Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 151 Pre-match Preparations

On this day, Ye Liangchen and his group were all ready to set off for the Heaven Dou Imperial City. Shui Lanxin, Shui Lanyue, Su Lin, Dugu Bo, and Ye Suling also accompanied them, along with Ye Liangchen's personal bodyguard Ye Cailan, making a total of six Title Douluos.

"Dean Shui, Her Holiness the Pope has sent word that she has arranged for the Platinum Bishop Salas of the Spirit Hall Temple in Heaven Dou City to meet you."

At this moment, Santos, the bishop of the Spirit Hall of Tianshui City, brought a message from Bibi Dong.

This guy has now followed Bibi Dong's orders and become Ye Liangchen's subordinate.

"His Holiness is concerned about Young Master Ye's safety. With his true identity exposed during the Soul Master Competition, he is bound to attract unwanted attention. You must be extremely careful."

Santos was shocked when he learned that Ye Liangchen was the former Long Chen. He never expected that a teenager could cause so much trouble.

"Thank you for informing us, Bishop Santos. We will take note," Ye Liangchen said, expressing his gratitude.

"Young Master Ye, you're too kind. This is my duty," Santos said respectfully.

"The Pope's concerns are valid. As far as I know, the Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has done this many times, even targeting the other two of the three upper sects. His martial soul has spatial attributes, making him elusive and perfect for such things. Other forces are the same; they all do some shady things among themselves."

As a titled Douluo who previously served as an honorific in the Heaven Dou Empire, Dugu Bo was also aware of these matters.

"Senior, weren't the three major sects supposed to be closely connected? How come they're fighting each other?" Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and the others finally saw the true colors of these major sects after hearing what Dugu Bo said.

"Hehe...! The so-called unity of the three upper sects is just a superficial phenomenon. Behind the scenes, they scheme against each other. In the end, everyone is just after their own interests. You girls should learn more from Xiao Chen in the future. He sees things very clearly."

Dugu Bo chuckled and said to Shui Bing'er and the others, "There is no right or wrong in this world, only interests."

"My daughter! You must be careful on your journey and protect everyone."

Shui Lingfeng repeatedly reminded the Shui Lanxin sisters that after the Soul Master Competition, all the major forces would likely be eyeing Tianshui Academy, and that would be the time for a true test.

"Mother, don't worry! We're all ready. Just wait for our good news."

"Get in the car, let's head to Tiandou City."

Shui Lanxin called for the group to set off. This Soul Master Competition can be said to be the true display of strength of Tianshui Academy. After all, Ye Liangchen, Shui Bing'er and her sister, and Xiao Maomi did not show their strength in the previous Five Elements Exchange Competition.

"Grandma Dean, we're leaving now. Goodbye, everyone."

"Xiao Chen, we're waiting for your triumphant return at home. Take care on your journey."

Three carriages carrying Ye Liangchen and his entourage sped forward, with Shui Lingfeng and the others watching them leave until the carriages disappeared from sight.

Meanwhile, in the Papal Palace of Wuhun City, Bibi Dong handed over the Pope's duties to Gui Ju and Gui Gui, including the preparations for the finals of the Soul Master Competition. She then planned to secretly leave Wuhun City.

Bibi Dong was worried that if her godson's strength was revealed, he would inevitably be targeted. If they couldn't have him, they would destroy him. This was the case with almost all the major powers, especially the Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, who was known as the most bizarre Title Douluo and had done many things to stifle geniuses.

In addition, Tang San is also in the participating team. This means that Tang Hao must be watching from the shadows. If his godson beats Tang San badly, the old man might not be able to resist jumping out to bully the younger one.

"Elder Gui, Elder Ju, I am going to Tiandou City. I will temporarily entrust the work of the Papal Palace to you."

Although Shui Lanxin and the others were quite capable, Bibi Dong was still a little worried, so she decided to go and check on them herself.

"Hey! Old man, the Pope's run away again."

"It doesn't matter, these are all minor tasks anyway."

"Old ghost, the Pope seems to really care about that little guy!"

"Nonsense, is there even a need to say it? All the changes in the Pope were brought about by that young master."

