Chapter 153 The Tournament Begins! First Match: Shao Siyuan vs. Bai He!
"Besides!"
Ignoring the shock of the crowd, Ye Han continued in a majestic tone:
"You may use any external objects such as divine artifacts, supreme treasures, and soul tools during the competition!"
"But the condition is that if we lose, all the items we brought with us will belong to Chang'an!"
"Of course, if the people of Chang'an are defeated, you may also take away the treasures of the people of Chang'an!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed drastically, turning deathly pale.
Being allowed to bring external items into the competition is both a good thing and a bad thing!
If you lose, you lose everything!
Chang'an is trying to take away their treasures in a roundabout way. They really won't do anything without profit!
After much deliberation, the various factions gritted their teeth and agreed.
Winning the first battle will not only secure the treasure but also allow you to compete for the ultimate reward.
This risk is worth taking!
Seeing that no one objected, Ye Han's lips curled into a triumphant smile:
"In that case, the competition shall begin immediately! Guards, take everyone to the arena in the city!"
Before leaving, Ye Han glanced at his godson, 'Xiao Bai'.
He then glanced indifferently at the two women beside Xiaobai, Xue Di and Bing Di.
Frankly speaking, these two women are absolutely the pinnacle of the Douluo series in terms of both appearance and character.
Xiao Bai and the two Ice and Snow Emperors also noticed this moment.
Xiao Bai was overjoyed; his father had indeed not forgotten him.
For some reason, Xue Di and Bing Di's hearts began to flutter involuntarily!
With the competition rules finalized, everyone inside the hall moved to another location.
"Boom!"
The celestial canopy hanging high in the sky, after a deafening roar, reformed and coalesced into lines of new characters:
[The Will of Heaven Manifests in the Golden List!]
The [Strongest King Peak Tournament] held in Chang'an City is about to begin!
[The entire live battle will be broadcast live from the start!]
A total of thirteen forces have participated in the competition: nine human forces and four spirit beast forces!
[The above list includes thirty participants from various factions: twenty-one from human factions and nine from spirit beast factions!]
[All have presented gifts for entering the city and treasures for the competition, ranging from quasi-divine artifacts to soul bones, a total of twenty-six items!]
The competition rewards and rules established by Chang'an City are as follows:
[One: The top ten winners of this competition will receive Chang'an's "ultimate" favor!]
[Second: Individuals from Chang'an who have previously appeared on the Martial Soul Quality Ranking will not participate in this competition!]
[Part Three: Due to the participation of spirit beast forces in this competition, it has been decided that humans and beasts will compete on an equal footing!]
[Four: During the competition, players may use divine artifacts, supreme treasures, soul tools, and other external items. However, any external items used by the losing side will belong to the winning side!]
[Five: Chang'an will send an equal number of strong individuals to battle against participating factions in random encounters! If any faction has a winner, they can continue to be matched until a final victor is determined; if all factions lose their first battle, the tournament will end prematurely!]
Finally, as long as you participate in the competition and achieve a certain number of wins, regardless of your ranking, you will receive a divine reward!
[Note: This award is given equally to all recipients, matching them with their individual circumstances, with the aim of addressing their weaknesses and leveraging their strengths!]
The golden characters on the sky were branded into the eyes of all living beings.
In an instant, all living beings in the entire Douluo plane were plunged into a state of uproar and shock:
"It's finally about to open!"
"This time, it has attracted thirteen forces to participate! And thirty top experts!"
"Even the spirit beast forces have arrived, this is going to be interesting!"
"Chang'an received twenty-six gifts, including some that were almost divine artifacts!"
"Look at the rewards and rules!"
"The top ten in the competition will receive the ultimate blessing from Chang'an!"
"etc..."
"Someone from Chang'an who has been on the Martial Soul Quality Ranking isn't participating? Has Chang'an gone mad?! What's the point of Chang'an then?!"
