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Master looked at everyone and continued, "Xiao Wu will go first, then Tang San, and finally Mubai…"
Everyone listened carefully, waiting for Master to continue with the list. However, the latter suddenly closed his mouth and did not continue.
"Eh, Master, what else?"
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing looked at each other before looking at Master with some doubt. There were seven people in the competition, but now, Master had only called out three names. Had those four people been eaten?
Under Shrek Seven's doubtful gaze, Master smiled proudly and confidently asked, "Don't tell me that the three of you don't have the confidence to finish the competition?"
It was a rather pretentious sentence, but it ignited the fighting spirit of all the students of Shrek Academy.
"Now, I believe that our Shrek Academy will be the first of the fifteen teams to have a lineup full of Soul Ancestors"
Master said proudly, "Even your strong opponents in the past, the Blazing Fire Academy, the GodWind Academy, and the Skywater Academy, I dare say that they won't be a match for you anymore.
Therefore, we, Shrek Academy, will only send out three people in this promotion competition.
Little Three, Xiao Wu, and Mumbai are enough. You must have confidence and believe that you are the strongest"
Under Master's encouragement, Shrek Seven's heroic spirit soared.
"We are the strongest"
Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun's eyes blazed with the flames of war. Their hearts were filled with confidence as they established the belief that they would win.
Shrek Team would reveal their hidden fangs in the promotion competition and aim for the champion.
… …
Heaven Dou's resting area.
Fang Xuan was comfortably basking in the sun as he lazily slept.
"Captain, the Shrek Academy next door is arranging their strategy. Why are you still sleeping? Hurry up and get up. Let's discuss how we will fight in the promotion competition. Even if we don't have a strategy, we still need to arrange the order of appearance."
A cute face suddenly stretched out in front of Fang Xuan.
Ye Lingling puffed up her cheeks and pulled Fang Xuan's sleeve with some dissatisfaction. They were preparing for the promotion competition, but their captain ran over here to sleep. This was too much.
The silver-haired little loli was a little angry.
"Ha? Strategy? That's bullshit."
Fang Xuan disdained comrade Yu Xiaogang's strategy and ignored Ye Lingling's resentful gaze. He lazily turned over and said indifferently, "During the competition, you can do whatever you want. Remember my words, just be reckless. Wait until you are beaten to the ground, then call me"
Finally, he specially added, "My body has been hollowed out these two days. I need to catch up on sleep. If there's nothing important, don't bother me."
"Your body has been hollowed out?"
Ye Lingling was stunned. Suddenly, she thought of something and her face turned red. She fiercely glared at Fang Xuan and said,
"Pervert"
Then, she angrily left.
… …
At this time, the fifteen teams had already arrived. The VIP seats were also full. The Emperor stood up slowly with a smile. Through the loudspeaker, he announced, "You have all come from all over the world. For the same dream of becoming the champion, you have all come to this competition. I hope that the students of the various academies will be able to fully display their abilities and obtain a good ranking in the competition. I look forward to your exciting performances."
"Now then, the promotion competition … … begins"
The moment the Emperor announced the start of the competition, the entire stadium immediately erupted with loud cheers. The soldiers of the Royal Knight Order raised their spears high, their golden armor shining brightly under the sunlight.
"Long live the Empire! Eternal glory"
Countless soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs. Their voices were like thunder, rolling out and splitting the heavens and earth. The majestic aura of the Empire was completely revealed. Many teams from smaller countries felt extremely shocked.
This promotion competition was a battle between the various Soul Master academies, and also a battle between the Heaven Dou Empire and the various kingdoms under its control.
The kingdoms ceded their land and established themselves. Their disloyalty was obvious. Many spies from the various kingdoms mixed into the teams participating in the competition to act as spies. They were here to investigate the strength of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Emperor had been the Emperor for dozens of years. Of course, he was aware of the sinister tricks of the smaller kingdoms. Thus, he transferred the most elite Royal Knight Order and sent a total of fifty thousand soldiers to guard the promotion competition.
