Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

After Zuo Qiulun defeated Hua Lantang with unparalleled ferocity, the entire arena fell silent. The hundreds of thousands of Xingluo City spectators were completely silent for a moment before a fierce clamor rose from the stands.

Who could have imagined that Hua Lantang would lose the match? To a completely unknown opponent.

That's the Wolf King Hua Lantang! Ranked fourth among the Eight Heavenly Kings, the pride of the Star Luo Continent!

But he lost just like that, and lost so miserably and so easily!

Unlike the general public who were only vaguely aware of the situation, the Soul Masters watching the battle were utterly horrified.

Even with his soul power fully activated and in his battle armor state, Hua Lantang couldn't withstand a single blow from his opponent and was swiftly defeated by Zuo Qiulun.

"Contestant number 413 has won this match." The referee quickly realized what had happened and announced the result, but his eyes were filled with shock. Even he hadn't expected such an outcome.

After Zuo Qiulun stepped off the stage, medical personnel immediately came to the scene, and Hua Lantang was quickly carried off by the staff to receive treatment.

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"Okay, I understand." Dai Yueyan nodded, then turned off the soul communication device in his hand, looked at Long Yue with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "The medical staff just informed me that although Lan Tang's injuries are very serious, they are now under control, and at least his life has been saved."

"How exactly?" Long Yue asked.

"Four of Lan Tang's ribs were severed, both arms were broken into several pieces, and other bones throughout his body were also damaged to varying degrees, suggesting he had suffered a severe blow as well."

Ye Zhi is currently taking care of him, but although his life is no longer in danger, he won't be able to play in matches for the time being.

"How could this be? Brother Lan even used his battle armor, while Zuo Qiulun didn't even use his martial soul. How could Brother Lan suffer such serious injuries?" Dai Yun'er covered her mouth with both hands and said in disbelief.

"That must be a secret technique that can instantly unleash the full power of one's own blood and qi, while also inflicting a double blow on the opponent's body and mind." At this moment, Long Yue's deep voice rang out.

"But the destructive power of this secret technique depends on whether the user's own vital energy is strong enough. Such terrifying power... he's very strong!"

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As Zuo Qiulun entered the players' tunnel, the noise outside was already deafening, even in the waiting area.

When he walked into the waiting area, all the players waiting for their matches looked at him as if he were a monster.

Zuo Qiulun didn't say much. After reuniting with the people from the Body Sect, he quickly left the waiting area and returned to the hotel.

This is, after all, the territory of the Star Luo Empire. My victory over the Monster Academy was a significant blow to them.

Who knows who might lose their minds because of this? Although the Body Sect is not afraid, he does not want to cause any more trouble.

The entire Star Luo City was in an uproar. Hua Lantang, ranked fourth among the eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy, had actually been defeated, and even while using his battle armor, he was easily defeated by his opponent, who hadn't even used his martial soul.

This is simply unbelievable, and it's the biggest upset of this competition.

The second round of the one-on-one competition took two days to complete, and once again half of the contestants were eliminated.

However, this knockout tournament will continue for several rounds until there are 128 participants left in the competition, at which point they will be divided into 16 groups for the group stage.

The group stage is a single round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the top 64, followed by the final knockout stage.

Therefore, the entire competition is very long, and it will take nearly twenty matches to win the final championship.

Therefore, the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition has always lasted for two months.

After the second round of one-on-one matches, it was time for two-on-two and team battles, but Zuo Qiulun didn't pay attention to them because he didn't participate.

In the next one-on-one third round, perhaps coincidentally, Zuo Qiulun's subsequent opponents were not very strong.

Some opponents even conceded defeat before the match even started.

The few who tried to fight back with all their might were no match for Zuo Qiulun; he could easily defeat them with a single punch.

Gradually, Zuo Qiulun encountered increasingly ordinary opponents, which made him somewhat bored.

The Star Luo Continent was also at a loss for words. Their previous arrangement for Hua Lantang to fight him was intended to use his incredible speed to stall him and probe Zuo Qiulun's strength and intelligence to the greatest extent possible.

Unexpectedly, Hua Lantang not only lost so badly, but also failed to find out anything.

Later, when they were considering arranging opponents for him, it gave them a real headache, as there were very few people stronger than Hua Lantang.

If they were to fall into Zuo Qiulun's hands again, it would be another heavy blow to the morale of the Xingluo people, and they could not afford to gamble on that possibility.

However, the weaker players were not strong enough and were also defeated in one move, without revealing anything. It would be better to arrange them in the matches of other players to play a role.

Therefore, they had no choice but to give Zuo Qiulun the cold shoulder; it was a last resort.

In the following days, Zuo Qiulun won a series of victories and successfully entered the next stage.

Meanwhile, the Body Sect also gained great fame during this process.

According to Elder Peng Song, when he went to recruit disciples using the list given to him by Hu Jie, he benefited from Zuo Qiulun's display of strength, which saved him a lot of trouble after meeting the young people.

There are already more than a dozen people willing to join the Body Sect and return to Douluo Continent with them.

