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"As the chief referee of the competition, do you want to personally take the lead in breaking the rules?"
This statement hit the point, it was not unreasonable, and it really made Bupo Douluo unable to refute it. Xuan Lao was the leader, Bei Bei was only the deputy leader, and he directly contacted Bei Bei without asking the leader's opinion, which was indeed suspected of overstepping his authority.
Bupo Douluo was silent for a moment, then took out his loudspeaker soul guide and announced to the audience: "The game is now suspended due to some unexpected events."
The audience around didn't understand what was happening and were talking about it.
"What's going on? Shouldn't the game be over?"
"I don't know. The light was too bright. I couldn't see anything..."
"I saw it. It was the Tang Sect. Oh no, it was Shrek who won. That move was so powerful."
"That's not right. Why did I see that move didn't hit?"
Those audiences didn't care what they saw or whether they saw it or not. In short, they said all kinds of things.
Old Xuan, who had already flown to the competition stage, looked extremely ugly.
He had also seen Wang Dong's own martial soul fusion technique, which was a powerful soul skill that even Beibei Holy Light Dragon in its fully awakened state could not resist, but it still failed to defeat Huo Yuhao directly.
In order to avoid the impending defeat, Master Xuan had no choice but to go off the field to interfere with the game.
At this moment, a thunderous laugh rang out from somewhere in the audience: "I just saw clearly that the Tang Sect player lost. Why are you, the team leader, trying to cause trouble? Could it be that Shrek Academy can't afford to lose?"
Xuan Lao's face was tense: "It's you, the poison can't kill you!"
He recognized that the owner of the voice was Du Bu Si, but Du Bu Si never showed up. It seemed that his words were not spoken to Master Xuan, but deliberately spoken to the audience around him.
A single stone stirs up a thousand waves. Du Bu Si's voice instantly drowned out all other discussions, and the audience around him were stunned. Then, endless questioning and accusations began.
"Shrek can't afford to lose?"
"Team leader Shrek is too overbearing. Even the chief referee..."
More and more accusations reached Xuan Lao's ears. He suddenly shouted, "Shrek and Tang Sect fully abide by the rules of the game. The final result will naturally be decided by the chief referee."
The strong pressure once again suppressed the voices of all the audience.
On the rostrum, Zhongli Wu said: "Your Highness, that is the Taotie of Shrek. I am afraid that Bupo Douluo cannot deal with him. Do you need me to teach the chief priest..."
Xu Tianran waved his hand: "No hurry, let's wait and see."
Xuan Lao's pressure was still effective, and the gossips of the audience stopped. Everyone looked at Xuan Lao with fear. But there was only fear in their eyes, no respect, and even a little anger.
A suppressed emotion of anger but not being able to speak out was brewing among the crowd.
Old Xuan no longer cared about so many things. He knew that he would be criticized for doing so, but for Shrek's hope of advancing to the semi-finals, he had no choice but to do so.
If you want to blame someone, blame him alone. It's all his fault as the team leader, and the glory should be left to the children.
Bupo Douluo was also in a difficult position at the moment and had to think quickly about how to reasonably resolve the current situation.
At this moment, Beibei stepped onto the competition stage again and asked, "Chief Judge Bupo, can I say a few more words?"
"Please." Bupo Douluo nodded and handed him the loudspeaker soul guide.
Bei Bei took a deep breath and said, "Dear audience members, I want to say something off topic."
"As a former classmate of Yuhao, I was deeply moved when I heard about his experience today."
"Every soul master who fights against evil soul masters is someone we should respect, and is also a role model that our Shrek students should learn from."
"After leaving Shrek Academy, even though he was alone and weak, Junior Brother Yuhao still had a sense of justice. I think this spirit is quite remarkable."
"We must accept defeat. In the previous match, our Tang Sect team lost. Let us give a warm round of applause to Junior Brother Yuhao and his companions."
Seeing Beibei admit defeat, Xuan Lao showed a puzzled expression on his face: "Beibei, you..."
Bei Bei took off the amplifying soul guide and whispered, "Master Xuan, Xuan Zu always said when he was alive that the glory of ten thousand years has become a shackle for Shrek."
"Compared to the illusory glory, Xuanzu wants to see something more meaningful. Otherwise, he wouldn't have told us to split the team into two."
Beibei's eyes are sincere and honest.
Xuan Lao raised his head slightly, full of pain, feeling that all his good intentions had gone to waste. He could make any student roll off the stage, but it had to be Bei Bei, the great-great-grandson of Dragon God Douluo Mu Lao.
Seeing this, Bupo Douluo announced: "In the fourth match of the quarterfinals, Dragon Tiger Gate won. So far, all four teams in the semifinals have been decided."
The myth of Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year championship came to an end today, and it was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
The pressure from Master Xuan disappeared, and the audience was able to talk freely again.
The topic of their conversation has changed from the overbearing and tyrannical leader Shrek to the gentle and handsome gentleman deputy captain Beibei.
Xuan Lao returned to the rest area with a dark face, drinking a glass of wine, exuding cold anger. No one from Shrek or Tang Sect dared to touch him.
As a Super Douluo who is at the peak of level 98 and is about to reach level 99, Old Xuan actually felt a sense of helplessness in his heart.
These young men, one after another, have grown powerful and dared not to listen to him, the leader of the Sea God Pavilion.
First it was Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and then even Bei Bei did not take Shrek's glory seriously.
Who was the first person who dared to talk back to him?
Old Xuan took another big sip of wine and glanced back viciously at Huo Yuhao in the distance.
Huo Yuhao snorted and said to himself, “I didn’t expect Brother Beibei to still have some sentiments. He actually accepted all of them. There’s no point in slapping him in the face again. I’d better leave some room for him. But I guess that old guy must be very angry.”
