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

Chapter 376 441442—The evil brats of Shrek Tang Sect, do you want to dance? Kill them by destroying their spirit.

The quarterfinals have finally arrived.

Early in the morning, the entire capital city was bustling with activity. Before dawn, large numbers of people had already poured out of the city, hoping to secure a good spot to watch the game.

Today, all four quarterfinal matches have been completed, each a clash of titans, and every single one is a must-see! On the streets, the people rushing out of the city are almost all carrying dry food and water, preparing to spend the whole day watching the games.

According to the competition rules, the matches in the morning are all played by odd-numbered teams, while the matches in the afternoon are played by even-numbered teams.

As the first rays of dawn appeared in the east, teams representing the strongest of the younger generation marched out of the city, protected by human walls of soldiers.

It wasn't just the four teams that competed in the morning heading to the competition venue; all the teams competing in the afternoon also got up early.

During the round-robin tournament, you can ignore other people's matches and focus on doing your best.

In the quarterfinals, understanding your potential opponents becomes extremely important. It also allows you to adapt to the atmosphere of the venue as early as possible. The quarterfinals—that's where the real battles of the strongest begin!

After today, the top eight will become the top four, and the four teams will be eliminated.

When the Shrek Tang Clan members arrived at the competition venue, the teams scheduled to compete that morning were already warming up.

Having drawn number ①, Shrek Tang Sect will undoubtedly be the first to appear, and his opponent will be Holy Spirit Tang Sect.

The weather in Mingdu has been quite chilly lately, but today's sunshine easily brings a good mood.

Today, Qian Lingyun was not dressed in her usual finery and sitting on the podium. Instead, she was wearing a cloak and sitting in the center of the Holy Spirit Tang Sect team, looking at the competition stage that had already been repaired, seemingly lost in thought.

"Master, how should we fight later?"

On the left, Yan Feng approached with a fawning expression and inquired about the order of appearance in today's match.

"No matter what, I will take action!" Qian Lingyun sighed with her eyes closed and said softly, "Once we get up there, don't worry about the money spent on those soul tools. I've equipped each of you with two trigger-activated invincibility shields and one manual invincibility shield. Use them when you need to, understand?"

"Yes, Master!"

The group of evil spirit masters echoed in unison.

On the stage, Zheng Zhan, the Unbreakable Douluo, was still serving as the chief referee.

Since he joined the competition, the injury rate has been greatly reduced. He has officiated in almost all important matches.

Today is no exception.

"The first match of the quarterfinals. Shrek Tang Sect Team vs. Holy Spirit Tang Sect Team. Both teams' players enter the waiting area. The first individual elimination match player enters the arena."

Upon hearing his voice, all the Shrek Seven Devils on the Shrek Tang Sect side, except for He Caitou who had been dead for many years, were present.

The other six people stood up almost simultaneously, each with a determined glint in their eyes.

At this moment, they seemed to have returned to the way they were in the last competition, striving for second place.

Today's match was no less difficult than the last one, but it also fully unleashed the fighting spirit and potential of the Shrek Seven Devils.

The stronger the enemy they face, the more effective they become as a fighting force.

Among them, the one whose emotions changed the most was Beibei, who was the team leader.

At this moment, Bei Bei had only one thought in his mind: to defend the glory of the Tang Sect. Only by letting the glory of the Shrek Tang Sect shine could he fulfill his promise to Xiao Ya, and only then could he help Xiao Ya find herself again.

On the other side, the members of the Holy Spirit Tang Clan appeared quite indifferent. Led by Qian Lingyun, a few of them stood up and walked towards the waiting area.

The eerie aura emanating from them was just like the weather today. Soon, both sides were in position in the waiting area.

"Hmm!" Qian Lingyun hummed softly.

Upon hearing this soft hum, Yan Feng immediately understood and hurriedly took out tables, chairs, benches, and parasols to set up a VIP seat in the waiting area.

In response, Zheng Zhan looked up at the sky, pretending to admire the scenery.

There was no way around it. Even though she was masked, the empress was still the empress. We couldn't just make her stand there with her big belly waiting for the competition to end!

For the sake of the empire's future princes and princesses, he... pretended not to see it.

"Individual elimination round, first match, both teams take the stage."

"Go! You're not allowed to win!" Qian Lingyun pointed her finger, and a black shadow from the Holy Spirit Tang Sect flashed out. With a light tap of his toes, he landed on the competition stage like a large crow.

On the Shrek Tang Sect's side, Bei Bei, who was sitting in the first seat, proudly stood up, tiptoed onto the competition stage, and also stepped onto the stage. Bei Bei's appearance clearly surprised the Holy Spirit Tang Sect.

