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"Huo Yuhao, the abandoned disciple of Shrek, has given Shrek a defeat today."
The soul-stirring sound echoed on the competition stage, making the heated atmosphere become subtle. Many people's eyes were shining, and they felt like a kitten was scratching their hearts. Their gazes moved between Huo Yuhao and the Shrek people who looked worried.
At the Mingyue Hotel, Beibei, freed from his wheelchair and sitting in front of the soul guide display, closed his eyes in pain and murmured, "Xiaoya, I'm sorry..."
Yan Shaozhe had said at the beginning that the Body Sect was the most suitable place for Huo Yuhao to go. Now it seemed that what he said was true. Huo Yuhao had become a Soul King within five years and had defeated two Soul Emperors in a row. He could definitely be called an elite and his potential was not much worse than his.
But now, this genius is gone! He was expelled from the Tang Sect by him!
He vaguely noticed that Huo Yuhao's fighting style still had the shadow of the Tang Sect's unique skills. According to the rules, this was not allowed to be passed on to outsiders, but Bei Bei didn't have the nerve to mention this to Huo Yuhao.
The leader of the sect changed his career and joined the Holy Spirit Church. Yan Shaozhe's talk of introducing a few people to him was just empty talk. He was the only one left alone in the entire Tang Sect, and his situation was almost equivalent to the extinction of the clan. What's the point of sticking to the rules!
Beibei put on the mask of pain, and the Body Sect was covered with ribbons of joy. Huo Yuhao's victory of one against two across the border was perfect. Jin Peng, Gu Tong and others were delighted, and even Long Aotian showed his approval, thinking that his two drops of blood were not wasted in vain.
In the eastern part of the audience seats, Du Bu Si, who was wearing a bamboo hat, laughed and said, "Good boy, it was worth it that he attacked Shrek to snatch the person away."
In fact, because of his possession of the ultimate soul skill of mirror replication, Huo Yuhao's importance in the younger generation of the Body Sect is second only to Long Aotian and Vina. This soul skill is very suitable for a body soul master.
In the western part of the audience seats, the two strong men Niu Tian and Titan took up a large area with the three remaining elders of Haotian Sect.
Titan lowered his gaze, sizing up Huo Yuhao, and said in amazement, "Brother, I think this Son of Fortune is quite capable. He's already defeated two Soul Emperors."
"If he hadn't consumed a lot of his soul power fighting the Dai family's Little White Tiger, I think he could have continued fighting. This record isn't as good as that guy's, but it's not too far behind."
Niu Tian stroked his chin, studied him for a moment, and shook his head. "Among contemporary geniuses, he's considered outstanding, but he doesn't meet the fundamental requirements of a first-level god, and he doesn't have many novel features."
"At least, you have to be able to compete with a Soul Sage."
"This is a difficult situation. We've been watching here for so many days, but we haven't seen a Soul King of this strength. On the contrary, the two descendants of the Hongchen family from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy are incredibly talented."
Titan smacked his lips and suddenly chuckled, saying, "Brother, you saw them make their move. Those two both had 100,000-year spirit rings. It's impossible for them to do that with their bodies and talents. This must be a spirit technology developed by the Heavenly Court."
"It seems they weren't lying. Soul spirits can really allow soul beasts nearing the end of their lives to sign a contract with soul masters. From then on, they become one with the soul master, living within the soul master's body. The contract can be terminated before the soul master dies, and the beast can then survive in the form of an energy body, passing it down from generation to generation."
"In this way, the threat from the soul beast clan will be greatly reduced."
Born into a clan of soul beasts, Titan would occasionally give soul beasts something to think about. That person said that he wanted to obtain the Emperor's Auspicious Beast, Tongtian Baxia. In addition to enhancing Xiaoqi's talent and potential, the more important thing was to gain the ability to control the plane of Douluo Star and prevent the plane from failing.
He and Niu Tian both firmly believed in this reason.
Niu Tian did not answer. He pondered for a moment, then his gaze fell on the high platform. He saw Xu Tianxi, a young man who was among the giants, chatting and laughing with Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen. His eyes were deep and he said:
"If the soul technology is really as advertised, and was completed by him, the Lord of Heaven, then this person's ability is qualified to be a son of the plane."
