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Chapter 58 The Correct Approach
Xie Xie wasn't the only one curious; everyone, including Gu Yuena, was intrigued by this grand event that only happens once every five hundred years.
Tang Wulin and the others looked at Dean Yu with eager eyes, while Gu Yuena secretly sent a telepathic message to Meng Xinghe.
Yu Zhen's version:
The grand event, held once every five hundred years, is called the Triwizard Tournament.
The "Three Powers" refers to three major nations: the Douluo Federation, the Star Luo Empire, and the Douling Empire.
The Triwizard Tournament is a grand gathering of Soul Masters jointly organized by three major nations, and it takes place in Mingdu, the capital of the Douluo Federation.
The Three-Way Championship is divided into three age groups: Youth Group, Adult Group, and Senior Group.
The competition uses a points system, with the top ten in each group earning points. The country with the highest total points becomes the champion of the three-way battle and enjoys resource tributes from the other two countries.
In addition, the rewards for the top ten in each group are exceptionally generous, especially for the top three.
Soul Masters participate in the Triwizard Tournament representing their country, so the eligibility requirements are extremely stringent.
Only Soul Masters who are ranked on the Youth Genius Ranking one month before the start of the Three Strongest Tournament are qualified to represent the Douluo Federation in the Youth Group competition.
Meng Xinghe's version of the explanation:
The origin of the Triwizard Tournament is related to the invasion of the Abyss.
The invasion from the Abyss Plane wasn't limited to the Douluo Continent, but extended to the entire Douluo Star.
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken. Therefore, resisting the invasion of the Abyss Plane is the collective responsibility of all life on Douluo Star, in order to protect our common home. It is not the Douluo Federation that bears this responsibility alone, while the Star Luo Empire and the Douling Empire enjoy peace and prosperity without assuming any responsibility.
There's no such thing as a free lunch!
The Douluo Federation is riddled with factions, and there are also troublemakers like Shrek Academy and Tang Sect. Proposals to send troops to attack the Star Luo Empire and the Douling Empire are repeatedly rejected in the council.
Since it is impossible to unify Douluo Star, the only option is to engage in international cooperation and unite the three major nations to resist the invasion of the Abyss.
However, the Douluo Federation cannot allow the Star Luo Empire and the Douling Empire to directly participate in the front line of resisting the Abyss invasion.
On the one hand, the two countries are separated by a vast ocean, making it inconvenient to send troops. On the other hand, the Blood God Legion's weapons and equipment are state-of-the-art, and the Federation does not want the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire to have the opportunity to steal these technologies.
If sending troops doesn't work, we have to change our approach and have the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire provide various resources.
The Douluo Federation dispatched technical personnel to the Star Luo Continent and the Dou Ling Continent to help develop their economies and mine resources. A significant portion of these resources were taken by the Douluo Federation free of charge as a contribution from the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire to resist the invasion of the Abyss.
However, handing over such a massive amount of resources would cause dissatisfaction among the domestic population, and the higher-ups could not make the Abyss invasion public to avoid causing panic.
To provide a perfect justification for the transfer of these resources, the three-way competition was born.
The Triwizard Tournament was a mandatory competition initiated by the Douluo Federation. If a country did not participate, the Douluo Federation would directly launch a military attack. This gave the people of the two great empires a reason to participate in the Triwizard Tournament.
In their minds, this is trading resources for peace.
The Triwizard Tournament is held every five hundred years, and six editions have been held to date. The Douluo Federation has been the top team in the total points rankings for each edition, and the seventh edition will be held in five years.
In the previous six competitions, there were no behind-the-scenes manipulations. The Douluo Federation won the championships in the Youth, Junior, and Adult groups based on absolute strength. The top ten in each group were almost all Soul Masters from the Douluo Federation, thus giving them a significant lead in the overall rankings over the second-place team.
Because the competition is held only once every five hundred years, the qualification standards for representing the Federation in the competition are different each time.
The qualification for the youth group competition five years later will be determined by the selection of Soul Masters based on the list of young geniuses one month before the start of the competition. This is also the standard set by the proposal unanimously passed by the Federal Parliament.
"Di Tian participated in that council as a representative of the soul beasts, but you hadn't woken up from your slumber at that time, and Di Tian wouldn't bring it up for no reason, so you didn't know about it."
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Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and three other boys were thrilled after hearing this.
What an honor it is to represent your country in a competition!
If they can participate in the three-way championship five years from now, no matter the outcome, it will be something they can be proud of for the rest of their lives.
However, to qualify for the competition, one needs to be listed on the list of young prodigies within five years.
It's a bit difficult, but the dean said that as long as they work hard, there is still hope.
Five years is a long time. How will you know you can't do it if you don't try?
They only have one chance in five hundred years to win glory for their country. If they don't give it their all, they'll regret it for the rest of their lives!
Seeing the five people whose eyes were filled with the motivation to cultivate, Gu Yuena was moved.
The allure of bringing glory to one's ancestors is truly... powerful.
If it were a dragon, it would be no less than being personally praised by the Dragon God, right?
Xinghe is right. Resisting the invasion of the abyss is the collective responsibility of all life on Douluo Star.
Soul beasts also bear responsibility, which is why Xiong Jun and Wan Yao Wang have been stationed on the front lines of the battle against the Abyss for many years. Di Tian also occasionally helps out, allowing Xiong Jun and Wan Yao Wang to take a short break.
The Abyss Plane is overseen by the Abyss Saint King, so when abyssal creatures die, they transform into life energy and return to the abyss, thus sustaining themselves through battle and growing stronger with each fight.
To this end, Meng Xinghe specially developed a special soul tool that could absorb the energy generated after the death of abyssal creatures, which turned the tide of the battle and enabled the Douluo Federation to achieve a situation of fighting to sustain itself and becoming stronger with each battle.
As the saying goes, the more you invest, the less willing you are to stop halfway.
The Abyss Saint King is one such case. The energy lost over the past few thousand years was only temporarily lent to the Douluo Plane. Once he devours Douluo Star, he can get it back with interest.
The advantage lies with me in dealing with a plane that doesn't even have a plane ruler!
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After leaving the dean's office, everyone began moving into their new dormitories.
Previously, only Meng Xinghe, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan lived in the dormitory building for Class Zero. Now, with the addition of five more boys, life is going to be lively from now on.
After dinner, Wu Changkong and Long Bing gathered everyone from Class Zero together.
"Hello students, as you probably guessed, from now on, the teaching of Class Zero will also be handled by Teacher Long and me. You've signed the agreement, so you must know that the Spirit Pagoda provides the majority of the resources for Class Zero. Therefore, tomorrow Teacher Long and I will take you to the Spirit Pagoda to study."
"This is a spirit transfer bracelet. It contains your identity information and serves as your pass to the Spirit Transfer Tower. Remember to keep it safe. If you accidentally lose it, please report it to us immediately."
Wu Changkong took out three sky-blue bracelets and gave them to Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng.
"Teacher, why are we the only ones who have this?" the three asked, puzzled.
"Because I already have one." Xie Xie rolled up his sleeves, revealing the bracelet on his wrist.
Tang Wulin chimed in, "Me too. I joined the Spirit Pagoda when I was six, so I've had this thing for a long time."
Meng Xinghe, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan didn't say anything, but silently showed their bracelets to everyone.