Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Chu Ci instructed his teammates, "The team battle will proceed as planned. Gu Yue will not participate; I will be her substitute. The seven of you will go first. I will only go if any of you encounter any problems."

Upon hearing this, Yue Zhengyu said blankly, "Should we pray that an accident happens?"

"Even if we really pray for an accident to happen, we can't pray for it in the first round," Xie Xie said with a serious expression.

Chu Ci chuckled for a moment, then said helplessly, "Don't think so much, just play well and do your best."

As soon as Chu Ci finished speaking, a team dressed in dark red outfits stepped into the waiting area.

Hearing the whispers of the surrounding crowd, the Shrek Academy students knew that Monster Academy had arrived.

At the head of the Monster Academy group was a burly, bald man who exuded a powerful aura like a mountain.

Long Yue, the Dragon King of Wuhun Mountain, is a six-ring Soul Emperor and the undisputed number one king in Monster Academy. He is the only contestant who can make Chu Ci feel pressured.

Dai Yun'er was also in the Monster Academy group. After she whispered a few words in Long Yue's ear, Long Yue turned around and strode towards the Shrek Academy group.

Long Yue strode up to Chu Ci, his eyes dark red, and an extremely violent aura emanating from his body.

"I heard that you're the one who eliminated Dai Yueyan and bullied my sister Yun'er," Long Yue asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, that's right." Chu Ci's words were powerful and concise.

"My name is Long Yue, everyone calls me Crazy Long, let's get acquainted." Long Yue extended his large hand to Chu Ci.

Chu Ci smiled calmly and reached out to shake his hand, "Douluo Continent, Shrek Academy, Chu Ci!"

Under everyone's gaze, when their hands clasped together, the surrounding air seemed to distort slightly.

Chapter 170 The First Showdown with Long Yue, a Two-on-Two Round-Robin Tournament

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The two hands remained clasped together, but Long Yue's hand gradually turned dark red, while Chu Ci's hand was gradually covered with a layer of black that seemed to contain Daoist principles.

The Taiji Qiankun Dao within Chu Ci's body was constantly operating. The black energy representing the extreme of Yang flowed along the meridians to his right hand, and the power in his right hand suddenly increased to cope with the enormous pressure brought by Long Yue.

This is a new function created by Chu Ci's redevelopment of Taiji Qiankun Dao.

As time passed, their arms trembled slightly.

Long Yue raised his eyes, his gaze revealing an increasingly ferocious dark red, and the power in his hands was as deep and unfathomable as a hell.

The Heavenly Candle, residing in Chu Ci's right hand, quietly opened its red eyes, and a surge of supremely yang and powerful energy flowed into its right hand.

The auras emanating from Chu Ci and Long Yue grew increasingly violent as they stared intently into each other's eyes, neither giving an inch.

After a stalemate lasting more than half a minute, Gu Yue stepped forward and said, "Alright, let's stop here for now, Chu Ci."

Chu Ci and Long Yue released their grip simultaneously. Chu Ci wore a polite smile, while Long Yue's eyes gleamed with madness. "Hahaha, good, I look forward to our duel."

"I'm looking forward to it too." Chu Ci's words were calm and collected, but his eyes gleamed with intense fighting spirit.

Long Yue laughed wildly and turned to leave.

Gu Yue took Chu Ci's slightly trembling right hand and slowly injected a gentle energy into it, soothing his right hand that had just endured immense force.

Dai Yun'er caught up with Long Yue, who was walking ahead, and said, "Crazy brother, why did you let him go? Can't you teach him a lesson?"

Long Yue suppressed the madness in his eyes and said in a deep voice, "That kid is not simple. I can't fathom his true strength."

"What? Crazy brother, you're so strong, you actually..." Dai Yun'er covered her mouth in surprise.

"The final battle in this individual competition will probably be between him and me," Long Yue said confidently.

Then, Long Yue changed the subject and said affectionately, "Don't worry, Yun'er. Even if this Chu Ci is not simple, your crazy brother will definitely win. I'll teach him a lesson for you."

