People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

The next morning, after finishing the nutritious meals provided by the official competition organizers, the players of each team, led by their team leaders, left their respective lounges and went to the exclusive waiting area near the fighting arena to stand.

Xu Tianran has never been a person who procrastinates. Although it has not yet reached the appointed time, the moment he saw the 170 teams standing neatly in their respective waiting areas, he immediately made a decisive decision and started the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition ahead of schedule.

Accompanied by a deafening drumbeat, Xu Tianran and his family of three walked onto the podium, surrounded by a group of silver-armored guards.

Orange's cold voice spread throughout the entire fighting arena.

"Dear citizens of the Sun Moon Empire and guests from afar, here, on behalf of His Majesty, I welcome you all. At the same time, on behalf of His Majesty, I declare that the Continental Youth High-level Spirit Master Elite Competition has officially begun!"

It was a very simple opening ceremony, without any fancy words or unnecessary formalities. After the announcement, Xu Tianran's family of three did not linger for long and walked directly down from the platform.

An old man took over the position of Xu Tianran's family of three.

"In the first match of the preliminary elimination round, the Tang Sect will face the Dilong Sect. Both teams are requested to select seven players and go to the final waiting area."

Earth, Earth Dragon Gate?
Huo Yuhao slapped his thigh, and the memory of the Dilongmen team in his mind became clearer and clearer. He said why it was so familiar, it turned out... a core member of the Tang Sect in the previous life was from the Dilongmen.

"The Rouge Dragon possesses the attribute of annihilation. If it is trained properly, it may be able to inherit the throne of the God of Destruction."

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao did not stay for long, nor did he even bother to ask Ling Luochen, the team leader, and walked directly onto the fighting spirit arena.

In this life... there was no halo that reduced his intelligence, and the members of the Earth Dragon Gate quickly recognized Huo Yuhao's identity.

Nan Qiuqiu didn't hesitate at all. She gritted her teeth and stepped onto the fighting stage with a serious expression.

"Earth Dragon Gate, Nan Qiuqiu!"

"Tangmen, Huo Yuhao!"

Huo Yuhao clasped his fists in the direction of Nan Qiuqiu and said with a smile, "Miss Qiuqiu, I see that you have amazing bones and are a rare martial arts genius. Are you interested in joining our Tang Sect?"

ah? ? ? ? ? ? ?
A martial arts prodigy that is hard to come by in a million years?
What does this have to do with whether or not I join your Tang Sect?
Could it be that Huo Yuhao has taken a fancy to this girl? He wants to use this method to... take advantage of her?

Looking at Huo Yuhao who was grinning evilly in front of him, Nan Qiuqiu took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "What if I don't agree? Are you going to force me to join your Tang Sect?"

“You can think so.” Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, “Our Tang Sect was once the world’s number one sect. We have studied all the famous spirits in the spirit master world. Take your Rouge Dragon spirit for example. Compared with the Tang Sect, your Dilong Sect’s understanding of the annihilation attribute is nothing but a frog in a well!”

"So... I'm not forcing you, but saving your future!"

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao struck a pose, as if everything was under the control of the great God King Huo.

“How shameless is Huo Yuhao? He even studies the martial spirits that are famous in the world of spirit masters? Haha, who the hell doesn’t know that the Tang Sect is just a bunch of arms dealers that specialize in selling all kinds of weapons. They never do much research on martial spirits and the spirit master system. They are really flattering the Tang Sect.” In the exclusive waiting area of ​​the Jianyu team, Wang Donger, who goes by the alias Dong Qianqiu, couldn’t help but tease Huo Yuhao several times.

Although Wang Dong'er's voice was not loud, everyone present was a soul master. Even if they couldn't hear it clearly, the general meaning was conveyed.

Zhu Ningyu had the opportunity to stop Wang Dong'er from "making trouble", but she finally decided to let her speak freely.

If for no other reason, if there was someone in the original novel who dared to tell the truth, Huo Yuhao would not be praised to the sky.

How can a villain who feels superior even when cheating be called a gentleman?
As expected, Wang Dong'er's words were like a fuse, sparking discussions among the participating soul masters.

“That Huo Yuhao is too pretentious. He actually coaxed the girl in front of so many people. If he liked her talent, he could just say so. Why did he have to use such coercion and inducement? How can he still be the world’s number one sect? How can such a force be worthy of such a title?”

"Hush! Hush! The first leader of the Tang Sect is Lord Poseidon. How dare you criticize the Tang Sect? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"So what? Right is right, wrong is wrong. Does that mean... if the Tang Sect members did something wrong, we should go against our conscience and lick their ass? How can this be justified in the world? Gods, so what? They are just a group of powerful spirit masters. Don't forget that in the battle of Jialing Pass, Dugu Bo from the coalition was the culprit of the massacre, but the history books replaced his name with Bibi Dong! Is this the justice that the Sea God Pavilion claims?"

"But this is not allowed. No matter how much of a jerk the Sea God is (whispering), he is still a god. Are ordinary people like us qualified to discuss spirit masters who are more powerful than the Ultimate Douluo?"

There were always only a few people who dared to talk about the Tang Sect and the Sea God Tang San. Most people pretended not to hear and silently watched the two people on the fighting spirit stage.

Huo Yuhao didn’t care about the conversations among the spirit masters below the stage. After being inspired by Gu Yuhan, he decided…from now on, he would be a complete bastard in order to dispel the fears of Tang San and others.

But the question is... wasn't Huo Yuhao's behavior just now a true portrayal of himself?
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “Nan Qiuqiu, you have to think it over carefully. I’ll give you a chance. Let’s make a bet. If you win, I will apologize for my unreasonable behavior just now. But if I win, you have to join our Tang Sect!”

"I heard that your mother Nan Shuishui still has her charm. Miss Nan, you can be self-important, but you don't want your beautiful mother to be available to everyone, right?"

"You bastard!"

Nan Qiuqiu could no longer endure Huo Yuhao’s insult, and immediately rushed to the other party, and attacked Huo Yuhao’s heart with a pair of pink dragon claws.

Huo Yuhao sneered, and then activated the first soul skill of his second spirit, the Double Dragon Dagger, Blood Demon's Shadow. He transformed into a phantom and flashed behind Nan Qiuqiu.

"Is this all you have? You can't even touch my clothes, and you dare to call yourself a favored daughter of heaven?"

While dodging Nan Qiuqiu's attacks, Huo Yuhao did not forget to taunt the other party.

Seeing this, the referee naturally would not stop it. It was impossible for him to stop it, so he quickly opened the protective shield around the fighting arena and pretended that the game had already started. (End of this chapter)