"That's right, the current Pope seems to have been reborn."

When Oni and Kiku saw that their boss had run away again, they had no choice but to take over the Pope's work. They also knew the purpose of their boss's trip.

However, seeing their leader had been reborn, the two were very gratified. In the past two years, Bibi Dong had not lost her temper at all, treated people gently, and often had a smile on her face. As her subordinates, Gui and Ju were happy to see Bibi Dong like this.

Hu Liena was also a little frustrated. The Soul Master Competition was approaching, but her teacher had run away and was not taking care of the Spirit Hall's Golden Team or making any tactical arrangements.

She had previously consulted Bibi Dong about the arrangements for the Spirit Hall's Golden Team, but Bibi Dong simply said, "Arrange what? No matter how you arrange it, you can't beat that little guy."

Since the teacher has said so, then let's just give up!

This Soul Master Tournament has attracted a large number of participating teams from both empires, estimated to be over a hundred. The Tiandou region alone has over sixty teams. The tournament will begin with preliminary rounds, followed by qualifying rounds and elimination rounds to select the best teams to participate in the finals.

There are a total of 33 teams participating in the finals. Apart from the Spirit Hall team, the remaining 32 teams are divided equally between the two empires. The Heaven Dou Royal Family and the Star Luo Royal Family each have one guaranteed spot, which means they don't need to participate in any qualifying rounds and can directly participate in the finals, just like the Spirit Hall team.

The remaining thirty spots will be contested by all the Soul Master teams from the two empires, going through the preliminary rounds, qualifying rounds, elimination rounds, and all the way to the finals.

Ye Liangchen thought about the Pan-Continental Soul Master Tournament and felt it was similar to the basketball and football world championships held on Blue Star in his previous life.

In the Douluo Continent, the Soul Master Competition is also a stage for young Soul Master students before graduation. Many powerful forces gather at the Soul Master Competition to recruit some young geniuses, so people attach great importance to this grand event.

As the organizer, the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena expanded its stadium to accommodate nearly 100,000 people in order to allow more people to watch the Soul Master Tournament. They planned to make a fortune through this tournament.

……

After a journey of seven or eight days, Ye Liangchen and his group finally arrived at Tiandou City.

"There are just too many people!"

Shuiyue lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside, finding the streets crowded with people.

"The Soul Master Tournament is a grand event for the entire continent. During this period, people from many powerful forces will gather in Heaven Dou City, so it's normal for there to be a lot of people."

Ye Liangchen also looked outside and saw that there were patrol teams of soldiers marching in neat formation through the streets.

In a short period of time, a large number of people poured into Tiandou City. To prevent riots, the empire dispatched several thousand soldiers, divided into patrol teams, to maintain order.

Ye Liangchen and his group drove three carriages directly towards the Tian Dou Great Soul Arena to make contact with the organizers.

There are still a few days before the official start of the competition. The organizers will wait until all participating teams have arrived and registered the information of each team's participants before starting the competition.

When Ye Liangchen and his group stepped into the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, they saw that the arena staff were already waiting. Some participating teams had already arrived and were registering at the Grand Soul Arena.

"Wow! Look at all these beautiful women!"

"Those girls must be from the Tianshui team."

"That's right, no wonder the Tianshui team is full of beauties!"

"That's strange. In previous years, the Tianshui team never had any men accompanying them, but this time there are two men, one old and one young."

"What's so strange about it? Maybe they are family members of one of the Tianshui team members. As family members, it's perfectly fine for them to come and watch the game together."

Other teams, unaware of the situation, regarded Ye Liangchen and Dugu Bo as family members of the Tianshui team. In fact, this was not wrong, as the two were indeed family members of the Tianshui team.

Ye Liangchen and his group followed the staff to the organizing committee office, where they saw a group of people, including Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Temple of Heaven Dou City, Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and four passersby A and B. These people were all members of the organizing committee of the competition, and there were also members of the royal family.

"I never expected that Senior Poison Douluo and Clan Chief Ye would be here as well." Ning Fengzhi was shocked to see Dugu Bo, Ye Suling of the Nine Star Begonia Clan, and the Tianshui Team walking together.

