89: The Cursed Dragon Clan

"Hmm?"

Chen Du, who was heading toward the next resource point, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He turned his head and looked in another direction.

With Level 14 Mental Energy, he was extremely sensitive in terms of perception.

He clearly felt two gazes fixed on him from that direction, and they were gradually drawing closer.

"Are they from another domain?"

According to the rules, the Alien Race would not leave their own territory.

Then it could only be students from other domains.

Feeling the approaching auras, Chen Du muttered to himself.

Before long, two people appeared in Chen Du's field of vision.

Due to the terrain, unless one could burrow underground like the Silver Demon, it was impossible to launch a surprise attack.

Caro Civilization?

Seeing the detectors worn on their heads, Chen Du instinctively thought.

But the Pisces Domain patterns on their clothes let him know that this was not an Alien Race civilization.

They were students from the Pisces Domain!

Is this detector a resource?

Or is it a prop that can be used in this competition?

Chen Du didn't have time to think it through before the opponents were already upon him.

He instinctively glanced at their names.

Yang Fei, Rikawa Kouban!

This was a competition; both sides knew the rules, and not a single unnecessary word was spoken.

Upon meeting, they let their skills do the talking.

Clang!

Yang Fei held a nine-section whip, and the moment he entered, it collided with Chen Du's long staff.

Sword Intent?

In an instant, he knew that this student from the Giant Bear Domain should be at the strength of a C-level contract.

At the same time, the long whip in Rikawa Kouban's hand extended like a phantom, wrapping directly around Chen Du's long staff.

"Yang Fei!"

Rikawa Kouban let out a loud roar, and Yang Fei instantly understood.

With a sudden turn, the nine-section whip in his hand seemed to undergo Body Integration; the iron chains connecting the sections instantly retracted, splicing them into a single long staff.

Separation and Combination Staff Technique, Second Form: Knowledge and Action as One!

In the brief moment Rikawa Kouban controlled Chen Du's weapon, the long staff swung toward Chen Du's head with a whistling sound.

The competition uniforms were specially made, allowing for lethal force.

Each uniform would set a value based on the competitor's Life Strength; the moment the damage reached this value, it would trigger the opponent's protective shield, which also meant they were eliminated.

However, the energy in these things was very limited and could only be used at the Level 10 stage or thereabouts.

Outside, the Alien Race would not stop just because you asked; that bit of energy would be gone after a few hits.

This equipment could only be used in the competition.

Just as Yang Fei thought he was about to succeed, a strong blue light suddenly erupted from Chen Du's body.

His power surged instantly, dragging Rikawa Kouban and his whip over and swinging him toward Yang Fei.

"Martial Soul!"

"A B-level contract!?"

Yang Fei exclaimed in shock. Generally speaking, students who could obtain a B-level contract would have a Life Strength of Level 9 at this point in time.

They would not remain in the Junior General Group.

Facing Rikawa Kouban, who was crashing into him, he had no choice but to retract his nine-section whip and cancel his attack.

"Guess?"

Chen Du said after breaking free from their coordinated attack.

Seeing the Pisces Domain emblem, he immediately thought of Zhou Xiaogu; he wondered if this woman was in the Lieutenant General Group or the General Group.

"Damn, we've kicked a steel plate."

Yang Fei retreated several steps, and after creating some distance, he said seriously.

...

In a high-end residence.

"This person looks so familiar; I feel like I've seen him somewhere."

Yang Fan watched the Giant Bear Domain student who was fiercely battling his cousin on the screen and asked in confusion.

"I didn't expect Student Rikawa Kouban and Student Yang Fei to encounter such a formidable enemy in their first battle."

"This Student Chen Du from the Giant Bear Domain is fighting one against two and is not at a disadvantage at all!"

"Is this the value of an A-level contract!"

The voice of the commentator for the Pisces Domain Junior General Group came from the speakers.

Then, he proceeded to explain the A-level contract.

A-level!

These two words struck Yang Fan's Soul like a lightning bolt.

A memory suddenly appeared in his mind: the day he went to the Technology Martial Hall branch to queue for Life Strength energy, only for it to be suddenly canceled.

Then, as he was leaving, a man came to ask for directions.

He had told the man about his cousin and the C-level contract, and the other party had merely replied casually:

"Oh, I'm A-level."

So his name was Chen Du!

He thought the guy was just showing off at the time, but it turned out to be true!

