Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 112 How can taking drugs be considered cheating?

Inside a luxury villa in the Mingdu affluent neighborhood.

"Grandpa, great-grandfather, he..."

Qian Gu Zhangting rushed over, wanting to complain to his beloved grandfather as soon as he entered the door.

"Please sit down." Qian Gu Dong Feng glanced at him.

Grandpa's authority was still considerable, and Qian Gu Zhangting sat obediently on the sofa to one side.

Qian Gu Dongfeng said in a deep voice, "No one can change the old man's decision. After the Federation Grand Competition ends, you must be prepared to report to the Blood God Legion at any time."

Upon hearing this, Qian Gu Zhang Ting became restless and his face showed anxiety.

He knew about the Blood God Legion, of course. It was a closed world. Once inside, unless you had a high enough rank, you would never have the chance to go out on leave.

Staying in Shrek City would be different; plenty of women would be waiting for his favor. Why would he need to go to that godforsaken place and spend all his time staring at a bunch of grown men?

"boom."

Seeing the anxious look on his grandson's face, Qian Gu Dongfeng was instantly enraged. He slammed his hand on the coffee table, shattering it into pieces. The terrifying pressure caused the entire villa to tremble slightly.

"Grandpa!" Qian Gu Zhangting's heart skipped a beat, and he shrank back like a quail.

Qian Gu Dongfeng, exasperated, angrily rebuked him: "I've spoiled you. Even now, you're still thinking about those lewd things. Will you die without a woman?"

"You're right, it was your grandson who was wrong." Qian Gu Zhangting could tell that his grandfather was really angry, and he admitted his mistake with trepidation.

After venting his anger, Qian Gu Dongfeng took a deep breath to calm himself down and said in a deep voice, "There are people from our Spirit Pagoda in the Blood God Legion. After you go in, Grandpa will try his best to have them take care of you. Remember, the reason your great-grandfather sent you there was simply as a test. If you don't do well, the position of the next Spirit Pagoda leader will definitely not be yours."

Qian Gu Zhangting's gaze turned cold. "It's because of that Nan Liujing, isn't it?"

"Yes."

Even in the eyes of Qian Gu Dongfeng, there was a hint of murderous intent.

He initially thought that Nan Liujing, as his elder brother's great-grandson, would be the perfect candidate to assist his grandson. Moreover, he was Leng Yaozhu's disciple. In this way, the foundation of the Tianfeng Clan could be slowly eroded by their ancient family.

But who could have imagined that the young man was no loyal general at all, and that he would soon be donning the imperial robes and preparing to usurp the throne?

The old man seemed to be sending both of them to the front lines for experience, and then choosing one from them. In reality, he had already made his decision, and was only still having a final bit of hesitation.

Qian Gu Zhangting was filled with murderous intent: "Grandpa, can we find someone..." As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture with a fierce expression.

Qian Gu Dongfeng said in a deep voice, "We cannot do that at this stage. At least we must not make a move before the two of you go to the front line for training."

The ancient Zhangting Pavilion has fallen silent.

"Humph."

Qian Gu Dongfeng suddenly sneered, "Don't worry, the position of the next leader of the Spirit Pagoda can only be yours. If anyone else dares to lay a finger on it, Grandpa will make sure they disappear from this world."

A glint of light flashed in Qian Gu Zhang Ting's similarly small eyes.

Qian Gu Dong Feng said, "Get a good rest tonight. Try to get as many points as possible in the adult group competition tomorrow. You need to have the capital to create momentum."

"Yes," said Qian Gu Zhangting.

...

The enormous cauldron occasionally spewed out scorching flames of soul power, and wisps of medicinal fragrance permeated the air, giving one a feeling of cleansing and refreshing the pores of their body.

Long Yeyue remained calm, and with a slight lift of her hands, the lid of the furnace automatically opened, and blood-red pills emerged like shooting stars chasing the moon.

With a swift movement, she grasped all seven fragrant pills in her hand.

"One for each of you." Long Yeyue turned around and threw out seven pills, which flew toward the seven people not far away as if recognizing their owners, and hovered in front of them respectively.

The seven Shrek Academy students looked at each other, reluctant but accepting the gift nonetheless.

Long Yeyue said calmly, "I know what you're thinking. You think this is cheating." As she spoke, her tone became solemn. "The Federation secretly changed the competition rules, which is almost an open attempt to gang up on us. In that case, consuming the pill can't be considered cheating."

"Remember, if they dare to join forces, you should secretly swallow the pills. Once the fight starts, try to kill as many people as possible without hurting anyone."

"Elder Long, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Yu Hanshuang asked hesitantly.

"I'll tell you what to do, so just do it. Why all the nonsense?" Long Yeyue glared, and a terrifying pressure swept out.