The spectators, seeing that both teams had "Tang Clan" in their names, couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Both walked simultaneously to the center of the arena and quickly stood before Zheng Zhan, the Unbreakable Douluo. Zheng Zhan looked at them and said in a deep voice, "Say your names."

"Tang Clan, Beibei."

"Tang Clan, Tang Dynasty."

The soul-guided shield around the arena has slowly risen, which means that the match is about to begin.

"Both sides retreat."

Beibei gave his opponent a deep look; the tall, thin opponent's eyes clearly showed disdain.

But this didn't affect Beibei, until Tang Dai let out a few cackling laughs and suddenly said, "You traitors of the Tang Clan dare to use the Tang Clan's name to swindle and deceive people in public! Today, I, Tang Dai, will prove you traitors to be real!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who are you calling a traitor!"

If Tang Dai had said something else, Bei Bei could have tolerated it, but how could he tolerate being branded a traitor by an evil soul master after all the hard work he had put into building the Tang Sect!

As she spoke, Bei Bei glared indignantly at Tang Dai, gritting her teeth as she said, "What right do you have to represent the Tang Clan? What right do you have to call me a traitor to the sect!"

"Qualifications? I'm asking you! What's your surname?" Tang Dai asked, frowning. His eyes were full of mockery, and he seemed to be enjoying the feeling.

"My surname is Bei..." Bei Bei had barely opened her mouth when she realized something was wrong.

As expected, upon hearing this, Tang Dai crossed his arms, frowned, and sneered:

"Oh my! So you know your surname is Bei! Seeing how aggressive you are, I thought your surname was Tang! Let me tell you, my surname is Tang! Tang of the Tang Clan! What! You think I'm a traitor and you won't accept it?!"

"You!" Beibei was stunned. He never expected that there would be such an eloquent person among the evil spirit masters.

No matter how you look at it, what the Tang Dynasty said makes a lot of sense.

After a long pause, Bei Bei raised her head and asked coldly, "Does having the surname Tang necessarily mean you're from the Tang Clan?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe someone with the surname Tang isn't necessarily from the Tang Clan, but someone without the surname Tang definitely isn't from the Tang Clan!" Tang Dai chuckled, pointing at Tang Ya below the stage, and said disdainfully.

"Our Holy Spirit Tang Sect has a lineage leader, Tang Ya, who is naturally the legitimate successor of the Tang Sect, a lineage that has lasted for ten thousand years. Your damn Shrek Tang Sect doesn't even have a single person with the surname Tang, yet you have the nerve to shamelessly claim to be the legitimate successor of the Tang Sect! Bah! You're utterly shameless!"

"What are they saying?"

Below the stage, Yan Feng looked at Tang Dai, who was constantly slurring her words, and asked in confusion, "Why do I feel like Tang Dai's swearing is really vulgar..."

"Get out of the way, I can read lips!"

Jili took a step forward and squatted down in front of Qian Lingyun's chair, obediently taking on the responsibility of a stand-up comedian.

The following is a transcript of the broadcast:

Beibei: "We..."

Tang Dynasty: "The mandate of heaven changes, and the imperial regalia changes hands; this is the natural order. If you traitors abandon darkness and embrace the light, surrender with courtesy, you will still retain your gold and silver treasures! We can all enjoy wealth and glory together—wouldn't that be wonderful!"

Beibei: "Who wants to associate with you evil spirit masters..."

Tang Dynasty: "What nonsense! You traitors and rebels who betrayed your sect not only dare to shirk your responsibilities when you see us, the true disciples of the Tang Clan, but you also dare to bark and howl here! I have never seen such shameless people!"

Beibei: "You f***ing..."

Tang Dynasty: "Oh dear! They're panicking! They're panicking! The traitor is panicking!"

Bei Bei: "We are the true successors of the Tang Sect! You (Civilization Douluo) are the ones who..."

Tang Dynasty: "You're making me laugh! You've really amused me! Prove you're a true descendant of the Tang Clan! The sect leader is with me, and you're not even surnamed Tang. We also know their secret techniques, so you'd better stop barking like a dog!"

Just as Bei Bei was rendered speechless by Tang Dai's shocking sophistry, Tang Dai pulled out a small soul-guided cannon from his pocket and fired it at Bei Bei, whose fists were clenched and veins were bulging on his forehead.

With a loud bang, Beibei emerged from the smoke and dust, covered in soot.

Fortunately, thanks to his defensive soul tool, he wasn't seriously injured by Tang's sudden attack, but he still suffered quite a bit.

Fuming with rage, he was about to challenge this verbally abusive evil spirit master when he saw Tang Dai retract his soul-guided cannon, jog a few steps, and hide behind Zheng Zhan, saying in a cheeky tone, "Referee, I concede!"

