Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

"..."

The scene was somewhat quiet.

Everyone knows that this is practically handing their lives over to the Star Luo Empire.

What if the opponent wants to win the championship and plans to eliminate Shrek in the first round?

Although the chances are slim, it's not impossible.

They can't afford to gamble.

Lu Cheng yawned listlessly, gently kneading Jiang Nannan's soft, slender hand beside him. Jiang Nannan's fair earlobe flushed red, and she let out a soft scolding, trying to pull her hand back, but it was firmly held.

To put it bluntly...

What does Shrek's wins or losses have to do with him?

Even if he could win, he might not necessarily let Shrek win the final championship.

After all, with Shrek's coercive and enticement tactics, and his shameful behavior, how could he possibly manipulate people into risking their lives for him?

Ha ha……

In this tournament, he will naturally do his best in every match. After all, in order to attract the attention of the Body Sect, becoming famous is essential. But as for the final championship match after making it to the finals...

Winning or losing depends on my mood.

Chapter 118 Zhang Lexuan's Arrival

"The knockout stage begins tomorrow. This is the most important hurdle that Shrek Academy will face. If they can get through it, the subsequent group stage will be much easier."

Wang Yan smiled, his gaze lingering longest on Lu Cheng.

He paused for a moment, then continued explaining the rules of the game.

"In the early elimination rounds, each team only plays one match. If they lose, they're immediately sent home. If they win, they advance to the next round of the group stage, which consists of about eight groups, each with eight to nine players. It's a points-based system, and the top two teams advance to the final sixteen..."

"The knockout stage consists of 133 teams, and adopts a seven-on-seven team battle format."

"so……"

Wang Yan looked at Lu Cheng expectantly.

"I'll make my move in the first round," Lu Cheng said with a slight nod.

“Alright! Then it’s your turn, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, Tang Ya, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong’er, and Ning Tian. One Soul King, three Soul Masters, and three Soul Venerables are enough to handle most teams, as long as we’re not too unlucky.” Wang Yan took a deep breath and said excitedly.

"No, you misunderstand. What I mean is... I am enough on my own."

Lu Cheng's lips curled up into a smile.

Wang Yan: "..."

……

The meeting was adjourned.

He declined Tang Ya's and Jiang Nannan's invitation to go downstairs to the second floor of the hotel for a late-night snack, and went straight to push open his bedroom door. It was dark inside, so Lu Cheng casually turned on a soul guide lamp, which emitted a faint warm light.

As the darkness in the room dissipated, a pale blue figure appeared on the sofa, leaning lazily against the back of the chair, legs crossed, feet encased in blue cloth shoes, her hair tied in a high ponytail with a green hairpin at the back of her head, her pale blue eyes quietly observing Lu Cheng.

"How's the situation at Shrek Academy?"

Lu Cheng yawned lazily, took off his coat, revealing a black short-sleeved shirt. It was summer, the hottest season of the year. If he weren't a Soul Master with the power of extreme ice and the power of the sun's fire to regulate his body, he would have been drenched in sweat long ago.

"..."

Zhang Lexuan remained silent.

The atmosphere was somewhat eerie.

"Ok?"

Lu Cheng turned his head in surprise and glanced at Zhang Lexuan. The latter's eyes remained calm. She raised her chin, revealing her long, proud neck, which resembled that of a swan, and her red lips parted slightly.

“Brother, I told you… I would find a way to leave Shrek Academy. You’re always so self-righteous.” Zhang Lexuan said softly, her pale blue eyes fixed on Lu Cheng. “So, Xuanzi… was he controlled by you? And the entire team, regarding the casualties in the siege of the evil soul masters in Mingdou Mountain Range, was that also you…”

Lu Cheng's eye twitched.

"Then you've probably misunderstood."

"If it were... my past life, I might have been able to bewitch Xuanzi, but in this life... you overestimate me."

It's no wonder Zhang Lexuan was suspicious.

Xuanzi's actions were truly "inhuman," making it easy to suspect that the old man was just pretending to be Tang, and then suddenly jumped out to sabotage someone at a crucial moment.

As it turns out... who could have guessed? This person was simply being themselves, without the slightest trace of pretense, truly embodying the unity of knowledge and action.

Zhang Lexuan was equally stunned after learning the truth.

"Hehe, they couldn't even catch up with that Grim Reaper. If I hadn't intervened, they probably would have gotten away." Lu Cheng shook his head.

"Is that so?" Zhang Lexuan's eyes twitched.

Lu Cheng sat beside the beauty, holding a steaming cup of coffee in his hand, stirring it gently. This was a characteristic of the Sun Moon Empire; the food in this world was similar to that of his previous life, a fusion of Chinese and Western cuisine.

Blonde hair and blue eyes, but with an Asian face, yet the multicolored hair didn't seem out of place, much like the cosplayers from my past life.

