#158 - The most unfortunate competition
Chapter 158: An Unfavorable Start, The Unluckiest Martial Arts Tournament
The team beside them had a somewhat large age gap between its members.
The oldest one had white hair and was at least sixty years old.
It was hard to imagine that someone of that age hadn't passed the thirty-fifth Spirit Realm and hadn't "retired"!
It seemed like the other party probably went to the Spirit Realm once every few years.
The youngest one was a freshman similar to Zhao Zheng and Song Haitang, and was also an acquaintance.
It was Ma Jun from Jing University!
Then the identity of this team was obvious: they were a team from Jing University.
"Teacher Shen, what a coincidence!"
The one who greeted them was a female teacher from the Jing University team.
She seemed very enthusiastic, but her smile was obviously fake, the kind that didn't reach her eyes.
"Yes! What a coincidence," Teacher Shen responded in a similar way.
The female teacher from Jing University looked around at Teacher Shen and said with a look of disdain, "Not very good! Teacher Shen, how are you getting worse and worse?"
Her angle only allowed her to see Gu Yuying's profile, and she didn't recognize Gu Yuying for a moment.
Teacher Shen didn't explain that there was a seventh-order powerhouse in her team.
She directly mocked, "I didn't expect that someone of your level could still join a team? I heard that your lover was locked up last year? Did you join this team by selling your body? Anyway, that's your usual trick."
As soon as these words came out.
The surrounding crowd who were watching the drama were all shocked.
Even Zhao Zheng was shocked. He really didn't expect that Teacher Shen, who usually smiled at everyone, was so powerful when she insulted people!
"You…"
The female teacher from Jing University was almost driven mad.
The problem was that what Teacher Shen said was true, which made her even more exasperated.
Just as she was about to continue scolding.
A new prompt appeared in the left eye of all transcendents:
【Please enter the arena within 10 minutes and find your designated area. Those who are late will be deemed to have forfeited!】
Below this prompt, there was also a number.
That represented everyone's seat.
Seeing the prompt.
All the transcendents moved.
The female teacher from Jing University had no choice but to leave behind a harsh "Just you wait" and quickly walked towards the entrance of the arena with her team members.
Ma Jun only glanced at Song Haitang and Zhao Zheng, said nothing, and followed them away.
Zhao Zheng and the others naturally did the same.
There were many entrances to the arena, and they were also very large.
Passing through a wide arch, the layout inside was clear at a glance.
This kind of arena was very similar to the gladiatorial arenas of ancient Rome.
The central area was the arena, and the surrounding area was filled with countless seats.
After entering the arena, everyone quickly found their seats according to the prompts.
…
At this time.
Zhao Zheng and the others also found their seats and were looking around.
The seats were very simple, the kind that were open-air, with exactly ten seats in a row.
Their seats were in the middle of the stands, but the arrangement of all the seats was from low to high, just like in a movie theater, and did not affect the view.
"Huh? There's a door here!"
A male teacher said.
Everyone looked over and found that at the end of each row of seats, there was a red door.
It was just a simple door, with nothing in front, behind, left, or right.
"Strange, what is this door for?"
Old Chu also walked over to study it.
At this time, Gu Yuying suddenly said with a smile, "The other side of the door is the lounge."
Hearing this.
Everyone was very surprised.
Because there was nothing behind the door, and a little further away was another row of seats, how could there be a lounge?
"You'll know if you open the door and take a look," Gu Yuying continued.
Hearing this, Old Chu immediately twisted the doorknob and pulled the door open…
The moment this door was opened, a completely different scene was immediately revealed.
Inside was actually an independent alien space, and judging from the decoration style, it looked very much like a private club.
Zhao Zheng just glanced at it casually and saw sofas, tables, chairs, and even tea and drinks.
"This…"
Everyone was a little stunned.
The male teacher couldn't help but ask, "Can… can we go in here?"
"Of course!" Gu Yuying said, "The martial arts competition in the National Spirit Realm lasts for a relatively long time. If there is no lounge, are you going to let everyone sit here and die of boredom?"
"The lounge is a very stable space. Inside, it's like a villa, with food, drinks, and even a place to sleep."
"Next, all the transcendents will watch the martial arts competition during the day and rest in the lounge at night."
Hearing this.
Everyone walked into the lounge to visit.
Including Gu Yuying.
After entering the lounge, they found that it was indeed like a large villa.
The first floor was a place for leisure and relaxation, and it provided unlimited food and drinks.
The second floor had ten rooms for the team members to rest.
The lounge was luxuriously decorated, and the style was full of modern technology.
Zhao Zheng jumped up and went straight to the second floor, then walked towards the room in front of him.
