In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 228 No shame

Second place, third place...

Three consecutive members of the Xingluo National Academy were eliminated by Xu Tianzhen.

The face of the teacher leading the team from Xingluo National Academy instantly darkened.

His Majesty, standing atop the imperial city, was even more ashen-faced.

It would be one thing to lose to the Sun Moon Royal Academy by accident, but to lose to the Mingdu Royal Academy, which the Sun Moon Royal Academy can just pick and choose from, is quite another.

This is utterly shameless.

Xu Jiujiu: This doesn't make sense, does it? Several Soul Kings can't beat a Soul Master?
Although it may seem like a genius overcoming a major obstacle to defeat an opponent, such events are actually not uncommon.

However, the students who are able to participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament are all geniuses among their peers.

The students of Xingluo National Academy are geniuses among geniuses.

Is it possible for someone of a higher level to successfully challenge this?

And the one who accomplished this feat was a student from the Sun Moon Empire's Second Seed Academy.

No, I don't accept it! That's not how it is in Gala Fighting Spirit!
Just then, the dean of Xingluo National Academy arrived at the imperial city, saying he had something to discuss with the princess.

After hearing the dean's request.

Xu Jiujiu looked troubled.

"Oh, this isn't a good idea, is it?"

Because the current situation is not good, the dean of Xingluo National Academy plans to send Princess Jiujiu onto the field to replace the reserve player who was just there to make up the numbers.

"Your Highness, this is all for the honor of the empire."

If they lose this match, Xingluo National Academy will have to compete with Sun Moon Royal Academy, Di'ao Academy, and Douling Royal Academy for a spot in the competition.

Moreover, this is a competition between the Star Luo Empire's Inner Academy and the Sun Moon Empire's Inner Academy.

If their Star Luo National Academy loses this match, they will be unable to explain themselves to the Star Luo audience who came to watch the game.

The Star Luo Empire's No. 1 Seed Academy lost to the Sun Moon Empire's No. 2 Seed Academy.

Even if it's just a round-robin tournament.

Protests such as "Geneva, refund!" will definitely be heard in the Star Plaza.

"The honor of the empire?"

With just one sentence, Princess Jiujiu's underlying code—her unwillingness to bring shame upon the empire—was triggered.

……

"Arminos! Star Luo National Academy actually changed their representative at the last minute, do they have any shame?"

Faced with Xingluo National Academy's actions, Meng Hongchen's mouth was as sweet as honey, and at the same time she slammed her hand hard on the table in front of her.

"Alright, my silly sister, calm down. After all, the Star Luo Empire is the organizer, so it's reasonable for them to have some privileges."

Xiao Hongchen, standing to the side, merely frowned slightly.

As the organizer of this year's Soul Fighting Tournament, it's not surprising that they would offer some preferential treatment in terms of rules, as long as no egregious incidents such as referees interfering with the competition occur during the match.

They basically turn a blind eye to it.

"Zhenzhen and the others were about to win, weren't they?"

After Xu Tianzhen defeated three contestants from Xingluo National Academy.

Despite the fact that it was about to burn out and he was about to step down.

However, judging from the situation, only three Soul Kings and one Soul Master remain at the Star Luo National Academy.

In contrast, the Mingdu Royal Academy has two Soul Kings and four Soul Masters.

Considering that one Soul King is equivalent to the average strength of two Soul Masters, Mingdu Royal Academy already has a slight advantage.

However, after Princess Jiujiu was put on...

Xu Jiujiu's strength reached level 55 Soul King, and he could eliminate three Soul Masters by himself.

"Perhaps this is just bad luck."

Xiao Hongchen gently shook his head.

"Hey, brother, what do you think about us getting the meteorite latte...?"

"Stop, stop, stop! This is a single-elimination tournament, not a 2-2-3 team battle, and certainly not a 7-on-7 team battle."

Even if one possesses a Martial Soul Fusion Technique, it cannot be used.

"Is it really impossible to do anything?"

……

Outside Xingluo Square.

Hachibai sipped his Luckin Coffee Orange C Americano while watching the live match on a large projection screen. And you know what?

Xu Tianzhen is quite formidable; she managed to defeat three Soul King-level geniuses while only at the Soul Master level.

If you didn't know better, you'd think she got the main character role in "The Sun and Moon Empire".

Bai Ran had no idea that the other person had drunk Luckin Coffee.

Both Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen had quite a few cups of Luckin Coffee in their possession.

Since the ice in Luckin Coffee doesn't melt, Luckin Coffee can maintain its effects.

Of course, the main reason is that Hongchen and his sister have a good relationship with Bai Ran.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to get so many Luckin Coffees.

……

On the playing field.

Upon seeing Princess Jiu Jiu being substituted into the arena, Xu Tianzhen, who was originally planning to leave the arena, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

He looked straight at the princess of the Star Luo Empire.

As a princess herself, Xu Tianzhen would never admit that she was inferior to her for a long time.

"Your Highness, you have already done enough."

The rest of the match is up to your teammates.

Seeing that Xu Tianzhen was forcing herself to stand up, she was about to bump into Xu Jiujiu.

The teacher in charge of the Mingdu Royal Academy team was almost scared to death and quickly tried to persuade the little darling in the room.

Anyone with eyes could see that after the previous three battles, Xu Tianzhen had very little soul power left.

Continuing to fight would be like overdrawing one's body, and in severe cases, it could damage one's foundation, thus affecting one's future path to becoming a powerful figure.

After all, not everyone is a protagonist who can suddenly experience a power boost after exhausting their stamina and thus achieve a breakthrough.

"I, Xu Tianzhen, am not a coward!"

Xu Tianzhen's gaze towards Xu Jiujiu was filled with fervor.

"So, you mean I'm a coward?"

He frowned slightly after a long while.

I was initially planning to throw the game because I saw that my opponent was in poor form.

But now it seems that deliberately losing was the biggest insult to the opponent.

"Zhenzhen, here you go."

Just as the match was about to begin.

Meng Hongchen suddenly came down from the stage and threw a cup of Luckin Coffee coconut latte into Xu Tianzhen's hand.

Seeing this, the referee couldn't help but glare fiercely at Meng Hongchen.

"You broke the rules first. Besides, I was just bringing my friend a small glass of water. Don't the athletes even have the right to have a drink during the break?"

Meng Hongchen's words left the referee speechless.

But who knows if this little sweet drink is a technological potion developed by the Sun Moon Empire?
Adhering to the principle of fairness.

The referee checked the sweet drink for any prohibited drugs.

Only after discovering that there was none was Xu Tianzhen allowed to drink it.

After all this commotion, Xu Tianzhen was given ten minutes to adjust her physical condition.

As for restoring soul power?

In just ten minutes, how much soul power could be restored? And no soul power restoration effect was detected in that cup of sweet water.

……

"Little sister, why did you take the coconut latte to Xu Tianzhen?"

Others may not know, but how could Xiao Hongchen not know?

Luckin Coffee's coconut latte only has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.

Or was it that the younger sister went up to cause trouble in order to buy Xu Tianzhen some time to recover?
"Brother, do you believe in miracles?"

Bai Ran's younger brother once said...

There is a 1% chance that drinking a Luckin Coffee latte will lead to the evolution of your martial spirit.

Meng Hongchen: Zhenzhen, if you really can do it, then prove it to me.

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(End of this chapter)