Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 163 The Real Couple's Game

The Star Luo Royal Academy's competition uniform was a light yellow, fitted outfit. Today, Princess Xingluo was different from the elegant and noble woman she was at the auction; her demeanor had completely changed in this fitted outfit. She exuded a spirited and heroic aura. Her long purple hair was neatly tied into a ponytail, and a faint smile graced her pretty face. The well-tailored yellow outfit perfectly accentuated her delicate figure.

Although she couldn't compare to Ma Xiaotao in terms of figure, overall, Xu Jiujiu outshone Ma Xiaotao.

The other two captains looked at Xu Jiujiu in surprise. Before today, Xu Jiujiu had never appeared, which meant that no one had any information about her.

The four team captains representing the four academies have come to the stage, and the drawing of lots has begun.

Under the watchful eyes of the four Title Douluos, the four team captains approached Xu Jiawei. Xu Jiawei smiled slightly and said, "It's a pleasure to see you talented young people. The competition is about to begin. I hope you can uphold the principle of 'friendship first, competition second' and complete this tournament successfully. I will throw out four balls with their draw numbers written on them shortly. You will all rush to grab them at the same time. Are you ready?"

All four answered in unison, "Ready."

"Watch out." Xu Jiawei narrowed his eyes slightly, and then, before anyone could see how he made his move, four golden lights rose into the air at the same time.

Ma Xiaotao, the captain of Di'ao Academy, and Ma Rulong simultaneously leaped up and rushed towards the golden sphere of light in the air.

Only Xu Jiujiu stood still, smiling as he watched the three of them fight over the ball of light.

When the three finished fighting over the last ball of light, she gently reached out and took it.

Compared to the other three, she behaved with elegance and composure, which shows that she is indeed a princess of a country, her manners are truly exceptional.

After looking at the small ball in his hand for a long time, he was the first to speak: "I am number one."

Ma Rulong said in a deep voice, "Number Two."

Ma Xiaotao's gaze fell directly on Princess Jiujiu's pretty face. "Number One."

The final captain of the Imperial team remained silent, but the outcome was already obvious.

Shrek Academy, also ranked number one, will face Star Luo Royal Academy today. Meanwhile, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will naturally face Imperial Academy.

After personally checking the lottery numbers, Xu Jiawei announced the results to the public. When the people of the Star Luo Empire heard that their team would be facing Shrek Academy, gasps of surprise rang out from the crowd.

Xiao Xiao exclaimed in shock, utterly dejected, "Why did I have to be drawn into Her Highness the Princess's team?! Damn it! All my prayers were for nothing!"

Ji Lin patted Xiao Xiao's head and comforted her, "Don't worry, it's just a match, not a life-or-death battle, it'll be fine."

Wang Yan also frowned. If Xu Jiujiu hadn't been on the other side, Ma Xiaotao would have really drawn a very favorable lot, because on the surface, Xingluo Royal Academy was the weakest.

However, Wang Yan, who knew Xu Jiujiu's identity, was a little worried. Putting aside whether Ji Lin could exert his full strength when facing Xu Jiujiu, just his understanding of the Star Luo Empire's royal family's martial souls determined that this match would be very difficult.

The semi-finals and finals follow the same elimination format as the previous rounds, taking place over two days, consisting of team battles and individual elimination matches. The difference is that both matches must be won to advance. If each side wins one match, a tiebreaker match will be played using a two-two-three strategy.

The difference between the semi-finals and the finals is that the semi-finals are not completed in one day, while the finals will be a continuous process of team battles, individual elimination rounds, and 2-2-3 tactics. At that time, it will be a contest of not only strength, but also sustained fighting power and endurance, as well as willpower.

The draw is over.

Xu Jiawei announced: "The first team battle will be between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy, and the second match will be between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Di'ao Academy."

With the semifinals about to begin, Wang Yan still arranged for Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Ji Lin, and Wang Qiu'er to compete.

"Shrek Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, team battle members, step onto the field," announced Huang Jinxu, the referee in charge of this match.

Ma Xiaotao and Xu Jiujiu each led their teams onto the competition stage.

The semifinals haven't even started yet. The tension between the two teams is already palpable as they watch each other intently.

She didn't look at Ma Xiaotao for a long time, but instead looked at Ji Lin with provocation and fighting spirit in her eyes. Obviously, she had bad intentions and wanted to beat up her fiancé on the field.

Ji Lin also knew where Xu Jiujiu's confidence came from; she had obviously prepared a targeted soul tool in advance, and Ji Lin's extreme attributes posed little threat to Xu Jiujiu.

The Heavenly Fiend Douluo said coldly, "Both sides step back. No one may release their Martial Soul before I announce the start of the match."

Shrek Academy maintained the same formation, while Star Luo Royal Academy's formation consisted of Xu Jiujiu standing at the very back, with the other six forming a triangle.

Xu Sanshi winked at Ji Lin and said, "I'll switch Princess Jiujiu with you later. You can escort her off the stage yourself, then it won't be convenient for us to take action."

Seeing Xu Sanshi's eager expression, Xu Jiujiu frowned, clearly troubled by Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Replacement.

"The match begins." Just as both sides were closely watching their opponent, Tian Sha Douluo shouted, and a golden light flashed in the center of the arena. The powerful titled Douluo then disappeared without a trace.

Both sides reacted extremely quickly, releasing their martial spirits immediately.

There's no need to say more about Ji Lin.

At the Star Luo Royal Academy, a golden light shone on Xu Jiujiu's forehead, and a rhombus-shaped golden gem appeared above her. The golden gem immediately burst forth with dazzling golden light, then detached from her forehead, slowly floating upwards and surrounded by golden light. A magnificent crown appeared above her head, then slowly fell and landed on her head.

The crown appeared to be composed of countless stars, all of them a pale gold. Starting from the diamond-shaped gemstone, the stars quickly converged backward, with a total of eighteen larger stars protruding upward to form a beautiful ring of apex.

Star Crown, this is Princess Jiujiu's martial spirit.

Two yellow, two purple, and one black spirit rings appeared simultaneously on Princess Jiujiu. She was clearly a Soul King-level powerhouse.

If it weren't for her substandard physical condition, she would be a sixth-ring Soul Emperor by now.

The other six people in front of Princess Jiujiu also released their respective martial souls; all six of them were Soul King level experts.

Xu Sanshi's martial spirit had been released. As if afraid that others wouldn't know, he roared to the sky, "Xuanming Replacement!"

(End of this chapter)