Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

The power of Wan Li Yan was extremely high; the giant claw composed of white silk threads on the right disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Upon seeing this, Zou Yu frowned, his fingers twitched slightly, and all four men in black robes retreated to avoid Wan Liyan's attack.

Zou Yu's soul power surged, and a dark gun barrel slipped out from the black-robed man's wide sleeves.

The man in black robes raised his gun barrel, which spewed fire like snakes, unleashing countless rounds of ammunition at Chu Ci.

"I can even switch to ranged attacks," Chu Ci thought to himself, his feet moving non-stop as he split into two and charged toward Zou Yu.

As the scales of the gods swayed, a shield appeared around Chu Ci, blocking the flying bullets, and he rushed towards Zou Yu.

The two men in black robes switched to claw form and, under the cover of fire from behind, approached and blocked Chu Ci.

Chu Ci's figure flickered erratically, while Wan Li Yan beside him transformed into nine fiery swords that formed a giant sword wheel.

Chu Ci raised his sword wheel and smashed it fiercely at the man in black robes.

The sword wheel, burning with golden-red flames, resembled a world-destroying millstone, distorting and scorching the surrounding space.

Chapter 104: The First Battle Ends

The two claw-shaped black-robed figures were forced to retreat, their black robes burned down to just a few charred shreds fluttering on their bodies, revealing their metallic bodies underneath.

Chu Ci used the Instant Step technique, bursting with speed, and rushed to Zou Yu in the blink of an eye.

Zou Yu remained calm and used his second soul skill to switch places with the puppet once again.

Chu Ci changed his posture in the air, using his Phoenix Dance Two Illusions. To others, it looked like two Chu Cis were moving around the arena like lightning.

Zou Yu reacted extremely quickly, multitasking by using his second soul skill to switch positions with the puppet while simultaneously manipulating the puppet to attack Chu Ci on the arena and to move it to provide suitable switching points for Zou Yu.

Chu Ci looked at the puppet that had been switched out again, a fierce glint in his eyes. A giant fire python appeared, moving nimbly, and immediately bound the agile puppet.

Fire Li undergoes nine transformations, and the raging python binds him.

The fiery sword, composed of Wanli Flame, swelled in the wind and descended from the sky, piercing directly through the puppet.

"Didn't you rely on puppets to switch places? Now that the puppets are gone, let's see if you can still hide!" Chu Ci thought viciously.

The puppet was destroyed, and Zou Yu suffered a backlash, letting out a muffled groan as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he remained unmoved by it.

While Chu Ci focused his attention on the puppet, Zou Yu's fourth soul ring quietly flickered, and strands of transparent silk appeared in his hand.

Transparent silk threads shot out and silently attached themselves to various joints of the Chu Ci.

This is Zou Yu's fourth soul skill, Thousand Machine Puppet Strings, which can control the enemy's actions after hitting them.

Zou Yu activated the Thousand Machine Puppet Threads, and Chu Ci immediately felt a binding sensation in his limbs, which wanted to move on their own, out of his control.

With a sweep of his powerful spiritual energy, Chu Ci immediately discovered the transparent threads at the joints and understood the situation.

Zou Yu used his first soul skill, the Puppet Summoning Technique, once again, and a perfectly intact puppet appeared.

Chu Ci's third soul ring lit up, and the Scales of God appeared, one end weighing the Thousand Machine Puppet Strings and the other end weighing the air. As the two ends of the scale returned to balance, the Thousand Machine Puppet Strings became increasingly fragile. Chu Ci's soul power trembled, and the Thousand Machine Puppet Strings broke one by one.

But at this moment, four puppets had already appeared around Chu Ci, with white arrays rising beneath their feet. The puppets' auras merged into one, rising higher and higher.

"Thousand Puppet Killing Formation!"

Zou Yu poured all his soul power into it. He didn't expect the Thousand Machine Puppet Strings to be able to control Chu Ci, but as long as they could control him for a moment, it would be enough for him to launch this final attack.

A white cross slash descended from above, its incredibly sharp threads tearing a dark gap into the space itself.

