I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

The man in the black suit explained, "Young Master said he was worried you might get thirsty halfway through the match and not have any drinks, so he asked me to bring you a case of lemon tea now."

He said somewhat awkwardly,

"Since boxes with cooling spells are not allowed in Sky City, we had to resort to physical cooling methods. Please understand..."

The man in the black suit bowed his head deeply.

Uesugi Tetsu blinked and looked at the empty vending machines not far away, and even further away, where long queues had formed.

He and Ririko exchanged a glance, and simultaneously saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

--nice one!

Uesugi Tetsuya accepted the box with a smile and solemnly addressed the man in the black suit: "I will accept the lemon tea. Please give my regards to Lord Kyuuketsuin for me."

The man in the black suit let out an unexpected "Ah!"

Looking at the genuine smile on Uesugi Tetsu's face, he never expected that the lemon tea would actually be so effective.

As expected of the young master!

So what is the young master of the Nine Tribulations Academy doing at this very moment?

—Just like a replay, Kyuuketsuin Jin was still wearing the same clothes, fiddling with the same controller, drinking the same beverage, and sitting in the same place.

The only difference is the boss you fight on the TV screen.

Drop drop!

Just as she dodged the last fast and slow attack of a second-phase boss, broke her resilience bar, and entered the phase of unleashing a barrage of attacks, the phone next to Kyujou Inu Jin vibrated.

He glanced at the screen out of the corner of his eye.

【Sister Xinshui】

The unexpected phone call made Jin Kujou's drowsy eyes widen instantly, and he had no choice but to reach out his right hand to pick up the phone.

And of course, we can't leave out the boss when it's down to its last sliver of health.

That being the case...

Kujouin Jin placed the handle on the ground and answered the phone with her right hand.

Finally, place your right foot in the position of your hand!

During the brief moment of transition, Kyujouin Jin was struck by a light blow, causing him to cry out in pain as he became extremely immersed in the game.

The call connected, and a detached, indifferent voice came through.

"Xiao Jin, where are you now?"

"Home."

"I knew it."

"Um, Sister Xinshui, is there something you need?"

"I had nothing to do and wanted to watch the Tokyo seeding battle."

During the extreme roll, Jiujieyuan Jin laughed: "Sister Xinshui, you can just say you want to see your own sister."

There was a moment of silence on the phone.

Sweat beaded on her forehead as Jiu Jieyuan Jin stiffly changed the subject: "Sister Xinshui, where are you? Should I come over to your place..."

dong dong dong.

That indifferent voice appeared again.

"I'm in."

With a creaking sound from the wooden door, a girl in a black dress walked in expressionlessly.

Yuan Xinshui lowered her head, staring thoughtfully at Jiu Jieyuan Jin's strange posture and the screams of the giant monster on the 100-inch screen.

"Sister Xinshui...you...I..."

Jiujieyuan Jin was about to wave her hand to explain something when Yuan Xinshui interrupted her.

"Don't worry, no one has noticed I'm here."

After tidying up, a somewhat flustered Jiujieyuan Jin poured Yuan Xinshui a cup of cheap iced barley tea. After finishing her own cup, she asked,

"By the way, Sister Xinshui, why did you make a special trip to my house to see me?"

Yuan Xinshui replied, "My phone is too small, and I don't have one, so it's not very convenient to look at."

Upon hearing this, Kujouin Jin realized that the Yuan family was quite ancient and traditional, with very few modern facilities in the family.

It's said that even air conditioning isn't widespread yet!

Yuan Xinshui, in order to calm his mind and cultivate himself, has not even touched a single electronic product.

Oh my god, that's scary.

Kujouin Jin stuck out her tongue, unable to imagine such a boring life.

He laughed and said, "Sister Xinshui, don't worry, I'll switch the channel to Seed Battle right away."

As she spoke, Jiujieyuan Jin tossed the "remote control" aside under Yuan Xinshui's strange gaze, and instead picked up her cell phone, which should have nothing to do with television.

Within two seconds, the 8K quality live stream of the seeding battle was projected onto a 100-inch TV screen.

Yuan Xinshui tilted her head in confusion at first, then praised, "Xiao Jin, you're quite knowledgeable about these electronic devices."

The scene above jumps out a close-up of the TOP 10, from Saito Ryuichi to Uesugi Tetsu, and ends with Genji Shizumi looking down indifferently at everything below.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Yin Yang Gongsuke, a member of the Minamoto family, spoke up loudly.

"I hereby announce—the inaugural Eastern Conference Seeding Tournament Knockout Stage!"

"Officially begin!"

Chapter 287 Minamoto no Shizumizu, Uesugi Tetsu? Just a nobody! Rankings shift dramatically, Saito concedes! That's Tetsu?

After the large screen displaying the top ten positions and the official announcement of the start of the event, a moment of silence fell over the venue.

Most of the top ten remained silent.

The players currently ranked 64th and below are mostly looking at the players above them, looking for their next opponent.

The audience instinctively held their breath upon hearing the captivating announcement of "officially begin," refraining from much further interaction or cheering.

During this preparation phase, Uesugi Tetsuya put on the Red Hannya mask, which attracted some attention.

His gaze swept over all the top ten contestants.

