Douluo Continent: Saving Zhang Lexuan at the Start

"Sector A, Ning Yu's team wins!"

As the referee's voice rang out, the first team to advance to the semifinals was born. It was Ning Yu's team from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, who were the first to qualify.

Their team has two Soul Masters and a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master who can greatly enhance the combat power of the two Soul Masters.

As the saying goes, those who achieve fame at a young age are most prone to arrogance.

Even if they are well-mannered and have excellent aristocratic upbringing, they are still young people and inevitably have some arrogance.

Especially the very proud Dane, who was born into a collateral branch of the White Tiger Duke lineage of the Star Luo Empire, was always proud of his family background.

Having easily defeated geniuses of the same age, he couldn't help but sneer, "Hmph, so-called geniuses? I think they're nothing special!"

One sentence immediately drew the ire of many people in the audience.

Even Ning Yu and Zhang Jingrong, who were teammates, changed their expressions and shouted in unison, "Shut up! What did you say?!"

Dane was scolded by his teammate and sensed the restless crowd below the stage, so he immediately ran off.

An apology is out of the question. He, Dane, is a member of the noble lineage of the White Tiger Duke. How could he possibly apologize to someone whose status is lower than his?

"The White Tiger Duke's Mansion, they're really arrogant! (ﾉ｀⊿´)ﾉ"

A flash of anger appeared in Wu Ming's brown eyes, and her fair face was flushed with rage. This girl's fiery temper was not to be trifled with.

Seeing Wu Ming's flustered expression, Zhang Lexuan casually patted her (*^▽^*) and said, "Ming'er, it's not worth getting angry with them. Why not just defeat them later?"

After being petted by Zhang Lexuan like a cat for a while, Wu Ming finally calmed down, his brown eyes filled with fighting spirit. "(｡ì_í｡) That's right, I will definitely beat them to a pulp!"

It must be said that although Wu Ming is a bit violent, she is simple-minded and a good girl who is easy to listen to others' opinions and corrects her mistakes.

A moment later, the qualifying match for Ye Ying and her team finally arrived.

"Ye Ying's team from Class 9, Grade 1 vs. Xu Xiangzhou's team from Class 4, Grade 1!"

Xu Xiangzhou, class monitor of Class 4, Grade 1, Martial Soul: Light Goose Blade, Level 29 Power Attack Type Great Soul Master.

Aside from Zhang Lexuan, Ning Yu, and Dai En, these three Soul Masters are the students with the highest Soul Power in this year's Shrek Academy.

His teammates were also quite strong, including Chen Jiuying, whose martial soul was the Nine-Eyed Zither, and who was a level 26 control-type Great Soul Master.

The last one, and also the weakest in this seeded team of Class 4, is Chu Qingtian, whose martial soul is the Electric Leopard, and who is a level 25 agility-type Great Soul Master.

"When bad luck strikes, even drinking cold water can cause problems!"

Xu Xiangzhou said with a hint of self-deprecation, "Sister, how about we make ourselves look rounder and then we won't fight?"

Although short in stature, Xu Xiangzhou had a rather handsome appearance. He winked at Zhang Lexuan, looking very sincere.

Zhang Lexuan smiled helplessly. She didn't know how she had encountered such an oddball. "Why don't you talk to your teammates about it?"

A rough, chaotic sound rang out. Xu Xiangzhou turned around and saw that it was Chen Jiuying, the sound of her fingernails digging directly into the strings.

Her beautiful, clear eyes glared fiercely at Xu Xiangzhou. "Xu Xiangzhou, if you don't want to die, get back here!"

Ye Ying smiled and teased, "Brother, this is what it means to have a shrewish wife!"

Xu Xiangzhou dared not respond carelessly, or someone might really die. "Brother, let's not talk anymore, watch my first soul skill—the Swift Blade..."

Seeing the spirit rings behind Xu Xiangzhou light up, Zhang Lexuan didn't dare to be negligent and immediately used her third spirit skill, Dance of the Dark Moon!

Within a certain timeframe, Zhang Lexuan's strength increased once again, and she unleashed a beam of moonlight directly at Xu Xiangzhou.

Wu Ming, who possesses a top-tier elemental martial soul, also sought out Chu Qingtian, the Electric Mad Leopard.

Ye Ying, relying on the enhancement of her first soul skill—the Spirit of the Dark Moon—targeted Chen Jiuying, who was constantly controlling the battle with the Nine-Tailed Zither.

Before Ye Ying could even fire a few arrows, Xu Xiangzhou, who had been wielding the Light Swallow Blade and being chased around by Zhang Lexuan, finally shouted the last word of his first soul skill, "Flash!"

The word "swift slash" was drawn out for so long, yet it was just a single word, "flash," which made Chen Jiuying unable to help but complain, "As expected of you, Xu Xiangzhou!"

Xu Xiangzhou flashed to Ye Ying's side and, without saying a word, slashed down with his sword.

Although Xu Xiangzhou's move was quite sudden, Ye Ying was not without close combat abilities.

As soon as the silvery-white Moon Soul Bow was retracted, Ye Ying immediately fled to Zhang Lexuan's side.

A hint of sadness flashed in Xu Xiangzhou's eyes. "Alas, what bad luck! My second soul skill—the Soaring Twin Blades Slash!"

"Second Soul Skill - Leaping Arrow!"

A streak of light shot out, accompanied by a faint spatial ripple, and the arrow leaped directly in front of Xu Xiangzhou.

Xu Xiangzhou was terrified and instinctively tried to use the Qinghong Blade to defend himself, but he found that the Qinghong Blade's momentum was unstoppable and there was no time to react.

Zhang Lexuan, who had been constantly harassed, finally had a chance to use her second soul skill – Crescent Moon!

The Moonlight Slash struck straight at Chen Jiuying. Without Xu Xiangzhou's protection, she was unable to withstand it and was the first to be eliminated.

Xu Xiangzhou was kept by the referee and became the second to be eliminated.

Chu Qingtian, who had the lowest soul power, was still being chased by Wu Ming. When he finally saw that all his teammates were gone, he jumped off the stage without hesitation.

"Section C, Ye Ying's team from Class 9, Grade 1, has won!"

Ye Ying's team successfully advanced, and the happiest person was none other than Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Class 9.

Gently brushing aside a strand of short hair by her ear, Mu Jin smiled, "Zhou Yi, I didn't expect that we'd be rivals again this time."

Wearing an old woman's mask, Zhou Yi, whose voice was rather cold, nodded, a hint of a smile in her silver-gray eyes. "Indeed, but this time I hope you win!"

"My student will definitely win!"

Mu Jin's eyes shone brightly and captivatingly, and she said to Zhou Yi with a touch of pride, "Besides, they won the championship by stepping on your students!"

"It doesn't matter, Fan Yu is waiting for me!"

"You, just wait and see how you lose!"

"It's alright, Fan Yu won't mind!"

"(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃, hmph, I'm not going to lower myself to your level!"

Mu Jin left in a pair of high heels, and a gray-haired man appeared beside Zhou Yi. "Why did you have to provoke her?"

"I didn't provoke her; her students are definitely capable of winning."

The man was Fan Yu, the man pursued by both Zhou Yi and Mu Jin. Although Mu Jin lost, she still had a good relationship with Zhou Yi, at least they were still friends.

(Zhou Yi and Mu Jin completely broke off relations because of Mu Jin's younger brother; it's not time yet.)