Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 183 Choose Your Defender

The draw for the semifinals was quickly completed, with Shrek Academy facing off against Star Luo Royal Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy faced off against another Academy with a Soul Emperor.

Wang Yan originally thought that drawing the Star Luo Royal Academy would be the most advantageous situation for Shrek Academy, but now that Xu Jiujiu has suddenly appeared, the situation has become unpredictable.

"We can't afford to lose this team fight," Wang Yan said. "Whether it's a team fight or an individual battle, we still have an advantage. With Xiao Tao and Yue Heng around, our individual battles won't be a problem, so you all need to be on your toes in this team fight."

Then, Wang Yan gave Ma Xiaotao a wink.

Ma Xiaotao pursed her lips and rubbed the storage ring on her hand, inside which was He Caitou's set of cigars.

"Now I'll announce the team lineup for the battle: Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Wang Dong'er..." Wang Yan hesitated at the end.

If we're going to use the strongest lineup, the last person would definitely have to be either He Caitou or Jiang Nannan.

Although He Caitou is a level four Soul Master, he is different from ordinary level four Soul Masters. His instantaneous explosive power is extremely strong, and he can be regarded as half a Soul King.

Jiang Nannan's close-combat ability is also very strong. Just like Yu Mengdi before, even a Soul King would be in trouble if she got close to him.

But Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing was just too convenient, and he couldn't bear to give it up.

If Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing could be used directly inside the arena like He Caitou's cigars, that would be great.

Unfortunately, according to Huo Yuhao, even if he were willing to cheat, his mental detection would not be able to penetrate the protective shield.

Wang Yan hadn't considered the possibility that Huo Yuhao was lying to him. After all, Huo Yuhao wasn't willing to cheat, so whether he was lying or not didn't matter.

"The last one, Huo Yuhao, you go up." Wang Yan took a deep breath and finally chose Huo Yuhao.

"Don't use that self-created soul skill of yours lightly. Once you do use it, it must be at a critical moment, understand?" Wang Yan looked at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao nodded without saying a word.

"And Wang Dong'er, now is a crucial moment. No matter how much you are dissatisfied with me, you can vent after the competition, but right now, the academy needs you."

As he spoke, Wang Yan actually tried to bow to Wang Dong'er.

A pair of hands suddenly supported Wang Yan.

“Teacher Wang, I can’t accept that.” Wang Dong’er said calmly, “Since entering the academy, I have gradually seen the path I want to take.”

Wang Yan didn't know why Wang Dong'er suddenly said such a thing.

Wang Dong'er didn't mean anything by saying that; she was just learning from the Shrek ancestors' pure and noble character to avoid getting blamed on herself.

If she had good intentions in reminding them when the Grim Reaper appeared before, this time she was completely digging a hole for Shrek Academy.

Her words were the countdown to the verdict.

“Teacher Wang,” Ma Xiaotao said earnestly, “I remember what you said before. What I want to say is that as a member of Shrek Academy, my determination to defend the academy is absolutely genuine. Even if it costs me my life, I will not let the glory of Shrek be extinguished.”

“That’s right, we are the defenders of Shrek Academy!” Dai Yueheng said.

“Me too,” Beibei was the first to agree.

"Me too!" Xu Sanshi was no longer the frivolous person he used to be; he had been assimilated. The Star Luo Royal Academy had already sent out their students to fight, and Xu Jiujiu stood at the very front of the group, smiling slightly at the Shrek Academy side.

Huo Yuhao, standing at the back of the line, glanced at Wang Dong'er without making it obvious.

His Spirit Eye Martial Soul granted him exceptional eyesight; if he wasn't mistaken, Xu Jiujiu was smiling at Wang Dong'er...

Ye Wuqing's poker face last time only changed because Wang Dong'er helped him out once. What's with him smiling at Wang Dong'er for so long this time...?

What happened at the auction?
Xu Jiawei returned to the top of the imperial city to watch the battle under the protection of the other three titled Douluo, while the Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu stayed behind to serve as the referee.

"Now both sides step back. Only after I announce the start of the match can you release your Martial Souls."

As the Star Luo Royal Academy retreated, they also changed their formation. From above, they looked like a tree, with one person at the top, followed by two or three people expanding outwards, and finally Xu Jiujiu standing at the back.

On Shrek Academy's side, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Wang Dong'er stood at the front, with Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei behind them and Ling Luochen and Huo Yuhao in front.

After both sides stood still, Tian Sha Douluo shouted that the match had begun and then disappeared from the spot.

As the Heavenly Fiend Douluo's voice faded, both teams simultaneously released their Martial Souls.

A rhombus-shaped gem appeared on Xu Jiujiu's forehead, shining with a golden light, and then detached from Xu Jiujiu's forehead, floating above, revealing a magnificent crown.

The crown begins with a diamond-shaped gem that radiates golden light and tapers towards the back, resembling a crown adorned with countless stars, the eighteen largest of which protrude upwards to form a pointed tip.

After the crown was formed, it slowly descended and landed on Xu Jiujiu's head. Even without wearing luxurious clothes, Xu Jiujiu exuded an air of nobility at this moment.

Five spirit rings, two yellow, two purple, and one black, rose from beneath Xu Jiujiu.

Star Crown, this is Xu Jiujiu's martial soul.

More than 10,000 years ago, when the Spirit Hall still existed, the Star Crown had already appeared as a Spirit symbol in the Spirit Hall's tokens.

Star Crown is a support-type weapon spirit, but unlike the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Star Crown's support is more focused on pure combat, and it even possesses combat capabilities itself.

The other members of the Star Luo Royal Academy have also released their martial souls, and without exception, they are all Soul Kings.

On the Shrek Academy side, Xu Sanshi immediately roared "Xuanming Replacement" after releasing his martial soul, as if afraid that others wouldn't know he was going to use this skill.

Xu Jiujiu didn't dare to gamble on whether Xu Sanshi would actually release it, so she quickly used her third soul skill, a golden beam of light carrying starlight that enveloped her.

Ling Luochen's fourth spirit ring lit up, and icy mist filled the air, obscuring the vision of the seven students from the Star Luo Royal Academy.

Seeing that Xu Sanshi had not actually released the Xuanming Replacement and was even provoking her, the princess, Xu Jiujiu gave Xu Sanshi a cold look, then spread the golden pillar of light that enveloped her to the other six people, coating them with a layer of gold.

If Xu Sanshi only flirted with Soul Masters like Shang Yue, one could say he was using Shrek Academy's background to bully others.

But if he dares to provoke even the Star Luo Princess of his own home empire, then Xu Sanshi is simply audacious.

Xu Jiujiu already had no feelings for Shrek Academy, and Xu Sanshi's actions further lowered her impression of the academy.

(End of this chapter)