Douluo ice demon Yuhao

The explosion at the arsenal did not cause any stir among the people of Mingdu. At most, it was just a casual conversation after dinner.

The explosion basically did not affect residential areas, and many people just felt sorry after hearing the news.

Some people would speculate whether it was related to the grievances between the royal family and the nobles, but no one realized what a terrible crisis Mingdu had managed to survive without any danger.

There are still several arsenals in Mingdu, but this one was blown up, and the loss is still acceptable.

At the same time, Xu Guozhong, a representative of the old aristocracy, died, and the interest relationship between the royal family underwent another reshuffle.

These are the things that the higher-ups are busy caring about. At the same time, the atmosphere in Mingdu is getting more and more lively.

The semi-finals of the Continental Young Senior Soul Master Elite Competition are about to begin, followed by the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition held by the three major underground forces in Mingdu. The three-party finals will also be held soon.

Almost everyone was discussing the situation of the two major competitions, overshadowing the explosion that happened just a few days ago.

semifinals formation

In the morning, Longhumen faced off against the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

In the afternoon, the Snow Demon Sect faced off against the Holy Spirit Sect.

Both games were full of highlights, and the most popular player among them was naturally Huo Yuhao, who has been fighting on his own on behalf of the sect so far.

Not only did he sweep all his opponents with his absolute dominance, but the sect secrets he revealed on the court in the quarter-finals even gained the respect of all the audience.

In fact, everyone with a discerning eye can see what kind of existence the Holy Spirit Sect is. It is a genuine sect of evil soul masters. How ridiculous it would be for a sect of evil soul masters to win the championship.

Opposition to the Holy Spirit Sect was very strong, both among the people and in the court, and there were many ministers who spoke out against Xu Tianran.

But Xu Tianran, who strongly supported the Holy Spirit Cult behind the scenes, simply dismissed this, and used bloody methods to suppress several of the loudest objections. Since then, no one dared to speak out.

But justice prevails in the hearts of the people, and speech suppressed by the authorities will quietly ferment in places where the authorities cannot hear it.

Maybe what civilians think doesn't matter at all. Anyway, no matter how much they think, it won't affect the higher-ups.

As the opponent of the Holy Spirit Sect, the Noumenon Sect has unknowingly become the target of support from most people.

The semi-finals of the Soul Master Competition began in such a strange atmosphere.

A huge flow of people rushed to the stadium, and the number of people who came to watch the game reached the highest number in this competition. There were hundreds of thousands of people in total, and they were all packed with heads as far as the eye could see.

Today's weather is not that good. It is covered with gray clouds, the sun cannot be seen, and it looks like it will rain at any time.

All four teams have entered the stage, but Shrek Academy is the only one missing. This is also the first time in ten thousand years that Shrek has missed the semi-finals of the Youth Soul Master Competition.

On the rostrum, Xu Tianran only had Orange and National Master Zhong Liwu at hand, while Jing Hongchen wanted to go back to preside over the repair work of Sun Moon College.

Xu Tianran's mood was as gloomy as the weather.

He looked towards the rest area.

Mingdu's voice could naturally reach his ears. After the quarterfinals, Huo Yuhao suddenly gathered a strong reputation among the people and had many supporters.

Xu Tianran knew that this was because people did not dare to talk directly about the evil soul master and the Holy Spirit Sect, and instead pinned their emotions on the righteous men who defeated the evil soul master.

Xu Tianran's eyes were a little cold.

In Mingdu, outsiders with too high a reputation are not allowed to exist.

He asked insinuatingly, "Orange, do you think Team Sun and Moon can win this morning's match?"

Orange said cautiously, "Team Sun-Moon has two geniuses, Hongchen brother and sister, so naturally I have full confidence in them. It's just..."

She paused and expressed her concerns for Xu Tianran, "But if we bully the few with more, I'm afraid we, Sun and Moon, will also be shamed by the whole continent."

"Well. This Huo Yuhao is really a troublesome problem." Xu Tianran's tone was indifferent.

Zhong Liwu said equally coldly, "Many saints and elders of our holy sect were harmed by them. If we were not concerned about the power behind him, our sect would really want to get rid of him now."

Orange's face changed slightly, and he advised, "No, the national teacher is not allowed."

"If Huo Yuhao dies at this time, I'm afraid everyone in Ming Dynasty will guess that he was harmed by an evil soul master. After that, the opposition in Ming City will become stronger and stronger."

"Your Highness's cooperation with you has already withstood a lot of pressure from the DPRK and China. This move will only increase His Highness's troubles."

