Chapter 1 Aftermath of the Horseplay

After a round of playful banter, the team became acquainted with Qiao Yu and his friends.

"By the way, Sister Siyu, why are there only four of you? Where's the other one?" Yang Xiangdi asked curiously.

"You mean Senior Brother? His name is Duan Shuiliu, and he's a level 32 high-level heavy armored warrior."

Dai Siyu shook her head and continued, "Senior Brother is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. He has severe social anxiety. He doesn't look down on you; I hope you can understand."

At this moment, Qiao Yu interjected, "Senior Sister, does social anxiety mean that going out will terrify society?"

After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he pointed to the entrance of the training ground.

A man wearing black-framed glasses walked in with a cold face. Everyone was so frightened that they scattered and dared not approach him, as if he were some kind of monster.

Dai Siyu was immediately embarrassed because that man was Duan Shuiliu, the senior brother with social anxiety she had mentioned.

"What are you doing? The battle tournament is about to start in less than three days, and you're actually chatting here?! Follow me for training!"

Duan Shuiliu walked up to them and reprimanded them with a deadpan face.

"Okay, Senior Brother..."

The team members replied weakly and had no choice but to follow Duan Shuiliu back to training.

"And you! Now that you've qualified for the battle tournament, you need to train hard! Strive not to embarrass Jing University!" Duan Shuiliu looked at Qiao Yu and his friends.

"Us too?" Qiao Yu was a little dazed.

"Nonsense! Get up! Speak louder, how can you participate in the battle tournament with such a small voice?!" Duan Shuiliu asked sternly with a sullen face.

In the end, Qiao Yu and his two companions were dragged by Duan Shuiliu to join the heated pre-war training.

Three days passed in a flash.

As the strongest country in the Eastern Alliance, the Xia Ancient Kingdom naturally chose Kyoto to host the opening ceremony of the Eastern Division of the Otherworld High School Battle Tournament.

As a battle tournament in which all colleges participate, the degree of attention it receives is no less than the national college entrance examination.

And because this year's college entrance examination was disrupted by Bai Ze, and the selection of the top scorer was not held, this battle tournament has attracted even more attention than in the past.

Four huge Otherworld conversion devices covered the entire Kyoto early in the morning.

The tickets for the Kyoto Stadium, which served as the competition venue, were sold out half a month ago. Tickets on the black market were even炒 to 100,000 yuan apiece, which shows the popularity of the battle tournament.

Early in the morning on the third day, many people had already gathered at the entrance of the Kyoto Stadium waiting for it to open, including the Qin, Xiao, and Ji families.

All those who can participate in the battle tournament are the top elites in their respective schools.

These students who are about to graduate are highly sought after by the various families. Whether it is to recruit a son-in-law or marry off a daughter, it is beneficial to these families.

If they can happen to snag a "Domineering CEO" type, it would be even better.

Countless girls with hopeful eyes and young men eager for attention also arrived early, some of them holding fan light boards.

Compared to the complicated calculations of those families, their purpose was much simpler, just to see the beautiful women and handsome guys.

Countless vendors also got up early to set up their stalls. For these ordinary people, they didn't understand what the battle tournament was.

They only knew that the flow of people in Kyoto City would be particularly large today, which was a good day to make money.

Just as the sun was rising, the Kyoto Stadium was already packed with people. The crowding was even more exaggerated than the Line 3 subway in Yang City during rush hour.

An old man who had been hunchbacked for more than ten years straightened his back after walking past the entrance of the Kyoto Stadium, and even wrote a thank-you letter to the organizing committee of the battle tournament.

Another unlucky young man bought a steamed bun and walked past the entrance of the stadium, only to find that the bun had been bitten and the filling was gone.

"Don't squeeze, what the hell are you squeezing!"

"I am a hell!"

The crowd was jammed together, so there were naturally many such arguments.

If the Xia Ancient Kingdom hadn't arranged professionals to maintain order and left a special passage for the participants, Qiao Yu and his friends wouldn't even have been able to enter the competition venue.

"Brother Yu, there are so many people. What do you think would happen if I threw a Dibaoshu (earth explosion technique) into the crowd right now?" Yang Xiangdi looked eager to try as he looked at the crowded entrance.

"You could, but I don't recommend it," Qiao Yu said after a pause.

He himself was already getting a headache from the noisy crowd. Not to mention Yang Xiangdi, he himself wanted to take out the Zhulong Yanyue Blade and give these people a taste.

"Quiet, don't embarrass Jing University!" Duan Shuiliu turned his head and whispered to Qiao Yu and his friends.

Then, Duan Shuiliu gave the crowd a stiff, polite smile.

The group was wearing custom-made black competition uniforms with the four golden characters "Kyoto University" written on the back.

As the two top universities in the Xia Ancient Kingdom, the teams from Jing University and Huaqing University entered side by side at the front.

"See that man?" Long Xiang slowed down half a step and looked at a thin man leading Huaqing University with some trepidation.

Qiao Yu heard the sound and looked over. The man had high cheekbones, sunken eyes, and his facial features were five parts similar to Gu Su, but compared to Gu Su, the man in front of him was much thinner.

"He is the strongest person in Huaqing University this year, and also the magic department valedictorian of my year, Gu Ming! Like you, he is a necromancer," Long Xiang said in a low voice.

Qiao Yu nodded, and Gu Ming seemed to notice the two's gazes, turned his head and glanced at them lightly, then turned back expressionlessly.

Qiao Yu's face darkened. He had heard before that Gu Su had a very powerful older brother. Now it seemed that they were indeed brothers. Their arrogant appearance was exactly the same.

After being paraded in front of the onlookers outside, they finally entered the Kyoto Stadium. The organizing committee had arranged exclusive rest areas for them.

"Damn, that's a lifesaver. Seeing so many people squeezed together is suffocating," Yang Xiangdi said, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he entered the rest area.

"Yeah, if so many people accidentally fell in, you wouldn't even know who the father of the child is," Zhao Ziyue said with a serious face.

Shen Jianshu, who had just repaired his thermos cup, spat out the tea in his mouth when he heard this.

What are these kids saying these days?

"Okay, okay! Stop messing around!"

Shen Jianshu's forehead was throbbing.

"Although today is the opening ceremony, you have a match."

He looked at Qiao Yu and his friends.

"Us?" Qiao Yu was a little dazed.

Shen Jianshu nodded.

"Yes, at the opening ceremony, as the leading universities, we and Huaqing University will each send a team to randomly draw an opponent to start the first round of the preliminary competition."

"If we send Duan Shuiliu and the first team, it would be too much of a bully, so we can only send you as the second team, and it's the same for Huaqing."

Shen Jianshu took a sip of tea, his eyes becoming sharp.

"For the first match, I have only one request! Take down your opponents as quickly as possible! Let everyone see the demeanor of our Jing University students this year!"

(Wishing all readers a happy Qixi Festival and may you find your soulmate soon.)