Douluo Continent: Starting with a Tom Cat

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Shen An, who could be promoted to Soul King at any time by obtaining the next Soul Ring, and Na'er, a Soul Venerable who was only six years old.

He could already imagine the incredible expressions on the faces of the judges at the Soul Master Competition when he handed in the form.

'We must bring Na'er into the Heavenly Dou royal family—no, we must recruit her. That way, how can Heavenly Dou not prosper in the future?' Meng Shenji thought to himself.

Just as he was about to speak, Xue Qinghe coughed lightly, and Meng Shenji instantly understood that the Crown Prince was telling him not to say anything more.

Indeed, given the Crown Prince's wisdom and his relationship with Shen An, he must have had a plan all along. Meng Shenji thought to himself.

"Don't worry, leave everything to me, but I still need to explain the competition rules."

Meng Shenji laughed.

"Please speak, Committee Member Meng." Shen An nodded and listened quietly; this competition was extremely important to him.

"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament is a Soul Master Tournament hosted by two major empires and co-organized by the Spirit Hall. It is the largest in the entire Soul Master world."

"Participants must be under 25 years old, there must be at least seven official participants, and murder is not allowed."

Shen An nodded. The purpose of the Soul Master Competition was simply to select outstanding Soul Masters for recruitment, so how could they be allowed to kill each other?

"In addition, weapons other than martial souls are not allowed to be used on the field, and non-food and non-healing soul masters are not allowed to consume medicines or food."

Shen An thought to himself, "Even if I use the soul power experience pack given by the system, no one will notice."

However, the fact that weapons other than martial souls are not allowed made Shen An want to laugh. He thought of that so-called protagonist of destiny who was like a hedgehog.

"In addition, there are over a hundred advanced soul master academies participating across the entire continent, with a total of thirty-three spots available for the finals."

"The two great empires and the Spirit Hall each sent one team, so only three spots were available."

After saying that, Meng Shenji looked at Shen An helplessly. This little rascal just didn't want to be recommended for admission. He couldn't understand it. Others wanted this opportunity but didn't have it.

"The Heaven Dou Empire has six preliminary divisions, and the Heaven Dou City division has five slots. In other words, Shen An, you need to finish in the top five in the preliminary rounds to advance smoothly."

"Besides the qualifiers, there are also qualifying rounds and the finals, and their rules are as follows..."

"Commissioner Meng, stop, stop, stop. I'm getting a little goosebumps from listening to this. Actually, as long as I don't break the rules and don't lose a single game, that's fine, isn't it?"

Meng Shenji was taken aback for a moment, then slowly nodded. If Shen An said that, then it was fine.

"Haha, then I'll leave the registration to you, Meng Education Commissioner. I'm off now. Remember, don't let Zhuqing and Rongrong know."

Shen An picked up Na'er and ran. This stupid competition has so many rules.

Anyway, he's determined to win the game in one fell swoop, so who cares about anything else, as long as he doesn't kill anyone.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The population of Tiandou City has increased by 50%, and all hotels are fully booked.

Countless brilliant geniuses from across the continent came to attend this grand event.

The grand opening ceremony of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, Heaven Dou Empire Division, is held today!

A person, a cat, a mouse, and a little girl walked in at that moment.

Chapter 230 The Competition Begins

The competition was held at the Tian Dou Grand Arena, which combined its sub-areas and main arena for this event.

It can accommodate 100,000 people to watch!

For Shen An, this is the starting point of 100,000 reputation points.

And this is only the number of people admitted to the event. There are many more people who couldn't buy tickets and even stood at the door just to hear a sound.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes narrowed instantly, but just as she was about to catch it, she realized it was all in vain.

"Rongrong, I think I saw Shen An and the others, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Ning Rongrong immediately looked around and said rather dejectedly, "It's so annoying. I don't know what those guys from Tiandou were thinking. They even got Shen An's list wrong and made him into the second team."

Zhu Zhuqing hesitated. Was it really a mistake? Besides, with the strength of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, wouldn't it be easy for them to uncover some inside information?

However, she quickly put aside her doubts. No matter what, it was enough to see Shen An.

"Hmph, I'll definitely give him a good beating then. My arm strength is amazing now; even a Soul Venerable might not be able to withstand one punch from me." Ning Rongrong proudly raised her little fist.

