Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 163 Wang Dong: Huo Yuhao, wasn't my performance great!

"Brothers, Shrek Academy's main offensive students are fourth and third ring students. As long as we can withstand one wave of attacks, we can fight back and forth with the number one academy on the continent."

"Our Miaoling Academy will resound throughout the world, achieving great fame and renown!"

The Miaoling team will be Shrek's opening match opponent for the new matchmaking system.

Their Soul Sect captain, thinking that things were already like this, wasn't scared at all. He passionately urged his team members to fight with all their might and live up to the academy's expectations.

When their college's instructor learned that they would face the Shrek team in the first elimination match, he felt a mix of emotions.

On one hand, their Miaoling team had the unexpected opportunity to face the Shrek team. On the other hand, their hopes of advancing to the round-robin stage were completely dashed.

"The opportunity to make a name for yourself has arrived!"

"Brothers, Shrek dared to send their reserve team into the game? Let them see that our Mystic Spirit Team isn't to be trifled with!"

The captain of Miaoling Academy ordered his team members to reveal their trump cards. He astutely noticed that although Shrek Academy had sent out a female Soul King, she seemed unable to launch a strong attack while in a wheelchair and could only play a control role.

They didn't intend to attack proactively; the captain focused on defense, facing Bebe head-on as he unleashed Thunder Fury.

"A thunderous roar!"

Beibei wanted to show her opponent that there are differences between Soul Masters, and that not just any ordinary Soul Master was qualified to challenge Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus.

Sharp purple lightning bolts flashed in the air, forming a dense net of lightning that enveloped the opponent.

The other three-ring Soul Masters of the Miaoling team activated their trump card, the Level 3 Soul Guidance Shield, which they had purchased at great expense, and used their soul power to defend against Wang Dong and Wu Feng who were flying over.

"Seven treasures transform into lapis lazuli! The seven treasures have names: first, power! Second, speed!"

The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, suspended in Ning Tian's palm, was filled with dazzling rosy light. Two beams of colorful light shot out from the first two levels of the pagoda and instantly rushed into the bodies of Wang Dong and Wu Feng.

Therefore, in order to break through the level three soul guide shield activated by the Soul Master players of the Miaoling team.

With the boost from Ning Tian, ​​Wang Dong and Wu Feng cooperated once again.

"Dragon's Fire!" "Winged Guillotine!"

"Dragon's Wrath!" "Butterfly Goddess's Light!"

Wu Feng activated his Red Dragon Martial Soul, his hands wreathed in fiery red dragon claw phantoms, and flew up to deliver a series of powerful punches with his small fists.

Wang Dong flapped his dazzling wings to launch an attack, unleashing an arc-shaped light blade. His golden butterfly wings emitted small orbs of light, creating a series of small explosions.

Ling Luochen waved his staff, and icy mist filled the half of the battlefield for the Miaoling team.

Before the match, Wang Yan had instructed them that in Shrek's first opening match, the reserve team members should focus on showing off their skills and play beautifully to win in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Lan Susu and Lan Ruoruo also used their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

"A net that can trap you from heaven and earth!"

The sisters, Lan Susu and Lan Ruoruo, held hands, their blue hair extending into the air as fine threads of light intertwined, radiating blue light and forming a net of light.

The two teams were locked in a fierce battle.

……

Under various circumstances, Shrek successfully crushed the Spirit Warriors with their dazzling style.

After Ling Luochen's frost reduced the opponent's speed, a hailstorm severely damaged the Miaoling team. Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and others quickly defeated their opponents, and finally, Lan Susu and Lan Ruoruo's Heavenly Net brought the battle to a brilliant close.

The players of the Miaoling team were entangled in a net and beaten black and blue by the three powerful attack-type Soul Masters, Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and Wu Feng, but they all showed expressions of "no regrets in this battle!"

Mom, we've really made something of ourselves! We survived a round against the Shrek team.

Ling Luochen maintained a detached and aloof expression, his eyes calm and unwavering, and said in a cool tone, "Referee, the match is over."

The judges in the preliminary rounds weren't the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, so they weren't that professional. They were a bit stunned watching Shrek Academy's skill-showing matches, just like in the original story.

Only after Ling Luochen reminded them did they seem to wake up from a dream and announce the results of the match: Shrek won the first opening match.

A tsunami of cheers erupted at Xingluo Square, and the shouts of "Shrek!" from the audience once again resounded in every corner of the square.

Ning Tian pushed Ling Luochen's wheelchair, with Wang Dong, Wu Feng, and the others following behind, as they returned to Shrek Academy's training area.

"Hmm..."

Wang Dong thought she played very well in this match. Humming a little tune, her light blue short hair fluttered, and she exuded a confident and composed temperament as she walked.

When they returned to the first row of the Shrek training area.

