Chapter 117: Because We Are Shrek!
Shrek's Chen Zifeng was eliminated, Xu Sanshi was eliminated, and Bei Bei was eliminated.
Dai Yueheng was banned, still trapped in the sky by an absolute defense soul-guided device, like sitting in a prison stepping on a sewing machine.
Shrek survivors: Ling Luochen, Gong Yang Mo, Xi Xi.
Star Luo Royal Academy's Huang He Yun was eliminated, Dugu Shangshan was eliminated, and the Ice and Fire controllers were eliminated.
Star Luo Royal Academy survivors: Xu jiujiu, Chen Xiao Jie, the Giant Winged Eagle defense soul master.
This match was the most intense battle of the tournament so far, apart from Dai Yueheng furiously stepping on the sewing machine in the sky, trying to break out of prison.
Everyone else was outputting furiously.
In the end, Dai Yueheng still didn't make it out of prison.
With Gong Yang Mo assisting, Ling Luochen as the main force, and Xi Xi on the flank attack, they managed to exhaust Chen Xiao Jie in the sky with ice control and then depleted their soul power to eliminate the already incapacitated Xu jiujiu and the Giant Winged Eagle soul master.
On the field, the only one left standing was Gong Yang Mo, an assistant-type.
Oh, Dai Yueheng doesn't count.
He was still sitting in prison, unable to get out at all.
Ling Luochen collapsed from soul power depletion, Xi Xi collapsed from soul power depletion, Gong Yang Mo, although also at the end of his soul power, didn't overexert and, though weak, stood firm.
"Do you have to be so desperate?" Xu jiujiu couldn't understand.
It's just a match; why act like it's a deadly feud?
"Because we are Shrek," Gong Yang Mo's pale face revealed a 'beautiful' smile.
Describing Gong Yang Mo's smile at this moment in four words: pitifully enchanting.
This statement, coupled with Gong Yang Mo's 'charming' smile, silenced Xu jiujiu completely.
Fine, the princess couldn't find any rebuttal.
Only one thing to say.
Shrek, it's indeed you!
Below the stage, Wang Yan was tearful, his eyes filled with relief.
Yay! The kids were fantastic! Shrek is one step closer to the championship!
As for injuries and whether they would affect their future potential?
Sorry, didn't consider that.
Instead, the five reserve members gathered around the injured Chen Zifeng, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi, looking quite worried.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were alright, merely drained of soul power like Ling Luochen and Xi Xi; a good rest would suffice.
But Chen Zifeng's injuries were severe.
Being a weapon soul master, he naturally had a weaker physical constitution compared to beast soul masters, and Huang He Yun's claws nearly gutted him.
Chen Zifeng definitely couldn't participate in the upcoming matches. His injuries wouldn't heal for a month or two, let alone engage in combat using his soul power.
Daring him to compete is like asking him to die.
There would be no hesitation.
Dai Yueheng was finally released from prison, and a somewhat recovered Xu jiujiu, controlling the absolute defense shield, released the expiring Dai Yueheng.
But Dai Yueheng's face was as ugly as the bottom of a pot, turning from green to purple.
Your teammates are fighting desperately, what are you, Dai Yueheng, doing?
Dai Yueheng: Me? Watching!
The audience had watched the entire match from start to finish, admiring Shrek Academy's fighting spirit while feeling … mixed about Dai Yueheng's performance.
Especially the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao sitting next to Emperor Xu Jiawei. He had hoped to see his son triumph on the field, demonstrating the power of the White Tiger lineage.
Instead, what a match.
Just sitting in the sky in prison for a whole game.
The mood of the spectators was complex; they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, all with faces red from holding back, making the atmosphere very, or even extraordinarily, awkward.
This was also why Dai Yueheng's face was so ugly.
Not only because he didn't perform well but also because of those strange glances, stabbing him like swords.
More painful than Chen Zifeng's sword!
"Can that TM be my fault?! That shield was a level-eight defensive soul-guided device, level eight!"
"How could I, a Soul Emperor, possibly break through it!"
Dai Yueheng roared internally.
But truly, you can't blame Dai Yueheng. With his strength, being caught in an absolute defense was genuinely inescapable.
In the original story, if not for Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes crafted into the Life Guardian Blade, capable of ignoring metals and forcibly breaking absolute defense, they could only watch Ma Xiaotao sit in prison.
Calming down, Dai Yueheng's anger gradually surged.