The Federation openly humiliated the academy at the opening ceremony, and Shrek Academy failed to win another championship in today's daytime competition. Long Yeyue had been harboring a simmering anger for a long time.

"As ordered."

Yu Hanshuang, Yan Rong, and the others trembled and could only respond.

...

The next day, the sky was cloudless, and the azure sky was like a clear mirror.

Sun and Moon Canyon is located 50 kilometers south of Mingdu.

This is a vast, open canyon that was used by the Central Legion to train soldiers before it was incorporated into the Federation Grand Tournament's adult competition venue.

Half of the internal environment has been artificially modified to make it more suitable for combat in a variety of environments.

Outside the canyon, helicopters were lined up in an orderly fashion, and not far away was a temporary stage where various media outlets had been invited and arrived early to secure their positions.

Due to the change in combat style, almost everyone in Douluo Continent can only watch the matches via live stream; they can't attend in person.

"coming!"

The reporters on site became excited as buses arrived in all directions. Before long, all 126 contestants from the 18 participating teams had arrived.

The average age of the adult contestants is 25, and compared to the junior and youth contestants, they are quite composed.

But no matter how composed they are, it can't change the fact that some players don't get along.

For example, Ma Xue from the Spirit Pagoda team and Yan Rong from the Shrek Academy team were on buses that were next to each other, which caused them to bump into each other when they followed the guides to the podium to receive the speech from the Federal Speaker.

"Humph."

The two women exchanged a glance and both snorted coldly.

Yu Hanshuang naturally saw Lei Qianjie as well. The two of them didn't have much of a grudge, but they had fought to a draw during the Inner Court Competition, and no winner could be determined. This had been on their minds for a long time. This Federation Competition might be the perfect opportunity to settle the past.

The grudges and grievances of others are none of Qian Gu Zhangting's business. He is very good at finding the camera. When the reporter sweeps the camera around, he naturally shows a gentle smile, looking like a refined gentleman.

It's important to know that the person walking at the very front of the procession must be the captain of each team. In other words, the moment viewers saw Qian Gu Zhang Ting in the live stream, they knew that he was the captain of the Spirit Pagoda.

Thanks to Nan Liujing's domineering declaration of "I am the future!", the popularity of the Spirit Pagoda skyrocketed to an astonishing number, and the Spirit Pagoda team also became extremely popular.

With the eighteen teams in position, the Federal Speaker, with a gentle expression, delivered a speech and, under the watchful eyes of millions of viewers, announced the start of the countdown to the competition.

Each team boarded a helicopter and was taken to a different area.

At the same time, various hidden cameras within the canyon were activated, and different regions of the continent had their own hosts providing detailed explanations to ensure viewers understood the content.

buzz~
At a landing spot resembling a desert landscape, the seven members of the Spirit Pagoda watched the helicopter take off again.

"Game start!"

At the same time, a voice echoed throughout the entire Sun and Moon Canyon: "Captain, what do we do?"

One of the team members, with a respectful smile on his face, asked Qian Gu Zhang Ting.

Others also looked over, and almost all of them regarded Qian Gu Zhang Ting as the most important.

Lei Qianjie and Ma Xue remained silent. They knew that Qian Gu Zhangting, who was a few years younger than them, was the grandson of the current Spirit Transmission Tower Master. He held a high position and was equally powerful, and it seemed that he had only recently broken through to the Soul Saint realm.

Qian Gu Zhangting glanced at the Gobi Desert and asked, "Do you have a map?"

"Yes, there is." Someone quickly took out a map.

With someone helping to spread out the information, Qian Gu Zhangting only needed to look: "Our location is roughly in the southeast corner of Sun and Moon Canyon. Before setting off, I checked the direction Shrek Academy and the Temple of War left by helicopter. The former is most likely in the northwest corner, and the latter is in the northern area. We will not go to these two places for the time being, lest we fight and let others gain an advantage."

The official team clearly intended to reveal the starting directions of each team. This way, those with keen observation skills can use this information to calculate the positions of strong teams, thus avoiding unexpected encounters and potential skirmishes.

"So what's our next step?" one of the team members asked deliberately, giving the leaders of Qian Gu Zhang Ting a chance to ask.

Qian Gu Zhangting gave this person a deep look and said with a faint smile, "Let's head west first. Apart from the Temple of War and Shrek Academy, no one else can be our match."

After putting away the map, the group, led by Qian Gu Zhang Ting, quickly headed west.

Outside the live stream, things are constantly changing. Sometimes one of the eighteen teams appears on screen alone, and sometimes the screen is split so that all eighteen teams appear at the same time.

Almost all the players on the teams had solemn expressions as they cautiously advanced and scouted, as if they had returned to the ancient times when Soul Masters went to the Soul Beast Forest.