...

Liang City, Technology Pharmacy.

Because there were no customers, a female clerk with twin tails was watching the live broadcast of the Seven Regions Genius Battle on her phone. Suddenly, she raised an eyebrow:

"Junjun, look!"

"This is the guy who was showing off that I told you about last time. He was sitting on the testing chair and didn't react at all; I thought it was broken."

"Later, Little Wang from the technical department came over and couldn't find any problems at all. Then he tried it himself and ended up with a work-related injury from the shock!"

Junjun looked at the bracelet projection and was silent for a long while.

"Lili, this Chen Du probably wasn't showing off. This is the Seven Regions Genius Battle; everyone qualified to participate is a Genius of our Seventh Ecological Circle."

"He's actually able to suppress other geniuses!"

"That shows how strong he is!"

Lili nodded as if she understood, then immediately shook her head and gritted her teeth:

"I don't care! I'm not a Martial Artist anyway."

"I was scolded to death by my supervisor because of this incident, and my salary was docked. Thinking about it now makes me so angry."

"Oh no, I'm getting angrier the more I think about it. I've locked onto Chen Du's first-person perspective; I must see him get eliminated before I can have the mood to work!"

...

Wanxiang City, F District, countless construction machines were busy 24 hours a day like beasts of burden.

This place was still under construction, half intact and half in ruins.

Inside a luxurious villa.

Twenty-one men and women dressed in business suits were sitting together.

"There are few geniuses this year, only 300 people."

A middle-aged man with a full head of white hair looked at the two leaderboards on the side of the projection and read out.

"It is a bit low, but there are three geniuses with A-level contracts this year."

Yan Yun glanced at Baiwei Adam, who had just spoken, and said indifferently.

"Oh? That's not bad."

Baiwei Adam showed a slightly surprised expression upon hearing this.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and two middle-aged men walked in one after the other.

"Domain Master! I didn't expect you to grace us with your presence!"

Baiwei Adam was stunned for a moment before saying loudly.

Yan Yun was also very surprised by this.

The middle-aged man in front of them was none other than the Domain Master of the Celestial Craft Domain, where the competition was being held.

Shangguan Yongning!

Behind him was his secretary, Liu Yin.

"This is the first time the Seven Regions Genius Battle is being broadcast live in the Seventh Ecological Circle, and the entire process is being managed by the ministers of your seven core cities."

"If I didn't even come to take a look, it would be a bit unreasonable, wouldn't it?"

Shangguan Yongning laughed, then looked at the big screen:

"I wonder what kind of geniuses there are this year; I haven't paid attention to the Quasi-Warrior stage for a long time."

Baiwei Adam laughed upon hearing this:

"Domain Master, you'll have to ask the Technology Martial Hall about that; they have the data for all the contestants."

Yan Yun, upon hearing this, did not hesitate and took over the conversation:

"There aren't many students who received contracts from the three major universities this year, only 300."

"However, there are three A-level contracts among them."

"That's not bad."

Shangguan Yongning smiled. As a graduate of Black Dragon Martial Arts University, he had also signed an A-level contract in the past.

He naturally understood the difficulty involved.

Immediately, the projected image switched to the Pisces Domain Lieutenant General Group.

A young girl holding a long staff with a high ponytail looked like a goddess of war, striking an Alien Race robot with a single blow that caused it to leak machine oil.

"Her name is Zhou Xiaogu, Life Strength Level 9.9, and she meets the standards for both Martial Skill and Mental Energy."

"She has signed an A-level contract with Black Dragon Martial Arts University."

"Not bad," Shangguan Yongning smiled.

Then, the screen switched again to the White Crane Domain Junior General Group.

A young man wearing sunglasses was walking alone with his hands in his pockets, not knowing where he was going.

"His name is Long Shan, Life Strength Level 8.9, and he also meets the standards for both Martial Skill and Mental Energy."

"He has signed an A-level contract with Tianfeng Martial Arts University."

"White Crane Domain, surnamed Long?"

Shangguan Yongning paused slightly before asking:

"Is it that cursed Long Clan?"

Yan Yun nodded:

"Yes."

"However, there are rumors that this child named Long Shan has already completely controlled his own curse."

"That's truly impressive, and he's still so young."

"If I remember correctly, the last person in their clan to fully control their own curse was his great-great-grandfather, right?"

Shangguan Yongning said after thinking for a moment.

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