Douluo: Huo Yuhao Returns from Devouring the Stars

"The round-robin groups have been drawn. There's no point in saying more. I only have one request for you, and that is to win all the games. Once you successfully enter the promotion round, we'll have fun with Xingluo and Shrek!"

Yu Yu turned around and looked at everyone, then slowly said, "I will report to the dean the many injustices we suffered in the Xingluo Empire this time. The injustices we suffered today will be returned double in five years!"

"Otherwise, some people would really think that our Sun-Moon Empire is a soft persimmon that can be squeezed at will..."

As Yu finished speaking, Huo Yuhao, who had been leaning back in his chair in deep thought, suddenly raised his head.

"Teacher Yu, I feel like our previous promotion wasn't enough. How about I go out and get some eye-catching labels to put on our team uniforms and promote them a bit more?"

"Hmm?" Yu Yu looked at Huo Yuhao, lowering his brows as he pondered the feasibility of this proposal.

"Teacher Yu, Yuhao is right. Our previous publicity efforts were not enough. We must focus on promoting the empire's broad-mindedness and its fair selection system for all aspiring people!" Meng Hongchen applauded in support and couldn't help but give Huo Yuhao a thumbs up.

"That's right, Teacher Yu. Xingluo has been so unfair to us, so there is absolutely no problem for us to promote the characteristics of our own country on our team uniforms!" Xiao Hongchen also nodded in support, thinking that this move was completely feasible.

"This is a wonderful move!"

The other team members all gave thumbs up, believing that Huo Yuhao's proposal was completely feasible.

Yu Yu took a deep breath and nodded, "Since we want to continue the publicity and protest against Xingluo's injustice to us, why not do something bigger?"

"Stay in the preparation area and wait for me to come back."

As he spoke, Yu Yu walked towards the preparation seats of the other five Sun-Moon Empire teams in the same group.

Soon, Yu Yu and the teachers leading the five teams reached a consensus on using labels for promotion.

Afterwards, each of the five teams had a substitute player follow Yu Yu out of the competition venue.

Above the Imperial City, Xu Jiawei looked coldly at Yu Yu and the others who were leaving the arena, with no expression on his face.

Now that Shrek is weak, some newly formulated competition rules can effectively restrict the Sun-Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Team, and the Empire Royal Team is far more powerful than in previous sessions. This is the closest competition for Xing Luo to win the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition, so he plans to take a gamble on it. As long as he can win the championship, what do those rumors matter?

As long as the draw for the promotion round is normal, who would care about the unfairness of the knockout round and the round-robin stage?

As long as the public relations department does a good job, the championship will be won perfectly.

Although there are flaws, the result is fair.

……

The round-robin tournament officially started amidst a commotion.

The first match was between the Shrek team from the first group and the Hongyun Advanced Soul Master Academy team from the same group who had managed to get into the round-robin tournament.

There is no doubt that under the leadership of Ling Luochen, Shrek won a great victory. He Huayu, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Tang Shan, Wang Dong, and Ning Tian showed their skills on the field, attracting the attention of the audience and causing countless audiences to cheer and applaud.

When they were about to step down from the stage after winning the competition, Tang Shan and Wang Dong shouted words that shocked the whole audience: We are from Shrek, from Tang Sect!

This match, in which Shrek won with overwhelming force, greatly encouraged the audiences loyal to Shrek, and countless of them cheered.

In an instant, the slogan "Shrek's glory remains, Tang Sect rises again" shook the entire stadium, and countless spectators were cheering and applauding crazily for Shrek, the number one team in their eyes.

Amidst cheers, Tang Shan walked down the competition stage with great ambition, secretly thinking that the rise of the Tang Clan would begin today!

All the members of the Shrek team, who were well taken care of by the organizers, also cheered. According to the current progress of the game, Ma Xiaotao, who was recuperating in the hotel, would be able to participate soon. Even if they lost to the Zhengtian team, they could at least secure the second place and break out of the round-robin tournament and enter the top 16 of the competition!

Wang Yan, who was under great pressure before, now had a smile on his face, thinking that he might still be able to defend Shrek's eternal glory.

The second match, without a doubt, is the match between the Sun-Moon Empire Royal Soul Instructor Team and its internal team.

As soon as the Shrek team's game ended, Yu Yu returned with six substitute players from other teams who had left the field with him earlier.

He stopped by the organizing committee to draw a lot, then returned to the team's preparation area and distributed the promotional labels to everyone, asking them to stick the eye-catching red labels that read "Broad-minded, fair competition, Sun and Moon sincerely invites people with aspirations to join us" on their chests and backs.

After everyone had finished putting the labels on, Yu Yu smiled and said, "Just now, I reached a consensus with the teachers of several teams from the Sun and Moon groups. In the round-robin tournament, we will all put these labels on our uniforms before competing. After the game, we will bow to the audience and read the slogans. Don't forget to use the soul guide loudspeaker when you do that..."

After explaining the consensus reached with other teams, Yu Yu announced the results of the draw.

"According to the draw results, we will later face the Empire East Coast Soul Instructor Team in an individual match. Taking all factors into consideration, the starting player will be Meng Hongchen, and the second player will be Lin Xi..."

Meng Hongchen glanced at the East Coast Soul Master Team and couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Yu, is a one-on-seven match allowed?"

"Hmm? Of course, it's possible, but the East Coast Soul Master Team has three Soul Kings..."

"It's okay. Even if there is a Soul Emperor, I am confident that I can win." Meng Hongchen said confidently.

Yu Yu put away his battle preparation schedule and said with a faint smile, "If you can successfully defeat seven opponents in a row, your reputation will definitely rise rapidly. Not only will it intimidate other teams, but it will also help other players hide their strengths and prevent them from being studied by those seeded teams."

"Alright, I've been waiting for this day for a long time, and today I can finally achieve my goal of defeating seven opponents at once!"

Chapter 76 Miss Meng is the best in the world

"Alright, I've been waiting for this day for a long time, and today I can finally achieve my goal of defeating seven opponents at once!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Meng Hongchen's ice-blue eyes.

Soon, the time came for the individual competition between the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Team and the Sun-Moon East Coast Soul Master Team.

"come on."

Huo Yuhao spoke softly, Meng Hongchen reflected in his deep blue eyes.

"Good."

Meng Hongchen smiled and waved to Huo Yuhao, then slowly walked onto the competition stage under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

As expected, the player from the Sun Moon East Coast team also had a very eye-catching promotional label on his uniform. The moment the two of them came on the court, they caused an uproar.

Many viewers from the Sun-Moon Empire cheered in unison with the content on the label, and even many viewers from Douluo Three Kingdoms applauded and cheered for the Sun-Moon Empire team's courageous move.

Xu Jiawei looked at the two people on the stage with a sullen expression, his eyes surging with anger, "What on earth do they want to do?!"

Previous rumors about rigged matches were mostly just speculation and expressions of anger. However, when the Sun-Moon Empire teams made a direct and silent protest against the conspicuous labels being affixed to their uniforms, this injustice was infinitely magnified, and in the end, countless people believed that this was the result of rigged matches!

But the problem is that they did manipulate it behind the scenes, and it was not just a little bit.

If such protests were suppressed in front of an audience of 200,000 or so, it would not only fail to demonstrate the empire's broad-mindedness, but would also likely allow manipulation of the game to become a reality.

However, if no measures are taken and the Sun-Moon Empire team is allowed to carry out "talent recruitment advertisements and imply that the competition is unfair", the impact will also be great.

Xu Jiawei pinched his eyebrows and felt a severe headache.

"Your Majesty, will you take measures to stop them?" the minister beside him asked tremblingly.

Xu Jiawei took a deep breath and said calmly, "No need. If they want to promote it, then let them. Deliberately suppressing it will be counterproductive. After the round-robin tournament and into the qualifying rounds, everything will be drawn normally. We'll do our best to calm the audience. I believe that in the fair and intense competition that follows, this feeling of unfairness will gradually dissipate, allowing us to achieve multiple goals at once."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

……

On the playing field.

The referee looked at both teams and said calmly, "No high-damage soul guides may be used during the match. Once one team concedes defeat, the other team may not attack again. Otherwise, it will be considered a loss. Understand?"

Meng Hongchen and the East Coast team member nodded and said in unison, "Understood!"

The referee signaled both sides to retreat to the sides, then slowly raised his hand and said in a low voice:

"The individual match between the Sun-Moon Empire Royal Soul Mentor Team and the Sun-Moon Empire East Coast Soul Mentor Team has officially begun!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, the aura of the East Coast team member suddenly became cold and gloomy, and then a colorful snake python as thick as a bucket appeared behind him, staring at Meng Hongchen with prism-like red eyes, and the pupil light was full of coldness.

Five soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and one black, rose from under his feet. He stared at Meng Hongchen and said solemnly:

"Sun Moon Empire East Coast Soul Instructor Team, Lu Feng, Martial Soul Sea Poison Python, please give me your guidance!"

Meng Hongchen stood there quietly, his waterfall-like silver hair fluttering in the wind, looking at Lu Feng with cold eyes. The temperature around his body suddenly dropped sharply, and the cold air swept up like an invisible storm, causing the temperature above the entire competition arena to drop.

"The Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Instructor Team, Meng Hongchen, martial soul Zhu Qing Bingchan, please give me your guidance."

Meng Hongchen walked slowly, and her long silver hair like a waterfall fluttered even more violently in the strong wind.

With every step she took, the temperature on the field dropped a degree, until a thin layer of ice appeared under her feet, and then a terrifying Zhu Qing Ice Toad appeared behind her. The Zhu Qing Ice Toad's eyes were like two scorching suns, forming two extremes with the icy and snowy scene.

Five soul rings, two yellow, two purple and one black, slowly spread out from under Meng Hongchen's feet. Amidst the falling snow, the girl attracted the attention of the entire audience just by standing there.

"Soul King, she is actually a Soul King level soul master?!"

"She looks no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, yet she's actually a Soul King-level expert. She's definitely a rare Soul Master genius!"

"Aoao, Miss Meng is the unchanging white moonlight in my heart. I am willing to follow Miss Meng forever!"

"Miss Meng is so beautiful, my heart is so moved!"

"Miss Meng is the best in the world!"

"..."

With her stunning appearance and extraordinary opening style, Meng Hongchen instantly ignited the entire audience. Countless fans of her cheered for her, and the cheers were louder and louder.

"Miss Meng, I'm sorry!"

As soon as the cold shout fell, Lu Feng disappeared from the spot. The sea snake, as thick as a bucket, swung its huge tail towards Meng Hongchen in mid-air. The whirring sound of the tail breaking through the air frightened countless people.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Giant Snake Fang!"

Lu Feng flashed to the front of Meng Hongchen and used his strongest soul skill. As the black soul ring flashed, the giant snake's tail that was drawn in the air was retracted in an extremely strange way. Then, a sea poisonous python with a bloody mouth suddenly jumped out from its huge body, biting towards Meng Hongchen with an almost thick poisonous gas.

Meng Hongchen raised his head calmly, a cold light flashed in his ice-blue eyes, and his long silver-white hair flew in all directions like a waterfall.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Ice, Fire, and Poison Dragon Drill!"

The cold words exploded like thunder. Meng Hongchen raised his right hand to the sky, and the black ten-thousand-year soul circled his body and slowly rose into the air. The Zhu Qing Ice Toad beside him flew up into the air, with blazing light surging in his eyes like two scorching suns, and ice and coldness surged in his huge body. Then, a terrifying storm formed by ice and fire elements containing a highly poisonous substance suddenly appeared above him!

"Go."

Meng Hongchen looked at the poisonous sea python swooping down with its bloody mouth wide open, and seemed to murmur softly.

She lightly slapped the sea python with her right hand, and a terrifying storm containing extremely poisonous substances, composed of two extremely opposite elements, ice and fire, swept out.

"boom!"

When the ice and fire storm collided with the sea poison python, the ice and fire storm exploded like a time bomb. The terrifying power directly smashed the sea poison python into pieces. Lu Feng, who was on the lower side, was also blown away and fell to the ground. The defensive shield composed of 108 soul guide pillars was also not spared. Several cracks were directly blasted out, and a hole was almost blasted out!

"How can this be!?"

Xu Jiawei in the imperial city stood up suddenly, his pupils shrank slightly as he looked at Meng Hongchen who was calm and composed on the field. This protective shield was an eighth-level protective soul guide device, but it was blasted with several cracks!

One can imagine the power contained in the storm of ice and fire!

"I didn't expect that the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Instructor Team would have such a genius..."

Xu Jiawei sat down again, frowning slightly, with a bad feeling in his heart.

The audience in the auditorium was instantly stunned by the horrific sound of the bombing. The auditorium, which could accommodate more than 200,000 spectators, fell into a rare silence, and you could hear a pin drop.