Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao, the villain from a parallel world

Once this obstacle is removed, she can resume her relationship with Huo Yuhao.

Her eldest and second fathers were both level 99 Limit Douluo powerhouses on the Douluo Continent; killing Meng Hongchen would be a piece of cake for them.

With Huo Yuhao's current strength, he definitely wouldn't be able to detect it.

Seeing that the team members' expressions remained unchanged after he comforted them, Wang Yan sighed inwardly and did not bring up the topic again.

He then turned to devising a strategy for them to face off against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Masters, since they were bound to meet sooner or later anyway.

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Soon, the morning of the second day arrived.

After a fierce knockout stage, most of the remaining teams are quite strong.

The clash between two strong teams undoubtedly made the game more intense and exciting.

Although Xingluo Square can accommodate more than 200,000 spectators, it is still insufficient due to the enthusiasm of the local people and tourists from all over the world.

Tickets for the games have consistently been in short supply.

Even those eager to watch the game, who failed to buy tickets on the first day, refused to leave and continued queuing until the second day.

Then I bought a ticket as soon as possible to go in and watch the game.

The enthusiasm was so great that the Xingluo royal family had to send another 5,000 elite soldiers into the city to maintain order and prevent any injuries.

Huo Yuhao followed the rest of the main team as they walked out of the Star Emperor Hotel.

The weather wasn't great today; the sun was obscured by dark clouds, making it feel a bit oppressive. However, this didn't affect the audience's mood.

The moment they emerged, the spectators on both sides of the street erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Unlike the first day, which was mostly filled with insults, today quite a few onlookers cheered.

Of course, most people remained silent.

Because of their outstanding performance in the knockout stage, many people still don't understand what they did back then.

They eliminated their opponents so easily.

"Hehe, it seems quite a few spectators from our Sun Moon Empire have come. People are even cheering for us now," Meng Hongchen said to Huo Yuhao with a smile.

Huo Yuhao nodded. Indeed, there were quite a few people in the crowd dressed in the style of the Sun Moon Empire.

There were even some audience members with darker skin who looked like they had an aristocratic air.

It's important to know that in the Sun Moon Empire, people with darker skin are mostly nobles, and their status is self-evident.

"Alright, let's not linger here any longer, let's hurry to the competition venue," said Master Ma to the Sun and Moon team members who were waving to the audience.

The others quickly focused and headed towards the competition venue together.

As soon as they entered the square, they were spotted by the other teams that had arrived earlier.

Everyone looked at them with inquisitive eyes, trying to see through them.

The members of the Sun and Moon team remained calm and unmoved, because most of them actually didn't know what was going on either.

Although they were teammates, Huo Yuhao never mentioned his soul skills to them.

They didn't care much about it; Huo Yuhao was their teammate, and winning was the best outcome.

Chapter 146 The opponent is Shrek Academy, Glory enters the mind

After the knockout stage, the remaining teams were basically assigned to a rest area.

The rest area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is located in a place relatively close to the north. The entire area is significantly larger than that of other teams, second only to Shrek Academy.

There was a large sofa in the rest area, big enough to accommodate all the team members and their teachers. In addition, there was a table in front of the sofa with various food and drinks.

However, most people certainly won't choose to eat before a battle, so it's actually not very useful here.

Not long after, the Shrek Academy students also arrived at the competition venue.

They appeared relaxed this time, but whether their inner emotions were truly as relaxed was a question in many people's minds.

As many people know, they were grouped with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The two Shrek Academy regulars have not yet shown up, and many people are already inclined to believe that they will not be able to play in the round-robin tournament.

Can Shrek Academy, with its depleted forces, really defeat their arch-rival, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy?

As they passed the rest area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the Shrek group walked straight towards the rest area without glancing to either side.

Sitting next to Huo Yuhao, Meng Hongchen kept staring at Tang Wutong.

If Tang Wutong dares to seduce Huo Yuhao again, Meng Hongchen will definitely not let it go as he did before.

Unfortunately, Tang Wutong had already made a decision to give up contacting Huo Yuhao during the competition, so she did not turn her attention to Huo Yuhao.

This scene left Meng Hongchen slightly disappointed.

"Sigh, why is that woman so timid? She hasn't dared to bother my senior brother since I warned her last time," Meng Hongchen sighed.

