Chapter 260 Two-in-one (skipable)
In order to prevent Wang Songguo from running away, Wang Lin and Meng Hongchen mixed in the crowd and sandwiched him in the middle. At first glance, the three of them seemed like a family of three traveling.

They followed the crowd to the entrance of the stadium. Wang Lin just took out his admission ticket, but the sergeant who was checking the tickets did not take it. He recognized Wang Lin and Meng Hongchen and said respectfully.

"Master Worshiper, Miss Hongchen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has prepared a place for you up there, please!"

As he spoke, the sergeant stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation. Wang Lin frowned and looked towards the competition stage again.

Extending outward with the competition stage as the center, every hundred meters, there is a circle of huge soul guide screens supported in the air by tall racks, and each screen is more than twenty square meters in size.

There were not many people on the podium in front of the soul guide screen at the front, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not arrived yet.

Wang Lin came back to his senses, looked at the sergeant, and finally said in a deep voice: "Lead the way, it happens that we can see more clearly from above."

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible spiritual force passed in front of Wang Songguo, and in the eyes of outsiders, his face suddenly became blurred.

Meng Hongchen had no objection to this. The two of them took Wang Songguo and walked towards the platform under the leadership of the sergeant.

Although there was one more person, no one dared to say much at this time. The official who was in charge of everything on the field hurriedly arranged people and added a seat before Wang Lin and Meng Hongchen.

Walking onto the podium, I could immediately see the situation of the entire arena more clearly. In the east area of ​​the arena was the players' rest area, which was mainly divided into two areas.

Near the competition stage was a canopy that could accommodate about 20 participating teams. The rest were just some open-air chairs, arranged in rows at the back of both sides of the canopy.

From this, you can tell that those open-air chairs are reserved for those unknown small sects. The famous sects such as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, the Body Sect, the Shrek Academy, and the Heaven and Earth Dragon Gate are all sitting in the front row.

Wang Lin glanced back and forth and saw Long Aotian in the Body Sect team at a glance. He was obviously stronger than before. He also noticed Wang Lin walking up to the podium.

The two of them nodded from a distance. Even if it was just a greeting, their movements were not big, but they still attracted the attention of Huo Yuhao from the Shrek Academy team.

"Why is Wang Lin on the rostrum? Didn't he go missing?" His words immediately attracted the attention of the other people in the team. However, except Bei Bei, Cai Tou, Jiang Nannan, and Zhang Jian, no one else in the team knew Wang Lin.

"Is that Meng Hongchen?" At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Meng Hongchen who was sitting not far from Wang Lin, although Meng Hongchen's wine-red hair had turned snow-white.

After several years of growth, her appearance has changed a little, but some people still recognized her as Meng Hongchen, who shined in the last competition.

"It's her, but she's sitting there. Does that mean she won't participate in the competition?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"It should be. This is a good thing for us." Beibei nodded. However, Wang Qiuer, the captain, made a disdainful sound at this time.

While Shrek Academy was discussing this, the high-ranking officials of the Sun-Moon Empire who came to watch the competition gathered on the rostrum. Among them, Jing Hongchen, who was dressed in formal attire, walked up to the rostrum, noticed Wang Lin and Meng Hongchen, and was immediately confused.

"Aren't you supposed to be in the audience? Why are you here?" Jing Hongchen walked in front of Wang Lin and Meng Hongchen, and noticed Wang Songguo, whose face was blurred, between them. He became even more confused.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's request." Wang Lin said, patted Wang Songguo on the shoulder, and introduced him, "This is my student."

"Okay, take care of him and don't cause trouble." Jing Hongchen nodded without saying anything else. He also didn't pay attention to Wang Songguo, who had low strength. He said a few words to Meng Hongchen and walked to his seat in front.

Only then did Wang Lin tell Wang Songguo about Jing Hongchen's identity. After learning that the abbot of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy was a top-level ninth-level soul instructor, Wang Songguo was immediately filled with awe.

He said that he must study hard, live up to Wang Lin's expectations, and join the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. However, he was not very ambitious and just said that he just wanted to become a sixth-level soul instructor.

“Come on.” Meng Hongchen encouraged, and Wang Songguo nodded immediately. With his innate soul power at only level four, generally speaking, it would be the best he could do if he could break through to the Soul Emperor level, especially under the premise of the abuse of the secret medicine of the Sun and Moon Empire.

