Douluo: When Tang Wulin Met Little Huo Niang

Chapter 106 The competition begins

The next day, Tang Wulin and others came to the contestant seats to prepare for the battle.

At this time, there were already many people standing in the Xingluo Square. Not only the people from the Xingluo Empire came here, but even many foreigners came here from afar to watch this feast held once every five years.

Many of them looked towards the direction of Shrek Academy the moment they arrived here and were dumbfounded.

Nine people, this number is too small compared to the fourteen people in other academies, and several of them can be seen at a glance that they are not even fifteen years old. What is Shrek Academy thinking?

On the top of the imperial city, the current emperor of the Xingluo Empire, Xu Jiawei, came to the top of the city with all the civil and military officials. He was standing in the very center of the top of the main gate of the imperial city, which was the most suitable place to watch the battle.

Looking at the bustling crowd below, Xu Jiawei sighed to the beautiful woman beside him:

"Queen, I have waited twenty years for this grand event. It reminds me of when I was young. If it weren't for the royal rules, I would have wanted to fight myself."

He had only become emperor a few years ago, and this was the first time he was responsible for hosting the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, which had a very strong symbolic meaning for him.

"Speaking of which, I heard that the captain of Shrek Academy this time is Dai Hao's eldest son. I wanted to have him come back to watch the game, but after thinking about it, I decided not to. In recent years, the Sun Moon Empire has become increasingly restless. I can only feel at ease if Dai Hao is stationed in the Western Frontier."

The queen just listened gently. As the mother of a country, she could not interrupt such a conversation involving the country's internal affairs, otherwise she might be criticized.

Another half hour passed before the audience finally entered the venue. By this time, Xingluo Square was already crowded. Fortunately, there were iron fences to separate the people, and guards were patrolling to maintain order, so it did not seem so chaotic.

"quiet!"

A huge voice suddenly spread throughout the venue. Hearing this voice, all the soldiers stood at attention and raised their spears high. Immediately, a murderous atmosphere spread throughout the venue, and the originally noisy Xingluo Square suddenly became quiet.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."

Suddenly, all the people in the square knelt down on the ground.

Countless people performed this action at the same time, and the visual effect was extremely shocking.

Xu Jiawei walked forward and began to speak.

Tang Wulin was so nervous that he didn't really take in what was said. It felt like the blink of an eye had passed and Xu Jiawei was shouting:
"I announce that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition has officially begun!"

One hundred and eight cannon salutes sounded from the top of the city, marking the beginning of this grand event.

A huge voice sounded, explaining the rules of the competition. At the end, he announced:

"Now, please welcome the contestants of our first match. The two teams are the Yaoyang Academy team from the Tianhun Empire and the Shrek Academy team."

In an instant, huge cheers resounded throughout the venue.

"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!"

The deafening sound made the reserve team members turn pale. They had never seen such a scene before, so they were at a loss for a moment.

Wang Yan quickly comforted him:
"Don't be afraid. These cheers are not meant to put pressure on you, but to encourage you. Compared to you, your opponents are the most afraid. You just need to fight normally."

As he spoke, he quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although he doesn't have to go on stage, he is actually the most nervous now because he is afraid that these children will be scared.

Mentality can greatly affect the performance of one's strength. If one loses to an opponent that one should not lose to because of one's mentality, that would be truly embarrassing.

Everyone in the reserve team nodded. Tang Wulin held Huo Yutong's small hand tightly and felt the tension in his heart eased a little.

He looked around, and unexpectedly, he met the eyes of a girl from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy across the street. When she saw him looking over, she waved at him with a smile on her face. "?"

Tang Wulin was full of doubts, not understanding the purpose of the girl's action.

As far as he knew, Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and Shrek Academy were mortal enemies, right? Was this some new form of provocation?
This is the cognitive difference caused by the growing environment.

Since he and Huo Yutong always appeared in pairs in Shrek Academy, anyone with eyes could see the relationship between the two. In addition, Shrek Academy had a heavy workload, so there were actually not many girls who took the initiative to show their affection to Tang Wulin.

Even though Tang Wulin knew that he had outstanding looks, he actually had no clear understanding of how outstanding he was, and he had no idea how attractive his gradually mature appearance was to girls.

As such, he naturally could not understand the meaning of Meng Hongchen's actions.

Soon, at the referee's call, the Shrek reserve team walked onto the stage together.

Seeing them, their opponents' eyes were full of confusion.

Even though they were filled with nervousness, they couldn't figure out why Shrek Academy had sent a group with an average age of thirteen.

Not to mention the opponents and the audience, even Xu Jiawei on the top of the city wall was stunned.

"Why are all the Shrek contestants so young? Where are Dai Hao's children?"

Xiao Hongchen in the contestant seat also frowned.

He originally thought that there would probably be a reversal later, but he didn't expect that Shrek would actually send this group of children under the age of fifteen to join the battle.

You know, the first game is a knockout match, aren’t they afraid?

At this moment, the girl next to him poked him.

"Brother, did you see the boy standing at the end of the Shrek team? He's so handsome."

Xiao Hongchen: “?”

No matter what people think, the game is the game and it must go on.

The referee looked at the players on both sides and said:
"The first round is a knockout match, a team battle. Both sides can use most soul guides to compete, but during the battle, if one side admits defeat, the other side cannot continue to attack. Soul guides cannot use high-lethality equipment such as fixed-type soul guides to fight. Do you understand?"

Beibei replied in a deep voice:

"understood."

The captain of Yaoyang College also nodded immediately. He was the only one in their team who had a relatively calm expression.

"Okay, both sides retreat to the sides of the arena. Listen to my orders and start the match. Before I announce the start, no one is allowed to release their martial spirit in advance. Otherwise, they will be judged as losers."

Under the command of the referee, the two teams retreated to the edge of the stage together.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the referee raised his hand high and then suddenly dropped it.

"Game start!"

This sound indicated that the competition had officially begun.

(End of this chapter)