Bingdi asked calmly, "I am very curious, why do you humans care so much about the opinions of those weaklings. Obviously, that human can easily make so many people shut up."
“This is called seizing the moral high ground. You don’t have to, but you have to. And you ignored the power of the weak.” Huo Yuhao said leisurely, “If Beibei didn’t respond this way, he would be giving me a sense of righteousness and belittling himself at the same time. I can only say that he reacted quickly and well.”
"If I continue to pursue and attack him, it would seem a bit unfair."
As he spoke, he revealed a smug smile.
"Yuhao, it seems that you are very happy today." Tianmeng said happily.
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Of course. It has always been my interest to be able to 'incite' others to join me in fighting against the powerful."
"I think I understand what that powerful force that is easily out of control is, kid." Yin Lex admired sincerely, "Those humans who are strangers to you will always become your most steadfast supporters."
"But why do you say that this power can easily get out of control?"
Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment and said, “Master Yin, actually, I wanted to try this method of mental suggestion when I first got it.”
"This is also one of the reasons why I must come to participate in the Soul Master Competition, because only the Soul Master Competition can gather such a large crowd."
"The power of the crowd is extremely strong, but also very blind. I'm not sure if I can use it correctly. If I'm not careful, it could lead to very serious consequences."
“And today is a successful attempt.”
Xue Di said with interest: "Let me guess, you must be thinking of using this power to achieve some ulterior motives."
"You are right, Xue Di."
Huo Yuhao raised his head and looked towards the podium, revealing a sinister and evil grin.
"Today I can mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to get Shrek out of office..."
"It's hard to say who I want to step down tomorrow~"
Chapter 364: The Red Dust Invites and the Uninvited Guests from Mingde Hall
"All games today have ended. Please leave in an orderly manner."
Bupo Douluo made a final announcement in a loud voice and returned to the referee's work area.
The quarterfinals have ended, but almost no spectators stood up and left, slowly savoring today's game.
Today's four quarter-final matches were more bizarre than the last. They didn't look like what a quarter-final match should be like at all, and the intensity wasn't even as intense as the first two preliminary rounds.
In the upper half, the match between Xingluo and Riyue was not even played, and Shrek was easily ravaged by a team from the Snow Demon Sect that they had never heard of.
In the lower half, the Tang Sect team, Shrek’s true strength, unexpectedly lost to the Dragon Tiger Sect, which consisted of only one person, in such a dramatic way.
The thousand-year glory of Shrek Academy was not snatched away by the most threatening Sun-Moon Team, but was destroyed in the quarterfinals, and the opponent was just a little-known sect.
Although they were eliminated in the quarterfinals, no audience laughed at Shrek Academy. Beibei's humble and gentlemanly image has been deeply rooted in the minds of all the audience. He did not take advantage of others' misfortunes or bully the minority with his numbers, which won the favor of many Sun and Moon people.
Of course, the character that impressed the audience the most was Huo Yuhao, who carried the hopes of all his companions.
The top four teams have been decided. Huo Yuhao’s next opponent is the Sun Moon Team, which is also in the upper half of the group, while the Snow Demon Sect’s opponent is the Holy Spirit Team.
Everyone on the Shrek and Tang Sect teams lowered their heads and said nothing. Old Xuan's expression was even uglier. He held up his endlessly empty wine gourd and drank from it sip after sip.
Bei Bei was standing next to him, followed by the rest of the Tang Clan team. Everyone's eyes were filled with worry, and Zhang Lexuan in the distance also cast a concerned look at him.
"Mr. Xuan, I made all the decisions. If you want to punish someone, just punish me." Beibei took all the responsibilities.
"I just want to carry out Xuanzu's instructions to me to the end."
Elder Xuan's annoyed expression was full of confusion. He couldn't possibly have the nerve to rebuke this descendant of Dragon God Douluo.
After suffering for a long time, he could only sigh and say, "Go back."
This "going back" not only refers to going back to the hotel, but also to going back to Shrek City.
He lost the Soul Master Competition in the first competition after he succeeded as the Lord of the Sea God Pavilion, which can be regarded as a shame for Shrek.
Looking at the somewhat dejected figure of Master Xuan, Tang Ya said reluctantly, "Beibei, what are you going to explain when you return to the academy this time?"
Bei Bei held her head in her hands helplessly, pretending to be indifferent: "Just explain whatever you want, the academy can't expel me? Although Junior Brother Yu Hao left the Shrek Supervisory Group, he still sticks to the mission of fighting against evil soul masters. Even I am moved by him."
"Besides, I am doing this for the good of the academy and the Tang Sect."
Tang Ya asked doubtfully, "For the good of the Tang Sect?"
Bei Bei smiled and scolded: "Fool, if the world knew that our Tang Sect is a sect that will do anything to win and has no moral principles, how would they view us?"
"By then, the Tang Sect will only be able to attract those who are only interested in profit. How will the Tang Sect develop in the future?"
"Although the Tang Sect lost today, if this news spreads across the continent and everyone knows the character of our Tang Sect members, wouldn't it be greatly helpful for the future development of our Tang Sect?"
He said softly, "And just like Xuan Zu said, Shrek holds glory too high. Only by letting it go can we recognize ourselves."
Tang Ya was stunned for a moment, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
I didn't expect Beibei to be able to think so far ahead. When thinking about the academy, he never forgot the future of Tang Sect.
She also laughed from the bottom of her heart and said, "Well, now that the competition is over, we should go find Cai Tou as soon as possible."
As the sect leader, she is still extremely worried about He Caitou's sudden disappearance.
Wang Dong seemed to have thought of something and looked around the rest area, only to find that Huo Yuhao was no longer there.