Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 45 Star Luo City

"By the way, I have a few things to tell you. How are you doing?"

The legendary figure shook his head and said, "Ancestor, to be honest, you asked me to do a few things. Given the current situation, the first thing I asked you to do was to take in some poor children, and I did that."

But secretly inducing people to believe in angels is unrealistic.

Because in the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later, both the Angel God and the Rakshasa God are labeled as evil gods, so their influence on obtaining faith power is negligible.

Qian Renxue had never held out much hope for this matter, because obtaining the power of faith was meaningless in the Douluo Continent at the moment.

But it's still necessary to do it; even the smallest ant is still food.

"By the way, have you found the remaining scattered forces belonging to the Spirit Hall that are currently hiding in secret?"

“Ancestor, we have found it, but don’t have too high hopes. Some of us are still very weak. Apart from us, who were founded by the Demon-Slaying Ancestor, the rest were basically built by their descendants.”

The remaining forces hidden by the Spirit Hall are now just a scattered mess; there are almost no powerful ones. Apart from themselves, some of the others are struggling to make ends meet.

Knowing the current situation, Qian Renxue asked Qian Gu Chuanqi to invite them to get together when they had time.

"Alright, let's stop here for now. Mother should have arrived in Xingluo City by now, and I should get going too."

As soon as Qian Renxue finished speaking, her body suddenly disappeared, turning into golden particles that filled the silent room.

Looking at the vanished Qian Renxue, Qian Gu Chuanqi took out a nostalgic photo and a unique smile appeared on his lips.

"Moun, I wonder how you will handle this. Things are about to change. If I have the chance, I'll go and see for myself."

However, that strange phenomenon was truly a bizarre beginning; even our ancestors couldn't unravel its secrets. But these things are certainly a bit intriguing.

………………

Star Luo City

This is the capital of the Star Luo Empire, and the venue for this year's Continental Soul Master Tournament. It is also the political, cultural, and economic center of the Star Luo Empire, and is known as the "Imperial Capital That Will Never Fall."

Meanwhile, at the Starry Royal Hotel.

Unaware of their dire situation, the students from the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, accompanied by their teachers, toured the Star Luo City and were making intensive preparations for the upcoming competition.

Xia Die and her group were all here chatting at the same time.

"I feel like Xingluo City is just so-so. It still has city walls and is still so backward."

Their rooms, like those at Shrek Academy, were on the top floor. There were only a few schools on the top floor: Shrek Academy, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Thousand Ancient Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, and Heavenly Soul Royal Academy.

"Ah Die, this is a specialty dessert from Xingluo. Try it, it's really delicious."

Meng Hongchen, dressed in a cool white short skirt and holding a dessert, walked over to Xia Die, who was soaking in the hot spring.

Xiao Hongchen, wearing sunglasses and drinking coconut juice, sneered.

"Meng, didn't you see your older brother is right here? Are you treating me like I'm invisible? I want to eat too."

"Okay, bro, you're even jealous of Ah Die? Here, I added a little extra spice, remember to finish it."

"That's not fair, Meng, you're being too biased."

"You're arguing with us girls? You're such a useless old man."

Meng Hongchen also changed into a swimsuit and went down to accompany Xia Die.

Now that Polycia is away, I finally have time to spend with Xia Die. Mainly because at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Meng Hongchen is basically inseparable from Polycia and hasn't had a chance to meet her.

Just then, Master Ma and Yu Yu walked in, attracting the attention of all the students.

Xia Die also went directly out of the hot spring, changed her clothes, and after a moment, Old Ma looked at the fourteen people and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, these days, many teams have seen it, right? What are your thoughts?"

Xiao Hongchen remained as arrogant and conceited as ever.

"I only have one thing to say about the other colleges: they're lousy."

"..."

"Forehead……"

Everyone looked at Xiao Hongchen as if he were an idiot, especially Meng Hongchen, who acted as if she didn't know him.

"Alright, tomorrow's first match will be a seven-on-seven elimination tournament. There are a total of 133 teams in this competition. Although we visited some colleges yesterday, most of them have not yet arrived. Let me explain the competition format to you first."

This competition format is different from previous ones, with the addition of a revival round. However, there will only be two revival rounds, which are set up for the eliminated colleges. The preliminary rounds, which will start tomorrow, will be elimination rounds to eliminate some of the weaker colleges. Let's leave that aside for now.

Tomorrow we won't encounter any particularly strong academies. The next stage is the round-robin tournament, which will use a randomized format. There are three types of randomized formats: single-elimination, 3v2v2 cooperative battles, and 7v7 team battles. This will test overall strength. Each match will be decided by drawing lots, and the format drawn will determine the match format.

"Old Ma, have you found out anything about Shrek Academy?" Xia Die asked.

Old Ma shook his head and said, "Specific information is currently unavailable. From the information we received before, it's two Soul Emperors and five Soul Kings." Two Soul Emperors?

