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After two rounds of elimination matches, a total of 32 teams entered the round-robin tournament of the Mingdu Fighting Spirit Competition. The Sun-Moon Empire was divided into four groups by drawing lots, with two promotion spots in each group.
The previously brilliant Heavenly Court, the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and the Shrek Team were each assigned to a group, while the Holy Spirit Church's Douling Royal Academy was assigned to the last group.
The seeded player finally made it to the finals.
During the consecutive days of competition, Shrek's unstoppable style scared many people. Three teams surrendered without a fight, and three teams went on the field anyway and suffered crushing defeat.
The only thing to be thankful for was that Tang Wutong was not the first to appear in the individual competition. Instead, the Tang brothers of Haotian Sect and Dai Huabin took the lead and used their opponents as training ground.
These three people were not as strong as Tang Wutong and were less destructive. In addition, Zheng Zhan stared at Shrek with his eyes wide open, and there were no deaths in the three games.
But many were seriously injured.
Tang Yao, Tang Tian's Clear Sky Hammer and Dai Huabin's White Tiger were all ferocious and showed no mercy at all. On several occasions, Zheng Zhan had to personally separate the two sides to save the contestants' lives.
After hosting three Shrek games in a row, Zheng Zhan was so angry that he swore on the field that he would never be the chief referee of a competition again. Whoever wants to do it can do it!
In comparison, the seeded players in the other three groups are much less worrying.
The Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy team, the Hongchen brothers and sisters appeared one after another to defeat the enemy. A family with two Soul Saints, whose configuration of 100,000-year soul rings was not inferior to Tang Wutong, made Jing Hongchen very proud.
If Xu Tianxi hadn't repeatedly reminded him that he was sitting on the high platform watching the battle and should be aware that he represented the face of the empire and should not lose his composure easily, his tense face would definitely have laughed out loud.
On the Heavenly Court side, after Su Tong appeared, Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan appeared one after another. The Six-Ring Soul Emperor's cultivation level defeated the opponents quickly and neatly.
Yan Shaozhe's face turned green as he gritted his teeth and cried out in his heart that it was impossible. Even with Shrek's resources, it was impossible for the two of them to break through to the Soul Emperor level normally within five years. What evil path did the Sun-Moon Empire take?
Dai Huabin's face was even greener than Yan Shaozhe's. He was convinced that there was a big rat inside Shrek who was withholding his resources.
Five years ago, Xiao Xiao was close to Soul Master, and he was close to Soul Sect. Although Xiao Xiao had twin martial souls, he had a soul power advantage of ten levels ahead.
Five years later, they were both newly ascended to the Soul Emperor realm, and the ten-level gap between them had been erased. However, when Xiao Xiao occasionally used her second martial soul, everyone could clearly see that her Nine Phoenix Flute only had a single yellow soul ring...
The Shrek people who were familiar with Xiaoxiao's situation fell silent.
The good news is that Xiao Xiao did waste her twin martial soul talents and cultivated the second martial soul in advance.
The bad news is that this was wasted during Shrek's training, but not in the Sun-Moon Empire.
Zhu Lu repeatedly advised Dai Huabin not to get too excited. Only then did Dai Huabin suppress his anger temporarily and decided to catch those big rats and torture them severely after returning.
Oh my god, I was caught up even though I had a big advantage. Practicing in Shrek's inner courtyard is ruining my future!
In the Douling Royal Academy, the hidden evil soul masters were very low-key, without their usual arrogance. Both the individual competition and the team battle were played by the regular team, and they qualified with the second place in the group.
The top leaders of the Holy Spirit Church, who had suffered a great loss in Xingluo City, were now very cautious and would never allow their disciples to appear at this time, fearing that they would not be able to restrain themselves and kill people, thus attracting the attention of the Sun and Moon Empire.
They were even more afraid of attracting the Xuanming Sect, a die-hard faction that specifically opposed the Holy Spirit Church.
Zhongli Wu and others clearly realized that the Sun-Moon Empire's current biggest enemy was the Sea God Alliance, not them. If they stepped forward now, they would be taking the blame for the original three kingdoms, which they would not do.
With the tacit understanding of all parties, the Shrek team became the team with the highest number of kills and disabilities.
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The competition is in full swing. The Shrek team faces its last opponent before qualifying, the Snow Demon Sect team, which also maintains an undefeated record.
Before the game, seven regular players from the Snow Demon Sect, including Mu Xue, withdrew from the field, while Long Aotian, Vina, Huo Yuhao, Gu Tong, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Chen Yu, the Soul Emperor with a winged martial spirit, stepped out.
Moreover, he walked straight towards the direction of the Shrek team, and the Golden Body Douluo Jin Peng followed leisurely.
