Chapter 380

"Damn, how can he sleep so soundly during such a fiercely competitive opening ceremony? No wonder he's the Luo God!"

"Aren't you nervous? He's representing the entire Xuanlong Nation!"

"I knew this guy was unreliable—if we lose this competition, he won't feel a shred of guilt!"

"Actually… I feel like I want to sleep too—this opening ceremony was just too… weird, full of hellish elements…"

"Sleeping at a time like this—isn't that impolite? Sure, Sakura Island is full of bastards, but still… still… forget it, I can't even make up a decent excuse, not even five cents' worth!"

"Again late, again sleeping—what did Luo God do yesterday?"

"They say a certain industry in Sakura Island is highly developed—is there a chance Luo God went to experience it?"

"Insane…"

…

Not just netizens, but even the high-ranking officials gathered to discuss Sakura Island's issues were all covered in black lines.

But they weren't blaming Luo Chenyu.

On the contrary, they felt a bit sorry for him.

They knew exactly where Luo Chenyu had been—even the news that Sakura Island had been completely infiltrated was thanks to this young man.

Prolonged use of the 【Eye of Insight】 even overwhelms a half-god who has awakened divine perception.

Especially when observing practitioners far stronger than oneself.

The mental energy consumed was enormous.

And the hardest part was that this process went undetected by the enemy.

"Once he returns, he must be awarded a First-Class Merit!"

"Hey, Old Wang, is a First-Class Merit too stingy? Based on what he did in Donghai City, he deserves more than just that!"

"Old Wang is still worrying about Demigod Feng Ji's feelings!"

"Demigod Feng Ji… is indeed a problem, but the Southwest Seven Provinces need him, and Xuanlong Nation needs him!"

"Let's discuss this later—right now, the Most Important Now is Sakura Island. What do you all think?"

"Everyone has a duty to eradicate the ground rats!"

"Inform neighboring countries—they should also deploy half-gods to hunt them down!"

"No, this can't be made public—if word leaks out…"

"Then notify our allied nations—they'll act together, secretly!"

"Should we tell the Guardian God my lord?"

"I'll go tell him!"

………………

In the Ice-Fire Shenshan arena, the performance ended.

The magic array vanished; sunlight once again bathed everyone.

Under the blazing sun, people felt no heat—only a faint cool breeze brushed against them.

On the podium, the Sakura Island master drew his personal weapon—a pitch-black longbow—and drew it, turning the flame-tipped arrow into a roaring eight-headed monstrous beast that howled across the sky!

Such a sight.

Signified that the World University League had officially begun!!

"Brother Xiaoyu, wake up!"

Dong Yiyue gently shook Luo Chenyu's arm.

"Mmm…"

Luo Chenyu mumbled, half-asleep, stretching and standing up, "Is it morning?"

Dong Yiyue: "…"

Indeed, it was morning!

The battle was about to begin!

"Xiaoyu, follow Xiao Guan's orders—don't act on your own!"

Wang Zhilin came beside Luo Chenyu, patted his arm, and said solemnly, "Orders from above have come down—you focus solely on the competition; everything else is our responsibility!"

Luo Chenyu rubbed his eyes, drowsily asking, "So if we kill Sakura Island's competitors during the group battle, it's fine, right?"

"Uh…"

Wang Zhilin rubbed his forehead, speechless—where did this guy get such murderous intent?

He just blurted out "kill!"

"Use your judgment—but don't provoke Sakura Island's ground rats yet, or they might go berserk!"

"No problem!"

Luo Chenyu finally shook off part of his morning grumpiness and woke up fully.

"Protect them!"

"If you want to hurt them, you'll have to step over my corpse!"

As a tank, this was basic professionalism!

If he couldn't protect his teammates, he might as well go find a girl and suffocate himself!

Wang Zhilin nodded, "Go—give it your all!"

………………

In the center of the arena, a magical teleportation array appeared.

All competitors, to the beat of drums, entered the array in orderly fashion.

On the big screen, the image suddenly changed.

Immediately after, an uproar broke out.

"Bastards, why is the arena for this team battle competition Shenshan? That's a sacred and inviolable place!"

"What the hell is that bastard Yamamoto thinking, how could something like this… how… ah, I'm going crazy!"

"Bastards, bastards…"

"…"

In an instant, all the people of Sakura Island went mad; such a competition venue was something they had never expected, not even dared to imagine.

The Ice-Fire Shenshan!

That was their sacred ground of faith!

Normally they had to perform the three kneelings and nine prostrations just to approach, and dared not venture deeper.

Now, it had actually been desecrated like this!

How could they, bastards!

The noisy scene, however, caused the netizens of other countries watching the livestream to burst into wild laughter.

Especially the citizens of Xuanlong Nation, whose livestream chat nearly exploded.

Taking a symbolic sacred ground and using it as a competition arena.

Sakura Island's move this time was indeed surprising.

……………

Inside the arena.

The contestants of all countries had been separated.

The moment the contestants of Xuanlong Nation appeared, they immediately stood on guard, alert to their surroundings, afraid of being attacked by contestants from other countries and fierce beasts.

Luo Chenyu was the first to cast a simplified version of 【Steel Shield】 on his fifteen teammates.

Under their astonished gazes, he opened his mouth and said: "Don't be afraid, there are no enemies around!"

Guan Yuzun was slightly stunned, then opened his mouth and said: "For this mission, let's first go kill fierce beasts to earn points, as for other matters…"

"Hahahaha…"

Suddenly, Luo Chenyu's wild laughter interrupted Guan Yuzun's words.

"What's wrong with you, scared me to death…"

Guan Yuzun complained speechlessly; Luo Chenyu's personality was truly awful!

However… the next moment!

"Hahahaha… so that's how it is, so that's how it is!"

Immediately after, Guan Yuzun pointed toward the sky, and a towering mountain of mingled ice and fire came into view.

Everyone laughed!!