Cai Xukun vs. Xu Lizhi

Inside Ming Capital Stadium, the referee's steady, powerful voice rang through the arena. "Group Three: Ninth round, first match. Contestant Cai Xukun versus contestant Li Zhi. The match now officially begins!"

With that announcement, a duel that most spectators considered utterly suspense-free began.

Why was there no suspense? Naturally, it was because of Group Three's special circumstances!

If Nan Fusheng's Group Two was called the Group of Luck because it had the fewest Titled Douluo,

and Big White Goose's Sixth Group was known as the Group of Death because it had the most Titled Douluo,

then Group Three had earned the title of Group of Despair because of the presence of an "Over-spec Monster."

That Over-spec Monster, who put immense pressure on every other contestant in Group Three, was none other than Cai Xukun, one of the Spirit Pagoda's current Four Great Spirit Messengers.

A level 98 Super Douluo was among the very strongest competitors in the entire tournament. With someone of that strength placed in Group Three, the other contestants in the group had practically fallen into collective despair. "This is completely impossible to fight against!"

The stands had long since been swept up in a feverish atmosphere.

"Kun Kun! Kun Kun! We love you!"

"The Kun Fan Club is here! Everyone else, get lost!"

"Go, Kun Kun! Make sure you crush that dead fatso on the other side!" Passionate cheers rose one after another. Countless young women held carefully made flags and banners, displaying their support and adoration for Cai Xukun to the fullest.

Cai Xukun was already exceptionally handsome. His level 98 Soul Power cultivation, his prestigious identity as a Spirit Messenger, and the popularity he had accumulated from his past work as a streamer had long gathered him an enormous fanbase.

Since entering this tournament, his