"Ah? Brother, do you suspect he's the one we're looking for?"
Titan blinked, looked into the distance for a moment, and thought:
"There's something on him that's hiding the fluctuations of his soul power. I think he's only at the level of a high-level Soul Saint. At this age... if he cultivated himself, he's definitely qualified, although I don't see any signs of luck in him."
Xu Tianxi has three layers of isolated and visible soul guides on his body. His own cultivation is completely restrained. If someone can see through the first layer, they will sense a trace of the soul power fluctuation of a high-level soul saint.
The second layer was set up by him and Alex using his own mental power, and the third layer was set up by the Mountain Dragon King using the Water God's Water God Pearl. Unless a God King-level strongman came into close contact with him, his true level of cultivation could not be detected.
Adhering to the principle of "stability" without wavering is Xu Tianxi's consistent code of conduct.
Niu Tian also didn't see Xu Tianxi's second disguise. He nodded and sighed, "Yes, it's a pity that this person is not in the original Three Kingdoms, otherwise we would have found him long ago."
At this point, he remembered something, his expression became strange, and he said:
"That person's intention was to find a suitable husband for Xiao Qi. This person and Xiao Qi had never interacted before, and Xiao Qi pointed at his nose and provoked him when they first met. I'm afraid the impression he left was not good."
Hearing this, Titan scratched his head before speaking, "Didn't that guy say that those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocre? He and Sister Xiao Wu fought on their first meeting, so it can be said that there is no friendship without fighting. If this guy is really the target, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Niu Tian recalled Tang Wutong's random killing of Tianjia Sect masters a few days ago, and Xu Tianxi's words when he stood up to stop the farce and called the Shrek people crazy. His brows furrowed a little and he shook his head.
"It's not easy. This guy doesn't agree with Shrek's way of doing things. I'm afraid in his eyes, Shrek and I are just villains who came to ruin things."
"Shrek's stuff is really not that great, I don't like it either." Titan casually belittled Shrek, rubbing his hands, and asked with wide eyes:
"Then what should we do, big brother? He is from the Sun and Moon Empire. It seems there is no reason for him to come into contact with Xiao Qi or develop feelings for him."
Niu Tian thought for a moment and said, "Let's report it first and wait for news from that person. I believe he will have a solution."
Titan recalled Tang San's admonition before the two brothers descended to the mortal realm: "You must severely train my future son-in-law," and muttered softly:
"I think once he finds out, he'll definitely have us take action against him and the people around him, force him to go to the Haotian Sect, or simply tie him up and beat him up..."
"That's nothing. Isn't it an honor for a genius like him to be noticed by a generation of God King and become his son-in-law? It's only right that he endures some hardships." Niu Tian said with a faint smile.
"Hehe, that's natural." Titan agreed, thinking that he and his elder brother had no hope of becoming gods, but because they chose the right person, they got the opportunity to be resurrected and ascend to the god level, even if they were just the most basic priests.
Of course, ever since he and his elder brother became gods thanks to his grace, they could no longer call each other "Tang San" and "Xiao San". Serving the king is like serving a tiger.
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While the two soul beasts were discussing, Tang Wutong was mobilizing the Shrek team before the war.
She looked coldly at Dai Huabin, who was covered in blood on the stretcher, and Zhu Lu, who was crying, and said coldly:
"If you're not willing to give up, then go up and fight back. Beat those guys from the Body Sect into this state too and avenge him!"
Her gaze fell on Tang Yao, who had just recovered from his injuries and was absorbing the bottle's soul power, Tang Tian, Xie Huanyue, Master Ning, who were all in their prime, and Wu Feng, the temporary substitute. She said proudly:
"I only ask one thing of you: follow me, defeat the people of the Body Sect, and defend the glory of Shrek. Anyone who fails to deliver will be skinned alive after the match!"
"Did you hear that?"
"I heard it!" the five people shouted in unison.
In the direction of the Body Sect, Gu Tong, with sharp eyes, saw the Shrek people shouting and yelling, curled his lips and said:
"This group of people is so hypocritical. They didn't save their teammates who were seriously injured, and only boosted their morale when a team fight was about to begin."
