When Huo Yuhao asked this, his gaze remained on Nan Qiuqiu.
The reason was simple. Nan Qiuqiu was different from Die Qiu and the Lan sisters. She had never entered the Dragon Realm for training.
Leaving aside the Ice Extreme War God Armor, she was considered the true highest combat power among the original Earth Dragon Gate participating team, but that was all.
A Soul Emperor, even if the martial soul attribute was somewhat special, was still somewhat insufficient in a competition full of strong experts.
"Of course. If this young lady takes action, I will definitely beat that turtle until he loses his shell and armor!" Nan Qiuqiu seemed dissatisfied with Huo Yuhao's gaze and said disdainfully.
Huo Yuhao still stared at her closely at this moment, saying word by word: "He is a Soul Douluo powerhouse."
"Tch, what's a Soul Douluo? With this set of armor, challenging across levels is not a problem for this young lady!" Nan Qiuqiu said disapprovingly: "What's more, he is still injured. At most, he counts as an ordinary Soul Sage."
"Qiuqiu, you can't be arrogant." Nan Shuishui saw that the atmosphere was a bit wrong and couldn't help scolding.
"If he were just an ordinary Soul Douluo, then I can tell you that either Lan Luoluo or Lan Susu could fight him alone." Huo Yuhao shook his head, looking serious, "Xu Sanshi is the ideal son-in-law designated by Sea God Tang San, has the blessing of the plane's luck, and possesses more than one hundred-thousand-year soul ring. How can he be a small fry you can easily challenge across levels?"
"So powerful?" Although Nan Qiuqiu didn't understand what plane luck blessing was, the so-called Sea God Tang San's designated son-in-law made her a little unsettled.
"If we say our people are experts at challenging across levels, then the other party is the same." Huo Yuhao sighed, "So, in front of him, you are still a Soul Emperor, and he is still a Soul Douluo. Battle Armor might be able to elevate you to the level of a Soul Sage, but this is still not enough."
"Then..." Nan Qiuqiu became more flustered as he spoke, her tone becoming hesitant: "Then what should the three of us do? Should we let that fatty come?" Saying that, she pointed in the direction where Xie Huanyue disappeared into the void.
Huo Yuhao was almost amused, "Fatty can indeed instant-kill Xu Sanshi, and then the Sea God above will notice him."
The Lan sisters pursed their lips, then looked at each other. They all knew clearly that Huo Yuhao and his initial batch of partners were already well-known. Once appearing, they would naturally become targets of public criticism.
And among the new partners who joined later, due to age issues, people like Ji Juechen and Zi Mu could no longer participate in the competition. The Hongchen siblings were traitors reported by the Sun Moon official. Because of the Body Martial Soul, it was inconvenient for Long Aotian to participate as a disciple of a sect other than the Body Sect.
Currently, the only ones who could be relied on were the two of them, Nan Qiuqiu, and Die Qiu.
"Speaking of which, your concealment ability is so strong, why not impersonate me to go on stage?" Nan Qiuqiu couldn't help asking this question, but as soon as the words came out, she immediately saw Huo Yuhao shake his head.
"For some reasons, I am not suitable to take action."
Huo Yuhao knew clearly that as long as he took action, his aura would immediately be discovered by the Sea God's divine thoughts left in Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong's bodies.
A year ago, Huo Yuhao gave Tang San a solid stab in the chest. Although burning the soul and luck of the original owner, the aura of the two was exactly the same.
During Tang San's recovery period, could he be unfamiliar with the aura on the wound?
"So, I need you to give it a try."
Xu Sanshi's recovery speed indeed exceeded Huo Yuhao's expectations. Logically speaking, even with the martial soul fusion with two people, with such serious injuries, he should at least wait until the competition ended completely before moving freely.
As a result, this half-disabled Xu Sanshi became the biggest variable in this semi-final.
Of course, that brittle Beibei definitely didn't recover. Currently, they only needed to defeat Xu Sanshi and consume Tang Wutong. The goal of this semi-final would be achieved.
Die Qiu looked at the somewhat flustered Nan Qiuqiu and couldn't help saying: "How about let the three of them consume as much as they can, and I'll defeat Xu Sanshi."
"I only make the safest arrangements. Taking risks will only amplify variables constantly." Huo Yuhao immediately denied her idea and said in a deep voice.
At this time, the space aside fluctuated slightly. Huo Yuhao sensed it and immediately opened a spatial channel. Two figures walked out from inside together.
