CHAPTER 112: CHAPTER 111: TIANYI TOURNAMENT (PART 3)

"Cold Smoke Pavilion’s strength is comparable to Tianyi Academy, and they have repeatedly been champions in the past. However, in the last three tournaments, Cold Smoke Pavilion has been consistently overshadowed by Tianyi Academy and has not won a championship. But this year, the Tu Ling Team seems to be confident of winning the championship, and there is sure to be a spectacular showdown between them and Tianyi Team."

Although Cold Smoke Pavilion has had glorious achievements, Tu Ling Team is new and unknown, and the audience is not familiar with them, thus their attention is low. Most of the discussion in the chat focuses on Chu Yunyi and Tianyi Team. The few bullet comments supporting Tu Ling Team are quickly drowned out by the praises of Tianyi Team’s die-hard fans.

The atmosphere at the venue was explosively enthusiastic, with all the boxes turning off their privacy features. The aristocratic celebrities, usually aloof, mingled with the common people in the plaza, holding flowers and horns to cheer for their favorite teams.

Host: "The third entry is Desert Boat Team, representing Xi Yuan Academy, who came in third last time! Leading the way is the captain of Desert Boat, Healing Master Bai Ling! Following closely behind are her teammates - martial master Chen Qi! The dual-trained twin masters - Shangguan Lin Yuan and Shangguan Xian Yu!"

"Master Zou, Bai Ling is likely the next Healing Master after Master Ning Yu to advance to Heaven Rank before the age of twenty-five, isn’t she?"

Seeing the promising young Healing Master, Zou Huali’s mood improved, and he graciously replied:

"Indeed, a Heaven Rank Healing Master must proficiently grasp Healing Skill and Purification Skill. The higher the spiritual power, the more adeptly one can employ these skills. Primordial Spirit can advance levels, born as Grade B, but through effort and resource acquisition, one can rise to Grade A, or even higher. However, spiritual power growth is difficult after the golden training period, thus the threshold for Heaven Rank Healing Master is truly pinned on the spiritual power level. Bai Ling’s foundation is strong, with Grade A Wood Element Spirit and spiritual power at Heavenly Armor rank, currently an eleventh-level peak Healing Master, she is on the brink of reaching Heaven Rank."

The host nodded continuously in agreement: "The younger generation is formidable, indeed! We hope Bai Ling will advance soon, adding another Heaven Rank Healing Master to Qianyuan Continent."

"The last to enter is Harssas’ representative - Team Specialist! Leading the team is captain Ye Qingting, whose profession is martial master. Behind him are martial master Cui Tianxiao, talisman master Qi Ming, and martial master and Healing Master Li Xing!"

The host did not report much on Team Specialist, and the atmosphere on site was quite lukewarm. However, the bullet comments in the live stream were unexpectedly numerous, unlike the treatment new participants typically receive.

The snowball effect drew more and more onlookers into the comment army, and Team Specialist’s online momentum temporarily surpassed Desert Boat Team, second only to Tianyi Team.

A shop closed for today to watch the match.

Qian Xiaowu maximized his light brain screen projection, his fingers creating shadows on the keyboard. With his operation, a large number of colorful comments supporting Team Specialist emerged in the live room, overshadowing the die-hard fans of Tianyi Team, boosting Team Specialist’s popularity to its peak.

//Harssas’ brothers charge, maximize the comment effect, Team Specialist must go viral!//

//Harssas’ boulevard, inquire who’s the boss! Team Specialist requests to battle!//

//Darn, being the last to enter, I nearly brought out my rheumatism! Team Specialist, show your caliber against Heaven Rank Star Beasts and let them witness Harssas’ might!//

//Sister Xing is mighty! Looking forward to new medicines during the match, on my knees begging for discounts!//

//Harssas Academy’s Fierce Dragon Team, sends early congratulations to Team Specialist, wishing them success!//

//Harssas Academy’s AAA Ace Team, sends early congratulations to Team Specialist, wishing them success!//

//Harssas Academy’s Little Whirlwind Team, sends early congratulations to Team Specialist, wishing them success!//

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The comments boosting Team Specialist all came from Harssas Academy’s students, with Qian Xiaowu’s hacking skills, their ordinary comments displayed premium effects.

Their comments dominated the screen for at least ten seconds longer than others and quickly squeezed out the supportive comments for other teams.

The uninformed onlookers marveled at Harssas’ people’s lavish plug-in skills, envying them deeply.

Seeing his just-posted comment shimmering on the most visible spot on the screen and staying for a full twenty seconds, Zhang Long happily patted Qian Xiaowu on the back and said: "If you can hack the live broadcast backend of First TV Station, you’re something!"

Qian Xiaowu’s fingers flew across the keyboard as he monitored his team’s comments, responding: "Brother Long, I’m average in fights, but in terms of hacking skills, I’ve never met my match!"

Wang Liang also praised: "Impressive, kid! Never knew you had this talent! Underestimated you before."

Since the selection match, Zhang Long, Wang Liang, and Qian Xiaowu have become regulars at the shop. With Li Xing’s regard, they can freely stockpile the Red and Blue Medicines others buy in limited quantities.

The three reciprocated, often helping out in the shop during leisure time, and Yang Dawei treated them like family. Today, he gave the staff a day off and called in the Fierce Dragon Team’s three as free labor.

The four members of Team Specialist are major shareholders in the shop, their fame equating to the shop’s fame, and Yang Dawei amped up his offer to Qian Xiaowu:

"Xiao Wu, help amp up the vibe. From now on, whatever you three buy here, no matter what or how much, you’ll get a forty percent discount!"

Zhang Long, Wang Liang, and Qian Xiaowu’s eyes immediately lit up: "It’s a deal! Just watch us!"

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The competition format is a race for competition tokens. The four teams start at the same time and have thirty-six hours. The rankings are determined by the number of tokens each team finds.

The four teams stand in the center of the plaza according to east, west, south, and north positions. Soon, they will pass through the teleportation array to enter the Star Beast Forest outside Tianyi City, which is the true competition venue.

The four military academies are located in different regions across the continent, far apart, and the attire of the four teams bears strong regional characteristics.

Tianyi Team’s competition outfit has a black base with gold patterns, a narrow waist, and a high collar, resembling a long ceremonial battle robe; Xi Yuan Academy is from the desert region, their battle armor is sand-white with red patterns in a sleeveless suit, cool and breathable; Cold Smoke Pavilion is located in the far northern icy world, naturally, their battle attire also has features of the ice plains, light blue with white snowflake patterns in a tight outfit; Harssas sports joint combat attire in dark green with silver silk borders.

The order in which each team enters the arena still follows last year’s results, the first place entering first, and the fourth place last.

Tianyi Team stepped into the teleportation array first, and every ten minutes, another team entered. The number of competition tokens is fixed, so entering the venue earlier is advantageous.