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

Chapter 49 Fake match
The light emanating from the Netherworld White Tiger dimmed somewhat under the bombardment of the energy cannon.

"boom!"

Another bombardment, and the Netherworld White Tiger was completely blasted to pieces by the energy cannon.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu both disengaged from the state of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu instantly lost their soul power and fainted. The three Soul Master-level members of the Coastal Battle Team who provided soul power for the Energy Concentration Cannon also turned pale, their soul power almost depleted.

With the Netherworld White Tiger drawing fire, their Soul Power was almost depleted, and Wang Dong, Tang Lin, and Bei Bei, who had rushed forward, were already close to them.

The three who rushed to the front all made their moves quickly.

"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Entanglement." Tang Shan, who rushed forward, activated the first soul skill of Blue Silver Emperor. Countless Blue Silver Emperor vines emerged from under the Soul Arena, ignoring the three Spirit Transformation Team members whose soul power was almost depleted and who had lost their fighting ability, and surged directly towards the Soul Master level captain.

The captain of the Wheel Spirit Squad reacted extremely quickly, raising his soul-guided cannon and firing several shells directly at the Blue Silver Emperor Vines that were surrounding him from all directions, shattering them.

"Third Soul Skill: Spider Web Binding!"

Another cold shout resounded throughout the entire arena, and the other three Soul Masters, as well as the captain of the Wheel Spirit Team who had just shattered Tang Lin's Blue Silver Entanglement, were instantly bound by the four spider webs that Tang Shan threw out.

"Go down!"

Bei Bei and Wang Dong also joined forces to deal with a low-level academy. It was not the right time for Wang Dong to slack off. He would not need to go all out when they faced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

But at that time, I didn't have a chance to play.

With his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit attached to him, Jian Bei quickly made his move. With his strength as a four-ring Soul Master, dealing with these people was a piece of cake.

Together with Wang Dong, three remaining combat-ready team members were instantly eliminated. Then, the captain of the Wheel Spirit team, who had been bound by Tang Lin's spider web, was also eliminated from the competition!

The entire battle lasted only a few dozen seconds, and the Wheel Spirit Team, consisting of two Soul Masters and five Soul Venerables, was defeated without any suspense!

Looking at Beibei and Tang Lin, the three members of the Wheel Spirit Team, whose soul power had been almost completely drained by the energy cannon and who were no longer capable of fighting, could only ask to admit defeat.

Tang Lin looked at the stunned referee and said, "Referee, the match is over, it's time to announce the result."

Tang Lin's reminder brought the referee back to his senses, and he excitedly announced, "First match: Shrek Team vs. Sun Moon Empire Wheel Spirit Team, Shrek Team wins!"

As the referee announced the result, thunderous applause and cheers rang out.

The audience below the stage was shocked by the Shrek team's easy and efficient battle.

"Shrek!"

"Shrek!"

"Shrek, you guys are the best."

"The spirit fusion skill Netherworld White Tiger of the second young master of the White Tiger Duke's mansion and his fiancée Zhu Lu is truly powerful. It's just a pity that the level is low. Otherwise, with just that spirit fusion skill, they could probably turn the Wheel Spirit Battle Team upside down!"

"Speaking of which, the Soul Power Consumption of that Spirit Battle Team's Energy Cannon was too great! Two Energy Cannon shots almost drained the Soul Power of two Soul Masters!"

"That contestant named Tang Shan is quite capable. The Blue Silver Grass can actually unleash such power in his hands. He's truly a genius control-type spirit master!"

"From this battle alone, we can see that the soul masters of the same level in the Sun-Moon Empire are not as good as the soul masters of our Douluo Three Kingdoms!"

"Therefore, Soul Masters are the mainstream."

………………

They remained silent and observed without speaking from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Tch, they're getting all arrogant just because they're dealing with a lowly academy from our Sun Moon Empire." Xiao Hongchen was utterly disdainful of Shrek Academy's fight.

"There wasn't a single Soul King. They sent three Soul Kings, and it only took them a few dozen seconds to finish the battle."

Ma Rulong coughed lightly and said, "Alright, everyone, it'll be our turn soon."

"Brother Ma, since we're going to throw the match anyway, just send two people as a token gesture."

"Laughing at the world, you..."

Sometimes, Ma Rulong really couldn't stand Xiao Hongchen, that troublemaker.

"Laughing Red Dust, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're the grandson of the hall master. If you keep wearing that stinky face, believe me, I'll beat you up and teach you a lesson."

"Okay, I'm so scared, Brother Ma."

"Laughing at the world, you..."

When the two were at odds, Xia Die separated them.

"Alright, alright, Senior Ma, Senior Xiao, you two stop arguing. After all, you're both from the same imperial academy, so you should give each other the respect you deserve."

"Humph……"

Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen both snorted coldly.

Shrek's side.

Just like in the original story, they displayed the traditional cheating style of Shrek Academy, even using He Caitou's cigars before going on stage.

Of course, Xia Die knew about this, and as for whose suggestion it was, it was Yan Shaozhe.

After leaving the field, they arrived at the preparation area.

"Teacher Wang, shall we watch the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's competition?" Bei Bei asked.

