Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 67 Choice
There were no accidents on the way back, and after reuniting with Zhao Wuji, everyone returned to Shrek Academy smoothly. At this time, there were only five days left before the start of the preliminary round of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition.

During this period, Yu Xiaogang frequently appeared in the training ground to make team battle arrangements for the Shrek group. Yu Xiaogang's requirement for Shi Yi was actually very simple, which was to do the right thing at the right time. This was also what Shi Yi was best at. As a substitute in a critical period, he only needed to observe the opponent off the court and be prepared to respond when he came on the court. In a sense, data collection was also Shi Yi's forte.

In addition, just like the original novel, Yu Xiaogang selected four substitutes based on the original students of Lan Ba ​​Academy.

Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu, except for Tai Long who is level 38, the rest are all level 35. Their average age is older than the Shrek guys, but their strength is actually not much different from that of the Shrek guys.

Without the halo of using immortal items to cheat, Shrek's strength has shrunk a lot. Among Shrek, led by Dai Mubai, only Dai Mubai's soul power level has broken through the Soul Sect and reached level 41. Tang San has upgraded one level in the past few months and is currently level 39, Oscar level 36, Ning Rongrong level 38, Ma Hongjun level 35, and Zhu Zhuqing level 38.

A lot can be seen from the levels of the Shrek people. Except for Dai Mubai, who was old, Tang San obviously gained some benefits from going to Dugu Bo, plus his own advanced skills. Even if what he learned was quite diverse, he still had a certain lead. Oscar and Ma Hongjun were very average. Even if they were talented enough, it could be seen from their soul power levels that they at least did not put enough effort into their cultivation. If Ning Rongrong's level could be explained by the resources of the sect, then the existence of Zhu Zhuqing explained everything.

This was when everyone was using Shi Yi's original version of the Twelve Meridians for cultivation. Even without immortal items, the effect of the Twelve Meridians in combing the meridians was constantly affecting everyone on Shrek. With Zhu Zhuqing's innate soul power, her soul power level should be at the bottom, but she worked hard enough, even crazy, to cultivate her body and soul power, which led to her catching up performance.

"Starting from the preparations, Xiaosan, Zhuqing, and Rongrong, try to adjust your training structure. The physical training can be put aside for the time being. Breaking through the Soul Sect during the competition can also give your opponents a big surprise." Yu Xiaogang said to the three of them.

The three of them nodded when they heard this.

After Yu Xiaogang made the basic arrangements, he also explained the race schedule to the Shrek people.

After a while, Shi Yi felt a little sleepy after listening to it. Fortunately, the time was not long, and everyone soon dispersed to practice.

Shi Yi returned to his training ground, only to see Zhu Zhuqing staring at him, wondering what she was thinking.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Shi Yi said with a chuckle as he looked at the slender figure slowly walking towards him.

Zhu Zhuqing looked hesitant, as if she didn't know what to say.

"Let's go and talk." Shi Yi said softly, interrupting Zhu Zhuqing's silent words in her heart.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly and followed Shi Yi's footsteps and left slowly. Not far away, Ning Rongrong saw the two of them slowly leaving with a look of loss on her face. At this moment, she also clearly realized what the sect meant to her.

The two of them walked quietly on the road of the academy. Shi Yi chuckled and slowly said, "Are you anxious before the game?"

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shi Yi deeply and said softly, "Well... but I don't know what I'm anxious about."

Shi Yi shook his head slightly and said, "You are not anxious, you are just confused. You are very clear about the strength of the Shrek team. It is not impossible to defeat the Xingluo Empire Royal Academy. If you lose, your goal is very clear, that is to survive. But if you win, you will face a choice throughout your life, and you hesitated in front of this choice."

Zhu Zhuqing showed a complicated expression when she heard this. Shi Yi's words accurately hit the pain point in her heart.

Then, Shi Yi took out a gold soul coin from his soul guide and handed it to Zhu Zhuqing who looked puzzled.

