Not a god

Chapter 217 Demons and Monsters

On the first day of the league's preliminary rounds, there was an opening ceremony in the morning, along with various performances and exhibition matches, which set the stage for a lively atmosphere. Then, there were matches in both the morning and afternoon sessions.

On the first day of the group stage, some teams will advance, but no teams have been eliminated yet.

The group stage will take several days, followed by the knockout stage and the revival stage. Just the Jiangcheng branch venue alone will probably take until next month to determine the champion.

There's also the national finals coming up, and this competition will last for a month.

When the morning session ended, Jiang Wanwan and the others went back. After all, for them, playing against each other was really boring, and they might as well go back and play a couple of rounds of Naruto.

Even though Jiang Wanwan has a weak constitution, she still engages in close combat with third-tier experts every night, and even tramples the terrifying Dark Dragon under her feet.

A bunch of first and second tiers, how laughable!

In the afternoon, however, there were a few teams that caught Chen Xi's attention.

One of the teams consisted entirely of Tier 2 members, and one of them was Gu Changqing, a familiar face to Chen Xi, whom he had met twice in the early stages of the game in Dreamland and who had even tried to invite him to join their team.

It was only now that Chen Xi realized that this person was Gu Nanzhi's younger brother.

However, upon seeing the familiar figure on the field, Gu Nanzhi, who was always known for her outspokenness and fiery temper in the guild, was now somewhat anxious: "Xiao Qing actually did something so dangerous behind my back again. Didn't I tell him not to participate?"

Su Jiu'er took a can of cola from the VIP room, then lay down on the sofa in a Ge You-style reclining position without any regard for her image. She opened it with a snap, inserted the straw, pursed her lips, took a sip, and let out a long sigh.

"What dangerous thing could there be? Besides, there are medical geniuses all around. As long as there is still a breath left, even if they have severed hands or legs, they can be saved."

Suddenly sensing the murderous aura, she turned her head and saw her senior brother staring at her with a deathly gaze. Su Jiu'er let out a soft moan, shrank her neck, and sat up straight and obediently.

After all, she is the current president, and the Youth Federation is currently holding a league, so many provincial leaders and business owners will come to meet with her and have meals with her.

I get scolded by my senior brothers almost every day for issues like etiquette and appearance; they're going to turn me into an idiot.

"A broken arm or a broken leg? No way! I need to make him withdraw from the competition immediately!"

"A severe brother complex..." Su Jiu'er muttered under her breath.

Gu Nanzhi watched the competition end with bated breath, then made a phone call and gave Chen Xi a good scolding. The person on the other end of the line was just as aggressive, telling her not to interfere and to mind her own business... Chen Xi listened to the whole conversation without saying a word.

"However, this team is very strong, especially that Gu Changqing. He actually defeated a second-level expert in just a few moves, so he must be hiding his strength."

When I last met him, Gu Changqing was probably a little short of being a top-tier player, around the level of Zhao Xiaoyan, who was a near-top-tier player. But now, he's showing signs of approaching the level of his cousin He Congxue, whom he was in back in Shanghai.

It seems she's had quite a few adventures along the way. If Su Jiu'er is a female protagonist who's all about being arrogant and domineering, then this is a male protagonist who rises from humble beginnings to achieve great success.

Heroes of the world are as numerous as carp crossing a river; only the one who laughs last will be victorious.

There is another team, which belongs to the Shepherd's Guard.

There are no restrictions on participation in the league, so Mu Shou Si can naturally participate as well. Chen Xi also saw an old acquaintance, Ye Fan, whose strength has now surpassed Long Zaitian, making him the number one expert in Mu Shou Si.

It's important to know that in the early stages of the game, Long Zaitian was the number one expert in Jiangcheng, even stronger than Su Jiu'er.

It seems that Fan Ge has been beaten up quite a bit during this period.

A story about a male protagonist who is abused.

Maki Shouji's team was also all at Tier 2, and they won just as cleanly and decisively.

There's another team that's quite difficult to handle; it consists of five young girls and is called the Saviors of the World Team.

The five members of this team were all previously unknown, but surprisingly, they were all at the second tier, and their registered destinies were all rather strange: a spirit cat destiny, a white fox destiny, a calico destiny, a golden-haired destiny, and a divine deer destiny. When they got into a fight, the woman in the lead shouted, "Sisters, transform!" "Who's your sister?" "Why are you giving orders?" "I'm clearly the captain!"

They then transformed into a group of small animals hopping and jumping around the arena, eliciting laughter from the audience. However, these animals were quite strong and won decisively.

However, while they were all very skilled during the fight, they seemed timid. But after winning, they changed completely and became incredibly arrogant. Even after winning, they continued to provoke the losers until the referee kicked them off the field.

The female protagonist is a female ghost in this novel.

"..." He wasn't stupid. These guys were obviously not simple. He didn't know if they were mountain spirits or monsters or something else.

Chen Xi rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache, and wondered what to do next.

There were a few other teams, not all of whom were at Tier 2, but Chen Xi could sense that something was amiss.

It's either something unclean or some ancient being.

These surviving demons and monsters are actually all related to 'incense offerings' to some extent, and incense offerings are actually a manifestation of 'spiritual cultivation'.

Unlike the old days when the Mandate of Heaven was passed down from generation to generation, people like Jiang Ziya and the Minjiang Dragon King survived the severance of heaven and earth by sleeping or through various means.

They need to 'recite' something. In ancient times, it meant worship and faith. In modern times, it probably means becoming famous and gaining fans. There's nothing easier to become famous and gain fans than in a nationally watched competition like this.

After the old folks were reborn, they exclaimed, "Wow! In the past, if we wanted to become famous and accumulate some good karma, we had to rely on word of mouth from our fellow villagers. We didn't have the conditions you have now. Technology really changes lives!"

A group of old fogies resurrected from the dead, but no one knows how much ability they are hiding.

It seems like all sorts of monsters and demons have come to join in the fun.

Unconsciously, Su Jiu'er lay down on the sofa again, watching silly videos on her iPad and laughing foolishly. Suddenly, she felt a faint murderous aura. She could analyze the source of the murderous aura without even looking up.

"Girls should sit like girls. If others saw you sitting like this, as the president of the Youth Federation..."

As she spoke, she slowly stood up and sat down, then approached Chen Xi with a sweet look on her face and asked, "What is it, Senior Brother?"

"...There are a few teams you need to watch out for, so you don't get caught off guard and lose your job."

Which ones?

Chen Xi pointed it out to her, and she looked at the team members, feeling a little confused and unable to figure out what she needed to pay attention to.

However, my senior brother is never wrong; he must have his reasons. I nodded in agreement.

Chen Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief as evening approached without any mishaps.

Although he was confident that he could handle any mistakes that might occur, nothing was more pleasing than a successful outcome.

Especially when hosting such a large-scale event that attracts national and even global attention, the feeling of everything going according to plan is very fulfilling.

The branch venues in various places have also started in the past day or two, and the major mainstream social media platforms are almost all talking about topics related to the Destiny Games, with a much higher level of discussion than the first Olympics.

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P.S.: I'm sorry, I need to take a day off. It's a sudden matter; I've been sent on a business trip to another city. I traveled for 4 hours today. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem, and I could still write tonight. However, the hotel is a double room, and I'm sharing with a colleague. If I take out my laptop to write, I won't be able to hide my Sailor Moon identity anymore. So, I have to take a day off.

Sailor Moon, transform!

(End of this chapter)