Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 289 Dragon Leap Provocation, Mountain Dragon King's Hidden Power, Unable to Control His Martial Soul!
Three days later.

As the first rays of sunlight fell, Xingluo City, an ancient city with thousands of years of history, began to bustle with activity. Crowds streamed towards the Xingluo Grand Stadium, and the streets were already filled with imperial guards in golden armor maintaining order.

Today is the Star Luo Continent's annual All-Continent Youth Elite Tournament, held every three years. For Soul Masters who value strength above all else, this is a grand occasion to witness geniuses.

Inside the Xingluo Stadium, the surrounding high stands gradually filled up with people. The silver-white metal platform in the center of the stands gleamed with a cold light, as if it were anticipating the upcoming battle.

There is also a huge projection screen in the sky, with a 360-degree projection angle, ensuring that the exciting scenes on the stage can be seen by the audience in time.

As time passed, all the teams preparing to participate arrived at their respective preparation areas and began to gear up for the competition.

Shrek Academy's preparation area was placed in an excellent location, and directly opposite Shrek Academy's preparation area was the strongest monster academy in the Star Luo Empire.

The eight kings of Monster Academy were gazing at the Shrek Academy's preparation area from afar, each wearing a unique gilded mask—a power granted to them by the Star Luo Empire.

"Although you are currently only students of Shrek Academy's outer court and are much younger than some of the participants, I hope you have enough perseverance to defend the honor of Shrek Academy."

Wu Changkong paid no attention to the eight kings of Monster Academy, but looked at Tang Wulin and the others, giving them instructions in a calm tone, but his eyes were filled with encouragement.

"Ten thousand years ago, our Shrek Academy had a team that was about the same age as you. They were all outer students of Shrek Academy, and some were even just substitutes. But even when the main players were injured, and in the face of hardship, they still defended the honor of Shrek Academy."

They defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, which was far stronger than them at the time, and I, as their teacher, also believe that you can go all the way.

As Wu Changkong finished speaking, Tang Wulin and the others were immediately excited. They all knew it was true, and the one who had turned the tide was none other than their Shrek Academy's ancestor, the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao.

Hao's courage will be remembered for ten thousand years!

Jiang Xiu shook his head and smiled slightly. Huo Yuhao and the others were indeed in dire straits at the time, but as to how they got into that predicament, one would have to ask a certain Grand Elder of the Mysterious Child...

"A single Black-grade mech can sell for several million Federal Credits, so if three were sold together, they would probably fetch even more..."

Just as Tang Wulin was basking in the glory of Shrek Academy, Yuanen Yehui, sitting next to Jiang Xiu, was calculating how much he could sell the black-level mecha he had picked up.

Suddenly, Yuan Enhui's dark red eyes lit up. She realized that eliminating evil soul masters and then picking up "unwanted" mechs seemed to be more profitable than working!
She remembered that Jiang Xiu had once told her about a term called "zero-yuan purchase," which seemed to be more profitable than "picking up" items...

If she had the chance, she should probably ask...

"Glory is not important! I will restore the angelic glory!" Le Zhengyu's golden eyes shone with determination.

The Angel lineage has accumulated 20,000 years of resentment, and Le Zhengyu must bear it all alone!
Ye Xinglan held the Star God Sword, glancing at Jiang Xiu beside her from time to time, always seeming to have something to say but holding back, as if she had something on her mind.

Meanwhile, Xu Lizhi kept glancing at Ye Xinglan while taking a bite of a red bean bun. Could his Xinglan sister ever come back?
I really don't want Xinglan to be trained by Jiang Xiu!

"Hmm... Yuan En is getting close to Jiang Xiu, Xing Lan and Jiang Xiu seem to be quite close as well, Gu Yue has stopped acting altogether and looks like she wants to steal Miss Na'er's home, and Xu Lizhi... is a total simp."

"Analysis complete, meow~"

Wu Siduo sat in the back, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she looked at the group, her lively cat ears slightly relaxed.

"quiet!"

At nine o'clock, a voice imbued with soul power rang out, and the somewhat noisy scene immediately quieted down.

Dressed in a majestic imperial robe, Dai Tianling led the dignified and elegant empress onto the high platform, with civil and military officials following closely behind.

Then, Dai Tianling, with a warm smile on her face, slowly spoke in a calm voice:

"The triennial All-Continent Youth Elite Competition is being held here today. On behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome you all, especially the Federation envoys who have traveled across the ocean. I also hope that all the young talents will be able to show their brilliance in the upcoming competition!"

Since taking office, Dai Tianling has worked diligently to govern the country, and the Star Luo Empire has shown a thriving scene under his rule. Therefore, as soon as Dai Tianling finished speaking, the audience burst into thunderous cheers.

Soon, under the arrangement of the red-robed prime minister, the Star Luo Empire's most prestigious individual comprehensive competition began.

And the first one to appear is none other than Long Yue from Monster Academy!
"Mountain Dragon King! Mountain Dragon King! Mountain Dragon King!"

As soon as Long Yue appeared, cheers erupted from the surrounding crowd. The Star Luo Empire valued individual heroism, and Long Yue, as the Star Luo Empire's number one genius, was naturally loved by the locals.

