"I'm already in fifth grade… I'm afraid that even graduating in sixth grade will be a problem! The Fourth Ring… it's really far away from me."
Muttering to herself, Tang Ya's usually bright and lively expression dimmed noticeably.
"Ten thousand years have passed. Bonds from ten thousand years ago have long faded. At least Shrek Academy gave me a place to stay."
"But what about Haotian Sect? They haven't shown a single sign of concern. When I went to them, they said they help in emergencies, not poverty. The decline of the Tang Sect is inevitable."
"Perhaps… the Tang Sect shouldn't even exist…"
Tears slid down Tang Ya's delicate face. She was only fifteen, yet on her shoulders rested far too many burdens.
Unbeknownst to Tang Ya, as she cried in anger and grief, waves of dark energy began to emanate from her body.
…
"Ding! Detected large emotional fluctuations from Tang Ya. Warning issued by the Dragon God's child!"
"Ding! Detected large emotional fluctuations from Tang Ya. Warning issued by the Dragon God's child!"
"Ding! Detected large emotional fluctuations from Tang Ya. Warning issued by the Dragon God's child!"
…
Xingluo City.
As the capital of the Xingluo Empire, Xingluo City was unquestionably the largest city of the empire, as well as its political, cultural, and economic center — earning the title of an impregnable imperial capital.
The city walls reached a height of a hundred meters, with walls a hundred meters thick, entirely built from solid rock.
Covering over a thousand square kilometers, stretching over a hundred li in both directions, the widest main roads could accommodate sixteen carriages side by side — and this was only the outer city.
At the core lay the inner city, nine hundred sixty meters long, seven hundred fifty meters wide, with walls twenty meters high — a city within a city.
From the time the White Tiger Duke's lineage was still royal, the palace was already completed. After multiple renovations, its scale had grown, and the architecture became increasingly magnificent.
Xingluo City's permanent population exceeded eight million, and including outsiders, could hold up to twenty million.
Yet such a massive city recently felt somewhat crowded. In just half a month, visitor numbers surged, hotels were nearly fully booked, forcing the authorities to requisition residences and convert official mansions into temporary lodgings. The number of soldiers maintaining order also increased dramatically.
The reason was simple: the once-every-five-years grand event — the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Douhun Competition — was about to be held in Xingluo City.
The continent had four great empires, and the competition rotated among the imperial capitals.
Thus, Xingluo City had to wait twenty years for its turn. Such an event naturally attracted the people of the Xingluo Empire.
The competition would be held in Xingluo Square, in front of the imperial palace.
Xingluo Square was vast, capable of accommodating the largest audience. It was said that for this event, thirty thousand soldiers were mobilized to maintain order, ten thousand of them stationed at the square itself.
Not far from the east side of the square stood a seven-story hotel.
This hotel, called Xinghuang, belonged to the royal family and was specifically reserved to host participants from the continent's advanced Soul Master and Soul Instructor Academies.
As defending champions and the continent's top academy, Shrek Academy's team members were arranged in the top-floor luxury rooms. Each had a private bedroom, plus a dedicated conference room for team use.
At this moment, all ten team members, along with their coach Wang Yan, sat in the conference room for a pre-competition briefing.
Huo Yuhao, frowning, had just noticed the system's alert in his mind.
"Could something have happened to Tang Ya?"
The system's warning concerned Huo Yuhao greatly, because Tang Ya was currently the only one pregnant.
The child in her womb was his.
According to the system's calculations, the gestation of a Dragon Child would take at least ten years — not even comparable to a normal human pregnancy.
This was why Huo Yuhao had never been worried before.
After some thought, he considered the possible situation.
"Could it be… Tang Ya is awakening her Dark Blue Silvergrass?"
Tang Ya's darkening stemmed from her frustration over slow progress and her lack of contributions to the Tang Sect. She had decided to drop out and go to Tiandou City to rebuild the Tang Sect and avenge her family. In her rage, she activated Blue Silvergrass's devouring attribute and fell into becoming an Evil Soul Master.
She was taken by a black-robed elder from the Holy Spirit Sect, had her mind controlled, and became one of the two Blue Silver Holy Maidens, among the Holy Spirit Sect's sacred girls.
"But through resonance with the child's bloodline, I can keep Tang Ya rational, stay hidden in the Holy Spirit Sect, and make them work for free while strengthening her!"
Having realized this, Huo Yuhao decided not to intervene.
Why refuse such a convenient advantage?
Having made that decision, Huo Yuhao refocused on the upcoming competition.
They had arrived in Xingluo City yesterday — relatively late compared to other academies. Yet as defending champions and the continent's top academy, others saw it merely as Shrek Academy's pride.
Registration closed today. Wang Yan had already registered them with the competition organizers, but reinforcements from the academy were still nowhere in sight.
Tomorrow's competition would have to be completed relying solely on themselves.
"Next, I'll explain the rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Douhun Competition."
"This competition is the ultimate showdown among the continent's academies. Following principles of fairness and justice, it tests each academy's overall strength."
"A total of 133 advanced Soul Master and Soul Instructor Academies are participating. The first round is a direct elimination match."
"The losing side is immediately eliminated. The first round is team-based: seven versus seven, with the draw taking place tomorrow."
"The first round alone is expected to last three days."
Hearing that the first round was elimination, everyone's expression grew serious. If Shrek Academy were eliminated in one round, it would be a huge joke.
At this moment, everyone except Huo Yuhao looked tense.
After all, all present were Third and Fourth Ring Soul Masters. There was only one Soul Emperor, Ma Xiaotao, reserved for the final.
Seeing everyone so tense, Wang Yan smiled.
"What are you doing? Nervous?"
"You are all elite students selected from Shrek Academy. Though a reserve team, coming here already proves you possess considerable strength."
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