Douluo Dragon King: I, the wielder of the Holy Sword, will vanquish all evil.

Chapter 69 The main players are tired, I'm the substitute.

The highly anticipated exhibition match is about to begin.

The announcement echoed throughout the venue: "Today marks the start of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Tournament. We have specially invited a team from Shrek Academy to exchange and hone their skills with the defending champions."

"Given Shrek Academy's formidable strength, this exchange will be a cross-age group competition. Our Tianhai Alliance Youth Group Seven-Man Champion Team will challenge Shrek Academy's Junior Seven-Man Team. Now, please welcome both sides to the stage!"

As the broadcast ended, the lights in the passageways on both sides of the arena simultaneously illuminated. The seven members of Shrek Academy were the first to appear, their matching green outfits standing out vividly under the lights.

The audience erupted in cheers.

Yu Henglong walked at the front, followed by a young girl. The tall, thin boy and two others followed closely behind. The group in front all looked to be only teenagers.

Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi, who were clearly younger, followed at the very end.

They positioned themselves haphazardly, clearly not taking the game seriously.

The team representing Tianhai Alliance consists of seven students from Tianhai Academy, the reigning youth group champions. They are all over twenty years old and will soon be participating in the adult group competition.

To the audience's surprise, the Tianhai Academy team consisted of only four men and two women, dressed in silver uniforms, looking dashing and moving in perfect unison.

Finally, followed by a striking little blond cat.

It wasn't just because I didn't recognize him; it was mainly because that blond-haired kid looked so young. He was even younger than the students from Shrek Academy across the street.

He stood out from his teammates at Tianhai Academy, who were at least twenty years old.

"Who is that? How did a kid sneak into Tianhai Academy?" Whispers arose in the audience, with someone pointing at the eye-catching yellow hair, in which a tuft of hair was floating around.

He looked puzzled. "She looks no more than ten years old, right?"

Xie Xie jumped up and down in the audience, shouting, "Go, Su Ge! Beat Shrek!"

Not to be outdone, Na'er shouted encouragement along with her.

Xu Xiaoyan clasped her hands together, her eyes full of anticipation.

The two sides greeted each other and introduced themselves on stage.

All the Shrek members stared intently at Su Qiu, the boy who had just argued with them.

Yu Henglong asked, "I don't remember you being in Tianhai Academy's team."

After all, his opponents were all Soul Masters over twenty years old. No matter how much he underestimated them, Yu Henglong had at least looked at their information.

Su Qiu tilted her head, her tuft of hair swaying with the movement, a nonchalant smile on her face.

"The starters are unavailable, so I'm the substitute."

The governor of Tianhai City, standing on the high platform, followed closely behind and loudly explained to the referee and the audience: "A member of the Tianhai Academy team has suddenly fallen ill, so Su Qiu from Donghai Academy will be playing as a substitute to ensure the smooth running of the competition!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the arena. "A substitute? Who's this kid?"

"Looking even younger than the Shrek academy students, can he really do it?"

Su Qiu then introduced herself: "Donghai Academy, Su Qiu."

Long Hengxu, the teacher leading the Donghai Academy team, was already ecstatic. Su Qiu was such a good friend!

This scene alone is enough to make Donghai Academy famous.

The Shrek members were taken aback at first, then their expressions turned mocking. The tall, thin boy sneered, "A substitute? Does the Tianhai Alliance have no one else? Sending a kid to make up the numbers, they really don't respect Shrek at all!"

The girl beside him frowned, her tone disdainful: "Kids should go downstairs, lest they come crying to their mothers later."

Ye Xinglan's eyes were sharp as knives: "I haven't settled the score with you for what happened earlier. Since you insist on going on stage, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Shrek's honor must not be dishonored."

The Tianhai Academy teammates beside Su Qiu didn't speak up for her; they were also somewhat dissatisfied with the organizers for replacing their long-time teammates with such a young kid. Meanwhile, Shen Yi and Wu Changkong were watching together in a corner.

“That child is…” Shen Yi recognized Su Qiu at a glance, after all, they had just met.

She frowned: "What is the Tianhai Alliance thinking, letting such a young child play?"

"It's Su Qiu, the kid who had the argument with your student just now." Wu Changkong's voice remained cold, but his gaze was fixed on the little blond figure on the Soul Fighting Stage.

“Mine,” Wu Changkong sighed helplessly, “my friend.”

He did not say that he was his student.

But Shen Yi understood even more the significance of this.

not good!

Her expression changed instantly. "Is he on stage now because of the conflict earlier?"

"Can he beat Yu Henglong and the others?"

Wu Changkong nodded: "Easy."

Shen Yi's pupils contracted sharply, his gaze fixed on the blond-haired boy on the Soul Arena, his tone filled with disbelief: "So easy? Yu Henglong is already a four-ring Soul Master, and he also has Ning Xin's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to assist him. No matter how talented this kid is, his age is a factor."

Before he could finish speaking, the referee on the arena raised his hand, and his clear voice echoed throughout the arena: "The match begins!"

No sooner had the referee finished speaking than the seven members of Shrek Academy launched their attack.

Xu Lizhi was the first to make a move. Two yellow spirit rings lit up under his feet, and with a flick of his right hand, several bun-like objects flew towards his teammates, who caught them and stuffed them into their mouths.

Immediately afterwards, two yellow and one purple soul rings rose from beneath the feet of the girl beside Yu Henglong, and a seven-story pagoda appeared in her right hand.

The Seven-Jeweled Glazed Pagoda.

The three lower levels shone simultaneously, and three beams of light fell upon Yu Henglong.

Yu Henglong let out a long dragon roar, his body suddenly swelled, his arms became exceptionally thick, and four soul rings—two yellow, one purple, and one black—rose beneath his feet.

There's clearly a problem with the soul ring configuration; obviously, some of Yu Henglong's soul rings were obtained by hunting soul beasts.

Soul spirits have a much greater advantage than soul beasts, and they can even ascend to higher levels. So why hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings?

Su Qiu narrowed his eyes slightly, which indicated that his mental strength was weak and could not withstand the souls of high age.

Yu Henglong roared, and the next second, a burst of intense blue light erupted from the center of the arena. The arena wasn't very large, less than fifty meters in diameter. A massive bolt of lightning instantly enveloped the entire arena.

The Tianhai College team members felt a numbness all over their bodies and could not move an inch.

The violent lightning spread like a spider web. The six members of Tianhai Academy tried to use their soul power to resist, and the support soul master also kept using soul skills, but to no avail.

Shrek's team charged straight up, but they were tightly bound by lightning and could only watch helplessly, sweating profusely with anxiety.

If it weren't for Su Qiu, they would have been killed so easily.

"You guys are so bad," Su Qiu couldn't help but complain. It seemed he really was going to have to fight seven people at once.

Tianhai College students stared wide-eyed, their faces flushed red, but they were already too shocked to speak.

Su Qiu stomped his foot, and three black soul rings appeared behind him, with the second soul ring flashing.

Domain technique, sword domain unfolds.

The dark spirit ring suddenly shone brightly, like ink dripping into clear water, instantly spreading across the entire fifty-meter diameter arena.

An invisible sword pressure swept across the entire area in an instant. The originally violent and rampant lightning seemed to have encountered its nemesis and was actually forced back into Yu Henglong's body.

(End of this chapter)