With a faint smile on her face, Vina extended her hand to greet Tang Wutong, the captain of the Shrek team, and said softly:
"Hello, Young Sect Master Tang, I'm Vina. My companions and I are honored to compete on the same stage with everyone from Shrek."
Tang Wutong was naturally proud, but not to the point of being unsociable. She extended her hand and lightly shook Vina's, then quickly withdrew, sizing up her moist and gentle face and said,
"No need to be polite, just say what you want to say."
Vina smiled gently and said, "I believe that Young Sect Master Tang also knows that we now have a common goal. Since we are all members of the Sea God Alliance, we should be cautious when fighting. What do you think?"
After a discussion within the team, Vina and Jin Peng believed that they should use courtesy before force to avoid any unpleasantness in subsequent cooperation. Huo Yuhao also agreed with this view. He knew that it would be difficult for him to take revenge directly on the field.
Tang Wutong didn't appreciate it and said coldly, "That's true, but what does our competition have to do with our future alliance against the Sun Moon Empire, which has no sense of the overall situation and is only concerned with itself?"
"The arena is the arena. Shrek's glory cannot be tarnished. In order to defend our own glory, we cannot show mercy."
Vina's expression changed for a moment when she heard this, but then she returned to normal. She suppressed her inner unhappiness and smiled, nodding her head.
"That's right. In the arena, we still have to rely on our own abilities. In that case, I wonder when Young Sect Master Tang plans to fight? Our Young Sect Master of the Body Sect is also looking forward to fighting with you."
"I won't attack again in the individual competition. If your captain wants to fight me in a team battle, he should stop Dai Huabin and our Haotian Sect's two masters in the individual competition."
Tang Wutong's tone was full of arrogance and condescension. When she spoke about Dai Huabin and the two Tang brothers, she used a condescending tone, which was simply inhumane to the extreme.
Vina cursed in her heart, "I must be crazy to talk to an uneducated guy like you." Seeing that the Shrek team members had no objection and Yan Shaozhe was calm, she knew that this was Shrek's attitude.
He stopped fighting and left with his teammates.
The moment she turned around, even the usually conceited and good-tempered Vina had a layer of frost on her face, and she said apologetically: "I'm sorry, everyone, I embarrassed you in front of Shrek."
"I was wrong. I thought Shrek and the Haotian Sect would eventually consider that we had a common enemy and were all members of the Sea God Alliance, and would be willing to help each other. Now it seems that I was overthinking it."
Jin Peng shook his head and said in a heavy tone:
"It's not just your fault. This old man and the Sect Master thought the same thing. We thought the Haotian Sect would be different from Shrek. We didn't expect them to be even worse than Shrek... Sigh..."
These two families have a deep connection going back ten thousand years. Each of them is extremely ruthless. Shrek has an unclear relationship with the evil soul master. The young master of the Haotian Sect has the same style as the evil soul master except that he does not kill people to practice martial arts, and is even more arrogant.
The Body Sect had been arrogant for thousands of years, and this was the first time they saw a sect that amazed them!
Huo Yuhao said, "There's no point in talking about this now. As planned, I'll be the first one to go. Is everyone okay with this?"
"No problem!" Everyone in the Body Sect said in unison, sharing the same hatred for the enemy.
On the Shrek side, Tang Wutong, with her hands behind her back, turned back and said coldly, "Dai Huabin, you will lead the charge. You must unleash the full power of your White Tiger Martial Spirit."
"I heard that their original spirits are conceited and powerful, but so what? I will never allow anyone from Shrek to fail in a duel!"
Dai Huabin was called out, and a surge of excitement surged in his heart. He looked at Tang Wutong with enthusiastic eyes, as if he had received a great honor. He waved his tiger paw and responded loudly:
"Don't worry, Captain. No matter what kind of master soul master he is, I will pound him down!"
Dai Huabin believes in the strong and absolute dominance. Beibei cannot accept Tang Wutong's high-pressure tactics. She is not only good to him, but also extremely attractive.
Even during the start of the competition, he shifted most of his attention from Zhu Lu to Tang Wutong, and his gaze began to look strange.
Yan Shaozhe watched with a smile, taking in the complacent Dai Huabin, the strong leader Tang Wutong, and Zhu Lu who seemed sad in the corner. He admired Dai Huabin's state very much.
As a man, it's not a big deal to fall in love with someone else, as long as it doesn't interfere with your work.
The match began and both sides took the stage. Huo Yuhao, dressed in a blue suit, represented the Snow Demon Sect on stage. He had thin shoulders and a sharp gaze, with deep hatred hidden in his eyes.
