Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 162 A Game Between Husband and Wife?

Wang Yan is right. Xingluo Royal Academy is not the easiest to deal with. Ji Lin knows that Xu Jiujiu will appear in this final competition. With Xu Jiujiu there, Xingluo Royal Academy may be even more difficult to deal with than Di'ao Academy, which has a Soul Emperor.

If Xu Jiujiu's current physical condition weren't insufficient for her to refine the 100,000-year-old Starlight Deer torso bone given to her by Ji Lin, she might already be a Soul Emperor, and a Star Crown Soul Emperor with two 100,000-year-old Soul Bone Skills. If that were the case, even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy might not be able to defeat the Star Luo Royal Academy.

In the following meeting, Wang Yan analyzed the opponent's capabilities for Ji Lin and his team and arranged tactics.

The meeting lasted a long time, not ending until lunchtime.

The tension wasn't limited to Shrek Academy; the other three powerhouses were equally tense. The decisive battle was about to begin. This wasn't just a battle for the honor of the four top academies, but also the most important battle for these participating teams.

It's important to understand that any team that achieves a top ranking in the competition will receive exceptionally high treatment from every member, regardless of which faction they join. If they enter government service, they might even receive a noble title. This honor will accompany them for life! It can be said that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament has long become a major competition for selecting and recruiting elite talent among nations across the continent.

Shrek Academy is an exception; no one tries to recruit them.

Students from other colleges had already received offers of help from various forces.

Because of the life-giving metal within Ji Lin's body, the cultivation speed of Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er's dual cultivation increased significantly. Ji Lin felt that he was about to level up, and Wang Qiu'er was close to doing so as well.

The next morning, I washed up and ate breakfast.

Everyone followed Wang Yan to the competition venue immediately.

The Shrek Academy team, dressed in dark green outfits, caused a deafening roar of cheers as soon as they appeared on Star Luo Square.

From over a hundred teams at the start of the competition to the final four, the tournament has lasted for over a month. For the remaining four teams, each has at most two more matches to play. The decisive moment has arrived, and so has the time to fight with all their might.

The rest area has been renovated and now only has four areas left, with each team far apart from the others.

With nearly half an hour to go before the start of the match, all four teams had already arrived.

The atmosphere in the rest area became solemn and tense.

As dawn broke, the weather remained pleasant, with sunlight bathing the vast Xingluo Square in a soft golden glow.

The first day of the semifinals: team battles.

A ten-meter-wide red carpet stretched from the city gates all the way to the arena. Ten minutes before the draw was to begin, the palace gates swung open. Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire, surrounded by palace guards, strode out and headed straight for the arena.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!" All the soldiers responsible for maintaining order raised their weapons and shouted "Long live!"

The people immediately noticed the emperor's appearance and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

The members of the four teams all stood up and paid their respects to His Majesty the Emperor.

Four elderly men were also with Xu Jiawei. Ji Lin recognized them as the four titled Douluo, all of whom were enshrined in the Hall of Worship.

The 108 Soul Masters responsible for protecting the arena bowed to Xu Jiawei at the same time, but they did not kneel.

According to the regulations of the Star Luo Empire, royal Soul Masters with a Soul Ring of four or higher are not required to perform the kneeling ceremony.

This is a world where might makes right, and even imperial power is not always absolute.

Therefore, Ji Lin was not interested in becoming emperor; what he was interested in was becoming the strongest.

Once he becomes the strongest, who becomes emperor will be entirely up to him.

Just like Tang Shenwang, whether Douluo Continent is unified or not depends entirely on whether he agrees or not.

Surrounded by four Title Douluos, Xu Jiawei stepped onto the arena, facing the direction of Star Luo Square, and said with a smile, "My people, rise."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

A cheer erupted in Xingluo Square, showing that Xu Jiawei was still very popular with the people.

After delivering a speech on stage, Xu Jiawei announced the official start of the competition.

Of the four elderly men who followed him onto the stage, the one on the left took two steps forward, facing the rest area, and said in a deep voice, "Please invite the captains of the four teams to come up on stage to draw lots."

An indescribable powerful aura suddenly erupted from the old man, and the astonishing pressure made everyone in Star Luo Square feel as if the sky had darkened.

Emperor Xingluo smiled and said, "To ensure the safety of both teams in the semi-finals and finals, I have decided that in every match to come, the Imperial Guardian Douluo will serve as the referee and preside over the game. Today's draw and the first match will be presided over by Senior Huang Jinxu, whose title is Heavenly Fiend."

Xu Jiawei sent a titled Douluo as a referee for two reasons. First, to protect the lives of the students in the upcoming competition. After all, the four academies participating next all have amazing backgrounds. If something goes wrong and the students are seriously injured or killed, it will more or less involve the Star Luo Empire.

Secondly, it was to demonstrate national power and stage a protest.

The four team captains, representing the four colleges, have taken to the stage.

Shrek Academy's representative is Ma Xiaotao, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's is Ma Rulong, and Di'ao Academy's is a young man of medium build with broad shoulders and a very composed demeanor, exuding an aura of unwavering strength. Next up on stage from Star Luo Royal Academy is Princess Xu Jiujiu, Ji Lin's fiancée, whom Bei Bei and the others had met once at the Starlight Auction House.

Upon seeing this princess, not only were the members of the Shrek Academy team surprised, but the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Imperial Academy also stared wide-eyed in astonishment. They had all participated in that top-tier auction!

Below, Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Princess Jiujiu was drawing lots on behalf of Xingluo Royal Academy! So she's actually the captain of Xingluo Royal Academy! That means she and the class monitor are very likely to meet!"

Faced with Xiaoxiao's worries, Ji Lin shrugged and said, "If we run into each other, we run into each other. We still have to fight."

Xu Sanshi stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "If we really encountered that, what would it be? A domestic war? A scheme between husband and wife? Junior Brother Ji Lin, are you really capable of doing that?"

Xiao Xiao clasped her hands to her chest and prayed, "Please don't draw Star Luo Royal Academy, please don't draw Star Luo Royal Academy."

Ji Lin remained noncommittal about Xu Sanshi's words. If he really went easy on her, Xu Jiujiu might not be happy. Although Xu Jiujiu valued winning and losing very much, she would not be happy if the victory was given to her by the other party, let alone if that person was Ji Lin.

(End of this chapter)