Chapter 312 — A Killing Spree at the National Tournament

If he were not counted, then among the twenty Masters, Ancient Capital University had only Bai Xi. That was just too pathetic.

Senior Xu Ze was the vice president—how could he be so unreliable?

Xu Ze: ???

Why drag me into this? Damn it.

It was not that easy.

"Xu Ze's task of leading the team competition is also very arduous," Director He said. "Still, all of you should learn from Shi Jin. Shi Jin, Bai Xi isn't here today. As one of the few fighters in the Combat Club able to take part in the individual competition, do you have anything you want to say to everyone?"

After the National Tournament's new rules were revised, Bai Xi temporarily handed the task of training the school team to Director He and returned to Wuling City to prepare for the individual competition. Her family had also prepared some resources for her.

Shi Jin knew this. From his chats with Senior Bai, he had learned that Bai Xi now had three beasts enhanced to Monarch level: the Celestial Feather Crane, the Nine-tailed Light Fox, and the Heavenly Light White Tiger. Although she was not a male child and not the heir of the Wuling Bai family, with the ruins space, the Mirage Abyss City quota, and then a massive investment of resources, Senior Bai seemed to be very favored in the Bai family.

"Something to say?"

Shi Jin was silent for a moment, then said, "Everyone... do your best?"

Everyone: "..."

How was that any different from saying nothing!

...

The next day.

The Ancient Capital University group set off for Magic City.

A mighty super-group of more than a hundred people, teachers and students alike.

As for the other students who wanted to watch in person, they would have to figure out a way themselves.

Of course, someone with connections like Sister Xiong Qi was certainly brought along by Shi Jin—a trip at public expense.

Just before departure, Bai Xi arrived at Ancient Capital University. But when she heard from Feng Jin that Lu Heng was training hard in the ruins and would not go to watch, she could not help feeling very sad.

Still, being able to snuggle up to the pretty Sister Xiong Qi, Bai Xi quickly regained her good mood.

Magic City.

One of the top super-metropolises in Donghuang. By now, the National Tournament athletes' village near the East Sea had already gathered a large number of the favored geniuses of the Nine Great Academies.

Soon, the team competition and the individual competition finals would be held at the East Sea Arena near the athletes' village.

Of course, the preliminary venue for the individual competition—that natural island crawling with ferocious beasts—was naturally somewhere else.

At the Ancient Capital University athletes' village, after everyone arrived, Bai Xi—who had not seen the team members for over half a month—immediately called everyone together and asked about training and tactical arrangements.

Even though Director He had already arranged everything properly, she was still uneasy and planned to check it all over again.

Shi Jin sat nearby, utterly bored, listening in. The more he heard, the less hope he had for Ancient Capital University's team competition.

Only after Bai Xi dismissed the ten main team members did she look toward Shi Jin, who was playing with his phone in the corner.

"How are your preparations coming along?" she asked.

"Not bad."

"What are you doing."

"Watching the video Buggy edited... it's about to post the second Mu Huiyin Legend..."

Bai Xi's mouth twitched. So the national tournament was right around the corner, and not only were you and your beasts not training seriously — you weren't even resting, you were messing around with this stuff?

Though... she had subscribed and set notifications too. But could you please update at some civilized hour?

"Don't you feel even a little sense of urgency?" Bai Xi asked.

"Other people don't matter, but there's still Gao Xuan!"

Only twenty-one years old, yet ranked in the twenties on the Sequence War leaderboard — a super monster like Gao Xuan could not be ignored.

The Sequence War Committee had placed Shi Jin's record at Cinder Abyss City somewhere in the eighties, and Gao Xuan in the twenties, which meant Gao Xuan definitely had hidden trump cards and stronger battle records.

"Relax. My goal is the same as Lu Yan's — the World Tournament. If I can't slaughter my way through the national tournament, there's no point in me going to the World Tournament at all." Shi Jin was utterly serious.

He was not underestimating his opponents. The number of trump cards he had prepared was absolutely beyond anything that beast-eared senior could imagine.

Bai Xi: !!!

Curse it, he was just rubbing it in that she had no right to go to the World Tournament.

"Your beasts really are all at Monarch level now, huh," she said.

"Yep." Shi Yan.

Ordinary Monarch level.

And on top of that, he still had a whole pile of fancy combination plays up his sleeve.

"Fine, then."

Bai Xi sighed, feeling a bit worn out. Rather than worrying about Shi Jin, she should worry about herself first.

...

The national tournament contestants' village was now gathered full of geniuses from every top academy.

The Imperial Capital, the Ancient Capital, Magic City, the Divine Capital, Star City, Demon City, Spirit City... At the same time, rare and precious beasts from every city appeared throughout the contestants' village alongside their beastmasters — an unprecedented grand spectacle, to say the least.

One media crew after another wove through the village, seeking out contestants for interviews.

Online, predictions and discussions about the national tournament sprang up endlessly.

Grand as the occasion was, Shi Yu chose to go back to the contestants' dormitory and lie there like a corpse. The competition did not start until tomorrow; today was another dull day.

Tomorrow was the individual event preliminaries.

When the time came, twenty-one Masters would fight it out on an island crawling with vicious beasts, and the contestants who lasted to the end would advance to the finals to decide the individual champion.

Individual preliminaries, team event, individual finals — that was the order of this national tournament.

Once back, Shi Jin pulled out his phone again and started scrolling.

Not to read the online discussions about the national tournament, but because Buggy's "Lost History 001: The Legend of Mu Huiyin" Preview 2 had passed review.

Another super-short film of just over a minute — short and feeble, just like the Green Silkworm itself.

Short and feeble as it was, this time it packed in a great many explosive clips.

The ID [Shiyun Traveler], ever since it was boosted by the Ancient Capital University's official account last time, had gained a hundred thousand followers up to now.

Plenty of people were looking forward to the continuation of the Mu Huiyin Legend.

Unfortunately, that pigeon act had lasted nearly a month.

So the instant Preview 2 passed review, a flood of bizarre comments appeared.

"Grandpa, the author you follow has finally updated."

"A monthly release is one thing, but why is it still a preview?! This is too much!"

"Like first, watch later — good habits must be cultivated..."

Those were the comments before watching the content.

And then there were the comments after watching it.

"Boohoo boohoo, General Mu Huiyin's childhood was so miserable — not only was she ostracized by her clan, she had to suffer the torment of her flame bloodline."

"Because the flame bloodline in her body was too powerful, she had no choice but to contract an ice-type beast to suppress it? Hiss, no wonder General Mu Huiyin clearly had a flame talent yet contracted ice-type beasts. The bloodline power of a mixed-blood human race can really be that strong, needing an ice dragon to suppress it?"

"I have a mixed-blood friend too, and there's nothing like that at all — just a bit more body hair that can't be suppressed."