140: Opening Ceremony

Early in the morning of August 16th, all the contestants from Qingyang City followed him onto a bus-like vehicle in Liuguang City, heading to the city center.

However, this Type of bus had flight capabilities, and overall, the experience was quite novel.

The bus stopped in front of a 'Giant Egg'-shaped building in the city center.

Getting off the bus, Luo Chen looked at the building, which was several hundred meters tall, wondering if the competition would be held inside.

Then, he shook his head slightly; it was possible for the Breeder competition, but the Beast Master competition should still be held in the Illusion World.

Otherwise, with such high-intensity, multi-round competitions, few contestants would probably be able to endure.

Compared to the audience who were constantly queuing to enter through the main entrance of the building, Luo Chen and his group used a separate contestant channel, which saved them the trouble of waiting in line.

At the entrance, after confirming the identities of all participants from Qingyang City, and with specialized Beasts checking their bone age, they were each issued an identity badge, allowing them to enter and exit the venue with it in the future.

There were no difficulties; a staff member responsible for receiving them guided them into the venue.

After walking through a long corridor and turning several corners, the staff member opened a room for them.

"City Lord Feng, this is the exclusive lounge for your Qingyang City.

It is currently the admission time for the venue; the opening ceremony officially begins at 2 PM. Please be sure to appear on time. If you are unfamiliar with the venue, you can always ask any staff members on-site for directions."

As if not at ease, the staff member even took out a floor plan of the venue and handed it to Feng Qingyang.

Feng Qingyang accepted the floor plan, and only then did the staff member bid farewell and leave.

"Children, I need to tell you about today's schedule. At the end of the opening ceremony, which starts at 2 PM, there will be an entrance ceremony for the contestants from each city.

So, at that time, everyone should not run around; just follow me and enter together.

This opening ceremony might be a bit long, and we don't know when we'll be able to enter, so everyone must be ready at all times and present your best appearance.

The entrance area will be large enough; any Beast under 100 meters in size is allowed to be summoned, but you must control your Beast well.

There will be many Wild-Ranked Beast Masters observing the ceremony. Losing face is a minor matter; if your Beast gets killed because of this, the loss would be immense.

That's all I have to say. Now, everyone, please adjust yourselves in this lounge first."

Compared to before, Feng Qingyang spoke a bit more today and seemed much friendlier, so a more lively youth asked,

"City Lord, do you know what the competition rules are? The competition is about to start, and we still don't know anything."

"Currently, Liuguang City's official statement regarding the competition process has not yet been announced. I assume it will be announced at the end of the opening ceremony.

But don't worry, it won't be too different. Beast Masters can't escape battles, and Breeders can't escape breeding Beasts."

Feng Qingyang did not have more information, so the people of Qingyang City could only wait for the official start of the competition.

The lounge was quite large, and it was unclear if it had been expanded using Space Skills, but the almost 500-meter lounge was simply well-equipped.

There were sofa seats for resting, a dining table that could accommodate twenty people, and several single beds along one wall for people to rest on.

Having nothing to do for the time being, the people of Qingyang City could only disperse in small groups, waiting for their entrance ceremony to begin.

This wait lasted until 5 PM. It must be said that Liuguang City still attached great importance to this competition.

The performances alone lasted three hours.

Feng Qingyang finally counted the number of people before leading the contestants from Qingyang City out, full of vigor and determination, ready to showcase the brilliance of Qingyang City's young talents in the venue.

However, at the same time, the doors of the rooms along this corridor also opened one after another.

Almost every room had the same configuration: a slightly mature middle-aged person or a young person leading a dozen young boys and girls.

Luo Chen silently observed, while mentally thinking, 'It seems these are the contestants from the other cities.'

Luo Chen also saw Feng Qingyang nodding and greeting the leaders of the other cities, looking quite familiar with them.

However, now was clearly not a good time for communication and catching up.

Under the guidance of the staff, the teams orderly followed a certain sequence through the passage and then arrived at an entrance on one side of the large plaza to wait.

From this position, they could already hear the thunderous cheers from the audience.

And also the voice of the host.

"This year's Youth Breeder Competition and Youth Beast Master Competition in Liuguang City will feature participants from Liuguang City itself and its ten subordinate Lower Cities. Now, let's give them a warm round of applause as they enter."

Only then did the teams waiting at the inner entrance of the hall begin to move.

"Now, approaching us, are the contestants from Chisha City.

......"

The teams advanced slowly, and it took more than ten minutes for Qingyang City's team to fully enter the venue.