Dai Huabin was completely unaware. When he saw it was Huo Yuhao, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he laughed out loud, saying:
"Huo Yuhao, I remember you were completely insignificant back in Shrek. You only got the Core Disciple treatment because you were roommates with Young Sect Master Tang. Now that you've been in the Body Sect for a few years, do you think you dare to fight me?"
Tang Wutong, hearing this, looked puzzled. When had she ever been roommates with a man? What nonsense was Dai Huabin talking about?
Faced with the provocation of his mother's murderer, Huo Yuhao was not very calm. The fuse in his heart was immediately ignited. He raised his not very majestic head and shouted, "You will see the change in me!"
Zheng Zhan had not expected that someone from the original Three Kingdoms would dare to fight back against Shrek. Seeing that it was the Body Sect, his mind suddenly became clear. He didn't even need to remind them to "be careful and safe" in advance, and declared war with a wave of his hand.
Fight, fight hard, Shrek and the Body Sect are not good guys, fight until they are bloody and die together!
"Hah! White Tiger Protective Barrier, White Tiger Diamond Transformation! Huo Yuhao, you will know how big of a mistake it was for you to come here."
Dai Huabin used two amplifying soul skills as soon as he came up. His muscles burst through his shirt and he became several times stronger. He waved his tiger claws and rushed forward with big strides, looking very majestic.
"For the sake of the Body Sect, if you can't beat me, just speak up sooner and I can show mercy!"
"Who asked you to show mercy? I wish you would fight with all your might!" Huo Yuhao retorted coldly, his pupils flashing with star-like spots of light, and five soul rings, two yellow, two purple and one black, quickly rose from his feet.
"Paralyze the Demon Eye, and intimidate the Dragon!"
The first and second soul rings lit up, and Huo Yuhao's spiritual eyes immediately released paralysis beams and fear beams. The beams from the two pupils were different, with different spiritual effects.
Dai Huabin was hit, and his body, which was rushing forward with fangs and claws bared, suddenly stopped. His front paws felt numb, and his brain seemed to be hit by a sledgehammer through a layer of cover. A feeling of nausea and fear came from his spiritual sea.
"Damn it, soul masters with spiritual attributes are still so difficult to deal with!" Dai Huabin swallowed his saliva and looked at Huo Yuhao with a serious look.
Huo Yuhao was very slippery. He took advantage of the situation and left, while leading Dai Huabin in circles. Two kinds of mental beams were released from his pupils to interfere with and disgust Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin opened his mouth wide and spit out the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave through the air, but he could never hit anyone.
During the fight, Huo Yuhao took out a level five soul guide ray for the first time, shot Dai Huabin unexpectedly, and then fled at an even faster speed.
For a moment, Huo Yuhao ran and Dai Huabin chased him, but they could not catch up.
Dai Huabin launched a large-scale White Tiger Meteor Shower from the air. Huo Yuhao took out his invincible shield, blocked the soul skill and continued to attack Dai Huabin.
"Wow, you coward, if you have the guts, fight me head-on!" Dai Huabin was so angry that he was almost going crazy.
"Idiot, when have you ever seen a spiritual soul master and an offensive soul master fighting in close combat? Catch up with me first." Huo Yuhao laughed heartily, mocking Dai Huabin for being brainless.
Suddenly, the atmosphere of the game became weird.
Soon, the furious Dai Huabin lost his patience and activated his fifth soul skill, the White Tiger Demon Transformation. His physical data increased dramatically, and he caught up with the frightened Huo Yuhao in a few moves and slapped him hard with a tiger palm.
"Where are you going to run to?"
Dai Huabin showed a cruel smile on his face. This palm strike was enough to break Huo Yuhao's shoulder blade. He was already looking forward to Huo Yuhao's expression of fear.
However, Huo Yuhao disappointed him. When the tiger palm was about to strike, his expression suddenly became very calm. He smiled happily and said softly:
"I've been waiting for you for so long, idiot, you're finally here."
His body suddenly changed strangely. His shoulders retracted to avoid the tiger's palm, and his right palm stretched out, becoming more than one meter wide. It flew out like a large palm-leaf fan and hit Dai Huabin's surprised face hard!
"Bang!"
Dai Huabin's body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and hit the light shield of the stadium heavily.
The tide of battle turned, and cries of surprise were heard from all sides.
The sharp-eyed people noticed that the spirit rings under Huo Yuhao's feet had also changed, becoming one yellow, two purple, and two black, and the surface of his skin was glowing silver.
Xu Tianxi's eyes suddenly flashed, and he said with some surprise:
"I never thought a soul beast like the Mirror Image Beast would still exist after ten thousand years, and he hunted it down and turned it into a fifth soul ring. Dai Huabin is really unlucky this time..."