One person: plays Wendy, the most carefree director of Nadu.

Zhuge Qing is a sorcerer who is proficient in Qimen Dunjia and various other magical arts.

Generally speaking, to use Qimen Dunjia, one must first find the central palace, then use time and space as entry points to complete extremely complex calculations, decipher the celestial order, and complete the divination.

To gain the upper hand in a battle under extremely tight circumstances is something that ordinary people simply cannot do.

However, the Wuhou Qimen technique passed down by the Zhuge family can determine the central palace by itself and then quickly construct a complete Qimen formation using its own Qi.

In this extraordinary formation, his casting speed, energy consumption, and other aspects will be greatly enhanced.

The enemy's strength in all aspects, including luck, will be greatly diminished.

To put it simply, this Qimen formation can be seen as a formation from fantasy novels.

Enemies who enter the formation will receive a large number of debuffs, then fall into a disadvantageous position and eventually fail.

This is the power of Wuhou Qimen.

As a genius of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Qing was even more adept at using the Wuhou Qimen Dunjia technique.

In the original story, if Wang Ye hadn't mastered the Eight Extraordinary Skills—Feng Hou Qi Men—which allowed him to freely manipulate the four plates of Qi Men and always maintain an advantageous position, thus naturally defeating Zhuge Qing, Zhuge Qing might not have actually made it to the finals.

Even now, Su Mu, when facing Zhuge Qing's Wuhou Qimen, can only rely on brute force to overcome skill.

Who told him to be completely ignorant about Qimen Dunjia?

"Ugh, this is such a hassle..."

Su Mu sighed.

In fact, Su Mu knew very well that after obtaining the Thousand Winds Decree, Zhuge Qing would definitely not be his match.

However, in addition to obtaining the Tongtian Talisman to unlock the Destiny Seat, progressing in the role-playing process is also a very important part of coming to the Luotian Grand Ceremony.

After all, the system had previously stated that the larger the scene and the more audience members, the more performance progress would be gained.

To gain progress in the role-playing process, one must either win by not doing anything productive or by making others break down.

The problem is that Zhuge Qing is not the kind of enemy that can be easily dealt with.

It seems the role-playing progress isn't as easy to grind as I thought.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Qing also learned from other people that Su Mu had drawn the Bing Vermilion Bird.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

very good!

I was wondering if I'd ever run into this guy in the ring.

I never expected to encounter this in my very first preliminary round.

I need to see for myself what it is about this guy that makes Zhang Lingyu so unforgettable.

After everyone drew lots, the competitions began in turn.

In the battle between Jia Hualu, Feng Baobao and Tianjin Wei Xiao Taoyuan, the three members of Tianjin Wei Xiao Taoyuan simply conceded defeat.

Yi Baihu, Zhang Chulan, taking advantage of his identity as the successor of the Qi Body Source, deliberately provoked the other three with words, causing them to fight to the death, and then finished them off with the remaining blood.

Although he won the game, he earned the nickname "shameless".

Su Mu watched with envy.

If I had done this myself, my role-playing progress would probably have increased by at least one or two points.

Unfortunately, after Zhang Chulan used it, no one else will likely fall for it again.

"The Azure Serpent (乙青蛇) has finished its battle; the Vermilion Bird (丙朱雀) enters!"

Upon hearing the referee's voice, Zhang Chulan's eyes lit up.

"Bing Zhuque, if I remember correctly, that should be Su Ge's show, right?"

"Yes," Xu San nodded, "but don't get too excited yet."

"In the Bingzhuque match, Zhuge Qing, the favorite to win the championship, is participating."

"Although Su Mu has sparred with Zhang Lingyu to a draw, it's still hard to say who is stronger between him and Zhuge Qing."

"Moreover, this is a four-person competition, so what the other two will do is also unknown."

After hearing Xu San's analysis, Zhang Chulan also felt a little uncertain.

Brother Su, are we really going to lose?

Just as he was getting worried, the contestants entered the arena.

Zhuge Qing, a shirtless bald man, and a burly man with brown hair walked into the arena.

"Huh? Where's Brother Su?" Zhang Chulan asked, puzzled.

Xu San shook his head.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"I have a bad feeling about this..."

Xu Si couldn't help but mutter to himself.

The Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, acting as the referee, glanced around the arena, raised his megaphone, frowned, and shouted, "Where is the other contestant with the Bing Zhuque (丙朱雀) attribute?"

"Please enter within one minute!"

Otherwise, it will be considered an automatic waiver!

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience on the sidelines began the countdown.

On the field, even the bald man couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"Who is this guy anyway? He's even more arrogant than Zhuge Qing."

"No matter who he is, we still need to unite and eliminate this Zhuge Qing guy later."

The brown-haired man loudly plotted.

"He is too powerful. If we don't cooperate, we have no chance of winning."

"Hmm, you're right." The bald man nodded. "I practice external martial arts. I'll cover for you guys while you take him down!"

Zhuge Qing smiled upon hearing this and said, "Hey, you guys just got one thing wrong."

"Oh? What is it?"

"You say that if you don't unite to eliminate me, you have no chance of winning. You're wrong."

"Heh." The brown-haired giant sneered. "Are you saying that even if we join forces, we have no chance against you?"

"Zhuge Qing, aren't you being far too arrogant and showing us no respect at all?"

Zhuge Qing: ...What kind of inhuman comprehension is this?

"What I mean is, his strength is not necessarily weaker than mine."

"Let me put it this way: he sparred with Zhang Lingyu once before, and the two were evenly matched."

Even now, Zhang Lingyu is still determined to settle things with him.

"What do you think his skill level is?"

Both the bald man and the brown-haired giant were startled when they heard him say that.

"What?!"

"A draw with Zhang Lingyu?!"

Holy crap, you might as well just draw the lots already!

Damn, there are only four people in total, how are we supposed to play if we squeeze in two big shots?

"What do we do?" the bald man asked anxiously. "Should we team up to eliminate Zhuge Qing first?"

"I...I don't know either." The brown-haired man was also at a loss.

Seeing them like this, Zhuge Qing smiled.

"Hey, want me to give you some advice?"

"Oh? What suggestion?"

"You see, there's bound to be a winner between him and me."

"The two of us are evenly matched, so no matter who wins, we probably won't be in great shape in the end."

"You could have waited until we were both severely injured before making your move."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance.

"Holy crap, what he said actually makes sense!"

"Yes, he's such a good person!"

Seeing their reactions, Zhuge Qing nodded secretly.

Very good, that's fine.

In this way, he would have an environment where he could have a fair fight with Su Mu.

To be honest, if his last opponent wasn't Su Mu, he wouldn't have bothered talking to those two good-for-nothings.

However, he wasn't sure just how strong Su Mu was, so to prevent any unexpected events, he deliberately said that, thus thwarting the two people's plan to join forces with Su Mu.

At this point, the countdown had reached its final ten seconds.

"ten!"

"Nine!"

"eight!"

"Why isn't Su here yet? I'm so worried!"

Zhang Chulan almost wanted to jump up and help with the competition himself.

With just three seconds left, Su Mu appeared at the entrance to the competition tunnel.

His face was flushed, and he was walking unsteadily, as if he had drunk too much.

"Hiccup~"

Su Mu walked into the center of the arena and greeted everyone with a dreamy smile.

"Sorry everyone, sorry to keep you waiting, hehe~"

As Su Mu was talking, he lay down on the ground and fell fast asleep.

The entire room fell silent.

No?

Is this person really here to participate in the competition?