"You!" Beibei pointed at Tang Dai, hesitating to speak, but Tang Dai suddenly popped out from behind Zheng Zhan, shaking his head and mocking:

"Hey! I'm out again!"

"Hey, I'm back in!"

"Hit me, you idiot!"

Zheng Zhan, his face dark, kicked Tang Dai to the ground, cursing, "I've never seen such a shameless request in my entire life!"

Shrek Tang Sect vs. Holy Spirit Tang Sect, first match of the individual elimination rounds: Tang Sect wins. Holy Spirit Sect member Tang Dai loses.

"Master, how did I perform?"

As soon as he stepped down from the stage, Tang Dai ran to Qian Lingyun with a big smile, eager to claim credit and reward.

As the saying goes, attacking the body is inferior, attacking the mind is superior!

Although he didn't consume much of Beibei's soul power, his verbal attacks did cause Beibei's peaceful mindset to break down a bit!

"You're a real genius! Go, go find someone who can talk a good game!" Qian Lingyun gave Tang Dai a thumbs up, then turned and raised an eyebrow at another eloquent person.

Jili, who was in charge of lip reading, stood up quickly and stepped onto the competition stage.

"Both parties share the same name."

"Tang Clan, Beibei."

"Tang Clan, auspicious."

Damn it, finally someone who doesn't have the surname Tang has arrived...

Just as he was thinking about making the best of this round, Jili leaned in and gave Beibei a sarcastic smile, saying, "Brother, you have good taste. Let me tell you a secret, Sect Leader Tang is very voluptuous..."

Before Jili could finish speaking, Beibei instinctively threw a punch, and Jili fell to the ground, clutching his face and exclaiming in an exaggerated "ouch!"

"Ouch! Someone's being hit! The match hasn't even started and they're already hitting someone! Referee, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Having said all that, Zheng Zhan couldn't just stand by and watch. He raised his hand to stop Bei Bei, whose eyes were bloodshot and who was panting heavily, and said soothingly, "I know you're angry, but calm down first. The match hasn't even started yet. What you did was a foul. Don't let it happen again, or you'll be disqualified!"

Pulling Beibei away, Zheng Zhan impatiently grabbed Jili, who was throwing a tantrum on the ground, and said coldly:

"I hereby announce a rule: personal attacks are prohibited!"

Jili glanced at him sideways, then continued spouting nonsense: "Where did I make a personal attack? I was just stating the facts!"

"You!" Beibei almost rushed forward again.

"Alright! The match begins!" Zheng Zhan used his soul power to separate the two. Although he was furious, it did not affect his officiating of the match.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Jili's mouth is even more venomous than mine!" Tang Dai shook his head as he watched Jili bouncing around on stage.

"What? You can read lips too?" Yan Feng looked at Tang Dai in surprise, and couldn't help but think more highly of Tang Dai.

"I can't read lips!" Tang Dai shook his head.

"How did you know that!?"

It was Gu Yu who spoke. He looked at Jili, who was jumping around on the stage without doing anything, and asked in confusion.

"Is that even a question?" Tang Dai glanced at his friend, annoyed, and laughed, "He angered the opponent so much that they recklessly unleashed their soul skills and started blasting everything in sight. Tell me, isn't that ruthless!"

"That's really vicious!" Gu Yu exclaimed, looking at Jili who was darting around the map without fighting back. "It's obvious that Jili is trying to wear down his opponent's soul power! Look, he's not even fighting back!"

On stage, Jili first dodged the oncoming thunderous attack with a forward roll, and then used his ghostly tracking ability to chase and chase Beibei around the field.

Just as their figures intersected, lightning crackled, and a thunderous dragon claw shot out first. Then came the Bebe Dragon Claw itself.

Gilly didn't dodge at all; its two large hands, also presented as claws, instantly rose to meet the attack. First, it shattered the Thunder Dragon Claw, and then it met Beibei's right claw.

Moreover, a cold glint flashed in Geely's small eyes.

Did you think he was going to attack with his tongue?

No, no! Gilly bent slightly and delivered a groin kick to Beibei in a wicked fashion…

"Referee! I concede!"

Seeing Beibei clutching his groin and turning pale, Jili didn't even take the opportunity to give him a hard time. Instead, he shamelessly admitted defeat.

He used all his strength in that kick. Although Beibei had a level six soul guide shield that blocked it, he still managed to kick her with considerable force.

Although Beibei won the game, he may have lost in life...

"One word: Absolutely amazing!"

Qian Lingyun couldn't help but clap her hands as she watched Jili jump off the stage!

What a talent! He's absolutely a genius!

With a sixth brother like this in the Holy Spirit Cult, how could it not prosper!

(End of this chapter)