Chapter 78: Starry Sky Tournament

Chapter 78: The Starry Sky Tournament

When Qin Feng’s feet touched solid ground, a building of indescribable grandeur met his eyes.

This was the main arena of the Qiming Star Inter-School League—the “Crown of the North Pole.”

The entire structure was a massive ring, made entirely of a white, jade-like composite material, radiating a holy glow under the gentle sunlight of Qiming Star.

It resembled a colossal crown, inverted and resting upon the earth, filled with an air of solemnity and majesty.

Following the crowd, he passed through a huge arched portico, and the interior scene left him speechless.

The circular stands rose layer upon layer, like mountain ranges extending upward to the edge of sight.

Row after row of seats stretched beyond the horizon, capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of spectators simultaneously.

In the abyss-like center of the arena, hundreds of square arenas were neatly arranged, like pieces on a chessboard.

Each arena was enveloped by a translucent, high-intensity energy shield flickering with pale blue arcs of electricity.

Around the arenas, uniformed professional referees and medical teams pushing floating med-pods stood ready.

Despite such tight security, everyone knew that in martial combat, fists and feet have no eyes.

In the league held every year, serious injuries and even deaths occurred from time to time.

This was the stage where geniuses could make a name for themselves in a single battle, or the battlefield where they might be buried.

Under Professor Gu Yue’s leadership, thousands of students from Qiming No.1 High School arrived at their exclusive section on the east side of the stands.

Their seats were excellent, offering a panoramic view of most of the arenas below.

In front of each seat was a delicately crafted holographic viewing device.

The students took their seats one by one. Qian Duoduo, curious, put on the viewing device.

“Wow! This is awesome!”

He exclaimed softly.

The moment he put on the device, a huge, freely operable virtual screen appeared in his field of vision.

Through this screen, he could choose any one or more arenas at will and watch the matches from a 3D holographic perspective, even zooming in, out, or rotating the view, as if he were right there.

While the students were curiously adjusting their devices, Professor Gu Yue and a dozen leading instructors began distributing documents to each participating student.

One document was the standard “Life-and-Death Agreement.”

The other was a high-value personal accident insurance policy.

“The insurance has been purchased for you by the school, and the beneficiaries have been defaulted to your immediate family members.”

Professor Gu Yue’s voice rang out from the front of the line. “Read the terms carefully, then sign your names.”

Qin Feng picked up the electronic pen and solemnly signed his name on both documents.

The moment he signed, it meant he voluntarily accepted all possible consequences that might occur during the competition.

After all students had signed, the documents were collected.

Professor Gu Yue glanced at the time and said to everyone, “The system is conducting the final random draw. In one hour, the competition will officially begin. At that time, your match information will be sent directly to your personal terminals through the holographic viewing device in front of you.”

“The notification will clearly indicate your school, name, identity ID, the arena number you are to go to, and all information about your opponent. Read carefully and don’t go to the wrong arena.”

He paused and added a remark.

“Although it’s a random draw, in the first few rounds, the system will default to avoiding matching you against opponents from the same school.”

Finally, his usually gentle gaze turned sharp, sweeping over every student present.

“All of you, adjust your mindset.”

“Remember, on the arena, fists and feet have no eyes. If—and I mean if—it ever comes to that point, to a life-or-death moment, then don’t be afraid to hurt your opponent, and even less afraid to accidentally kill them.”

“You are all students of Qiming No.1 High School. Compared to seeing you accidentally kill someone else, your teacher would rather not see you be accidentally killed by someone else. Do you all understand?”

His words were filled with unvarnished favoritism and harsh reality.

“Understood!”

Hundreds of freshmen answered in unison.

Their voices carried a kindled fighting spirit.

“Very good.”

Professor Gu Yue nodded. “Now, rest well and adjust your state.”

With that, he fell silent, standing quietly at the front of the line, closing his eyes to meditate.

The entire viewing area of Qiming No.1 High School fell into silence.

All the students began their final pre-match preparations—some meditating with closed eyes, some stretching their limbs, others repeatedly rehearsing their killing moves in their minds.

As for Qin Feng, he immersed his consciousness in the Imperial Arena, choosing to play a few ranked matches to warm up.

