MTLNOVEL Chapter 284: "Little monsters, you’d better give it your all!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Bibi Dong, Zhongli took his leave. He truly didn't know how to interact with this woman.
After Zhongli left, Bibi Dong murmured, "Am I... really so detestable?"
"Even though he didn't show it, he was unwilling to speak much with me..."
"Aside from that matter, is there anything else I haven't done perfectly?"
Leaving the Pope's Palace, Zhongli returned to Yue Guan's residence.
Chrysanthemum Douluo was hospitable, and the place was quiet, a good place to stay.
These days, the participants from both Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires were actively preparing for battle, conserving their energy to achieve good results.
Zhongli's poetry was merely a small interlude, soul masters ultimately focused on their soul power and strength.
At this time, the elimination rounds before the finals had begun.
The championship match would be held outside the Pope's Palace, while the other competitions took place in the Spirit City Grand Soul Arena.
The Spirit City Grand Soul Arena had no external influence, it was directly under the Spirit Hall's control.
As Spirit Hall was an organization of soul masters that valued martial strength, there was no entry fee for soul masters to participate in the Grand Soul Arena.
Watching the battles was also free.
Even on regular days, the arena was always packed with people, often to full capacity.
Of course, any expenses incurred within the arena were not covered by Spirit Hall.
Unlike the preliminary rounds, where most of the audience in Heaven Dou City were ordinary people, the spectators in Spirit City were almost entirely soul masters!
Either they were soul masters, or they had some connection to soul masters.
The primary condition for settling in Spirit City was to join Spirit Hall, and one had to be a soul master to do so!
"It's a pity that today is just the first day of the competition. We won't get to witness the Golden Generation in action!"
"What's there to pity? Even though I'm from Spirit Hall, I still want to see what the Heaven Dou Royal Team is capable of."
"Same here..."
As Spirit Hall's key protégés, the strength of the Golden Generation was no secret in Spirit City.
The main reason for this was to build their reputation!
It would benefit them in the future when they held high positions.
The more people knew about the Golden Generation, the more disappointed they became.
Of course, they weren't disappointed in the Golden Generation itself but rather in the inevitable outcome of their failure.
The Golden Generation had already worked incredibly hard and had grown immensely strong.
They had surpassed countless predecessors and defeated many geniuses of their generation.
Even so, they still lagged far behind the monstrous talents of the Body Sect.
Two years ago, their captain had already reached the Soul King level.
"I really want to witness the prowess of the Body Sect's disciples firsthand."
There was no enmity between the Body Sect and Spirit Hall, everything was peaceful.
That was why people dared to openly discuss such things.
Had it been any other faction, that wouldn't have been possible.
At this moment, the members of the Spirit Hall Battle Team, the so-called Golden Generation, wore solemn expressions, their faces dark with frustration.
They were the most talented generation in a century, yet were they truly doomed to be suppressed?
They were unwilling to accept this!
Faced with the doubts of the spectators, they clenched their fists tightly but remained silent.
Even Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the hot-tempered Yan said nothing, tacitly accepting such remarks.
What could they even say?
"We can't do anything!"
Pain, despair, unwillingness.
They were the most gifted generation in a hundred years, yet they were powerless, this feeling...
"If we defeat the other teams, we still have a chance. We should give it our all!"
Upon hearing this, their expressions hardened, was this the voice of hope?
"You all better not drag us down!"
"Yes! We promise not to hold you back!"
Hearing their responses, Hu Liena nodded but remained tense.
She had seen Xiao Feilian train!
The feeling the opponent gave her… how should she describe it? It was like a towering ancient tree, while she was merely a young sapling.
"Xiao Feilian is strong, perhaps even stronger than the evaluations suggest!"
"There hasn't been any news of her fighting for a long time now."
Besides Xiao Feilian, even Du Siji and others were under Hu Liena and her companions' scrutiny.
"That Du Siji is no simple character either. As expected of the Body Sect's acting sect master's grandson."
At first, they had dismissed this acting sect master as a joke.
But after his battle against Tang Hao at Shrek Academy, where he stood his ground in a direct clash, everyone realized that this acting sect master was no laughing matter.
He must have received personal teachings from Martial God Douluo to have reached such heights!
After all, there were only a handful of Title Douluo on the entire Douluo Continent who possessed hundred-thousand-year spirit rings. Yet this "second-generation" Body Douluo was one of them!
Not only did he possess a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, but he also had a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone, his future was limitless!
Moreover, he had inherited the Body Sect's secret techniques and had undergone a second martial spirit awakening...
There was no way he would be weak.
"Tomorrow, we must pay close attention to their true strength."
In the first round, the Heaven Dou Royal Team had a bye, just like them.
Unlike the preliminaries, the finals had no grand opening speech.
Only in the championship match would Bibi Dong personally appear with a spirit bone and deliver a few ceremonial remarks.
Shrek Battle Team Rest Area.
"I have good news for everyone!"
At this moment, Zhao Wuji stepped forward, arms crossed, and spoke.
Everyone was stunned and looked at Zhao Wuji in confusion, unsure what he was referring to.
Since the start of the preliminaries, they hadn't received any good news.
They had been treading on thin ice, how could there be any good news?
"Teacher Zhao, what good news?"
Zhao Wuji didn't keep them in suspense and directly said, "Yesterday, during the drawing of lots, wasn't your opponent supposed to be Barak Academy?"
Everyone had already known this since yesterday. Drawing Barak Academy was indeed good news.
"They surrendered directly, so you all get two consecutive days of rest!"
"!!!"
As the top-ranked team in the qualifying round, they were already scheduled to rest in the second round.
Now, with this turn of events, they would be resting for two straight days. This was indeed great news!
If they got matched against an already battered team in the next round, that would be even better!
The Barak Team wasn't particularly strong, but taking them down would still consume some soul power.
A victory without a fight was undoubtedly a blessing.
"Tomorrow is the Heaven Dou Royal Team's match. Watch them closely, learn well, and find their weaknesses."
"And, of course, pay special attention to the Spirit Hall Battle Team, they are just as important."
Zhao Wuji wasn't the type to mislead them, and everyone understood this.
Upon hearing his words, they immediately nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, Teacher Zhao!"
Seeing their fighting spirit, Zhao Wuji refrained from saying anything discouraging and simply acknowledged their enthusiasm.
He only hoped that when they faced elimination, they wouldn't lose heart and fall into despair.
"Little monsters, you'd better give it your all!"
"The academy's revenge, the dean's revenge, is waiting for you to grow strong enough to avenge it!"