Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

As Chu Ci left the classroom, he saw four people waiting outside.

"How is it? What's going on?"

In response to everyone's questions, Chu Ci recounted her conversation with Wu Changkong in its entirety.

After hearing this, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie all expressed their desire to participate in the individual competition.

“Okay, this is a good opportunity for you to practice. I’ll tell Teacher Wu to put your names on the list,” Chu Ci said with a smile.

Xie Xie chuckled and said, "Do you think if we win the championship, Shrek Academy might send us an invitation to join?"

Xu Xiaoyan pouted, "Stop dreaming. Even if we win the championship, it's just the most insignificant three-person team championship in the junior group of the Tianhai Alliance Competition. If you ask me, I'd say only our class monitor has a chance of getting into Shrek Academy."

"The mysteries of Shrek Academy are beyond our comprehension."

"Don't underestimate yourselves. Shrek Academy is very strong, but we are just as good." Seeing that the others were obviously not convinced, Chu Ci explained, "Take Gu Yue's six-element manipulation for example. I dare say that no one in Shrek Academy's history has ever seen it. If you don't believe me, you can ask Teacher Wu. He came from there."

"And Xiao Yan, the absolute validity of your martial soul, Xie Xie's twin martial souls, and Wu Lin's forging talent and Golden Dragon Claw are also rare, if not unique, in Shrek Academy."

"Shrek Academy is powerful, but it's definitely not as unattainable as you imagine."

“That’s right, each of us is exceptionally talented. As long as we work hard, we will all have the opportunity to join Shrek Academy,” Gu Yue added, encouraging them.

"In that case, let's cheer each other on!"

Chu Ci reached out first. Gu Yue quickly extended both hands, placing her own hand on the back of Chu Ci's hand, and with her other hand, she pulled Xu Xiaoyan's hand onto the back of her own.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were a beat slow. After seeing Gu Yue's actions, they exchanged a glance, chuckled awkwardly, and placed their hands on her.

"come on!"

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The next day, when Chu Ci arrived at Donghai Square, he happened to see Mu Xi showing Tang Wulin and the others her cultivation as a three-ring Soul Master.

"Do you think you're up to the task now?" Mu Xi made no attempt to hide her disdain for Class Zero's participation in the team competition.

"You think we're not good enough."

The sudden sound behind her startled Mu Xi. She turned around and saw Chu Ci. She immediately put away the disdain on her face.

"Chu Ci, are you participating too?"

“Yes,” Chu Ci nodded expressionlessly.

"Ah, then I think you will definitely achieve good results." Mu Xi's sudden change of expression left Tang Wulin stunned.

Because Chu Ci needed a lot of metal resources to research soul tools, and Mu Chen, as a master craftsman, certainly had plenty of resources, Chu Ci went to the Forging Master Association to find Mu Chen many times, and naturally encountered Mu Xi there.

On one occasion, when Chu Ci was discussing with Mu Chen about the metal used in the Bai Tian Zhe Hun Bing, Mu Xi happened to be present.

Upon hearing the words "Soul Weapon," Mu Xi immediately wanted to show Chu Ci how well she had trained the Crimson Cloud Hammer, and Mu Chen couldn't stop her.

The best way to demonstrate this is, of course, through a real-world demonstration. Chu Ci couldn't refuse Mu Xi, so he took the Heavenly Candle and gave Mu Xi three sword strikes.

The first sword strike wounded the Crimson Cloud Hammer, the second sword strike broke through Mu Xi's defense, and the third sword strike defeated Mu Xi.

From then on, Mu Xi would avoid Chu Ci whenever she saw him.

"Yes, you can use the Crimson Cloud Hammer when you participate in the competition." Chu Ci didn't dwell on Mu Xi's opinion about Class Zero participating in the team competition, and instead brought up another matter.

"Great!" Mu Xi was very excited, finally able to use the Crimson Cloud Hammer openly.

"I wish you good luck in the competition."

After Mu Xi left, Gu Yue asked Chu Ci, "Is the Crimson Cloud Hammer she mentioned the same as your Heavenly Candle?"

Gu Yue noticed the mark on Mu Xi's right hand that resembled Chu Ci's.

“Yes,” Chu Ci replied subconsciously.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to have such a good relationship with a girl," Gu Yue said with a hint of jealousy.

Chu Ci could tell that Gu Yue was jealous. He walked over, took her hand, and said gently, "She has the Crimson Cloud Hammer because of her father, Mu Chen. If you want one, I will make one for you when I have time."

To be honest, Chu Ci hadn't figured out what kind of soul weapon to forge for Gu Yue. As the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yue wasn't someone who could be worthy of just any soul weapon.

After hearing Chu Ci's words of comfort, Gu Yue's expression softened considerably.

After the soul-guided bus from Donghai Academy arrived, everyone boarded the bus.

Gu Yue casually kicked Tang Wulin aside and sat down with Chu Ci. Tang Wulin could only sit with Xie Xie.

Regardless of whether it's his past or present life, Chu Ci (the Songs of Chu) has one habit: he falls asleep when traveling by long bus rides.

Just like this time, Chu Ci fell asleep while looking at the scenery outside the window.

After an unknown amount of time, a message came from the Heavenly Candle in Chu Ci's right hand, informing Chu Ci that they had arrived at their destination.

Chu Ci slowly woke up and smelled a familiar fragrance, feeling a pressure on her shoulders.

Chu Ci turned his head and saw that Gu Yue was sleeping with her head on his shoulder.

"Gu Yue, we've arrived at Tianhai City. Get up," Chu Ci said gently in Gu Yue's ear.

Gu Yue opened her sleepy eyes, stood up, stretched her body with her arms outstretched, then turned her head and pinched Chu Ci's shoulder, "Is it numb?"

