Chapter 383 The Semifinals Begin
"What?! Ghost Spirit is dead?" Zhongli Wu suddenly stood up, looking down at Gui Ming with shock and anger. He couldn't understand how a small assassination mission could be handled so poorly; they were truly useless.
Zhongli Wu didn't utter those two words; he simply kept staring intently at Gui Ming kneeling below.
"Master, we have completed the task you assigned. The Holy Church's greatest enemy has been severely wounded." Gui Ming mechanically reported the results of the battle without any reaction.
Upon hearing this, Zhongli Wu's initially furious expression calmed down somewhat, but his bloodshot eyes still betrayed his unease. The loss of a Title Douluo's life for a minor thief's serious injury was a truly painful and unprofitable deal.
"Alright, go and rest! I will avenge your sister!" Zhongli Wu said, his killing intent boiling.
"Yes!" Still devoid of any emotion, Gui Ming simply merged into the shadows.
Before Zhongli Wu could calm down, a series of panicked sounds suddenly came from outside the door. This directly reignited Zhongli Wu's still-simmering anger.
"A bunch of bastards, what are you all panicking about?" Zhongli Wuren's angry curses rang out even before he left the room.
"Master, the reinforcements from Sunrise City were ambushed and killed by the Shrek people, and Wu Yun was brutally murdered!" The man said, his forehead dripping with cold sweat.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Zhongli Wu nearly flew into a rage. "Well done, Shrek Academy! Very well indeed!" Perhaps because he clenched his teeth too hard, a trace of blood appeared at the corner of Zhongli Wu's mouth.
"Master!! I will kill everyone at Shrek Academy to avenge my sister!" Wu Yu stood up abruptly, her eyes bloodshot.
Zhongli Wu looked at the girl in front of him for a long time before speaking, "Only blood can repay the debt! Go to the team, I'll arrange the rest. In the semi-finals the day after tomorrow, you go and kill all the Shrek Academy team members!"
Zhong Liwu looked at the Mingyue Hotel not far away with a grim expression.
Mingyue Hotel!
As the door opened and closed, Wu Xuan, wearing a wide hood, appeared unharmed in the command center! At the same time, the clone placed in the other room began to slowly dissipate.
Although his spiritual clone was seriously injured, it was far from collapsing, so the assassination attempt by the Holy Spirit Cult, which was expected, did not cause any harm to Wu Xuan.
"Ta-da! Surprised? Unexpected?" Wu Xuan took off his hood and spread his hands out to the crowd.
"Brother Xuan, Wu Xuan!" A series of joyful shouts rang out instantly. Xiao Xiao, her eyes reddening, threw herself into Wu Xuan's arms. Although she knew about Wu Xuan's arrangements beforehand, she was truly furious when she saw him injured.
For the first time, she harbored murderous intent, despite her usual dislike of fighting.
"Shut up!" Wu Xuan helplessly rubbed Xiao Xiao's little head, then held up two fingers to make a shushing gesture.
Seeing this, the team members calmed down, but Wang Qiu'er looked at Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao with a strange expression.
"I'm increasingly realizing how wise Elder Mu was to choose you, young fellow, as his successor," Elder Qin, who had been waiting for a long time, said with a hearty laugh.
"Looks like Old Qin has caught a big fish this time!" Wu Xuan released Xiao Xiao and sat down on the sofa with a smile.
"Haha! They're not exactly big fish, but they're not like ordinary little fish either. This time, two sisters came. Their strange spiritual attributes and evil martial souls are quite peculiar. One of them escaped because I wasn't prepared. Otherwise, neither of them would have escaped; they would both have died under my claws. But what I find most strange is that these sisters are only about fifteen or sixteen years old in terms of bone age, yet their cultivation has reached the Soul Douluo level." Old Qin said with a somewhat solemn expression at the end.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately started discussing it. A Soul Douluo at fifteen or sixteen years old? That's too fantastical.
"No need to guess, the evil martial spirits of these two sisters are the spirits of revenge!" Wu Xuan said in a deep voice.
"The Soul of Vengeance?" This unfamiliar name instantly piqued the curiosity of everyone in the room.
"My teacher once told me that this is an extremely special evil martial spirit. This kind of martial spirit does not awaken with the martial spirit awakening ceremony at the age of six, but awakens later under certain special conditions. Once this martial spirit is awakened, the bone age and appearance of the awakener will be fixed on the day of awakening."
"The cultivation of this kind of evil martial soul requires the fear of humans. Only when surrounded by fear can a soul master cultivate normally. If it is the fear of thousands of people, then it is not unrealistic for an awakened person to increase their soul power by one level a day." Wu Xuan's expression turned cold as he finished speaking.
Upon hearing Wu Xuan's explanation, everyone was filled with extreme anger. This kind of martial spirit cultivation would undoubtedly harm countless innocent people. They deserved to die.
"A Contra-like figure, with a bone age of fifteen or sixteen? That means the Holy Spirit Cult can definitely arrange for this girl to participate in the competition!" Wang Qiu'er's words were like ice water, instantly waking up all the team members.
Ignoring the tense expressions on everyone's faces, Wu Xuan stood up and said, "The purpose of my feigned injury for the Holy Spirit Cult is to annihilate all the evil soul masters in the Holy Spirit Cult team. Therefore, I cannot participate in the individual competition. If I kill an evil soul master in the individual competition, Zhong Liwu will definitely stop the competition, and we will lose our only chance."
"Therefore, the best tactical arrangement is to secure three victories first and then immediately initiate team battles!" Zhang Lexuan also spoke up at the opportune moment.
"That's right! As long as it's team battle, I can wipe out all of them with one move. At that point, even if Zhongli Wu wants to call a halt, it won't be of any use."
Upon hearing this, Qian Guming and the others were instantly filled with fighting spirit, and were ready to fight to the death.
"What's with those expressions? I need you to cooperate with my acting, not to put on these poses. Remember to act convincingly when the time comes!" Wu Xuan said, pointing at the reserve team members.
"Haha~! Yes!" the others echoed.
The semi-finals of the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition began in this atmosphere.
The weather is rather gloomy today, with thick, low-hanging clouds that make it feel suffocating. It could rain at any moment.
Normally, most people wouldn't choose to go out in this kind of weather unless absolutely necessary. But today is different.
Early in the morning, the entire city of Mingdu became lively, with huge crowds heading straight to the outskirts to gather.
The Sun Moon Empire's army, responsible for maintaining order, began working from the competition venue at dawn to prevent stampedes. Today, the number of spectators has reached its peak for this year's competition.
The surging crowd was densely packed and stretched as far as the eye could see.
Four teams entered the arena one after another. Having reached this point today, they had all experienced numerous matches. Reaching the top four in this tournament was already a tremendous honor for them. However, ultimately only one team could claim the championship.
Who will be the ultimate winner? No one has considered that question yet. The most important thing is who will advance from today's matches.
Shrek Academy Team, in the final battle against Holy Spirit Sect Team! Tang Sect Team, in the final battle against Star Luo Royal Academy Team.
(End of chapter)