The eyes of countless people across the continent were focused on this.

The battle broke out much faster than people expected.

On the Spirit Pagoda side, with the help of a Qingyu Illusionary Eagle Soul Master in his team, Qian Gu Zhangting learned of the whereabouts of a participating team in advance from the air.

Then, they launched a perfect ambush by a stream, defeating the enemy while three of them were unable to unleash their battle armor in time.

It's important to know that although the contestants all have at least the Soul Emperor cultivation level, in reality, no more than thirty-five people possess a complete two-word battle armor.

With this victory, the team earned 21 points.

Meanwhile, the Temple of War and Shrek Academy were also rapidly reaping the rewards.

The other unnamed teams also quickly engaged in combat, but compared to the three top teams, these teams' players fought quite fiercely, clearly causing various kinds of damage to the environment, but they just couldn't defeat their opponents, and ultimately had to make a strategic retreat out of regret.

The fierce battle within the canyon thrilled the audience.

Compared to fighting in such a vast environment, fighting on the arena is like fighting crickets.

The people of Douluo Continent, having eaten so well, began to dislike the delicious food they used to enjoy.

An hour after the start of the competition, eleven complete teams and some individual players who had not been eliminated remained.

Two hours after the start of the competition, nine complete teams and some individual players remained.

Three hours after the start of the competition, six complete teams and some individual players remained.

The intense battle took a heavy toll on the Soul Masters. Finally, starting from the end of the third hour, all the surviving teams chose to take a temporary break and quickly meditate to recover their Soul Power.

But the federal authorities had no intention of making things comfortable for the athletes.

Swiftly, under the watchful eyes of the dozens of survivors, enormous light screens appeared above the canyon.

The scores of the participating teams are clearly displayed above.

Huanyin Valley ranked third with 15 points.

The Temple of War and the Spirit Pagoda tied for second place with 63 points each.

Shrek Academy topped the list with a score of 68 points.

In other words, they wiped out three complete teams, as well as two scattered players with the cultivation level of Soul Emperor.

Upon seeing this number, countless people who believed in Shrek Academy cheered, and even Long Yeyue and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Shrek Academy cannot afford to lose again in the adult competition.

"Now, we will activate the Heavenly Eye. The positions of all teams will be exposed on the sky for three minutes!"

A mechanical female voice suddenly rang out, as cold as a blow to the head.

As soon as the words were spoken, under the gaze of countless people, the sky suddenly transformed into a topographical map of the Sun and Moon Canyon, and then red lights appeared, marking the positions of different teams.

In an instant, all the contestants' expressions changed.

"Shrek Academy..." Someone at the Spirit Pagoda suddenly narrowed their eyes and exclaimed excitedly, "Captain, they're less than eight kilometers away from us!"

Qian Gu Zhangting also saw it, his gaze fixed intently on a red ray of light in the sky.

He was considering whether to directly attack Shrek Academy. Everything else was fine, but he was afraid that someone else might be waiting in the wings.

"It's the Temple of War. They're heading towards Shrek Academy." Ma Xue's sudden voice startled everyone.

Qian Gu Zhangting's expression shifted, and he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, follow me immediately!"

A group of people moved with incredible speed, following the guidance of the sky, and charged forward with overwhelming force.

Outside the stadium, the audience instantly became excited.

Are the three strongest teams really going to clash?
Will it be two against one, or each fighting their own battle?
"See? The Federation is deliberately targeting us!"

In front of the television, Long Yeyue's voice was cold and sharp.

Behind them, the two senior members and team leaders, including Shen Yi, all had solemn expressions.

In a one-on-one fight, Shrek Academy fears no one, but being ganged up on is another matter entirely.

"Run! Hold on for these three minutes!"

As the team leader, Yu Hanshuang issued the order without hesitation.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Shrek team sped off according to the safe directions provided by the canopy.

For a moment, the other teams just watched the spectacle without making a move; they didn't even dare to think of being the ones to stalk the cicada.

If you don't participate in this encirclement operation, you can at least compete for third place, and the reward is just as generous. If you do compete, you might get swallowed up by the enemy.

Three minutes is neither a long nor a short time. When the prompts on the screen disappeared, the Shrek Academy students breathed a sigh of relief, and then their faces turned grim.

The reason is simple: right where they stopped, there was a sign clearly marked the edge of the canyon.

This means they can no longer run forward; they have three choices: go left, go right, or turn back.

"Go right!"

Yu Hanshuang made a decision immediately.

Before they could catch their breath, the group had no choice but to keep running.

No one noticed that a nearly translucent, ethereal eagle silently appeared above them.

The ethereal eagle, its feathers merging into the wind, swept its sharp eyes across the rushing crowd on the ground, its invisible ripples carried by the wind!
(End of this chapter)