Seeing the confusion on Zhu Zhuqing's face, Shi Yi chuckled and said, "If you don't know how to choose, then toss a gold coin. The moment the coin hits the ground, you will know which side you hope to see."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shi Yi and flicked the gold soul coin into the air in front of Shi Yi. The gold coin kept turning in the air. At this time, Zhu Zhuqing quietly caught the slowly falling gold soul coin. She didn't say anything and just looked at Shi Yi indifferently.

Shi Yi patted Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder and chuckled, "No matter what choice you make, I respect you. Even if you choose to return to the Xingluo Empire with him, this is the first time in your life that you have made a free choice. Your efforts have not been in vain."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing looked at the indifferent smile on Shi Yi's face, and for some reason, she felt angry. She gently opened Shi Yi's hand, snorted coldly, glared at Shi Yi, and ran in another direction, still holding the gold soul coin tightly in her hand.

Shi Yi was slightly startled upon seeing this. Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's quickly receding back, Shi Yi slightly curled the corners of his mouth. He understood that Zhu Zhuqing had made her choice at this moment.

Just like that, five days passed in a flash.

The capital of the Tiandou Empire, Tiandou City.

The opening ceremony of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition and the Tiandou Empire Division was held in Tiandou City.

As the most grand soul master competition in the soul master world, it attracts not only the attention of soul masters, but also everyone in Tiandou City, from the royal family, nobles to common people, regards this competition as the grandest festival.

The opening ceremony was held in the Tiandou Soul Arena in Tiandou City. As early as a month ago, tickets for the opening ceremony had been sold out.

As the main arena of the Tiandou Division, the Tiandou Great Soul Fighting Arena has stopped all spirit fighting competitions a month ago and is undergoing internal renovations. All sub-fields in the big fighting spirit arena are combined into one with the main fighting spirit center. Forming a huge playing field.

In the next period of time, all Tiandou division qualifiers will be held here.

Every world has a different stage. In Douluo Continent, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition is undoubtedly the top stage. Not to mention the students who can achieve certain results, even the students who just participate in the competition are the objects of competition among nobles and families.

At this time, with the Tiandou Great Soul Arena as the center, almost one-third of Tiandou City was a scene of empty streets. Since a few days ago, all the hotels of all levels in Tiandou City have been fully booked. The population in the city has almost increased sharply. This shows how much this elite competition of advanced soul masters from all over the continent attracts people.

"The quality of Tiandou City is still high!" Ma Hongjun couldn't help but exclaimed, and the eyes on his chubby little face kept moving around all the tall and straight places.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing both moved away from Ma Hongjun in disgust after hearing this.

At this time, except for a few dazzling girls, everyone from Shrek and the other substitutes lowered their heads as much as possible, because their attire really made them feel ashamed.

"Why don't you have to wear this shit green school uniform?" Ning Rongrong whispered to Shi Yi.

Everyone looked at Shi Yi after hearing this. Shi Yi looked at Ning Rongrong and said with a smile, "I'm not participating in the competition today. Besides, you don't know the dean yet. If you have money, you can say anything. If you don't want to wear it, why don't you donate some money to the academy on behalf of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and then donate a set of beautiful team uniforms, right?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they all looked at Ning Rongrong with hope. Ning Rongrong also nodded quickly and said, "I'll ask someone to talk to the dean at the end of today. I don't want to wear an advertisement on my body."

Ning Rongrong pointed at the bright red words behind Zhu Zhuqing and said, "We are looking for sponsorship advertising." There was a line of small words below the six big words, "Please contact Mr. Flanders, the president of Shrek Academy, to discuss the advertising fees."

"However, the color combination of the dean is still awesome. Red and green are perfect. This green clothes with red words, nothing can be more eye-catching than this." Shi Yi said with a smile.

Precisely because of this weird costume, when Tang San and others entered the crowd, they immediately received extra attention.

"What academy is that from? Oh my god, did they just crawl out of the latrine?"

"It's so funny. The green monster pattern on their chest is so cute. The ears look like trumpets."

"Look, look, what kind of advertising are they doing behind the scenes? Is there really such a high-level soul master academy? Can one like this also participate in the elite competition of the entire continent's advanced soul master academies? It's so funny. It's such a big forest and there are all kinds of birds. .”

