Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 176 The Tournament Ends
On the city wall, Xu Jiawei was still rejoicing over the upcoming victory when a member of the competition team quietly approached him from behind and whispered in his ear.

Hearing his account, Xu Jiawei was taken aback:
"You mean the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy chose to concede defeat?"

“Yes, Your Majesty, this was proposed by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and we…” the competition organizer nodded and said.

This was the first time someone had chosen to concede defeat instead of finishing the match in the final.

After much deliberation following the individual elimination rounds, Mr. Ma made this decision.

He believed that continuing the fight was pointless, and as most people had predicted, the defeat of the Sun Moon Royal Academy was almost a foregone conclusion.

Although surrendering without a fight might attract some public opinion, the shadow cast by Xiao Hongchen's incident was still too great for him.

Although the match between Meng Hongchen and Ling Shuang was very peaceful afterward, he couldn't guarantee that Ling Shuang wouldn't go crazy again later.

He could still save people in a one-on-one situation, but in team and group matches, where things could change in an instant, he wasn't confident he could protect everyone from Ling Shuang's terrifying attacks, which were completely unbecoming of a Soul King.

He felt it wasn't worth taking the risk for a defeat that was already inevitable.

Those who are able to participate in this competition as official team members are all top geniuses of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and he doesn't want to gamble with their lives.

Moreover, among them are Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, two individuals with extraordinary identities who are ancestors.

If anything goes wrong, he will be held responsible even if he dies a hundred times over!

Moreover, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is not like Shrek Academy. They are not so mythologized, and their fans are not so extreme. Even if they voluntarily admit defeat, the resulting public opinion will not be too great.

After all, everyone has witnessed how terrifying Ling Shuang is.

Therefore, Elder Ma told the members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy about his decision and sought their opinions.

In reality, they were seeking the opinions of Xiao Hongchen and his sister.

In this team, given Ma Lao's status, the only two people whose opinions cannot be ignored and must be considered are these two.

He had actually prepared to earnestly persuade Xiao Hongchen from the very beginning.

After all, based on this guy's previous behavior and his understanding of Xiao Hongchen's personality, this guy didn't seem like someone willing to surrender willingly.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Hongchen agreed to Elder Ma's idea after only a moment's hesitation, which made Elder Ma swallow back the words of persuasion that were on the tip of his tongue.

Although I don't know why Xiao Hongchen would make such an unusual decision, it's still a good thing no matter what.

What Master Ma was most worried about was Xiao Hongchen's stubborn nature taking over, and his insistence on fighting Ling Shuang to the death after losing to her.

After listening to the explanation from the person in charge of the competition, Xu Jiawei thought for a moment and then slowly nodded: "Then let's announce this result. It's the right of every participating team."

Actually, he really wanted the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Team to continue playing against the Star Luo Royal Academy and finish the remaining matches.

After all, it would be best if the Sun Moon Royal Academy forced Ling Shuang to accidentally use excessive force and cause the deaths of several geniuses.

However, he certainly couldn't just refuse the Sun Moon Royal Academy team's request to concede defeat; that would be too unreasonable.

What kind of game is it to not allow players to admit defeat in a competition?
Upon hearing this, the event organizers slowly withdrew.

Although the referee, Tian Sha Douluo, was somewhat shocked by the result, he could understand it after careful consideration.

With a light cough, the voice of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, aided by his soul power, resounded clearly in every corner of Star Luo Square.

"Everyone."

All eyes turned to him, and under the watchful gaze of the crowd, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo announced the final result:

"Because the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has chosen to voluntarily forfeit the rest of the competition, I hereby declare that the Star Luo Royal Academy has won this competition!"

These words caused an uproar and sparked much discussion.

"What is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy doing? Giving up so easily?" "What happened to their pride as Soul Masters?"

"Actually, it's understandable. After all, the Sun Moon Royal Academy didn't have a chance of winning the championship anyway, so it's better to admit defeat sooner rather than later."

"Given the momentum Ling Shuang displayed when she fought Xiao Hongchen, who wouldn't be afraid?"

"..."

Although the audience reacted to the result, overall it was still considered acceptable.

Just as Master Ma had predicted, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was not like Shrek Academy. Not only were they not mythologized, but they also didn't have many fans in the original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms region. So even if they failed, it wouldn't cause much dissatisfaction.

Most of those who expressed dissatisfaction were viewers who felt they had bought tickets for the finals but only saw an individual elimination match and felt they had lost out.

However, the event organizers will certainly not take responsibility for this, since admitting defeat is a normal thing and there's nothing wrong with it.

So those voices were quickly drowned out by cheers.

"Star Luo!"

Cheers like a tsunami resounded throughout Xingluo Square.

The vast majority of these spectators were from the Star Luo Empire, and they were naturally extremely excited to see the Star Luo Royal Academy win the championship.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Although he wasn't in a very good mood at the moment, Dai Hao still smiled and congratulated Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei smiled but did not speak.

At that moment, he felt as refreshed as if he had just drunk a sip of ice water on a sweltering summer day.

If it weren't for his status, Xu Jiawei would have liked to point his finger at Dai Hao and mock him.

Didn't you look down on the Royal Academy? Didn't you want to send both of your sons to Shrek Academy to defeat the Royal Academy and indirectly put the royal family in a superior position?

What now? !

After calming himself down, Xu Jiawei stepped forward.

As the emperor of Xingluo and the organizer of this competition, after the final results were announced, it was time for Emperor Xu Jiawei to present awards to the top three academies according to procedure.

"Please invite the representatives from the three colleges to come up and receive the awards."

"Your Highness, please." Ling Shuang turned her head slightly and said to Xu Jiujiu beside her.

"Young Master Ling isn't going?" Xu Jiujiu was taken aback.

Ling Shuang is the captain of the academy team, so he should be the one to receive the award.

Ling Shuang shook her head: "Your Highness is more suitable than me."

He was just a bounty hunter who partnered with Xu Jiujiu to help him win the championship.

Now that he has fulfilled his promise, the reason he is still here is simply to wait for the long-awaited settlement.

As for receiving an award, that's too much trouble; Ling Shuang has no interest in it.

Xu Jiujiu is more suitable than her. As a princess, showing off like this would be more beneficial to her reputation among the people.

Xu Jiujiu naturally understood this principle, so she did not continue to persuade him.

"Thank you." She whispered her thanks, gave Ling Shuang a deep look, then looked away and walked out with elegant steps.

(End of this chapter)