One was naturally Xie Huanyue, and the other was very tall and mighty, surprisingly the contemporary Young Master of the Body Sect following Huo Yuhao, Long Aotian.
Huo Yuhao took a bag of things from Xie Huanyue, then turned to Nan Qiuqiu and the Lan sisters: "Although I can't go on stage, these things should be able to help you a bit."
Finally, he looked at the three girls sincerely and said heavily: "Please!"
...
The sky became more and more gloomy. At noon, the light was as dim as dusk. The heavy dark clouds in the sky lowered a few points again.
The oppression of the environment really made people feel uneasy.
After the intense emotional fluctuations in the morning, the audience around the competition stage appeared somewhat lethargic at this time. They came here early in the morning, striving for a good position. Finally looking forward to the competition, it ended in just a few matches, and what they saw was the failure of the Sun Moon Team representing the Sun Moon Empire.
At this time, most of the audience sat on the ground. After eating the dry food they brought, they were drowsy one by one.
Although the weather was a bit cool and gloomy clouds were oppressive, at least it was much better than the feeling of sun exposure. Importantly, with so many people, it was hard to feel cold. After all, winter hadn't truly arrived yet.
Finally, with people starting to ascend the rostrum again, the audience gradually woke up from the lethargic state.
Looking at the sky again, it seemed that the time for the afternoon competition was not far away.
In the rest area, the earliest to come were actually people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Ma Ruhu changed clothes. Not only was his face somewhat pale, but he also looked heavily injured.
Other team members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy also appeared very depressed. After all, they finally broke into the top four but were eliminated.
This was indeed a considerable blow to the representative team of the Sun Moon Empire as the host.
The competition stage underwent repairs and reinforcement again during the noon period. Thinking about how intense the afternoon competition would be, one could guess a thing or two.
Discerning people could even see that this was simply the final ahead of schedule! In terms of overall strength, the Tang Sect and the Earth Dragon Gate were much stronger than their opponents.
Soon, people from the Tang Sect arrived.
Xu Sanshi walked at the very front this time, his gaze sharp. The smile on his face in the past had disappeared, appearing very steady.
Following behind Xu Sanshi was naturally the strongest single unit of this competition, Tang Wutong. Behind the two were some Tang Sect members who had never been on stage, including Tang Ya.
The group quickly entered the rest area.
The awakened audience began to discuss again. In the upcoming second semi-final match, there were goddesses in their hearts participating. One was the Golden Dragon Girl Die Qiu with the highest voice, and the other was Tang Wutong, hailed as the strongest single unit of the Tang Sect.
The matches of the Earth Dragon Gate were recognized as good-looking. The most important reason was their constantly changing tactics.
Compared to the Earth Dragon Gate, although the Tang Sect was stronger, it was dull. Especially after so many matches, under the circumstance of absolute advantage in individual strength, it was almost always Tang Wutong sweeping the whole field alone, forcibly taking away the victory from the opponent's hands, which really made the audience watch with no interest.
Today, the Tang Sect was about to face the powerful Earth Dragon Gate. What kind of wonderful duel would be staged between the two?
The audience's emotions gradually rose again. With the discussion getting louder, the atmosphere of the whole venue also began to warm up slowly.
The Tang Sect crowd appeared relatively calm. After entering the rest area, they closed their eyes to rest, keeping themselves in the best state.
Soon, people from the Earth Dragon Gate also arrived.
Walking at the very front of the Earth Dragon Gate was surprisingly Moon Douluo Zhang Lexuan. Having studied at Shrek Academy, she naturally knew those superb makeup skills. In the Tang Sect, only Beibei could recognize her through close observation.
Walking behind Zhang Lexuan was that mysterious woman who had been guarding in the dark. After that were the heroic Die Qiu, Nan Qiuqiu, the Lan sisters, and a group of Earth Dragon Gate disciples.
The arrival of the Earth Dragon Gate instantly raised the atmosphere of the whole venue again. Whether the Earth Dragon Gate could stop the advancing steps of the Tang Sect, this topic easily excited the audience's emotions.
Unbroken Douluo Zheng Zhan ascended the stage again. The quick end of the morning competition made him breathe a huge sigh of relief. He was also in high spirits at this time.
Of course, he also knew that the upcoming match would be the most difficult one for him to enforce in this competition. But he had already received instructions from above. For this match, he just needed to relax the standards and let them act freely, without interfering too much.
With this order, Zheng Zhan himself also felt much more relaxed.
Soon, the competition was about to start.
