The match between the Earth Dragon Gate and the Tang Sect was scheduled for the afternoon, so whether they watched the morning matches or not didn't matter much to the members of the Earth Dragon Gate.
As for their opponent in the afternoon, the Tang Sect, it had practically become a one-person team before this. Tang Wutong's soul skills had been thoroughly studied by almost all participating teams. Only Xu Sanshi, whose injuries had barely recovered, possessed soul skills different from the original timeline due to the world-line changes.
Just last night, after Huo Yuhao returned, he quickly formulated a battle plan for the semi-finals.
Although the draw results were not particularly ideal, in the eyes of most spectators, this semi-final match had essentially become the decisive battle of this tournament.
There was little suspense in the match between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Body Sect. After continuous battles with the Earth Dragon Gate and the Tang Sect, the members of the Sun Moon Team were excessively exhausted and would not be opponents for the Body Sect at all.
Even without Long Aotian, the contemporary successor, the Body Sect still had the former Princess Weina of the Heavenly Soul Empire presiding over it. Their comprehensive strength was almost on par with the Sun Moon Team at its peak.
Therefore, regardless of who won between the Earth Dragon Gate and the Tang Sect, they would ultimately face the Body Sect led by Weina.
As for Long Aotian himself, Huo Yuhao had his own arrangements.
Huo Yuhao received accurate information from the chess piece planted by the Holy Spirit Cult in the Tang Sect that they would send Xu Sanshi out first this time.
The candidates to deal with Xu Sanshi were naturally Nan Qiuqiu, who possessed Battle Armor, and the Lan sisters. As for Tang Wutong, she would be left to Die Qiu to handle.
Although Xu Sanshi was not in his prime state, he now possessed the luck blessing of the plane. Coupled with the fact that he was a Soul Douluo powerhouse himself, his comprehensive combat power would definitely not be weak.
Therefore, how to defeat Xu Sanshi became the matter Huo Yuhao was most concerned about.
At this moment, the competition stage had been repaired and restored to its original glorious appearance. To welcome the arrival of the semi-finals, not only was the surface of the competition stage recast and the steel plates thickened, but even the soul guide shield responsible for defense was re-arranged, for fear that the soul guide shield would be destroyed during the match.
There were fully twenty thousand troops responsible for maintaining order today, with forests of swords and spears, and bright armor.
The armor of the Sun Moon Empire's army was all white. Regardless of the rank of the officer, the color of the armor was the same, only differing in style. There was also a best way to distinguish officers of different ranks, which was the plume above their heads.
Different ranks had different colored plumes.
It was precisely because of the army maintaining order that the order in the venue was relatively stable. No commoner dared to offend the majesty of the army; that would be an act of courting death.
On the rostrum, the Sun Moon Emperor Xu Tianhe had already arrived, accompanied by civil and military officials. Ye Yulin was still on his left. The eyes of the two quickly turned to the position of the Earth Dragon Gate where Die Qiu and the others were.
Xu Tianhe looked very relaxed today, with a smile on his face. It was just high noon. Although the weather was bad, it didn't seem to affect his mood.
Including Ye Yulin, they had all been cursed by Zhongli Yu's Pluto Demon Puppet. It could be said that their little lives were held in the hands of the Earth Dragon Gate people. Today ushered in the decisive battle between the Earth Dragon Gate and the Tang Sect. Perhaps there would be a place where the other party needed his help as the emperor.
Xu Tianhe didn't want to die, so he could only strive to perform well in front of Huo Yuhao's companions, only asking them to show mercy to him in the end.
At this time, he seemed to feel a gaze looking at him from the direction of the Earth Dragon Gate waiting area.
The young man's eyes were playful and contained a hint of threat. With just one look, Xu Tianhe felt as if he was facing a behemoth. That terrifying spiritual pressure was definitely not something a normal human could possess.
This spiritual power... is Demon King Huo Yuhao!
It was actually him in person!
Xu Tianhe's legs instantly went soft. If he hadn't propped himself up on the table with his forearms, he might have made a fool of himself in public.
"Let's go, let's return to the hotel and come back for the semi-finals in the afternoon." Huo Yuhao paid no more attention to Xu Tianhe. After saying this, he strode out. The people of the Earth Dragon Gate quickly followed, heading straight for the Mingyue Hotel.
On the Tang Sect side, Tang Wutong had also been observing the situation of the Earth Dragon Gate. When she saw Huo Yuhao, disguised as a reserve member of the Earth Dragon Gate, leading the team away, her brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.
Unknown why, intuition told her that the match in the afternoon would probably not be so easy.
Beside her was the pale-faced Xu Sanshi. After all, he was a Soul Douluo powerhouse. He could participate in the competition now. If Tang Wutong was allowed to fight all the matches alone all the time, what would that look like?
So Xu Sanshi forced his recovered body and insisted on participating in the semi-finals.
"Third Brother, how do you feel now?" Tang Wutong cast a concerned look and placed her small hand on Xu Sanshi's chest.