At this moment, the sun was hanging high in the sky, and the golden sunlight was shining down, as if the entire stadium was covered with a layer of gold.

There were so many teams and spectators that it took almost an hour to seat everyone. Noisy voices from people in the distance could be heard.

As the rostrum, contestants, and audience all took their seats, a team of soldiers in golden uniforms were quickly approaching from under the rostrum on the north side. They were not equipped with any weapons.

The team of about five hundred people made no sound as they moved forward. The morning sun shone on them, and the golden light shone very dazzlingly.

After these people arrived under the rostrum, they immediately dispersed and surrounded the rostrum. About fifty of them stood still on the spot. Amidst the clanging sound, soul cannons appeared one after another, and their terrifying muzzles were exposed one after another. The other golden-robed guards also released different soul tools, forming strange formations.

"This is the Royal Soul Engineer Group of our Sun-Moon Empire!" The citizens of the Sun-Moon Empire below shouted proudly.

As the voice fell, in the distance, a huge golden dragon chariot that looked like a small palace was pulled by thirty-two horned and scaled horses and slowly moved towards this side.

Behind them were guards and a large number of Sun and Moon Empire officials in gorgeous clothes and official uniforms.

Soon the dragon chariot stopped in front of the rostrum, and the two maids standing on it lifted the curtain embroidered with anemone patterns. Immediately afterwards, a wheelchair was pushed out, with a handsome young man sitting on it. The young man was none other than the imperial prince—Xu Tianran.

The person pushing the wheelchair was Orange in palace attire. Orange's figure came into Huo Yuhao's field of vision, and his expression suddenly tightened. He really didn't expect that the meeting with Orange would be like this.

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There was a sound of kneeling together, and all the soldiers present knelt down on one knee almost at the same time, respectfully shouting: "Greetings to the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Princess..."

With the amplified soul tool in hand, Xu Tianran raised the amplified soul tool in his hand, and his gentle and jade-like voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire venue.

"No gift."

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All the soldiers present stood up almost at the same time, and respectful voices sounded again: "Thank you, Your Highness..."

Seeing this, Xu Tianran put down the amplifying soul guide in his hand, showed a kind smile, and with the help of Orange, he waved his hand to get on an elevator.

As the elevator rose, people in the distance could see their young prince. Cheers suddenly sounded one after another.

Because of his disability, the prince devoted himself to political affairs, so he was very popular among the people.

As the elevator came to a complete stop, Ju Zi pushed Xu Tianran to the center of the stage, and Xu Tianran picked up the amplifying soul guide again. The next moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded, and a strong pressure instantly spread throughout the venue. The air in the venue suddenly stagnated, and everyone suddenly quieted down.

"quiet!"

The pressure swept over Wang Lin. As Long Xiaoyao's apprentice, Wang Lin was very familiar with this pressure. He looked up and saw Long Xiaoyao standing behind Xu Tianran.

At this moment, Old Black Dragon was covered in a black robe. In addition to him, Wang Lin also noticed that Kong Deming, who was standing next to Long Xiaoyao, was Wang Lin's other teacher.

The position of the national teacher Zhongli Wu was behind Long Xiaoyao and Kong Deming. He was dressed the same as Long Xiaoyao and had a restrained aura.

The loudspeaker soul guide in Xu Tianran's hand was handed to Juzi. Juzi took the loudspeaker soul guide and cleared her throat. Her soft voice immediately spread throughout the entire venue.

"Dear citizens of the Sun Moon Empire and guests from afar, here, on behalf of His Royal Highness the Regent, I welcome you all. At the same time, on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I announce: The Continental Youth High-level Spirit Master Elite Competition begins now."

As Orange's voice fell, the audience cheered like a tsunami.

"Long live His Royal Highness, long live, long live, long live!"

Hearing the cheers, Xu Tianran, who was sitting in a wheelchair, waved his hand with a smile, and called on Orange and the other strong men standing behind him to take their seats.

"Now let me read out the rules of the competition. Due to the large number of participants, this competition will adopt a knockout round until the top 32 are decided."

Just as the top leaders of the Sun-Moon Empire took their seats, a loud voice sounded, explaining the rules of this competition.