However, when he was about to open the room, he was prompted to record his fingerprint. After recording his fingerprint, this room would belong to him alone, and even his teammates could not enter without his permission.
Afterwards, Zhao Zheng walked into the room.
The room was very simple, similar to an apartment, with a bed, a sofa, and a private bathroom.
"This lounge is very well done!"
A female teacher said with a smile, "The decoration style is also what I like. I would be willing to live here for a long time."
The others nodded in agreement.
The lounge had everything, and it must be very comfortable to live here.
Zhao Zheng asked curiously, "Sister Gu, you seem to know the information about the National Spirit Realm?"
Gu Yuying nodded and said, "As long as you meet the seventh-order standard and sign a confidentiality agreement, you can read the files in the National Spirit Realm."
After a pause, Gu Yuying continued, "This file was provided by the former domestic champion."
Everyone suddenly understood.
At this time.
Ten minutes passed.
A new prompt appeared again:
【The martial arts competition will begin in 20 minutes. Please be prepared in advance!】
【This martial arts competition is a challenge mode. As long as one person in each team challenges the defending champion and successfully defeats them, they can enter the next round.】
【All team members can participate. Successfully challenging the defending champion will earn martial arts points.】
【The challenge time is ten minutes. If you find that you cannot defeat the defending champion, you can choose to actively admit defeat. Just shout the word "Admit defeat", and the defending champion will stop attacking. The challenger will be teleported back to their seat immediately.】
【Members who fail the challenge will lose the qualification to challenge in the next round!】
【The further back the defending champion is, the more martial arts points the member will get for successfully challenging them.】
【The final result of each team will be calculated according to the martial arts points…】
Seeing these prompts.
Zhao Zheng finally understood why the National Spirit Realm was known as the safest Spirit Realm.
You can actively admit defeat, and as long as you shout the word "Admit defeat", you can make the defending champion stop attacking and successfully return to your seat…
In this mode, as long as you are not a stupid fool who deliberately tries to be brave, you should not be beaten to death, right?
"This martial arts mode…" Old Chu couldn't help but say, "Is very unfavorable to us."
The other teachers nodded one after another, each with a worried look on their faces.
This was an obvious thing.
Since the result of the martial arts competition was calculated according to the martial arts points, then the members of the team could not be eliminated and had to continue to advance.
Only when there were enough people advancing in each round could they get more martial arts points.
In this kind of mode, those real powerhouse teams had an advantage.
Among the crowd, the only ones who could remain calm were President Song and Zhao Zheng.
As a father, President Song's priority was definitely his daughter.
Although the challenge mode was unfavorable to them, the point-to-stop rule could effectively avoid casualties.
He was worried about his daughter's safety before.
Now it was good.
As long as they found that the defending champion was strong, they could let Song Haitang actively admit defeat.
"It is indeed unfavorable!"
Gu Yuying sighed and then took the initiative to say, "There are actually three types of martial arts competitions in the National Spirit Realm: the regular martial arts mode, the heavens martial arts mode, and the challenge mode."
"There is no need to say the regular martial arts competition. It is a normal martial arts competition, where the opponent is determined by drawing lots… This mode is also the most common."
"The heavens martial arts mode is the most dangerous, because the opponents are alien races from other worlds. They will not show mercy to us humans. If you don't admit defeat in time, you may die in the arena. Fortunately, the heavens martial arts mode rarely appears, maybe once every ten years."
"As for today's challenge mode, although it is the safest, but…"
Although Gu Yuying didn't say the rest of the words, everyone knew what it meant.
The challenge mode was that as long as someone in the team defeated the defending champion in each round, they could continue to advance.
Although under this mode, Gu Yuying, the seventh-order powerhouse, could continue to advance, how many points could she get by herself?
Thinking of this.
Everyone's faces were a little unsightly.
Teacher Shen couldn't help but say, "Ms. Gu, I'm really sorry, we are going to drag you down this time."
"Don't say such things," Gu Yuying said with a smile, "It's just a gain or loss in the National Spirit Realm, it's nothing, we just need to do our best."
She said these words very seriously.
Because before coming, she had prepared herself for getting a bad result this time.
…
A moment later.
Everyone left the lounge and walked to the seats outside.
Because the competition was about to begin.
Just as everyone sat down, a voice suddenly came from behind them.
"Gu Yuying!"
Hearing someone calling her name, Gu Yuying couldn't help but turn her head and saw a few familiar figures.
Originally, she and these people should have become temporary teammates this time to participate in the National Spirit Realm together, but because she had to repay a favor, she ultimately chose to refuse…