Huo Yuhao, who was sitting next to her, naturally heard everything and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"You're not happy that I'm not coming?"

"So eager for battle?" Huo Yuhao found it a little amusing.

After all the teams arrived at the rest area, an announcement came over the loudspeaker, instructing the team leaders to draw their opponents for the round-robin tournament.

The draw table wasn't far from the competition area. Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was in the first group, so their draw order was naturally earlier.

Before long, the draw for the first group was completed.

All the teachers in charge of the group returned to their own rest areas.

When Shrek's team leader, Wang Yan, passed by the Sun and Moon team's rest area, his expression was not good; in fact, it could be described as quite unpleasant.

Huo Yuhao glanced at him, already having a guess in his mind.

"Shrek Academy's opponent is very likely to be us."

Among their group, Shrek and the others are the strongest.

Besides these, there is another academy called Zhengtian Academy, which is quite strong, with three Soul Kings in its team, but it is far inferior to them.

As for the other teams, their strength is negligible.

Therefore, it is obvious who Shrek Academy's opponent will be.

As expected, after returning, Old Ma immediately announced it to everyone.

"Our first round of the round-robin tournament will be against Shrek Academy," Elder Ma said in a deep voice.

Sitting to the side, Xiao Hongchen clenched his fist tightly, clearly very satisfied with the result.

The other team members also showed signs of anticipation to varying degrees.

Old Ma nodded slightly to them and said, "We finalized the battle plan yesterday, and now we just have to wait and see which battle format we've drawn."

Meanwhile, in the Shrek rest area not far away.

Wang Yan had already told the members that their first opponent was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Everyone looked grave, never expecting their luck to be this bad.

Looking at their expressions, Wang Yan thought for a moment and then said, "My suggestion is to concede this match directly."

"There are two qualifying spots in the group stage. Even if we lose, as long as we win the other matches, we can still qualify from the group stage."

"When Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng return, our chances of winning against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will greatly increase."

Although he had envisioned facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy yesterday, Wang Yan was still more inclined to give up the battle if he actually drew it in the first round.

He knew exactly how much the children he led valued Shrek's honor.

Once they step onto the field, they will absolutely give their all for Shrek's glory.

Wang Yan was actually very pleased about this. Of course, it would have been even better if this had happened when all of them were together.

They are currently missing two key players. If they continue to fight the Sun and Moon team recklessly, they risk their lives and lose several more key players in the battle, or even die.

It will likely be a difficult problem for them to advance from the group stage.

"No, we are Shrek Academy, how can we admit defeat to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy?"

As soon as Wang Yan finished speaking, someone immediately stood up to refute him.

And that person was naturally Bebe, who was closest to Shrek.

At this moment, his tone was excited and his face looked extremely serious, clearly indicating that he would absolutely not agree to admit defeat outright.

"That's right, we cannot admit defeat, much less admit defeat to the Sun Moon Empire."

At this moment, Chen Zifeng, the acting captain of Shrek Academy's regular team, also stood up to show his support.

Then, all the other team members stood up, directly rejecting Wang Yan's idea of ​​admitting defeat.

Faced with this, Wang Yan, the only rational member of the Shrek team, could only manage a wry smile.

With so many players wanting to play, he, as the team leader, couldn't suppress them.

"Alright, then I'll do as you say," Wang Yan said, conceding.

Both sides were ready to fight. The host, who had been talking on the platform and stirring up the audience's emotions, finally got to the point.

"Next, please welcome the Shrek Academy team, the number one academy on the continent, and their opponents, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, to the waiting area. At the same time, please invite the captains of both teams to come up on stage to determine their competition format."

The audience erupted in thunderous cheers, their faces filled with disbelief.

No one expected the first round of the competition to be so exciting!

The members of the Sun and Moon team also stood up. This time, apart from Huo Yuhao and the other two, they did not send any reserve members.

Instead, they sent out their regular players, including Ma Rulong, to play together, since they were facing Shrek Academy.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; they must be taken seriously.

Shrek Academy fielded the same lineup as in the first round: the remaining regular players, plus Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. This was their strongest lineup yet.

Chapter 147, Part 223: Meng Hongchen Makes His Appearance