Chu Ci shook his head. "It's alright."

Tianhai City is the largest city on the East Coast and holds a pivotal position on the continent, which is why it became the location for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Tournament.

Early the next morning, the teams representing each city had already entered the stadium to wait. The huge stadium was already packed with people in the stands.

Chu Ci and the rest of Class Zero sat in the stands, waiting for the first exhibition match between Shrek Academy and the previous generation's seven-man tournament champions from the Tianhai Alliance.

Chapter 56 The Power of Chu Ci (Songs of Chu)

Chu Ci heard some noises nearby, turned her head and saw Tang Wulin and a chubby boy leaning against each other sharing snacks.

A little while later, a haughty girl with a yellow ponytail pulled the chubby boy away.

Chu Ci immediately understood. The chubby boy was Xu Lizhi, and the girl must be Ye Xinglan. Both of them were future Shrek Seven Devils.

As Ye Xinglan pulled Xu Lizhi away, she glanced back at Chu Ci, the handsome little boy who had been looking at her earlier. Of course, his appearance wasn't what she cared about; what she did care about was the sense of oppression she felt from Chu Ci.

Ye Xinglan blinked her azure eyes, without thinking too much about it. The exhibition match was about to begin, so she grabbed Xu Lizhi and headed straight away.

A short while later, the exhibition match officially began. Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi were prominently featured in Shrek Academy's team.

As expected, Shrek Academy won in less than a minute.

The Shrek Academy team's overwhelming victory stunned Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan.

They swallowed hard, exclaiming how powerful it was.

"Class monitor, I think you're not quite right. Shrek Academy is just too strong," Xie Xie said to Chu Ci.

"I don't think it's anything special. When we reach their age, we'll definitely be stronger than them." Gu Yue said as if she were describing something that was bound to happen.

"I don't need to reach their age; I'm already better than them now," Chu Ci said with a relaxed expression.

“Being stronger than them is nothing special.” A cold voice rang out, and Wu Changkong had already arrived beside them.

"Those were just students from the outer academy of Shrek Academy."

Wu Changkong slowly recounted the affairs of the inner academy and expressed his vision of training a few students from Class Zero to enter the inner academy.

"The draw is complete. The competition starts tomorrow. Prepare well." Wu Changkong said, turning to leave.

"Teacher Wu," Chu Ci suddenly called out to Wu Changkong.

Wu Changkong turned around and looked coldly at Chu Ci.

Chu Ci pointed in the direction the Shrek Academy team had left, "Teacher Wu, are they participating in the individual competition?"

Wu Changkong's eyes flickered, and he instantly understood Chu Ci's meaning, "Who do you want to fight?"

"The one with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit," Chu Ci said. This person was the strongest in the Shrek Academy team.

"Fine, I'll make the arrangements," Wu Changkong said coldly, then turned and left.

As soon as Wu Changkong left, Tang Wulin said with some worry, "Class monitor, that person with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex martial soul is a four-ringed being, and his strength is so great. Challenging him is too risky!"

"It's precisely because he's strong that he's worth my challenge. As for taking risks, ha, I don't think there's any risk in challenging him." Chu Ci waved his hand, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Seeing that Chu Ci had made up his mind, Tang Wulin said nothing more.

Instead, Xu Xiaoyan came over and said, "I'm more curious about why Teacher Wu let the Shrek Academy students participate in the individual competition."

"Don't forget, Teacher Wu came from Shrek Academy, and he has quite a few connections."

Chu Ci was confident that Wu Changkong would fulfill his request, because the teacher leading the Shrek Academy team this time was Wu Changkong's junior, who also had feelings for Wu Changkong.

For Wu Changkong, arranging a match for his student was a trivial matter.

The Tianhai Alliance Tournament started with individual matches. According to Chu Ci's draw, he played in the seventh match of the first round.

The next day, Chu Ci went up to the competition stage early in the morning.

"Ready," the referee's voice rang out, and two hundred-year soul rings rose from Chu Ci's opponent's body, while a large sword martial soul appeared in his hand.

Chu Ci walked slowly toward his opponent, and three thousand-year-old soul rings rose one after another with each step.

The entire arena erupted in uproar, with the audience buzzing with discussion. The top three spirit rings were all thousand years old, something that had never happened before in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Tournament.

Three beams of purple light accentuated Chu Ci's noble and mysterious air, while his slow pace instilled a great sense of pressure in his opponents.

Before the match even started, Chu Ci's opponent's legs were already trembling uncontrollably, as if he was about to collapse to the ground at any moment.

"Begin!" As soon as the referee gave the order, Chu Ci had already walked up to his opponent.

Seeing the opponent's lack of fighting spirit, Chu Ci shook his head, lightly slicing his sword across his opponent's neck. The referee then declared Chu Ci the winner.

The morning's individual competition ended quickly, and all the participants from Class Zero successfully advanced to the next round of the individual competition.

In the afternoon, the team competition began, and the five students from Class Zero went to their respective competition stages according to the draw results.

When the Ocean Academy contestants, who were opponents of Class Zero, saw the Class Zero members stepping onto the competition stage, or more precisely, when they saw Chu Ci's highly recognizable handsome face, their faces instantly turned pale.

In just one morning, news had already spread that a freak with three thousand-year-old spirit rings was participating in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition.

The recording of Chu Ci's first battle also appeared in the hands of the participating academies, and Chu Ci's outstanding appearance was deeply remembered by the contestants.

That's why the students from the Ocean Academy looked so pale; they hadn't expected to face Chu Ci, this freak, in the very first round.

At the referee's command, both sides activated their martial spirits and prepared for battle. All the contestants from the Ocean Academy were second-ring Great Soul Masters.