Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 153—Yuhao! I'm your mother! Revenge, understand?

The next morning, Xingluo Square was packed with enthusiastic spectators who had come early to watch the game, creating a lively atmosphere.

For the remaining four teams, today is indeed a serious day. The start of the semi-finals means that each team will have at most two more matches to play.

The decisive moment has arrived, and so has the time to fight with all our might.

At this point, the rest area had been renovated and now only had four areas left, with each team being quite far apart from the others.

With nearly half an hour to go before the match started, all four teams had arrived. Under each other's indifferent gazes, the atmosphere in the rest area became heavy, tense, and even somewhat grim.

When the sun was high in the sky and it was already bright, ten minutes before the lottery was to begin, the gates of the imperial palace were opened wide.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire strode out, surrounded by palace guards, and headed straight for the competition arena.

Before long, another round of cheers and shouts of "Long live!" rose and fell.

After listening to the Star Luo Emperor's long, pointless rant while yawning, the one on the left front of the four elders who followed the Star Luo Emperor onto the stage 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."

Under the oppressive aura of the titled Douluo, Tian Sha, the captains of the four teams finally stepped onto the stage to participate in the draw.

Feng Ling looked at the old man in surprise and said, "Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, is still alive? And he has even joined the Star Luo Empire."

"Judging from your tone, you two know each other?" Qian Lingyun asked curiously, looking up.

"Yes, Saintess, you could have found her in the Hall of Offerings!" Mei Douluo smiled slightly, playfully poking Qian Lingyun's side with her finger, and whispered:

"This guy was born with the Lone Star Martial Soul. He has been orphaned and miserable since childhood, and his fate has been full of hardships. But his ability to trade his family for his own good is indeed not weak. With the help of the Lone Star, he can contend with a level 95 Title Douluo without being at a disadvantage."

"But this person... is eccentric, his likes and dislikes are entirely whimsical. His ruthlessness is no less than that of us evil soul masters. He once provoked several major sects and was hunted down terribly." Mei Douluo recounted the story of Tian Sha Douluo as if counting her treasures on her fingers, and finally sighed and added, "Of course, compared to Wu Yun Gongfeng, he is quite fortunate."

"Yes, I sent people to help him, but who knows what got into this guy? He actually ran into the Soul Beast Forest while seriously injured, so we had to return empty-handed." Feng Ling stared at Tian Sha Douluo from a distance, seemingly with some emotion.

"Really? That's a real pity. Otherwise, my ancestral hall could have gained another ancestor." Qian Lingyun agreed in a very cooperative manner, and then turned her gaze to the Shrek Academy rest area.

Just as Mei Douluo was recounting some of the connections between Tian Sha Douluo and the Holy Spirit Cult, the four team captains representing the top four teams had already arrived on the stage.

Shrek Academy's representative is Ma Xiaotao, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's is Ma Rulong, Di'ao Academy's is a young man of medium build with broad shoulders and a wide back, and Xingluo National Academy's representative is naturally Princess Jiujiu, who hosted the top-tier auction.

"The Star Luo royal princess... the emperor's sister, the Duchess of White Tiger is the emperor's youngest daughter... which means... Xu Jiujiu is the Duchess's aunt in name and blood?" Qian Lingyun counted on her fingers for a long time, and in the end, even the expression on her face became a little distorted:

"My aunt is a generation younger than my niece... The Emperor Emeritus of Xingluo... is truly... still vigorous in his old age..."

"This is going to be tough for Shrek! How can we boost their morale without breaking the rules or cheating?"

Thinking this, Qian Lingyun's gaze unconsciously fell on Huo Yuhao. Seeing Huo Yuhao staring intently at the competition stage with his head down, looking utterly resentful, Qian Lingyun suddenly had a flash of inspiration. As if she had thought of something important, she clapped her hands and muttered to herself, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that before! The Duchess and Xu Jiujiu are related! Maybe the chosen one of this world could actually win if he unleashed his full potential!"

Without hesitation, Qian Lingyun recalled the scene in Shrek Academy's infirmary where she used the Dream Beyond Soul Skill to manipulate Huo Yuhao. She then skillfully altered her voice, forcing the sound into a line…

Just as Bei Bei was explaining the origins of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo to Huo Yuhao, a slightly weak female voice rang in Huo Yuhao's ear: "Yuhao!"

