Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 48 The Final Four Begin

Upon hearing Jiu Jiu's words, the entire room fell silent, and everyone, including Wang Yan, looked horrified.

Chen Qiye knew that the soul beast embryo itself was a scheme, a delaying tactic for the Star Luo Empire to seek survival.

Although the three great empires are still seeking breakthroughs in soul tools, the Sun Moon Empire's accumulated foundation over so many years is on a completely different level.

Everyone knows the Sun Moon Empire's ambitions. Its defeat a thousand years ago has kept it ever vigilant. However, while the three great empires are aware of its ambitions, none have the power to stop its development. They are willing but unable to act—this is the tragedy of the three great empires.

The Star Luo Empire Emperor's idea was good, but reality was cruel. If it were really as he thought, the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't be so difficult to deal with.

Chen Qiye ultimately made the deal for 2 million gold soul coins, and the soul beast embryo fell into his hands.

As for the money in his hands, only Chen Qiye himself probably knows how he got it, since he only got 5 gold coins from the Sea God Pavilion.

Of course, Chen Qiye had no idea if there were any desperate criminals among them. So he had asked the Sea God Pavilion for help beforehand, requesting that they send someone to provide support.

……

Today's match is the semi-final match.

Looking at the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire on the stage, four elderly men stood beside him, forming a square, with His Majesty the Emperor at the center. Behind him followed only twenty guards; this seemingly simple lineup essentially represented the Star Luo Empire's top fighting force.

Since the Spirit Hall, which once controlled the strongest spirit master power on the continent, collapsed ten thousand years ago, the vast majority of the powerful spirit masters have been recruited by various countries. Some have joined sects, while others have chosen to establish their own families.

Surrounded by four titled Douluo, His Majesty the Emperor ascended the arena, facing the direction of Star Luo Square, and said with a smile, "My people, rise."

It must be said that a powerful empire must have a strong emperor, otherwise it will not be able to achieve the prestige it deserves. This requires not only love and respect, but also awe!

However, the last words of the Star Luo Empire's emperor were quite intriguing.

"I know everyone is eager to watch the game, and I am just as excited. Let's begin. I wish to share the joy with my people and I also wish my Star Luo Empire eternal prosperity."

The Star Luo Empire truly lived up to its name, a prediction that turned out to be a curse. After the original Sun Moon Empire destroyed the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire, it once again crushed the Star Luo Empire. However, the Star Luo Empire later led its people to escape from the Douluo Continent, found new land in the sea, defeated the original inhabitants, and rebuilt the Star Luo Empire, thus becoming the only one of the four great empires to remain.

Emperor Xingluo smiled and said, "To ensure the safety of both teams in the semi-finals and finals, I have decided that in every match to come, the Imperial Guardian Douluo will serve as the referee and preside over the game. Today's draw and the first match will be presided over by Senior Huang Jinxu, whose title is Heavenly Fiend."

For the ordinary people watching the battle, His Majesty the Emperor's introduction would only elicit cheers, but the four participating teams below the stage were all taken aback.

Wang Yan exclaimed in surprise, "The Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu, it's actually him! I thought he was long dead. I never expected that he would have joined the Star Luo Empire."

Ma Xiaotao had already walked onto the stage. Huo Yuhao whispered to Bei Bei beside him, "Senior Brother, what's the background of this Heavenly Fiend Douluo? Is he very powerful?"

Bei Bei nodded without hesitation and said, "Very impressive. The Star Luo Empire is demonstrating its power. The Heavenly Fiend Douluo's martial soul is extremely special; it's based on a star in the sky. Legend has it that on the day he was born, a star in the sky was exceptionally bright. After his birth, his martial soul awakened on its own. That very night, his mother died from postpartum hemorrhage, and his father died a violent death when he was eight years old. Subsequently, all his relatives and friends died one by one. Later, it was discovered that his martial soul was the Heavenly Fiend Lone Star, which specifically harms family members. Therefore, he was destined to be alone for life."

Huo Yuhao stared in disbelief, exclaiming, "There are actually martial souls like that?"

Bei Bei smiled slightly and said, "Our Soul Masters have all sorts of unique Martial Souls, what haven't we had? This Senior Huang's Heavenly Fiend Lone Star Martial Soul certainly caused him to lose all his relatives, but it also brought him extremely powerful strength. It is said that he cultivated without a teacher, completely self-taught and self-created. Along the way, he finally achieved the title of Heavenly Fiend. He is only about sixty years old this year, and his cultivation level is only around ninety-one or ninety-two. However, it is said that with the help of the star power of the Heavenly Fiend Lone Star, he can even contend with a level ninety-five Super Douluo."