On the competition stage, Zheng Zhan said loudly: "Next, the second semi-final of this competition will be held. The participating sides are the Earth Dragon Gate battle team and the Tang Sect battle team. Participating members of both sides enter the waiting area!"
Hearing his voice, on the Tang Sect side, Tang Wutong and Xu Sanshi stood up almost at the same time. Firm light flashed in both their eyes. At this moment, they seemed to return to the scene of facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer battle team in the final of the last competition.
In that battle, they went through hardships and failed to win the final championship despite their perseverance.
And this time, without the accident of Huo Yuhao, naturally no one could stop them from winning the championship.
Among them, the one with the greatest emotional change was Tang Ya, the original captain. At this moment, there was only one thought in her heart. That was, defend the glory of the Tang Sect!
On the other side, the Earth Dragon Gate crowd appeared very silent. Several people led by Die Qiu stood up and walked towards the waiting area.
Soon, both sides were in position in the waiting area.
Tang Wutong's gaze turned to Xu Sanshi, nodding slightly to him. Xu Sanshi also patted her shoulder. For this couple, everything was understood without words.
"Individual elimination match, first match, members of both sides on stage."
On the Tang Sect side, Xu Sanshi sitting in the first seat stood up proudly, tapped his toes on the ground, and quickly went onto the competition stage.
Xu Sanshi's appearance obviously surprised all the audience. Although he didn't fight many times. But many people who watched the first elimination match knew clearly that this calm and handsome young man was another Soul Douluo of the Tang Sect, only he hadn't appeared since being injured in the elimination match.
Who could have thought that he actually recovered and appeared first in the individual elimination match.
On the Earth Dragon Gate side, the elder sister Lan Susu came up. Her waist-length blue hair fluttered in the wind. Her face, still green and slightly rosy, looked very cute.
Both sides walked towards the center of the competition stage at the same time, and soon stood separately in front of Unbroken Douluo Zheng Zhan.
Zheng Zhan looked at both sides and said in a deep voice: "Both sides announce names."
"Tang Sect, Xu Sanshi."
"Earth Dragon Gate, Lan Susu."
The soul guide shield around the competition stage had slowly risen, which also meant that this match was about to begin.
"Both sides retreat." Unbroken Douluo directed unhurriedly.
"Oh my, I remember you are also a student of Shrek, right? Do you want to consider quitting the Earth Dragon Gate and developing in my Tang Sect? What a cute little girl!" Having a cheap mouth was still Xu Sanshi's old habit. Only he said this not only to get close but also with a little thought of disturbing the opponent's emotions.
After all, he was not in his prime state. If he could save a little energy, he naturally had to save a little more.
"Susu is already cute enough. If she becomes more cute, the world will be in danger!" Lan Susu was not moved by Xu Sanshi's teasing at all, but stared at him coldly.
Unbroken Douluo Zheng Zhan turned to glance at the direction of the rostrum, then looked at the sky. Only then did he raise his right hand high.
"Match! Begin!"
With a loud shout from Zheng Zhan with a slight pause, the second semi-final officially began.
As soon as his voice fell, Xu Sanshi strode towards Lan Susu. Black light flashed in his hand, impressively that incomparably solid Xuanwu Shield.
Circle after circle of soul rings rose slowly from under his feet, making the audience staring closely at the field gasp.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red!
Yes, taking advantage of the recuperation period, Xu Sanshi also received rewards from the Sea God trial. All soul rings increased in age.
And Lan Susu opposite him looked much worse, completely the ordinary best soul ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and three black.
In just one encounter, Lan Susu was almost judged to lose.
Below the stage, Tang Wutong just glanced at Lan Susu in the field and moved her gaze away casually. How could she not remember the twin sisters with Hair Martial Souls during the entrance exam?
In her opinion, the Earth Dragon Gate's move of sending them out separately was undoubtedly stupid. The Lan sisters possessing Martial Soul Fusion Skill could only exert the greatest effect in team battles.
If just sending them out to hold the ground because of their high soul power cultivation, it was even more unnecessary.
On her Tang Sect side, there were fully two people with higher cultivation than Lan Susu!
Facing Xu Sanshi with higher cultivation than herself, Lan Susu didn't panic at all, but quickly set up a soul guide piercing cannon.
"The gap in cultivation cannot be bridged by soul tools!" Xu Sanshi chuckled. The fifth soul ring under his feet lit up, and his whole person rushed forward violently.
Fifth Soul Skill, Tortoise God Collision!