Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 202 Is the arena like a battlefield?

To say that Xu Jiawei didn't secretly manipulate the draw would be unbelievable.

It seems that taking the herbal medicine has indeed given Xu Jiawei a lot of confidence, and he has even started to plan his runner-up finish and his chance to win the championship.

After consuming the immortal herb, Xu Jiujiu would definitely have no problem defeating Jiang Peng from Di'ao Academy. In Ye Qing's estimation, with her martial soul evolving into the Star Crown, she could even hold her own against Ma Xiaotao, so defeating Jiang Peng would be a piece of cake.

By pitting Shrek Academy against Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in advance, it will not affect Star Luo Royal Academy's runner-up position regardless of which team advances to the finals.

Even setting up two strong teams to face off early would allow Xu Jiujiu to see some of their hidden cards, which would help her develop specific tactics for the finals.

Even if they lose, it's not a loss. After all, both Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy have defeated Star Luo Royal Academy more than once. This time, being able to secure at least the runner-up position is already a worthy achievement for hosting this major tournament on home soil.

Thinking back to the Spirit City Tournament five years ago, the Spirit Royal Academy didn't even make it into the top eight, watching helplessly as teams from other factions fought fiercely on their own empire's home turf. That was truly frustrating and humiliating...

Fortunately, the Douling Empire had gotten used to it, after all, they were experts in internal wars but incompetent in external ones.

This is similar to the Chinese national football team, which has become so used to losing that even if they lose 0-7, the people of the Douling Empire are already numb to it.

After thinking these thoughts through his mind, Ye Qing smiled to himself: Brother-in-law, it seems that you can only aim for second place and compete for the championship. With me around, you have no chance of winning the championship!

Of course, Ye Qing wasn't the only one who saw through Xu Jiawei's plan. Others from Shrek Academy, including members of the Sun Moon Team and the Imperial Team, could also see it, because the plan was, to put it bluntly, an open scheme with no attempt to conceal it.

But what can you do?

Regardless, this is Xingluo City, the home ground of Xingluo Royal Academy. No matter how Xu Jiawei plays, as long as he doesn't openly break the rules, they can only tolerate it.

This caused great frustration for both the Sun and Moon team and the Di'ao team.

Especially the Sun and Moon Team, they couldn't even keep their perennial second place this time. If they returned to the Sun and Moon Empire with the title of a top four team, they would probably be hung on a street lamp by some extreme citizens of the Sun and Moon Empire the next day.

They don't care what the reason was for you falling to the semi-finals; they'll only think you're a disgrace to the country.

Under the spotlight.

The semi-finals have finally begun.

Unlike the previous knockout and round-robin tournaments, the semifinals will not be decided by a single battle; instead, all three types of battles will be required.

First comes the team battle, then the individual battle, and finally the best-of-three series.

Moreover, the semi-final schedule is extremely tight, with three matches played in a single day to determine the winner between the two teams. This means that injuries or fatalities during the matches will greatly affect subsequent battles.

The original Shrek Academy was ruthless. To ensure victory, they were incredibly powerful in the team battles and individual battles, killing several members of the Sun Moon Team. As a result, in the final 223 battle, the Sun Moon Team had almost no one left to use.

Of course, if it were Ye Qing, there would be absolutely no need to play this game.

Dai Yueheng had barely proposed the idea when it was rejected by him.

"Brother Ye, do you think we should do something dirty in the competition and leave a few of the Sun Moon Empire's people in Star Luo City?" In the rest area, Dai Yueheng looked at the Sun Moon team's rest area a few hundred meters away, his narrowed eyes filled with a hint of murderous intent.

Interestingly, after Dai Yueheng said those words, not a single person in the entire Shrek rest area objected.

While the others did not agree, they also did not object.

"What...do you guys take this competition for?" Ye Qing finally asked after a long while.

This question stumped Dai Yaoheng.

"The arena... is like a battlefield," Dai Yueheng replied.

"Awesome." Ye Qing couldn't help but give a thumbs up. He already considered himself ruthless and cold-blooded enough, but compared to Shrek's special education, he was still far inferior.

Although the Sun and Moon team wasn't much better, and often resorted to dirty tricks during the competition, they only managed to avoid trouble because of the protagonist's halo at Shrek Academy. But we guys came to the competition to win, while you guys came to the competition to risk your lives!

"There's no need. A competition is a competition. If it really comes down to war, I don't care how you use underhanded tricks or how ruthless and unscrupulous you are, but let's leave it at that here." Ye Qing twitched the corner of his mouth.

That's what he said, but that's not what he really thought.

Because if a real fight breaks out, he will definitely be the main force, and he will probably be the one to do the dirty work, since with his strength he is best suited to create the illusion of an "accidental death" without making a sound. He has no interest in being the weapon.

So, it seems Ye Qing hasn't killed anyone yet?

"I really don't know who will be so lucky as to be the first person to die by my hand."

……

On the other side, the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were also doing pre-match pep talks. Although they were not very useful, it was better than nothing.

With Ye Qing's third move, the dark cloud hanging over everyone's heads finally descended upon the Sun and Moon Team, and they truly felt the oppressive feeling brought by this freak.

That's simply incredible.

When they were about to face Ye Qing, they felt a suffocating sense of despair, because they could not see any hope of winning from any angle.

"We will win!"

Ma Rulong looked at everyone and said firmly. Then he waved his hand and placed the Special Soul Tool Sacrifice Chapter on the conference table.

And that level-eight close-range soul tool—the Sword of Judgment.

"According to our intelligence, Ye Qing only has his fourth soul skill that is a lightning-attribute attack. He is still a light-attribute soul master. If his attribute were not light, we might have no hope of dealing with him. But since he is light-attribute, this gives us a glimmer of hope!" Ma Rulong looked at the Sword of Judgment on the table, his eyes filled with a hint of madness.

god?

Today, I, Ma Rulong, will defy the heavens and slay the gods!

"But Captain, if you forcibly activate the Sword of Judgment using the Chapter of Sacrifice, your lifespan and potential will be affected..." Lin Xi looked at Ma Rulong, hesitant to speak, her expression full of reluctance.

Ma Rulong simply smiled nonchalantly and uttered the same words as Dai Yueheng: "The competition field is like a battlefield!"

"If we can truly defeat Shrek Academy, what does it matter if I sacrifice my lifespan and potential, or even perish on the field?!"

(End of this chapter)