Chapter 89: Sign-in at the Grand Soul Arena of Spirit City!
"Strange… Why do the contestants from the Heaven Dou Empire look completely devoid of fighting spirit?"
The contestants from the Star Luo Empire looked toward the Heaven Dou Empire's resting area with confusion and puzzlement written all over their faces.
In their opinion, although the Heaven Dou Empire's strength was slightly inferior to the Star Luo Empire's, it shouldn't be so bad that everyone looked dispirited and unwilling to fight.
Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun swept their gazes across the Heaven Dou contestants.
They saw Dai Mubai from Shrek Academy…
Then they saw Zhu Zhuqing and Wang Li from Sky Water Academy.
The moment they saw Wang Li, their bodies trembled.
Others might not know what had happened inside the Star Luo Imperial Palace, but as the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, how could Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun not know?
Wang Li, a Titled Douluo-level expert, was actually standing among the contestants!
"Hiss."
Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun involuntarily sucked in a cold breath, their scalps tingling.
No wonder… No wonder the Heaven Dou Empire's contestants looked like they had lost family members, hanging their heads in despair without the slightest will to fight.
Competing against a Titled Douluo?
What kind of joke was that?!
As for Dai Mubai losing an arm, they were aware of it but didn't take it seriously.
He only lost an arm; he didn't die.
Even if he had died, the Star Luo Emperor would still have chosen to forgive Wang Li and Zhu Zhuqing…
After all, even breaking into the Star Luo Imperial Palace had ultimately been reduced from a major issue to a minor one.
As for a useless prince—if he died, then he died.
"If we encounter Sky Water Academy, surrender immediately. Don't ask why!"
Dai Weisi pointed at Wang Li's team and spoke to everyone with a serious expression.
After hearing this, the contestants looked at one another, but none dared to refute Dai Weisi's words.
This was the Star Luo Crown Prince, the future emperor.
Dai Weisi had already made himself clear: do not ask why.
Even if they were puzzled, they couldn't question him.
This was the difference between ruler and subject.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Everyone quickly responded, not daring to show the slightest hesitation.
Yet their gazes unconsciously drifted toward Sky Water Academy's resting area.
Sensing their attention, Wang Li folded his arms and looked toward the Star Luo Empire's contestants' area.
He saw Dai Weisi smiling and nodding at him.
Wang Li froze for a moment, then nodded back in acknowledgment.
Seeing this, everyone looked at Wang Li, then at Dai Weisi, deep in thought.
Their expressions gradually became extremely strange…
They had assumed the Crown Prince made that decision because of Sky Water Academy's "all-female team."
But it turned out he made that decision because of the only man in Sky Water Academy.
Was… was something wrong with him?!
The royal family was really complicated…
Dai Weisi's eyelids twitched.
He was perfectly normal, alright?!
What exactly were these people thinking?
"He's Zhu Yun's brother-in-law, which makes him my brother-in-law as well."
"I know his strength."
"Even the Hell White Tiger is still somewhat inferior in front of him. Asking you to surrender is for your own good."
Dai Weisi spoke calmly.
There was nothing wrong with what he said, though he didn't clarify who formed the Hell White Tiger.
Everyone naturally assumed it referred to Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
As for the Star Luo Emperor and Empress, that possibility never even crossed their minds.
"The Crown Princess's brother-in-law?"
"Zhu Zhuqing… who left the Zhu family?"
The contestants vaguely guessed something, but none dared say it aloud.
Matters of the royal family were not for them to discuss.
The finals' format was different from the preliminaries and promotion rounds.
In the earlier rounds, losing once didn't mean elimination.
But the finals were different—the elimination system was extremely cruel.
Lose once, and you could go straight home.
Of course, for the top three rankings, there was still a chance to win the championship even after losing once.
Soon, the drawing of lots ended.
The finals officially began.
In the first round of the finals, three seeded teams received byes.
In the second round, the first-place teams from the two empires' ranking tournaments received byes.
In the third round, the second-place teams received byes.
To ensure the byes remained effective, these seven teams would not encounter one another in the first three rounds.
If any team defeated one that held a bye in advance, they would replace them and obtain that bye.
Sky Water Academy's first-round opponent was… the Blazing Academy.
Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu's eyelids twitched.
Without hesitation, they directly chose to surrender.
If the gap had only been small, they would never have surrendered.
But the difference between the two sides was like fireflies compared to the bright moon.
There was simply no way to win.
"Blazing Academy surrendered immediately??"
The Star Luo Empire's contestants were stunned and couldn't help glancing at Dai Weisi.
Sky Water Academy really had something special.
In Sky Water Academy's resting area, Wang Li silently thought:
"Sign in."
[Congratulations, Host. Sign-in at the Grand Soul Arena of Spirit City was successful.]
[Reward obtained: All soul rings' age increased by ten thousand years.]
Wang Li was fairly satisfied with the sign-in system's reward.
After winning without a fight, Wang Li left first with the girls.
A match like this couldn't spark even the slightest interest in him.
In the Spirit Academy resting area, the Golden Generation wore faint smiles.
These were smiles of confidence and of disdain.
"Interesting. Truly interesting."
"When they meet us, they'll understand the gap between us."
The Golden Generation had no substitutes.
All of them were main fighters, with soul power levels above Rank 45.
Hu Liena looked at Wang Li's departing figure, deep in thought.
Yan followed her gaze, and a nameless flame slowly rose in his chest.
"He's just some young brat. What's with the act?"
Yan curled his lips in disdain.
As a Soul King, he possessed strength that allowed him to look down upon the masses.
"Yan, I feel like he's not ordinary."
Hu Liena glanced at Yan with a serious expression.
"Not ordinary?"
"Even if he's talented, being a Soul Ancestor would already be impressive."
"Nana, could you be mistaken?"
For some reason, Yan instinctively felt Wang Li wasn't a good person and subconsciously refuted her.
He normally never spoke like this.
"Why not test it and find out?"
After saying this, Hu Liena stepped out using her graceful footwork technique.
There was no match for them today—staying here was only for gathering information.
"???"
Yan froze in confusion.
"Nana, wait for me!"
He hurriedly followed.
Xie Yue shook his head and followed silently, as usual.
A moment later, the three of them encountered the Sky Water group.
"Hu Liena? What are they doing here?"
Ning Rongrong and Shui Bing'er wondered silently but said nothing.
They recognized these people.
The Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall.
"Hey, kid! Nana says you're not simple. I'd like to see just how 'not simple' you are!"
Yan cracked his knuckles and spoke first, staring at Wang Li.
The handsome young man before him felt like the enemy of his lifetime…
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