Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 169 Old Enemies, King vs. King

When Ji Lin woke up, Ma Xiaotao had already taken a shower, changed into new clothes, and was sitting on the edge of the bed staring at him in a daze.

Ji Lin stretched and said lazily, "Sister Xiao Tao, the evil fire has been completely suppressed. You can give it your all in the upcoming matches. I should go back now. The match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Di'ao Academy should be over, and Qiu'er and the others should be back by now."

Ma Xiaotao paused for a moment before reacting, then said, "Oh, okay! You can go back now."

Neither of them dwelled on what happened while suppressing the evil fire. Back at Shrek Academy, Ji Lin often helped Ma Xiaotao suppress the evil fire. Although the evil fire had never erupted as violently as it had this time, they still frequently came into close contact, and they had both gotten used to it.

Back in his room, Ji Lin opened the door and immediately saw Wang Qiu'er sleeping soundly on his bed, hugging her blanket.

Upon hearing the door open, Wang Qiu'er instantly woke up and opened her large, pinkish-blue eyes.

Seeing that Wang Qiu'er had woken up, Ji Lin felt a little regretful. He had wanted to take the opportunity to sneak up on her and tease her.

Wang Qiu'er's perception is excessively strong.

Seeing that it was Ji Lin who entered, Wang Qiu'er calmly asked, "You're back. Did it go smoothly helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire? Will it affect the next match?"

As Ji Lin sat down on the bed, he chuckled, "With me in charge, everything will definitely go smoothly. Don't worry, it won't affect the match against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. How's it going on your end? What's the situation with the match between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Imperial Academy?"

Wang Qiu'er frowned and said, "In the team battle, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy defeated the Imperial Academy with an overwhelming advantage."

"An overwhelming advantage?" Ji Lin was a little curious. Could the lineup of one Soul Emperor and six Soul Kings from the Imperial Academy be defeated by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy with an overwhelming advantage?

Wang Qiu'er nodded and said, "The battle ended quickly. From beginning to end, the Imperial Academy was suppressed without any chance. However, the captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy made a move this time. He's a level six Soul Master, which is indeed very impressive."

Ji Lin laughed and said, "Is that so? In that case, let's go and watch the individual elimination matches between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Imperial Academy tomorrow."

Wang Qiu'er nodded in agreement. Ji Lin was about to go to bed with Wang Qiu'er to cultivate together, but was pushed away by Wang Qiu'er in disgust.

Wang Qiu'er said with a look of disgust, "Go take a shower first, you smell like Ma Xiaotao all over."

Ji Lin, feeling both amused and exasperated, had no choice but to go take a bath.

The next morning, after Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er had breakfast, Wang Yan called them to the conference room. During the meeting, Wang Yan gave a detailed account of the battle between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Imperial Academy.

Originally, the individual elimination match between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy was scheduled for this morning, but because Star Luo Royal Academy conceded defeat in advance, they did not have to compete this morning. The individual elimination match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Di'ao Academy was scheduled for this afternoon, and Teacher Wang Yan suggested that everyone go and watch the match together.

After all, the finals are in two days, so it's important to know your opponents beforehand.

After lunch, Wang Yan led Ji Lin and the others out of the hotel and into the competition venue.

At this moment, both the Imperial Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had entered the venue and were sitting in the rest area. Upon seeing the arrival of the Shrek Academy members, they all turned their attention to them.

After Ji Lin and the others settled down in the rest area, the referee had already arrived on the stage, and Xu Jiawei was also standing on the city wall. He was obviously very interested in this elimination match, and Princess Jiujiu was also standing next to Xu Jiawei to watch the game.

Ji Lin noticed the gaze coming from the city wall, looked up and saw the princess's resentful eyes. He smiled awkwardly at the princess.

Yesterday, after defeating Princess Xingluo Royal Academy, he returned to the hotel to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil spirits. He had no time to comfort Princess, who had lost the match, so it's no wonder she looked at him like that.

At this moment, the competition began.

The first to appear from Di'ao Academy was Jiang Peng, the Soul Emperor-level captain, whose Martial Soul was the Heaven-Shaking Axe.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy sent out a Level 5 Soul Master named Mika. The battle ended quickly. Although Mika used his hidden close-combat Soul Tool, he could not escape defeat. In team battles, the collective combat effect of Soul Tools is great, but in individual battles, it is difficult to completely bridge the gap between Soul Kings and Soul Emperors with Soul Tools.

The second member of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Masters to fight was their captain, Ma Rulong, a level six Soul Master.

In this match, Ma Rulong skillfully used soul tools of different levels, suppressing Jiang Peng, the captain of Di'ao Academy, throughout the entire match. Although Jiang Peng launched a counterattack midway and forced out Ma Rulong's invincible shield, he was ultimately defeated by Ma Rulong.

In this match, Ma Rulong's only sacrifice was an invincible shield; he himself was unharmed. However, given his abilities, he could certainly create such consumable soul tools himself, and the cost would definitely not be as expensive as buying them from outside. High-level soul masters are always extremely wealthy, let alone a high-level soul master from Mingde Hall.

Throughout the match, Ma Rulong's movements were fluid and seamless. From the very beginning, he took the initiative in the battle. With each subsequent transition and each change in response to Jiang Peng, he made the most correct reaction and used the most suitable soul tool.

Jiang Peng's defeat silenced the entire arena, while the faces of the other team members from the Imperial Academy were ashen.

The rest of the match was a foregone conclusion. Ma Rulong single-handedly defeated the remaining members of the Imperial Academy team. If the referee hadn't intervened in time, someone from the Imperial Academy might have died from Ma Rulong's soul tool.

Imperial Academy was eliminated, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy successfully advanced to the finals.

Ultimately, this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament was once again a clash between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, these two old rivals.

Ji Lin and the others watched the entire match attentively, and only returned to the Star Emperor Hotel with Wang Yan after the match ended.

After returning to the hotel, Ji Lin greeted Wang Qiu'er and then went out alone to look for Xu Jiujiu. The princess had recently experienced a failure and needed comfort. If he didn't go and coax her, he was afraid that the princess would complain about him.

When Ji Lin met Xu Jiujiu, she was flipping through some documents, clearly handling official business. Behind her stood an old woman with a frail face, white hair, and a face full of wrinkles. When she saw that the person who came in was Ji Lin, she squeezed out a smile on her wrinkled face.

(End of this chapter)