213: Check into Tianjiao Pavilion

He turned around, his expression turning serious.

"After you're settled, don't run around." "This Tianjiao Pavilion is now a dragon's den and a tiger's lair."

Yao Tianbi pointed to the ground.

"Everyone who can live here is a top genius from various provinces; none are easy to deal with."

"Each one is arrogant and looks down on everything."

"In previous Prodigy Competitions, it was not uncommon for geniuses to be disqualified before the competition even started due to private brawls."

He specifically looked at Lu Yuan.

"Especially for provinces like ours, which are ranked lower, it's easier to become a target for provocation."

"Some people will deliberately provoke you; as long as you make the first move, they'll have a reason to appeal to the organizing committee and directly disqualify you."

"Especially in team competitions, once you're short a person, the blow to the entire team is devastating."

Yao Xiao said, puffing out her cheeks.

"How can they be so mean!"

Yao Tianbi shook his head.

"This isn't meanness; it's strategy."

"The resource allocation of the Prodigy Competition is crucial for every province; no one will show favoritism."

"If you have a chance to provoke others, that's not out of the question either."

Lu Yuan: ... Yao Xiao: ... Half an hour later, the three went to the first-floor lobby to complete the official participant information registration.

The number of people in the lobby had clearly increased.

Young people gathered in twos and threes, dressed in various outfits, but all wore badges representing their respective provinces on their chests.

When Lu Yuan and the two others entered the lobby, dozens of gazes swept over them almost simultaneously.

Those gazes all carried hostility.

Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged.

He keenly sensed that within this lobby, at least twenty auras had reached the fifth-tier level.

Moreover, these people's fifth-tier abilities were completely different from the nameless ones he had killed before.

Their Source Power fluctuations were more solid and restrained, like refined steel tempered a thousand times, revealing the posture of true powerhouses.

True geniuses.

The kind who can kill across ranks!

In Lu Yuan's heart, a long-lost fighting spirit slowly began to warm up, and his blood flow quickened a bit.

This was the stage he wanted.

Just as they were walking towards the front desk, a discordant voice rang out.

"Heh."

A contemptuous sneer.

A young man in a silver-white combat uniform leaned against a crystal pillar with his arms crossed.

His face was quite handsome, but the arrogance in his eyes was almost undisguised, and his mouth was full of mockery.

The badge on his chest was a realistic snowflake, with a majestic ice mountain in the background.

[Northern Territory Province].

A strong province consistently ranked in the top ten.

The young man's gaze fell on the [Region] badge on Yao Xiao's chest.

"Even a remote place like Region Province dares to send people to compete this year?"

"I hope they don't get eliminated in the first round and make a fool of themselves."

As soon as these words came out, a suppressed chuckle echoed in the lobby.

Many people looked over with expressions of watching a good show.

Every year before the competition, bullying the "country bumpkins" from weaker provinces seemed to have become a regular event.

Yao Tianbi's face instantly darkened.

Yao Xiao's small face turned red with anger, her chest heaving violently, about to retort.

Lu Yuan, however, gently pressed her shoulder, signaling her not to be impulsive.

However, before Yao Tianbi could say anything.

From another direction, another lazy mocking voice came.

"Oh, isn't this the trash from Northern Territory Province?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.

They saw a young man in a fiery red suit, with red-dyed hair, slowly walking over.

He looked at the Northern Territory Province genius with a playful expression.

"Han Feng, how was it, being pinned down and rubbed by our Nanyue Province in last year's team competition? Was it comfortable?"

"Pfft!"

Someone in the crowd couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

The young man named Han Feng's face instantly turned a pig-liver color, his eyes cold as knives, staring intently at the red-haired young man.

"Zhu Rong! You're courting death!"

"Come on, who's afraid of who?"

The red-haired young man, Zhu Rong, shrugged indifferently.

"If you dare to make a move here, I guarantee that your Northern Territory Province's team competition quota will directly be reduced by one this year."

Han Feng's fists clenched, making a cracking sound, and bone-chilling cold air emanated from him, causing the surrounding temperature to drop by several degrees.

But he still didn't make a move.

Whoever makes a move is an idiot!

Seeing this, Zhu Rong pouted, feeling bored.

His gaze swept through the crowd and finally landed on Lu Yuan and the two others.

The enemy of an enemy is a friend who can watch the show.

The atmosphere in the lobby became even more subtle due to this brief confrontation.

Lu Yuan led Yao Xiao and Yao Tianbi directly to the front desk.

"Hello, Region Province competition team, here to register information."

The staff member at the front desk was a woman with a professional smile; she took the documents handed over by Yao Tianbi and began to operate on the system.

Just at this moment.

Several invisible Source Power fluctuations once again silently squeezed towards Lu Yuan and the two others.

These fluctuations varied in strength, carrying a sense of probing and provocation.

Among them, one was the coldest, coming from the pale-faced Han Feng.

Yao Tianbi grunted, Source Power surging around him, forming an invisible barrier that blocked most of the pressure.

The next second... the barrier directly shattered!

No way, Yao Tianbi was too weak, at the bottom of the fifth-tier, he completely messed up.

Everyone's faces lit up with joy, some even laughed out loud.

Yao Xiao's small face also turned pale under this pressure, and she had to activate her Source Power to resist.

Seeing Yao Xiao's small face, Lu Yuan's expression changed.

The next second.

An indescribable pressure erupted from Lu Yuan's body!

That was not a simple Source Power fluctuation.

That was a crushing force originating from a higher level of life.

It was the terrifying pressure unique to the gold card, carrying divinity!

"Hmm?!"

Han Feng's sneer instantly froze.

He felt as if he was being stared at by an ancient beast.

That pressure instantly enveloped him.

His breathing suddenly hitched!

His proud ice-element Source Power was fragile and vulnerable in the face of this pressure, instantly scattered into pieces.

His mind went blank!

Master! This person is a master!

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Han Feng's body uncontrollably retreated three steps in a row until he hit the pillar behind him with his butt, barely steadying himself.

It wasn't just him; many others were also affected!

The expressions on the faces of the geniuses from various provinces, who had originally been watching with amusement and mockery, instantly changed at this moment.

The red-haired young man, Zhu Rong, who had been lazily watching, also reined in his playful expression; he stared at Lu Yuan, his eyes showing a serious look for the first time.

This person was definitely not some soft persimmon that could be kneaded at will.

Region Province... when did such a monster appear?