The following day, as the sun slowly rose on the horizon, the once quiet Heaven Dou City finally came alive again.
Countless young Soul Masters poured out from all parts of Heaven Dou City, their destination clear: the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena. The
Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament was nearing its end, but in reality, the qualifying teams had already been determined: Seven Star Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Heavenly Water Academy, and Shrek Academy.
Thunder Academy and Elephant Armor Academy, as two of the five elemental academies, had no hope of advancing from this tournament, while Divine Wind Academy and Heavenly Water Academy had faced the formidable Seven Star Academy in the final days of the competition.
After a simple breakfast at Seven Star Academy, Cheng Xiao left the academy with the others and headed towards the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena.
As the focus of attention in this tournament, Cheng Xiao was constantly subjected to various gazes along the way. Although he wanted to ignore them, there were simply too many of them, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Seeing Cheng Xiao's uneasy expression, Ye Lingling, following behind him, couldn't help but chuckle. This chuckle immediately attracted the attention of countless men.
Under the intense gazes, Cheng Xiao and his group slowly entered the already packed Soul Arena and headed towards their assigned seats.
Upon sitting down, Cheng Xiao immediately spotted Feng Xiaotian sitting at the Shenfeng Academy's table. The two exchanged a glance, and the latter cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Cheng Xiao, a gesture that left Cheng Xiao somewhat bewildered.
"I didn't go all out last night," Cheng Xiao scratched his head, puzzled.
Just as Cheng Xiao was wondering about the meaning of Feng Xiaotian's gesture, Dugu Yan leaned closer and whispered, "Cheng Xiao, I just heard from Grandpa that Shenfeng Academy has forfeited the upcoming match." "
Forfeited?" Hearing this, Cheng Xiao was slightly taken aback, then realized that they had been completely overwhelmed last night and, knowing they couldn't win, had simply forfeited.
"Cheng Xiao, did Feng Xiaotian come looking for you last night?" Dugu Yan suddenly asked.
"Yeah, he came, got a beating, and went back." Cheng Xiao didn't deny it, shrugging as if it were none of his business.
"No wonder he forfeited; looks like he's realized your strength." Dugu Yan patted Cheng Xiao's shoulder and laughed.
"That's perfect, saves me the trouble." Cheng Xiao laughed.
Just as the two were chatting, the stands around the Great Soul Arena were now packed with people, the noise reaching the sky.
The penultimate day of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament had finally begun again, and when a referee walked onto the plaza, deafening cheers erupted.
The cheers gradually subsided as the referee pressed down with his hand. The middle-aged referee looked around, then put the megaphone to his mouth and announced loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, after more than a month of preliminary rounds, Heavenly Dou City..."
"Alright, the match time is almost up. Now, all academies whose names are called, please come to the stage as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you exceed the allotted time, you will be considered to have forfeited."
Without further ado, the referee briefly introduced the situation and announced the start of the match.
"Seven Star Academy vs. Divine Wind Academy."
"Divine Wind Academy, forfeit!"
The referee then continued,
"Next match, Elephant Armor Academy vs. Auckland Academy!"
Upon hearing their respective academies' names, the two pre-prepared academies took to the stage one after another from either side of the arena. However, due to their inability to advance, the battles lacked their previous excitement. Since neither side could advance, winning or losing was pointless.
Thus, in this atmosphere, the battles between the two academies ended quickly, devoid of any fancy moves, only a show of slacking off.
With these two academies leading the way, the other academies that failed to advance gradually followed suit. Except for Shrek Academy, which went all out, the other academies generally treated it as a friendly sparring match, finishing hastily.
Scanning the Soul Masters who outwardly exerted themselves but secretly engaged in slacking off, Cheng Xiao couldn't help but shake his head. Without rich experience in life-or-death battles, one could never become a true powerhouse. Of course, this didn't exclude the fact that the Douluo World was relatively peaceful; in other worlds, he would probably be arrested as an evil cultivator by now.
"Match 20, Seven Star Academy versus Tianshui Academy!"
As the referee's words fell, the noisy plaza fell silent for a moment. Then, countless gazes instantly turned to Cheng Xiao. These spectators were eager to see if Cheng Xiao could still ruthlessly defeat the beautiful girls from Tianshui Academy.
"Tianshui Academy, forfeit!"
Cheng Xiao, who was about to head to the Soul Arena, froze, looking at the participating Soul Masters from Tianshui Academy with disbelief. Wait, they hadn't even fought yet, why were they forfeiting?
The referee was also bewildered by Tianshui Academy's actions and immediately asked, "Does Tianshui Academy really forfeit?"
The team leader from Tianshui Academy stepped forward and said calmly, "That's right, we, Tianshui Academy, forfeit."
"Even Shenfeng Academy has forfeited. We, Tianshui Academy, don't believe we can gain any advantage against Seven Star Academy. Therefore, we, Tianshui Academy, forfeit this Soul Arena."
The entire arena erupted in cheers.
"Alright, since Tianshui Academy has forfeited, then the winner of this match is Seven Star Academy." The referee was somewhat helpless. He had been looking forward to seeing a battle between Seven Star Academy and Tianshui Academy, but it was over before it even started.
This dramatic ending was unexpected by both the participants and the spectators. However, this situation wasn't uncommon. After all, even Shenfeng Academy had conceded, so Tianshui Academy's concesion didn't cause much of a stir; at most, people just didn't understand it.
"Cheng Xiao, it seems that with you here, our Seven Star Academy can even win without a fight." Dugu Yan patted Cheng Xiao's shoulder and laughed.
"Yes, although the outcome of the battle was predetermined from the beginning, it's still good to have less trouble." Yu Tianheng also said with a smile.
...
Meanwhile, in the Shrek Academy's rest area. At
this moment, only Tang San was in the rest area. Grandmaster had entered at some point, his gaze falling on Tang San, and he sighed helplessly.
"Teacher, if things continue like this, can we really win the championship?" Tang San lowered his head and whispered.
"Sigh." Grandmaster walked up to Tang San, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said earnestly, "Little San, don't underestimate yourself. Your strength isn't weak; it's just that Cheng Xiao's brilliance overshadows you."
"Your teacher has always believed in you because you are the son of the Clear Sky Douluo, and a genius with twin martial souls—a rare talent in a century!"
Hearing Grandmaster's words, Tang San was deeply moved. Only his teacher would support him in his most vulnerable moment. Now, all he had to do was give it his all to win the championship and help his teacher prove his theory!
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