Merging with Demon Spirits-Chapter 374 - 279: Opening Ceremony

Tonight in Shangjing, bright lanterns are hanging everywhere, resembling a Chinese New Year celebration.

The opening ceremony of the Nationwide College Glory League is about to commence, and at this moment, all eyes across the nation are focused here.

Although it’s just an opening ceremony without fierce competition, the attention it receives surpasses even that of the grand finale.

Because tonight, not only will new stars from colleges nationwide make their collective debut, but Glory Professional Players and the top ten All-Star players will also attend as opening guests.

After the opening ceremony, there will be a challenge from the new stars against the professional players, which is also an exciting highlight.

This is an event that gathers young rising stars and the top ten All-Stars.

Aside from this biennial opening ceremony of the Nationwide College Glory League, it’s practically impossible to see so many talented individuals and have such a star-studded visual feast at the same time.

Just past seven o’clock, the sky is already dark, and while it is dinner time, the streets and alleys are covered with crowds of people.

A massive sea of humanity, composed of fifty thousand people, is orderly heading towards the Glory Center Hall in the city center, which can accommodate millions.

Outside the Glory Center Hall, vehicles are early prohibited from entering, and there are three thousand uniformed police officers and staff responsible for maintaining safety and order on-site.

Even so, there is still some commotion outside the stadium.

Because there are truly too many people!

Not only are there many people, but everyone’s face also shows excitement and anticipation. Such a large flow of people and such an uneasy and restless atmosphere make the staff on-site look stern, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

On the bus, through the window, Lin Feng felt the strong excitement of the crowd.

Among the cheering crowd are students dressed in school uniforms, entire families, hand-holding couples, and shoulder-clinging brothers and friends.

However, what truly caught Lin Feng’s attention was a group of elderly people who were either without arms or legs, sitting in wheelchairs, or leaning on crutches.

These elderly people looked serious, with no smiles, and because of their physical disabilities, they exuded an aura of sadness that gave them an unapproachable feeling.

Unlike the others, they were neither excited nor cheering. They just stood among the crowd, staring blankly at the passing bus with eyes seemingly in remembrance, contemplation, or anticipation.

Lin Feng’s gaze lingered on the elderly’s mutilated parts and the ghastly scars on their faces, and his initially slightly excited mood instantly cooled.

The grandeur of the scene before him overlapped with the blood-soaked massacre nightmare in his memory, leaving him momentarily confused and unable to distinguish reality.

How long can this prosperous era last?

Looking at the crowd, Lin Feng wondered: Are there Aliens among them?

Are there Apostle candidates?

Are there people wanting to kill him?

Are there White Clothes?

Apart from Lin Feng, Yun Kai and his group also experienced the enthusiasm of the people of Shangjing.

At the same time, they also realized this is a night of stars that captures national and even global attention.

"Lin Feng! Lin Feng!"

"Yun Kai! Yun Kai!"

"Red Cloud University Champion!"

"Red Cloud University Victory!"

As the Red Cloud University branded bus slowly arrived, people excitedly shouted by the roadside.

The tsunami-like cheers and fervent chaotic emotions made everyone inside the bus feel their blood boiling, and they couldn’t help but look out the window.

The crowd outside, like the ocean, was so vast it seemed endless.

Within the crowd, many were passionately waving their hands at the bus.

Although they couldn’t see inside the bus, it did not affect their enthusiasm at all.

Some people held posters and photos, mostly featuring individual portraits of Lin Feng and Yun Kai, as well as group photos of the five members of the Red Cloud Team.

The feeling of being liked, adored, and cheered for by people is undoubtedly wonderful.

Yun Kai showed a faint smile, and Little Sister Dong even waved in response, even though she knew people outside couldn’t see her.

Little Sister Dong shifted her gaze to Lin Feng; compared to their excitement, Lin Feng appeared very calm, his eyes devoid of waves, extremely composed.

"We’ve actually made it this far."

At this moment, even after arriving in Shangjing, looking at the enthusiastic fans outside the window, Little Sister Dong still felt as if she was dreaming.

She thought of two years ago.