Wang Dong, full of personality and showing no fear, even hummed a little tune as he walked to the front of the reserve team.

She knew that the Sun and Moon team must have watched the match just now. Wang Dong's eyes sensitively caught the Sun and Moon reserve team, including Meng Hongchen, Di Ruiqiu, and Huo Yuhao, whose hair colors were just as cool as her own.

Actually, Meng Hongchen and Di Ruiqiu's silver and blonde hair were more eye-catching than Huo Yuhao's, but Wang Dong's attention was entirely on that icy blue hair.

She had no desire to talk much to Meng Hongchen and Di Ruiqiu, whom she was determined to defeat.

Having been pampered and spoiled since childhood, Wang Dong, after winning such a brilliant battle in this competition, shouted boastfully, "Hey, you blue-haired guy, Huo Yuhao! Did you watch my match just now? Wasn't your performance great?"

Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback. Of course he had seen it in the Sun and Moon training area, but he didn't expect Wang Dong to shout at him directly after returning.

But coincidentally, he had met Wang Dong before, and the other party had even come to Riyue during the holidays to ask him for grilled fish and skewers.

Huo Yuhao smiled politely: "Uh... I see, he is indeed a bit better than during the holidays."

When Di Ruiqiu saw Wang Dong come down from the competition stage, she initially acted as if she didn't know him and wasn't familiar with him, but she didn't expect that he would actually take the initiative to talk to Yuhao.

She definitely couldn't let Wang Dong get away with this: "You little brat! Your skills aren't even enough for me to beat up, what are you showing off for!"

Meng Hongchen, who had been standing with her arms crossed as if she didn't recognize or have ever seen Wang Dong before, immediately became unhappy when she heard Wang Dong call Huo Yuhao.

Her sky-blue eyes narrowed: "Little pink-haired girl, why don't you go back to your unit and hide? You need a good beating!"

Wang Dong crossed her arms, her pretty face slightly upturned, her little mouth pouting: "Hmph, mind your own business! I was talking to Huo Yuhao, not you two."

Xiao Xiao's light green eyes flickered slightly. Back at the Sun and Moon Barbecue Restaurant, she noticed that Huo Yuhao's appearance was in no way inferior to Wang Dong's, and she had already developed a slight interest in Huo Yuhao at that time.

Therefore, she felt that she should stand firmly with Wang Dong right now.

"That's right, we're friends with Huo Yuhao, not the two of you!" Xiao Xiao scolded Di Ruiqiu and Meng Hongchen, hands on her hips.

Jing Hongchen glanced at the situation and realized that the person arguing with his granddaughter was a junior from the Haotian Sect, whom he had met during his vacation. So he didn't get involved in the matter between the juniors.

Xuanzi knew Wang Dong's true identity. He glanced at Huo Yuhao of the Sun and Moon Team, shook his wine gourd, took a sip of wine, and pondered. He felt that there was something wrong with the bloodline power emanating from Huo Yuhao.

With his own abilities and the dragon scales given to him by the Silver Dragon King, Huo Yuhao is now able to completely conceal the aura of the Ancient Void Dragon bloodline.

However, Xuanzi's Taotie Divine Ox Martial Soul is said to be the son of a true dragon, so he should be quite sensitive to the dragon bloodline.

Ma Rulong asked with some curiosity, "Master, does this Shrek Academy reserve member know your granddaughter and Yuhao?"

Jing Hongchen slowly shook his head without responding.

Ma Xiaotao frowned slightly, walked directly to Wang Dong's side, and asked with some suspicion, "Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, how do you know the members of the Sun and Moon team?"

Aside from his somewhat arrogant personality, Wang Dong actually left a very good impression on Ma Xiaotao. Putting aside his martial soul talent and such, in terms of appearance alone, Wang Dong was indeed the most handsome boy Ma Xiaotao had ever seen.

Ma Xiaotao stared intently at Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, her expression quite serious. "Have you two ever betrayed Shrek Academy and defected to the Sun Moon Empire?"

If Wang Dong has ever done such a thing, there will be zero tolerance, no matter how good-looking she is.

"No."

Wang Dong took out the penalty notice issued by Sun Moon from his storage soul tool, waved it in front of Ma Xiaotao, pointed at Huo Yuhao, and said with a smile, "During the holiday, Xiao Xiao and I went to Sun Moon for tourism and happened to go into his barbecue restaurant."

Xiao Xiao echoed with some regret, "What a pity. I didn't even get to eat a few barbecues before I was expelled from the country by the Sun and Moon people. I'm not allowed to enter Mingdu again for five years."

"Expelled from the country by the sun and moon?"

Ma Xiaotao's crimson eyeshadow was slightly shimmering. If that's the case, it's acceptable. Being banished by the Sun and Moon means that her loyalty to Shrek Academy wasn't significantly affected.

