Early the next morning, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, the airspace above Shrek Academy was enveloped in a layer of soft, golden morning light.
After finishing their meal, Du Busi and the others followed behind Makino. He had to admit that even if it was just coming over for a single meal, Du Busi felt it was completely worth it. So many good things were immensely beneficial even to someone of his level. He hadn't expected that these students could eat such food every day, which truly made him deeply envious.
The group walked through several wide and clean corridors, arriving at the official venue for this Five Extremes Grand Competition.
That was an extremely vast area, right in the center of which stood a huge competition platform.
The surface of the competition platform presented a dull silver-gray color, and its material looked extremely sturdy. Its surface was carved with dense and intricate patterns, obviously specially designed to withstand high-intensity combat.
And surrounding the competition platform were tiers upon tiers of spectator stands.
Those spectator stands were distributed in a circular shape, gradually extending from low to high, wrapping the competition platform right in the center like an arena.
A rough estimation showed that these spectator stands could accommodate at least several thousand people.
Above these spectator stands, exclusive seating areas for five factions were delineated respectively. Each area was marked with clear identification, separated by a certain distance from one another without mutual interference.
In addition, there was an even broader area of ordinary seating, obviously left as positions for other spectators.
Makino led Du Busi and the others to the front of one of the areas, then turned sideways and made a "please" gesture toward Du Busi.
"Sect Master Du, the position of the Body Sect is here, please follow me."
Du Busi nodded, leading Long Aotian, Wei Na, and a group of Disciples to take their seats one by one.
This area had about a hundred seats, but their party numbered less than thirty people, making it appear quite empty after they sat down.
Sitting in his seat, Long Aotian swept his gaze across the empty chairs around him and glanced toward the direction of the other factions' areas, couldn't help whispering with emotion:
"Isn't there a bit too few people?"
Wei Na gently pursed her lips and said nothing, but her gaze also carried a few traces of the same emotion.
Du Busi had quite a good mindset. Sitting in the frontmost position with his hands resting on the armrests, he swept a calm gaze across the surroundings and spoke:
"Having fewer people doesn't matter; what's important is strength. I believe Sect Master Mu's Body Sect can win the championship this time."
Du Busi's words could be said to have overjoyed Makino. That's right, although his Body Sect had few people, every single one of them was an elite.
Not long after, people from the other factions arrived one after another.
The first to arrive was the Spirit Pagoda. Walking at the very front was a woman dressed in a long red dress, with long red hair scattered behind her, a tall figure, a refined and pretty face, and a calm, elegant gait.
There was no deliberate release of any Spirit Power fluctuations around her body, but just standing there made people feel an invisible sense of oppression.
She was none other than Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu.
Following behind her were several figures, with Zhang Geyang, Hua Tao, Li Mengjie, Damou, and others lined up in order. Everyone's Aura was steady and introverted, obviously none of them were ordinary people.
Compared to the Body Sect, the number of people from the Spirit Pagoda was far greater. After marching mighty and numerously into the spectator stands, they quickly filled up the Spirit Pagoda's exclusive area to the brim.
Du Busi's gaze lingered on Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu for a moment. His brows slightly furrowed, and a surge of indescribable solemnity welled up in his heart.
This woman... gave him a feeling even more formidable than when he faced Mu En back then.
And this was under the condition that the other party did not deliberately release her Aura.
Du Busi took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and shifted his gaze to the next entering faction.
Tang Sect.
Walking at the very front was a man around thirty years old, with a slender figure, handsome appearance, and long black hair cascading down his back. His temperament was steady and introverted, carrying the demeanor of a seasoned commander. He was precisely Cao Dezhi. Following behind him were Zang Xin, Liang Xiaoyu, and others, whose strengths were likewise extraordinary.
The Blood God Army's entering contingent also possessed an extraordinary Aura.
Walking at the forefront was a middle-aged man with a majestic and steady countenance, carrying a strong iron-blooded Aura around his body, resembling a general stepping out of a battlefield. He was precisely Zhang Huanyun. Behind him followed Zhou Hanyou and others, who could not be underestimated based on looks alone.
Entering immediately after was the War God Hall.
Heading them was a man dressed in white clothes, with a handsome appearance and an ethereal temperament. He was precisely Teacher Yun Ming. Following behind him were Chen Xinjie, Tang Yinmeng, Lan Muzi, and others.
Du Busi sized up these entering figures one by one, and the shock in his heart grew deeper and deeper.
He had originally thought that although the Body Sect had few people, every single one of them was an elite, which could be considered a force not to be underestimated.
Yet now, after seeing the lineups of the other four factions, he discovered that casually picking out any person from these factions possessed quite formidable strength.
Teacher Han Tianyi, A Ruheng, Sima Jinchi... Any of these people, if placed in any faction on Douluo Continent, would be top-tier existences.
And such powerhouses unexpectedly existed in such great numbers within this academy.
Du Busi couldn't help but gently shake his head, full of mixed emotions in his heart.
"Coming this time... is truly not a loss."
He said in a low voice, with a trace of emotion in his tone.
After the four factions of the Spirit Pagoda, Tang Sect, Blood God Army, and War God Hall all entered and took their seats, the spectators in the ordinary area also began to enter successively.
This group of people was obviously much more scattered, without unified clothing or a unified leader, arriving in twos and threes as companions. Some looked like ordinary Spirit Masters, while others carried a bit of a scholar's temperament.
Du Busi's gaze swept across those ordinary spectators, and suddenly paused slightly.
He felt an extremely terrifying Aura from one of them.
That feeling... was as if his Soul was trembling.
Du Busi's brows furrowed sharply, and his gaze locked firmly onto that person. The other party wore gray armor and a gray cloak; the armor was translucent and crystal-clear. His appearance was handsome and delicate, with long black hair scattered behind his head, and his face was snow-white without any trace of color. This person was precisely Pluto Douluo Halosa.
Du Busi saw the other party's unusualness at a glance, because compared to others, Pluto Douluo Halosa did not conceal his Aura in the slightest. If he were to face him himself, he might not even last three rounds!
The number of spectators in the ordinary area was the largest, densely filling more than half of the area.
And because the Body Sect's area was far too empty, some spectators who couldn't find seats spontaneously surged toward the Body Sect's direction, filling those empty seats one by one.
Seeing this scene, Makino couldn't help coughing softly twice to mask the embarrassment on his face, then turned his head to look at Du Busi and said in a low voice:
"...You know how it is, the Body Martial Soul is not easy to find."
Hearing this, Du Busi couldn't help laughing and hurriedly nodded.
"That's right, that's right, the Body Martial Soul is not easy to find. I can understand, I can understand."
After all the spectators took their seats, the entire Competition Arena became lively and bustling, with countless conversations and discussions echoing one after another among the spectator stands.
Sitting in his seat, Du Busi's gaze fell upon that huge competition platform in the center, yet he harbored secret doubts in his heart.
Logically speaking, the Five Extremes Grand Competition should have already started, right?
Yet the competition platform was completely empty, without a single person.
Just as Du Busi was about to open his mouth to ask Makino beside him, he suddenly discovered that a figure was already standing on the platform at this moment.
That was a young man dressed in simple white clothes, with a handsome face, an upright posture, an extraordinary temperament, and a warm, jade-like disposition.
There were no Spirit Power fluctuations whatsoever around his body, nor did he release any coercion, but just standing there, he seemed to have become the center of the entire heaven and earth.
Du Busi's heart beat violently. As he sized up the young man before him, Du Busi felt as though he were gazing upon a supreme deity!
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