"Crazy Brother is the best!" Dai Yun'er smiled again.

In the ensuing team battle, Tang Wulin and his seven teammates successfully secured victory.

Over the next few days of the competition, Chu Ci won both the individual and doubles matches, and soon it was time for the two-on-two round-robin tournament.

The 2v2 round-robin tournament has only 64 participating teams. It is divided into eight groups, with only the top two teams from each group advancing to the final stage. The top 16 teams are then ranked through a knockout tournament.

Today, Chu Ci and Gu Yue's first two-on-two round-robin match will be against Hua Lantang and Ye Zhi from Monster Academy.

Hua Lantang and Ye Zhi looked at Chu Ci and Gu Yue opposite them with serious expressions. They had discussed Chu Ci with Dai Yueyan.

At the time, Dai Yueyan's advice was to admit defeat directly, as Hua Lantang was no match for Chu Ci, and even with Ye Zhi's boost, they might not be able to contend with Chu Ci.

However, as one of the eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy, Hua Lantang was naturally very proud. He was unwilling to admit defeat and felt that with his cooperation with Ye Zhi, they had a chance to win.

On the podium, the host, Fang'er, dressed in a white dress, sat on the edge. In front of her were several soul-guided screens, and she wore a soul-guided megaphone on her head, staring intently at the screens.

"Hello everyone, I'm Fang'er!" Her voice echoed throughout the venue through the soul-guided megaphone.

"I believe everyone is paying attention to this upcoming match. Today, I will be providing commentary for the match. Monster Academy's Hua Lantang and Ye Zhi are facing Shrek Academy's Chu Ci and Gu Yue."

"Chu Ci, the captain of the Shrek Academy team, is extremely strong. Almost every opponent he has encountered has not lasted more than three moves against him. Moreover, he has never shown his martial soul, so his true strength is still unknown."

"Gu Yue, this young lady is quite mysterious. She never made a move in the previous two-on-two matches because her opponents were all defeated by Chu Ci alone. I wonder if she will unveil her mystery today when facing the two prodigies from Monster Academy."

After signaling to both sides, the referee announced the start of the countdown.

"Three, two, one! Begin."

With the announcement of the start of the match, Hua Lantang activated his Dragon Wolf Martial Soul and charged towards Chu Ci.

Ye Zhi then summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, saying, "The seven treasures possess spirits, the first being strength, and the second being speed."

On the seven-story pagoda, two streams of light shot out from the bottom two floors and instantly landed on Hua Lantang.

Hua Lantang's body suddenly expanded, and his speed increased dramatically in an instant.

As Hua Lantang charged forward, pieces of battle armor flew out and merged into his body.

At this moment, Chu Ci moved. With a slight step, he appeared in front of Hua Lantang as if he had shrunk the distance between them.

Hua Lantang was shocked and used his fifth soul skill without thinking.

Because the fusion of the One-Word Battle Armor requires a wearing process, this is the flaw of the One-Word Battle Armor and also a dangerous moment for the One-Word Battle Armor Master.

Chu Ci seized this opportunity to launch an attack on Hua Lantang.

Wan Liyan activated his full power, and a terrifying golden-red flame wolf head appeared on Chu Ci's right hand.

The fiery wolf head shot out, its mouth full of fiery wolf teeth, and in one bite it tore Hua Lantang's fifth soul skill, Dragon Wolf Annihilation Claw, to shreds.

With a deafening roar, the golden-red flames slammed into Hua Lantang's chest. Chu Ci, wielding his burning right hand, slammed Hua Lantang to the ground. The arena shook, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground. Hua Lantang let out a bloodcurdling scream before collapsing unconscious.

Hua Lantang's battle armor lost its energy pull and fell limply to the ground.

Chu Ci straightened up, looked up at Ye Zhi who had a blank stare, tilted her head, and gestured for her to get down by herself.

Ye Zhi, a support-type Soul Master, had no suspense in this battle after the attacker in her group fell.

Ye Zhi had no choice but to obediently drag Hua Lantang off the competition stage.

