Skysea Alliance Grand Competition

"Well..."

Muffled groans rose and fell as both lower-grade Soul Scholar and upper-grade Soul Master almost simultaneously rolled their eyes back, collapsed onto the bed, and fainted again.

The entire dormitory building fell eerily quiet in an instant, with only the sound of thunder outside the windows remaining.

"Bai Yushan, what's wrong with you!"

A cold, explosive shout came from next door, filled with barely suppressed anger.

Gu Yue's room was next door. She had high cultivation and a special bloodline, so she withstood the Haki pressure, but she was still disturbed.

Bai Yushan heard the voice and scoffed.

He was too lazy to waste words on this girl; at her current level, she couldn't possibly understand the true mysteries of Haki.

With a cold snort, he instantly subdued his rampant Conqueror's Haki, which receded like the tide.

The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, the thunder subsided, and the moonlight shone down again.

Everything returned to calm, as if the strange phenomenon just now was merely an illusion.

Bai Yushan walked to the bedside and fell asleep immediately.

Two hundred and ninety thousand volts of current, a nascent Haki, and a brand new Slaughter Path.

There will be plenty of opportunities to practice later.

Time flies, and a month has passed.

The Skysea Alliance Grand Competition has begun as scheduled.

This grand competition primarily features five first-tier cities on the East Sea, supplemented by more than a dozen second- and third-tier cities, covering the entire East Sea region. Held annually, it is the grandest event in the young Soul Master community and a stage for major cities to showcase their strength.

Eastsea City, as a first-tier city, has had a dismal track record in previous years.

Forget about winning the championship, they often can't even get out of the preliminaries, finishing last year after year.

Not only were the academy members embarrassed, but even the governing officials of Eastsea City couldn't hold their heads up high.

If this continues, Eastsea City's influence within the alliance will weaken, and it will receive less and less resource allocation. No matter how fast its economy develops, if the level of Soul Master cannot keep up, it will ultimately be unable to stand up for itself.

That's why when Long Hengxu proposed setting up Class Zero to focus on cultivating talented individuals, the higher authorities approved it almost immediately.

Everyone was hoping that Class Zero could achieve some results and save face.

In the past, Dean Yu Zhen would not have been interested in leading the team at all. The reason was that Eastsea Academy's academic performance was too poor. As long as they went to Skysea City, they would have to keep a low profile and smile when they met the deans of other academies, for fear of being ridiculed.

But this year is different.

Yu Zhen has been in high spirits lately, calling on his friends and inviting all the old acquaintances who used to make fun of the Eastsea Academy to go to Skysea City to watch the game together.

joke.

With Bai Yushan and Gu Yue as his two trump cards, he doesn't know how he could possibly lose.

Let alone the junior group, even in the youth group, that kid Bai Yushan could walk sideways.

This was the first time he had led his team to a competition with his head held high and chest out, his back ramrod straight, and even his walk exuded confidence.

Early on the day of the competition, East Sea Plaza was packed with people.

Wu Changkong, dressed in white with long blue hair, stood at the front with a cold expression. The four students from Class Zero stood in a row, all wearing brand-new Eastsea Academy uniforms and looking very energetic.

Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan stood ramrod straight, their faces showing a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

Gu Yue stood at the very edge, her long silver hair tied into a neat high ponytail, her purple eyes cold and aloof, still maintaining that unapproachable demeanor.

Besides Wu Changkong, Dean of Students Long Hengxu and Dean Yu Zhen also came, their faces solemn.

The Class Zero wasn't the only group representing the academy in the competition; a group of students from the Advanced Department also participated in the youth group competition for those aged fifteen to twenty.

Tang Wulin glanced around and quickly spotted two familiar figures.

One of them was Xu Xiaoyan's older brother, Xu Xiaoyu, who had the cultivation level of Three-Ring Soul Elder. He was standing in the youth group and looking this way.

The other one was senior Liu Yuxin. She was the one who greeted the new students when he first arrived in Eastsea City. Half a semester had passed, and she had become even more beautiful. However, her attention was not on anything else. Her beautiful eyes were glued to Wu Changkong, and they were almost turning into hearts.

Tang Wulin silently withdrew his gaze.

"Xu Xiaoyan."

Just then, Xu Xiaoyu walked over, stopped beside the group, looked at her younger sister, and said with a deliberately serious tone, "When you get to Skysea City, do your best in the competition and don't bring shame to the Xu family. If anyone bullies you, tell me."

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, his posture carrying a hint of provocation.

Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Mind your own business. Don't let your youth group fail to even make it past the preliminaries again; you'll be the one who embarrasses yourself then."

Xu Xiaoyu's face stiffened, and she said defiantly, "Impossible! All of our competitors this time are at least at the third ring level, and we've been practicing our teamwork in the seven-person competition for over half a year. We're sure to get a good ranking."

Their youth group also participated in the seven-person team competition, which was one of the most important projects in the entire competition, and Xu Xiaoyu was very confident about it.

Xu Xiaoyan pursed her lips and didn't reply.

From the siblings' conversation, Tang Wulin could tell that the academic performance of previous years at the Eastsea Academy was truly unsatisfactory.

In the past, he might have been nervous, worried that he would hold the team back.

But now...

Tang Wulin's gaze kept drifting involuntarily towards the silver-white figure beside him.

Gu Yue stood not far from him, her profile delicate and sharp, sunlight falling on her silvery-white hair, giving it a shimmering glow.

The young man's mind was still innocent and confused. After what happened on the training field last time, he couldn't help but keep an eye on the other person.

She wanted to look but didn't dare to look openly, so she could only steal a glance before quickly looking away, her ears burning slightly.

Xie Xie saw everything clearly from the side, and secretly nudged him with his elbow, winking at him.

Tang Wulin blushed and quickly turned his head away, pretending to look at the scenery in the distance.

Gu Yue had no time to notice these subtle actions.

She looked around for a while, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Where's Bai Yushan?" she asked, her tone tinged with impatience. "Did he oversleep?"

It's already time to meet up, and there's not a soul in sight.

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhen's heart skipped a beat.

He was looking for it too, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

Bai Yushan's presence is his biggest source of confidence for this Skysea Alliance Grand Competition!

The youth group and such are secondary; whether this little prodigy can make a name for himself in the junior group's seven-person competition depends entirely on him.

Please don't mess things up today!

Yu Zhen was filled with anxiety. He stood on tiptoe and looked towards the intersection until his neck ached.

Long Hengxu was also a little anxious, but he didn't know what to say. Everyone in the college knew Bai Yushan's temperament. Even Wu Changkong couldn't control him, so he, as the dean of students, was even more helpless.

Wu Changkong remained expressionless, only his grip on the sword tightened slightly.