binnovel Chapter 588 Spring River Flower Moon Night
Chapter 588 Spring River Flower Moon Night
Chapter 588 Spring River Flower Moon Night
As the Dragon King of the East Sea finished speaking, the silent crowd erupted into a tremendous roar once again. Countless sea creatures looked at the four Dragon Kings with burning eyes.
"The Dragon Tournament is now officially starting. Let me explain the competition rules."
Looking at the noisy crowd, the Dragon King of the East Sea waved his hand, and after the noise subsided again, he continued:
"This year's Dragon Tournament is the same as before, with the competition divided into three rounds: literary contest, martial contest, and team contest."
"The so-called literary contest is to compose poems and couplets. This literary contest is also a highlight of our dragon clan. And its central theme is only one thing, which is the sea. Both are acceptable, whether it is writing articles or poems."
"Of course, these articles are not ranked by grade, but only by the overall opinions of other reviewers. Therefore, the human ranking system is useless here."
At this point, the Dragon King of the East Sea gave Ye Ru a special look, as if to warn him that writing high-level poems here was useless; only poems that satisfied the judges were truly good.
"As for the martial arts competition, the matches are conducted by drawing lots, and the competition system is a knockout system, with two people fighting against each other."
"As for the competition, it will be held on the second day. The four of them will be together, and whoever is the last one on stage will be the winner."
"Therefore, in the three battles, the literary contest accounts for 20 percent of the total score, and the remaining two each account for 40 percent."
The Dragon King of the East Sea spoke slowly, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"In that case, let's begin the first round, the battle of wits. Now, please invite our four contestants to enter the arena."
As soon as he finished speaking, many eyes turned to the four young men on the stage, and thunderous applause erupted.
See you at the competition venue.
Long Xin glanced at Ye Ru and the other two, then leaped down and landed on the stage.
"I hope you won't let me down this time."
Long Dao glanced coldly at the remaining Ye Ru and Long Xiao, then moved swiftly before anyone could notice, arriving on the stage in the blink of an eye.
"I'm going too."
Long Xiao shook his head. Although he appeared somewhat cynical, there was still a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
Clearly, he knew that this time, Long Dao and Long Xin would be formidable opponents in terms of both talent and combat prowess.
After watching Long Xiao go down, Ye Ru's eyes flickered slightly. Finally, with a flap of his wings, he flew over to the crowd in surprise.
"He really has a skill, but it's all show and no substance."
The Dragon King of the West Sea sneered.
The other dragon kings also watched with great interest as Ye Ru swept onto the platform.
This scene naturally surprised many people, especially Long Dao and his group, whose faces turned extremely gloomy.
Although this opening was nothing special, they were still the princes of the Dragon Palace, and now their limelight had been stolen by a human scholar who came from who-knows-where. No one could tolerate this.
"It's just a cheap trick, easily defeated. If they lose, it'll be a real slap in the face."
Seeing Ye Ru also on the stage, Long Dao snorted coldly and deliberately raised his voice as he spoke.
When Long Xin and Long Xiao heard this, they didn't say much. They just shrugged and smiled. They didn't have any deep-seated hatred for Ye Ru. They were happy to see him fight, which would be good for them.
"Only by trying can we see the results. I, Ye Ru, am also eager to see the true abilities of Crown Prince Longdao. Please don't disappoint me."
Looking at Long Dao, Ye Ru laughed heartily, his words filled with sarcasm.
"Hmph, you'll know soon."
Long Dao flicked his sleeves, his face somewhat gloomy, and turned his head away.
"Alright, now that all four contestants have arrived, let's begin the competition. Everyone is already familiar with the rules of this literary contest, so I won't waste any more words. Let these talented young people tell us the answers."
As the Dragon King of the East Sea finished speaking, Ye Ru and the others each produced a writing brush in their hands, and then began to look at a table in front of them.
There were several sheets of Xuan paper there, which looked like they were for writing poems or articles.
"These three pieces of paper represent three chances for you. Once you've used up all three, you'll face elimination."
The Dragon King of the East Sea introduced them one by one.
Ye Ru and the other three nodded, and then began to think.
Ye Ru also looked solemn. This place was somewhat different from the literary gatherings of the human race. The theme here was only water, while in the human race, anything, whether it was border scenery or parting words, could be used.
But this doesn't work here. Here, articles are categorized without distinction of quality; it's entirely based on the reviewers' preferences.
This reminded Ye Ru of how, in his previous life, teachers graded students based on their own preferences.
However, he knew that dragons always won with their ornate and beautiful language, so having this point of entry would make things much easier.
However, just because he knew it didn't mean that Long Dao and the others didn't know it. Moreover, they had lived in the water since childhood, and their understanding of the underwater world was far greater than his own.
"Thoughts of Separation"
After writing down the title, Ye Ru felt that the verses describing longing were not quite right here. He frowned, thought about it for a while, and finally decided to abandon it.
After all, these dragons don't have as many emotions as humans. If this sentence were written, it probably wouldn't interest the judges at all.
He crumpled the paper on the table, then used his talent to burn it completely.
Ye Ru's actions naturally surprised those around him. After all, a person only has three chances, and once those three pieces of paper are used up, it means there are no more chances.
"What is he doing?"
The Dragon King of the East Sea looked surprised. Did the other party not know about the bet?
This concerns the future of the East China Sea.
"Are you planning to give up halfway? Dragon King of the East Sea, the helper you've found doesn't seem to be a very talented person. This first test is the easiest. If he can't even pass this one, your Dragon Palace of the East Sea is probably doomed."
The Dragon King of the West Sea said with a mocking smile.
Seeing Ye Ru's actions, Long Dao, Long Xin, and the others on Longtai couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
"It seems you're nothing special after all. You can't even write a poem. I really don't know what face you have to participate in this Dragon Gathering."
Long Dao shrugged, his brush continuing to write, and a poem quickly took shape.
"Really?"
A mocking smile crept across Ye Ru's lips as he typed the title again:
""Spring River Flower Moonlight Night""