Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 265 The Opening of the Mingdu Tournament - Part 1 (3,000 words)

Three days after the registration for the Soul Fighting Tournament ended, the guards of Mingdu had already lined up in two rows, starting from both sides of the entrance to the Mingyue Hotel, creating a passage that led all the way to the competition arena built outside the city.

The draw ceremony was held on the second day. The first round of bye was drawn by an unknown academy, while the other academies and sects, including Shrek Academy, had to fight in the first round.

Compared to other academies and sects, the Hall of Light did not wear uniform attire, making it seem somewhat unconventional.

The overwhelmingly female presence in the group drew extra attention.

Because Wang Dong'er and the others wore veils, "sealing" their looks, they didn't cause much of a stir.

However, for the people of Shrek Academy, Wang Dong'er's signature pink and blue long hair was all too familiar.

The Shrek Academy students came out later, and their long, light blue hair, moving with the crowd, was easily spotted.

Beibei chuckled: "Great, she's here too."

Everyone else clenched their fists as well.

For He Caitou and Xu Sanshi, in the previous competition, apart from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy which exposed their cheating, Wang Dong'er, the chief villain who led others to betray the academy, was the one with the highest hatred value.

Of the remaining team members and reserve members, only Dai Huabin and Zhu Lulu showed humiliation and hatred in their eyes. The others, influenced by what they saw and heard, did not directly harbor hatred, but they were somewhat resentful.

Once you leave Mingdu, you can see the competition arena in the distance.

The entire competition platform was constructed of metal, with a groove around the perimeter. From this groove, a transparent light curtain with a slight yellow tint rose straight into the sky, stretching as far as the eye could see. This allowed people to directly experience the significance of the unlimited height rule stated in the competition rules.

This light screen is right next to the arena, so there won't be a situation like the Soul Fighting Tournament in Star Luo City five years ago, where being knocked off the arena meant you lost.

To the north of the competition arena is a raised platform also constructed of metal, which appears to be for spectators, while to the east is the rest area for the participating teams.

In addition, huge soul-guided screens were also supported in mid-air by metal frames, displaying the appearance of the competition stage, which was enough for all the spectators present to see the situation on the stage clearly.

Only the Sun Moon Empire possessed the technology and financial resources to undertake such a massive project.

After all the academy and sect teams had taken their seats in the players' rest area, a group of guards dressed in golden outfits came to the high platform to the north of the competition arena and spread out to surround the platform. Some of them stood still and, amidst a clanging sound of metal clashing, took out soul-guided cannons and pointed them at the sky.

In the rest area of ​​Shrek Academy, upon seeing these guards dressed in gold, He Caitou explained to the others, "This is one of the true core forces of the Sun Moon Empire, the Royal Soul Master Corps."

"The members of the Royal Soul Master Corps are all at least level 5 Soul Masters, and all of them are equipped with the most advanced and sophisticated Soul Guidance Devices. The corps commander is a level 9 Soul Master. This Soul Master Corps only accepts orders from the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire. Half of its strength is currently here."

"Only accepting the Emperor's orders?" Beibei asked doubtfully. "According to the academy's intelligence, the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire seems to be seriously ill. Could it be that he's coming to observe the battle?"

Beibei's question was quickly answered. A procession of carriages, escorted by another group of Royal Soul Masters, arrived at the foot of the platform in the north. At the front was an incomparably magnificent dragon carriage, followed by officials of the Sun Moon Empire dressed in their official robes.

Two maids standing on the imperial carriage lifted the curtain, and Xu Tianran, sitting in a wheelchair, appeared before everyone. The person pushing the wheelchair was Ju Zi.

After Xu Tianran came out, all the officials knelt down and bowed to him, shouting "Long live the Crown Prince!"

The elderly men, led by Jing Hongchen, merely bowed slightly to show their respect.

Afterwards, Xu Tianran and Ju Zi ascended to the platform via an elevator, while Jing Hongchen led the elderly men up via another elevator.

The remaining officials did not receive this privilege and had to ascend the steps from the edge of the platform.

Xu Tianran was pushed to the center of the stage, while Ju Zi came to the megaphone.

She didn't speak, but a slightly deep voice suddenly rang out, accompanied by an incomparably powerful pressure that instantly swept across the entire area.

"quiet!"

Under this voice, almost everyone felt as if their vision went black for a moment, as if dark clouds were pressing down on them, and even their breathing became more rapid.

The once noisy and bustling environment instantly became completely silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Limit Douluo?" Xuanzi exclaimed slightly, somewhat incredulous.

