SWDnovel Chapter 118 Argument
Chapter 118 Argument
Chapter 118 Argument
"In the first semi-final match, a team battle, Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo National Academy."
The lifeless, cold voice of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo rang out, announcing the end of today's competition.
"Huo Yuhao, why did you stop sharing my mental energy?"
As soon as the match ended, Ma Xiaotao, who had broken free from the absolute defense soul tool, found Huo Yuhao with a face full of anger.
Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, the others from Shrek Academy realized that Huo Yuhao had actually stopped supporting his teammates during the previous team battle.
"What's going on?" Wang Yan looked at Huo Yuhao with a serious expression. Such behavior of harming teammates during a competition is a very serious mistake.
"How many times have I told you, keep formation, don't get separated from the team!"
Huo Yuhao was no longer as lazy as before; he stared at Ma Xiaotao with a serious expression.
"Even Senior Dai Yueheng kept a certain distance from us throughout the competition to facilitate mutual support. Only you, after activating your second soul skill, just focused on charging forward recklessly."
"Senior Dai Yueheng and Senior Xixi are alright, they can barely keep up with your speed, but what about the others? Senior Gongyang Mo, Senior Ling Luochen, Senior Xu, and I, which one of us can keep up with your speed?"
"In order to keep up with your pace and prevent any unexpected incidents, we had to abandon our plan of steady advance and focus entirely on catching up with you, which ultimately resulted in our formation being pulled far behind."
"If it weren't for that, how could we have been separated for so long? If we hadn't taken care of their strongest fighter beforehand, Senior Dai would almost have been eliminated by concentrated fire!"
"As the team captain, is this how you set an example?"
"That's no reason for you to cut off my mental detection!" Ma Xiaotao retorted.
"You should be glad this is a competition. My mental detection can still cover the entire arena, and your opponent won't go all out. But what if this were outdoors? Would you rush out of the range of my mental detection? Would you walk alone into the enemy's trap?"
"From the start of the competition until now, you haven't shown even a single instance of the qualities a captain should have. Not only have you completely exposed all your soul skills, providing the enemy with information about you, but you've also repeatedly become separated from the team, causing the formation to fall apart. If it weren't for the strong individual abilities of the others, we would have been eliminated long ago!"
"My mental detection is meant to help us work together better, not to let you completely let loose!"
"Alright, stop arguing!" Wang Yan immediately called for a halt before the situation escalated.
"Ma Xiaotao, the match is over. You should suppress your inner fire now. I don't want to see it erupt during the match!"
Wang Yan turned to Huo Yuhao and said, "You too, Ma Xiaotao made a mistake first this time, so I won't hold it against you. But if it happens again, I will definitely report it to the academy."
"Now, everyone, go back and rest!"
Wang Yan, who had always been gentle and mild-mannered, suddenly erupted, startling the Shrek group. Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao exchanged a glance, then quickly looked away and reluctantly headed towards the hotel.
Back in his room, he sat cross-legged in meditation with a detached expression, seemingly trying to calm himself down.
After the team battle ended, Star Luo National Academy conceded defeat, and Shrek Academy had two days of rest.
Perhaps because Huo Yuhao was slacking off the whole time, the Body Sect, which was supposed to appear these past two days, did not show up at all.
So what if he's invisible? How come the mighty Body Sect couldn't even tell that he has a Body Martial Soul?
Did you figure it out? You're too lazy to come find me?
Huo Yuhao shook his head, putting his doubts aside.
It's not bad that those two idiots from the Body Sect aren't here to ruin my mood.
After all, the matter with Ma Xiaotao hadn't been resolved yet, and Huo Yuhao didn't have time to deal with the matters of the Body Sect.
"The finals are tomorrow. You've all seen the information about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. What are your thoughts?"
At the conference table, Wang Yan rested his chin on his hands, his gaze sweeping over the Shrek Academy students below.
Ma Xiaotao said nonchalantly, "What's there to say? Let's just fight. No matter how strong the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is, can it be stronger than us?"
"Heh," Huo Yuhao sneered, "I wonder who was sealed for a full quarter of an hour in the last match, learned their lesson from the soul tool once, and still hasn't learned their lesson?"
"You!" Ma Xiaotao instantly bristled.
"Alright, Huo Yuhao is right. Even the Star Luo Empire can produce an absolute defensive soul tool, so it wouldn't be surprising if the Sun Moon Empire could produce several. We've already suffered a loss once, and we can't afford to suffer a second time."
Seeing that Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao had started again, Wang Yan quickly spoke up to stop them.
"However, everyone doesn't need to worry too much. The individual competition and the 2-2-3 strategy are most advantageous to us. The only possible problem is the team battle. Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, you two need to be careful. If they really have any tactics, they are most likely targeting you. Only if you two are eliminated or even severely injured will they have a chance to win."
"Especially Ma Xiaotao, she must not fall behind her teammates again, and she should also take Huo Yuhao's advice into consideration."
"Okay," Ma Xiaotao pouted.
Seeing that Ma Xiaotao agreed, Wang Yan nodded in satisfaction and began to plan the tactics for the final.
……
When the finals arrived, a red carpet was laid out at the entrance of the Xingluo Hotel, stretching from the hotel entrance all the way to the Xingluo Square rest area where the competition was held.
The participating teams from Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, accompanied by their respective instructors, walked proudly along the red carpet into the rest area of Star Luo Square amidst cheers and applause from the crowds along the way.
With only Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy remaining, the rest area originally prepared for all participating teams became unusually deserted, while the number of spectators at Star Luo Square reached its peak during the competition.
Xu Jiawei stood atop the city wall of Xingluo Imperial City, delivering a passionate opening speech for the final:
"The last time I witnessed the final of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament in Star Luo City was twenty years ago. Time has passed, and today, twenty years later, I am the ruler of a nation, and my brother Dai Hao has become the first commander of the empire. We will once again witness a duel between the strongest young people on the continent. I am very excited. I hope that both teams can deliver a wonderful match for every spectator. As is customary, the winner of this final will receive three soul bones and a reward of one million gold soul coins. I have already selected ten soul bones from our national treasury for the final champion to choose from... Today's referee will once again be the Heavenly Fiend Douluo."
"Without further ado, please join me in witnessing this duel that will surely be recorded in history."
(End of this chapter)