When they had just entered Red Cloud University, the throne challenge had ended, and the three of them occupied the top three seats, at that time, Lin Feng had told her.

"One day, we will stand on Huaxia’s stage, even the world’s stage, and if you cannot keep up with my pace, I won’t wait for you."

At that time, hearing this, she found it unbelievable, and she also felt Lin Feng’s words were harsh and cold-blooded.

Back then, she even lashed out at Lin Feng, complaining to Yun Kai, but thinking back to now, Lin Feng was right.

Lin Feng’s pace was too fast.

Even Yun Kai had some trouble keeping up, and she herself had been left far behind.

If not for their past relationship, she wouldn’t even qualify as a team substitute.

Lin Feng’s words were very realistic.

But in fact, he’d already taken very good care of her.

Otherwise, with her skill and progress, she would have been left far behind a long time ago.

On the national stage, she stood there thanks to Lin Feng’s help, but as for the world stage, even Lin Feng could not guarantee absolute confidence.

Little Sister Dong was self-aware, being able to stand on the national stage was already satisfying enough.

Like Little Sister Dong, Yue Mingming and Yun Kai also felt some sense of unrealness.

Unlike Little Sister Dong and Yu Qiao, who were geniuses since childhood, their life trajectory was single-handedly changed by Lin Feng.

"Mom and Dad, do you see this?"

Looking at the chat messages in the family group on his phone, Yue Mingming’s mouth showed a hint of a smile.

In the group, it was full of relatives commenting and praising him.

After three years, he had once again become the pride of his parents, the pride of his family.

"All these people like me."

Looking at people outside shouting his name, Yun Kai muttered to himself.

Becoming someone liked by everyone was his dream when he was a child, and now it has been realized.

This brought him far more happiness than money or power.

"Hehe, indeed, I am the chosen child of destiny."

Yu Qiao muttered to himself, without the others’ emotions, only feeling self-satisfied.

Yu Qiao spoke quite loudly, with no intention to hide, and Bu Zheng, sitting behind him, heard it and couldn’t help but laugh.

After laughing, looking at this scene reminiscent of past times, memories constantly emerged in his mind, making him feel a bit sentimental too.

Back then, many fans shouted his name too.

He was one of the brightest talents in that year’s college league.

Only then his name was not Bu Zheng but Bu Yuanlong!

The bus drove outside the stadium and slowly stopped.

Lin Feng and his group disembarked from the bus, accompanied by glaring camera flashlights and fans’ screams, they waved to the enthusiastic fans and walked on the red carpet like stars, entering the stadium through the VIP channel.

In the bright corridor, Lin Feng met many people from different teams.

Facing the Red Cloud Team, members from all teams greeted them.

During the preliminary round, the overall performance and strength of the Red Cloud Team had already won them over.

The Nine Elite Joint Schools had no expectations for the top three positions.

That was a battle for the Three Heroic Academies.

If it was before, Red Cloud University among the Three Heroic Academies had relatively weak strength, and with good luck, could still compete for third place. But now, no one would have such unrealistic thoughts.

In their view, Red Cloud University is a strong contender for the championship.

Of course, it’s not absolute.

Glory Battle is a team battle of five, primarily testing cooperation, and Lin Feng’s individual strength, no matter how strong, cannot directly determine the outcome of the match.

Following the corridor, the group didn’t directly enter the stadium but came to a place resembling a banquet hall.

At this moment, there were already many people in the banquet hall, apart from various college teams, there were also some notable figures, including strong individuals, Guardians, high-level management, and coaches of various clubs, among whom were many old acquaintances of Lin Feng.

Ju Xing’s Zhang Ling, Wind-Grabbing’s Jiang Jun, and Thunder’s Elder Jiang.

Of course, the most attention-grabbing were the Glory Professional Players.

The arrival of the Red Cloud Team attracted the attention of the entire place.

"You’ve arrived."

Zhan Tianyu, leading three team members, came over and greeted them.

Though they were opponents, due to the Contract relationship, the two had a very familiar relationship, which surprised many people.

At the same time, Lin Feng was also very surprised.

Because he saw someone...

An old man standing beside Yang Ningbing.

Yang Qingtian!