Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 2829: Chapter 2830: Opening Ceremony
If it weren’t for the revival matches in the first four stages, Veronia would have doubted whether they let Feng Yuan participate just to make trouble. Because this guy’s strength, besides those veteran Legendary Beastmasters, most Beastmasters who relied on Ascension Stones to advance to the Legendary Level probably wouldn’t be able to win.
Of course, it depends on how well Xiao Ji performs. If it doesn’t do well, getting pushed into the revival matches isn’t impossible. However... remembering Xiao Ji occasionally can’t help but use Divine Beast Techniques, Veronia feels the probability of this is a bit low.
Humans may not necessarily realize Xiao Ji is using Divine Beast Techniques. If not deemed as violating rules, ordinary Spirit Beasts might indeed struggle to withstand the bombardment of Divine Beast Techniques.
But Feng Yuan initially asked Xiao Ji not to use Divine Beast Techniques, so probably that guy won’t cause any trouble.
After getting the rule book, Feng Yuan returned to the dormitory. As for going home? Qi Chen and his team set off again for The Imperial Timeline after taking a few days of rest.
They are indeed interested in the tournament, but unfortunately, their schedule conflicts. The tournament is only organized internally by the United Army domestically; as for those countries not participating in the United Army?
After confirming that the incidents caused by Old Wei won’t lead to any more unexpected events, they once again dispatched large troops to attack The Imperial Timeline.
Compared to the failed attempt at immortality, the current battle is obviously more crucial. This is also the easiest Ascension Stone they can obtain at the moment, as depending on the ascension challenge, the success rate is still too low.
Thus, Qi Chen and his team returned to The Imperial Timeline with the army immediately, fearing that once the tournament ends, the battles in The Imperial Timeline would also come to a close.
Many Beastmasters thought similarly to Qi Chen and his team. However, more chose to stay in the Main World. After all, The Imperial Timeline is currently in total chaos, and amidst the fighting, things have become utterly muddled, and no one knows what exactly they’re fighting for.
Feng Yuan is also aware of the situation over there. But he knows Qi Chen and his team won’t participate in those chaotic main battlefields, so he didn’t bother to remind them of anything; moreover, with Dou Yanlan around, it wouldn’t be his place to remind them.
The day the tournament started, Feng Yuan woke up early, and even earlier than him was an excited Xiao Ji. As for the Flame Chasing Furry Dog, although it pretended to be calm, the trace of excitement in its eyes was completely visible.
The Ascension Stone allowed them to collectively rise to the Legendary Level, and at this moment they are eager to know their strength among these newly ascended Legendary Spirit Beasts, and whether they can rank near the top.
Feng Yuan, on the contrary, wasn’t much concerned about it, because Spirit Beasts that rose to the Legendary Level through the Ascension Stone mostly haven’t fully attained everything that comes with Legendary Level strength.
Of course, this doesn’t mean they’re entirely useless; it’s just that compared to traditional Legendary Beastmasters, they’re still somewhat lacking.
As for Xiao Ji and the others?
Xiao Ji hasn’t stepped into the Legendary Level, and although the Flame Chasing Furry Dog has entered the Legendary Level, it’s a pseudo-Legendary and still lacks some depth.
"Awake so early? Getting enough sleep is crucial; battling when tired is not a good situation."
Glancing at Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan chuckled as he spoke, making a dissatisfied cry, causing Xiao Ji to panic a bit, while Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"Aside from the final arena defense matches, there’s ample time to rest."
"Haha, just scaring it a bit~ Let’s go; if we don’t hurry, the tournament might have already started~"
Having finished freshening up, Feng Yuan skipped breakfast and prepared to leave immediately. Would missing breakfast be an issue? Xiao Ji and the others can resolve it on the way, while Feng Yuan planned to casually buy something and eat while the battle goes on.
Would it affect Xiao Ji and the others’ fighting? Anyway, he’s not participating and can’t influence them, plus Feng Yuan wasn’t joking.
The number of participants in the tournament this time was overwhelming; if they didn’t head over early, they might indeed be placed at the back, needing a considerable wait before getting on stage.
As for the opening ceremony? Feng Yuan had no interest, plus due to the number of participants, few people could physically attend the opening ceremony.