"Sending Long Yue as the opening act? It seems the Star Luo Empire is truly determined to win this championship." Jiang Xiu's purple eyes flashed as he murmured to himself.

Although the order of appearance is determined by drawing lots, the drawing of lots is controlled by the Star Luo Empire's official authorities...

"The participants just need to do their best in the competition, but we in the Star Luo Empire have many more things to consider."

Looking at the tall, bald-headed Long Yue on the competition stage, the red-robed prime minister smiled slightly.

Long Yue's opponent was a five-ring Soul King from a high-level academy, whose martial soul was the Mighty Vajra Bear, a beast martial soul of medium to high quality.

The individual competition was soon announced to have begun. As both sides released their martial spirits and spirit rings, the audience erupted in cheers once again when Long Yue's six spirit rings—three purple and three black—appeared.

A Soul Emperor under the age of twenty truly deserves the title of a young genius.

Facing Long Yue, the Vajra Bear Soul Master of the Fifth Ring was clearly no match, and couldn't even force Long Yue to use his Soul Skill.

He left with the final words, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential," before slinking off the stage in disgrace.

Long Yue stood on the stage, enjoying the cheers around him, with the soul guide spotlight shining on him.

As the camera focused on him, Long Yue grinned, his gaze fixed on a spot in the preparation area, and he said arrogantly, each word distinct:
"I, Long Yue, will defeat challenger after challenger, and this tournament will be mine to rule! The Star Luo Empire's championship will ultimately belong to the Star Luo Empire; no one can take it away, no one can steal it!"

As Long Yue's voice faded, the entire stadium fell silent for a moment, then erupted in deafening cheers!

The audience was not disgusted by Long Yue's arrogance; on the contrary, they were even more excited!
In the Soul Master Competition, being bad is the original sin!

The battle between Soul Masters has always been like this!
If you fail, practice more!
Long Yue's gaze was fixed on the Shrek Academy's preparation area.

"Provoking me? How despicable!" Le Zhengyu noticed Long Yue's gaze and stood up abruptly.

But Xie Xie pulled her aside, saying, "They're not watching you, don't overact."

"Huh?" Le Zhengyu was taken aback. Long Yue was indeed looking at them, but more accurately, he was looking at Jiang Xiu, who was sitting in the center.

"Ahem, it's happening again!" Le Zhengyu felt embarrassed, but then said righteously, "Brother Jiang and I hit it off immediately. We share the same fate. Long Yue provoking Brother Jiang is provoking me."

Gu Yue's beautiful eyes flashed, and she leaned slightly closer to Jiang Xiu, "What are you planning to do?"

"I've always been tolerant of geniuses, so... I'll just trample them underfoot."

Jiang Xiu smiled slightly, but his eyes didn't even show the slightest ripple.

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Yuan Enhui suddenly seemed to remember something. She recalled that the three geniuses of Shrek Academy looked the same before their battle against Jiang Xiu.

Gu Yue's red lips curled slightly; this was the kind of person she had her eye on.

"What were they calling for, the Mountain Dragon King? What kind of dragon-type martial soul is that?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

The others also had only a vague understanding of this, since the secrets of the Nine Dragon Kings were not something that ordinary people could know.

Perhaps to let Jiang Xiu understand, Gu Yue slightly parted her red lips and said, "In legend, the Mountain Dragon King is one of the nine sons of the Dragon God. The Mountain Dragon King may not be the strongest, but he is someone that any Dragon King must respect."

"Why is that?" Yuanen asked, puzzled. The dragon race should value strength.

“Because of the Mountain Dragon King’s contribution.” A trace of reminiscence flashed in Gu Yue’s beautiful eyes. “The Mountain Dragon King once transformed his body into a continent to support the survival of the dragon race. Therefore, the Dragon God bestowed upon the Mountain Dragon King the crown of ‘King’, so there is a saying that the Mountain Dragon will surely become king in the future.”

"Of course, the Mountain Dragon King himself is also quite strong. The Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul that Long Yue possesses is at the True Dragon level."

As far as she knew, the Mountain Dragon King's body and soul were currently in Dragon Valley...

After listening to Gu Yue's explanation, everyone understood and became more cautious.

Soul masters with martial souls possessing the bloodline of a true dragon are never weak, except for a certain master, of course...

"Brother Jiang, what's your odds against him?" Le Zhengyu asked curiously.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Xiu said softly, "Let's split it 30/70."

"A 30% chance of winning? Is that too conservative?" Le Zhengyu frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

Jiang Xiu did not explain this, because Le Zhengyu would understand what a 30/70 split meant at that time.

On the high platform, Dai Tianling looked at Long Yue on the competition stage and said softly, "It's good to be young..."

“Your Majesty, a young man who isn’t impetuous isn’t a true youth. Didn’t Shrek Academy once say that a Soul Master who doesn’t dare to cause trouble isn’t a good Soul Master?” Enci chuckled.

Dai Tianling nodded slightly: "Teacher is right, but I have heard that Long Yue sometimes loses control of his martial spirit. We must not let him become the second Tong Yu."

Enci whispered, “Your Majesty, rest assured, this is Long Yue’s last major competition. If he wants to bring glory to the empire, let him go. I will guide him more in the future.”

The Youth Elite Competition has a restriction of being under twenty years old.

(End of this chapter)