"I'm okay." Xu Sanshi smiled bitterly. If he hadn't been soft-hearted when facing Jiang Nannan, he wouldn't have been seriously injured.
The penetrating wound on his chest was nothing. The main thing was the Golden Dragon King qi and blood on Jiang Nannan, which caused certain damage to his Xuanwu Turtle martial soul.
Of course, these were not what he was most concerned about. As Xu Sanshi's strength became stronger, he faintly felt that there was always an invisible hand controlling him. That feeling was not pleasant.
"Nannan..." He looked around but didn't see the eliminated Sky Dragon Gate and Jiang Nannan. presumably, they had already gone back.
During these days of recuperation, Xu Sanshi's dreams were almost all figures of Jiang Nannan, which was almost impossible in the past.
In order to maintain a good state, the Tang Sect crowd also returned to the hotel to rest. As for the match between the Sun Moon Team and the Body Sect, discerning people could see the outcome at almost a glance. Except for the people of the Sun Moon Empire still cheering for the Sun Moon Team, the audience from other countries had almost no desire to continue watching.
Returning to the hotel, the Earth Dragon Gate crowd gathered quickly. Huo Yuhao also noticed the extra Gao Dalou, Cain, and others.
"For my plan, everyone has worked hard these days. When things in Mingdu are done, we will celebrate together." Huo Yuhao said sincerely.
"Have a banquet!" Xie Huanyue was the first to raise his hands in agreement.
"R-Really is Demon King Huo Yuhao himself..." Gao Dalou's eyes never left Huo Yuhao. The unique temperament inadvertently released from the other party made it hard to look away.
Huo Yuhao also turned his gaze to him at this time, smiled slightly, cupped his fists and said: "Brother Gao Dalou, welcome, welcome."
"I..." Gao Dalou stared at Huo Yuhao's expression and asked cautiously: "Is it too late to quit now?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao was stunned first, then looked at Xiao Hongchen: "Brother-in-law, your sales work is not in place!"
Xiao Hongchen's mouth twitched, and he glared at Gao Dalou fiercely: "I gave you a chance, but you are useless!"
Gao Dalou looked like a wronged little wife at this time, looking at him tremblingly: "If I follow you, I'm worried about becoming an enemy of the whole world in the future..."
Hearing his words, Huo Yuhao couldn't help laughing dumbfoundedly. His reputation had indeed been stinking by Shrek, but all these didn't matter. Once the Soul Spirit System came out, everything could be reversed.
"No discernment at all!" Zhongli Yu glanced at Gao Dalou coldly, then held Huo Yuhao's arm, "Others want to follow my man but don't have the qualification yet!"
Huo Yuhao didn't mind this and asked: "Gao Dalou, are you interested in becoming a Level 9 Soul Engineer?"
As soon as the term Level 9 Soul Engineer came out, it instantly attracted Gao Dalou. He was originally a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire and had a heartfelt love for soul tools. Only due to various reasons, he had been stuck in the current bottleneck for a long time.
"I can not only make you a Level 9 Soul Engineer but also help you become a true Titled Douluo before the age of forty without taking any drugs."
It had to be said that Huo Yuhao's proposal was very tempting. You know, even the former Hall Master Jing Hongchen didn't have the chance to cultivate to the level of Super Douluo in his life.
Even the father of soul tools, Kong Deming, Level 94 Titled Douluo was already his limit. Of course, old man Kong Deming, who chose to stand on Huo Yuhao's side, had now successfully broken through in the Dragon Realm.
"This..." Gao Dalou opened his mouth, seeming to struggle. He believed what Huo Yuhao said. After all, his partners had long been famous on the continent.
"I have a batch of fine wine on hand. I believe you will be more interested." Huo Yuhao smiled. While speaking, he took out a jar of prepared fine wine from his storage soul tool.
Under Gao Dalou's gaze, Huo Yuhao used an incomparably crisp and neat method, with a "pa", directly knocking the jar lid flying.
An indescribable, ineffable wonderful smell instantly filled the room like an enlightenment.
Or rather, like the ubiquitous moonlight at night, inadvertently, soft clear brilliance filled every corner of the room!
This was a dreamlike transcendent taste!
In Gao Dalou's view, as soon as this fragrance came out, this place was no longer the human world, but a fairyland! No! Even in a fairyland, there was absolutely no such wonderful taste!
Gao Dalou groaned comfortably. He instantly had a feeling that he seemed to float up in this ecstatic wine aroma, rising all the way, rising...
Is this still wine? There is actually wine in the world that can bring people into a fairyland just by fragrance?!
Woo woo! I'm so moved!
By the time he came back to his senses, Huo Yuhao had already filled a teacup provided by the hotel with fine wine. The slightly amber clear wine poured into the white jade cup. Just looking at this color, there was actually a magic power that made people immerse themselves in it unable to extricate themselves!