Huo Yuhao's expression froze, and his whole body trembled violently. He would never forget that voice for the rest of his life; it was…:

"Mother!?"

Huo Yuhao subconsciously uttered that long-forgotten word, then leaned his body against the railing with a dazed look in his eyes, using his mental detection to scan the people nearby. Unfortunately, Qian Lingyun was just outside the range of his mental detection.

"Oh, quite a reaction," Qian Lingyun smiled slightly, continuing to imitate in her weak voice, "Yuhao! You've grown up, never forget that it was the Xingluo Royal Family, the Xu family, and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion who killed me!"

After speaking, Qian Lingyun stopped talking and only sighed softly.

She's done everything she can to help. She hopes you can defeat Star Luo Royal Academy with your own abilities, so that Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy can crush you!

In the rest area, Huo Yuhao stood there, stunned. He suppressed his grief and indignation, and walked back as if nothing had happened. He casually found Dai Yueheng and looked up to ask, "I remember that the Duchess of Baihu was also a wife betrothed to the Duke by the Star Luo royal family, right?"

"Hey, Junior Huo, how did you know? That's right, my mother is the youngest daughter of the current emperor, and also a princess of Xingluo!"

When this was mentioned, Dai Yueheng nodded proudly in acknowledgment, but after glancing at Huo Yuhao's somewhat tense face out of the corner of his eye, he casually pointed to the stage and added:

"In terms of seniority alone, Princess Jiujiu is my mother's aunt."

"Is that so? Thank you for letting me know, senior." Huo Yuhao lowered his head silently. Wang Dong, who was standing next to him, hurriedly stepped forward, put his arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulder, laughed at Dai Yueheng, and then dragged Huo Yuhao away.

"Are you crazy? Why are you asking all sorts of questions? You have such a deep grudge, why are you asking so directly? Aren't you afraid he'll find out?" Wang Dong elbowed Huo Yuhao in annoyance and asked fiercely.

"It's nothing, I was just asking out of curiosity," Huo Yuhao replied subconsciously, but his tightly clenched fists inside his sleeves clearly revealed his extremely unsettled state of mind.

"I know you too well. You clearly have something on your mind!" Wang Dong turned to look at the lottery table and said, "What, what grudge do you hold against me now..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Dong's pupils contracted slightly. He swallowed hard, pointed at Xu Jiujiu, and said incredulously, "You just asked if Dai Yueheng's mother was from the Star Luo royal family. Could it be...?"

"Yes."

On stage…

"Pay attention."

After explaining the rules of the lottery, Emperor Xingluo narrowed his eyes slightly. Then, before anyone could see how he made his move, four golden lights simultaneously rose into the sky.

Apart from Xu Jiujiu, the other three captains each displayed their unique abilities, each retrieving a golden ball.

Ma Xiaotao and Xu Jiujiu were both number one, while Ma Rulong and the captain of Di'ao Academy drew number two.

The lottery results are in.

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

After personally checking the lottery numbers, the Star Luo Emperor announced the results to the people. 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.

Back in the rest area, Shrek Academy teacher Wang Yan assigned the team members to different roles and encouraged them once again.

"Victory is certain!" the Shrek Seven Devils shouted in unison, drawing the attention of the Holy Spirit Cult members and others.

"Holy Maiden, who do you think will win?" Feng Ling casually rubbed her temples and said, "Shrek Academy or the Star Luo Royal Family."

"We'll see," Qian Lingyun replied coldly, gazing at the arena.

Compared to the intense atmosphere at Shrek Academy, the atmosphere at Star Luo National Academy was much calmer. One by one, the team members who were about to go into battle stepped forward. Princess Jiu Jiu stood at the very front.

She glanced calmly at the Shrek Academy side. Surprisingly, the first person she found wasn't Shrek team captain Ma Xiaotao, but Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao also narrowed his eyes, a flash of green light in his eyes. Although the cultivation levels of the two sides may be very different, his gaze not only contained fighting spirit, but also hatred.

In the blink of an eye, Princess Jiujiu, who was in the distance, felt a chill in her heart. Her delicate body trembled slightly.

(End of this chapter)