TOP1, dressed in white, with the demon sword Hotarumaru resting on her lap, is Minamoto no Shizumi.

TOP2, Kitada Kei, noticed his gaze and was rubbing his eyes as he greeted him.

These two are undoubtedly the most formidable opponents going forward, perhaps even the most formidable ones.

Next are Kamo and Tsuchimikado, who are ranked 3rd and 4th respectively...

Uesugi Tetsuya, who did not sense any clear spiritual energy fluctuations, pondered for a moment, recalling the scarce and pitiful information.

Facing an academic Onmyoji who has mastered dozens or even hundreds of Onmyo techniques, it's quite difficult to deal with someone who doesn't know their school of thought or style.

Ok.

Uesugi Tetsu clenched his fist, thinking silently.

The only way is to crush them with sheer numbers.

—Before the other party can react.

Next up is the TOP6 Five Elements Spiritual Body, Takizawa Kai.

This one isn't difficult to handle.

Although his spiritual power was astonishing, Uesugi Tetsuya could tell from these scattered scraps that Takizawa Kai's spiritual power was only slightly higher than his own, even though he was wearing the four-tailed fox jade pendant.

His gaze swept across the area and then settled on the mountain of flesh whose muscle outlines were faintly visible.

TOP7, Legendary Warrior Lei Gang.

A grin spread across his face beneath the mask of the Red Hannya; Uesugi Tetsuya was least afraid of this kind of numerical comparison phase.

Having grouped the strongman and the great sorcerer together, Uesugi Tetsuya immediately took the remaining three into his view.

Higashiyama Kei, TOP8, is resting with his eyes closed, still wearing his Special Affairs Department uniform for this occasion.

— Higashiyama Kei, an Onmyoji skilled in commanding shikigami, whose commonly used shikigami are Hone-onna and Murakasa.

Uesugi Tetsu stroked his chin: "They're all old acquaintances..."

However, it is said that Higashiyama Kei's shikigami are all special variants and cannot be judged by ordinary standards.

Beside Higashiyama Kei, a young man in a loose black taekwondo uniform rested his chin on his hand, looking around at everyone with the same boredom as Higashiyama Kei.

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes slightly.

TOP9, Yanliu, this guy also seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, and Uesugi Tetsu had no information about him or his fighting style.

Finally, there is Saito Ryuichi, who is capable of competing for the top three. This young Saito master has mastered countless Yin-Yang techniques, and Uesugi Tetsu will certainly not underestimate him.

The fact that he was ranked only below Yuan Jingshui and Jiujieyuan Jin on the list of the top 100 secret realms of the Warring States period at that time speaks volumes.

After silently ranking everyone's strength in his mind, Uesugi Tetsu looked at the several specially made arenas in the arena, preparing to find threatening opponents and think of ways to deal with them.

Just then, a young man's voice reached the ears of those at the top of the queue.

"The First Lady's headshot is quite well done."

"But is it really necessary for everyone to be so serious?" The young man spread his hands in confusion and said with a grin, "Everyone's looking so sullen and unhappy, as if they have some kind of grudge against each other."

Uesugi Tetsu looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who spoke was none other than the mysterious TOP8, Yan Liu.

Yan Liu crossed his arms, shrugged, and casually said, "Since I'm going to defeat you all anyway, I might as well make it easier."

Ignoring the numerous stares directed at him, Yan Liu raised a finger and smiled as he spoke.

"By the way, I only participated in this seeding battle because the rewards are very high, so I definitely want to get first place."

With a calm and collected demeanor, Yan Liu clasped his hands together, smiled wryly, and bowed his head towards Yuan Jingshui at the highest point, as if apologizing.

"I'm sorry, Miss First."

Yuan Jingshui kept her eyes down, not even glancing at him.

Lei Gang glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and then scoffed disdainfully, "A clown."

The remaining people either didn't care or had cold looks on their faces.

Only a small amount of information about Yanliu surfaced in Saito Ryuichi's mind.

Yan Liu, twenty years old this year, is the eldest disciple of the ancient martial arts school, Hellfire Fist. He has extremely high talent and has never been defeated before today.

There are even rumors that Yanliu had not trained for several years before participating in this seed battle.

Traveling and sightseeing, living a carefree life, money, games, women... these are all things unrelated to spiritual practice.

She's someone I can befriend.

"Dude, if you keep mocking her like that, you might end up getting chopped into a cucumber."

Uesugi Tetsu clicked his tongue and pointed at Yan Liu, who was looking at him: "Don't you think you look like an old general on a stage, with flags stuck all over your back?"

Upon hearing this, Saito Ryuichi's lips twitched slightly, while Enryu laughed heartily.

The others didn't react much.

"Flag, what a rare word!" Yan Liu's eyes lit up. "I thought everyone sitting here was a boring bunch, but it turns out there are some like-minded people here!"

"But a flag can be broken if you have enough strength, right?"

Yan Liu said indifferently, "All failures are due to the lack of strength of the parties involved."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded to him: "You're right, so this flag won't come true."

The gaze beneath the red prajna's lips was fixed upon him with a deep, unwavering intensity.

"Because you can't get past me."

Yan Liu was stunned.