Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 366 Laughing at the Mortal World: We admit defeat!

In the third individual elimination match between the Tang Sect team and the Sun Moon team, Tang Sect's He Caitou faced off against Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's Xiao Ping. This match was very quick, with He Caitou, a Soul Emperor and a Level 6 Soul Master, easily defeating and killing Xiao Ping.

That's right, the third player of the Sun and Moon team also died, and he was killed in front of the chief referee. This made the chief referee Zheng Zhan's face extremely ugly, and it also made the captain of the Sun and Moon team, Xiao Hongchen, furious. He jumped up and announced that he would personally take the stage for the next match.

However, the Tang Clan did not play by the rules. The Tang Clan team captain, Bei Bei, directly announced that the Tang Clan would forfeit the remaining individual elimination matches and choose to engage in team battles instead.

Their actions undoubtedly rendered Xiao Hongchen's anger futile, causing his face to darken considerably. Given the current situation, the Sun Moon team only had four members left, while the opposing Tang Sect team was at full strength. This meant that in the upcoming team battle, they would face a four-against-seven situation, which was very disadvantageous.

The audience and other participating teams were all buzzing with discussion. Tang Sect was undoubtedly the biggest dark horse of this competition. They had managed to push the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent, to such an extent that the outcome of the upcoming team battle was no longer in doubt. Judging from the strength that Tang Sect had previously displayed, with one Soul Saint and three Soul Emperors, even if the remaining three members were all Soul Masters, they were already more than capable of dealing with the four members of the Sun Moon team.

Actually, what's more intriguing and anticipated now is how the Sun and Moon Team will respond. As one of the top academies on the continent, and the number one genius touted by the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, how will Xiao Hongchen, the captain of the Sun and Moon Team, deal with this situation?

Xiao Hongchen quickly gave his answer. His face was grim, his eyes flashing with a complex light, and he said with great difficulty, "Team fight, we concede!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene erupted in uproar. Zheng Zhan looked at Xiao Hongchen in disbelief and said uncertainly, "What did you say? Are you sure you want to admit defeat?"

"Confirmed!" Xiao Hongchen was now quite composed, and the gloomy expression on his face had dissipated considerably. He nodded earnestly in response.

"You've done very well!" Zheng Zhan paused, gave Xiao Hongchen a deep look, and then announced, "The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team concedes defeat in the team competition. Tang Sect wins this match."

These words immediately caused an uproar at the scene. No one could believe their ears, and the audience of the Sun Moon Empire even launched a barrage of curses. However, in the rest area, the other participating teams admired Xiao Hongchen's decision.

For the Sun and Moon team, conceding defeat was undoubtedly the most correct decision. Not to mention that they only had four players, and the possibility of defeating an opponent of equal strength when outnumbered was almost zero, the nature of this match alone was not worth continuing to fight. It was just a group stage match, and there were still six matches to go. If they could win the remaining six matches, they could still advance.

After careful consideration, Xiao Hongchen made this decision that could potentially ruin his reputation, but he has matured and is destined not to be defeated by it.

"Tsk tsk tsk! It seems Xiao Hongchen has grown quite a bit over the years!" Zhu Ziyang clicked his tongue. "It's rare to see someone as proud as him willingly admit defeat."

"With this, Tang Sect should be able to advance without a problem." Ma Xiaotao, however, was focused on another point. She said, "I've checked, and apart from the Sun and Moon Team, the other six teams in Group Two don't pose much of a threat to Tang Sect. Therefore, Tang Sect has a very high chance of making it into the top eight. That means we'll have two teams in the top eight, hehe!"

"Not bad!" Zhu Ziyang nodded.

After the morning match, the Shrek team members returned to the hotel. They had a day and a half to spend as they pleased, but Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao did not allow them to move around freely. They were still told to stay in the hotel to cultivate or rest.

Meanwhile, during this day and a half, Zhu Ziyang was not idle. Instead, taking advantage of the lingering excitement of Tang Sect's victory over Sun Moon Academy, he introduced business to Tang Sect. The targets of his introduction were naturally the two royal families of the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire. After all, these two empires had a very high demand for soul tools in order to cope with the military pressure from the Sun Moon Empire, and Tang Sect's Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon could temporarily solve their urgent needs.