"Keep your voice down. He's a soul master after all. But he's probably just here for a formality. Look, there's a fat man inside, as long as a ball."

"..."

Shi Yi subconsciously moved away from Shrek and his companions, following Flanders, Yu Xiaogang and others in front of him, and strode into the crowd with an expression as if he didn't know these people behind him. Zhao Wuji, who was following behind him, was not slow at all.

Most of the participating teams were dressed in bright clothes, and although they were also wearing the uniforms of their own academies, none of them were as unique as Shrek Academy. In those beautiful uniforms of gold, silver, red, and white, with various decorations, patterns, and academy logos, the young soul masters strode into the great soul fighting arena like heroes. They were so handsome and heroic that they looked down on the world.

Soon, the Shrek Academy group was in the rest area of ​​the main arena that was specially provided for participating academies. They were not the first to enter, but they were not the last to arrive here. There were more than a thousand seats in the wide rest area, divided into areas, so that each soul master academy could rest and wait.

Although there were not as many people as outside, after the contestants from the Advanced Soul Master Academy entered, the people from Shrek Academy still became the focus. Although they had tried their best to find a corner, they were still noticed by many people.

Not long after, just like in the original novel, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had a conflict and verbal battle with the people from Canghui College, apparently because of Xiao Wu's matter. Tang San, on the other hand, was very obedient and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Shi Yi couldn't help but smile. He had to suffer a loss like Tang San in this regard to learn a lesson.

Shi Yi didn't do much. He just greeted Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing quietly, then stayed with Yu Xiaogang and other teachers and closed his eyes to rest.

When Nian appeared, Flanders' heart skipped a beat. He sternly warned Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, "You two should not go out for the time being. Be honest. That guy just now is not to be trifled with. All right, the opening ceremony is about to begin. Get ready to enter. Mubai, Tang San, you two just lead everyone in. I'll go first and go to the stands to watch your heroic figures."

Without giving everyone a chance to resist, the dean had already rubbed oil on his feet and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Shi Yi smiled at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Since I am not wearing a school uniform, I will not participate in the opening ceremony. Come on, both of you."

After saying that, Shi Yi also followed Flanders' footsteps to the stands.

"Hey, remember to talk to the dean for me and ask him not to accept the advertisement. After this is over, I will ask someone to talk to the dean about the donation..." Ning Rongrong said in the direction where Shi Yi disappeared.

Watching Shi Yi disappear in the blink of an eye, Ning Rongrong said bitterly, "What an ungrateful guy."

Soon, Shi Yi came to the stands. There was an exclusive area provided to representatives of each college. Seeing this, Shi Yi quickly locked onto Shrek's teachers in the crowd and sat down next to them.

"Why don't you go to the opening ceremony? This is a good opportunity to show off." Zhao Wuji joked to Shi Yi.

"Whether you show your face or not depends on who you stand with." Shi Yi said unhappily.

Then Shi Yi turned to look at Flanders and chuckled, "Just now Rongrong asked me to tell you not to accept the advertisement. She will ask people to come to the college to donate money, even the team uniforms."

Flanders' eyes lit up when he heard this, as if he had already seen the gold coin waving at him.

Liu Erlong on the side also said unhappily: "Boss Fu, you are really going too far. If nothing else, let these little guys wear their usual school uniforms. I can't stand the custom-made team uniforms. I just had a conflict with others because of this little fat guy. If they are targeted by that old guy Shi Nian, won't this cause trouble for me?"

"Erlong sister, brother is afraid of being poor, so he will change it when he goes back today." Flanders pushed his glasses a little embarrassedly, and then looked at Shi Yi with appreciation.

Shi Yi understands him best. Is it possible to squeeze money out of the big customers without doing this?

Several people were chatting and laughing in the stands, and soon Shi Yi and others heard the list of opponents for the preliminaries.

"In the first round of the qualifying round, Canghui College versus Purple Star College."

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Oakland College faced off against Flame Glory College."

"..."

"The first round of the qualifying round, Tiandou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy."

"..."

(End of this chapter)