Listening to Huo Yuhao's teasing, Wang Yan waved his hands repeatedly.
"No, no, you misunderstood!"
"I'm doing this for the sake of the academy!"
As soon as Wang Yan finished speaking, a chorus of girls' amused sighs rose up behind him.
"Teacher Wang, that's not very proper~"
"Oh my, our Teacher Wang has reached the age to start talking about romance!"
"Hehe, spring hasn't even arrived yet, but Teacher Wang's springtime feelings came early~"
...
The crowd's teasing made Wang Yan awkwardly change the subject at once.
"The match is about to begin. Huo Yuhao, do your best! This teacher believes you understand what I mean!"
"Don't worry, Teacher. I'll definitely help you win Princess Jiujiu back!"
"You brat!"
...
"Shrek Academy, Star Luo National Academy—team battle members, take the stage."
Amid the laughter and teasing, the match was officially announced to begin!
The referee responsible for today's team battle was none other than that same Heavenly Fiend Douluo from before.
The Star Luo Emperor had already returned to the imperial city under the protection of three other Titled Douluo, climbing the city walls to watch the battle.
Both teams stepped onto the competition platform at the same time.
Before the semifinal even began, under each other's gazes, a thick smell of gunpowder had already filled the air.
Princess Jiujiu's gaze also changed slightly. Those bright azure-blue eyes of hers emitted a faint golden sheen; upon closer inspection, they gave a vast, ocean-like feeling.
Huo Yuhao's eyes, on the other hand, were like a true god descending into the mortal world. That sacred aura brought tremendous pressure to his opponents.
The Heavenly Fiend Douluo's gaze swept over Huo Yuhao, revealing a trace of surprise—because just now, he had actually felt a fleeting sense of fear.
However, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo quickly concluded that it must have been a mistake, and his expression returned to normal.
"Both sides retreat. Before I announce the start of the match, no one is allowed to release their martial soul."
Both teams retreated simultaneously, yet their eyes never left one another. During the retreat, however, the Star Luo Empire's formation rapidly changed.
Six of them formed a triangular arrangement: one in front, then two, then three.
Only Princess Jiujiu stood at the very rear. The golden color in her eyes clearly began to intensify, like that of a commander leading the team.
"The match begins."
The Heavenly Fiend Douluo shouted loudly. A flash of golden light streaked across the center of the platform, and this powerful Titled Douluo vanished from sight.
The Star Luo Empire team immediately released their martial souls.
A ray of golden light lit up from Princess Jiujiu's forehead—it was a diamond-shaped golden gem.
The moment the golden diamond appeared, it burst forth with dazzling golden light, then detached from her forehead and slowly floated upward amid swirling radiance. A magnificent crown appeared above her head and gradually descended, settling upon it.
This crown seemed to be formed from countless stars, all of them a faint gold. Using that diamond-shaped gem as the starting point, they rapidly gathered backward. There were eighteen larger stars protruding upward from the crown, forming a beautiful ring of pointed tips.
Star Crown—this was Princess Jiujiu's martial soul.
Two yellow, two purple, and one black—five soul rings appeared around Her Highness at the same time.
She was clearly a Soul King–level expert.
And the other six people in front of Princess Jiujiu also released their respective martial souls. All six of them were likewise Soul King–level experts.
At this moment, the Star Luo National Academy had assembled an entire team of Soul Kings.
Right at this time, the starlight crown above Princess Jiujiu's head flared brilliantly. Her third soul ring lit up, and a powerful golden pillar of light shot straight into the sky.
Inside this golden pillar, everything appeared as golden mist, with specks of starlight swirling and rising within—it looked extremely strange.
From appearances alone, it was impossible to determine the effect of this soul skill.
Huo Yuhao made no move, quietly waiting.
The rising golden mist, however, rapidly spread out, enveloping the other six members of her team.
Immediately, every member of the Star Luo National Academy team was covered in a layer of gold. The golden halo around Princess Jiujiu's body did not dissipate; starlight continued to surge endlessly from her Star Crown.
As the soul skill finished activating, the first Soul King standing in front of Princess Jiujiu moved.
This Soul King was named Huang Heyun, a strong attack–type battle soul master.
Huang Heyun's martial soul was extremely powerful as well. Along with the release of his martial soul, thick black currents of energy swirled around his body. His figure swelled, solid muscles bulging out.
Dark Demon Tiger—this was his martial soul.
Moreover, at this moment, it was not just pure black covering him; there was also that layer of golden mist rendered from behind.
That dense golden mist merged with his black soul power without any clash between light and darkness. Instead, it dyed his soul power into a dark gold hue sprinkled with starlight, looking extraordinarily peculiar.
Huang Heyun let out a roar toward the sky and charged forward without hesitation, throwing a punch through the air.
"Mental Hypnosis!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. The attack that had been heading toward him instantly changed direction, blasting toward the Star Luo team behind Huang Heyun.
Just how powerful was Huo Yuhao's spiritual power now?
He directly took control of Huang Heyun.
And the reason Huo Yuhao hadn't acted at the start was entirely intentional!
He deliberately waited for Princess Jiujiu's buffs to finish, then controlled him, turning him into his own little underling!
So shameless!
Utterly shameless!
However, very quickly, the Dark Demon Tiger's first soul skill, Dark Wave, was blocked.
Yet Huang Heyun's assault was far from over. His third soul ring lit up, and soul power glowing with dark-golden starlight erupted alongside a resounding tiger's roar, transforming into a tiger-shaped force that slammed into his own teammates.
Third soul ring, thousand-year soul ring skill—Demon Tiger Shaking the Heavens.
Under the amplification of Princess Jiujiu's Star Crown, the power of Demon Tiger Shaking the Heavens exploded dramatically!
At this moment, the Star Luo team was finally forced to act!
The one who moved was a woman who had been standing not far behind Huang Heyun.
Her appearance was very ordinary, that of a plain girl. Long dark-purple hair hung loose down her back, freckles dotted her face, and the most striking feature was her pair of eyes that were actually blazing with flames. Five soul rings pulsed around her body.
Huang Heyun's soul skill was blocked by her!
Under her control, the other teammates also rushed to act. Before long, Huang Heyun was eliminated from the stage—by the Star Luo team itself!
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
The sound of applause rang out from Huo Yuhao.
"What an exquisitely wonderful match!"
Huo Yuhao's praise caused the remaining two to reveal looks of fury. To them, this was nothing but mockery!
The greatest humiliation was having personally eliminated their own teammate!
As Huang Heyun was eliminated, the second-ranked strong attack–type Soul King of the Star Luo team stepped forward!
His martial soul was a lion—Netherworld Mad Lion.
His name was Dugu Shangshan.
"Take this!!!"
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