Fang'er on the platform exclaimed, "Another crushing defeat! Hua Lantang from Monster Academy was instantly killed by Chu Ci in one move before he could even put on his battle armor. Just how strong is Chu Ci?!"

In the waiting war zone,

Long Yue's fighting spirit grew stronger as he watched the battle. "I'm really looking forward to my duel with you, Chu Ci."

Chu Ci and Gu Yue's team won, and the other three teams from Shrek Academy all defeated their opponents, winning the first round of the two-on-two round-robin tournament.

In the first match of the group stage, all four teams from Shrek Academy won, and Shrek Academy's reputation soared as a result.

Especially Chu Ci, since the start of the competition, he has eliminated three Heavenly Kings from Monster Academy by himself, and each time it was a naked crushing of strength.

This caused great concern among countless residents of the Star Luo Empire. Would Shrek Academy win the championship of this competition?

Chapter 171 The Power of Dragon Leap, Chu Ci Defeated by Teng Teng

The next day, the group stage of the individual competition was about to begin, and everyone checked their group assignments immediately.

There aren't any particularly troublesome characters on Chu Ci's side. The only threatening one is Long Yue, who, just like in the original story, is paired with Yue Zhengyu.

Moreover, to his bad luck, Le Zhengyu's first opponent was Long Yue.

Le Zhengyu's expression was more serious than ever before. "The Holy Angel Family can fail, but they must never be cowardly. Let me test Long Yue's strength on your behalf."

"Yes, be careful. Long Yue's fighting style is extremely ferocious. You need to be prepared to get injured," Chu Ci said.

Le Zhengyu nodded, sat cross-legged on the ground in the waiting area, closed his eyes and began to meditate, calming himself down and maintaining his best condition for the upcoming match against Long Yue.

When Yue Zhengyu took the stage, just like in the original story, he was powerless against Long Yue, who possessed the Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul. He had four ribs broken and fell unconscious.

Only at this moment did thunderous cheers resound throughout the entire Xingluo Stadium.

Everyone cheered for Long Yue's strength, celebrating his first victory over a student from Shrek Academy.

Chu Ci stepped onto the competition stage and carried the unconscious Le Zhengyu down.

The scales of the gods tipped gently. As the soul power was replaced, Yue Zhengyu's ribs returned to their original form. A small silver dragon sprinkled down specks of green light, healing Yue Zhengyu's injuries.

After Yue Zhengyu's injuries improved, Chu Ci looked up and found that all of her friends had gloomy faces and a terrifyingly low atmosphere around them.

Chu Ci chuckled and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you all? You all look so bitter and resentful. It's just one game lost."

"Captain, Long Yue is just too strong," Xie Xie said in a low voice.

Chu Ci smiled and said, "He is quite strong, but is he stronger than me?"

The group exchanged glances and then shook their heads in unison. Although Long Yue was overwhelmingly dominant, he was still far weaker than Chu Ci's usual miraculous performance.

"Then why are you all looking so worried?" Chu Ci raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Hehe, I was just shocked by Long Yue's strength and stirred up by the overwhelming emotions on the field. I lost my head for a moment," Tang Wulin said awkwardly. Their emotions were so easily influenced, which made them seem weak-willed.

"In the previous rounds, every so-called king from Monster Academy who faced us was eliminated. They finally beat us in one match, so what's wrong with letting them celebrate!"

The voice of Chu Ci, imbued with soul power, clearly reached the ears of everyone present.

The entire stadium was immediately stunned, followed by a deafening barrage of insults and mockery.

Dai Tianling's face darkened on the podium, and his hands gripped the armrests of his chair tightly.

At this moment, an electronic voice rang out in the waiting area, "Chu Ci, Teng Teng".

Chu Ci walked onto the competition stage with a big smile. "Don't rush to celebrate. Today, one of your Monster Academy's top players will also be eliminated."

Tengteng, one of the eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy, possesses the Martial Soul Shadow, is a Five-Ring Soul King, and a One-Word Battle Armor Master.