Way to the heavens

It was early in the morning but duskshore city was bustling with activity. It's not every day that it is this busy in the early morning in the city, today was an exception because the beginning of the inter-academy soul expert tournament was about to begin. Even people without soul energy were excited about this kind of events.

"Okay boys, today is the beginning of the tournament there first will be an opening ceremony first and after that, the first round of the solo tournament will begin. It will be a knock out round so if you lose you're out I expect that you will get through the first round. In the afternoon the duo tournament will begin and in the evening the trio tournament. Of course, I expect that for each tournament you will get the first round. But don't expect a warm welcome. We are one of the worst elementary academies on this continent. Everyone will ridicule you if you win the first round the high ranking people will probably say that you cheated. Don't mind them just go up there fight your fight and come down. We will show them all that victory academy isn't that weak academy anymore."

"Yes teacher!" the three boys said in unison.

On the way to the opening ceremony

"Wang Wei. Did you know our academy was one of the weakest ones on the continent?" Long Yue asked.

"No. I didn't but it doesn't matter since we're going to dominate this tournament. Right? Lee Zheng."

"Of course we're going to dominate. We're talking about us three. We are the best in all of victory village amongst our peers. We are going to shut all those high ranking people up."

"That's the spirit." It was Li Yun who said this she overheard everything the boys said.

"Oh is that right? Some lowlife trash is going to shut us up?"

"Who dares to call us trash?" Wang Wei was furious. Long Yue and Lee Zheng have never seen Wang Wei mad. He was already terrifying in a battle when he was in a good mood how horrifying would he be if he was angry in a battle.

"It was I Long Sha. Do you have a problem with that?"

"Yes, I have a problem with that. What gives you the right to call us trash?"

"I am a member of Glory academy the strongest academy on the entire continent. These are my teammates Zhang Xinyu and Wenxuan Xie." He said that as he pointed at two girls behind him.

The girls didn't do anything they just stared at Wang Wei, mesmerized by his beauty. The next moment Wang Wei walked over to them and the two girls started to blush. And then Wang Wei asked with a sweet voice "Do you also think that we're trash?"

"No!" the two girls said.

"Okay then. I hope we can become good friends." Wang Wei said with a big smile.

When he was smiling it was almost enough to make the girls faint. Long Sha, on the other hand, was looking at Wang Wei as if he could kill him any moment.

"How dare you ignore me! I am Long Sha I have the feared shadow dragon soul form I am a level nineteen chi apprentice. You should kneel before me." The moment he said that orange light was glowing on the back of his hand.

"You don't have to do this you know. You are from the famous glory academy what would they think of the way you present yourself. If you really want to fight me you have to either get lucky and beat my friend in the semi-final or be in the same bracket as me. My name is Wang Wei, don't forget it."

As he said his last sentence he was walking away.

There wasn't any crowd or anything. These kinds of arguments were considered normal at this tournament.

"Wang Wei amazing how you kept your cool if it was me I would've beaten him to a pulp." It was Long Yue he was furious because of the way Long Sha treated their academy.

"It's okay one of us will get the chance to take revenge and maybe we will meet them in the trio competition."

"Yeah, you're right but there are sixty-four academies participating the chances won't be that big we'll meet them in the beginning."

"That doesn't matter we will win this whole thing so it doesn't matter if we fight them in the beginning, in the end, or not even at all." It was Lee Zheng who said these words.

"Haha, I like the way you think. Of course, we're gonna win this whole thing."

"If you boys win this you will get some nice rewards." Li Yun said.

"Huh? We are getting prices. I thought this was just a way of getting scouted."

"Oh Wang Wei, don't you know anything besides cultivating and practicing martial arts? Of course, we're going to get prices. The first place in the solo competition gets 500.000 gold coins, a heavenly special technique and soul beast resources which you can sell or use to help you cultivate. The second place wins 250.000 gold coins and an earthly special technique. Soul beast cultivation resources are really valuable so only the best genius amongst the younger generation can get them. And third place wins 100.000 gold coins and an uncommon special technique." Long Yue explained.

"Really? Well then. Let's go get those two top places." Wang Wei said.

"Yes, also the duo competition gives the duo a hundred thousand gold coins. And the trio that wins will each get fifty thousand gold coins." Li Yun further explained.

'If I win the solo competition and we also win the other tournaments my family won't have any money troubles again for the next ten years.' Wang Wei thought to himself.

After the ceremony ended the first round of the solo competition started.

Wang Wei had to fight Liu Feng from duskshore academy. That's right he fought someone on their home turf.

'This is gonna be a hard fight.' Wang Wei thought to himself.