The two women have never stopped using dumbbells, and the amount of weight they lift each day—three pounds—combined with their already impressive physical condition, is simply terrifying.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded and smiled, causing the men around her to turn their heads to look at her; she was too beautiful.

"Let's go. As the face of the Heaven Dou Empire, we need to assemble first."

"okay."

Shen An led the three little ones to the rest area of ​​the participating academy.

Today is the opening ceremony, and there is only one match. That is, the Tiandou Second Team will draw an opponent to play the first round of the round-robin tournament.

After hearing what Xue Qinghe said, I became even more certain that I hadn't made the wrong choice in the second team.

But in the rest area, he saw something very interesting.

The Shrek Academy he knew was clashing with another team of Soul Masters whose robes were embroidered with the words "Azure Radiance," while the students wore ridiculously green school uniforms.

Tang San was the first to sense Shen An's gaze, and he turned his head in a flash, his eyes fixed on Shen An and Tom.

The Shrek Academy members followed Tang San's gaze and looked over.

Unlike Tang San's provocation and resentment, Tai Long wished he could devour Shen An.

Dai Mubai was both angry and timid. He was no match for Shen An to begin with, and the fact that his fourth spirit ring was a white spirit ring made him fall to rock bottom.

Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Jing Ling exchanged glances, clearly terrified of Shen An.

Shen An smiled brightly when he saw them: "Long time no see, you oddballs."

Tang San's eyes turned icy cold, and he was about to lash out, but then he thought that rather than dealing with Shen An now, it would be more satisfying to push him into the abyss during the competition.

Tang was always thorough in his work. Since returning to Tiandou City, he had been investigating Shen An's movements and discovered that Shen An was always present whenever there was a major event.

Considering that Shen An frequently went to the Great Soul Arena, Tang San made an accurate judgment: this person was extremely fond of fame and fortune.

Then he would humiliate him severely in the highly anticipated competition.

"Long time no see, Shen An. I really hope to see you in the competition soon," Tang San said with a sly smile.

"Who are you, kid? You're asking for trouble, daring to disturb the affairs of my Canghui Academy."

The people from Canghui Academy were dissatisfied at this point. They confronted Shrek Academy, and this person jumped out directly, attracting all attention. Who did he think he was?

Shen An coldly retorted, "Get lost!"

The man who had spoken froze instantly. He seemed to see endless swords piercing towards him, and he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

The remaining six members of Canghui Academy stepped forward, eager to regain their footing.

“Young man, you’ve gone too far.” A strong, powerful voice rang out; it belonged to an elderly man in his sixties.

Flander and Yu Xiaogang, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, were secretly laughing. They were no strangers to this man, Canmeng Shi Nian, who was ruthless and vindictive. Shen An was in big trouble now.

"Shi Nian, what are you doing?" Meng Shenji walked over. Shen An was a treasure in his eyes, so he came to the rest area to take a look, only to find someone looking for trouble.

Others may fear Shi Nian, but he is not. Regardless of soul power level or martial soul type, Shi Nian's Remnant Dream is completely suppressed by his Black Demon.

Shi Nian's pupils contracted; he hadn't expected Meng Shenji to show up.

Then, Shi Nian's usually expressionless face suddenly twitched. "Holy crap, that hurts!"

He looked down and saw a cat and a mouse frantically stomping on his feet. Just as he was about to retaliate, Tom Jerry ran up behind Shen An again.

"Dream God, these two soul beasts are causing trouble in the rest area. Aren't you going to do anything about it?" Shi Nian shouted, looking at his abnormally swollen and red feet.

Meng Shenji smiled calmly: "Really? I didn't see it. Shen An is from our Tian Dou Second Team. You all better behave yourselves, or don't blame me for being impolite."

The Shrek Academy members were slightly surprised. They hadn't expected Shen An to go to the second team of the Heaven Dou team. In their opinion, even if Shen An went to the Heaven Dou team, he should have been in the first team with his strength.

Everyone turned to look at the master, who was known for his wisdom. The master was also puzzled, but he said in a mysterious tone in the face of everyone's gaze, "I will explain it to you later."

Seeing that the dream master was biased, Shi Nian suddenly flicked his sleeve and said, "Let's go!"

The people from Canghui Academy didn't dare to utter a sound when they saw Shi Nian, and they all followed him away.

