Just as the first match had just ended, a tall figure walked in at the entrance of the Martial Arts Arena.
It was a middle-aged man with a resolute face, regular features, deep-set eye sockets, and a pair of deep, sharp azure eyes that seemed capable of seeing through everything.
He had long golden hair, casually draped over his shoulders, and his whole body exuded an iron-blooded Aura, the kind of Aura that only comes from being battle-hardened and having experienced countless life-and-death struggles.
The person who arrived was none other than the Star Luo Empire's White Tiger Duke, Duke White Tiger Dai Hao.
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao walked into the Martial Arts Arena, swept his gaze around, quickly locked onto Emperor Xu Jiawei on the viewing platform, and strode over.
"Your Majesty."
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao walked to Emperor Xu Jiawei's side, bowed slightly, and performed a salute.
Emperor Xu Jiawei turned his head, saw Duke White Tiger Dai Hao, a smile appeared on his face, and he waved his hand.
"My worthy brother, there is no need for such formalities."
"Come, sit."
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao nodded and sat down in the seat beside Emperor Xu Jiawei.
Emperor Xu Jiawei looked at Duke White Tiger Dai Hao and asked.
"My worthy brother, is there any important matter that brings you here this time?"
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao's expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, it is about matters at the front line."
Emperor Xu Jiawei's eyebrows raised slightly.
"Oh? Speak."
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao took a deep breath and slowly said.
"The Sun Moon Empire has been temporarily quiet during this period, and there haven't been any major movements at the border."
"However..."
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao paused, his tone carrying a hint of gravity.
"I predict that after the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, I fear they will stir up trouble again."
After listening, Emperor Xu Jiawei was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"My worthy brother's judgment has always been accurate."
"Since you say so, we must make preparations in advance."
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao nodded, his gaze inadvertently sweeping across the field, and he suddenly noticed Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao preparing to leave the arena, as well as Wu Siduo, Ning Tian, and others standing on the sidelines.
He was slightly stunned and asked.
"Your Majesty, why are you in the mood to watch the match here today?"
Emperor Xu Jiawei smiled and reached out to point at the few young women in the field.
"My worthy brother, do you still remember that Sky Shrek Academy I mentioned to you before?"
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao frowned slightly, recalled for a moment, and then nodded.
"I remember."
Emperor Xu Jiawei nodded with a smile.
"Exactly."
"These young women are students from that Sky Shrek Academy."
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao's gaze swept over Wang Dong'er and the others, a flash of curiosity appearing in his eyes.
Emperor Xu Jiawei continued, his voice not intentionally lowered, but rather deliberately raised a little, allowing everyone around to hear clearly.
"As for the match just now, my worthy brother, you arrived late and didn't see it."
"Two of our Star Luo Royal Academy's elites, two Five-Ring Soul Kings, faced two of their Four-Ring Soul Ancestors..."
Emperor Xu Jiawei said this, shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of emotion.
"They lost in less than twenty seconds."
Upon hearing these words, Duke White Tiger Dai Hao's azure eyes flashed with surprise.
Two Five-Ring Soul Kings facing two Four-Ring Soul Ancestors, and they lost in less than twenty seconds?
And the opponents didn't even release their Spirits?
This... Duke White Tiger Dai Hao's gaze fell on the young women on the field again, and he began to re-examine them.
At this moment, the Star Luo Royal Academy team members standing on the sidelines couldn't help but look somewhat subtle after hearing Emperor Xu Jiawei's words.
Huang Heyun and Chen Xiaojie had just been carried off and were still lying in the lounge.
Although His Majesty the Emperor's words were the truth, but... to praise the opponents like this right in front of them, wasn't it a bit too hurtful?
They were, at any rate, fighting for the honor of the Star Luo Empire, although... they really hadn't fought for any honor.
Xu Jiujiu stood at the very front of the team. Hearing her brother's words, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, but she didn't say anything more.
After all, her brother was stating facts, and these words were also meant to reprimand them; they had truly been somewhat slack. After all, they represented the face of the Star Luo Empire, yet they had lost just like that.
She took a deep breath, turned around, and said to the team members behind her.
"Losing the first match is losing; don't take it to heart."
"Fight well in the upcoming matches."
The team members nodded one after another, but the expressions on their faces were still somewhat ugly.
On the viewing platform.
Emperor Xu Jiawei turned his head, looked at Duke White Tiger Dai Hao, and asked with a smile.
"My worthy brother, if there is nothing else, why not stay and watch the upcoming matches together?"
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao nodded.
"I respectfully accept."
Emperor Xu Jiawei smiled with satisfaction, turned around, and made a gesture towards Titled Douluo Huang Jinxu.
Titled Douluo Huang Jinxu understood, turned around, and said loudly towards the side of the field.
"The second match, two-on-two, both sets of contestants, please enter the arena!"
On the sidelines, Wu Siduo heard these words, looked up, and glanced at Ning Tian beside her.
"It's our turn."
Ning Tian smiled slightly and nodded.
"Let's go."
The two walked side by side towards the competition stage.
Meanwhile, on the Star Luo Royal Academy side, Xu Jiujiu was also arranging the lineup for the second match.
"Dugu Shangshan, Wang Shiying, you two go up for this match."
Dugu Shangshan, Spirit: Hell Berserk Lion, Attack System Battle Soul King.
Wang Shiying, Spirit: Wind Element, wind control system Battle Soul King.
