Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 124 The Robin and Lu Jingming

The robin didn't stop what she was doing and continued humming her beautiful song; she clearly enjoyed this way of being together.

"Sigh! It feels like Ah Ming is the most beloved member of the group, don't you think, Divine Child?"

As he spoke, March 7th picked up the little fox beside him and buried his face deeply in the fox's pink fur, taking several deep breaths, looking completely blissful.

The little fox seemed to enjoy March 7th's affectionate gestures, and comfortably squinted its eyes.

"嘤嘤嘤!"

The little fox raised its furry little paw and waved it gently, indicating its agreement with the March 7th theory.

"Ah, so fragrant and soft, the goddess is the best. I've decided, I'm going to sleep with the goddess in my arms tonight."

After saying this on March 7th, she picked up the little fox and ran into her room like a gust of wind, her movements so swift that she seemed afraid someone would take away her right to sleep with the little fox.

"boring!"

Gu Yue stood to the side, glanced at Lu Jingming lying on the robin's lap, shook her head gently, and then turned and went back to her room.

Soon, only Robin and Lu Jingming remained in the hall.

Lu Jingming rested his head on the robin's soft thighs, the pleasant fragrance of the robin filling his nostrils. He felt the gentle massage on his forehead and heard the clear, melodious humming in his ears. His heart was filled with comfort and satisfaction. He really wanted to shout, "Robin, the best in the world!"

Lost in this gentle embrace, Lu Jingming's eyelids grew heavier and heavier until he gradually fell asleep. He lay on the sofa, completely unguarded, with his head on the robin's lap, and drifted off to sleep.

"Sister Robin, Ah Ming, you two?"

The next morning, golden sunlight, like fine threads, streamed into the room through the cracks in the window.

March 7th, still half asleep, pushed open the door, yawning and looking languid.

But when her gaze fell on the sofa, she instantly snapped to attention, her eyes widening in disbelief.

On the sofa, Robin and Lu Jingming were found locked in a tight embrace, fast asleep.

Upon hearing March 7's voice, the doors to the other rooms were simultaneously pushed open, and several pairs of eyes of different colors all turned to look at the two people on the sofa.

Robin and Lu Jingming were also awakened by the sudden sound, and at the same time they realized the extremely ambiguous posture of the two of them.

Robin's face instantly turned bright red, like a ripe apple. She quickly scrambled up from Lu Jingming's arms, hurriedly sat down to the side, and frantically tidied her messy hair and slightly wrinkled clothes.

Fortunately, her clothes were still intact, indicating that nothing embarrassing or exciting happened between them after they fell asleep; they simply cuddled and slept.

The robin tried hard to organize its thoughts and recall what had happened last night.

It turned out that after Lu Jingming fell asleep, she wanted to take him back to his room, but she was afraid that her movements would wake him up.

She felt it wasn't right to leave Lu Jingming alone on the sofa, so after thinking it over, she decided to just stay with him for the night.

Anyway, they've already finished one knockout match, and they won't have any more matches for the next three days, so they have plenty of time.

As a result, she fell asleep without realizing it in the middle of the night, and in her dream, the two of them naturally embraced each other and fell asleep on the sofa.

Thinking of how she had just been nestled in Lu Jingming's arms, Robin's pretty face flushed even more deeply. She lowered her head, not daring to look into anyone else's eyes.

Lu Jingming, on the other hand, appeared rather calm and composed, after all, he was the one who benefited, and at this moment he even had a faint smile on his face.

"What are you looking at? Are you all hungry? I'll have someone bring up some breakfast."

Lu Jingming glared at March 7 and the others with annoyance, then took out his communicator and notified the staff of the Daydream Hotel to bring up breakfast.

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, March 7th and the others returned to their rooms and began to wash up.

Robin hurriedly returned to her room to tidy herself up, leaving Lu Jingming alone in the hall with a faint smile on his face, savoring the warmth of last night.

Time flies, and the three days have passed in the blink of an eye. The fiercely contested elimination rounds have temporarily come to an end, and the round-robin tournament is about to begin.

The brutality of the knockout stage is still fresh in everyone's mind; compared to that, the round-robin stage is slightly less intense.

After three days of fierce competition, a total of 67 teams successfully broke through and advanced to the round-robin stage.

The 67 teams were divided into eight groups, with three groups having nine teams each and the other five groups having eight teams each.

In the round-robin tournament, each team must play at least seven matches, and a points system is used to determine the teams that advance.

The specific rules are as follows: two points are awarded for a win, no points are awarded for a loss, and one point is awarded to each side if the match is tied.

Sixty-seven teams will compete in a round-robin format, and the entire competition is expected to last for about half a month.

Unlike the knockout stage, which is determined solely by team battles, the round-robin tournament offers a more diverse range of battle modes, including individual elimination rounds, team battles, and 2-2-3 matches. The specific mode of the tournament will be determined by drawing lots.

While other college teams were busy devising tactics in their hotel rooms, Lu Jingming's team seemed unusually relaxed and at ease.

In the tense and oppressive atmosphere leading up to the competition, they even had the leisure to go out shopping together, showing no signs of tension before the big battle.

During the competition, Haiyuan City was bustling and lively.

March 7th and the others were having a great time in this lively and joyful atmosphere.

The group of ten, one man and nine women, each carrying a different flavor of milk tea, leisurely returned to the Daydream Hotel.

As they arrived at the hotel's top floor by elevator, a man and a woman walked towards them in the corridor. Both had white hair and were about the same age as Lu Jingming and the others.

As fate would have it, at the same time, the door to a suite was pushed open, and two more teenagers walked out of the room.

The visitors were Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong from Shrek Academy.