Her words sounded very reasonable, or maybe she wanted to take the opportunity to protect Huo Yuhao.

Zhong Liwu chuckled, "Don't worry, Princess Regent, I will naturally consider your Highness."

He also looked at the rest area from a distance, wondering what conspiracy was brewing in his heart.

Xu Tianran interrupted softly, "Okay, the game is about to start. Let's wait and see."

rest area.

The Holy Spirit Team, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng and Fourth Elder Netherworld Douluo were looking anxious.

Ma Xiaotao asked with a cold tone, but her speaking speed was a little faster unconsciously, "Isn't the Holy Son back yet?"

"Holy Maid of Fire Phoenix, the Holy Son has indeed never returned to the room. I asked the deputy leader, but he is not with the Xishui Alliance. I have also searched all over the Ming Dynasty, but I have never seen the Holy Son."

The fourth elder looked very anxious.

The status of the Holy Son in the Holy Spirit Religion is even greater than that of the elders. Now the Holy Son has disappeared under his care. If something unexpected happens to the Holy Son, this will be a serious crime.

In the past, the Holy Son went his own way and went out at will, and they did not dare to supervise him. The Holy Son came back every time, but they did not expect that he would cause such a big disaster now.

At this moment, Geely with sneaky eyes came over and advised, "Sir, Saint, there must be something..."

Before he could finish his words, Ma Xiaotao shot an extremely indifferent look. Her attribute was evil fire, which made Geely feel as if he was in an ice cave. His body froze and he collapsed on the ground.

"Useless trash." Ma Xiaotao muttered and glanced at the Holy Spirit Sect again, "If the Holy Son hasn't come back by this afternoon, you can go deal with the Noumenon Sect on your own."

The young evil spirit masters did not dare to disobey her, so they could only respectfully say "Yes."

Ma Xiaotao sat down slowly and said to herself, "It's better to just die. If you die, you will feel safe and peaceful."

In the team of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Xiao Hongchen is the captain and sits at the head of the team.

He had already made plans to choose the method of the Tang Sect team in the quarter-finals in this semi-final, and decide the outcome in an arena match against Huo Yuhao.

Spiritual defense soul tools, extremely high temperature soul cannons, invincible shields... all the equipment were targeted soul tools chosen based on his understanding of Huo Yuhao's abilities.

Xiao Hongchen is confident that he can defeat Huo Yuhao head-on in the upcoming competition.

He looked at the rest area of ​​Longhumen, but couldn't help but be stunned.

There was no figure of Huo Yuhao in the rest area, only two women.

The green-haired woman whispered to the staff. After a brief moment of surprise, the staff quickly reported to the referee's bench.

"Where's Huo Yuhao?"

A bad premonition arose in Xiao Hongchen's heart. He clearly saw that the two women left the rest area quickly.

When the time came, Zheng Zhan shouted loudly as always, "The first game of the semi-finals, Longhumen vs. Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."

The entire audience was in an uproar, shouting various slogans to support Huo Yuhao.

This lone heroic image has deeply won the favor of many people.

"Huo Yuhao will definitely win!"

"Come on!"

Someone in the crowd shouted first, and more people responded immediately.

The noisy sound was like constant thunder in the gloomy weather.

Xu Tianran's expression became increasingly cold.

He, the Regent and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, have never enjoyed such sincere support.

It is true that the common people and officials often knelt down and shouted to him in unison, "A thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years ago", and the sound was much louder than it was now. But the insincere words in awe were far less than the shouts from the heart.

However, Zheng Zhan's next sentence disappointed all viewers.

"The leader of the Dragon Tiger Gate announced that he would abstain due to an accident that happened to the team members, so the winner is the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."

Like a stone thrown into the silence in front of Hu, the audience of hundreds of thousands of people unexpectedly fell silent for a few seconds, and then burst out together.

"How is that possible? It's a lie, right?"

"We want to watch the game, the game! Where is Huo Yuhao?"

They did not expect this situation at all, and they were poured cold water on their faces when they were at the highest level of interest.

Soon, some viewers exclaimed, "Ah, I understand, did you hear what the leader said?"

"They encountered an accident. The evil soul master must have taken revenge from those evil soul masters!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and this speculation spread among the audience very quickly. Although the blind masses lacked the ability to distinguish whether the rumors were true or false, they glared at the most likely culprit with a simple heart.

Naturally, it is the Holy Spirit Team in the rest area, with the evil soul master as a member.

