Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

As he said, his victory stemmed from undeniable strength.

With his spiritual power focused on the sharp and imposing crimson aura within his body, Kong Tianxu's body suddenly lit up with a pale golden light, and his surging soul power launched a fierce attack on that crimson aura!

His character wouldn't allow him to sit idly by and wait for the life-giving gold. He had to try, no matter what, whether the "Return to Origin" technique could weaken the blood energy containing the power of the Asura God in the mouth of the God of Destruction.

The gold and red colors meet boldly.

The crimson color weakened slightly, but remained unchanged, while the abundant soul power within Kong Tianxu's body instantly dried up.

efficient!

Although it barely weakened his blood and energy, Kong Tianxu's eyes still lit up, and his heart burned with even greater fervor.

Even the divine power of law enforcers can be broken by one's own domain; if this domain could be used in more places...

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he stopped imagining more uses for the domain and looked up at a certain place.

Inside the room with the doors and windows tightly shut, a figure in red suddenly appeared.

It was Ye Xishui.

"How are those things going?" Kong Tianxu glanced at her and then resumed his meditative posture.

Ye Xishui was originally invited by him. He knew that not only would Xuanzi accompany Shrek Academy throughout the entire event, but even Mu En might come to watch the competition at any time. In addition, being in a foreign country with poor diplomatic relations, relying solely on his grandfather would inevitably make his strength seem somewhat weak.

"Your Majesty, the tasks you instructed us to undertake before your arrival have been distributed. In Star Luo City, we have already made contact with the Starlight Auction House regarding the Soul-Devouring Blade; only the final transaction remains."

“The people from the competition committee have also visited you as you suggested, and they all expressed their willingness to accept the proposal.”

well.

Kong Tianxu smiled slightly.

Feng Shui turns.

The first round of elimination matches lasted for three days before it ended, and the number of participating teams was reduced from 133 to 67. Apart from the crushing victory of Kong Tianxu and his team, almost every match was quite intense.

The audience members who had watched the battle in Xingluo City were completely aroused, and people lined up early every night.

Despite the efforts of the Star Luo organizers to minimize casualties, nearly two hundred participants still sustained injuries of varying degrees during the first round of elimination matches. Tragically, over a dozen trainees died from their injuries.

Next comes the second stage, a round-robin tournament, which is no longer a simple team battle but has transformed into three different battle modes. The sixty-seven teams have been divided into eight groups, with two teams advancing from each group to compete for the final sixteen spots.

However, this year, with the help of certain individuals, some previously established traditions are being quietly broken.

It was still the same conference room at Shrek Academy. Wang Yan hurriedly pushed open the door.

After glancing around at the group of people who seemed to be in relatively good spirits, he loosened his slightly tight collar and let out a deep breath:

"Before we officially begin, I have to announce some bad news."

"In the round-robin tournament, we will most likely be grouped with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

"What?!" The reserve team members exclaimed in unison, especially Xiao Xiao, whose face turned pale with fright.

Ma Xiaotao frowned slightly. In the past few days, she had heard about Kong Tianxu from other team members, but on the one hand, she had not seen it with her own eyes and could not understand the shock that the reserve team, including Wang Yan and others, felt on the spot.

On the other hand, what is her personality? Stronger opponents only fuel her fighting spirit. And since they're both playing with fire, how could she possibly be inferior to them?

"Teacher Wang, according to past practice, the champion and runner-up are not usually paired together in the round-robin stage, so what's going on?"

Wang Dong couldn't help but ask. After the elimination rounds ended, she and Huo Yuhao had secretly rejoiced that they wouldn't have to face Kong Tianxu for a while. She didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly.

"It was a group of people from the tournament committee who suddenly made trouble, saying that a situation like the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy using their reserve teams as their main teams is a once-in-a-millennium occurrence. In order to meet the audience's expectations, they made a difficult decision to bring forward this decisive battle in which no team would fall."

Wang Yan practically spat out the words through gritted teeth as he spoke. Anyone could see the ulterior motives behind this reason. Some people knew that Shrek Academy's main players were unable to play, and they clearly wanted to see Shrek Academy make a fool of themselves!

It's a cover-up! This is a blatant cover-up!

However, while he was indignant about the unfair treatment he had received, he forgot that he had recently hinted to an official from Shrek Academy to "appropriately" regulate the supplementary registration process for the Sun and Moon team.

"What about our senior? Could we ask him to mediate?"

Jiang Nannan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

Wang Yan shook his head: "I couldn't get in touch with him, and it's almost a done deal. We have to think about how to fight them."

Dai Yueheng hesitated for a moment, "How about I go find my father..."

"No!"

Huo Yuhao immediately interrupted him.

"We are Shrek! Would we back down because our opponents are strong?!"

Of course not! Bei Bei and the others' eyes sharpened almost instantly.

"Then let Xiao Tao go on stage. That person's strength is too terrifying. He wiped out a Soul King and six Soul Masters with just one Soul Skill, and with that same Soul Ring ratio. Even with the amplification from others, such talent is truly unfathomable. I can't risk your lives."

Wang Yan looked at Ma Xiaotao and received a calm gaze in return.

"That's what I wanted to say too."

Huo Yuhao smiled, and the judgment made by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm resurfaced in his mind:

"His ability to control the power of his soul skills so precisely at the Soul King level indicates he must possess spiritual attributes. Furthermore, we can basically deduce that his martial soul is the sun. Therefore, considering his soul ring configuration, he can only be—"

"Twin Martial Souls!" Wang Dong exclaimed in surprise.