"What else? If all participating forces are defeated in the first battle, the tournament will end prematurely? Does Chang'an really think its people will win all their first battles?!"
"It seems most of Chang'an's strong individuals come from the Martial Soul Quality Ranking, right? If the top-ranked experts don't participate, I really don't have high hopes for Chang'an! They're too arrogant!"
In an instant, the entire Douluo Continent was filled with overwhelming doubts and confusion.
From the perspective of all living beings:
Although Chang'an has many magical beasts and several hidden masters like Dian Wei, they can serve as strong warriors in battle.
However, the participating forces are the most powerful forces in the world, and their strength should not be underestimated.
How dare Chang'an do this?!
Has dominating the leaderboard a few times made him overconfident?!
Or is there truly a hidden trump card, an absolute confidence in one's own abilities?
They want to see carefully whether the reason is the former or the latter!
Meanwhile, members of all the major powers and countless minor powers across the land were also watching the sky.
Qian Daoliu of the Spirit Hall, the major holy pillars of Seagod Island, and the numerous spirit beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang San and his friends from Shrek Academy, the major evil eye tyrants of the Evil Eye Forest, the Demon Emperor of the Ocean and Lan Fuzi, etc...
They all have their own opinions, but most of them share the same core view as all living beings in the world.
Especially at Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai and the others were laughing hysterically.
Yu Xiaogang even clutched his stomach and laughed out loud like a pig, "Hmph hmph hmph".
In his opinion as a "master", Chang'an is worthless without those strong individuals who have been on the Martial Soul Quality Ranking!
Arrogance will be punished by Heaven! Chang'an should just wait to be humiliated in front of the world and become a complete joke!
...
Meanwhile, in Chang'an City.
A group of forces had already arrived at the arena with Ye Han.
The competition venue was set up at the Martial Arts Square in Chang'an City.
The space here is large enough to accommodate the entire city's population for viewing.
The newly built arena is enormous, large enough to accommodate any battle.
Even when the soul beast transforms into its enormous form to fight, it remains completely unaffected.
The arena is further protected by the laws of space set up by Ye Han, so there is no need to worry about attacks overflowing.
The place was exceptionally lively at this moment, with almost all the people in the city coming here to watch the battle.
Among them were even many spirit beasts, who had come from the Monster Valley after hearing the news.
In order to maintain order and demonstrate deterrence, more than half of the city's super soldiers and regular soldiers were also transferred to the city.
Soon, under the arrangement of the soldiers in Chang'an, the various forces took their seats in an orderly manner to watch the battle and wait.
Ye Han sat in the highest seat, his gaze sweeping across the room, his authoritative voice resounding throughout:
"This city lord hereby declares the Supreme King Peak Tournament officially open!"
In an instant, the crowd below erupted in cheers, the shouts of humans mingling with the roars of the spirit beasts.
"Boom!"
Sikong Zhen flashed to the very center of the arena, his voice booming like thunder:
"This competition will be hosted by me, the Grand Marshal! Random matchmaking will now begin!"
The words fell, reaching the very top of the arena.
A giant electronic screen appeared, visible from all angles.
On the left side of the screen are the portraits of the thirty participants from the external competition.
On the right side of the screen are the avatars of thirty participants from Chang'an, but they are all marked with question marks.
There is a matching button in the very center.
(The first animated series of Douluo Continent already had a screen.)
(And since Chang'an City is a city of myriad wonders and mechanical structures, it's quite normal for it to have screens!)
"shock!"
Sikong Zhen unleashed a bolt of lightning at the "Match" button.
"boom--"
With a tap of the button, the screen flickered briefly, and the image of the white crane lit up.
A line appears below its avatar, connecting to a question mark avatar on the right.
Once the question mark icon was connected, it lit up instantly, revealing its true form.
"First battle: Min Clan's White Crane versus Shao Siyuan in Chang'an City!"
(End of chapter)