The ultimate transmission fear beast stands on the Douluo Continent.

Chapter 417: First Battle, Tiandou Royal Academy vs Xiangjia Academy
After Xue Qinghe sat back in his seat, the MC came back to his senses and spoke again: "Next, let us invite Mr. Ning Fengzhi, the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, to give a speech for this competition."

As Ning Fengzhi stood up, fierce applause broke out again. As the number one auxiliary soul master in the soul master world, everyone wanted to see him.

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and pressed his hands together: "I am very happy to be invited by His Highness to be the opening guest of the first "Tian Dou Star Contest."

"As the leader of a sect, I have seen too many soul masters grow up."

“There are geniuses who were brilliant in their youth, but who were devastated after suffering a setback.”

"There are also those who have poor cultivation talents, who repeatedly fight against geniuses and lose again and again, until they finally win. They are mediocre in the eyes of ordinary people."

"I want to say that as a soul master, talent determines the upper limit, but perseverance determines the lower limit. The growth of every soul master is destined to go through many hardships and tests before it can finally shine."

"Those invited to participate in this competition are undoubtedly the elites of the younger generation. As His Highness just said, I hope you can bring honor to your academy, to the empire, and become the pride of the empire."

"Thank you."

After finishing his speech, Ning Fengzhi was about to sit down, but he heard the host continue: "Master Ning, you are the strongest auxiliary spirit master today. All the audience present today have many questions and want to hear your opinions."

"We have simply collected some of the questions and are going to randomly select one to ask you."

"What do you think?"

A very unique link, even if there is only one, Xue Qinghe would actually allow the weak to ask questions to the strong at will?
I thought the so-called questions in the newspaper were only directed at the Douhun commentator, but I didn't expect that he was also included.

Could it be that Xue Qinghe had established a relationship with "Master Gu You" a long time ago, and had known about the existence of artificial soul bones a long time ago?

Otherwise, how could the Xue family, a mere family, have the confidence to break off relations with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect?

Ning Fengzhi was a little surprised. He couldn't figure out Xue Qinghe's attitude, and couldn't see through the deeper meaning of his actions.

But who is he? The leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. As one of the top three sects, he absolutely cannot escape from the battlefield.

Ning Fengzhi smiled and replied, "No problem."

Hearing this, the master of ceremonies breathed a sigh of relief. He waved to the maid to bring up a big red box, reached in and stirred it, and took out a neatly folded small piece of paper.

When he opened the piece of paper and saw the words inside, the smile on the host's face froze instantly, and his pupils suddenly shrank into a small dot.

This question is offensive.

But he couldn't put it back and draw again in front of everyone.

With his mind completely blank, the MC gritted his teeth and said, "Master Ning, among the eight teams from the seven academies, which team do you think is most likely to win in the end?"

Almost everyone's eyes were focused on Ning Fengzhi at the same time.

The question itself was a bit tricky, and if Ning Fengzhi answered it carelessly, he could easily offend the students and senior executives of the other six advanced soul master academies.

What he was thinking was probably: Ning Fengzhi, you actually dare to look down on us. I, from xx Academy, would rather starve to death, die outside, or jump off here than join your Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

As for whether the future will be really fragrant.
Let’s talk about the future in the future.

Everyone was watching the fun, except for the initiator of the fun, the emcee who picked the right questions, who was trembling slightly, with cold sweat on his palms and forehead.

Ning Fengzhi offended the six academies, but he was still the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, one of the top three sects. If he offended Ning Fengzhi, he might not be able to continue to survive as a human being.

If he were given another chance, the emcee would rather make up a question than ask this one.

As if he had noticed the MC's difficulty, Ning Fengzhi still kept a smile on his face. An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he replied, "In addition to being the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, I am also a father. As a father, I will support my daughter's team under any circumstances."

Family is always the answer that is least likely to offend others.

In this way, he did not offend other high-level soul master academies, and secretly showed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he would support the Royal Fighting Team. In addition, his answer was appropriate and showed his magnanimity, which was simply killing three birds with one stone.

Seeing Ning Fengzhi pass the test smoothly, the emcee quickly ended the topic: "Thank you for your answer, Sect Master Ning."

There was sparse applause, and then it quickly became continuous.

It was a pity that I couldn't hear Ning Fengzhi's true feelings, but it was better for the Empire to give everyone a chance to ask questions than not having any chance at all.

Some soul masters in the audience also had a favorable impression of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. A leader who was quick-witted and open-minded was always better than a petty leader who only knew how to fight and kill.

