Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 386: Showdown between Old Enemies
When the competition reached the quarterfinals, there were only eight teams left at Mingyue Hotel, and only seven of them checked in. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy had never checked into Mingyue Hotel.

So the entire Mingyue Hotel looked empty and filled with a depressing atmosphere. For the remaining eight teams, the next three rounds of competition would be all about glory, profit and fame.

Of course the team that is under the most pressure is Shrek Academy led by Beibei. After all, they are the champions of previous sessions. The Shrek team, which has countless halos of glory, has the burden of winning the championship on their shoulders. This year's opponents are stronger than the other, which puts a lot of pressure on Beibei, the captain. Coupled with Tang Ya's matter, if Beibei had not had a strong psychological endurance, an ordinary person would have been crushed long ago.

The two-day break gave all the top eight teams a chance to catch their breath, and every team took the time to rest.

The day of the quarterfinals finally arrived. Early in the morning, the whole Mingdu became bustling. Before dawn, a large number of people had already poured out of the city just to get a good spot to watch the game.

Today, all eight teams have finished their four matches, all of which are strong matchups. Any one of them is a good thing that should not be missed!
On the streets, the people rushing out of the city were almost all carrying dry food and water, which meant they were ready to spend the whole day in the battle observation area, and they were all traveling in groups of three or five.

What are the benefits of calling your friends to watch a game together? The biggest benefit is that your seat will not be taken by others when you go to the bathroom.

According to the competition system, the matches in the upper half will be held in the morning, and those in the lower half in the afternoon.

That is to say, Ji Lin and his team's match is in the afternoon, while the match between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy is in the morning. It is also the first match. Both teams are related to Ji Lin and his team, so of course they have to come and watch.

When the first rays of dawn appeared in the distant east, teams representing the strongest young generation in the world headed out of the city, protected by a human wall formed by numerous soldiers.

Not only the four teams that participated in the morning went to the competition venue. The teams in the lower half, including the Holy Spirit Sect, Tianlong Sect, and Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy, had all made preparations early.

During the round-robin tournament, you don’t need to watch other people’s games, just try to do your best. When it comes to the quarterfinals, it becomes especially important to know as much as possible about potential opponents, and at the same time, you can also adapt to the atmosphere of the venue as soon as possible.

The quarterfinals is a real showdown between the strong. After today, the quarterfinals will become the semi-finals, and four of the teams will go home.

When Ji Lin and his team arrived at the competition venue, Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy had already started warming up, ready to go on stage at any time. There was a lot of tension between the two sides. After all, they were old rivals. The Sun Moon team wanted to win once, and the Shrek team did not want to lose to the perennial runner-up.

Today's four games are all highlights. The sun has risen. The weather is very good today. The bright sunshine shines on the earth, bringing a warm feeling to everyone.

The weather in Mingdu has been very cold recently, but today's sunshine can easily bring people a good mood.

At this time, people from each team had basically arrived, even the people from the Holy Spirit Sect were no exception. They were still so mysterious, all shrouded in black. Tang Ya sat at the front, showing her extremely high status in the Holy Spirit Sect team.

The Snow Demon Sect led by Vina and Mu Xue and the Xingluo Royal Academy led by Xu Jiujiu also came. Although the two sides were rivals, Xu Jiujiu and Vina still greeted each other in a friendly manner. Vina also showed a gentle smile. It was obvious that this matter would not affect their sisterhood. Although Ji Lin felt that their sisterhood was not solid at all, after all, they were princesses from different empires and their positions were naturally different. It was good enough to maintain a superficial sisterhood.

Although there were far fewer people in the rest area than before, the atmosphere was quite tense. Especially for the teams that were going to compete today, the atmosphere between them was already quite tense.

On the rostrum, Regent Xu Tianran arrived early. Juzi sat down next to him and offered him a cup of fragrant tea.

Xu Tianran took a sip of tea and asked the Mingde Hall Master on the other side of Juzi, "Hall Master Hongchen, are your grandson and granddaughter sure they can beat Shrek? This time, I have high hopes for them."

Xu Tianran was in a very good mood today. He was also very excited to be able to witness these most intense confrontations!
Jing Hongchen said: "Although I would like to say that we are sure to win, Shrek Academy has not yet revealed its full strength. No one knows what cards they have. After all, it is Shrek Academy, so it is not too important to take it seriously!"

Xu Tianran nodded slightly, sighed softly, and said: "The accumulation of thousands of years of Shrek Academy is indeed not to be insulted!"

The mysterious national teacher sitting on the other side of him suddenly said: "No matter how much accumulation there is, we still need talents. I think that this Shrek team plus the few guys from the Free Gate almost include the best talents of their young generation."

Xu Tianran's eyes gleamed, and he smiled slightly, saying, "What the Imperial Master said makes sense."