At this time, Gao Dalou's face already had an uncontrollable flush. With flashing eyes, he grabbed the wine cup with one hand, slowly brought it to his mouth, hesitated for a while, tilted his head, and drank it in one gulp!
A feeling of utmost clarity and mellowness slid down his throat. He silently circulated soul power, clearly and touchingly feeling the fine wine reaching his stomach. Then he discovered in surprise that there seemed to be wine in his mouth. He swallowed dryly once, but found it still not finished, so he swallowed again.
Fine wine of the homeland, circulated among the people: Good wine swallowed three times, fragrance still remains in the throat!
This was exactly the first batch of treasured fine wines created by Huo Yuhao using the brewing technology brought from the Blue Star. Although he didn't like drinking, among that batch of partners in the Dragon Realm, there were several drunkards.
Gao Dalou was enjoying it when a burst of scorching fire seemed to burn up in his stomach suddenly, instantly burning through his limbs and bones, burning to every blood vessel in his body, burning to every meridian in his body!
In an instant, Gao Dalou only felt his blood vessels swelling all over his body. It seemed his hair was about to stand upright. He tried hard to circulate soul power to avoid making a fool of himself in public, but inside his body, that scorching heat was still flowing, still burning, still rushing left and right!
Drinking the fine wine in the cup in one gulp again, Gao Dalou clearly felt his soul dancing, his mind singing. Every inch of muscle, every meridian, every drop of blood in his whole body was trembling comfortably, moaning pleasantly—
After a long time, Gao Dalou's eyes suddenly overflowed with tears. Low sobbing sounded in his throat. Tears dripped into the teacup with pa pa sounds. He cried more and more miserably. Later, trembling all over, incoherent, he suddenly fell on the table and wailed loudly.
"I, I, I... being able to drink such fine wine today... no regrets in this life ah ah... having the opportunity to taste such fine wine, I Gao Dalou... die without complaint ah..."
Gao Dalou pounded the table with fist after fist, then pounded his own head with fist after fist, tearing his hair, wailing: "The first half of my life was lived like a dog ah ah ah... woo woo woo..."
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. Goosebumps covered their whole bodies instantly.
"I... I..." Gao Dalou's legs shook, then he knelt fiercely towards Huo Yuhao, "From now on, this life of Gao Dalou belongs to Lord Demon King!"
Xie Huanyue was speechless instantly. Buddy, where is your integrity?
Huo Yuhao knew Gao Dalou's virtue very well, so he reluctantly used this kind of wine.
It wasn't that the brewing technology on the Douluo Continent with tens of thousands of years of history wasn't good, but the fine wine he brought from another world overturned people's taste perception of fine wine.
Of course, he, Huo Yuhao, didn't like drinking, even though this body had a unique affection for wine.
Cain aside also couldn't help picking up a teacup and pouring herself a cup of wine. Soul masters with bat-type martial souls like her also had a natural preference for wine.
She drank a cup, and suddenly her whole person became dazed. After a long while, she finally got up like sleepwalking, spun a circle, sat down floatingly. After a long time, she lowered her head, looking at the empty wine cup in her hand, and sat down silently: "So there is such fine wine in this world..."
Only then did Huo Yuhao look at her, smiling faintly: "Presumably this is Cain mentioned by Qiu'er and others, the captain of the Bright Jade Sect participating in this competition, right?"
"I told your partners, as long as you avenge my brother, I am willing to follow you all my life." Cain calmed down, then bowed slightly to Huo Yuhao.
"I don't—" Zhongli Yu was about to speak to stop her, but was stopped by Huo Yuhao raising his hand.
"Good. Then you will follow Yu'er to develop in the future. Your martial soul is more suitable for the path of Evil Soul Masters. But as to whom to kill, you must listen to my arrangement." Huo Yuhao patted her forehead with one hand, directly planting a brand in her spirit.
"Hmph!" Zhongli Yu was instantly unhappy. Looking at Cain's good-looking face, warning signs rose in her heart.
"Be good, obedient. She is under your control." Huo Yuhao held her small hand silently and transmitted his voice.
"That's more like it..." Zhongli Yu pouted, but said she would guard against these uninvited girls in the future no matter what.
"Fatty, take the two of them back to the Dragon Realm to adapt first. Hand Gao Dalou to Elder Kong to lead. Then notify everyone to prepare for battle." Huo Yuhao instructed Xie Huanyue.
"Young Master Huo, is this going to be a fight?" Xie Huanyue was instantly ecstatic. Digging holes and burying bones in the Dragon Realm all day, with his character, he really couldn't stand it.
"Mmhmm. By the way, bring some stuff I asked Elder Kong to prepare last time out. Probably will use it in the afternoon."
"Okay!" Xie Huanyue forcibly suppressed his excitement, took Gao Dalou and Cain, and drilled into the spatial channel.
After doing all this, Huo Yuhao turned his gaze to the Lan sisters and Nan Qiuqiu.
"Your opponent for the three of you is Xu Sanshi. Under the premise of saving your own lives, drag him down until he is exhausted for me. Can you do it?"