Wang Yan originally wanted to persuade them not to come and watch, after all, he couldn't dampen their confidence. From the information he had, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had four Soul Emperors, but he didn't know who they were, and the rest were all Soul Kings.

It's not that I don't want to take them, but I'm afraid they'll lose confidence.

But just as he was about to speak, he met the expectant gazes of the many students and swallowed his words.

"Okay, stay. But just so you know, don't get discouraged."

………………

In the continent-wide Soul Master Tournament, time passed swiftly, just like at Shrek Academy and the Lun Soul Master Academy.

Soon it was the turn of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to compete.

Xiao Hongchen and his group of seven entered the arena alongside the Sun Moon Ocean Soul Master Academy.

"Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy versus Sun Moon Ocean Soul Master Academy. Students from both sides, please step back one hundred meters."

Both sides retreated 100 meters.

"Game start."

With the starting signal given, neither side activated their martial spirits, as if everything had been pre-arranged.

At this moment, Ma Rulong shouted to the other side, "Brothers on the other side, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should. How about I finish speaking before we decide whether to continue fighting?"

The naval captain frowned, looking at Ma Rulong warily, and said in a low voice, "Brother Ma, I know you, a genius from the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Empire. Normally, I would listen attentively, but this is the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition. Your actions make it hard for me not to suspect that you are wasting time preparing your killing move."

“People of the Sun and Moon don’t lie to people of the Sun and Moon. I, Ma Rulong, guarantee with the reputation of the Imperial Royal Soul Master Academy that I would never play dirty tricks. Moreover, with our strength, there’s no need for us to play dirty tricks. Look, we haven’t even released our martial souls yet.”

Ma Rulong took a few steps forward, his sincerity evident.

More than 200,000 spectators looked at the fourteen people on the stage in confusion. The game had already started, and the two sides were actually chatting on the court?

"Brother Ma, since you've said so, I'm all ears. If you have anything to say, just say it."

The captain of the ocean team glanced at the puzzled audience below and said rather politely.

"Your team only has two Soul Kings, while our team has all Soul Kings or above. I'm even a Soul Emperor. Do you recognize this? It's a Level 6 Soul Guidance Energy Cannon. As long as the three of us activate our soul power, we can bombard the entire field!"

Ma Rulong took out a level-six energy-gathering cannon from his soul-guided storage device and said frankly, "We all come from the Sun Moon Empire. Sun Moon people don't fight Sun Moon people. If you get hit by an energy-gathering cannon, you might be torn to pieces. So why don't you just admit defeat to avoid the merciless cannon fire that hurts your own brothers and makes us a laughing stock among these Douluo Three Kingdoms people."

"Brother Ma, although we are not as strong as you, it would be too shameful for us to surrender before we even fight. So, we'll just offer a token gesture."

Both sides had already agreed to fix the match. You think you can make us fight amongst ourselves? Well, since you're pulling strings, we'll fix the match directly.

Both sides released their martial spirits, and the audience thought it was going to be an exciting battle, but the result was...

Ma Rulong and the captain of the Ocean Squad each threw a punch.

"boom!"

The captain of the Marine team perfectly demonstrated what acting is, directly pretending to be knocked away and quickly moving to the sidelines.

He said to Ma Rulong, "Brother Ma is indeed amazing, we admit defeat."

???

That fight was way too fake! Please, you're a Soul King, how could you possibly be instantly killed by a Soul Emperor with one punch?

"Refund."

"You bastards, you're ripping the match."

"What's going on with the Sun-Moon Empire's team?!" Xu Jiawei's face turned pale in the imperial city, his eyes blazing with anger.

At his instruction, the competition's judging panel tried to incite internal strife within the Sun Moon Empire team, but they never expected that the Sun Moon Empire would blatantly throw the match, which infuriated him.

They've backfired, causing internal strife, and if not handled properly, they'll lose the people's support.

If we were to arrange another match between schools of equal standing from the Sun Moon Empire, they would probably still throw the game, since the Sun Moon Empire is primarily represented by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and other Sun Moon Empire academies are not that important.

A headache!
The organizers went to the teachers in charge of both teams to find out what was going on. The teacher in charge of the Ocean Soul Master Academy said that the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and it was normal for a Soul Emperor to kill a Soul King in an instant.

I don't believe you for a second, but I'm afraid it will trigger a war. Neither side can afford to act rashly, so the plan to have the Sun Moon Empire fight amongst themselves is not feasible.

On the other side, in the preparation area of ​​the Sun-Moon Empire Royal Soul Instructor Team.

"Ah Die, it's so satisfying to throw a match openly and honestly in front of 200,000 viewers, and the Star Luo authorities can't do anything about it."

"This is also the result of their own actions; they tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead."

[Ding, Host, the Supreme Heavenly Ranking will open in five minutes, the first ranking of the strongest.]

???

The Power Ranking has actually been opened, but since it's a Power Ranking, it should be filled by Title Douluo-level individuals.

They were unaware of what had happened in five minutes, while Meng Hongchen, who was eating fruit nearby, smiled and occasionally handed Xia Die a small piece of fruit.

(End of this chapter)