Just as Bei Bei was introducing the background of this Heavenly Fiend Douluo to Huo Yuhao, the captains of the four teams representing the top four teams had already come to the stage.

Chen Qiye represented Shrek Academy, Ma Rulong represented Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and a young man of medium build with broad shoulders and a sturdy build from Di'ao Academy. He appeared very composed, with an air of unwavering strength. Representing Star Luo National Academy was a young girl, a rare female captain. Huo Yuhao and the rest of the Shrek Academy team recognized her; she was none other than Princess Jiu Jiu, the chief auctioneer they had encountered at the Starlight Auction House.

Upon seeing this princess, not only were the members of the Shrek Academy team surprised, but the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Imperial Academy also stared wide-eyed in astonishment. They had all participated in that top-tier auction!

Looking at the princess on the stage, Wang Yan couldn't help but frown, because before today, this princess had never appeared in the Star Luo National Academy's camp. However, according to the information he had received, the Star Luo Empire did indeed have a reserve member vacancy.

Regarding the princess, neither he nor the other three academies had any information about her.

Suddenly, Wang Yan's eyes flickered, a look of shock flashing across them: "I remember now, Yue Heng, the martial spirit of the Star Luo Empire's royal family should be..."

Dai Yueheng approached Wang Yan, nodded, and said, "Teacher Wang, you guessed correctly. My father once commented on His Majesty's cultivation level, saying only four words: unfathomable. My father said that His Majesty is the most outstanding cultivator in the royal family in the last three hundred years. However, I have never heard of this princess..."

Wang Yan took a deep breath and said, "Let's see how the lot is drawn first."

The four team captains representing the four academies have come to the stage, and the drawing of lots has begun.

Under the watchful eyes of the four Title Douluos, the four captains approached Emperor Xingluo. Emperor Xingluo smiled slightly and said, "It's a pleasure to see you young talents. The competition is about to begin. I hope you will uphold the principle of 'friendship first, competition second' and complete this tournament successfully. I will throw four balls with their draw numbers written on them shortly. Go grab them simultaneously, are you ready?"

Ma Xiaotao narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at Princess Jiujiu beside her, and said, "Alright."

Princess Jiu Jiu smiled slightly and nodded. Ma Rulong and the captain of Di'ao Academy also nodded.

"Watch out." Emperor Xingluo narrowed his eyes slightly, and then, before anyone could see how he made his move, four golden lights rose into the air at the same time.

Both the Imperial Academy and Ma Rulong made the same choice: to take off and rush towards the golden ball in the air at top speed.

Only Chen Qiye and Princess Jiujiu remained motionless, still standing there with smiles on their faces.

She gazed at Chen Qiye for a long time, her eyes filled with an indescribable charm...

Meanwhile, the captain of the Imperial Academy and Ma Rulong suddenly exerted their strength, their delicate bodies soaring up like springs, each grabbing a small ball as they landed. The last two golden balls fell out of thin air, and Princess Jiujiu and Chen Qiye simply reached out and caught them.

A faint smile appeared on the princess's pretty face. She glanced at the small ball in her hand. Although she was the last to get it, she was the first to report the result.

"I am number one."

Ma Rulong said in a deep voice, "Number Two."

Chen Qiye's gaze fell directly on Princess Jiujiu's pretty face: "Number One."

.........

Princess Jiu Jiu stood at the very front, her gaze calmly sweeping over Shrek Academy. The first person she saw was Chen Qi Ye.

Chen Qiye was also looking in their direction. Their eyes met, and Chen Qiye was slightly taken aback. He saw a hint of provocation in many of their gazes.

Chen Qiye's eyes were still slightly narrowed, and a flash of bloodlust appeared in his eyes. In that instant, Princess Jiujiu in the distance felt a chill in her heart and trembled slightly.

"Shrek Academy, Star Luo National Academy, team battle members, enter the arena." The referee in charge of today's team battle was indeed the same Heavenly Fiend Douluo from before.

The Star Luo Emperor, protected by the other three Title Douluos, has returned to the imperial city and ascended the city wall to watch the battle.

Ma Xiaotao led the way, followed closely by Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao, and Chen Qiye. Both teams stepped onto the competition stage simultaneously.

Even before the semi-finals began, the air was thick with tension as the players stared at each other.

The Heavenly Fiend Douluo's gaze swept over Ma Xiaotao, revealing a hint of surprise, but he quickly regained his composure and said coldly, "Both sides step back. No one may release their Martial Soul before I announce the start of the match."

"The match begins." Just as both sides were closely watching their opponent, Tian Sha Douluo shouted, and a golden light flashed in the center of the arena. The powerful titled Douluo then disappeared without a trace.

Both sides reacted extremely quickly, releasing their martial spirits immediately.

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