My sister is Luna

Ji Xiaoman was dragged to the registration square by the old master to complete the registration. She joined Cain's team with a look of utter despair.

"Ji Xiaoman, did you really help other teachers during martial arts class? Which teacher?"

Following the old master's instructions, Cain became suspicious of Ji Xiaoman, who was prone to slacking off.

"Hehe..." Ji Xiaoman tried to play dumb to get away with it, "Actually, I can be a substitute..."

"You're a full member of the team, so keep up the good work."

"Yes..." Ji Xiaoman replied weakly.

"So, what tactics should we use?" Xi Shi asked, puzzled.

"Tactics? Our tactic is no tactics. Just play it by ear and finish the battle as quickly as possible," Cain said.

"This isn't a good idea. There are too many uncertainties. We should proceed with caution," Lian Po said, frowning.

“We should be the strongest team among all the teams. In the Dream Show of Guixu, although we are all level 10, our combat experience is incomparable to those students with clear eyes. So we can just rush in and beat them up, intimidate the other teams, and create psychological pressure. Just in terms of momentum, we have already won half the battle. The rest is just a piece of cake.” Cain thought for a moment and said confidently to Lian Po.

"Good lad, what you're saying is just what I like to hear. A bold and unrestrained style should be fully unleashed, not hidden away, hahaha..."

Zhong Wuyan laughed heartily, patted Cain on the shoulder in a generous manner, and spoke with great appreciation. She really enjoyed this kind of battle. She was really lucky this time, as she could earn money and have a comfortable and enjoyable battle. It was rare to find such a good teammate.

"It seems great minds think alike." Cain's eyes lit up, feeling gratified.

When Cain and Zhong Wuyan hit it off and reached a consensus.

The host shouted loudly:

"The competition is about to move on to the next stage!"

"Chirp—" As soon as the words fell, many blue mechanical birds suddenly appeared in mid-air, with wooden signs hanging around their necks. They nimbly and cunningly darted around people, almost like living creatures.

"What strange bird?" Yao asked, looking at the mechanical bird flying in the air.

"The first challenge is to find a way to get the wooden plaque from Que Xiaoqi. Be careful not to get knocked off the field, or you will be disqualified!" The host's voice came through, answering Yao's question.

"pat-"

A magpie perched on Ji Xiaoman's shoulder as she leaned against a pillar. Ji Xiaoman remained motionless with her eyes "open," breathing evenly.

With quick reflexes, Cain grabbed Que Xiaoqi and, seeing Ji Xiaoman taking advantage of the crowd's discussion to put on fake eyes and go to sleep, gave her a flick on the forehead.

"Ah!" Ji Xiaoman woke up with a start.

"Ji Xiaoman, my hero, wake up!" Cain shook the wooden sign and smiled.

"Wow, Xiaoman, you're so clever to fool Que Xiaoqi by minimizing your presence and blending into the environment!" Xi Shi's eyes sparkled with admiration.

“Indeed clever.” Zhong Wuyan laughed heartily.

"Hehe..." Ji Xiaoman, who had stumbled upon this unexpected success, scratched her head sheepishly.

"Cain's team was the first to receive the wooden plaque."

Dozens of magpies fluttered about. Nearly a hundred teams present wanted to participate in the Return to the Void Dream Performance, and they had to obtain the qualification tokens on the magpies' bodies. After Cain's team became the first to obtain the qualification, the others worked even harder.

"Watch me strike first!" Yao smiled confidently and activated the Seven Star Sword Technique.

Sky-Splitting Slash—With a swift motion of his longsword, Yao slashed horizontally at a small magpie flying around him, attempting to cut it down. After spinning once, the small magpie remained intact and flew forward.

Chasing Stars—Yao immediately slid in an arc towards Que Xiaoqi, his longsword striking its body; he could already imagine its shattered form.

"Strange? What's going on?"

Yao was startled. He didn't feel the sword in his hand hitting anything. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Que Xiaoqi was unharmed and was flying towards Meng Ya.

“It flew towards you!” Sun Bin shouted to Meng Ya.

"If you want to pass this test, you'll have to rely on me!" Meng Ya, with his fiery temper, picked up his machine gun and started firing indiscriminately without thinking twice.

"Da da da da da-"

Ammunition rained down, bombarding everything in its path, but Que Xiaoqi always narrowly escaped it, flitting about as if in defiance of Meng Ya.

"Ah, which bastard is firing shells like that?!"

"it hurts!"

However, the people around them suffered, being caught off guard by bullets and missiles and scattered in all directions.

"The Mirror Team has received the wooden plaque..."

"Wind Team wins the wooden plaque..."

"Two teams have fallen out of the competition and are eliminated..."

The host was talking about the teams that advanced and the teams that were eliminated.

This made Yao somewhat anxious.

"Don't just focus on shooting birds, be careful not to fall out of the arena," Yao said to Meng Ya, back to back.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Meng Ya said, slightly annoyed.

