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The Longyuan Cup is held at the Martial Arts Competition Center.

It occupies an area larger than two football fields, and its top is covered with an energy shield of a spirit-gathering array, allowing for precise control of temperature and humidity inside.

The circular grandstand can hold 50,000 people, and it was about 70-80% full today.

The participating teams from the 32 martial arts schools entered the venue in order of their previous rankings, starting from the central main passage.

Shanghai Martial Arts University ranks first.

Five people walked at the front, all dressed in black and gold battle robes, their steps were synchronized, and their aura was restrained.

The young man leading the group was tall and slender, with a blank expression. He held a long, thin silver spear in his right hand, the tip pointing downwards, looking quite imposing.

Gu Qingfeng.

King Wu, 8th Dan.

The previous Longyuan Cup individual champion.

As he passed the stands, he neither waved nor greeted anyone; he simply walked straight ahead.

But the applause and cheers from the audience came automatically.

"Shanghai! Shanghai! Shanghai!"

The roar of 50,000 people nearly lifted the dome off the building.

The commentator's voice cracked: "Shanghai Martial Arts University! Four-time consecutive team champion! Gu Qingfeng is also the reigning individual champion! This year, they have only one goal: a five-peat!"

Following closely behind were Yunhai Martial Arts Academy, Tiannan Martial Arts University, Beiling Martial Arts Academy, and so on. One team after another entered the arena, each with its own supporters, and applause rose and fell.

By the twenty-ninth branch.

"Capital Martial Arts Academy"

The host's tone became noticeably subdued.

The applause was sparse.

People in the stands started whispering to each other.

"Which school is this? I've never heard of it."

"It was only established two years ago and has never participated in the Longyuan Cup."

"A new school? What are you doing here?"

Lin Feng walked at the very back of the group of five, with Lie Shan on his back, hands in his pockets, taking slow, leisurely steps.

Qin Lie walked at the front, his face very tense.

The bandages on Ye Zhi Qiu's arms had just been removed. Mo Chang Feng had a dark face, and Su Wan'er pursed her lips and remained silent.

The four people were placed at the very end of the entrance queue, right next to the exit passage.

In other words: You're just here to buy soy sauce, so stand aside and don't block the way.

Qin Lie clenched his fist repeatedly, then relaxed it again.

Ye Zhi Qiu nudged his arm: "Bear with it."

"Stop it!"

"We'll talk about it once we're on the field."

The five teams were assigned to the rest area at the very edge of the arena.

The chairs were hard benches, and you had to pour your own water.

The rest area at Wuhan University in Shanghai next door features genuine leather sofas and fruit platters.

Lin Feng sat down on the hard bench and crossed his legs.

They were facing the large central screen, which was displaying information about the contestants from various schools.

Gu Qingfeng's page had the longest dwell time, listing his record: Martial King 8th Dan, 37 consecutive wins in individual matches, undefeated.

Lin Feng glanced at it but didn't react.

His attention was elsewhere.

Deep in his mind, on the other side of the mental connection, the Iron Rhinoceros was lying on the edge of a dense forest in the eastern suburbs of the capital.

wrong.

Not lying down.

It's running.

The system notification sound suddenly rang.

[Control the beast to kill two C-rank beasts: Shadow Leopard King, and gain 400 Martial Arts Points]

This is normal; the Iron Rhino is farming monsters in the C-level rift.

But then, a second notification popped up.

[WARNING: Multiple Martial Grandmaster-level human life signals detected around the target "Iron Rhinoceros" and it is approaching]

Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged, but his mental energy suddenly pulled towards the Iron Rhino.

The camera switched over.

From Tiexi's perspective, six martial arts masters dressed in military uniforms were flanking from three directions.

It's over.

The military's encirclement and suppression team has arrived.

Lin Feng's mind raced.

The Iron Rhinoceros is a first-level martial king, and six martial grandmasters cannot surround it. However, if it alerts higher-ranking military officers, things will get much worse.

He gave Tie Xi an order: Run east and enter the entrance of the C-level rift.

Iron Rhino turned and ran.

"Hey! It moved! It's heading east!"

"Chase it! Don't let it get into the crack!"

Six martial masters followed and gave chase.

