122: Chapter 122 The East District High School Tournament Begins

The days at the academy slipped by quietly amidst daily Cultivation and team bonding.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the opening of the Eastern District University Tournament arrived.

The Eastern District University Tournament encompassed the Martial Soul Academies from several provinces and cities in the eastern part of the Dragon Kingdom.

Each academy selected their most elite student squads to participate.

The top ten teams would win tickets to advance to the National Martial Soul Tournament.

Put simply, it was a qualifying tournament to determine who had the qualifications to represent the region in the national competition.

The morning sun shone down on a peculiar complex of buildings.

Inside, it was already bustling with noise.

Students from different universities in the Eastern District wore their respective academy uniforms.

They whispered about tactics, and the air was filled with a tense yet excited atmosphere.

Lin Mo stood in the rest area with the members of the Eastern Bully Squad, his gaze sweeping across the various teams in the plaza.

Niu Dachun was rubbing his hands together in anticipation. After a period of diligent Cultivation, and with a big brother who was willing to spend resources on him, his strength had already reached Level 31.

Mu Liuli and Su Xiaoxiao stood together, whispering to each other.

With the same resources, they had finally managed to surpass Niu Dachun and reached Level 32, thanks to the advantage of their Martial Soul grades.

Lin Mo and Lu Mengmeng were leaning on the railing, each holding a popsicle, commenting on the handsome men and beautiful women from the various schools in the arena.

"Boss, look! Those five girls all have blue hair!" Lu Mengmeng poked Lin Mo's arm, the sweet water from the popsicle dripping down her fingertips.

"What's so strange about that?"

Lin Mo, with the popsicle in his mouth, gestured vaguely to the other side, "Look at those five 'freaks' over there, all of them have green hair."

"And over there, five redheads bunched together, like spirits from the Flaming Mountains."

Teacher An Nuolan walked over, her tablet screen lit up, displaying the data of the various teams:

"They are several freshman squads from Element Academy."

"The blue-haired ones have Ice-type Martial Souls and are the strongest freshman squad from Element Academy this year. If you encounter them, I suggest a quick battle. If it drags on, it's easy to be pinned down by their crowd control."

"Are they strong?" Lu Mengmeng's eyes lit up, her little face full of eagerness, "Just perfect for them to taste my new Soul Skill!"

Lin Mo grinned and reached out to ruffle her hair, "Although you're ridiculously strong now, don't underestimate any opponent."

Lu Mengmeng's two newly Awakened Soul Skills were both Earth Rank Advanced, so it was no wonder she had this much confidence.

"Lin Mo is right," Teacher An Nuolan added, her fingertips sliding across the screen, "According to rumors, there are several Geniuses with dual Martial Souls hidden among the teams in this Eastern District University Tournament, and their trump cards are unfathomable."

Upon hearing the words "dual Martial Soul," Lin Mo's gaze involuntarily drifted toward the rest area of Vermilion Bird Academy.

That kid named Tang Shan had a dual Martial Soul, and according to his estimation, the grade of the Martial Soul was likely not low.

Coincidentally, as he looked over, two gazes shot toward him from that direction.

It was precisely Tang Shan and that top-tier theory Great Master, Master Yu Daruan.

The moment their eyes met, it was as if faint lightning crackled in the air, carrying undisguised Battle Intent.

Tang Shan lifted his chin slightly, a flash of red light appearing and disappearing in an instant.

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, retracted his gaze, and a playful smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"It seems this tournament won't be boring after all." He took a bite of his popsicle, the sweetness mixing with the coolness exploding on the tip of his tongue, "Whether it's dual Martial Souls or Element Academy squads, if we run into them, we'll just beat them all down."

Lu Mengmeng nodded vigorously, threw away the remaining popsicle stick, and clenched her fists: "That's right! Let all of the Dragon Kingdom know the might of our Eastern Bully Squad!"