It took nearly a quarter of an hour to finish explaining the complicated rules of the competition.

After the long-winded reading of the rules, an old man walked up to the loudspeaker on the rostrum and announced loudly: "The first match of the preliminary stage elimination round - Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy vs. Dragon Slayer Sect. Both sides select seven players and enter the waiting area."

The waiting area is just in front of the pergola rest area. It is a special area. In fact, there are only seven chairs placed twenty meters apart.

As the host and the champion team of the last competition, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy was naturally the first to take the stage.

Xiao Hongchen, dressed in a bright yellow school uniform, walked onto the stage with a wanton smile. As he took steps forward, soul rings kept jumping out of his body.

When he stood on the competition stage, seven soul rings of yellow, purple and black surrounded his body, and the shadow of a strange three-legged golden toad appeared behind Xiao Hongchen.

The young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect was obviously stunned when he saw the seven soul rings jumping on Xiao Hongchen's body, but he still gritted his teeth and walked onto the competition stage.

Five soul rings of the best proportions of yellow, purple and black jumped out from the young man's body. The young man's body suddenly swelled up, and a pair of thick, sharp horns that curved forward emerged from the shoulders on both sides of his neck, two feet long.

The thick and powerful muscles completely stretched out the top, revealing his bronze-colored muscles that looked like copper poured into iron.

The old man who was the referee looked at the two people who had summoned their martial spirits and said, "The individual elimination match will end when one party loses their fighting ability or admits defeat. The referee will decide the winner. Try not to hurt your opponent. Do you understand?"

The two nodded at the same time. The old man who was the referee raised his right hand and said loudly: "The game begins!"

"boom!"

As soon as the referee's right hand fell, a low roar erupted from under the feet of the young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect. The hard metal ground caused him to make a dent, but he did not move rashly, waiting for Xiao Hongchen's action.

"I won't bully you. I don't need a soul guide." Xiao Hongchen raised his hand and a large piece of gold powder scattered from his hand and rushed to the surroundings. At the same time, a gold soul coin appeared in his right hand.

The young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect no longer hesitated, and his short and strong body shot towards Xiao Hongchen like a cannonball.

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Xiao Hongchen raised his hand and threw the golden soul coin in his hand into the mouth of the three-legged golden toad behind him. He clapped his hands suddenly, and the gold powder that was scattered on the ground appeared.

A dazzling golden light burst out instantly, gold powder flew, and formed a golden tornado as tall as a person in front of Xiao Hongchen.

Blocking the young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect, the young man did not slow down and crashed directly into the golden powder tornado. At the same time, his first soul ring lit up.

I saw that his muscles expanded again, and the bronze glow on his body became more solid.

Calculate!
The wind was blowing wildly, and the flying gold powder hit the young man's body, making a sound of clashing swords. The young man felt as if his whole body was covered with sharp weapons, as if they could cut his skin at any time.

Fortunately, with the help of the bronze light, the gold powder only scratched his clothes, and under Xiao Hongchen's control, the gold powder was mainly concentrated on the young man's upper body.

So the young man naturally exposed his upper body and did not expose himself directly in public.

The accelerating gold powder tornado has completely blocked the young man's steps. Unlike the young man's difficulties, Xiao Hongchen seems to be at ease.

Xiao Hongchen, who possesses a top-level martial soul and the blood of a divine beast, is a match for few soul masters even if he does not use soul guides, let alone a gap of twenty levels between them. Even at the same level, there are few soul masters who can match him.

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Suddenly, a strange feeling of trembling appeared in Xiao Hongchen's heart. In his perception, everything around him seemed to slow down.

The eyes of the young man from the Dragon Slaying Sect had turned bright red at this moment, and a thin line of red light shot from the young man's eyes towards Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen stood where he was without dodging or evading, and took the attack head-on.

"This soul skill that reduces movement speed is powerful." After feeling the effect of this soul skill, Xiao Hongchen praised it.

It has to be said that although the Sun-Moon Empire is far weaker than the three major empires in terms of soul guides, it does have some advantages in the combination of soul skills.

The martial soul of the soul master in front of him is the top martial soul among the bull martial souls - the bronze bull. Its attacks are always straightforward, and combined with the soul skill that reduces the movement speed, it can effectively increase the hit rate.

(End of this chapter)