First, it was to protect the competitors. Secondly, it was to give the other kingdoms a show of strength so that they would know their place.
The opening ceremony of the promotion competition was very successful. The domineering aura of the Empire was completely displayed, causing many people to be intimidated.
The first match began very quickly. The first to appear was one of the five elemental academies, the Blazing Academy. Their opponent was the Heaven Dou Academy.
Last time, Fang Xuan had challenged the Blazing Academy and beaten up Huo Wu. Many people still remember clearly the scene.
Who would've thought that the two teams would meet in the first match? It could be said that enemies often cross paths.
The first to appear in the Blazing Academy was Huo Wu.
Her red tight-fitting uniform outlined her exquisite figure. Her fiery and seductive curves, coupled with her exquisite appearance, caused many people's blood to boil.
A month had passed, and Huo Wu had become more and more charming. She attracted the attention of everyone the moment she appeared. Her strength had also improved greatly, breaking through to Rank 44. In terms of strength, she wasn't any weaker than Feng Xiao.
During this period, there was only one goal that spurred Huo Wu to cultivate with all her might — to defeat Fang Xuan.
"Fang Xuan, come out and fight"
Huo Wu stood proudly on the stage, her beautiful eyes sharp. She called out Fang Xuan's name as soon as she appeared on the stage. She wanted to fight Fang Xuan again and wash away the humiliation she had suffered.
"Hey, I'm calling you …"
Dugu Yan nudged Fang Xuan, who was still asleep.
"What? Have you eaten?!"
Fang Xuan sat up in a daze. He looked at Dugu Yan with sleepy eyes and drool at the corner of his mouth.
"What do you mean eat? Someone is challenging you" Dugu Yan said unhappily.
"Oh"
When he heard that it wasn't about eating, Fang Xuan didn't say anything and went back to sleep. He didn't even respond to Huo Wu's provocation.
Last night, he had fought until three in the morning …
Now, he was exhausted. He felt as if his body had been hollowed out. I can't take it anymore.
That damned little thing, She tortured him until he couldn't sleep.
Yes.
It was that tattered iron crown, the one that was said to be able to withstand the attack of a Titled Douluo. Fang Xuan had been studying the Blood Crown crazily, day and night.
But he didn't find anything.
He was very depressed now. He didn't want to talk or move.
Let Huo Wu play by the side.
In the end, the first person from the Emperor's Team to appear was Yu Feng.
Despite Huo Wu's repeated provocations, Fang Xuan still didn't go up.
"Damn it! Fang Xuan, you coward, coward, rascal. Come out and fight me if you have the guts. I'll beat you up this time"
Seeing that the person walking up the stage wasn't Fang Xuan, Huo Wu was furious. She turned on her Zu mode and attacked Fang Xuan with words. She wanted to scold him.
"Hehe, do you think I'll fight you just because you want to?"
"I won't"
Fang Xuan cursed. He had been studying the Blood Crown all night for the past two days. He was so tired that he couldn't be bothered to play around with Huo Wu.
Huo Wu, who had been tortured several times, didn't arouse his interest at all.
… …
In the arena, Huo Wu and Yu Feng faced each other coldly. The first round of the promotion round had begun.
"Our team leader is very busy. He doesn't have time to deal with you"
Yu Feng laughed. Soul power surged around his body. Yellow, yellow, purple, and purple soul rings slowly rose from the bottom of his feet. The Strength of a Soul Ancestor was quickly unleashed.
"I alone am enough to deal with you"
Just as he finished speaking, a pair of cyan wings sprouted from Yu Feng's back. With a powerful flap of his wings, he transformed into a flying bird. Riding the wind, his speed reached the pinnacle as he aggressively charged towards Huo Wu.