Are there really other Limit Douluo in this world?
After that voice, Ju Zi spoke: "Citizens of the Sun Moon Empire, guests from afar, on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince, I welcome you all. At the same time, on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince, I hereby announce that the Continental Elite Youth Advanced Soul Master Tournament shall now begin."

The opening remarks were very brief, without any unnecessary words, which was Xu Tianran's arrangement.

The people of the Sun Moon Empire knelt in the direction of Xu Tianran, once again shouting "Long live the Emperor!" Only then did Xu Tianran allow his ministers to take their seats.

Ju Zi sat to Xu Tianran's right, while to Xu Tianran's left sat a middle-aged man in a black robe, whose face was obscured as if veiled by a thin mist.

Jing Hongchen sat down next to Ju Zi.

After the ministers were seated, one of them came to the amplified soul guide device and began to explain the competition rules.

After the rules were read out, an elder took over and began announcing the match list: "First match of the preliminary elimination rounds - Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy vs. Dragon Slayer Sect. Both sides will send seven members to the waiting area."

The seven members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy stood up in the rest area and slowly walked towards the waiting area.

As she passed the location of the Bright Hall, Meng Hongchen turned around and winked playfully.

Wang Dong'er gave her a thumbs-up, and Xiao Xiao did the same.

The siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were not in the Bright Hall's team. They had been seeded players of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy since a long time ago and had already been determined to represent the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the competition, so they could not withdraw rashly.

After both sides arrived at the waiting area, the old man on the platform said, "Now the referees enter the arena, and the first-place winners of each individual elimination round come up to the stage."

The player representing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is Meng Hongchen.

As the first team to compete, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy represents not only the academy but also the face of the Sun Moon Empire, so naturally, they must ensure victory.

On the other hand, the Dragon Slayer Sect sent out a short young man with hands shaped like palm fans.

"In the individual elimination rounds, the match ends when one side is rendered unable to fight or voluntarily concedes defeat. This referee will then determine the final winner. Try not to injure your opponent during the match. Do you all understand?" the referee said in a deep voice.

"Understood," the young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect said casually, then turned and left without even informing the young man of his name.

Seeing that the other party was like this, Meng Hongchen didn't bother to introduce herself and turned to stand at the edge of the competition stage.

Once both sides were in position, the referee immediately announced the start of the match.

In an instant, the young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect rushed towards Meng Hongchen, his five standard soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—rising into existence.

Among all the sects, the Dragon Slaying Sect was not well-known, but now a Soul King had appeared, which caused some of the academy teams to change their expressions slightly.

In previous competitions, even Soul Emperor level contestants were rare. Soul King was already at the top level among the contestants, and most contestants were still at the Soul Master level.

Meng Hongchen had no intention of releasing her soul tool. Six soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and two black, rose up, and a ring of ice-blue light spread out from beneath her feet.

The young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect was slightly stunned when he saw Meng Hongchen's six standard spirit rings, but he quickly recovered. His first and third spirit rings lit up one after another, and his body underwent a tremendous change.

One thing that many Beast Soul Masters often can't escape is that they wear out a lot of clothes. This young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect was no exception. His bulging muscles burst his shirt, and two curved bull horns protruded from his shoulders. He charged straight at Meng Hongchen.

At the same time, his eyes turned blood red, and two beams of blood-red light shot out, about to land on Meng Hongchen.

But at that moment, Meng Hongchen moved. No one could see how she moved, but she skillfully avoided the blood-red light emitted from the eyes of the Dragon Slaying Sect youth. The Dragon Slaying Sect youth, who was charging headlong into her, was also dodged by Meng Hongchen and rushed straight forward.

"This...this is the Ghostly Shadow Clone Technique?" In the rest area, Bei Bei stared in disbelief at Meng Hongchen's footwork as he dodged the young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect.

How could the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy have learned the Tang Sect's secret techniques?

Could it be...

Beibei immediately looked towards the area where the Temple of Light was located, her eyes turning red as she began to breathe heavily.

"Huo Yuhao!" Bei Bei suppressed her anger, but she couldn't hold it in.

Without a doubt, the fact that the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were able to learn the Tang Sect's secret techniques is absolutely inseparable from Huo Yuhao.

After all, the only people from the Tang Sect who have left Shrek Academy are Huo Yuhao and the missing Tang Ya. It can't be that Tang Ya taught Meng Hongchen, right?

Immersed in his anger, Bei Bei did not notice that Tang Ya, whom he had been longing for, was sitting in the rest area of ​​the Hall of Light, wearing a veil.

(End of this chapter)