"Since I promised you, I will not act recklessly again." Lu Cheng took a sip of coffee, placed his hand on the beauty's soft, boneless hand, and gently kneaded it.

His face showed a sense of emotion.

"Don't worry..."

"Well."

Zhang Lexuan's calm and pretty face gradually rippled with emotion, blushing as if she had made a fool of herself.

"Moun should have already noticed something's wrong at Shrek Academy," the beauty said somewhat awkwardly, changing the subject.

"It was bound to happen sooner or later. The relationship between us is too strange; no one can understand it," Lu Cheng said slowly.

"So you're going to stay here tonight?"

He looked at Zhang Lexuan with great interest.

This senior sister of the inner courtyard is already twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and has already acquired a touch of the elegant charm of a beautiful woman.

"I arrived in such a hurry that I didn't inform Teacher Wang Yan to arrange a room. All the rooms on the top floor are occupied, so I can only squeeze in with you," Zhang Lexuan said without changing her expression.

Several hours later.

On a soft and comfortable bed.

Lu Cheng's eyes were lifeless, as if they had been hollowed out. The beautiful woman in his arms, who was nearly 1.8 meters tall and slender, had a blush on her pretty face. Her light blue eyes were as soft as the sea. Her slender, white fingers gently poked Lu Cheng's face, as lively as a little girl's.

However, by this moment, the outer garment had already been removed.

The beauty was only wearing a light, thin dress, their skin pressed together, their breaths mingling, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.

"Brother... you're still so weak."

Zhang Lexuan rested her head on her slender hand, lying on her side in Lu Cheng's arms, and said with a smile.

"Never mind, never mind."

Seeing that Lu Cheng had already run out of strength, Zhang Lexuan straightened up from her embrace, her snow-white feet in slippers, and casually tied up her long, flowing hair that cascaded over her shoulders, before walking towards the bathroom.

"I'm going to take a shower first, it seems like it's almost dawn."

Lu Cheng: "..."

The truck is indeed well-maintained, but alas... the will is willing but the strength is insufficient.

Even though his physical body has been tempered to a level comparable to that of a Soul Saint, he is still no match for Title Douluo Zhang Lexuan. It's simply a crushing defeat.

……

"Sister Lexuan!" Ma Xiaotao exclaimed excitedly, her phoenix eyes sparkling.

"Ah."

Zhang Lexuan, dressed in a dark blue trench coat, with a gentle expression, gently ruffled Ma Xiaotao's hair and said with a faint smile, "Well done."

The rest of the group: "..."

Not bad? What makes it not bad?

All the regular disciples were seriously injured and forced to return to the academy, leaving behind this mess. It's not entirely Ma Xiaotao's fault, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with "doing a good job," does it?

"Senior Sister..." Wang Yan said, somewhat embarrassed.

"Teacher Wang Yan, you?" Tang Ya asked, somewhat surprised.

"I only graduated from the Inner Academy not long ago. I am not very talented, and the difficulty of the Inner Academy's assessment was lowered again and again for me. I barely managed to graduate and became a teacher in the Outer Academy," Wang Yan said after coughing lightly.

Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo stood on either side, exchanged a glance, and both breathed a sigh of relief.

With Xuanzi absent and Wang Yan's strength inferior to theirs, Shrek Academy currently lacks a reliable figure to carry the team.

Fortunately, this one appeared...

In the history of Shrek Academy, he is one of the youngest Title Douluo powerhouses who can be ranked among the top.

Chapter 119 First Battle, The Body Sect (Two Chapters Combined)

"This is the tournament information... We were drawn against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, which belongs to the Douling Empire. The main team only has five Soul Masters and two Soul Venerables."

Seeing that the academy had sent their senior sister, Wang Yan felt much more at ease. He slowly spoke to the Shrek Academy members, a smile playing on his lips.

Clearly, they are quite satisfied with the teams they will face in the knockout stage.

“But five Soul Masters and two Soul Venerables, and we are Shrek Academy, facing us head-on... they must have made ample preparations and will certainly fight with all their might, without the slightest carelessness. You alone…” Wang Yan hesitated and looked at Lu Cheng.

"Let him go," Zhang Lexuan said softly.

"I believe in him."

Upon hearing this, Bei Bei's eyes dimmed, and she turned her head away. However, the eyes of the many Shrek Academy students present were all on Lu Cheng, their eyes flashing with excitement. They did not notice the genius who was once one of the twin stars of the outer academy and was known as Thunderbolt Bei Bei.

After all, the former's reputation as the Great Demon King of the Outer Courtyard was earned through sheer hard work. He annihilated a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast and crushed Xu Sanshi, a Soul Master, with his physical body alone. He escaped from the encirclement and pursuit of a group of Soul Douluos and Soul Saints...

One case after another.