After Ning Fengzhi sat back in his seat, the emcee said, "Next, let us invite the head of the referee team of the Tiandou Star Tournament, the master of the Tiandou City Spirit Temple, and the platinum bishop of the Spirit Temple, Lord Sarath, to draw lots for the preliminary round."

"After the draw, please follow the staff's instructions to the venue indicated on your ticket. Each team leader will bring a player to the pre-match press conference. After the press conference, the competition will officially begin."

Amid the enthusiastic cheers, Platinum Bishop Sarath slowly stood up from his seat. Led by his maid, he slowly walked to the MC and began drawing lots for the competition.

Perhaps he seemed unwilling to talk too much, so every time a college was drawn, he let the emcee be responsible for announcing the competing parties.

"The first group in the upper half of the preliminary round, Tianshui College versus Tiandou Royal College Team Two."

"The second group in the upper half of the preliminary round, Blazing Fire Academy versus Divine Wind Academy."

"The original plan is cancelled." After hearing that the opponent was the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but smile and said to Xuewu behind her: "Let's win the championship together."

Since fate has decided to send them to the semi-finals, what reason does she have to refuse this gift?

Huo Wu, who was standing in second place at Blazing Academy, pulled at the corner of Huo Wushuang's clothes and whispered, "Brother, remember to reserve some strength when playing singles."

"Understood." Huo Wushuang turned his head to look in the direction of the Divine Wind Academy and nodded slightly, saying, "The opponent is Feng Xiaotian. The only thing that can determine the outcome is the team competition."

However, the members of the Kamikaze Academy were not as wary as the siblings Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.

"Hehe, Sister Huowu, hehe."

The vice-captain of Kamikaze Academy covered his face helplessly: "It's over, we won't even be able to pass the preliminary round."

As for the last Tiandou Royal Academy Team 2, no one cared about their thoughts in the huge Tiandou Soul Fighting Arena.

It’s just a meal replacement for the Royal Fighting Team. If it’s gone, it’s gone.

Sarath continued to draw lots, and soon, the groups for the lower half were also completed.

"The first group in the lower half of the preliminary round, Tiandou Royal Academy Team 1 vs. Xiangjia Academy."

"In the second group of the lower half of the preliminary round, Blue Tyrant Academy versus Thunderbolt Academy." The two academies related to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan are about to stage a civil war that is not fierce but tit-for-tat.

The Royal Fighting Team, which the audience had been looking forward to, encountered the fifth element of the four element academies under the Elephant Armor Sect, which is nominally the Elephant Armor Academy of the earth attribute.

"Elephant Armor Academy?"

Gu You turned his head to the left and saw fourteen mountains of meat.

The reason why it is called a meat mountain is because they look like fourteen sumo wrestlers.

No, their muscles are not as swollen as those of sumo wrestlers, and you can still see some muscle lines. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them "Kingpin".

Everyone was dressed in black. The shortest and lightest one was estimated to be just over two meters tall and weighed about three hundred pounds. He was already on par with Gu You, the tallest and heaviest member of the Royal Fighting Team.

The tallest one was over two and a half meters tall, less than half a meter away from the general that Gu You had always dreamed of.

His weight was even more exaggerated, and at first glance, with his broad shoulders and sturdy arms, Gu You guessed that he probably weighed at least 500 kilograms.

No wonder the Xiangjia Sect and the Yu Clan are both famous on the continent for their outstanding defensive capabilities. The former can be ranked as one of the lower four sects on its own, while the latter must rely on the Haotian Sect to exist.

Just looking at their normal body shape, how could the Yu clan, who are no different from ordinary people, have a chance to defeat the Xiangjia clan, which is as big as a mountain of flesh?

In addition, there is a tall woman in the Xiangjia Academy team.

With a height of 1.8 meters, he looked particularly "petite" compared to the direct disciples of the Xiangjia Sect. His aura did not have a sense of heaviness and solidity. It was estimated that he brought this auxiliary aura specially to counter the poison attribute spirit master and to comply with the rules.

Sensing Gu You's undisguised gaze, the tallest and strongest man standing at the front of Xiangjia Academy suddenly turned his head and happened to meet Gu You's eyes.

Gu You mouthed to the strong man: "Hu Yanli?"

The Xiangjia Academy is almost equivalent to the Xiangjia Sect, and the captain is also the grandson of the Sect Master Hu Yanzhen, Hu Yanli. I think the tallest man must be Hu Yanli.