Then, another piece of news came: Wei Heng, a contestant from Shrek Academy, also crushed Fox King Su Mu.

In no time, Zuo Qiulun and Wei Heng became famous, and soon, information about them began to spread throughout Xingluo City, and even throughout the entire Xingluo Continent.

The Body Sect and Shrek Academy!

These two names have been appearing in people's sight repeatedly these past few days.

This was the first clash in the public eye, and Monster Academy not only lost to both Body Sect and Shrek Academy, but suffered a crushing defeat.

Moreover, both of these teenagers were from Douluo Continent, and both had utterly defeated their own geniuses from Xingluo.

This result was like a bucket of cold water being poured over the heads of the people of the Star Luo Continent; their enthusiasm plummeted, and their cheers gradually subsided.

The resistance organizations and indigenous forces of the Star Luo Continent also seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Suddenly, many began to predict the outcome, stating they were not optimistic about the other geniuses from Monster Academy's competition.

Furthermore, some have questioned the royal family's ability to cultivate geniuses, and some have even gone so far as to discuss whether Monster Academy still has any reason to exist.

. . . .

Emperor Dai Tianling of the Star Luo Empire looked at his children sitting at the head of the table with a smile on his face, but his mood was not as relaxed as he seemed.

Dai Tianling had been paying close attention to the situation of the two participating forces from Douluo Continent. Upon hearing this, she turned to Dai Yueyan and asked, "Yueyan, what do you think about the situation of these two teams from Douluo Continent?"

Upon hearing his father's question, Dai Yueyan hurriedly and respectfully replied, "Father, the strength of these two teams from Douluo Continent is indeed quite formidable. Their fighting styles and martial souls are quite unique compared to those of our Star Luo Continent."

However, if we were to compare their actual strength, they would still be somewhat behind our Monster Academy.

The championship in this competition is undoubtedly ours. Rest assured, we will spare no effort in participating and eliminate them as quickly as possible.

Dai Tianling said with a slightly serious expression, "It's not just about defeating them, but also about recognizing your own problems."

Don't forget, the average age of these Douluo Continent contestants is only fifteen, which is about five years younger than your average age.

Given this comparison, how could they have achieved such results? Could you have done the same at their age?

Dai Yueyan frowned slightly and lowered her head without saying a word.

"Yes, Father, I will be more vigilant," Dai Yueyan quickly replied.

Dai Yueling originally didn't want to put so much pressure on the young people, but in recent years, many outstanding talents have emerged in Douluo Continent, forcing him to step up the training of the next generation.

Leaving aside the endless stream of young geniuses in their Soul Master world, Li Ziming from the Federation's forging industry alone is enough to give him a headache.

There were rumors before that Zhenhua, the current master craftsman of Douluo Continent, had not forged Heavenly Forged Metal for many years due to his advanced age.

Unexpectedly, before the master craftsman fell, another Li Ziming emerged, and he was still just as young.

If he truly becomes a master craftsman, then the number of four-word battle armor masters in Douluo Continent will definitely experience another surge.

When the Federation's strength reaches a new level, they will inevitably develop new covetousness towards the Star Luo Continent.

Before this, the Star Luo Continent must unite its people, enhance its strength, and prepare for war.

However, public sentiment has begun to waver slightly due to the display of strength by the Body Sect and Shrek Academy.

Sure enough, the Star Luo government began to exert its efforts to reverse the situation and appease the public.

They directly arranged for Long Yue to be an opponent from Shrek Academy in the arena.

On the arena, the Shrek Academy disciple fighting against Long Yue was none other than Le Zhengyu.

He was born into the ancient Angel family in the southern part of the Douluo Federation. His grandfather was Le Zheng'en, the current commander of the Southern Legion and a level 99 Angel Douluo.

With the help of the secret techniques passed down through the angelic family, and the added advantage of rich combat experience,

Although he was only a four-ring Soul Master, he was still able to hold his own against Long Yue for a few moves. After a fierce battle, he successfully forced Long Yue to unleash his Martial Soul – Mountain Dragon!

Purple, purple, purple, black, black, black!

To his surprise, Long Yue was actually a six-ring Soul Emperor, and he also revealed that his Martial Soul was named: Mountain Dragon.

Then, without a doubt, Le Zhengyu was completely outmatched by Long Yue. Even when he used his battle armor parts, it was to no avail; their cultivation levels were far too different.

It was a crushing defeat; it was a crushing battle.

After the match, the Star Luo Empire seized the opportunity to mobilize its media channels and guide public opinion.

As the Star Luo Empire's high command had predicted, Monster Academy's reputation reversed, and the people of Star Luo began to praise Monster Academy and the royal family again, and public sentiment seemed to have settled down.

Seeing his subordinate's report brought Dai Tianling a sense of relief, but as he looked at the two analysis reports before him, a hint of shrewdness and worry still lingered in his eyes.

He understood that the public was only temporarily calmed down because of the prevailing public opinion; to truly stabilize public sentiment, they needed another similar victory.

He muttered to himself, "Let's arrange it like this."