Jinhsi was a bit hesitant. Although she had a high level of affection for Lu Jingming, actively making a move and even running away was difficult for her.
Castorice was still in a daze, while Firefly secretly clenched her fists, her face showing a determined expression, as if she had made some kind of resolution.
At this time, among the seven of them, only March 7th was completely oblivious, still naive and unaware that the atmosphere had become a bit strange.
On the other side, Tang San surveyed the people around him, his expression exceptionally serious. From the people around him, he clearly felt a sense of threat; it was obvious that every person here was not a weakling.
Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao had been unfortunate enough to be hit by Black Castorice's soul skill. The death energy had entered his body, and his life was in danger. Tang San, with no other choice, had to bring Tang Hao to the Eye of Ice and Fire to use the vast life energy to barely suppress the rampant death energy in Tang Hao's body.
However, this was only a temporary measure. Although it temporarily curbed the death energy's erosion, it couldn't fundamentally solve the problem. The death energy clung to him like a maggot on a bone, and without a special method, it would be difficult to completely remove it.
At present, all Tang San could do was to let Tang Hao temporarily sustain his life with the massive energy from the Eye of Ice and Fire. What's more, Tang Hao's will to live was extremely weak now. If not for Tang San's insistence on saving him, he would have long wanted to return to his wife, Ah Yin, and face death calmly.
After receiving the news from Xiao Wu, Tang San decided to participate in this PUBG tournament. His purpose was the tempting 100,000-year soul bone and 100,000-year stigma. If Tang Hao could successfully refine either the 100,000-year stigma or the 100,000-year soul bone, he might be able to achieve a breakthrough. With the powerful strength from a martial soul evolution, he might have a chance to expel the death energy. Even if it couldn't be completely eliminated, it could at least be further suppressed.
It was for this reason that Tang San resolutely entered the tournament. Moreover, this competition was held in a simulated universe, so even if he was in the Eye of Ice and Fire, he could still participate. However, to obtain the 100,000-year soul bone and stigma, he had to win the championship, which was why Tang San's face was so grim right now.
Although the Shrek Seven Devils were powerful, their age disadvantage was a huge obstacle on their path to victory. It would be extremely difficult to stand out in this tournament filled with strong opponents.
Soon, the rules of the PUBG tournament were clearly projected into the void, ensuring that every participant could see them clearly. At the beginning of the tournament, 100 teams would be randomly dropped onto the island below. Teams with bad luck might be thrust into an intense battle as soon as they landed.
At the edges of the island, the simulated universe would release a deadly poison circle. As time passed, this poison circle would gradually shrink inwards, forcing the teams to constantly move toward the center of the island and greatly intensifying the competition. Of course, teams could also use their cultivation to resist the poison within the circle. But they had to be careful, as the poison's intensity would continuously increase over time. By the end, even a Poison-type Titled Douluo might find it difficult to withstand it.
Therefore, the teams had to move toward the center, which would undoubtedly increase the probability of encountering enemies. The rules of this competition were very clear: the last team standing among the 100 teams would be the champion.
In addition, the simulated universe had placed a large number of low and mid-level soul tools and various resources on the island. Some could replenish soul power, some could restore vitality, and there were even special items that could resist the poison. If a team could successfully collect these resources, they would have a chance to achieve a good result in the competition, even if their own strength was a bit lacking.
Moreover, the simulated universe would randomly drop higher-quality resources at specific times, such as high-level strategic soul tools like the Invincible Golden Body, teleportation rings, and soul tool armor. However, when these resources were dropped, their location would be known to all teams, which meant that teams would have to fight intensely to obtain them.
In addition, to add more fun and possibilities to the competition, the simulated universe also set up several resurrection points on the island. Every participant was equipped with a resurrection chip. As long as there were still members alive in a team, the surviving members could take the resurrection chips of their deceased teammates to a resurrection point to revive them, allowing the entire team to re-enter the battle.
It could be said that this battle royale-style competition was very exciting. It not only tested the teams' strength but also had very high requirements for luck, strategy, team coordination, and teamwork. The participating teams were not the only ones who found it interesting; the audience watching from a third-person perspective also had their eyes light up. Compared to the traditional arena-style Soul Master tournaments, this format was clearly more interesting and appealing.
Everyone was deeply captivated and eagerly awaited the official start of the competition. As the three-minute countdown ended, dazzling light pillars enveloped all the participating teams, and the simulated universe began its random drop program, officially starting the competition.
