The Tournament Reaches Its Midpoint, and the Top Eight Are Decided

Bei Bei turned to look at Huo Yuhao, her eyes still lingering with the shock and unease from earlier.

He opened his mouth, his voice lower than before, yet trembling with barely suppressed emotion. "The Holy Spirit Cult are all Evil Soul Master, so Xiao Ya... she?"

Huo Yuhao's gaze once again turned to the distance, where the group of men in black robes had already found their positions deep within the Preparation Area.

Tang Ya sat in the middle of the crowd, her posture upright and her expression calm. Her dark blue eyes stared blankly ahead, as if the surrounding noise had nothing to do with her.

Huo Yuhao had met Tang Ya a few times when he was at the Shrek Academy. She was a lively and bright girl. Her eyes crinkled when she smiled, and she always spoke with a cleverness that seemed to have inexhaustible energy.

But the woman in the black robe at this moment was completely different from the Tang Ya in my memory.

His mind raced through historical records from ten thousand years later about Tang Ya, which only said that she disappeared for a period of time and then reappeared with a greatly increased cultivation level.

Looking at the current reality, it's likely that she went to the Holy Spirit Cult during the time she disappeared.

Her cultivation level has indeed increased significantly, reaching the Soul Saint level, which is even higher than Bei Bei's.

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but recall the jokes in novels from ten thousand years later, where the Holy Spirit Cult was jokingly referred to as a "Soul Master Rapid Improvement Training Class."

In retrospect, it doesn't seem entirely unreasonable.

He withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Bei Bei, and said in a calm but undeniably blunt tone, "She smells of blood; she's probably been killing quite a few people lately."

Upon hearing this, Bei Bei trembled violently; he understood perfectly what those words meant.

If Huo Yuhao hadn't already withdrawn some of his emotions, he probably would have already lost control and rushed out again.

Huo Yuhao patted him on the shoulder again and said, "Now that we've found the person, don't rush into anything. Let's figure out the situation first and take it slow."

Bei Bei remained silent for a long while, her chest heaving several times, before finally letting out a long breath to suppress her surging emotions and slowly nodding to Huo Yuhao.

Not long after, under the strict escort of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Legion, Sun Moon Regent Xu Tianran of the Sun Moon was pushed onto the platform.

The wheelchair rose smoothly up the paved ramp and finally came to a stop in the center of the stage.

His expression was calm as his gaze slowly swept over the sea of people at the stadium below.

"Quiet!"

A deep voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire venue.

The sound wasn't loud, but it possessed a powerful, penetrating quality that precisely reached the ears of everyone present.

At the same time, an extremely powerful pressure swept down like an invisible Wu Yun hanging over everyone's heads, heavily enveloping the entire arena.

Everyone present paled; the feeling of the sky collapsing made their breathing quicken.

It should be noted that although all the participants are young Soul Master under the age of twenty, the academy teachers or sect elders who led the teams to participate include many powerful individuals at the Titled Douluo level.

Even these Titled Douluo felt an overwhelming sense of pressure at this moment.

All eyes turned to the old man beside Xu Tianran.

The old man was tall and imposing, with white hair and a youthful face. A Abyss and imposing aura emanated from his body, enveloping the entire arena in his presence.

Everyone was deeply shocked, never expecting that the Sun Moon Empire would hide such a powerful figure.

This is at least Super Douluo, and possibly even Limit Douluo!

Huo Yuhao had never met this old man before, but he had heard Yun Ming mention him.

He knew that this must be Long Xiaoyao, the Dark Holy Dragon, one of the Black and White Twin Holy Dragons who were once famous throughout the continent.

Xu Tianran took in the puzzled yet shocked expressions of the crowd below the stage, and the corners of his mouth curved up almost imperceptibly.

He then leaned forward slightly and began a brief speech using the soul-guided amplification device in front of him.

When he uttered the final words, "The All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament officially begins," the atmosphere in the entire arena was instantly invigorated, transforming from its previous somber mood into a burst of enthusiastic cheers.

As is customary in previous competitions, the first team to take the stage was naturally the previous year's champion Shrek Academy Team.

For thousands of years, Shrek Academy's first appearance has almost become an indispensable and iconic part of this event.

This time, the Shrek Academy students performed as expected, with all the main team members appearing on the field and winning the first match with overwhelming force.

In the afternoon, the Spirit Pagoda Team made their appearance.

Their opponents were just an ordinary sect; only two of their participants were Soul King, and the rest were Soul Ancestor.

Jin Li easily won against such an opponent without even making a move.

Besides these mismatches between teams with vastly different strengths, many matches between evenly matched teams are much more intense.

Those evenly matched clashes often went back and forth, resulting in a stalemate. Some players left the arena injured, while others fought until their Soul Power was exhausted before barely managing to win. The roar of Soul Power colliding and the gasps and sighs from the audience could be heard from time to time.

The matches continued day after day, and the stands were always packed.

As the competition progressed, the remaining teams became stronger and stronger, and those previously hidden tactics were forced to be revealed one by one.

By the time the knockout stage arrived, everyone had clearly realized that this year's participating teams were not only more numerous, but their overall strength far surpassed that of previous years.

Putting everything else aside, just considering the highest combat power, the highest cultivation level in previous competitions was only at the Soul Emperor level.

This time, Soul Saint- level participants have appeared, and there's more than one.

The Spirit Pagoda has Soul Saint, the Holy Spirit Cult has Soul Saint, and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy also has Soul Saint.

However, Shrek Academy, known as the number one academy on the continent, did not have a single Soul Saint among its participating teams this time.

Many people in the audience couldn't help but think the same thing: Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year reign as champion might really be about to change hands this time.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament is already halfway through.

With the conclusion of yesterday's final match, the eight teams that will compete in this tournament have finally been determined.

To allow the participants ample time to adjust and be in better condition for the upcoming high-intensity matches, the Sun Moon Empire has specially arranged a rest day today.

The entire arena fell silent. The deafening sounds of Soul Power colliding and the thunderous shouts from the stands were gone, and the eastern suburbs of Ming Capital regained a rare tranquility.

On this very day, Xu Jiujiu stood in the small square outside the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda, looking up at the building that was almost identical to the Star Luo City Spirit Pagoda, his feelings somewhat complicated.

As a princess of the Star Luo Empire, she naturally considered the interests of the country at all times.

Therefore, when she learned that the Sun Moon Empire was also going to build a branch of the Spirit Pagoda Branch Tower, she privately approached Huo Yuhao and expressed the Star Luo Empire side's dissatisfaction and concerns in a tactful and restrained manner.

In her view, Star Luo Empire was the original collaborator of the Spirit Pagoda and the funder that enabled the first Spirit Pagoda to be built. Now that Huo Yuhao has turned around and is cooperating with the Star Luo Empire's nemesis, it has a bit of a "crossing the river and burning the bridge" feel to it.

However, her persuasion was clearly ineffective, and the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda was completed as scheduled, now firmly embedded in the urban outline of Ming Capital.

She had been secretly angry about it, but as time went by and she calmed down, Xu Jiujiu had to admit that her initial thoughts were too subjective.

Not to mention that Huo Yuhao possesses the core technologies of Spirit Soul and Soul Tool, he also has a powerful expert at the Limit Douluo level standing behind him.

A young man with such strong resources doesn't need to rely on any royal family.

Star Luo Empire was a partner to him, but not the only option.

However, even after understanding this principle, the cooperation between the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Spirit Pagoda is no longer as close as it used to be.

Because of this, Xu Jiujiu didn't take the initiative to see Huo Yuhao for quite Xu Jiujiu time.

However, she had no choice but to come today.