"Exactly. A Soul King who is not even fourteen years old, and with such a Soul Ring ratio, is absolutely impossible even if he relies on drugs. The only explanation is that after he added Soul Rings to his first Martial Soul, he began adding them to his second Martial Soul, which is why he was able to become a Soul King so early."

Everyone looked thoughtful, and Xu Sanshi grinned broadly.

"The sun and moon are still just the sun and moon. Even if a genius like you with twin martial souls appears, you still use such a wasteful cultivation method. It is far inferior to the future of you junior brothers."

“But that doesn’t diminish his power.” Bei Bei blurted out, then, as if remembering something, he looked at Huo Yuhao with surprise.

"In terms of mental strength, I have special methods to deal with him. As for fire attribute, if Senior Sister Ling and I were to appear together, with Senior Sister's cultivation level, she would definitely be able to exert absolute suppression on him under the amplification of my ultimate ice."

"As long as it's not a one-on-one elimination tournament, then—"

Huo Yuhao waved his hand confidently, a flash of emerald green appearing in his eyes.

"This will be a complete victory."

In the other room, Kong Tianxu, who was meditating cross-legged, couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter, his voice trembling.

Chapter 97 I'm Super, Ice!

This sounds promising! Everyone's eyes lit up.

It's important to understand that Kong Tianxu's words on the first day of the elimination rounds were a direct response to Huo Yuhao's earlier declaration. It was as if he had trampled on the face of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect. You can imagine how frustrated they felt.

Because Ma Xiaotao's cultivation level is much higher than in the original story, she was only slightly injured in the corpse explosion during the Death Messenger incident and can play tomorrow. Their chances of winning the one-on-one elimination match are very high.

According to Huo Yuhao, whether it's a team battle or a 2-2-3 formation, they can eliminate the opponent's strongest point, making the rest much easier to deal with. He doesn't believe that the Sun Moon Empire can have a second Kong Tianxu.

If we can get back to our former glory in the round-robin stage...

Wang Yan's eyes flickered as he looked at Ling Luochen:

"Luo Chen, how is your injury? Even if we follow Yu Hao's advice, we must be prepared to face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in our first match tomorrow."

Ling Luochen's eyelashes trembled, but she still said firmly in the end:

"I can do it. The honor of the academy must not be ruined in our hands."

"Alright, then let's have a round-robin tournament and let the hundreds of thousands of spectators in Star Luo City see for themselves that even as the reserve team, Shrek Academy can dominate Sun Moon Academy!"

Eleven hands were clasped together, then shaken vigorously—

Victory is certain!

As Ma Xiaotao watched this scene, she had a strange feeling of déjà vu.

But it doesn't matter. A fierce fire ignited in her eyes; now that she had appeared, the outcome would inevitably be different.

Wang Yan stood up and said, "Everyone, get a good rest tonight and get yourself into top condition. No one is allowed to go out. Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen, stay behind. The rest of you, meeting adjourned."

Everyone stood up, and Ling Luochen and Huo Yuhao discussed the strategy for tomorrow with Wang Yan for a while before leaving the conference room one after the other.

Ling Luochen walked ahead in silence. Her injuries were far from fully healed, but with the die already cast, how could she possibly refuse?

"Senior Ling."

Huo Yuhao called out to her.

"Hmm?" She turned around and found that Huo Yuhao was handing her a black crystalline object.

"This is a piece of ancient whale glue. It needs to be burned by a high-intensity flame before it can be consumed. It should be very effective in healing your injuries. Go find Senior Ma and have her take it. In the round-robin tournament, for the glory of Shrek Academy, we must win."

Ten-thousand-year-old whale glue? Ling Luochen was shocked. As an inner court student of Shrek Academy, she naturally knew what it was. It could be described as a rare and precious treasure!

She was about to refuse, but Huo Yuhao had already shoved the whale glue into her hand without saying a word, and then disappeared in a flash.

At this moment, his mental world was in complete turmoil.

Ling Luochen stroked the black whale glue, his eyes hardening, and turned to knock on Ma Xiaotao's door.

For the glory of Shrek!

That night, she opened the door to a new world.

……

The weather was not good; it was gloomy and somewhat depressing, just like the mood of the Shrek members.

They arrived early, but the results of the lottery did not favor them because they got up early; instead, they slid towards the outcome they least wanted to see.

Today is the fourth day of the competition. Early in the morning, the shouts of the audience had already been echoing in Xingluo Square.

The reason is not only because their favorite Shrek Academy team is going to be the first to play today, but also because their opponent is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, led by a monstrous reserve Soul King!

Even Xu Jiawei, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire who only occasionally came to the city walls to watch the battle, once again led his trusted ministers and favorite concubines to the top of the imperial city early in the morning to wait, giving great face to this decisive battle that had arrived ahead of schedule.

In the players' rest area, today's matches were only the first round of the round-robin tournament, with four of the eight participating teams taking the stage. However, all sixty-seven teams that had advanced from the knockout stage were, without exception, seated in their respective seats.

They came to watch the competition; more accurately, they wanted to relive the awe-inspiring moment on the first day of the tournament when the young genius from the Sun Moon Empire declared his terrifying strength to the entire audience.

When the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, dressed in moon-white outfits, appeared in the entrance passage for the participating academies, the previously noisy venue quieted down for a moment, and countless complex gazes were cast toward the figure walking at the front of the group.

In the stands, Xuanzi carefully covered the knees of an elderly man in gray robes who was reclining on a deck chair with a blanket, then pointed to Kong Tianxu's figure:

"Old Mu, it's him."

Moon nodded, his cloudy eyes instantly becoming crystal clear: