Douluo: Huo Yuhao Returns from Devouring the Stars

Huang Jinxu nodded to Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao on the top of the city wall, then looked at the nearly 300,000 spectators and said:

"The first match of the semi-finals of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Competition is between the Xingluo Royal Team and the Sun-Moon Royal Team. I, Huang Jinxu, will be the referee. Now, I will announce the rules of this match."

Although the two teams are already familiar with the rules of the semi-finals, it is still necessary to solemnly announce the rules according to the process and sequence of the game.

"The format for the semi-finals is the same as the quarter-finals, with team battles and individual battles taking place in that order."

"In the team battle, each team will select seven players to compete. The winner of the team battle only needs to defeat the opponent's three players with their seven players in the subsequent individual battle to win the final victory and advance to the finals to compete for the championship!"

"The team that loses the team battle must defeat the opponent's seven players with three players in the following individual battle to win the final victory. Otherwise, they will be eliminated and stop at the semi-finals!"

Huang Jinxu paused and continued:

"In this match, I am responsible for the safety of both teams. If there is a possibility of death for any team member, I will not hesitate to intervene in the match. The player who benefits will be directly withdrawn from the match without affecting the other players' continued play."

"However, the competition is ever-changing, and many contestants' spirit abilities are far more powerful than they appear. It may be difficult to determine whether a fatality is imminent. Therefore, we hope that both sides will exercise restraint during the competition. If an irresistible danger arises, please surrender immediately to avoid major casualties..."

When he said this, Huang Jinxu glanced at Huo Yuhao, fearing that Huo Yuhao would use his superior combat power in this match and cause the members of the Xingluo Royal Team to follow in Shrek's footsteps, especially since Princess Xu Jiujiu would also be participating...

After emphasizing the importance of safety during the competition, Huang Jinxu looked around the arena and announced solemnly, "Now, both teams will begin their preparations. In one minute, the team players will enter the arena for the team battle!"

As soon as Huang Jinxu finished speaking, the noisy audience seats suddenly quieted down, and countless spectators stared at the competition stage with wide eyes, waiting for the team competition to begin.

The Sun-Moon Royal Team and the Star-Luo Royal Team both stood up and went to the front of the preparation seat to listen to their respective team teachers make the final arrangements.

Soon, the contestants from the two teams who were going to participate in this team competition came to the waiting area, waiting for the competition time to officially arrive.

Huang Jinxu counted the seconds, neither ahead nor behind, and announced to the nearly 300,000 spectators, "Players from both teams, please take the court."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Sun and Moon Royal Team and the Star Luo Royal Team slowly stepped onto the competition stage.

In the Xingluo Royal Team, Princess Xingluo Xu Jiujiu walked at the front of the team. She had a slender figure, and her dazzling golden hair fell to her waist, flying in the breeze. As soon as she came on stage, she caused thunderous applause and cheers.

On the other side, led by Ma Rulong, the Sun-Moon Royal Team came on the field one after another. As soon as they came on the field, the Sun-Moon Royal Team formed a formation.

Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen stood in front of the team, while Ma Rulong, Lin Xi and others stood behind them, ready for battle. Xiao Hongchen still stood alone at the back of the team, executing his ground-clearing artillery tactics.

The moment Xu Jiujiu and Meng Hongchen, who were equally good-looking, appeared on the field, they attracted countless audiences to exclaim, and were all captivated by the peerless looks of Meng Hongchen and Xu Jiujiu.

Meng Hongchen and Xu Jiujiu both have perfect figures, slender and well-proportioned. Meng Hongchen has long silver-white hair like a waterfall, with an ice-blue halo flashing in her pupils, and a cold temperament. Xu Jiujiu has thick long golden hair, with a halo flashing in her light golden pupils, and a gentle temperament. Comparing the two, it is difficult to tell who is better.

Amidst countless spectators' exclamations of praise, Huang Jinxu walked to the center of the competition stage and said in a deep voice, "I've already announced the rules of the competition, so I won't repeat them."

"Once again, we remind all participants on both sides to exercise restraint during the competition and to surrender promptly if they sense irresistible danger, so as to avoid heavy casualties!"

Huang Jinxu, who was under pressure from Dai Hao and Xuan Zi because Huo Yuhao blew off half of Dai Yueheng's shoulder and cut off his right leg, was now particularly cautious and repeatedly emphasized the need to ensure the safety of the contestants on the field.

Chapter 121: Her Royal Highness the Princess Will Also Sweat

Huang Jinxu, who was under pressure from Dai Hao and Xuan Zi because Huo Yuhao blew off half of Dai Yueheng's shoulder and cut off his right leg, was now particularly cautious and repeatedly emphasized the need to ensure the safety of the contestants on the field.

Especially Xu Jiujiu. If Xu Jiujiu were to suffer casualties, the pressure from the Xingluo royal family, especially the current Xingluo emperor, would be enough to crush his shoulders.

After receiving nods from both teams, Huang Jinxu raised his right hand and shouted, "Star Luo Royal Team versus Sun Moon Royal Team. Team battle begins now!"

Before he finished speaking, the two teams released their martial spirits. Xiao Hongchen, just like he did in the team battle with the Shrek team, quickly began to carve soul guide arrays to build a powerful fifth-level soul guide turret.

Compared to the Sun-Moon Royal Team's alert stance, several members of the Star Luo Royal Team quickly stepped out to reduce the Sun-Moon Royal Team's advantage in long-range soul cannon attacks, giving full play to their own strengths and paving the way for subsequent team battles.

As the other team members rushed forward, five soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and one black, rose from Xu Jiujiu's body, and cold words rang out one after another:

"First Soul Skill: Star Attraction!"

"Second Soul Skill: Starfall!"

In an instant, the sky above the competition arena suddenly became dim, and countless stars filled the sky, like falling meteorites, and the dazzling starlight shot down from the dim sky.

Even though the Sun-Moon Royal Team had Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection capability, the dense rain of starlight that covered almost half of the competition arena was unavoidable. The Sun-Moon Royal Team, who had been prepared, activated their soul guide shields to block most of the starlight.

"Some of the starlight in the starlight rain can actually ignore the soul guide protective shield and hit us?!"

Huo Yuhao looked at Xu Jiujiu in surprise. He knew that Xu Jiujiu could restrain his Spirit Eye Martial Soul to a certain extent, but he did not expect that some of the strange starlight in her Starfall Technique could penetrate the soul guide protective shield!

All the members of the Sun and Moon Royal Team, who were on high alert, were beaten back a lot by the long-lasting Starfall Technique. Except for Huo Yuhao, who had a strong mental strength, everyone else felt dizzy to some extent.

Just as the members of the Sun Moon Royal Team approached Huo Yuhao and the others, Xu Jiujiu's voice rang out again: "Third Soul Skill: Star Shining Technique!"

In an instant, the aura of the four members of the Xingluo Royal Team who rushed towards the Sun and Moon Royal Team suddenly surged, and an oppressive feeling comparable to the Soul Emperor level emerged!

"She can actually raise the strength of four Soul Kings to the Soul Emperor level. I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess is actually a genius in the auxiliary system!" Meng Hongchen couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement.

Although Xu Jiujiu had used the Star Shining Technique in previous competitions, he had only raised the strength of one or two team members to the Soul Emperor level. He had never directly raised the strength of four Soul King students to the Soul Emperor level like today!

"With the power of the Star Radiance Technique, she will definitely become a super auxiliary spirit master in the future..."

Huo Yuhao's words shook the entire competition arena. As the corners of his mouth slightly raised, extreme coldness suddenly surged out from Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen, and a thin layer of ice condensed on the competition arena at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Under the horrified gazes of the four Star Luo Royal Team members who were nearly at the Soul Emperor level, Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen pressed their palms together and suddenly shouted coldly:

"Martial Soul Fusion Technique: Blazing in the Extreme Freeze—The Ice God Arrives!"

In an instant, the entire competition arena was frozen, and heavy snow fell from the sky. Gradually, the heavy snow turned into six-sided ice crystals as sharp as knives.

The moment Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen opened their eyes, the six-sided ice crystals falling from the sky suddenly froze in mid-air. The figure of the girl that everyone remembered so vividly appeared in mid-air above the competition stage, looking indifferently at the members of the Xingluo Royal Team who were charging towards them.

The moment she saw the Ice Saint, Xu Jiujiu broke out in a sweat, with fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead. A cold light flashed in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and she shouted:

"Fourth Soul Skill: Star Guardian!"

This is the super-strong range-defense soul skill that Xu Jiujiu is most proud of, besides the Star Shining Technique!

Combined with the soul guide shield, it can almost achieve absolute defense!

The members of the Xingluo Royal Team who rushed forward simultaneously released the soul guide protective shields that had been prepared long ago to counter the soul fusion skills of Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen.

Huo Yuhao looked at the confident members of the Xingluo Royal Team with cold eyes and said in a deep voice, "Suppress them!"

At the same time, the Ice Saint, who appeared above Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen and looked identical to the Ice Emperor except for her eyes, shouted coldly:

"Suppression!"

The long-lasting Star Guardian shattered in an instant, and the soul shields released by the Star Luo Royal Team members also cracked without any resistance. The six-sided ice crystals suspended in mid-air seemed to have received an order, and in the blink of an eye, they froze all the members of the Star Luo Royal Team.

On the white competition stage, all the members of the Xingluo Royal Team, who had been so powerful before, were suddenly frozen by the extreme ice and had lost the ability to continue fighting!

"This... the entire Xingluo Royal Team was frozen, and Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen ended the game directly?!"

"How is it possible? The game just started, and they used a martial soul fusion technique to directly end the team battle!?"

"Is this the martial soul fusion technique that can freeze Shrek's two Soul Emperors? It's truly powerful!"

"With this martial soul fusion technique, the Sun Moon Royal Team is instantly invincible..."

"..."

Countless spectators stared at Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen in amazement at the sudden change in the situation on the field, and were completely shocked.

The martial soul fusion technique of Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen directly froze all the members of the Xingluo Royal Team who had not yet exerted their strength on the competition stage, ending the game in an instant!

Xu Jiawei in the Imperial City had a gloomy expression on his face. He was extremely depressed and said, "How could these two people's martial soul fusion skills be so powerful that they could freeze all the members of the Royal Team in an instant!?"

Dai Yuheng glanced at Xu Jiawei and said in a deep voice, "They were frozen right from the start. In other words, the Royal Team didn't even have a chance to perform before being swept..."

Xu Jiawei snorted coldly and sat down in his seat with a very ugly expression.

He knew that it would be difficult for the Royal Team to overcome the huge obstacle of the Sun-Moon Royal Team, but at least they could show their strength on the competition stage and let the audience from all over the continent deeply understand the power of the Royal Team. Although their Xingluo Royal Team lost, they lost to the Sun-Moon Empire Royal Team which had just swept the Shrek Team. It was not shameful to lose.

But the problem now is that the Royal Team didn’t even have a chance to show their strength on the stage before they were directly defeated by Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen from the Sun Moon Royal Team!

The Royal Team was swept at the start and had no power to resist!

The more Xu Jiawei thought about it, the angrier he became. As the organizer of the competition, the Royal Team, which they were so proud of, not only stopped at the semi-finals, but they didn't even have a chance to perform!

"Could this Huo Yuhao be my nemesis? He embarrassed me repeatedly before, and now he is directly ending the Royal Team..." Xu Jiawei frowned and whispered to himself.

On the field.

Huo Yuhao cast a threatening look at the instructor leading the Xingluo Royal Team's preparation area. He slowly raised his right hand, a emerald green light enveloping his left arm. He said calmly, "If you don't admit defeat, once the Ice Explosion is unleashed, there will be no turning back."

