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Chapter 51 The Competition Begins

Lin Zhao glanced at the direction where Lu Xuanbing had disappeared, then looked at the expressionless Qu Shu, and sighed.

This was all orchestrated by the King of Xiang, who had no intention of marrying the goddess, but instead had a dream...

Although the girl's identity is unknown, judging from her hostility towards Qu Shu, she is probably a hidden enemy.

Grandma suddenly said, "This boy seems to have a restriction on him, unlike what a cultivator from the Heavenly Phoenix Continent could leave behind. Girl, you'd better keep a close eye on this boy."

Lin Zhao frowned: "Will it harm Qu Shu?"

"It's somewhat similar to evil thoughts from another world, but also different in some ways. Grandma can't be sure."

A soft, gentle voice rang out from within Qu Shu's expressionless mind.

"Ding! The Heroine Conquest System kindly reminds you that you have achieved the achievement 'Hero Saves the Beauty.' The heroine's current favorability is 30. You have gained 60 points. Your current points are 10060. Would you like to spend 10 points to buy heroine conquest items?"

Qu Shu replied instantly: "No."

The soft, sweet voice suddenly turned raspy, transforming into the hoarse, raspy voice of a burly man in his forties: "You old slacker, you'll eat your fill!"

Qu Shu withdrew her gaze from Lin Zhao, touched the spatial ring on her finger, and sighed inwardly.

Hmm, I've earned another 60 points.

Mingyue nudged his shoulder with hostility and grabbed Lin Zhao's arm. "You're a man, get away."

Qu Shu was bumped into and noticed that his spotless white clothes were now stained with dust. His expression changed, and he took a few steps back, nodded to Lin Zhao, and flew away on his sword.

Lin Zhao waved goodbye to him.

"Where are we going?" Mingyue blinked her blood-red eyes and asked her.

Only when you get close can you see that the young sect leader of the Inviting Moon Sect has lifeless, unfocused eyes.

—She is blind.

"Let's go to the Grand Competition stage to enter. Does Young Master Mingyue want to come with me?" Even with Mingyue's help, Lin Zhao was still a little reserved after she learned that Mingyue was the young master of the Invitation Moon Sect.

About five years ago, she rescued a group of children her age from a cave of a Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivator. Mingyue was one of them; her eyes had been gouged out by the demonic cultivator long ago.

Lin Zhao used all her strength to defeat the demonic cultivator and rescued the other children. However, there was a little girl who was blind and could not escape. She hid deep in the cave and refused to come out.

Lin Zhao could only lead her out of that dark and sunless cave. Later, he accidentally discovered that she had a mutated dark spiritual root. Because he would lose control whenever he encountered anything related to Chen Luoluo, Lin Zhao was not at ease leaving her by his side.

So Lin Zhao, without telling the people at Cloud Peak, sent her to the Invitation Moon Sect, whose attributes best suited her.

Before sending her to the Inviting Moon Sect, Lin Zhao gave her a Qiankun bag with a crescent moon mark on it.

"You haven't spoken, and I don't know what to call you. Since I met you under the moonlight, I'll take the liberty of calling you Xiaoyue. This Qiankun bag, though not as spacious as a spatial ring, still has ten square meters of space. Inside, there are some spirit stones and low-grade pills. Once you're inside, someone will teach you. Xiaoyue, see you again someday." Lin Zhao had thought the little girl would change her name as she grew older. He never imagined it would become her current name.

"Xiaoyue, my name is Xiaoyue." Mingyue held her hand, interlocking her fingers with Lin Zhao's. She felt the warmth from Lin Zhao's palm, and the blood-red bell on her ankle made a pleasant soft sound.

“Alright, Xiaoyue, let’s go together.” Lin Zhao let her hold his hand, summoned his bone sword, and made a hand seal to make the bone sword bigger and wider until it was big enough for the two of them to stand on.

Mingyue followed her and stood on the platform, feeling the wind blowing in their faces and smelling the faint fragrance of orchids on Lin Zhao's body. Mingyue gently rested her forehead on her shoulder.