"Sect Leader Ning, I no longer use the title of Poison Douluo."

"My granddaughter and Lingling are in the Tianshui team, so as their elders, we naturally came to visit as well."

Dugu Bo said a few words indifferently. Now that his poison was cured and his martial soul had evolved, he threw away the title of Poison Douluo. He hated the title of Poison Douluo the most because he was often called "Old Poisoner" by others.

When Ning Fengzhi saw Ye Liangchen, he immediately understood that this young man must be Lan Chen from back then. Dugu Bo and the Nine Star Begonia family had followed this young man back then.

"Dean Shui, your team this year is really strong!"

Bishop Salas greeted Shui Lanxin. Some time ago, the Pope had secretly instructed him to take care of the Tianshui team, especially one of the handsome young men.

"Bishop Salas flatters me. These girls' strength is just barely passable!"

"Our Tianshui team will be adding one male student this time."

Shui Lanxin explained the situation directly to the organizing committee and then submitted the list of Ye Liangchen and his group.

"Dean Shui, has your Tianshui Academy changed its rules? Are you now admitting male students?"

"That's big news. As everyone knows, Tianshui Academy never admits male students."

"Yeah yeah!……"

Ning Fengzhi, along with several random passersby and other members of the organizing committee, looked at Ye Liangchen's name with great curiosity.

"Rules are made by people. It is Dean Shui's right to let whomever she wants join the Tianshui team. I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

Salas stepped in to smooth things over, saying that since the Tianshui team was now one of their own, they should naturally offer their full support.

"Bishop Salas is right. It's our business who we at Tianshui Academy choose to join," Shui Lanxin said calmly.

"Dean Shui, please have the children register!"

Salas personally assigned three female staff members to be in charge of the testing work for the Tianshui team.

All teams participating in the competition must undergo tests by staff to determine their skeletal age, soul power level, and so on, to prevent any soul masters over 25 years old from being included.

"Thank you, Bishop."

The three Shui sisters led Ye Liangchen and his group to register their information.

"Young Master Ye, you've arrived."

Among the staff responsible for the testing was the beautiful host DouDou, who was very surprised to see Ye Liangchen participating in the competition with the Tianshui team.

"Miss DouDou, are you hosting this competition?" Ye Liangchen was surprised to encounter this beautiful host.

"Yes! I am also one of the hosts for this competition."

"Young Master Ye, let's test your soul power."

Dou Dou smiled sweetly, then took out a soul power crystal ball and focused on registering Ye Liangchen.

"Swish..."

Ye Liangchen decided to conceal his soul power level, keeping it around level 55, since level 59 soul power was a bit intimidating. So he closed his eyes, held the blue crystal ball, used his divine sense to perceive the internal situation of the soul power crystal ball, and slowly poured soul power into it. When it reached level 55, he immediately withdrew his soul power.

"Level 55?"

"Dean Shui, is Young Master Ye really only 14 years old this year?"

DouDou and the other two staff members were incredibly surprised; they had never seen such a prodigious genius before.

"He is indeed only 14 years old. You just tested his bone age, so it can't be faked."

When Shui Lanxin and her sister saw that Ye Liangchen's soul power level was only 55, they knew that the little guy had deliberately hidden his soul power level.

Shui Bing'er and the others knew that the little guy's soul power level was 59, but now he only showed level 55, which surprised them greatly.

"Shui Bing'er, level 55, age 16."

"Shuiyue'er, Class 53, Age 16."

Zhu Zhuqing, class 51, age 14! My goodness! She's so young, the same age as Young Master Ye!

"Xue Wu, Class 53, 19 years old."

"Dugu Yan, Class of '52, 19 years old."

"Yu Hairou, Class of '52, 18 years old."

"Qiu Ruoshui, Class of '52, 18 years old."

"Gu Qingbo, Class of '52, 18 years old."

Shen Liuyu, Class of '51, 17 years old

"Ye Lingling, Class of '52, 17 years old."

"Dean Shui, your Tianshui team is too outstanding. This competition championship is definitely yours."

The three staff members were so surprised by the Tianshui team's soul power level and age that they couldn't close their mouths.

