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Finals day.
Early this morning, the area outside Star Luo Plaza was already swarming with people. Some had even queued a day in advance just to secure a good spot, all to witness the grand spectacle of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament finals with their own eyes.
Although this final match would be divided into team battles, individual elimination battles, and a 2v2v3 battle formation, all would be held within a single day!
Such a compact schedule and various dazzling soul skills guaranteed that spectators would feel their tickets were well worth the price.
The two finalists, Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, undoubtedly represented the most outstanding soul masters and the most powerful forces on the continent today.
Yuwen Tuo, uncharacteristically, walked among Shrek's team today.
He deeply hated Shrek, but what he hated even more were evil soul masters. Through his investigation into his own background these past few days, he felt even more strongly that the disaster that befell his village back then was inextricably linked to the Sun Moon Empire.
So he wanted to fight. If it were merely to avenge himself, Yuwen Tuo would only need to kill the enemies he had identified.
However, if it was to avenge his village, he was prepared for indiscriminate slaughter, to wipe out their clans and cut off their lineages.
Harming him personally was irrelevant; at most, they would have a good fight, like with Shrek. He would certainly seek revenge against them in the future, overturn the entire Shrek Academy, and erase it from the continent, but after that, it would be done.
But harming his village was not something that could be easily dismissed. Those were the few true family he had. He would not forgive anyone who harmed his village, even if it might involve his so-called biological father or mother. He would still kill them without mercy, and it would be a complete extermination.
Today, he would first test the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool combat methods.
The two teams successively entered the competition venue. As most of Shrek's members were reserve students, participating in such a grand tournament for the first time, especially the finals with tens of thousands of spectators, they inevitably appeared somewhat nervous.
In truth, they weren't the only ones nervous; the members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy were even more so.
Having not won against Shrek even once in thousands of years, they dreamed of trampling Shrek underfoot.
Even the proud Xiao Hongchen had a taut expression on his face at this moment. But more than that, his eyes burned with fighting intent; he deeply yearned for a battle with Shrek Academy.
Compared to his nervous excitement, his younger sister, Meng Hongchen, appeared much calmer behind him. Her gaze was mostly fixed on Yuwen Tuo.
From the side, Yuwen Tuo's facial features were very resolute, but today, he seemed different from usual.
"Strange, why does his face seem to carry a slight murderous aura today?"
On the distant city wall, Star Luo Empire's Emperor Xu Jiawei, along with the civil and military officials of the Star Luo Empire, had already arrived on the wall to watch this highly anticipated final, signifying their importance placed on this match.
Several individuals were currently beside him.
Among them were the Empress, who had accompanied him through all the matches, and Princess Xu Jiujiu.
Another was Duke White Tiger, Dai Hao, who had just returned.
The moment he saw him, Huo Yuhao's mental state crumbled again, and his fists clenched tightly.
Conversely, for Dai Yaohai, Duke White Tiger Dai Hao merely nodded slightly, a hint of encouragement in his eyes. But that single glance was enough to fill Dai Yaohai, who had admired his father since childhood, with fighting spirit. His previous nervousness instantly vanished.
But besides these people, there was another person. This was her first time appearing in the noble seats today, and she made Yuwen Tuo pause for a moment. She looked like a more mature version of Xu Jiujiu, almost identical. The two must be close sisters.
When Yuwen Tuo looked at that woman, her gaze also turned towards Yuwen Tuo, but upon realizing Yuwen Tuo was looking at her, she immediately shifted her gaze away.
"Imperial Sister, I originally thought you wouldn't come, but you still can't let him go. Yet, since you've come, why are you afraid to look at him?" Xu Jiujiu sighed.
"I just came to see his combat performance, nothing more. Didn't you always say you hoped he would return? If he's useless, and his performance in today's battle is poor, I don't see the point in wasting effort. We'll just consider him to have no connection with my Star Luo Imperial Family," Xu Yueran said.
"Alright, Jiujiu, Imperial Sister, let's see how that child performs today before deciding how to deal with him," Xu Jiawei interrupted the sisters' argument.
He was the Emperor. Ultimately, the final decision on how to treat Yuwen Tuo rested with him. He was very curious whether Yuwen Tuo would be a disgrace to Star Luo or would return to Star Luo to become a prince.
Everything depended on his own performance.
The Sun Moon Empire had fewer thoughts; they had received orders to bring Yuwen Tuo back at all costs.
Dou Ling also didn't have many thoughts; just seeing Yuwen Tuo's face made the Solitary Bamboo Sword want him dead.
"Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament Finals, I, Huang Jinshu, will serve as the referee for the finals. Below, I announce the rules of the match."
Today, Douluo Tian Sha continued to serve as the referee.
Although both teams' members were already familiar with the rules, they still had to be announced in order.
The first match would be a team battle, the second an individual elimination battle, and the third a 2v2v3 battle formation. Two wins out of three.
If one side won two matches first, the 2v2v3 battle would not need to be fought.
Zhou Yi stood up, facing all the students of Shrek Academy, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, proceed according to the original plan. Shrek, victory is certain!"
Except for Yuwen Tuo, everyone else also stood up simultaneously, shouting with firm voices, "Shrek, victory is certain!"
The others were already accustomed to Yuwen Tuo's aloofness.
Xiao Xiao actually didn't want to shout either, because she only wanted to follow Yuwen Tuo, but Yuwen Tuo told her not to openly oppose the academy like he did, as it wouldn't be good for her. It would be better to reveal their intentions when they left.
One minute quickly passed.
"Team battle members from both sides, please enter the arena," Douluo Tian Sha meticulously calculated the time, not delaying for a second.
From the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, seven people immediately stepped out. Leading the way was their captain, Ma Rulong. Closely following Ma Rulong were the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and then the rest of the team members.
As for Shrek's seven team battle members this time, they were Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yaohai, Ling Luochen, Yuwen Tuo, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xu Sanshi.
This could be said to be the strongest lineup Shrek could field at the moment.
Of course, substituting Xu Sanshi with Beibei would also be an option, which would make them more aggressive.
But Zhou Yi chose Xu Sanshi precisely to have him properly guard Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in the rear.
Although Ma Xiaotao was in this battle, she was very optimistic about Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's martial soul fusion technique, believing it might produce miraculous results.
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