???

"Only two people? Then it's alright. The four of us Soul Emperors didn't say anything. How can those two Soul Emperors be so arrogant?"

Meanwhile, Ni Ye, lurking in the shadows, was starting to lose patience.

It's a bit funny to think about Shrek Academy. They do have two Soul Emperors, but only one of their five Soul Kings remains.

He went directly to investigate Shrek Academy because of his martial soul; he went into Shrek Academy's room invisibly and discovered this secret.

Since it's right across from me, there's no problem going to check it out. Do I have any evidence?

a few minutes ago.

Wang Yan returned with the remaining members of Shrek Academy.

However, all the preliminary team members returned, but only Ma Xiaotao was among the regular team members. Ling Luochen and Dai Yueheng took a long time to arrive.

As things stand, Ma Xiaotao is also unable to fight. She is seriously injured. Her thigh has been healed and she can walk again, but it will take at least thirty days to fully recover.

Wang Dong and other spectators who had just returned from strolling outside were a little confused when they saw the contestants who had just arrived at the hotel and met up with them in the room.

Ugh?
Why aren't you exerting your power, Death Messenger? Why haven't any of the pre-selection team members died?

She secretly hoped that Tang Lin would die. That damned guy, he could have just gotten away with one surveillance camera, but now he's messed with another one.

Ah Die, Ah Die, hurry up and kill this guy so I can join you.

Others were not focused on how Wang Dong wanted Tang Lin dead.

Even Tang Lin herself didn't know that her daughter was now trying to figure out how to make her die.

There were originally fourteen team members, but only eight returned.

And why is Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao wrapped in so many bandages?

If it weren't for the fact that there was a level 98 Super Douluo leading the team, there wouldn't have been any accidents.

Not to the point.

Teacher Fanyu said that the evil spirit masters being attacked this time were very weak, so why did an accident happen at this time?

Besieged by evil soul masters at the Titled Douluo level?

Apart from Wang Dong, all the spectators felt a sense of foreboding as they looked at Wang Yan's worried face.

However, in order to prevent Tang Lin from doing anything suspicious, Wang Dong also cooperated.

Having spent over ten days having fun in Xingluo City, they were already thoroughly enjoying themselves. Whether or not they participated in the competition wasn't really that important to them. Relaxing in the best seats, they could easily and without any psychological pressure, munching on sunflower seeds and drinking beverages while watching their seniors dominate the competition. What a wonderful thing that was!

But now, the solemn atmosphere in the room made them feel scared. The faces of the contestants present, including the team leader Wang Yan, were all terribly depressed and gloomy.

Wang Yan turned around, looking at Ma Xiaotao, who was wrapped in strips of cloth, with guilt and regret, and said in a deep voice: "We encountered a bit of an accident when we were clearing out the evil soul masters. The only regular team member who came was Ma Xiaotao. Ling Luochen is receiving treatment at the academy. Elder Xuan will bring her over in a while. Dai Yueheng is recuperating at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion."

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi asked, "Teacher Wang, you don't mean to let our reserve team play."

"Yes, so you guys have to step up. And you guys too, I'll probably put you on the field too. I'll add you to the roster and submit it to represent the college in this competition."

Wang Yan paused, then continued, "Just do your best and don't put too much pressure on yourself. We teachers will take responsibility for the consequences of the competition."

The spectators were stunned for a moment. Aren’t they spectators?

How did you become a contestant?
Fighting for the eternal glory of the academy?!
Everyone gasped and felt a huge pressure in an instant, even breathing became much heavier.

Fighting for eternal glory?

Wang Dong didn't take this kind of thing seriously at all.

Just a token gesture is enough; let her fight for Shrek's glory, risking her life.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, the frequency of spectators taking the field is probably not low!

Seeing Wang Yan's furrowed brows and his tone full of sorrow and regret, the others, though unwilling and puzzled, wisely refrained from pressing him for answers.

Fan Yu went next door to check on Ma Xiaotao, and asked in a low voice with a serious expression, "Wang Yan, what exactly happened? How did we end up with such a major loss during a mission? A regular team member..." Wang Yan took a deep breath and said, "Fan Yu, let's go outside and talk privately."

Fan Yu, who was the last to leave, closed the door carefully. The students in the room who had suddenly turned into spectators of the contestants looked at each other, and saw the confusion and heaviness in each other's eyes.

Although Shrek has won the championship of all the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Competitions, the soul master teams of Douluo Three Kingdoms and the Sun-Moon Empire are definitely not weak, especially the Sun-Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Team, which is the second best team in the past thousand years. Its strength should not be underestimated.

Currently, only Ma Xiaotao has come to the main team. Although she is a Soul Emperor-level Soul Master, judging from the current situation, she will not be able to play.

(End of this chapter)