"So-so!" Shui Lanxin Versailles said.

"Young Master Ye Liangchen, what is the name of your martial soul? What is the age limit of your soul rings?" Dou Dou asked Ye Liangchen.

"My martial soul is called Goddess Martial Soul, a support type. You can see for yourself the age limit of my spirit rings."

"Buzzing..."

Ye Liangchen directly released the Goddess of Life Martial Soul and the five soul rings of yellow, purple, black ...

"My God! Ten thousand... ten thousand years, the third ring?"

"Young Master Ye's martial soul is actually a beautiful woman?"

The staff were shocked again; such an incredible combination of spirit rings was terrifying.

"My God! There are three people in the fourth ring of the Ten Thousand Years! Dean Shui, your team members are too amazing!"

When Shui Bing'er and her sister, along with Zhu Zhuqing, revealed their martial souls and soul rings, the staff were once again astonished.

"It's alright, so-so." Shui Lanxin smiled faintly.

"Dean Shui, I'm the manager of the Grand Arena. We'd like to invite the Tianshui team to perform a dance. What do you think?"

After the Tianshui team completed their registration, an executive at the Grand Arena inquired about their dance performance.

"Talk to him! He's the one in charge." Shui Lanxin said with a smile, pushing Ye Liangchen forward.

"Young Master Ye, how about an appearance fee of 50,000 gold soul coins?" The manager offered a price.

"Fifty thousand is too little, we need one hundred thousand."

Ye Liangchen directly raised the appearance fee to 100,000. So, Shui Bing'er and the other group of ten people would each receive 10,000.

"Alright, deal. 100,000 it is. DouDou, you'll be in charge of arranging the Tianshui team's dance performance."

"Supervisor, no problem."

The supervisor felt that 100,000 was acceptable, so he assigned DouDou to be in charge of this project.

Ye Liangchen followed his usual procedure, having Shui Bing'er and the others record the songs in advance. This time, they recorded three songs in total, intending for them to perform three dances.

More than an hour later, everything was finally settled, and Ye Liangchen and his group left the Great Soul Arena to find a hotel to stay in.

"Brother Ye, everyone from the Tianshui team, hello."

Just as they stepped out of the Great Soul Arena, they ran into the Divine Wind Team. Feng Xiaotian saw Ye Liangchen and immediately ran over to greet him.

"Brother Feng, you've arrived too."

"Wow! Your strength is pretty good now, much better than before."

Seeing that Feng Xiaotian's strength had increased, Ye Liangchen was also surprised. This guy had really changed a lot, so he chatted with him quietly.

"Brother Ye, I'm ashamed to say that I'm far inferior to you. I'm only level 49 now, and I've been stuck at the peak for two months, unable to break through."

Feng Xiaotian didn't hide his strength from Ye Liangchen. If it weren't for Ye Liangchen's words back then, he would probably still be doing those boring things from a few years ago.

"There is indeed a hurdle between level 40 and level 50 for Soul Masters. To break through to level 50, you need to accumulate a massive amount of Soul Power."

"Given your current state, you'll probably succeed very soon."

"Then I'll take your kind words, Brother Ye."

"Brother Feng, let's find a hotel to stay in first, and then we'll get together again."

"Okay, Brother Ye, I also need to take my team to register. Goodbye."

After speaking with Feng Xiaotian, Ye Liangchen left with the Tianshui team.

"Swish..."

After leaving the Great Soul Arena, a masked woman came from a distance and arrived in front of Ye Liangchen in a few breaths.

"Shui Lanxin, you've arrived. Come with me, I've already found you a place to stay."

The person who arrived was Bibi Dong. She took Ye Liangchen's hand and walked quickly forward.

"Godmother, what brings you here?" Ye Liangchen asked in a low voice. Although the other party was masked, he immediately recognized her as Bibi Dong.

"The organizing committee of the competition includes members of the Heaven Dou royal family and Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Your registration information will definitely attract their attention."

"I was worried about your safety, so I came to keep an eye on things."

Seeing that Ye Liangchen had grown up and become even more handsome, Bibi Dong felt a flutter in her heart, and her heart couldn't help but pound.

(End of this chapter)