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Jinxu hurriedly appeared beside Huo Yuhao, fearing that he would directly wipe out the Xingluo Royal Team.

"We surrender!" the teacher leading the Xingluo Royal Team gritted his teeth and said.

Chapter 122 Wang Donger: Don’t blame me for being your enemy!

"We surrender!" the teacher leading the Xingluo Royal Team gritted his teeth and said.

Huang Jinxu was afraid Huo Yuhao would use another killer move, so he immediately appeared in front of the Xingluo Royal Team members and announced, "Sun-Moon Royal Team versus Xingluo Royal Team. Team battle, Sun-Moon Royal Team wins!"

"In five minutes, the individual battle will begin. Please prepare yourself."

Amidst thunderous applause and cheers, Huo Yuhao unsealed all members of the Xingluo Royal Team, and then walked off the stage under a long, helpless and resentful gaze.

No one expected that the Xingluo Royal Team, which had a good chance of competing for the championship, would be eliminated at the beginning of the team battle, without even having the chance to show its strength.

This is not a glorious thing for the Xingluo Empire, the organizer of the event.

He stared at Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen as they walked off the stage for a long time, clenched his fists slightly, snorted coldly, and then unclenched his fists.

The teams that emerge from the round-robin tournament and successfully advance to the top 16 will still have their own reserve seats to watch subsequent games even if they are eliminated. This is an affirmation of the strength of these teams by the event organizers.

This naturally includes the Shrek Team, which was eliminated by the Sun and Moon Royal Team and stopped in the quarterfinals.

Inside the Shrek team's preparation area.

Ling Luochen and the others stared blankly at the Sun Moon Royal Team as they walked off the stage. They were all shocked by the powerful martial soul fusion technique of Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen.

“It seems that the Sun Moon Royal Team held back during the team battle with us. If they had used the martial soul fusion technique right at the start and combined it with Huo Yuhao’s ice explosion technique, we would not only have been defeated miserably, but also completely wiped out…” Ling Luochen said in a tone of having survived a disaster.

Jiang Nannan nodded and gathered her silky hair in front of her: "Their current martial soul fusion skills can make Soul Emperor-level soul masters powerless to fight back. In five years, they will only be stronger..."

"In fact, the Xingluo Royal Team is quite strong. If we were to face them, it would be hard to say whether we would win or lose. This is especially true of Xingluo Princess Xu Jiujiu. Her Star Shining Soul Skill is truly divine, capable of comprehensively improving all four team members!"

Miss Ning Tian of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect looked at Xu Jiujiu's beautiful figure and continued, "When she grows up, she might be able to enable several Soul Douluos to unleash the combat power of Titled Douluo!"

"If she can become an ordinary Titled Douluo, maybe she can also make other ordinary Titled Douluo have combat power comparable to Super Douluo!"

Ling Luochen and Jiang Nannan looked at Ning Tian. They didn't expect that Ning Tian, ​​who possessed the world's best auxiliary martial spirit, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, would give Xu Jiujiu such a high evaluation.

Just now they were all paying attention to Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen, but not much attention to Xu Jiujiu. After Ning Tian said this, they recalled Xu Jiujiu's performance on the court and couldn't help but admire him.

After sighing for Huo Yuhao, Meng Hongchen, and Xu Jiujiu, they all looked at Wang Donger and the two men next to her who were sitting at the back of the preparation seat. Seeing Wang Donger's tearful face, they couldn't help but sigh with heartache.

A few days ago, the two reclusive leaders of the Haotian Sect arrived in Xingluo City. Upon learning that their young master, Tang Shan, had tragically died on the competition stage after being shot through the heart with a crossbow, the two leaders flew into a rage. They not only forced Xuan Zi to kneel and apologize, but also threatened to find Shrek and give them a satisfactory answer. Otherwise, they would make Shrek pay a heavy price for this...