For example, Su Xinyan.
However, two-thirds of the guests were not celebrities.
They include retired special forces members.
There are renowned mercenary members, such as Wei Bin.
There are also very popular outdoor live streamers.
Even hunters who specialize in hunting exotic beasts.
...
The thirty-six people selected were not related to each other.
At most, we're just nodding acquaintances.
That's how it is; we were even specifically divided into two groups.
So it's surprising that Gu Tang knew three members of the same team.
One person, one demon, one devil.
Netizens don't believe it.
"Wait! He's reached the location of the second team."
After a heated online discussion, no one could convince anyone else.
An hour later, Gu Tang appeared outside the second squad's base.
He didn't rush in either, and after concealing himself, he took a look at the other party from a distance.
Since he could only see two members, he took a few steps closer and changed his angle.
Until the third member was seen.
Then Gu Tang took out his notebook and wrote: "Team Two, Women Five, Men Seven, Men Eight".
The coordinates are also on an electronic map next to it.
A string of various emoticons and symbols flew across the screen.
They now believe there are only two possibilities.
First, the production team leaked information to Gu Tang beforehand, allowing him to obtain information about all the members.
Secondly, Gu Tang can truly see through other people's cultivation levels at a glance.
If it's the second possibility, it can only mean that his cultivation level far surpasses that of all the other guests.
fall!
He's only a ninth-rank official, what's with the pretense?!
The second possibility was immediately rejected by all netizens.
Some people even started digging into Gu Tang's past, uncovering clues that he might have been kept and supported by the president of the Qin Group, and that he was forcibly inserted into the program.
This caused another uproar among netizens.
Qin Junche, the president of the Qin Group, is also a legend.
Some people say he is a demon, because only demon cultivators can easily have such a perfect appearance that is so flawless that no one can find a single imperfection.
However, some people say he is a demonic cultivator, because only a demonic cultivator could be as fit and tall as him, with extremely high cultivation and extraordinary strength at such a young age.
However, many people believe he is human.
Only a human being could possess such outstanding business acumen, starting from scratch and building the Qin Group into a company with immense wealth at a young age.
Regardless of the reason, wherever the president of the Qin Group appears, it will always be a topic of conversation and the focus of attention.
If Gu Tang really is his new favorite, then why would a ninth-rank cultivator act so arrogantly on the show?
They could even put on a show, surprising netizens with their performance.
That will provide an explanation.
Despite this, Gu Tang's team continued to open more and more private channels.
They even quickly surpassed teams with superstars and other teams with top-tier idols.
Everyone was following Gu Tang's gaze.
Watching him diligently search for them, one small team after another.
Although twenty hours had passed, he had only found nine teams.
But Gu Tang seemed satisfied.
Gu Tang wrote down the information of the ninth squad in his notebook: "Squad Nine, Men Five, Men Six, Men Eight."
This team should be considered the strongest overall team he has ever recorded.
It was also the closest to Gu Tang and his team's base.
By this time, the moon had already risen and set.
Dawn had already dispelled the last wisp of night's mist.
The morning sun has shed its shyness and is now casting its brilliant rays upon the earth.
Some netizens who couldn't stay up late went to sleep but then got up again.
Gu Tang, however, seemed completely unaware of fatigue.
He sat on a small hillside, eating the last of his dry rations from his backpack.
This is the supply provided by the production team for each guest for one day. For the remaining six days, they will have to figure out how to provide for themselves.
Gu Tang swallowed the last bite of bread and checked the time.
Four hours left.
Gu Tang didn't plan to continue searching for the remaining two teams.
He simply found a quiet and secluded place and prepared to sleep until the elimination time began.
The vibration of the communicator woke Gu Tang from his sleep.
Su Xinyan's clear and pleasant voice came through the radio waves: "Gu Tang, where are you?"
"It's about half an hour away from you," Gu Tang said.
"You should come back first," Su Xinyan gently advised. "Your rations should be almost finished, right? We caught some fish in the river to replenish our food."
He paused, then said, "Wei Bin and I have found a lot of materials and have already set up a base. It's much safer here."
"So gentle." Netizens who had been following Gu Tang all night couldn't help but switch perspectives.
Standing outside a stronghold built of recycled wood-like materials, Su Xinyan looked incredibly handsome even though he hadn't slept all night.
"And he's so handsome!"
"Yes! I still prefer this young man to that Gu Tang!"
"Waaaaah, I don't want to see Gu Tang writing in his notebook anymore. It just reminds me of the days when I was overwhelmed by homework! I want to see handsome Su Xinyan."
"Hmm." Gu Tang replied calmly, "Then you guys stay hidden."
Su Xinyan: "..."
His smile was about to crumble!
A ninth-rank human cultivator was facing him, while a sixth-rank demon cultivator was facing him.
There's also Wei Bin, a fifth-grade demonic cultivator.
He said: You all better hide!
Wei Bin immediately exploded.
He was so angry that he forgot he also had a communicator, and he shoved Su Xinyan in the face, angrily shouting, "Gu Tang! Can't you stop being so selfish?! We're a team now! Do you understand what a team is?"
He was so angry with Gu Tang that he went crazy: "If you are eliminated, all the efforts that Su Xinyan and I have made will be completely wasted! We will be eliminated with you!"
Wei Bin accused Gu Tang: "You're too selfish!"
"Never mind," Su Xinyan quickly comforted him.
He patted Wei Bin on the shoulder, forcing his voice to sound more natural: "Gu Tang, since you don't want to come back, then let's go find you."
Su Xinyan asked, "What are your current coordinates?"
"You don't need to come over," Gu Tang said calmly.
Before turning off his communicator, he reminded his two teammates: "Remember to stay hidden."
"Gu Tang? Gu Tang?!" Su Xinyan's heart sank when he heard the sudden silence on the other end.
Judging from Gu Tang's final tone, it seemed he had encountered members of another team.
Su Xinyan quickly checked the time; the elimination round would officially begin in twenty minutes.
He pulled Wei Bin aside, not caring that the other was still angry with Gu Tang: "Let's go find Gu Tang right now, he should have run into someone from another team!"
"Hmph!" Wei Bin snorted coldly.
But after all, he is a member of a team.
If Gu Tangzhen is eliminated in the very first second of the elimination round, then he and Su Xinyan are finished.
"That's why I hate being around people like that!" He spat out a loud "Pah!" "They're all talk and no action!"
Su Xinyan frowned.
But he didn't say anything in the end.
His fans were already going wild.
My idol not getting angry is because he has a good temper, but who is Gu Tang anyway?!
If they really cause their brother to be eliminated in the first second, they will definitely not let him off the hook!
This time, not only did the live chat explode with comments.
Even elsewhere on the internet, huge and eye-catching headlines began to appear everywhere—