Douluo Continent: The Evil-Eyed Dragon God, Many Women, Many Blessings

Chapter 208 Laughing at the World's Reflections

Those with sharp eyes even spotted several women angrily pulling on the ears of the men next to them, scolding them while saying things like, "Look at him, and then look at yourself! You're such a clueless straight man, you have absolutely no sense of romance!"

On the city wall, Emperor Xingluo patted the wall lightly, praising, "I never expected that this boy's emotional intelligence would be on par with his strength! Brother Dai, I must criticize you a bit; in this respect, your son is far better than you!"

Dai Hao: "."

What Huo Yuhao didn't know was that later, this match earned the honorary title of "the most romantic match in ten thousand years in the Douluo Continent," capturing the hearts of countless female Soul Masters!
Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy spectator area.

Xiao Hongchen stood beside Ma Rulong and whispered, "Captain, if I'm not mistaken, what they originally intended to combine seems to be that soul tool?"

Ma Rulong nodded slightly: "That's right, it should be an enlarged version of the Thunder Cannon! If I'm not mistaken, their Thunder Cannon is probably a copy of the one from our Mingde Hall. It's just that they couldn't achieve the craftsmanship of the Thunder Cannon, so they enlarged it. With the increased size, the manufacturing process becomes much simpler, which is why it takes seven people to operate it."

Meng Hongchen shook her head slightly: "I think so too. It's just a pity that their luck was really bad. They were completely countered by Shrek's tactics. Especially that captain, who became the background for that little girl's birthday celebration. When taking pictures, he was completely blocked by the Shrek people and didn't even have a chance to show his face. He was so invisible, haha!"

Ma Rulong chuckled and added, "Luckily he didn't show his face, otherwise, if that photo had been leaked, he would have become a real laughing stock."

The elder leading the team had a solemn expression and said in a low voice, "More than that, I'm concerned about the development of the Douling Empire in soul tools. The fact that they were able to develop an enlarged version of the Thunder Cannon shows that they've made significant progress in soul tool manufacturing. If it were any other team, it would be almost impossible to break through their defenses before they completed the Thunder Cannon assembly. And once the Thunder Cannon is complete, their chances of winning will greatly increase. Their team being instantly killed by Shrek Academy in this battle can only be attributed to bad luck, not a lack of strength."

Xiao Hongchen said resentfully, "Shrek Academy is too lucky. They can only use this kind of despicable tactic once, and it just so happens to be used on the most suitable opponent. Otherwise, with the powerful attack of the Thunder Cannon Level 7 Soul Tool, even if they have a Soul Emperor, they still wouldn't be able to stop it."

Ma Rulong smiled slightly and said, "This isn't a bad thing. At least it allows us to take precautions in advance, doesn't it?"

Xiao Hongchen was taken aback, then felt a little better and nodded, saying, "That's true."

Ma Rulong turned to look at him, pondered for a moment, and then said seriously, "Xiao, you are indeed far superior to me in terms of talent as a Soul Master, and you could even say that you are unique in our empire. However, your personality is too impetuous because of your extraordinary talent. In this respect, even Huo Yuhao is better than you. If you cannot improve, you will definitely suffer a great loss in the future."

Xiao Hongchen was taken aback for a moment, "Captain, it's me."

Ma Rulong raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "I know the Conferred God Platform incident has you burning with anger. Such a loss is crippling even for your Hongchen family, but I still hope you can recover from this blow as soon as possible, and I hope you become stronger, for the Empire, for Mingde Hall, and for our academy." Ma Rulong gave him a deep look: "Xiao, there are no truly insurmountable obstacles in life. You can regret, you can be in pain, but you must not cling to it or even sink into it. Think of the Hongchen Hall Master, think of your sister, don't disappoint those who have placed great hopes in you and have selflessly given for you. You're almost fifteen years old, it's time to grow up."

Xiao Hongchen's expression was still unpleasant, but surprisingly he did not refute Ma Rulong's words. Instead, he slowly walked back to his seat and sat down, seemingly deep in thought.

Meng Hongchen quietly gave Ma Rulong a thumbs up, her red lips parted slightly, and she silently uttered two words.

Ma Rulong shook his head gently with satisfaction, because he had already figured out that the two words Meng Hongchen said were, "Thank you."

Meanwhile, on Shrek Academy's side, all the team members sat in a circle around Xiao Xiao, sharing her birthday cake as if no one else was around, with bursts of cheerful laughter every now and then, attracting frequent glances from the other spectating academies.

Meng Hongchen was in agony, glancing at them every now and then before trying to look away. She pouted her red lips, took a big bite of fruit, and said angrily, "Honestly, all you do is tempt me! If I didn't need to lose weight, I would definitely go and ask for a huge slice of ice cream cake. It's so cold on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. Ugh, dieting is so painful!"

After sharing the cake, the Shrek team, as always, didn't linger for a moment, leaving the arena and returning to their hotel amidst everyone's gaze.

The round of 16 proceeded smoothly, and as expected, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy easily defeated their opponents in the team battle. Moreover, their captain, the Soul Emperor-level expert Ma Rulong, did not participate in the team battle; they easily defeated their opponents with only the other six main players and one reserve team member.

So far, only two people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy have yet to appear: Captain Ma Rulong and Meng Hongchen. Contrary to everyone's expectations at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Meng Hongchen surprisingly gave up the opportunity to fight and vent his anger, instead calmly watching all the matches in the spectator area, seemingly lost in thought.

After a day's rest, the individual knockout competition started on time on the third day.

In that team battle, Shrek Academy indeed secured a swift victory. Moreover, thanks to Huo Yuhao's arrangement, they only "exposed" Ling Luochen's ultimate Ice Soul Master abilities, perfectly fulfilling Huo Yuhao's pre-match promise to Wang Yan. Furthermore, the surprise everyone gave Xiao Xiao was a great success. For the Shrek Academy team, this result was absolutely perfect.

However, Wang Yan was truly tricked by Huo Yuhao. The Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy was controlled by the Douling Royal Family! Huo Yuhao's actions were a blatant slap in the face, not only mercilessly killing his opponent but also turning the Douling Academy's number one genius, Sword Master Guzhu, into a prisoner and background character. This was practically a face-slapping attack!

Given Shrek Academy's unparalleled status in the Douluo Three Kingdoms, such a move was clearly detrimental to unity and might even cause the Douling Royal Family to misunderstand Shrek. Therefore, Wang Yan's face darkened upon learning this news. For the next two days, he was busy with public relations work for Douling Academy, cleaning up the mess left by Huo Yuhao's romantic escapade.
(End of this chapter)