"Senior Brother Tai Xian, what should we do?" Sun Bin asked weakly, hiding behind Zhang Tai Xian.

Due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, Sun Bin joined Team Star. Upon seeing Zhang Taixian, who was all alone, Sun Bin felt a similar sense of loneliness and, almost against his will, invited Zhang Taixian to join Team Star.

"No problem, luckily I learned about the structure of the Magpie Seven in my course on mechanical engineering." Zhang Taixian smiled and rubbed Sun Bin's little head.

"Hmm..." Sun Bin, who was as cute as a girl, lowered his head shyly.

“The magpie flies with the wind, so most of the time they fly in the direction of the wind, so they are fast and slippery like eels. This requires feeling the direction of the wind, being one with nature, and then like this!” Zhang Taixian said as he reached out and grabbed hard.

"Look, I've caught it." Zhang Taixian shook the magpie Xiaoqi he was holding tightly and said with a smile.

"Team Star has won the wooden plaque and qualified for the main competition!" The host's voice came at just the right time.

"Wow, you're amazing, Senior Brother Tai Xian! It was definitely the right decision to let you join the team. I, the genius captain, have such a discerning eye!" Yao said happily, hugging Zhang Tai Xian.

"Well done!" Meng Ya grinned and nudged Zhang Taixian's arm.

"No problem, no problem," Zhang Taixian said modestly, a smug smile playing on his lips.

"I still have to thank Junior Brother Sun Bin for recruiting me into the team," Zhang Taixian said, rubbing Sun Bin's head.

"Hehe..." Sun Bin scratched his head, smiled shyly, and looked even cuter.

At this point, a total of 67 teams had qualified for the main competition and gathered in this square to listen to Master Confucius's opening speech.

"Congratulations to everyone for qualifying for the main competition," the old master announced in a loud voice.

"The groups participating in the opening ceremony will be featured in the special competition issue of the Jixue Journal..."

"And they were made into beautiful posters, both for external publicity and distributed to each team as souvenirs..."

"Hey, Brother Cain, we meet again." Zhang Taixian, who was listening to the speech, suddenly saw Cain and the others not far away and greeted them.

"It's Brother Tai Xian. It seems you've already qualified." Cain looked over and replied with a smile.

"Yes, you must be too, it seems we're bound to have a battle." Zhang Taixian said, full of fighting spirit.

"Zhang Taixian, and Yao, good luck to you both. I'm looking forward to fighting you." With that, Cain led his team away.

"Why is Teacher Cain participating in the Return to the Void Dream Performance? Are you kidding me?!"

Yao said with a bitter face, he never expected that someone as powerful as Cain would participate in the Return to the Void Dream Competition, which made things even more difficult.

"And that barbaric guy was there too..." Yao sighed, covering his face as he saw Zhong Wuyan in Cain's group.

Zhong Wuyan, a legendary figure from Jixia Academy, was famous for saying that "those who have not been robbed by her are not true students of Jixia Academy." Therefore, Yao was no exception. Now, recalling the enormous force, his whole body still seemed to ache faintly.

"As expected, you are too..." Meng Ya looked at Yao, whose lips were twitching slightly, and patted Yao's shoulder with a look of sympathy. It seemed that he was recalling the pain of being dominated by that big hammer again, and his face couldn't help but look a little ugly.

“Yes…” Yao nodded in grief and indignation.

"But this still can't stop us from moving forward, because we have a genius like me! We will win like a hero defeating a great demon king!" Yao changed the subject, perked up again, and said in a loud voice.

"Very good. You should have this spirit of not being afraid to lose and striving for progress. Don't give up halfway before the results are in." Zhang Taixian said admiringly.

"That's right, our Star Team will definitely be number one! We are the brightest star in the night sky!" Yao pointed his finger high into the sky, full of chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur), and shouted loudly.

"We are the strongest!" Meng Ya nodded in agreement.

“It’s still daytime…” Zhang Taixian couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

"But you two have an unexpectedly good understanding." Zhang Taixian said with a smile, stroking Sun Bin's smooth, brownish-yellow hair.

"Now, all contestants who have entered the district competition, please collect your team's poster." The host's voice reached everyone's ears.

"Hey classmate, this is your Star Team's poster. I wish you all the best in the competition!" A senior student said playfully, handing the poster to Yao.

"Oh! Thank you! Come on, let this genius captain see our heroic figures." Yao eagerly opened the poster and admired his own handsome appearance.

"We five are pretty handsome, but I'm the most handsome~" Yao said proudly.

"Huh? Five?" At this moment, the four realized something was wrong.

"Do we have this person on our team?" Zhang Taixian asked, pointing to the middle-aged man with glasses and white hair on the poster, looking puzzled.

"Uh, it seems not..." Sun Bin said weakly, raising his hand.

"Who is this uncle?!" Yao asked, puzzled.

……