White feathers fluttered down from the sky, and Chu Ci leaped up lightly, splitting into three in mid-air, several times faster than when she was in two separate figures.

A trace of the sword intent of "I am the only one" merged into the flaming sword in his hand, and the power of the flaming sword increased sharply. In the instant that Chu Ci brought down the cross slash, he unleashed nine sword strikes, and a puppet exploded with a bang.

Chu Ci broke free from the encirclement, but his cross slash ended up being a blank, leaving only a deep, bottomless cross mark on the ground.

Zou Yu gave a bitter smile and knelt helplessly on one knee. He knew he had lost.

Chu Ci appeared in front of Zou Yu, his sword pointing at Zou Yu's brow.

"In the fifth match, Shrek Academy emerged victorious."

Director Zhao's voice rang out again, but this time it clearly revealed a sense of powerlessness.

Chu Ci smiled and extended a hand to Zou Yu.

Zou Yu looked at the hand in front of him, chuckled, and reached out to firmly grasp the hand in front of him.

Chu Ci pulled the other person up with force and said, "You are very strong and your martial spirit is also very unique. This battle has benefited me a lot."

“Me too. My teacher always told me that there are many geniuses out there, and many people who are better than me. I didn’t believe it at first, but after seeing you guys, I realized that I was really looking down from the bottom of a well.” Zou Yu said this with a look of emotion.

After exchanging a few words, Chu Ci and Zou Yu stepped down from the stage, handing it over to the next contestant.

After five consecutive defeats, especially with their two strongest members being severely defeated by Shrek Academy, the students of Tiandou Soul Master Academy were on the verge of mental collapse.

The trainees who went on stage next were far less spirited than before; their eyes betrayed their fear.

As a result, Xu Xiaoyan's opponent made frequent mistakes in the sixth match, which was exactly what Xu Xiaoyan wanted.

Xu Xiaoyan was naturally good at seizing opportunities. She accurately capitalized on every mistake and managed to control the opponent until they lost.

In the final match, both sides had only one support-type Soul Master left. Each side sent out a Battle Soul Master and a support-type Soul Master to fight together.

The result was obvious: Shrek Academy emerged victorious.

"Yeah!" Shrek Academy students high-fived each other, celebrating their victory.

On the Tian Dou Soul Master Academy side, Zou Yu rubbed his face and lamented, "Oh dear, seven losses in a row, so embarrassing, how am I supposed to get along at Tian Dou Soul Master Academy now?"

"I'm not as skilled as him, so I'll accept it." Tan Lanchu gritted her teeth as she looked at Tang Wulin's back, secretly determined to get revenge next time.

Zou Yu glanced at Director Zhao as he approached, then quickly lowered her head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Director Zhao, we lost, we lost badly."

Director Zhao waved his hand, his gaze falling on Zou Yu, and said, "I don't care about your wins or losses. I only care about what you have learned from these seven matches."

Director Zhao glanced at the seven people who were bowing their heads and remaining silent, and said in a deep voice, "Losing is not terrible, we can afford to lose, but what is important is what you learn from your failure?"

"If you can learn something from this, even just a little bit, then this failure will be worthwhile."

Zou Yu took a deep breath, her eyes firm, and said, "Director Zhao, I understand."

Director Zhao nodded and said, "Zou Yu, when you get back, you must lead your teammates to thoroughly review these seven matches and identify your shortcomings, so that my arrangement for you to play against Shrek Academy will not have been in vain."

"Yes, Director Zhao!"

Just as Zou Yu and his group were about to leave, Chu Ci suddenly blocked their way.

Tan Lanchu immediately looked at Chu Ci with a wary expression and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Seeing Tan Lanchu's wary expression, Chu Ci quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just a meal for you."

"Ah!" Zou Yu was stunned for a moment.

Chu Ci shrugged and said, "We became friends through a misunderstanding, so getting to know each other better means more opportunities, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zou Yu turned to the people beside him and asked, "Are you willing to go?"

Tan Lanchu said, "Go ahead, I have no objection."

The others said they would follow Zou Yu's arrangements.