The Shrek students, dressed in their turquoise school uniforms, shrank back into their corners, clearly afraid of being laughed at for their clothes.

"Teacher, why would Shen An go to the second team? I remember he defeated the Royal Fighting Team by himself at the Soto Great Soul Arena. There's no way he could go to the second team."

Tang San asked in confusion, as this was indeed something he didn't understand.

Having just racked his brains, Yu Xiaogang confidently said, "I'm certain that Shen An must have encountered an accident during his cultivation, failing to meet the standards of the first team, or rather, his strength is inconsistent, which is why he can only go to the second team."

"I believe this is only because of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and his aura is now quite ordinary, lacking any of the previous sharpness."

Everyone looked at Shen An, who was playing with the cat and the child, and now that they thought about it, it seemed to make sense.

"The master truly lives up to his reputation; he saw through what we hadn't noticed at a glance," Ma Hongjun exclaimed.

Yu Xiaogang was also sweating bullets, but he guessed that his guess was right. Who wouldn't want to join the first team? This is a guaranteed spot.

The master's words ignited a fire in Tailong's heart. With Shen An's strength declining, did that mean he also had a chance to take revenge?

The hatred for killing his grandfather and severing his father's arm made Tailong wish he could eat Shen An's flesh and drink Shen An's blood.

However, given his abilities, it would be difficult for him to accomplish this, but now the master has unexpectedly delivered such good news.

"Just you wait, Shen An. Even if it means breaking the rules of the competition, I will make sure you die!" Tyrone muttered.

The competition staff had already begun organizing the trainees to enter the venue. One team arrived at the venue early, a privilege reserved for the representatives of the Tiandou Sect.

"Soul Master, you're from the Heaven Dou Second Team, are you the only ones appearing with this six-year-old girl?"

The staff member asked with a worried look on his face. This was the first time he had ever encountered such a situation. He felt like he was going crazy. What should he do?

"Yes, don't worry, my teammates are temporarily unavailable," Shen An said with a smile.

"Alright, please come with me."

Chapter 231 Draw a Lucky Team

At this moment, all those who have entered the venue are competitors, while unrelated personnel can only wait in the rest area.

As soon as Shen An entered the arena, the cheering audience froze. What the heck? Someone brought a child onto the stage.

The first row of the VIP seats is occupied by Emperor Xueye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas, the Hall Master of the Martial Soul Temple of Tiandou City.

All three of them were familiar with Shen An, but when Shen An appeared carrying Na'er, the expressions of the three big shots froze.

What the heck is this? There are even people bringing their kids to the competition, but upon closer inspection, it seems to make sense; they are indeed under 25 years old.

Salas recovered his senses and wouldn't let go of any opportunity to mock Emperor Xueye and subtly undermine the royal family.

"Is this the Heaven Dou Second Team? Their entrance is quite unique. Including that little girl, there are only two of them. Emperor Xueye really put a lot of thought into it."

Emperor Xueye also looked displeased. "Dream God, is this how you manage the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy? Do you know how important this competition is? And the other five people!"

Meng Shenji, sitting in the second row, gave a low, bitter laugh: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this old minister will definitely give an explanation for today's events. Please wait patiently for a while."

"Hmph." Emperor Xueye gave a soft, cold snort.

Once all the teams had entered the venue, the Snow Night Tournament officially commenced.

After Emperor Xueye sat back down, it was Ning Fengzhi who spoke.

Shen An secretly complained that the process was boring and that it would be better to start fighting quickly so he could see how his reputation value would increase today.

As expected, Ning Fengzhi said a lot of pointless and unnecessary things.

The emcee then asked, "So, which team does Sect Leader Ning favor the most?"

Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Of course it's our team from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. I will always believe in the strength of the Heaven Dou Empire."

The emcee was also taken aback. After saying a few polite words, he smiled and said, "Next, please welcome Lord Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall of Heaven Dou City, to draw lots for the first preliminary round."

"After the draw, the vice-captain of Tiandou will play against their opponents drawn in the first round, which is also the only match today."

Shen An, sitting in the audience, wondered with great interest which lucky team would be coming to beat him.

Salas stood up and drew lots, and the winners were announced by the emcee.

"First round of the qualifiers: Purple Star Academy vs. Azure Radiance Academy!"

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy!"