The overwhelming cheers from within the venue poured into their ears, which was undoubtedly the most effective way to stir the emotions of Beast Masters.

Watching the teams ahead summon their Beasts, the young boys and girls from Qingyang City also couldn't hold back and summoned their own Beasts one after another.

This immediately forced the teams to spread out. Fortunately, there were no terrifyingly large Beasts in Qingyang City's team.

Among the teams entering before them, some had directly summoned King-Ranked Beasts like the "Titan Giant," which was about a hundred meters tall.

However, the touring ground was large enough, with a width of a thousand meters on both sides, and looking up, one could not see the end, so even larger Beasts posed no problem at all.

Even Luo Yang, next to Luo Chen, excitedly summoned his Ice Flame Lion King, which had now evolved into a King Beast. Although its race hadn't changed,

its Skills had undergone earth-shattering changes, and its size had grown to about ten meters.

[race: Ice Flame Lion King

Rank: King Beast Two-star

Type: Ice, Fire

State: Excited

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills: 1. Ice Flame (Profound-tier)...

2. Domain of Ice and Fire (Earth-tier): Domain Skill. The Ice Flame Lion King summons an area covered in ice and fire around itself. Within the domain, the Ice Flame Lion King's Skill consumption is reduced, and its power is greatly enhanced.

Within the domain, an Ice Flame True Body composed of ice and fire will appear periodically to attack enemies within the Domain of Ice and Fire.

3. Blazing Flame (Yellow-tier)...

4. Flowing Flame Bullet (Profound-tier)...

5. Ice Flame True Body (Earth-tier): The Ice Flame Lion King consumes a large amount of energy to summon a true body five times the size of its own. The summoned true body does not require control from the main body and can attack enemies independently.

6. Devour Flame (Earth-tier)...

7. Streaming Fire of the Ice Domain (Earth-tier): The Ice Flame Lion King summons a continuous rain of fire over a target area of one thousand square meters. The fire rain, descending from the sky, will continuously strike the target area.

Evolution Path: Not yet unlocked.]

However, what reassured Luo Chen now was that Luo Yang had not summoned his other two Beasts; otherwise, before the competition even began, the information about his Beasts would have been completely exposed.

Luo Chen was not a Beast Master and did not need to participate in the competition, so he did not need to worry about any leakage of Beast information.

But Luo Chen still did not summon his two Beasts, because the Skills and races of the two little ones were too special.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, it was better for him to walk through the entire venue alone.

When Qingyang City's team reached halfway, the commotion in the venue suddenly grew even louder.

Luo Chen looked back and saw a massive team slowly entering from the entrance of the venue.

At this moment, the team being introduced in front of them was incredibly awkward, because it was supposed to be their moment to shine.

Although the cheers were incredibly loud now, they were for another team behind them, which made everyone in their team look a bit displeased.

Even Zhou Yun, the City Lord of Liuguang City, who was observing from the main platform, looked a bit displeased.

He asked in a somewhat flat tone, "How was this time arranged?"

An official from the City Lord's Mansion, who had been smiling and observing the entry of Liuguang City's team from behind, heard Zhou Yun's question and cold sweat involuntarily broke out.

"City Lord, this was my mistake; I did not arrange a reasonable time. Please punish me, City Lord."

Zhou Yun did not look at him, but simply said, "Your salary for the next three months will be zeroed, and you will receive a major demerit for this year."

The official bowed slightly and said in a very respectful tone, "Yes."

At the same time, he cursed himself internally, knowing that City Lord Zhou Yun valued his reputation, so he played a small trick to have Liuguang City enter early and overshadow the other Lower Cities.

However, he forgot that City Lord Zhou Yun most disliked the act of using power to bully others and acting smug, so he had just made a blunder while trying to flatter.

The teams continued to advance, and after twenty minutes, all the participating teams were gathered in the immense plaza.

Of course, Liuguang City occupied the most central position, with the participating teams from the other Lower Cities arranged on both sides, centered around it.

Luo Chen paid a little attention to the number of participants from Liuguang City, excluding the leader in front.

There were a total of over 130 participants, which seemed to be the sum of all participants from the Lower Cities.

Moreover, there were far more King-Rank Beast Masters here than all the Lower Cities combined. Luo Chen even saw Bright Moon Breeder badges on the chests of several young boys and girls.

Luo Chen suddenly realized that he had not yet had time to take the Bright Moon Breeder assessment.

These few people reminded him that he could take some time to participate in this assessment.