Revelation of the Way of Heaven

The contestants stayed at a hotel near the Jade Pot Pavilion, which is the name of the venue for the Asian Supernatural Ability Exchange Competition. It got its name because its shape is designed like a white jade pot.

When Qin Xiaochuan and his group arrived at the competition venue, the Jade Pot Hall was already packed with people. As the first-ever supernatural ability competition, it attracted the attention of the entire city. Major media outlets had already set up their filming equipment, ready to broadcast the event live to audiences across the country.

This is truly a grand event.

Qin Xiaochuan sat on the preparation stand and looked up at the surrounding stands. All he could see were densely packed figures, but no matter how many people were there, he couldn't find the person he wanted to see.

"This is the information we've gathered about your opponents. They're not very strong, so the first match shouldn't be a problem. However, you'd better conserve your strength and not let other strong teams figure you out too early," Xu Yafen said, handing them a tablet computer.

It wasn't until now that Qin Xiaochuan learned that their first opponent was called the Peacock King Team. As for the strength of the team members, he had already confirmed it yesterday.

Some people might think that these hastily assembled teams are meaningless, but that's a completely wrong idea. In fact, their existence is meant to serve as cannon fodder, with the purpose of gathering information on other teams for the main domestic teams.

"Are there any other teams?" Guo Shiyi glanced at the information of the Peacock King team members casually, clearly not taking them seriously.

Xu Yafen nodded. "Yes, but the team information is incomplete. After all, the battle hasn't really started yet. Which team's information would you like to see?"

"That one." Guo Shiyi pointed to the team led by the middle-aged man.

"Oh, that's Japan's main team—the 'Conquerors' team. They're said to be one of the most popular teams in this tournament, and their coach, Taro Kawamoto, is one of the initiators of this tournament."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this news, Guo Shiyi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Clearly, this Kawamoto Taro was more important than she had imagined. She wondered what his real purpose was for this trip. In any case, it couldn't be just for the competition.

Xu Yafen had no idea what Guo Shiyi was thinking. While scrolling through the tablet screen, she pointed to the team members' information and said to Guo Shiyi, "The members of this 'Conqueror' team are Miyazawa Shin, Natsume Eiko, and Yoshida Gouki. Their strength has always been an unknown. The only thing we know is that their leader, Miyazawa Shin, has reached the level 6 of spiritual power. He will probably become a major opponent for you."

No, it wasn't just their team leader; the female team member, Natsume Eiko, had also reached level 6 in spiritual power. Qin Xiaochuan thought to himself, but didn't say it aloud. It was a pity that Xu Yafen hadn't reached level 7 in spiritual power and couldn't use her Heavenly Eye, otherwise she would definitely understand that they had to pay close attention to this "Conquerors" team in the upcoming matches.

The competition began quickly. Because the participating teams were of such varying skill levels, apart from one match between the Philippines and South Korea (both teams were of average ability) which appeared somewhat intense, the other matches were all one-sided. Despite this, throughout the entire day of competition, the cheers of the audience resounded throughout the Jade Pot Pavilion, demonstrating just how much everyone enjoyed the competition.

The Qilin team's match went very smoothly. Qin Xiaochuan didn't even have a chance to make a move. Guo Shiyi and Wei Feng advanced all the way and directly controlled the three members of the Peacock King team, and then successfully pulled off the opponent's battle flag.

Between matches, the three also kept an eye on the other teams' matches. Tomorrow, they will face the "Awakening" team from the Philippines. The opposing team has two players with level 5 spiritual power and one player with level 4 spiritual power, so they are not a big threat to them.

In addition, the group also paid attention to the Conquerors' match, but didn't gain much insight.

Their opponents were all level 4 spiritual power users, while the level 5 spiritual power boxer Yoshida Goki was so fast that no one on the opposing team could stop him. As a result, the Conquerors team won the first match with almost no effort.

"They're even stronger than we imagined." Watching the Conquerors slowly walk off the field with expressionless faces, Guo Shiyi couldn't help but frown. The victory in the first match didn't seem to bring them much joy. Perhaps they didn't care about this small victory at all.

"They're too lazy to even watch other teams' matches," Wei Feng chimed in from the side.

"It's because of confidence," Guo Shiyi said. "That Yoshida Goki is just too fast. This will be a huge challenge to our defense. If he gets out of control, none of us will be able to catch him. In that case, we can only let him take our battle flag."

Guo Shiyi was telling the truth, but what she didn't know was that both of the other party's teammates were at level 6 in spiritual power. Would she and Wei Feng really still have the energy to control Yoshida Gouki?

Qin Xiaochuan knew in his heart that in the end, only he could deal with Yoshida Goki, but Yoshida Goki's speed was too fast, which was far beyond his ability to match, and for a while he couldn't think of a good way to deal with it.

*******

"A dream I can't wake up from, a red thread that imprisons me..." In his hotel room, Qin Xiaochuan listened to sad music while activating the physical skills he had asked Han Kexin for last time.

According to the competition schedule, on the third day of the competition, the War Soul team will first compete against the Conqueror team. If the Qilin team can make it to the finals, their final opponent will be either the War Soul team or the Conqueror team. Both of these teams are formidable, especially the Conqueror team.

Although they might not necessarily face the Conquerors, pre-match preparations are still necessary. The key to defeating them is finding a way to counter Yoshida Gouki, and the key to countering Yoshida Gouki is keeping up with his speed. Therefore, Qin Xiaochuan knows that he must learn a skill that increases movement speed before the match.

He quickly found the skill he wanted: Swift Step, a physical skill. However, to learn this skill in a short time, one must have a very good understanding of the Nine Palaces Formation. Since he didn't understand the Nine Palaces Formation at all, he could only imitate it. Even so, it would take him half a year to truly master the skill.

"No, I don't have that much time." He thought to himself, and finally had to turn off his physical skills and turn on his spiritual skills. He searched through the metal and fire skills, but did not find what he wanted. Then he turned on the skills of other attributes and finally found a skill called "Swiftness" in the wind skills.

Swiftness, a wind-type B-rank status skill, greatly increases the user's movement speed for a short period of time after use.

Although he found the skill he wanted, he was not at ease, because there were only three days left until the finals. Normally, it would take him four or five days to master a B-level skill, and he was not sure if he could master it in just three days.

"What you can't have always seems more alluring, while those who are favored take it all for granted..."

As the soft singing flowed, his emotions couldn't help but return to the night before last. He knew that no matter whether he could learn the skill in the end, he had to learn it, because having nothing to do was a kind of torture for him. Only by constantly being busy could he avoid sinking into that endless pain.