Then she succinctly complained: "They swore at me, and I hit them."

Lin Zhao patted the little girl's head and sighed, "Xiaoyue can protect me now, thank you."

Mingyue received the praise, and the blood-red bell on her ankle rang even more cheerfully.

The competition venue was a square that could accommodate a thousand people. By the time Lin Zhao and the others arrived, most of the disciples had already gathered.

After a while, the referee checked that all the jade tokens had been distributed and the light spots had arrived. He then used his spiritual power to spread the sound to every corner of the square.

"Everyone has received their jade tokens by now, and I'm sure you've all seen the scores on them. That's right, this competition will last for two months and will use a points system. Regular disciples start with three points, and competition disciples start with one point. If you obtain spirit beasts or spirit herbs in this competition venue, you can come here and the referee will add points to your jade token. Of course, if you can't find them... then there's only one way left."

The referee chuckled maliciously, "Stealing someone else's jade token and handing it to the referee will also earn you their points! If a disciple whose jade token is stolen doesn't accumulate points within seven days, they will be automatically eliminated. There are no restrictions on how you steal the token; it's all about skill. So, although teachers are always watching the competition, there are always times when they can't see you in time. Therefore, every time, regular disciples are eliminated, and there are even deaths among the competition participants. You could say this competition is a life-or-death test! If anyone is scared now, they can withdraw."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao clicked his tongue in amazement. The rule sounded simple, but it was actually full of bloodshed.

The fact that South China Sea Academy has become one of the three major powers on the mainland naturally means that it has its own unique abilities.

Among the youths present, none of them were not chosen ones of the Heavenly Phoenix Continent. How could they give up because of his words? Therefore, when he announced the rules, not a single person moved.

Seeing this, the old man who was announcing the rules smiled slightly, and then threw out a bait, "Very good! It seems that everyone is very courageous. This year's class is also the one that the Dean has high hopes for. Here, I will not keep you in suspense. The top five in this competition are qualified to participate in the Continental Competition!"

Although Lin Zhao didn't know what the Continental Grand Competition was, there were others present who did, such as Ming Yue. Upon hearing about the Continental Grand Competition, her delicate body trembled, and she was somewhat surprised.

"What is this Continental Grand Competition?" Lin Zhao couldn't help but ask.

Mingyue bit her lip and said, "The Continental Grand Competition is a preparation for the Phoenix Throne Grand Competition that follows. The Heavenly Phoenix Continent should actually be called the Heavenly Phoenix Plane, because this plane is not just one continent. It's just that the Heavenly Phoenix Continent is the strongest, so we call this plane the Heavenly Phoenix Continent. But on a larger scale, it's more appropriate to call it the Heavenly Phoenix Plane."

She paused, then continued, "Over the years, the power of continents like the Vermilion Bird Continent and the Golden Crow Continent has grown stronger, and they've become increasingly dissatisfied with the way planes are named. So, to encourage the successors of these continents and to determine the allocation of plane resources, a grand continental competition is held every ten years. This competition can only be participated in by young cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage from each continent, and it's also one of the important elements in determining the ranking of the major powers on each continent. For example, our Inviting Moon Sect stood out from the first-rate powers and became a transcendent power because our younger generation achieved excellent results in the previous continental competitions and received more resources."

Lin Zhao was also taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that the Heavenly Phoenix Continent had so many intricacies. It seemed that he had truly been a frog in a well for quite some time.

"I didn't expect the South China Sea Academy to consider this as a top-five reward." Mingyue's face also showed a hint of interest.

Lin Zhao was incredibly clever and immediately understood: "If we participate, besides bringing resources to the South China Sea Academy, we can also benefit the forces we come from?"

"Yes. Although the resource allocation for the Continental Grand Competition is generally fixed, some minor details depend on how the young talents who achieve results act. Therefore, it is a rule that everyone tacitly agrees to give benefits to the forces from which they come."

(End of this chapter)