Huo Yuhao, who used a milk bottle to restore his soul power, agreed with this. He sucked the milk bottle dry and panted heavily, saying:
"Yeah, even I didn't expect those people to be so cold-blooded. They refused to admit defeat to Dai Huabin just to save face. After being beaten like this by me, he won't be able to recover before the semi-finals at least."
Huo Yuhao said that he himself had not thought that he would have the opportunity to beat up Dai Huabin in public without being in trouble, otherwise he would not have used more than 60% of his soul power on Dai Huabin.
"Yes, no matter what, let's go all out from now on. I don't think Yan Shaozhe and the others will care about the lives of these students."
Vina's pretty face was cold. She remembered what Xu Jiujiu said when she was mourning the Tianjia Sect. Shrek could never be trusted, and the Haotian Sect seemed to be the same. It was really delusional for them to pin their hopes on these forces.
If they don't even protect their own people, how can we expect them to protect their allies? It's impossible.
For some unknown reason, Vina glanced at the platform and saw Xu Tianxi pretending to sleep with his eyes closed. She thought to herself, if it was him, he must be the most trustworthy ally.
How could someone like him appear in the Sun Moon Empire instead of the Heavenly Soul Empire? What a pity, the Heavenly Court is full of talented people.
He made Xu Sanshi, Su Tong, Xiao Xiao and others willing to be under his command, and invited the kings of ferocious beasts from the two soul beast gathering places to stay there permanently. Vina knew that Xu Tianxi must have done a lot of great things in the past five years, and she didn't know how much he had done to build the Heavenly Palace.
As for the benevolent deeds of the Heavenly Court in recent years, I don't know how many of them have been placed on the table of the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family. Perhaps even he could not have imagined that every time the Heavenly Court launched a public welfare, the Heavenly Soul Empire would quietly follow suit, right? Vina thought helplessly.
As far as she knew, the Xingluo Empire was the same. If Heavenly Court offered free soul awakening and supervision, they would do the same. If Heavenly Court offered interest-free loans, they would offer super-low-interest loans. The only thing that neither empire could provide was souls.
There was even a top-secret meeting within the Tianhun royal family, hoping to contact the Heavenly Court privately and recruit him at all costs. However, Xu Tianxi had rarely been seen in recent years, and the pressure from the Sea God Alliance prevented the meeting from happening.
Since the competition, Vina has not had any private contact with Xu Tianxi. This man is fast and disappeared after the game. In order to avoid suspicion, she had no reason to take the initiative to look for him.
"Vina, what are you thinking about? We are about to go on stage."
Vina heard Long Aotian's voice in her ears. Seeing that Vina was lost in thought, he reminded her.
"Oh, I was wondering if there would be some trouble during this competition. It's okay, let's get ready to go on stage." Vina made up an excuse casually and didn't dare to look at Long Aotian for no reason.
"Okay." Long Aotian nodded, turned around and took a step forward, leading the seven-man team to the competition stage.
Both sides stood still, and the two captains, Long Aotian and Tang Wutong, locked their auras with each other, one with a stern expression, the other with an arrogant look.
"If you admit defeat now, your results will be much better." Tang Wutong said coldly.
Long Aotian did not answer, his eyes were focused, and he released tremendous oppressive force and momentum towards Tang Wutong. The air seemed to carry his body, making him merge with the heaven and earth.
Harmony between man and nature.
"Hmm~!"
Tang Wutong groaned, her pupils instantly widening with horror. She had an illusion that Long Aotian was a terrifying beast, and his oppressive power was even greater than that of a Titled Douluo.
How could this be possible? How could such a terrifying master exist among young soul masters? Even the Titled Douluo within the sect, who had suppressed their cultivation to the Soul Saint realm, hadn't put such great pressure on her when they fought.
At this moment, Zheng Zhan smiled and announced the start of the competition.
"superior!"
Long Aotian shouted loudly and took a big step forward. Seven soul rings, one yellow, two purple and four black, surrounded his body.
His skin radiated a jade-like glow as he walked fearlessly towards the six black and one red butterfly of the Goddess of Light. His first three soul rings lit up, and his overwhelming aura crashed like a huge wave, rolling towards the Shrek group.