"Third soul skill: Judgment Flames"
Huo Wu's beautiful eyes were cold. A reddish-orange flame ignited on her right hand. She aimed it at the Yu Feng and struck out heavily.
"Boom"
With a loud sound, a burning fireball streaked across the sky like a meteor and ruthlessly smashed into Yu Feng's body blasting him out of the arena.
One move. She defeated Yu Feng
Huo Wu's stunning performance set off a wave of Cheers.
"Fang Xuan … come out! Come out!"
Huo Wu shouted again and again. Her red hair danced wildly. Her beautiful face was cold as she stood proudly in the arena, trying to force Fang Xuan to come out.
The surrounding audience also cheered and shouted for Fang Xuan to come out.
However, Fang Xuan ignored them and continued to sleep.
After that, Huo Wu defeated three members of the Emperor Team in a row. In the end, her stamina was exhausted and she was defeated by Dugu Yan. She didn't get what she wanted in the end and fought with Fang Xuan. Huo Wu's red hair stood on end as she flew into a rage.
The match between the Blazing Academy and the Heaven Dou Academy was intense.
First, Huo Wu took the lead and defeated three
members of Heaven Dou's team. In the end, she was defeated by Dugu Yan. Then, Dugu Yan was defeated by Huo Wushuang. Finally, Yu Tianheng came out and displayed the terrifying fighting strength of the successor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, defeating Huo Wushuang in one fell swoop.
Both sides went back and forth, fighting brilliantly.
In the end, Yu Tianheng relied on his level 44 and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the number one beast soul in the world, to sweep through the remaining members of the Blazing Academy with unstoppable momentum and obtain the first victory of the advancement competition.
"Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianheng"
The vast arena was filled with applause. Yu Tianheng used his valiant fighting strength to conquer the hearts of many spectators. Gradually, many people came to know that Fang Xuan wasn't the only one in the Emperor Team. There was also an equally outstanding Yu Tianheng.
… …
The promotion round was in full swing.
For seven consecutive days, half of the promotion round had already passed. Fang Xuan hadn't taken the field yet. This puzzled many people. They thought that Fang Xuan was afraid of the stage and didn't dare to fight.
"What's wrong with that Fang Xuan? Why isn't he taking the field? Don't tell me he's afraid"
"Sigh, I especially came to watch Fang Xuan's match. I didn't think that he would even dare to take the field. How disappointing"
"What's going on? More than half of the promotion round has already passed. As the team leader, Fang Xuan hasn't even fought a single match. Isn't this too much? What's wrong with his body? Why can't he fight?"
"Protest! Protest! Fang Xuan, come out and fight"
Rumors and slanders were everywhere. Many people stood on the moral high ground and criticized Fang Xuan for being afraid of the battle and losing face for the empire. Curses came from all around.
After all, there were teams from other kingdoms participating in the promotion round besides the Heaven Dou Empire's team. The team leader of the empire's number one team hadn't appeared since the start of the competition. This made many people unhappy and felt that he had lost face for the empire.
However, those people who talked about conspiracy theories all day seemed to have neglected an important matter.
From the start of the competition until now, the Emperor team had been unstoppable. They had won all their matches and had now achieved seven consecutive victories. Even without Fang Xuan's appearance, the Emperor Team was firmly in first place in the promotion round. No one could shake their position.
Fang Xuan was happy and carefree.
He didn't care about the rumors and slanders. He wouldn't bite the bullet and fight under the pressure of public opinion.
Fang Xuan's soul power was now at Rank 55. He could even kill a Soul Emperor with ease. His strength was completely above the rest of the competitors. He knew his strength and didn't need to prove anything to others.
Furthermore, it was a good opportunity for Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the rest of his underlings to show off and train his strength.
Fang Xuan's plan was perfect. He wanted to slack off for once and muddle through the promotion round.
However, it was a pity that his beautiful plan did not come to fruition.
In the tenth round of the promotion round, an uninvited guest broke Fang Xuan's carefree days …