“Alright, let me introduce you to the delicacies of Tiandou City,” Zou Yu said.

Chapter 105 Mingdu, Challenging the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy

Director Zhao, observing the commotion, felt quite puzzled.

Other Shrek Academy students had come to the Heavenly Soul Master Academy before, but after they won, they either mocked or left without looking back.

This was the first time Director Zhao had ever tried to curry favor with them by inviting them to dinner after the victory.

This year's Shrek Academy students are really interesting! Director Zhao chuckled for a moment, shook his head, and watched the two groups leave in a grand procession.

Chu Ci paid for the meal, Zou Yu found a restaurant, and the two groups enjoyed their dinner together.

In front of the gate of the Heavenly Dou Soul Master Academy, Zou Yu waved goodbye to Chu Ci and his group with a smile, saying, "Have a safe journey."

After Chu Ci and his group had gone far away, Zou Yu put away his smile, took out a black business card with gold patterns engraved on it, and the four gilded characters "Chu Group" were prominently engraved on it.

This business card was given to him by Chu Ci after they exchanged contact information during a meal. Chu Ci insisted that he could enjoy a 20% discount when purchasing Chu Group products by holding this card.

Tan Lanchu naturally noticed the business card and said disdainfully, "It seems that Chu Ci's invitation to dinner was just a pretense; he really wanted to win us over!"

"However, his idea of ​​recruiting us to the Chu Group is really wishful thinking. Although the Chu Group has been developing rapidly in the past two years, it is still just an emerging force with too little foundation."

“We can easily enter top-tier forces like the Tang Clan and the Spirit Pagoda, so how could we be won over by a mere Chu Group?”

Zou Yu frowned slightly. "But Chu Ci is the heir of the Chu Group. It's not certain that the Chu Group under Chu Ci's leadership will have a weak foundation."

"Moreover," Zou Yu turned the business card in his hand to a different angle, and the business card had changed its appearance. The background color changed from black to light blue, and the three words "War God Temple" were engraved in the middle.

These three characters are powerful and vigorous, clearly the work of a master.

"Interesting. We can get to know each other better in the future." Zou Yu smiled.

Meanwhile, after resting for a night at a hotel in Tiandou City, Chu Ci and his group bought a motorhome and set off for the next city.

Inside the RV, Xie Xie volunteered to drive and sat in the driver's seat.

Chu Ci sat in the passenger seat, watching the scenery rushing past the window, and said, "Everyone, how did you feel about the challenge at the Heavenly Dou Soul Master Academy this time?"

"To be honest, I'm quite surprised. I always thought that all the geniuses on the mainland were concentrated in Shrek Academy, but now it seems that I was just being narrow-minded," Tang Wulin said in a deep voice.

Xie Xie nodded in agreement, "That's right, especially those two named Zou Yu and Tan Lanchu, their strength is really too strong."

"Therefore, don't underestimate the heroes of the world just because you've entered Shrek Academy. The average strength of students from other academies is not as good as that of students from Shrek Academy, but the students cultivated by those top-tier academies with most of their resources may not be worse than the top students of Shrek Academy," Chu Ci said softly.

"Understood, class monitor."

Chu Ci tapped the wristband, brought up the map, and said, "The next few cities we'll pass through are all second-tier cities. The academies and forces there aren't very strong, far weaker than the Heavenly Dou Soul Master Academy we fought in the first battle. So, let's finish this quickly and reach Mingdu as soon as possible."

Having finalized their plan, Chu Ci and his group arrived at their second city, Tianling City.

The group headed straight for the Heavenly Spirit City branch of the Spirit Pagoda, immediately declaring their intention to challenge the organization.

Shrek Academy's challenge notice had already been transmitted to all branches through the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, so the Tianling City branch was naturally aware that Shrek Academy students might come to challenge them.

The head of the Spirit Pagoda's Tianling City branch immediately arranged for a team to compete against Chu Ci and his group. The result was predictable: Chu Ci and his group of seven won.

After their victory, Chu Ci and his party had lunch and then rushed to their next city, Tianding City.