The iron rhinoceros's four legs slammed into the ground, creating a series of deep craters as it moved at maximum speed.

King Wu ran at full speed, and the six Martial Grandmasters couldn't catch up at all.

The gap widened within a dozen seconds.

Iron Rhino plunged headfirst into the entrance of the crevice.

The six martial masters chased each other to the entrance, where they looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Go in?"

"The C-level rift is full of Martial Grandmaster-level or higher beasts, and that iron rhinoceros is a Martial King-level one. Aren't we just walking into their trap?"

"Surround the entrance first, and wait for reinforcements."

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

Once we're inside the crack, things will be much easier.

There were no surveillance cameras inside the crevice, so even if Iron Rhino went around killing people inside, the military personnel wouldn't be able to see it.

He added an order to Iron Rhino: kill all the strange beasts inside the rift, and then exit through the side exit.

The Iron Rhino began wreaking havoc within the C19 rift.

[Control the beast to kill a C-rank beast: Iron-spine Earth Dragon x3, and gain 600 Martial Arts Points]

[Control the beast to kill two C-rank beasts: Crimson Horned Rhinoceros, and gain 400 Martial Arts Points]

[Control the beast to kill 5 C-rank beasts: Darkscale Giant Lizard, and gain 1000 Martial Arts Points]

The system announcements were ringing incessantly in my mind.

Lin Feng sat on a hard bench with his legs crossed, his eyes half-closed, looking as if he was resting.

Qin Lie leaned closer: "What are you doing? It's about to start."

"Listening to the rules."

"How can you listen with your eyes squinted?"

Listen attentively.

Qin Lie rolled his eyes.

The large screen in the center of the arena switched to displaying the competition rules.

An elderly man in a referee's uniform walked to the center of the field, holding a microphone in his hand.

"Dear players, welcome to the 11th Longyuan Cup Rising Star Battle. The format is the same as in previous years."

"Preliminary Rounds: Thirty-two teams will be drawn into groups and will compete in pairs, with each team playing a best-of-three team battle. Winners will advance, and losers will be eliminated."

"After the knockout stage determines the top four, the individual competition stage begins. The individual competition is ranked by points, which determines the final champion."

"In team battles, each team sends three players, and the best-of-three series is played. In individual battles, there is no limit to the number of players, but the points of players from the same school are added together."

While listening to the rules in his mind, Lin Feng controlled the Iron Rhino to dash left and right through the crack.

Iron rhinoceros is a great bulldozer.

The beasts in the C-level rift are nothing more than experience packs in front of a first-stage Martial King; they can't even run away.

[Control the alien beast to kill 4 C-rank alien beasts: Poison Mist Giant Spider, and gain 800 Martial Arts Points]

Martial arts points are accumulating rapidly.

Meanwhile, the six military martial masters outside the entrance to the rift waited for a long time, but Tie Xi did not come out.

"Did it escape through the side exit?"

"Does C19 have side exits?"

"It seems there are three."

"Damn it! Split up and go block them!"

The six people were divided into three groups and each went to block one of the three side exits.

Lin Feng's mental power accurately sensed their movement trajectory.

He updated the route for Iron Rhino: Exit from the second side exit, run five kilometers north, and enter the E-level rift.

Iron Rhino darted out from the No. 2 side exit.

The two martial arts masters who were stuck at Exit 1 waited in vain.

The group blocking Exit 2 had just arrived when Iron Rhino had already disappeared.

The two people stuck at Exit 3 had been standing for twenty minutes, and their legs were numb.

"What the hell is that beast? Has it become a spirit?"

The iron rhinoceros entered the crack and continued to scavenge.

[Control the beast to kill 6 E-rank beasts: Shadow Blade Leopard King, and gain 300 Martial Arts Points]

[Control the beast to kill 10 E-rank beasts: Dark Gold Beetle, and gain 500 Martial Arts Points]

Raymond Lam almost couldn't help but laugh.

It feels so good to get something for free.

"Lieutenant Lin?" Su Wan'er's voice came from the side.

Lin Feng opened one eye halfway.

Su Wan'er stood in front of him, pointing her finger at the large screen.

The results of the qualifying draw are scrolling across the screen.

Guodu Martial Arts Academy, first round opponent in the preliminary round: Tiannan Martial Arts University.