The two looked at each other, nodded, and strode onto the competition stage.
Soon, the four of them stood in the center of the competition stage.
Wu Siduo and Ning Tian stood side by side, while opposite them, Dugu Shangshan and Wang Shiying also assumed a fighting stance.
Titled Douluo Huang Jinxu stood in the center of the competition stage. Seeing that both sides were in position, he raised his hand and said in a deep voice.
"The second match, two-on-two, Shrek Academy versus Star Luo Royal Academy."
"Both sides, prepare—"
"Begin!"
Just as Titled Douluo Huang Jinxu's voice fell.
Beneath Wu Siduo's feet, five Spirit Rings—one purple and four black—appeared!
However, what truly made Emperor Xu Jiawei and Duke White Tiger Dai Hao on the viewing platform freeze at the same time was not Wu Siduo's Spirit Ring configuration, but Wu Siduo's Spirit.
Hell Civet!
Emperor Xu Jiawei's pupils shrank sharply.
"Hell Civet?"
His voice carried a hint of astonishment.
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao was equally stunned. His azure eyes stared fixedly at the black phantom behind Wu Siduo, and the expression on his face became quite complex.
Hell Civet... that is the Legacy Spirit of the Zhu Family.
And the Zhu Family has intermarried with the Dai Family for generations, and their relationship is inseparable.
Could it be... that this young woman is from the Zhu Family?
On the competition stage, the battle had already begun.
Dugu Shangshan, seeing Wu Siduo release her Spirit, his eyes narrowed. He let out a low shout, and a huge black lion phantom appeared behind him!
Five Spirit Rings lit up beneath his feet—two yellow, two purple, and one black!
Spirit: Hell Berserk Lion, possess!
Dugu Shangshan's body instantly swelled in size, his muscles bulged, his hands turned into lion claws, and his whole person exuded a violent Aura.
"Wang Shiying, control her!"
Dugu Shangshan roared, and like a beast released from a cage, he pounced towards Wu Siduo!
At the same time, Wang Shiying also moved.
She waved her hands, and a cyan light flared up around her. A cyan light ring spread out from beneath her feet, extending across the entire competition stage!
Wind control skill, Azure Wind!
This was her control skill, capable of forming small tornadoes within the area to restrict the opponent's movements!
However, Wu Siduo didn't even glance at that cyan light ring.
She just moved lightly.
Hell Shadow Clone!
Wu Siduo's figure instantly split into several afterimages, each one identical to herself, making it impossible for anyone to distinguish which was real and which was fake.
Before Wang Shiying's Azure Wind could fully expand, Wu Siduo's real body had already passed through that curtain of cyan light and appeared in front of her.
So fast!
Wang Shiying's eyes widened, and she subconsciously wanted to retreat.
However, Wu Siduo did not give her any chance.
Hell Decapitation!
Wu Siduo waved her right hand, and a pitch-black claw phantom slashed through the air, landing precisely on Wang Shiying.
Bang!
Wang Shiying only felt a tremendous force strike her, and she flew backwards, crashing heavily onto the edge of the competition stage, passing out.
From the moment Wu Siduo attacked to Wang Shiying falling to the ground, no more than two seconds had passed.
A Five-Ring Soul King, a wind control system Battle Soul King, in front of Wu Siduo, was killed in seconds without even being able to release a single skill.
The whole arena fell into a deathly silence once again.
Dugu Shangshan, having pounced halfway, saw that Wang Shiying had already been knocked flying, and he froze in place.
He widened his eyes, looking at Wu Siduo with an expression of disbelief.
This... what kind of speed is this?
However, Wu Siduo did not give him any time to react.
Her figure turned into an afterimage again, instantly appearing behind Dugu Shangshan.
Dugu Shangshan only felt a chill on his back and subconsciously wanted to turn around to defend.
But it was already too late.
Wu Siduo reached out and tapped Dugu Shangshan on the back of his neck.
Bang!
Dugu Shangshan only felt his vision go black, and he collapsed to the ground, passing out.
From the start to the end of the battle, no more than five or six seconds had passed.
Two Five-Ring Soul Kings, one Attack System, one control system, were easily dealt with by Wu Siduo alone.
And Ning Tian, who was standing behind Wu Siduo, hadn't even released her Spirit; she had just stood there the whole time, acting as a quiet spectator.
She had originally intended to add a few support skills for Wu Siduo.
As a result, before she could even act, the battle was already over.
Ning Tian shook her head helplessly, sighing silently in her heart.
Forget it, I'm used to it.
Titled Douluo Huang Jinxu stood in the center of the competition stage, looking at Dugu Shangshan and Wang Shiying lying on the ground, then looking at the calm-looking Wu Siduo. He opened his mouth, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
He raised his hand, his voice carrying a hint of hoarseness.
"The second match... Shrek Academy, wins!"
On the viewing platform, Emperor Xu Jiawei watched this scene, took a deep breath, and then let it out in a long exhale.
"Another... instant kill."
He turned his head and said to Duke White Tiger Dai Hao beside him with a smile.
"My worthy brother, do you know now that what I said just now was not an exaggeration?"
Duke White Tiger Dai Hao didn't speak; his gaze was locked firmly onto that cold-looking young woman on the competition stage.
Hell Civet... and to be a Five-Ring Soul King at such a young age, with a Spirit Ring configuration of one purple and four black.
This young woman, does she... really have no connection with the Zhu Family?
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