As Zhu Ziyang had predicted, Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire and Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire immediately became good friends with Tang Ya, the leader of the Tang Clan, upon seeing the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. They addressed each other as "Sister Tang Ya" and "Sister Tang Ya," and Tang Ya, seizing the opportunity, directly called them "Sister Jiujiu" and "Sister Vina," showing no regard for their princess status.

Looking at the three women chatting and laughing, you'd think they had a very good relationship.

Any unprovoked gesture of goodwill ultimately aims at self-interest. This was the case with Xu Jiujiu and Vina. After becoming sworn sisters with Tang Ya, the two began discussing the sale of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. Naturally, they wanted to get the most benefits at the lowest cost. However, Tang Ya was foolish, but not stupid, and naturally, she would not agree.

Moreover, there was also a very shrewd Bei Bei by Tang Ya's side, helping her come up with ideas. Therefore, the seller and buyer argued for a long time before finally reaching a solution that satisfied both parties. In the end, the Tang Sect reaped the first profit, the two great empires obtained a considerable amount of equipment, and Shrek Academy received gratitude from both sides. It was a happy ending for everyone.

In the end, Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire promised to help the Tang Sect reclaim its old sect site in Heaven Dou City. She made no attempt to hide her true intentions. Unfortunately, the old Tang Sect site in Heaven Dou City held only one meaning for the Tang Sect now: Tang Ya's memory. It was of no use to them. After all, the Tang Sect in Shrek City had already taken shape after years of management and development by Bei Bei and others. They wouldn't be foolish enough to abandon Shrek City and move to Heaven Dou City.

Unlike Vina, who sought to win over the Tang Clan through the former Tang Clan ruins, Xu Jiujiu's objective was more precise. Having learned that Huo Yuhao designed the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, she requested to meet this genius from their Star Luo Empire. Well, a princess of the Star Luo Empire meeting her own citizen—perfectly reasonable and beyond reproach. Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao wasn't in the mood to see her; he was currently busy training Wang Dong'er and had no time.

Time quickly moved to the third day of the group stage, and Shrek Academy would face their second opponent, the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy, in their second match this morning.

The strength of this year's Star Luo team is very average. Seven Soul King players were defeated by Shrek Academy in the individual elimination rounds, losing two out of seven. In the team battle, they were completely overwhelmed by Zhou Tianhe and Chu Hua, who led five members of the pre-selection team. The whole process took less than a minute, which was extremely embarrassing.

Shrek Academy secured two consecutive wins in the group stage and six consecutive wins in the overall competition.

On the fourth day of the competition, the first match in the first group was between the Tianjia Sect team and the Shengling Sect team. This was the first match for the Shengling Sect team in the group stage and the second match for the Tianjia Sect team.

The entire battle was extremely brutal. The Holy Spirit Sect, a team composed entirely of evil soul masters, possessed bizarre abilities and ruthless methods. The Heavenly Armor Sect team was no match for them, and five of the seven contestants were brutally murdered, leaving no trace of their bodies.

The Holy Spirit Sect team's actions immediately sparked dissatisfaction among most of the participating teams. The Holy Spirit Sect team, which had already been warned during the preliminaries, was warned again, but everyone knew that this warning was just for show. Now that the competition has progressed this far, everyone understands that the fact that the Holy Spirit Sect can openly participate in the competition already demonstrates the official attitude of the Sun Moon Empire.

All they could do was feel resentful while praying they wouldn't have to face them in future matches.

Although the Sun Moon Empire's citizens watching the match were more or less aware that something was wrong with the Holy Spirit Sect team, no one raised any questions. This was because the Holy Spirit Sect team was a team of the Sun Moon Empire, and as long as their ridiculous pretense was not clearly exposed, the citizens of the Sun Moon Empire could still turn a blind eye if they could bring glory to the country.

Of course, if it damages the dignity and reputation of the nation, they will immediately show their deep hatred for evil spirit masters and turn against them, which is also a matter of uncertainty.

(End of this chapter)