Juzi sat next to Xu Tianran without saying a word, with a faint smile on her pretty face all the time. Her eyes were fixed on the competition venue below, but deep in her eyes, there was a hint of worry.

As smart as she was, she was able to fully understand the meaning behind the words of Xu Tianran and the National Master. Jing Hongchen on the other side also lowered her head, her eyes in the shadows filled with contemplation and consideration.

Countless people gathered in the stands surrounding the competition stage outside the eastern suburbs of Mingdu early in the morning, waiting for the start of today's exciting competition.

The first match, between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, was a hot topic. Although this competition introduced the participation of sects, no one could deny the strength of Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and Shrek Academy.

So the situation in the stands was extremely tense today, and the Sun-Moon Empire had to dispatch more troops to maintain order.

Bupo Douluo Zheng Zhan continued to serve as the referee. Since he joined the competition, the casualty rate has been greatly reduced. Almost all important competitions have been presided over by him, and today is no exception.

"The first match of the quarterfinals, the Shrek Academy team versus the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy team. Players from both teams enter the waiting area. The first player in the individual elimination round takes the stage."

On the Shrek team side, seven people stood up: Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, He Caitou and Ning Tian. Facing the old rival, Shrek Academy dared not hide its strength anymore. This was almost the strongest lineup of the Shrek team.

Neither Shrek Academy nor the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy thought about deciding the winner in the individual elimination round. That was basically impossible. The team competition was the key.

On the Sun and Moon Team side, Xiao Hongchen made a gesture to Shi Xing, who was the first to play in the previous match against Zizaimen, while Bei Bei sent out Dai Huabin.

Dai Huabin's physique is more robust than before. He is about the same age as Ji Lin. When he steps onto the competition stage, he walks like a dragon and a tiger.

Both sides saluted each other in front of Zheng Zhan.

"Shrek Academy, Dai Huabin."

"The Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is in fashion."

The battle was very fierce. Both of them were Soul Kings. Shi Xing had the advantage of high altitude and a long-range soul guide, while Dai Huabin's speed, strength, soul power quality, and soul skills all completely suppressed Shi Xing. However, Shi Xing was too cunning and always flew high in the sky, rarely giving Dai Huabin any chance.

The fashionable tactics made Bupo Douluo's eyes light up. This was what a smart person did. As a soul engineer, the most important thing was to understand how to use one's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. In terms of the rules of the game, the Sun-Moon Empire had already tilted towards soul engineers, and knowing how to take advantage of them was a sign of intelligence.

Although Dai Huabin finally defeated Shi Xing with his strong strength, he also consumed a lot of soul power. He had to admit defeat in the second game for the subsequent team battle. After the whole game, Dai Huabin felt extremely depressed. The opponent was much weaker than him, but relied on the high altitude advantage to consume him and insisted on fighting him. He also wanted to severely damage Shi Xing to lay the foundation for the next team battle, but Shi Xing obviously also received Xiao Hongchen's instructions that he didn't need to fight hard in the individual elimination round and saved his strength to decide the outcome in the team competition.

Shi Xing admitted defeat immediately after using an invincible shield, forcing Dai Huabin, who wanted to severely injure him, to stop, otherwise the referee Bupo Douluo would have declared him the loser.

The second person to take the field from the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy was Zhou Xinghao, while Shrek sent out Xu Sanshi. Facing Zhou Xinghao's fortress tactics, Xu Sanshi was very familiar with it. After the awakening of the Xuanwu bloodline, the Xuanming Replacement evolved into the Xuanwu Replacement, and he instantly pulled Zhou Xinghao in front of him, and beat him up when Zhou Xinghao was stiff due to the teleportation. If it weren't for the invincible shield prepared by the Sun-Moon team, Zhou Xinghao would have been seriously injured if not killed. Obviously, Xu Sanshi showed no mercy, and for Shrek's victory, he had to use heavy hands.

Even so, when Bupo Douluo rescued Zhou Xinghao, he had already lost his combat effectiveness.

Zhou Xinghao suffered internal injuries from the collision with Xu Sanshi's Turtle God, and he couldn't exert much combat power even if he participated in the team battle.

The third person to appear from the Sun and Moon Team was a short young man with a very thin body. He looked like a skinny little monkey.

"Both parties come forward and exchange their names."

"Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Ding Xiaobu."

"Shrek Academy, Xu Sanshi."

"Both sides stand back and prepare to play."

Xu Sanshi held the bottle in his hand and slowly backed away, seizing the opportunity to recover his soul power without wasting a single minute.

The corner of Zheng Zhan's mouth twitched. He knew that Xu Sanshi was deliberately delaying time. After warning him, Xu Sanshi put away the bottle with a wry smile and quickly walked to the edge of the competition stage.

Seeing that both sides had arrived at the designated positions, Zheng Zhan announced: "The game begins!"

(End of this chapter)