Advancing to the Semifinals

Who I am?

Where am I?

What am I supposed to do?

At this moment, in this situation, the classic three questions of the soul spontaneously arose in Xiao Hongchen's mind.

One second ago, he was detonating more than a dozen Level Seven Soul Tool Shell, thinking that he would die a glorious death, and that he would take Zhou Huan down with him.

The next second, he stared at the ice shards scattered on the ground, wanting to roar, "Where are my Soul Tool Shell? Where are they?!"

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen's mind went from a complete blank to a jumble of complex thoughts, which was truly indescribable.

However, no matter how chaotic his thoughts were, after the initial shock, Xiao Hongchen looked at Zhou Huan as if he were looking at his father's killer, but he didn't say a word.

If looks could kill, Zhou Huan would have already been executed by slow Xiao Hongchen.

After all, they didn't even give him a chance to die together; it was just too much of a bully!

Moreover, isn't it incredibly embarrassing that someone as dignified as Xiao Hongchen can't even self-destruct?

On the other side, Zhou Huan was speechless. He shrugged and said, "Brother Hongchen, I just saved your life. Instead of being grateful, you act like you want to eat me alive?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen was instantly enraged, his anger rising to the top of his head. "You—!"

"Puff--"

The next moment, this guy was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Zhou Huan, with the intention of helping others and fearing that Xiao Hongchen would be angered to death on the spot, instantly glided with Ice Step, arriving in front of Xiao Hongchen in 0.001 seconds, and casually struck out with a palm.

"Bang!"

As Xiao Hongchen was sent flying backward, he also became an ice sculpture.

However, Zhou Huan had no intention of killing Xiao Hongchen, so when the ice sculpture landed, it remained intact.

At this moment, the entire scene fell silent once again.

Hundreds of thousands of viewers didn't know whether to be relieved that the captain of the Sun Moon Team hadn't died, or disappointed that their Empire team had lost.

After all, Zhou Huan's performance was simply too powerful, leaving no room for argument. Besides, hadn't he previously defeated a Soul Sage who could shapeshift?

Defeating Xiao Hongchen now doesn't seem surprising at all.

What left the audience with mixed feelings was that their Empire team had been completely swept, leaving them feeling uneasy but unable to vent their frustration.

Can you say that the players on the Sun Moon Team don't fight hard?

But they were already preparing to self-destruct—oh, not preparing, they were actually self-destructing—and then... that was it.

Therefore, silence was all that could be said at that moment.

Xu Tianran, who was also in the VIP area, remained silent. After a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he stared at Zhou Huan, he said nothing and had Ju Zi push his wheelchair away.

As for Jing Hongchen, his feelings were even more complicated at this moment.

First, he was relieved that his grandson hadn't died in the competition; second, he knew that Xu Tianran had developed resentment, even if it was completely unreasonable.

On the stage, Zhou Huan, who had defeated Xiao Hongchen with a single palm strike, looked at Zheng Zhan, his meaning clear.

Zheng Zhan could only sigh inwardly. Although he had expected the Sun Moon Team to lose, it was still a disgrace to the Sun Moon Empire that six players in a row, including Xiao Hongchen, a Level 7 Soul Master, had been defeated by Zhou Huan alone.

But he still had to announce the results, "In the first match of the Top 8 match, Shrek Academy defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Shrek to the Semifinals! The second match of the Top 8 match will be held this afternoon, with the Holy Spirit Sect facing Ao Jian Sect. All spectators are welcome to attend and watch the match."

Thus, the morning's short Top 8 match came to an end, since there was no need to even play the team competition.

Afterwards, the Shrek team returned to the Mingyue Hotel from the East Suburb Arena.

It was still early before lunch, so Zhou Huan stayed in Zhang Lexuan's room as usual.

The young couple remained as relaxed as ever, making tea, reading, chatting, and cuddling together, just like an old married couple who had been together for many years and were still as loving as ever.

After taking a sip of the freshly brewed green tea, Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly, indicating she was not entirely satisfied.

Seeing this, Zhou Huan smiled and said, "What's wrong? I think it tastes pretty good."

Zhang Lexuan glanced at Zhou Huan and asked softly, "So, what do you think is good about this green tea?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Huan said seriously, "To quench my thirst."

Zhang Lexuan: "... I was really stupid, why would I ask you that?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huan immediately disagreed. "You can doubt my knowledge of tea, but you can't doubt my knowledge of green tea. Green tea is truly thirst-quenching, it's a pity that it's not produced here."

Without a doubt, Zhang Lexuan was completely bewildered. "What nonsense are you spouting again? Are green tea bitches everywhere in Mingdu?"

Zhou Huan: "..."

Zhang Lexuan ignored Zhou Huan's silence and continued to ask, "Since you have some free time today, aren't you going to let Ye Guyi come out for some fresh air?"

However, Zhou Huan shook his head and said, "Even if I asked her to come out, she wouldn't. Ye Toutie is currently cultivating with the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow; he's a very diligent kid, but he's a bit reckless."

Zhou Huan was telling the truth. Ye Guyi was, after all, just a Soul Emperor. The Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow was a great tonic for her, and she could only absorb and digest it slowly.

Let alone compared to Zhou Huan, Ye Guyi is far inferior to Zhang Lexuan.

Moreover, the environment on Sunny Island Floating Pagoda was set up to be quite comfortable, and with the ability to cultivate using the Profound Ice Marrow, Ye Guyi himself was almost reluctant to leave.

Hearing Zhou Huan's explanation, Zhang Lexuan was speechless for a moment, but she still felt that her boyfriend was hiding a girl in his Martial Soul, which was a bit affecting her mood.

But then she thought about it again. Even a peerless beauty like Snow Empress was inside the Floating Pagoda, so Zhang Lexuan felt relieved. Anyway, one more Ye Guyi wouldn't make a difference. She could just treat Zhou Huan as their landlord.

It's just a landlord-tenant relationship, nothing serious.

Thinking about this, Zhang Lexuan suddenly realized, could she really be jealous? No way, she's not that petty.

Then, Zhang Lexuan stared at Zhou Huan for a while, leaving Zhou Huan completely bewildered before shaking her head slightly, thinking to herself, "I must have been led astray by this girl. I'm not the kind of girl who gets jealous easily."

As for Zhou Huan, she was completely bewildered. "W-what's wrong?"

Zhang Lexuan gently shook her head and said, "It's nothing."

Immediately afterward, Miss Zhang stopped thinking about these irrelevant things and changed the subject, "The Holy Spirit Cult is performing this afternoon, shall we go watch?"

Zhou Huan had little interest in the Holy Spirit Cult and Dai Huabin; if he encountered them, he would simply slap them.

Therefore, Zhou Huan replied, "Forget it, I don't want to go. The Ao Jian Sect probably has no chance of winning. So, in the upcoming Semifinals, whether it's us or the Tang Sect, we can defeat the Holy Spirit Cult."

If Zhou Huan wasn't going, Zhang Lexuan naturally didn't want to move either. "Then I won't go this afternoon either. If we encounter the Holy Spirit Cult in the Semifinals the day after tomorrow, I'll leave it to you."

Zhou Huan readily agreed, "Don't worry, I guarantee it will be handled perfectly."

The Holy Spirit Cult is not the Sun Moon Team. For Xiao Hongchen and his group, it's a matter of stance between empires. However, Zhou Huan doesn't have any imperial stance in the Douluo Continent, so under normal circumstances, he doesn't need to kill the Sun Moon Team.

But dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult is a different story.

Zhou Huan never considered himself a champion of justice, but within his capabilities, he wouldn't hesitate to take action if he could conveniently deal with some evil.

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