Along with Lu Jingming and others, the contestants from the three academies most favored to win the competition unexpectedly met on the rooftop corridor of the hotel. For a moment, the air seemed to freeze, and the atmosphere became subtle, but this tense atmosphere quickly dissipated.

Lu Jingming and the others remained calm and composed, as if nothing had happened, and walked straight towards their suite.

When passing by Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the brother and sister had completely different attitudes.

Xiao Hongchen's eyes were full of provocation and fighting spirit as he looked at Lu Jingming, as if he couldn't wait to compete with him on the field.

Meng Hongchen, with her eyebrows curved and the corners of her mouth turned up, waved and greeted Lu Jingming with a smile, looking very friendly.

Faced with such a warm greeting from the white-haired beauty, Lu Jingming naturally wouldn't ignore it coldly. He returned the greeting with a smile and a gentle nod.

As Lu Jingming passed by Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, he keenly noticed that Huo Yuhao's temperament had changed, appearing somewhat effeminate, a subtle yet obvious difference from before.

At this moment, he seemed to be getting closer to Wang Dong beside him, losing some of his former masculine energy and gaining a touch of femininity.

Lu Jingming understood that this was probably a negative effect of the damage to his body, but he didn't know if Huo Yuhao himself was aware of it.

During the match, due to the distance and short time, Huo Yuhao's changes were not obvious, but now, upon close observation, these differences can be clearly seen.

Out of politeness, Lu Jingming nodded to the two men and then led his team back to the Yunxi Tianjing suite.

The three colleges were all staying in the top-floor suites of the hotel, they just hadn't met before.

In Douluo Continent, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is the top-level competition in the Soul Master world, and its popularity surpasses that of the entire continent.

The competition is held every five years, and each edition becomes the focus of attention, attracting audiences from all directions.

This year's competition started off with a bang.

At the start of the competition, the 100,000-year soul ring made a dazzling appearance, its impact far exceeding the grand occasion when a Soul Saint-level expert appeared in the previous competition, instantly igniting everyone's enthusiasm.

As the venue for the competition, Abyss City has become a sacred place that countless people yearn for, thanks to its miraculous building, the Eye of the Abyss.

This miraculous building possesses a terrifying allure, attracting hordes of visitors.

In order to buy tickets to watch the battle at the Eye of the Abyss the next day, countless people queued overnight, waiting silently in the long, dark night, just to obtain a precious admission ticket.

Ticket prices skyrocketed amid the frenzy of buying, reaching astonishingly high levels.

Even so, it still couldn't dampen people's enthusiasm. Countless people gritted their teeth and took out more gold soul coins, just to step onto the miraculous Eye of the Abyss and to watch the Soul Master Competition up close.

The knockout stage of the competition was far more intense and brutal than imagined.

Every participating academy is well aware of the cruelty of the competition, and no one wants to be eliminated in the first round and become a laughing stock.

Therefore, all the academies went all out, and every battle was a life-or-death struggle, with thrilling and suspenseful battles.

Fortunately, Haiyuan City made ample preparations for the event.

Dan Heng, who served as the referee of the competition, was exceptionally skilled. Even when the contestants were fighting fiercely and the situation was out of control, he could still step in at the critical moment to save them from the brink of death and turn danger into safety.

Furthermore, Haiyuan City has prepared advanced healing chambers for the contestants in the rest room, which embody Haiyuan City's top-notch soul guidance technology.

As long as the athlete does not die on the spot, no matter how serious the injury, they can receive timely and effective treatment after being sent to the treatment ward, and their injuries will recover quickly, thus preventing the tragedy of dying from serious injuries.

This is why, despite numerous injuries among the participants after the elimination rounds, the actual number of deaths was zero.

This unprecedented achievement earned Haiyuan City high praise and goodwill among many Soul Master academies.

After all, the students who can represent the college in the competition are all the most outstanding talents carefully cultivated by the college. These students are the future and hope of the college, and losing any one of them would be a heavy blow to the college.

Thanks to Haiyuan City's meticulous arrangements, the lives of every participating student were saved, which earned the gratitude of all the academies.

Looking back at the past All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, almost every tournament has seen contestants lose their lives during the competition, and the most devastating stage is often the most brutal elimination round.

However, Haiyuan City broke this curse, creating a miracle in the elimination rounds, a "death hurdle," where no one died unexpectedly.

With the best referees, the most advanced medical soul tools, and the most timely and effective treatment, Haiyuan City has done an impeccable job in providing support for the event.

Because of Haiyuan City's outstanding performance, even though some academies were defeated in the elimination rounds and lost their qualification to advance, they did not leave immediately.

Instead, they chose to stay in Haiyuan City, intending to continue watching the upcoming matches and experience the thrilling atmosphere of the Soul Master Tournament.

Many people even plan to explore Haiyuan City thoroughly and experience its unique charm.

The city of Haiyuan also showed great magnanimity towards these defeated academies.

Not only were they not asked to leave the Daydream Hotel because they had been eliminated, they were allowed to stay for free until the end of this Soul Master Competition.

This greatly increased the favorability of the eliminated academies towards Haiyuan City.

After all, Haiyuan City was already overcrowded due to the Soul Master Competition, and it was difficult to find a room.

If they are asked to leave the Daydream Hotel, they will either have no choice but to leave Haiyuan City or find a place outside the city to set up camp and live a life of hardship.

Now that the knockout stage has come to an end, the round-robin stage is about to begin.

The round-robin and knockout stages have completely different competition formats. Although the round-robin stage lacks the life-or-death tension and excitement of the knockout stage, it offers more strategic elements, which makes the audience even more enthusiastic.

Moreover, after the fierce competition of the knockout stage, the colleges that were able to stay and participate in the round-robin stage were all outstanding in strength.

The clashes between these powerful individuals will make the battles even more spectacular, with each match filled with suspense and surprises, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.

(End of this chapter)