Beside him, Qian Duoduo saw Qin Feng’s mind wandering, looking utterly composed, and immediately guessed what Qin Feng was doing.

“Old Shi, Old Qin is playing ranked again.”

Qian Duoduo said in a low voice.

Shi Potian turned his head to look and couldn’t help but laugh wryly: “That freak, easily getting into the top three, really has no pressure.” After speaking, Shi Potian took a few deep breaths.

For him, this competition was a huge pressure.

……

Meanwhile.

Hundreds of kilometers away from the “Crown of the North Pole” arena, in the Qiming Metropolitan Area—Red Leaf Commercial District.

In front of a skyscraper a thousand meters tall, its outer wall entirely composed of dynamic light screens, crowds bustled and traffic flowed.

This was the largest event broadcasting organization on Qiming Star—“Qiming Spectator.”

The families of Qin Dahai and Wang Ming were now standing at the entrance of the building, somewhat nervously queuing with the crowd to enter.

They had not chosen to watch the live broadcast at home through ordinary terminals.

For the best viewing experience, they had come here specially.

“Wow, so many people!”

Wang Ming looked at the bustling crowd around him and couldn’t help but exclaim.

Entering the central hall of “Qiming Spectator,” the first thing that caught the eye was a massive event wall covering the entire wall, composed of tens of thousands of small screens.

Each screen was broadcasting a different match.

【Starry Cup · Seventh Division · Qualifiers】

【Universal Genius Battle · Qinghe Star Domain · Auditions】

【Sacred Star Corner Fighting League】

【Karl Jungle Training】

【Valhalla Icefield Training】

...

Countless competitions, a dazzling array.

The empire's territory is too vast; every minute and every second, in every corner of the boundless star river, countless tournaments are underway.

And through professional institutions like "Qiming Viewing," audiences can even watch in real time a rookie match taking place on a remote educational planet billions of light-years away.

Here, not only are there top-tier live broadcasts, but also professional martial artists provide commentary—an experience far beyond what a home terminal can offer.

Qin Dahai fiddled with the service terminal at the guidance desk for a long time before finally finding [Qiming Star Events] under [Local Galaxy Events], and then selected the exclusive viewing area for the [Qiming Star Inter-school League].

"Let's go, this way!"

He beckoned his family and followed the signs into an equally enormous viewing hall.

The layout here was very similar to the scene of "Arctic Crown"—the same circular tiered seating, with professional-grade holographic viewing devices in front of each seat.

At this moment, quite a few people were already seated in the hall.

Clearly, as the planet's annual grand event, the Qiming Star Inter-school League attracted enormous attention.

"Brother, let's sit here."

After the family took their seats, they were all a mix of excitement and nervousness.

"Brother Dahai, what rank do you think Fengzi will get this time?"

The aunt couldn't help asking.

Qin Dahai pondered for a moment and said conservatively, 'In the freshman competition, there are bound to be many strong players. Although Fengzi is talented, he's only been enrolled for a little over two months. I think making it into the top hundred would be a pretty good result.'

"Top hundred? You're underestimating my nephew!"

Uncle Wang Ming waved his hand, appearing much more confident than Qin Dahai. 'Fengzi is a second-level martial artist! I reckon he can at least make it into the top fifty, maybe even the top thirty!'

Upon hearing this, the aunt became even more confident than the two men. She smiled and said, 'If you ask me, Fengzi will definitely make it into the top ten! That kid has been steady since childhood, always sure of himself. If he says he's going for the top ten, then he's got a real shot!'

Meanwhile, the two younger cousins and the little cousin sister sitting nearby shouted in unison with clear, childish voices:

"Brother Feng is number one!"

"Brother Qin Feng will definitely take first place!"

In their hearts, that brother who smiled and encouraged them, who had created miracles at school, was invincible.

The family's discussion drew some good-natured laughter from the surrounding audience.

Qin Dahai and Wang Ming smiled sheepishly, then each put on their holographic viewing devices.

"The match is about to start."

The light screen lit up, and the panoramic view of the enormous arena appeared clearly before their eyes.

(End of this chapter)