43: Chapter 43 Re-entry

One day later, at the God War Tournament venue.

Today is the third stage of the God War Rookie Tournament. Due to the special requirements of this competition, all the Divine Lords who advanced have come to the tournament venue in person to participate in the upcoming matches.

Inside the main arena of the God War Tournament, the crowd was bustling and lively.

On the podium, the relevant leaders were all smiles, holding microphones to deliver speeches, and the atmosphere at the venue gradually heated up.

On the stage, groups of performers in exquisite costumes danced gracefully, moving in perfect unison.

The media at the scene were like a giant eye, present in every corner. Cameras zoomed in and out repeatedly, capturing every exciting moment of the event.

After thirty minutes of stage performances, the host of the God War Tournament came before everyone. Holding a microphone, he smiled and said:

"This God War Tournament is truly filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with geniuses emerging one after another. After two rounds of intense competition, fifty Divine Lords have advanced to the semi-finals. They are the pride of our Longyan Xia Kingdom and the future masters of the Star Sea World."

"Now, let us welcome all our contestants to enter."

As his voice fell, brilliant fireworks rose in the center of the venue, and dozens of young men and women wearing various uniforms walked into the event site.

Seeing them appear, the media on the periphery went wild, rapidly clicking their cameras, seemingly afraid of missing a single shot.

In the crowd, a man wearing a dragon-patterned Tang suit stood out from the rest. He exuded a powerful pressure, and even the fellow Divine Lords were reluctant to get close to him.

That person was the super favorite of this God War Tournament, a monstrous genius of unknown origin, Chen Yuhao, who possessed the Illusion Beast-class follower, the Destruction Black Dragon.

After all the Divine Lords entered, they automatically divided into several rows. Looking at it, it seemed that the factions they represented had already organized them into groups before the battle began.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, a man with gold-rimmed glasses on the podium gave the host a look.

The latter nodded in understanding and said loudly:

"The God War Tournament semi-finals officially begin. The content of this competition is 【Maze Melee】. For this semi-final, we have specially invited the Director of the Linchuan City Divine Lord Administration Bureau—Director Ren Fengjiu, to serve as an on-site guest and referee for this match."

As he spoke, the host extended his arm. A man in a silver-gray military uniform with a fierce expression strode to the front and then solemnly performed a military salute to everyone present.

"Director Ren Fengjiu is a retired legion company commander with the strength of a Level 6 Divine Lord. He is the pride of our Longyan Xia Kingdom. The semi-finalists will engage in a melee battle within the 【Stone Gate Maze】 set up by Director Ren Fengjiu. Only the final survivors will be able to enter the grand finals."

"There are five areas in the 【Stone Gate Maze】: the Buff Area, Gravity Area, Trap Area, Monster Area, and the central No-Magic Area of the maze. The 【Stone Gate Maze】 will shrink by one point every ten minutes. Divine Lords who do not enter the next area will be directly eliminated. Certain Divine Lords who are just waiting for others to die can now revise their battle plans."

"This battle is a solo match for Divine Lords; you cannot summon followers to participate. Combat techniques, tactics, and divine arts are unrestricted. The duration is 3 hours, and 5 people will advance."

The host explained the rules of the semi-finals from above, while the Divine Lords below listened attentively, afraid of missing a single point.

"Alright, those are the rules for this semi-final. Please, Divine Lords, prepare yourselves and wait for Director Ren Fengjiu to open his personal Divine Domain."

After stating the rules, the host smiled and stepped back, handing the stage over to Ren Fengjiu.

Ren Fengjiu nodded and spread his arms. The silver-gray divine power on his body surged continuously, and a disc-shaped maze Divine Domain gradually appeared on his chest.

Just as he was about to make the Divine Domain descend, a red light suddenly lit up on the host's earpiece behind him.

The host's expression changed, and he hurriedly answered. Upon hearing the content in the earpiece, his expression shifted.

"Wait, Director, please wait a moment."

The host hurried up, ignoring Ren Fengjiu's murderous gaze, and directly stopped his operation of expanding the Divine Domain.

"Sorry, Director, a special situation has occurred in the tournament."

The host bowed in apology, then walked to the front, composed himself, and said solemnly:

"After review by the God War Tournament Organizing Committee, we found that the issues regarding the two previously disqualified Divine Lords do not align with the facts."

"The God War Tournament Organizing Committee has now decided to restore the qualifications of the two Divine Lords, and they will directly enter this semi-final to participate in the battle."

"Let us welcome the return of the two Divine Lords with warm applause. They are the representative contestant from the Black and White Bear Divine Realm Network Company—Gu Sichao."

"And, the representative contestant from Linchuan No. 4 Middle School—Yang Bai."

As his voice fell, the whole arena fell silent. The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses on the podium crushed the Buddhist beads on his wrist.

Because the fireworks had already been set off, the entrance of the two late-arriving Divine Lords appeared somewhat desolate. The reporters holding cameras looked at each other, not daring to move their cameras.

Gu Sichao was wearing a dark blue martial outfit, arms spread wide in a cheering gesture, walking slowly toward the center of the arena. Beside him was Yang Bai, wearing his Linchuan No. 4 Middle School uniform.

"Yang Bai, smile a little. We are returning contestants, you know? Did you see that? Those reporters were so shocked their glasses fell off. Hahaha, it's hilarious."

Gu Sichao patted Yang Bai on the shoulder, putting on an affectionate expression.

Yang Bai glanced at the contestants on the field, a flash of killing intent in his eyes, and said coldly: "You adapt really fast. I have never seen such a big scene before."

Gu Sichao's eyes dimmed, and he smiled: "Put on a performance. Let this crowd get a good look."

Yang Bai nodded, revealing a terrifying smile, and said: "Yeah, I've been frustrated to death these past few days. I need to vent my anger properly."

Chen Yuhao felt a hostile gaze. He looked up and his eyes met Yang Bai's.

Yang Bai nodded with a smile; the latter snorted coldly and looked back at the stage.

The entry of Yang Bai and Gu Sichao added a touch of gunpowder to the competition.

The host broke into a cold sweat on his forehead, but he quickly calmed down and said seriously:

"Everyone, because the number of participants in this competition has exceeded the target, we will now initiate a random selection. Two contestants will receive a bye and advance directly to the grand finals."

The huge electronic screen descended, the names on it flipping rapidly, and it stopped before long.

【Chen Yuhao】

【Gu Sichao】

White beams of light shone on the two of them. Chen Yuhao didn't say anything; he turned and left the competition venue directly.

"Tsk, a pity. I still wanted to test our Gu Family's spearmanship. Yang Bai, you have to advance."

Gu Sichao was a bit surprised, but he still patted Yang Bai on the shoulder, encouraging him.

"See you in the finals."

"Mm, see you in the finals."