Douluo Continent: Little Huo Niang Taken Away by Di Tian

The four quarter-final matches were crammed into one day, with the format arranged in the upper and lower brackets.

On the referee's stand, Zheng Zhan cleared his throat. Beside him was Jing Hongchen, the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the head of the Mingde Hall, who had been forcibly brought there.

"The first match of the upper bracket: Shrek Academy versus Mingdu Soul Master Academy!" Zheng Zhan's voice boomed, "Please welcome both teams to the stage!"

"Shrek Academy, Wang Dong!"

"Lu Jun, Mingdu Soul Master Academy!"

"The match begins!"

As soon as the whistle fell, Wang Dong's wings suddenly unfurled, and the Goddess of Light Butterfly appeared in all its splendor, rising from the ground.

Six black and one red, the seven spirit rings radiated dazzling brilliance without reservation, instantly illuminating the entire arena.

The disparity in strength is so great that the outcome is a foregone conclusion.

In the two subsequent individual matches, Wang Dong continued his unstoppable momentum, encountering no rivals.

"Wang Dongsheng! Shrek Academy has one point, with a current total of three points. In one minute, the next contestant from Mingdu Soul Master Academy will take the stage." Zheng Zhan announced, following the procedure.

However, less than a minute had passed when a handsome young man in a tight-fitting outfit lightly leaped onto the stage, his voice clear and crisp: "What are you dawdling for? Let's get straight to the team battle! Didn't the new rule say that you can apply for a team battle after three individual matches?"

Zheng Zhan frowned and corrected him seriously: "This player, the new rules stipulate that only the team that wins three matches first in the individual competition can apply for a team battle. And they must obtain the consent of the opposing captain before they can proceed."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jing Hongchen hurriedly leaned closer, covered her mouth with her sleeve, and whispered urgently, "This is Princess Tianzhen. She loves to dress as a boy and play around. You must protect her well later..."

Zheng Zhan felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

This isn't refereeing, it's serving our ancestors!

Zheng Zhan roared inwardly: This year's refereeing job is really tough... I'm never refereeing again after this competition!

On stage, Wang Dong crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and that familiar arrogance returned: "Beat me, and I'll get the captain to agree to go straight into team battle."

Below the stage, Ning Tian's temples throbbed with veins, barely managing to suppress a roll of his eyes: This Shrek Academy, are you the captain, or am I?!

Upon hearing this, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the "handsome young man".

She had met Wang Dong when she was studying at Shrek Academy, and she couldn't stand his effeminate and self-important manner. She sneered, "Hmph, you're prettier than a girl, and you're quite straightforward! Okay, it's settled then!"

"You..." Wang Dong's face darkened, and he had already decided that he would beat this arrogant "kid" into the ground later.

"Please have both players introduce themselves!" Zheng Zhanqiang suppressed his bitterness and raised his voice.

"Shrek Academy, Wang Dong!"

"Mingdu Soul Master Academy..." the young man paused, then announced loudly, "Xu Tianzhen!"

"The match begins!"

In the center of the arena, two completely different yet equally dazzling lights suddenly erupted.

Behind Xu Tianzhen, a crimson-gold phantom of a sun slowly rose, with two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings of optimal configuration shining brightly, scorching the surrounding air and causing it to slightly distort.

Wang Dong, on the other hand, spread his magnificent Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul wings and soared into the air, his striking red ten-thousand-year soul ring embedded in six black halos.

On the arena, Zheng Zhan and Jing Hongchen were already on edge, their eyes fixed on the field, not daring to even blink. Their soul power was hidden in their palms, ready to deal with any unpredictable variables at any time.

"Solar Ray!" Xu Tianzhen launched the first attack, raising his hand and a condensed golden light tore through the air, aiming straight for Wang Dong's face.

Wang Dong slightly shifted his body, easily dodging the attack, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "With this kind of accuracy, you think you can compete with me?"

Xu Tianzhen was not discouraged. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly spread his hands out—"Radiant Light!"

In an instant, terrifying fire elements swept out like a storm centered on her, the temperature in the air soared, and her soul power surged by 30% under the enhancement of the intense light.

Immediately afterwards, she raised her hands high, and a miniature, extremely compressed sun floated above her palms, as she shouted sharply, "Solar Divine Light!"

This is an unavoidable, guaranteed hit!

A death ray composed entirely of high-energy beams instantly locked onto Wang Dong in mid-air!

But this was just the beginning. Xu Tianzhen then unleashed his soul power without reservation, shouting fiercely, "Sunfire Meteor!"

The originally slender beam of light suddenly deformed in mid-air, transforming into a miniature sun the size of a fist, which contained all of her soul power. With terrifying heat capable of burning mountains and boiling seas, it crashed down on Wang Dong!

"Martial Soul True Form!" At the critical moment of life and death, Wang Dong made a decisive move, and his body instantly transformed into a magnificent giant butterfly with a wingspan of more than five meters, with every scale radiating a sacred glow.

"Possessed by the Butterfly Goddess!"

Wang Dong's body completely transformed into a pure light body, all his attributes soared, and the power of all his soul skills doubled!

Instead of dodging or avoiding, she bravely flapped her giant wings and took the impact of the miniature sun head-on!

Taking advantage of the clash of forces, Wang Dong flapped his wings and unleashed his true killing move—"Dance of the Butterfly Goddess!"

Her figure transformed into a streak of blue-gold light, carrying a sharp cutting intent, piercing straight towards Xu Tianzhen below!

"Oh no!" Zheng Zhan and Jing Hongchen exclaimed almost simultaneously. They even disregarded referee etiquette and instantly appeared in front of Xu Tianzhen.

The high-level defensive soul tool was activated frantically, and a thick light shield appeared out of thin air.

"Buzz—!"

The blue-gold light slammed into the protective shield, but failed to penetrate it. Instead, it split apart at the moment of impact, transforming into countless tiny light butterflies that exploded with a deafening roar!

The continuous shockwaves rippled outwards, causing the entire arena to tremble.

As the dust settled, Zheng Zhan announced loudly, "Wang Dongsheng! Shrek Academy scores one point, bringing the total to four! In one minute, the next contestant from Mingdu Soul Master Academy will take the stage!"

However, Xu Tianzhen, who was on the field, patted off non-existent dust from his robes, looked up at the sky, and glanced at the two overly nervous referees. He immediately understood.

She then remembered that she had met Jing Hongchen before, and given Jing Hongchen's experience, he must have already told Zheng Zhan his true identity.

The fact that these two people were on high alert just now, and even went so far as to violate regulations to appear and protect him, says it all.

If it comes to team competitions, you will inevitably become the focus of "protection" or even the target of attacks, so there is no point in being restrained.

"No need." Xu Tianzhen waved his hand lazily, his tone casual. "For the rest of the matches, our Mingdu Soul Master Academy will collectively concede. We can't win anyway, so why get beaten up?"

Zheng Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "Because Mingdu Soul Master Academy has forfeited, the winner of this match is Shrek Academy!"

The morning's matches were fast-paced, and with the final sword shadow of the Aojian Sect being shattered by the captain of the Tianlongmen, the second match in the upper bracket came to an end.

Tianlongmen won cleanly and decisively, without any controversy.

Zheng Zhan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down a bit, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: This is what normal sparring and exchange should be like, stopping when the point is reached, with soul power restrained, and most importantly—no bloodshed, and no one will die.

Compared to the madmen of the Holy Spirit Cult who would tear their opponents apart and devour them, this scene was more in line with his expectations for the Soul Master Tournament.