"I'll go first in the singles match, you guys rest." Dai Yueheng returned to the waiting area, took a deep breath, his eyes flashing coldly.
The semifinal is different from the round-robin, with only an hour of rest after the team battle before moving on to the singles match.
After realizing he couldn't break the absolute defense soul-guided shield, Dai Yueheng gave up on attacking the shield and began restoring his condition.
Although forcibly imprisoned, Dai Yueheng didn't let anger cloud his judgment.
He saw the situation clearly: neither Shrek nor Star Luo had much fighting strength left, and what he needed to do was to seal the victory for Shrek in the one-on-one match.
"Dai boss, we did our best, the rest is up to you," Gong Yang Mo, meditating, opened his eyes and smiled at Dai Yueheng.
The others awake also looked at Dai Yueheng.
Their eyes held no blame, only encouragement for Dai Yueheng.
"Dai senior, please."
"For Shrek, smash through them!"
"You must win!"
"In the name of Shrek!"
C! Fired up!
"I will definitely win!" Dai Yueheng's eyes were determined, a smile breaking through his grim expression.
"Because, we are Shrek!"
…
"It seems we can only go this far, our team doesn't have much fighting power left, except for Dugu who's still in good condition, none of us are really up to it," Huang He Yun, clutching his chest pierced by Chen Zifeng, said with a bitter smile.
Too impulsive.
"The situation for Shrek isn't much better than ours, I think we can give it a shot," Dugu Shangshan said, frowning.
"Let's try then," Xu jiujiu sighed, her flawless face showing a touch of melancholy.
Although anticipated, the moment they were defeated by Shrek, Xu jiujiu couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.
As an imperial princess, she was undoubtedly very proud.
But first defeated by the monstrous Du Qianjue, and then broken against an even not fully conditioned Shrek.
After all the scheming, still defeated.
Why exactly?
Xu jiujiu fell into contemplation.
Even as the singles matches began, Xu jiujiu was still in the waiting area, questioning her life.
Shrek's first to compete was Dai Yueheng, of course, their only strong force left, while the first from Star Luo Royal Academy was the relatively well-conditioned Dugu Shangshan.
When the White Tiger Soul Emperor met the Wild Lion Soul King.
A furious Dai Yueheng directly pinned Dugu Shangshan's head and thrashed him brutally on the platform.
His methods were extremely cruel.
For a full three minutes, Dai Yueheng pressed Dugu Shangshan down and brutally beat him before finally ending his tormented match with a White Tiger Annihilation Strike.
The second to compete was the Giant Winged Eagle soul master; as a defensive type, he had no illusions about defeating Dai Yueheng. His task was to deplete Dai Yueheng's soul power as much as possible.
Dai Yueheng understood the opponent's intentions, as it was an open strategy.
Faced with the turtle-shell-like Giant Winged Eagle soul master, Dai Yueheng resorted to the most primitive method.
Punching hard!
As a defensive sandbag, the Giant Winged Eagle lasted much longer than Dugu Shangshan, with Dai Yueheng's fists raining down on his defense for over ten minutes before finally eliminating him.
So tough, Dai Yueheng's hands were numb from the punching.
After two individual matches, Dai Yueheng's soul power was only about 60% remaining.
When Xu jiujiu came to her senses, Dai Yueheng was already beating up their sixth teammate.
Even with Dai Yueheng's soul power nearly depleted, the Star Luo battle team's Soul Sage level reserve members couldn't touch him.
In a situation where the regular members couldn't fight due to poor condition, the reserve Soul Sages had no choice but to bravely face a Soul Emperor.
"Boom!"
Dai Yueheng's punch, as large as a sandbag, landed on the face of Star Luo's reserve offensive Soul Sage, knocking the unfortunate kid senseless, seeing stars.
Looking at the tranquil sleeping face of this unfortunate kid, even Dai Yueheng couldn't help but marvel, how wonderful youth is, to fall asleep so easily.
The rest of the Star Luo reserve team looked at each other at the sight of the tragedy on the platform.
Looking at each other, not a single one of them wanted to face Dai Yueheng's beating.
"Alright, no need to continue, we concede," Xu jiujiu waved her hand listlessly.
There's no fighting spirit left, and there's no point in continuing the match if they're already scared by Dai Yueheng's fierceness.
Better to concede directly!