Bupo Douluo naturally noticed the strange emotions in the audience, and shouted through the sound-transmitting soul guide, "Please maintain order on the scene. The second semi-final will be held in the afternoon."

There were a total of 20,000 troops around the competition stage to maintain order, and no one dared to challenge the authority of the army.

Xiao Hongchen stood in the rest area and won the semi-finals before he even went on stage. But he didn't feel half happy about winning, instead he felt ridiculous and irritated.

Another game that was won directly without even having to play, the same goes for the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final without any competition at all, and the championship can be given directly to Team Sun and Moon.

When later generations mention the so-called glory of Sun and Moon, they just think that Xiao Hongchen was lucky and was fed a champion by fate.

His pride and efforts are all meaningless.

Xiao Hongchen initially thought that Huo Yuhao had given in to him and deliberately gave in, and he was still a little angry in his heart.

What he wanted was to defeat Huo Yuhao on the field, and he didn't want this kind of victory that came from charity. But when he heard some nearby spectators communicating with each other, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but froze.

Was Huo Yuhao deliberately retaliated by those evil soul masters?

Xiao Hongchen frowned and started walking towards the Holy Spirit Sect.

Meng Hongchen quickly grabbed him and whispered, "Brother, grandpa has warned us many times not to deal with them."

"I don't want to deal with them either." Xiao Hongchen said coldly and shook off Meng Hongchen's hand.

He came to the Holy Spirit Team with a cold expression and asked in a cold voice, "Did you attack Huo Yuhao?"

Zhang Peng raised his eyes and recognized Jing Hongchen's grandson. He said calmly, "No, you are suspicious. The leader has given orders. Now I will teach..."

Xiao Hongchen wanted to ask further, but Ma Xiaotao, who was under the veil, interrupted indifferently, "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"

"Are you here to thank us because we helped you deal with your opponent in advance?"

She crossed her arms across her chest and sat with her legs crossed on the chair, not paying any attention to Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen stared at Ma Xiaotao for a few seconds, then turned and left, saying, "It's okay, okay, very good."

The first semi-final ended in such a dramatic way. Even though there were troops to maintain order, there was still a lot of negative emotions reverberating above the auditorium.

On the rostrum, Xu Tianran frowned and looked at Zhong Liwu, "National Preceptor, was it your people who did this?"

Zhong Liwu denied it and said, "Your Highness, we have other ways of dealing with Huo Yuhao and we will not attack him directly."

"I hope so." Xu Tianran looked around the audience from the rostrum, "In Mingdu, outsiders with such strong appeal cannot exist."

"If he really encountered an accident and died, the voices of these people might be several times louder."

He sighed calmly, "Sometimes, the moment a person dies is more troublesome than when he was alive."

Zhong Liwu smiled and said, "Your Highness, a dead person is just a dead person after all. This moment will pass quickly and it will not cause any trouble."

Xu Tianran was stunned for a moment, and the first smile of the day appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Indeed."

Far away from the auditorium, there are two figures staring at everything here, it is the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor, and behind them there is a gray figure, Electrolux.

Ice Emperor asked, "Electrox, are you sure you really want to do this when Yuhao is unconscious?"

Electrolux chuckled, "I think this will be Yuhao's favorite solution. Haha, this mental suggestion is much more useful than I thought."

Ice Emperor hesitated for a moment, "But if I just admit defeat on Yuhao's behalf..."

Snow Emperor teased, "If you want to help Yuhao win so much, why don't you, Bing'er, come to the rescue?"

The Ice Emperor snorted, "I don't even bother to compete with these humans."

In the Snow Demon Sect team, Wei Na was a little panicked and asked, "Is it true that Yu Hao was avenged by those evil soul masters?"

Long Aotian and others quickly cast cold glances at the Holy Spirit Team.

Huo Qiuer interrupted everyone, "Huo Yuhao is fine. If anything happens to him, I will be the first to know."

She kept stroking the middle of her forehead with her right hand.

"That's good." Wei Na breathed a sigh of relief and began to make arrangements for everyone, "Our opponent this afternoon is the Holy Spirit Sect. They are all evil soul masters. You must pay attention to safety."

The evil soul masters are difficult to deal with not only because they upgrade much faster than their peers, but also because their methods are dark and have no bottom line. Fighting them is often the difference between life and death.

"I'll be the first to go."

Huo Qiuer spoke calmly, and as he spoke, he already put the Golden Dragon Spear on his right shoulder.

"I have experience in dealing with evil soul masters."

"As long as you are more evil than them."

(End of chapter)