On the way, buses heading to the tournament venue were packed full. If the official hadn’t repeatedly emphasized prohibiting the use of Spirit Beasts as transportation within city limits these past few days, the sky would probably be covered with various Flying Spirit Beasts.
Even so, those Beastmasters with flying permits occasionally skimmed over the sky, but Feng Yuan hadn’t applied for a flying permit, so he couldn’t ride Xiao Ji and directly fly to the destination.
Seeing how crowded the buses were, Feng Yuan decisively had Veronia intervene; although he hadn’t applied for flying and ground spirit beast travel permits, the tournament venue was outside the city. While the Data Square had an entrance, Feng Yuan didn’t want to squeeze with others there.
What he needed to do was to have Veronia open a Space Gate to reach outside the city limits, then ride Xiao Ji and fly from the wilderness to the tournament venue.
For others, doing what Feng Yuan did was difficult; it wasn’t that there were no Spirit Beasts capable of opening Space Gates, but that opening a Space Gate also required a permit. Veronia and Agunas had already applied for long-term Space Gate usage permits due to staying with Feng Yuan for a long time, so they could open a Space Gate without alarm to Maomu City’s security department.
Other people? Using a Space Gate without a permit would directly alarm the security management department; at such critical times, being caught by them would mean severe punishment.
Applying for a Space Gate permit isn’t easy, and the average person wouldn’t obtain a long-term Space Gate permit; Veronia and the others had it solely due to their Divine Beast status.
Each use of a Space Gate requires approval, which is evidently inconvenient, so the officials grant long-term permits to Divine Beasts, requiring only an aura for identification. As for the duration? Unless the holder actively cancels it, the permit remains untouched.
Xiao Ji, entering the main venue of the tournament from the wilderness, immediately attracted numerous eyes. After all, everyone else came from the city, and entering from the wilderness in such a high-profile manner was truly rare.
However, they quickly realized the situation; they wouldn’t believe Feng Yuan camped outside overnight, as there was no point, and sleeping outside was uncomfortable, so why do it.
The biggest possibility is that the group detoured through the wilderness before riding Spirit Beasts over, as for how they exited the city? Buses going out of town do exist, and probably many people would do the same, hence...
Feng Yuan didn’t expect his action of avoiding crowded buses would cause Xiao Ji and the others to be targeted, but even knowing it wouldn’t concern him.
On the arena, it’s all about strength, and targeting them wouldn’t make a difference, nor would they hold back out of courtesy.
There’s no substantial reward or even honor; at least those professional in Beast Master competitions aren’t entirely convinced of the tournament’s format.
Some hold significant hostility against it, particularly due to rule changes rendering many rule-exploiting strategies ineffective, furthering their unwillingness to recognize the tournament’s worth.
Feng Yuan is indifferent to this. If he were to say, he feels Beast Master competitions have more gaps, as their fair competition rules imply the battles are divorced from real-world wilderness scenarios.
But this is normal too; in real-world wilderness, although the Beastmaster’s own skill is vital, external tricks can also shift the situation, especially with the presence of Spirit Beasts.
Unlike the Beast Taming Academy, students from regular universities generally don’t possess the Beast Taming prowess as those from the Beast Taming Academy; yet, they can ensure their own safety in the wilderness.
Relying on the feature that Spirit Beast Contracts have no limits.
As long as it isn’t a crushing battle between Legendary Level and Good Level, numbers can, to some extent, balance the power between two parties.
Not to mention that during their school period, when the school arranges research activities, they directly lend the trained Legendary Guard Spirit Beasts to students.
Of course, even the tournament doesn’t dare to let non-Beast Masters participate, otherwise it would cease to be a Beastmaster contest and turn into a competition of background and wealth.
Relative to Beastmaster competitions, the tournament has fewer restrictions on carrying items; as long as you can bring them up, there’s no limit to how many you bring.
But staying within the arena means that even if you carry numerous items, the enemy can stop you by knocking your items off the ring.
However, this rule doesn’t matter to Feng Yuan, since Xiao Ji and the others have nothing much to carry, besides the Domain Crystal, nothing else is applicable.
Although the Divine Crystal Stone has quite an effect, Feng Yuan prohibits its use, jokingly suggesting that using it would be sheer bullying.

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