The light gradually dissipated, and Lu Jingming and March 7th and the others appeared on a cliff by the sea. They had pretty bad luck; their location was right on the edge of the island, with the poison circle not far behind them. This meant that they had to move all the way to the center, unlike the lucky teams who could wait in the central area.
However, their purpose for participating in this competition was just to experience it; they weren't aiming for the championship. Just as Lu Jingming was about to say something, another team came into his sight in the distance.
Seeing that team, Lu Jingming was slightly stunned, and then an expression of interest appeared on his face. Not only did Lu Jingming notice them, but they also noticed his group's existence.
When they saw another team appear at the same location, someone in that team immediately showed a ferocious and evil expression, and a murderous intent flashed in their eyes.
Suddenly, the black-robed young man leading the team raised his hand to stop his teammates who were eager to move forward. He said with a grim expression, "Stop, let's go!"
"Saint, what do you mean?" Tang Dai, who was wearing a skull mask, immediately had a grim expression. He was already dissatisfied with Huo Yuhao, who had a lower soul power cultivation than him. If not for Huo Yuhao being favored by the Supreme Elder and being taken in as a disciple, and being named the Saint of the Blood Eyes by the Cult Master, how would he have ever recognized Huo Yuhao as the captain of this team?
On the surface, he listened to Huo Yuhao's orders, but in reality, no one else in this team, except for the Blue Silver Saintess, paid any attention to Huo Yuhao as their captain. The Holy Spirit Cult had always respected strength, and evil soul masters were naturally unruly. If it weren't for the fear of Huo Yuhao's identity as the Saint of the Blood Eyes, Tang Dai wouldn't have bothered with him at all. But now, Huo Yuhao wanted to stop him from having fun, which made Tang Dai extremely unhappy.
"Are you disobeying me?" Huo Yuhao's face also turned cold. His eyes glowed with blood-red light, and a chilling murderous intent emanated from his crimson pupils. He had wanted to establish his authority in the team for a long time, and he didn't expect Tang Dai to deliver himself to him.
Stared at by Huo Yuhao's blood-red eyes, for some reason, even though Tang Dai was a Soul King and Huo Yuhao was only a Soul Sect, Tang Dai still felt a chill run through him. He subconsciously cast his gaze toward a white-haired young man on the other side. In his heart, this was the person they had originally recognized as their captain, not Huo Yuhao, who had come out of nowhere.
"Listen to the Saint!" Yan Feng said calmly, his tone cold. As the disciple of Cult Master Zhong Liwu, he knew a lot of inside information. This Huo Yuhao was not only a disciple of the Supreme Elder, but he was also deeply appreciated by the Supreme Cult Master. It was said that he was personally brought back by the Third Elder, and his background was far deeper than anyone could imagine. Even though Yan Feng was also unconvinced, he had to be patient and didn't dare to openly cause trouble for Huo Yuhao, the Saint of the Blood Eyes. After all, unlike the Blue Silver Saintess, who was like a puppet, the Blue Silver Saintess, although she had the title of Saintess, was just a tool for the future of the Cult. And Huo Yuhao, the Saint, held real power and might even inherit the position of Cult Master of the Holy Spirit Cult in the future.
"Yes!" Tang Dai lowered his head. Yan Feng was the leader of the younger generation in the Holy Spirit Cult, and his prestige was far from what Huo Yuhao could compare to.
Huo Yuhao took a deep look at Yan Feng. He thought to himself that this guy was indeed not easy to deal with, but if he could be subdued, he would definitely become a powerful helper. And he was confident that he could suppress him, but not now. After all, the other person was a Soul Emperor-level evil soul master with a combat power comparable to a Soul Sage.
After settling the internal conflict of the team, Huo Yuhao glanced warily at Lu Jingming and the others in the distance, who were also watching them silently with no intention of making a move. He then turned around and led his team in the opposite direction from Lu Jingming's group.
"Heh, things are getting more and more interesting!" Lu Jingming's lips curled up slightly. Looking at the departing backs of Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya, and remembering that Wang Dong and Bei Bei were also participating in this competition, he felt that this tournament was becoming more and more fun.
"A-ming, these guys feel so annoying. Why didn't we just eliminate them?"
March 7th had wanted to make a move just now because the cold aura from Huo Yuhao and the others made her feel instinctively uncomfortable. Not just her, but Robin and Jinhsi also didn't have a good impression of Huo Yuhao's group.