Teacher An Nuolan watched the two of them in their tacit understanding, shook her head helplessly, but a trace of a smile flashed in her eyes.

As the team coach, she naturally knew how strong the Eastern Bully was.

"By the way, Mengmeng, your sister's file has already been transferred to the Dean, and after the tournament, she can transfer here."

"Let her come, what does that have to do with me?" Lu Mengmeng said indifferently.

"Oh, is your sister really willing to give up her student status at Vermilion Bird Academy and come to our Eastern Academy?" Lin Mo asked with some surprise.

Ever since the last Martial Soul mutation, Lu Qingqing had been taking leave to stay at home and retrain.

He didn't expect her to suddenly want to come to Eastern Academy.

That was an SSS-grade Martial Soul; if Vermilion Bird Academy found out, wouldn't they cry themselves to death?

"Hmph, exactly. Before, when my parents asked her to get closer to you, she wasn't happy about it. Now, she's acting like a sycophant, trying to get close to you."

Lu Mengmeng said with a smug look.

"Oh? There's such a thing?" Lin Mo understood the intentions of Father Lu and Mother Lu.

After all, Lu Qingqing hadn't Awakened many Soul Skills yet.

"Since it's Instructor Luo Xueqing's idea, you can just tell your sister about it."

Lin Mo and Instructor Luo Xueqing had a pretty good relationship and often discussed theoretical knowledge together, so he just mentioned it casually.

"Okay, then I'll tell her tonight."

The time came to ten in the morning.

The host took the stage.

"Dear audience friends, welcome to the opening ceremony of the Eastern District University Tournament!"

The impassioned commentary echoed under the giant dome.

A projection slowly lit up overhead, with light and shadow interweaving to form the six gilded characters "Eastern District University Tournament," which was magnificent.

"Next, let us welcome the participating teams of this tournament with warm applause!"

Accompanied by deafening cheers, the representative teams from each academy entered one by one.

When it was Eastern Academy's turn, there were a total of three squads.

They were the teams that had taken the top three spots within the academy a few days ago.

Lin Mo and his team were the first squad, Liu Fugang's was the second, and the third squad was Niu Dachun's girlfriends...

The five members of Lin Mo's team wore custom uniforms, with the two characters "Bully" embroidered on the back of their black tight-fitting outfits, which were particularly eye-catching.

Swaying slightly with their movements, it drew bursts of laughter from the stands.

"This team name... it's really arrogant."

"It is indeed, but this squad is also truly strong. They've only been registered in the arena for a short time, and they are already at the Silver Rank, and they have never been defeated."

In the viewing area, the special guests couldn't help but laugh.

A white-haired old man looked at Dean Zhou Qingyuan with a chuckle.

"Dean Zhou, I'm looking forward to the performance of your squad."

Dean Zhou Qingyuan's face flushed: "Thank you for your kind words, President Zhang."

She was also helpless; she had previously urged Lin Mo to change the team name.

But Lin Mo insisted that this name had deterrence, and he refused to change it no matter what.

After the opening ceremony ended, the chairman of the tournament organizing committee took the stage to announce the competition rules:

"This tournament adopts a bracket tournament system, divided into four rounds: group stage, knockout stage, semi-finals, and finals. A maximum of five people are allowed to play in each match..."

After a simple explanation.

Everyone understood that there was only one chance.

As long as you lose one match, you have to stop.

The group stage draw results were announced quickly.

The first round opponent for Eastern Squad One turned out to be the Eighth Squad of Vermilion Bird Academy.

Vermilion Bird Academy was a first-class academy, and they had ten squads participating in the competition.

In previous years, barring any accidents, at least five or six of the ten selected squads could qualify for the national tournament.

This was the foundation of a first-class academy.

"Hey, a good start." Lu Mengmeng looked at the big screen, her face full of joy.

Lin Mo was the same.

He still remembered when Vermilion Bird Academy rejected him back then.

"Please, the first-round squads go to the corresponding arenas and prepare!"