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament?"
Yan Shaozhe nodded and said, "Yes, we are from Shrek Academy. Please take us in."
"Distinguished guest, please follow me."
The girl in the silver dress led them to the most luxurious room on the top floor, where the previous champions enjoyed the best perks.
Compared to those unknown contestants, it's clear that the Shrek team is being treated much better.
After a while, Teacher Wang Yan gathered everyone together to discuss the matter.
"Just now, I spotted over a hundred contestants in the hall who had reached the Six-Ring Soul Emperor level, with the vast majority around the Soul King level."
"So you must be very careful this time, and don't underestimate your enemy."
Bei Bei and the others nodded in agreement, while the substitutes kept quiet.
Have fun if you want to, chat if you want to.
Not long after, Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire came to visit, this time of course she wanted to see Cao Yu.
After all, they hadn't seen each other for so long, and she had long missed Cao Yu dearly.
She wanted to take advantage of the competition to meet her long-awaited boyfriend.
The moment they met, Xu Jiujiu couldn't help but pull him into her room.
As a princess of a nation, she naturally had the means to provide herself with a luxurious room.
After locking the door, she couldn't wait Xu Jiujiu and threw herself into his arms, kissing him.
It wasn't until several minutes later that the suffocating feeling finally brought them apart.
She greedily inhaled the fresh air, and Xu Jiujiu, her face flushed, she softly said, " Little Yu, it's been so long, and you still haven't come to see me."
Holding her in his arms, Cao Yu said, "It's all my fault. I haven't considered your feelings for so long. Please punish me, Jiujiu."
"Alright, I'll punish you now."
Then, the two kissed again, until they separated a few minutes later.
Afterwards, they chatted for Xu Jiujiu, but other than that, they didn't do anything else, since they needed to be in top condition for the competition.
Even though they both really wanted it, they could only suppress their feelings.
She held his hand for Xu Jiujiu and said softly, "Don't leave so soon after the competition."
"Hehe, I'll make it up to you later."
"That's not what I meant at all." Xu Jiujiu shyly punched his arm.
However, girls are often hypocritical, and her actions were simply because Cao Yu had guessed what she was thinking.
How could we possibly hide this from him?
Lying in his arms, she felt the warmth of Cao Yu again Xu Jiujiu; his masculine aura was still so reassuring.
She didn't know when it started, but she developed a strong dependence on Cao Yu.
Now all she wants is for Cao Yu to graduate from Shrek Academy as soon as possible, and then return to Star Luo City to stay with her forever.
Cao Yu, of course, did not expose her thoughts at that moment. Instead, he held her tightly in his arms, and the two of them remained silent, enjoying each other's warmth.
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
The next morning, the organizers finally announced the competition rules, and each participating team received an explanation of the competition rules from the organizing committee.
The competition was divided into two stages: the preliminary round and the final round.
In addition, other new rules have attracted a lot of attention.
"Whether it's the preliminary rounds or the finals, the only restriction will be the diameter of the playing area, but not the height!"
Bei Bei was somewhat surprised by this new rule.
"Isn't this more beneficial to their Sun Moon Empire? This is clearly favoritism!"
After all, Soul Engineer can fly in mid-air just like Soul Saint by using Flying Soul Tool.
For Soul Emperor and lower- Soul Emperor Martial Soul Master, this rule not only does not benefit them, but also puts them in an unfair situation.
Very few of the participants in this competition are at the Soul Saint level; most are at or below the Soul Emperor Soul Emperor.
This shows that the Sun Moon Empire's behavior is really quite ugly!
Therefore, the unlimited height competition system proposed by the Sun Moon Empire was met with resistance from many parties. However, due to the Sun Moon Empire's tough stance, many participants had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.
Moreover, the official reasons given by the Sun Moon Empire are hard to refute; the so-called contest for air supremacy is just a nice-sounding facade.
The draw ceremony was held soon, and one of the 167 teams was exempt from the first round of preliminary matches.
The Sun Moon Empire awarded the spot in this team to the Shrek Academy.
After all, they were the defending champions of the previous competition, so they were qualified, and many people present had no objections.
Leaving the residential area of Mingdu and arriving at the eastern outskirts, you'll find the competition venue.
"Wow, most of them are made of metal!"
While others were playing their first round of preliminary matches, Cao Yu and his teammates stood by as spectators.
However, the hundred soul-guided screens in the competition venue also attracted everyone's attention.
Bei Bei couldn't help but say, "Back in the Star Luo Empire's competition arena, they didn't have these."
(End of this chapter)