After confirming with Xu jiujiu, Huang Jin Xu began to announce the match result:
"In the first semifinal, Shrek Academy vs. Star Luo Royal Academy, Shrek Academy wins!"
"Congratulations to Shrek Academy for advancing to the finals!"
"Shrek!" "Shrek!" "Shrek!!!"
This nail-biting match, although brutal with injuries on both sides, was absolutely thrilling.
This let the spectators truly enjoy themselves, with cheers louder than before.
Previously, such loud cheers were only heard during Du Qianjue's overwhelming one-against-seven battles.
Now, this treatment was also enjoyed by Shrek Academy.
And Dai Yueheng also achieved a sort of one-against-seven, defeating six and one conceding.
With this formidable record, Dai Yueheng proved to everyone the strength of this White Tiger Soul Emperor, not just a war correspondent sitting in prison.
Even at the highest seats, sitting next to Xu Jiawei, Dai Hao's face also looked much better, a faint smile appearing.
Xu Jiawei's expression remained smiling, no one knowing what the emperor was truly thinking.
And the spectating members from the Di Ao Academy and the Royal Moon Soul Guidance Academy were all dumbfounded.
"They fought too fiercely, didn't they? Just for a match, did they need to be so desperate?" Completely baffled, Yang Lian couldn't help but ask.
"It's not too surprising that Shrek would go to such lengths; after all, they've been winning for ten thousand years, and no one wants to be the generation where the streak ends," Lin Mo analyzed calmly.
"Whoever loses will be the sinner of Shrek. Between glory and condemnation, they would fight desperately, and I'm not surprised."
"But why did those from Star Luo also fight to the death with Shrek? I'm not quite clear on that."
Lin Mo's analysis was very logical, and Lin Weiwei and the others nodded thoughtfully, then began to ponder Xu jiujiu and the others' thoughts.
"What's there to guess about, isn't it very obvious?" Wei Feng shrugged his shoulders.
"The drawing was intentional; Star Luo Royal Academy facing Shrek Academy was inevitable," Du Qianjue took over the conversation. "We all know Shrek Academy's main team isn't complete; they're not at full strength."
"Star Luo team only has a chance to win against Shrek Academy, and once they win, they'll be the only academy that has ever defeated Shrek."
"Even if they lose to us later, only getting the runner-up, the honor of defeating Shrek is enough to greatly enhance the prestige of the Star Luo Empire."
"That makes sense," everyone realized suddenly.
Such intricate scheming, these clear young men and women aged eighteen or nineteen naturally didn't understand, the only ones who could see through it being Wei Feng, the prince, and Du Qianjue, the transmigrator.
"Then if we face Shrek Academy, won't they have to fight desperately against us too?" Yang Lian blinked, shivering involuntarily.
Who could stand that kind of desperate fighting?
The good are afraid of the bad, the bad are afraid of the foolish, and the foolish are afraid of those who are desperate!
Yang Lian definitely didn't want to die young.
"They also need the strength to fight against me, right?" Du Qianjue curled his lips, as if only a transmigrated Xiao Zhan could match him in a desperate fight.
These competitors?
Really not up to it.
"Junior is mighty!" Yang Lian immediately cheered.
The others also looked relaxed.
They didn't take tomorrow's match against the Royal Moon Soul Guidance Academy to heart at all.
What's there to worry about?
Just watch Du Qianjue in action!
Royal Moon Soul Guidance Academy waiting area.
"No wonder we've never won against Shrek Academy before; their obsession with victory has almost turned into madness," Ma Longrong tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"But it doesn't matter, who doesn't know how to fight desperately?"
Looking at Ma Longrong's spirited expression, Meng Hongchen, Miss Meng of the Royal Moon, couldn't help but throw a bucket of cold water.
"Ma senior, we haven't won against Di Ao Academy yet, and we might not get the chance to fight Shrek…"
Ma Longrong's face fell, full of resentment.
Real· handsome for just three seconds.
"Meng, you need to have confidence in us," Xiao Hongchen said discontentedly. "Isn't it just Di Ao Academy? We, the Royal Moon Soul Guidance Academy, will definitely win!"
"Xiao Hongchen is right; we shouldn't boost others' morale and destroy our own prestige," the team coach also spoke up.
Being timid before a battle makes it easy to end up like the Spirit Battle team, losing even the courage to compete.
"No matter who stands in our way, we must do our best to defeat them!" (End of Chapter)