The captain of Xiangjia Academy also responded by mouthing: "That's right."

He is indeed Hu Yanli, who is considered by "Celestial Phenomenon" Hu Yanzhen to have the potential to surpass his peers and have the opportunity to become a Titled Douluo.

At the same time, he looked at Gu You's exposed strong arms, and his expression could not hide a hint of surprise.

The group of weak nobles in Tiandou Royal Academy could actually train a real martial artist.

"That's good."

After replying casually, Gu You withdrew his gaze and his dilated pupils turned back to the VIP seats above.

Haha, the collision of power at the same level always makes people excited.

After the drawing of lots was over, Sarath had no intention of speaking and soon sat back in his seat at the sound of the emcee.

Normally, during such a great opportunity as the competition, he should speak out and try to recruit the talented soul masters below.

But he had just reached many agreements with Xue Qinghe more than half a month ago, and his relationship with the Tiandou Empire was in the honeymoon period, so he had no intention of poaching the empire in front of Xue Qinghe.

If they really want to poach talent, wouldn't it be more straightforward to do so at the Continental Soul Master Competition in two years, where 28 teams will participate?
The host's excited voice echoed through the loudspeaker soul guide in the venue: "Okay, the grouping is over. Please follow the staff's instructions and leave separately. The team leaders of each college should remember to bring one of the contestants to attend the pre-match press conference, otherwise they will be disqualified."

"The competition will officially begin in half an hour."

Soon, under the guidance of the staff, the eight teams returned to their own lounges from the eight entrances. When they opened the door, they saw Qin Ming who had been waiting for a long time.

"Xiaoyou, follow me."

"Yes, Teacher Qin Ming."

Signaling others to go in and rest, Qin Ming and Gu You left the lounge and walked towards the area specially used for pre-match press conferences under the guidance of the staff.

"Are you nervous?" Qin Ming asked, "Today seems to be your first time participating in a soul master competition in the name of the academy."

He didn't go to Soto City, and he didn't even stay in the academy to train with his teammates for a long time. Qin Ming was a little worried whether Gu You could take on the responsibility of the captain of the Royal Fighting Team.

The captain of the Royal Fighting Team is nominally the strongest spirit master of the younger generation of the Heavenly Dou Empire. Since he is the strongest, he should bear the expectations imposed by everyone in the empire.

That is, winning the competition.

Especially for the Tiandou Empire, which has not won a championship for many years, the desire for the championship honor is comparable to that of the national football fans. Such heavy expectations cannot be simply "stubborn" or "heartless" to bear.

According to past practice, the new players of the team should sit on the bench most of the time, watching the old players fight for honor, and occasionally appear on the court to familiarize themselves with the atmosphere of the game.

When the old team members graduate from the academy, the former freshmen become old team members and continue to fight for the honor of the empire and the academy.

Yu Tianheng is like this. He was sitting on the bench in the last game, but this time he should be the absolute core of the team.

But first Meng Yiran’s magical skills disappeared, and then Gu You suddenly appeared.

The "back wave" was too strong, and had a rare martial soul fusion skill. Yu Tianheng and other "front waves" were all unable to fight back, so they skipped the "old leading the new" stage and directly let Gu You shoulder the responsibility of protecting the honor of the empire.

Qin Ming was worried that Gu You was under too much pressure. Even if there was no problem with his strength, he performed poorly when he finally stepped onto the fighting arena.

"Don't worry, Teacher Qin Ming."

Gu You replied: "I'm not the one who should be nervous."

".You are right."

Recalling the scene in the Fiery Islands where Gu You was lying on Zhanlong, singing and stabbing him hard, Qin Ming always felt that he saw a big red "Danger" over the head of Xiangjia Academy.

After sending the two to the door, the staff bowed and left. Qin Ming could not help but admonish the noisy sound coming from behind the door, "Be gentle."

"Do not worry."

Gu You smiled softly and pushed open the tightly closed door: "If they can be smarter."
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ps1: Kingpin, a super villain under Marvel, his main opponents include Spider-Man, Daredevil, Punisher and other street heroes.

His huge body is not because he is fat, but because of his solid muscles under the decent white suit. Just looking at the strength column, he is level 4, which is enough to wrestle with Spider-Man (Spider-Man's strength is also level 4, but as everyone knows, Star Platinum and Freedom Stone are both strength A).

ps2: The height and weight of the disciples of the Xiangjia Sect are originally designed by San Shao, and I have not made any deletions or modifications.

(End of this chapter)