"Let me see this penalty notice." Ma Xiaotao took Wang Dong's penalty notice and showed it to Elder Xuan.

Master Xuan recognized the seal on the notice that belonged exclusively to the Mingde Hall Inspection Team. He nodded to Ma Xiaotao, indicating that the penalty notice was not forged.

Relieved, Ma Xiaotao returned the penalty notice to Wang Dong and said with a smile, "Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, go to the Sun Moon Empire less often in the future. If you encounter any problems, you can always ask our elders for help."

She then took the initiative to push Ling Luochen's wheelchair and led all the disciples who had just competed back to Shrek Academy's preparation area.

Before leaving, Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen were a little curious and glanced at Huo Yuhao of the Sun and Moon Team. Unsurprisingly, they were indeed amazed by Huo Yuhao's appearance.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen exchanged a glance, their expressions ambiguous, perhaps reflecting their appreciation for something beautiful, before silently pushing the wheelchair back to the Shrek training area.

In their eyes, Wang Dong was very handsome, but Riyue, this noble young man, not only had a superior appearance that was no less than Wang Dong's, but was also much more heroic. Wang Dong's soft, feminine beauty left them both unmoved.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Hou Zhanqu.

After the brief interlude, Mr. Ma was recounting the Shrek team's first opening match.

Xiao Hongchen curled his lip: "Shrek's opponent in this opening match is too weak. A lineup of two Soul Masters and five Soul Venerables, I can wipe them out with one wave of my sweeping attack."

Huo Yuhao also felt a strange sensation. He had no recollection of the name Miaoling Academy from the original work; it was too unfamiliar to him.

Jing Hongchen waved his hand and explained with a smile.

"Alright, we don't need to worry too much about the strength of Shrek's opponents."

"Judging from the past, the first round of the Soul Master Tournament is basically just a way to eliminate the academy teams at the bottom of the rankings."

Even if weaker teams are not eliminated and kept in the round-robin stage, their matches are unlikely to arouse the audience's emotions, and no one will be interested in the matches of weaker teams.

A glint flashed in Jing Hongchen's eyes; he understood the audience's temperament very well.

"On the contrary, what audiences like to see is a strong team ruthlessly crushing a weak team. Of course, it's also popular for a weak team to suddenly rise as a dark horse."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen asked thoughtfully:

"Grandpa, do you think the Star Luo Competition organizers might rig the competition and assign us teams from other academies within the Sun Moon Empire?"

Jing Hongchen pondered for a moment and said, "Normally, it's not the case. The Soul Master teams of our Sun Moon Empire are quite strong in overall combat."

"This does not conform to the unwritten rule of eliminating weaker opponents in the knockout stage."

Jing Hongchen stated that compared to the Douluo Original Three Kingdoms Academy team, the Sun Moon Empire team, being equipped with soul tools, is at a mid-to-high level of strength among all participating teams.

Old Ma had already drawn his number. He rubbed his chin, looking at the number he had drawn.

When drawing lots for the Soul Master Tournament, only the numbers are drawn.

Before the battle begins, it is unknown which academy the opponent will face. The referee will only reveal the opposing teams when the competition is about to start.

The final interpretation of the matchups between the two sides rests with the official Xingluo team.

Jing Hongchen laughed heartily: "Our Sun and Moon team is also a favorite to win the championship."

"If we were to be assigned a team from our own country's academy in the first round of elimination matches, it would be too obvious that it's a conspiracy. Star Luo probably wouldn't do that."

"In previous years, we were assigned our own country's teams only after the round-robin tournament started, which caused our Sun Moon Empire to suffer internal losses."

In the first round of the knockout stage, the strong teams are usually given easy opponents.

This allows strong teams to perform at their best, play exciting matches, and provide a more enjoyable viewing experience for the audience, leading to better ticket sales later on.

Based on this, Jing Hongchen speculated: "Our opponents in the first round of the knockout stage probably won't be too strong either."

"After all, we were the runner-up team last year. Xingluo is counting on the exciting matches in the first two games to sell more tickets and keep the audience here."

The host's booming voice rang out: "The second match of the knockout stage is about to begin."

"The two opposing teams are the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy from the Douling Empire. Please prepare yourselves."

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow. He had a vague impression of the name Tianling Academy. It was the opponent of Shrek Academy in the first opening match of the elimination rounds in the original work. This time, it was actually the Sun Moon Academy.

"This team seems to be the one that was paralyzed with fear after Huo Gua simulated a 100,000-year spirit ring."

Huo Yuhao pondered to himself that this also had its advantages; by not running into teams from other academies of the Sun Moon Empire, he had far fewer concerns when fighting.

It's just that this Tianling team has a real connection with Huo Gua.

He hadn't reached the Sun and Moon realm yet, and this was the team he was facing. Now that he's reached the Sun and Moon realm, he's still encountered this team.

(End of this chapter)