Douluo: Subversion Begins with the Arrival of the Traveler

Chapter 270: Wrong Guess?
"So what can you do after you get recognition...?"

Kong fell into deep thought again.

"Huh? Once we gain their approval, we can become friends."

"As friends, we can help each other!"

"For example, after we became friends with Xiangling, she would often cook delicious food for us..."

"Helping each other, each getting what they need..."

He kept muttering to himself, as if the doubts in his heart were about to be resolved.

They want its approval, and only after that approval can they obtain what they need from it...

"Paimon! You're such a clever little devil!"

By piecing together the fragments of his memory, Sora finally figured out what these gods were up to!

They pursue power, yet they continue to search for a successor to the divine throne on the continent, because their path in this plane has come to an end!

In other words, they have reached the limit of gaining recognition from this dimension.

To break through this limit, you need to keep looking for people who can share this recognition. Recognition has no subjective consciousness, but the people who are recognized do!

It's like playing a cake-cutting game. A cake is placed on the table, and due to certain rules, whether there are two or five people, they can only get a small portion from it and cannot cut it all at once.

To divide the cake completely and add your will to it, you need to keep increasing the number of people dividing the cake until you take all the cake!
"Hum~"

Paimon didn't think much of it; he just heard Kong's praise and said smugly:

You always say I'm stupid, but I'm not stupid at all. Most of the time I'm incredibly clever!

"Yes, you were really clever in this matter..."

Seeing how arrogant this guy was, Kong didn't interrupt him.

It's said that even a fool's thousand thoughts may yield one insight, and this has clearly come true in Paimon's case...

"So, if they want to compete for the championship, we'll just prevent them from succeeding!"

Praised, Paimon put his little brain to work and came up with a constructive suggestion.

"Paimon, you are a wise man."

Kong gave Paimon a thumbs up.

"Hehe~ So can I go buy some roast chicken to eat?"

Paimon pointed with his little finger at the sizzling roast chicken across the table. After saying all that, he was even hungrier...

"Definitely next time."

Kong shook her head, grabbed him, and disappeared into the street, leaving only his muttered protests in the wind.

…………

The following day, in the Heavenly Battle Arena, the atmosphere became even more heated after the host, Salas, gave his opening remarks.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you are all very familiar with today's participating teams, but I would like to introduce them to you again."

After the opening remarks, Salas stood calmly on the platform, his gaze fixed on the rest area where the Blazing Fire team was located.
"This Soul Master Competition has seen many dark horses emerge. Let's give a warm round of applause to the Blazing Fire Team!"

After Salas finished speaking, the red-haired Fire Dancer walked ahead expressionlessly, followed by a group of Blazing Fire team members.

However, Huo Wushuang was missing from the group; instead, a substitute player was present.

On the high platform, the dean of Blazing Fire Academy saw the Blazing Fire team step onto the Soul Arena for the semi-finals. Just as he was about to shout, his gaze fell upon Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, who was sitting in the center, and his excited mood calmed down considerably.

Clearly, the lesson he learned last time left him somewhat wary.

"The Blazing Fire Team is currently ranked second in the standings, and is undoubtedly one of the dark horses among all the participating teams..."

Salas clearly didn't want to linger on the Blazing Fire team, so after a brief introduction, he pointed to another team's rest area.

"The reason I said earlier that the Blazing Fire Team was one of the dark horses in this Soul Master Competition is because there is another team..."
From the start of the competition until yesterday, they had only lost one game. Despite that loss, they are still ranked first in team points!

"Go Tian Dou Team!" "Tian Dou will win!..."

Before Salles could even introduce the team's name, excited shouts erupted from the crowd.

"Hehe~ That's right! They are the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team! Let's give them a warm round of applause!"

Seeing the crowd's high spirits, Salas stopped dawdling and waved his hand, causing everyone's eyes to turn to one side.

Coco, I love you!

"Go Coco! Tian Dou is invincible!"

Hearing the cheers of the crowd, Yu Keke, who was walking in the group, unconsciously clenched her fists.

This time, I can't let everyone down; I have to win!

Something's not right... Zhu Qing?

As Dugu Yan walked ahead, she frowned as she looked at the Blazing Fire Team, who stood with their arms crossed and exuded arrogance on the other side of the Soul Arena. She then called out softly to Zhu Zhuqing, who was standing beside her.

"You mean there have been changes to the roster of the Blazing Fire team?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing quickly glanced at the opposing team and keenly noticed that they had changed their players.

“It’s not just a change of team members…” Dugu Yan shook her head slightly.

Seemingly to confirm her guess, when both teams arrived at the center of the arena at the same time, she looked at Huo Wu, the leader of the Blazing Fire Team.

"Hey, you crazy woman, are you ready to get beaten up?"

"..."

Faced with Dugu Yan's blatant provocation, Huo Wu, as the captain of the Blazing Fire Team, surprisingly did not refute her.

Instead, he crossed his arms and tilted his head to the other side.

"See, I told you something was wrong, it was right here!"

Dugu Yan seemed to have noticed something. Regardless of what Salas, the host, was saying, she paced closer to her own teammates.
He pointed a finger at Huo Wu, the leader of the Blazing Fire Team.
"Something's really wrong with her!"

"In the past, you would have pounced on us like a mad dog and tried to tear us apart, but now you've chosen to ignore my provocation?"

"Sister Yan, now that you mention it, I also feel that something is not right."

Ning Rongrong, standing to the side, nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

If we're talking about being willful, she was second to none before. She knew very well that it was very difficult for someone with this kind of personality to suddenly change.

Especially someone like Huo Wu, who even won a match, if it were in the past...

They have already begun a friendly exchange with Dugu Yan.

But her current ignoring attitude is really strange...

"Hmm~ Their teammates were also silent the whole time, it felt so oppressive."

Yu Keke didn't think too much about it, but she still expressed her feelings.

However, there was one more thing she didn't mention: the unpleasant aura she sensed from Huo Wu earlier.
Today things seemed to have calmed down, so much so that although I disliked her, I didn't have the urge to rush up and punch her right away.

"Could it be that these people have come up with some dirty tricks to deal with today's game?"

After pondering for a while without reaching a conclusion, Dugu Yan turned to look at the crowd.
"Everyone must be extra careful and stick to the plan we discussed earlier. If things become unmanageable, your own safety is the top priority!"

"Uh-huh!"

Yu Keke and the others nodded in unison.

"Alright, our semi-final teams are all assembled. Without further ado, future rising stars of Soul Masters, it's your time now!"

After Salas finished speaking, a barrier slowly rose on the arena, surrounding both teams.

"I hereby declare the match between Blazing Fire Academy Team and Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team officially open!"

(End of this chapter)