In the stands, everyone stared at the Soul Tool screens, watching the forest below wriggle continuously like a living creature, utterly dumbfounded.
Was this really the carefully prepared battlefield for the Soul Master Tournament, rather than a meat grinder meant to wipe out every participating student?
The "team wiped out" notifications kept flashing across the Soul Tool screens, making their scalps tingle. In just a short while, countless teams had already been completely eliminated.
Bang!
Du Busi abruptly rose to his feet, sending his chair sliding backward with a harsh scrape.
He looked up at the Star Luo panel of referees floating in midair, his gaze locked firmly on Wang Xian'er in the center as he demanded furiously, "Wang Xian'er! Setting up a battlefield like this—aren't you Star Luo Empire people blatantly cheating?!"
His words were like a lit fuse. In an instant, every spectator turned toward Wang Xian'er and the others, discussion erupting all around them.
They thought so too. Such a battlefield setup was utterly unreasonable, no different from cheating. Those frenzied plants not only attacked indiscriminately, but could also control plant-type students. It was practically driving the students to their deaths.
Faced with Du Busi's fury, Wang Xian'er still wore her gentle smile as she calmly asked, "Lord Du Busi, that is an accusation."
"We agreed from the beginning that you would propose the competition format, while the battlefield arrangement would be entirely decided by us, the Star Luo organizers. Have you forgotten?"
That single sentence instantly left Du Busi speechless.
He opened his mouth, but forcibly swallowed the words that had risen to his throat.
That had indeed been the arrangement during their negotiations a few days ago. To avoid further disputes caused by changes to the rules, both sides had agreed that the Star Luo