Because of his interference, Huo Yuhao had no contact with Tang San's daughter, which is why Huo Yuhao's feelings for Ju Zi are now even deeper.
"It's better not to trouble yourself. Even if we met, there's nothing to say. She chose to marry Xu Tianran and get involved in military and political affairs for revenge; that's her choice," Huo Yuhao refused.
"Okay, if you change your mind, you can come find me anytime," Bei Bei said with a smile.
"Quiet."
An aged voice suddenly rang out, and a powerful pressure enveloped the entire area.
The eyes of hundreds of thousands of people in the entire competition venue and spectator area were all turned to the podium.
Bei Bei looked up and realized she didn't recognize this Titled Douluo.
Xu Tianran originally intended to invite Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao to come and help, but because he was busy comforting Ye Xishui during the previous attack on the Shrek Academy, he naturally wouldn't come.
Xu Tianran could only send Kong Deming, the head of the Sun Moon Empire's Offering Hall and the Silver Moon Douluo, to support him.
Kong Deming is currently only a level 94 Titled Douluo. Once he breaks through to level 95 and fuses his Martial Soul with his Soul Tool, he can advance to Level 10 Soul Engineer, and his strength will reach the Soul Master of Limit Douluo.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ju Zi delivered the opening speech in place of Xu Tianran.
There are many more teams participating this year than in previous years, so the preliminary elimination rounds will consist of three rounds.
The first match of the first round of the preliminary elimination stage was played by the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
After two days of competition, half of the 167 participating teams were eliminated.
After two days of observation, the Shrek Academy students had gained some understanding of the stronger teams.
Of the teams that remained, the majority were from sects.
After all, sects prioritize lineage and are inherently stronger in combat than academies.
The most noteworthy of these is the Clear Sky Sect, after all, this ancient sect has not appeared for ten thousand years.
Although one could occasionally hear the figures of the Clear Sky Sect disciples training on the main road, it did indeed attract the attention of many people.
After all, they also wanted to see if the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul could still live up to its reputation as the number one weapon Martial Soul.
In the second round of elimination matches, Shrek Academy took the stage first, facing off against the Heavenly Armor Sect of the Dou Ling Empire.
Shrek Academy only sent its reserve team to the Heavenly Armor Sect, which didn't even have Soul Emperor, and they won consecutive victories in both individual and team battles.
After successfully advancing to the third round, the Shrek team did not continue watching but returned to the hotel.
Just as everyone was preparing to rest, the wall of the room where Shrek Academy was located was knocked on.
Nangong Wan, whom they had let go earlier, quietly entered and said obsequiously, "Everyone, the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament is about to begin, you..."
"What's the current situation between Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao?" Bei Bei interrupted Nangong Wan and asked directly.
"Uh, those two are gathering Holy Spirit Cult disciples, preparing to rebuild the Holy Spirit Cult," Nangong Wan replied.
"Didn't they contact you?" Bei Bei looked at him, a hint of pressure flashing in her eyes.
"No... no." Nangong Wan's heart tightened, and she quickly said, "They just sent a message asking me to continue to keep the Xishui Alliance running and raise funds."
Bei Bei listened to Nangong Wan's explanation, she tapped her fingertips on the table, lost in deep thought.
He felt that Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao wouldn't stay quiet like this; they must be plotting something in secret.
After a while...
Bei Bei instructed, " Yuhao, Caitou, you two will represent Xishui Alliance in this Soul Engineer Competition."
"No problem." Huo Yuhao and He Caitou nodded. They were both Level 7 Soul Engineer, so they were naturally confident of winning this competition.
Although Huo Yuhao is only a level 65 Soul Emperor, his skill in crafting Soul Tool has surpassed his actual strength.
Bei Bei waved her hand, and two Ranking Engraving Knife appeared, each appearing before the two individuals. "These two engraving knives are for you! They will be of some help in your creation of Soul Tool."
These two carving knives were the very ones that Bei Bei had swindled and stolen when she was involved with the Holy Spirit Cult.
"Thank you, Senior Brother." Huo Yuhao and He Caitou happily pocketed it.
Nangong Wan left with two people, Bei Bei told Zhang Lexuan to follow them to prevent them from making any trouble.
The third round of the preliminary elimination stage is about to begin.
Forty-two teams will compete in pairs, and the twenty-one winning teams will advance directly to the round-robin tournament.
Teams that lose can continue to compete, and their rankings will be determined based on their combined scores.
Ultimately, the top 32 teams in the standings will qualify for the second round.
Xu Sanshi, representing Shrek Academy, went to draw lots to choose his opponent.
Xu Sanshi was directly drawn into the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy team.
The two teams have already faced off before the finals even begin.
However, the Shrek Academy students were even more excited about this, after all, their team had five Soul Saint and two Soul Emperor!
Upon learning the result, Xiao Hongchen of the Sun Moon Team couldn't hide his joy.
"Great! This time we must avenge our defeat!" Xiao Hongchen said excitedly to his sister beside him.
Meng Hongchen wasn't so excited, but muttered somewhat unhappily, "What's going on? Bei Bei isn't participating in the competition this time. I wish I could see him one last time."
When Meng Hongchen was studying at the Shrek Academy, she wanted to take the opportunity to get to know Bei Bei better, but Bei Bei went out to train, and she didn't get to see him until the exchange ended.
Xiao Hongchen was truly speechless at his infatuated younger sister.
However, he also felt a bit resentful. He wanted to fight Bei Bei again, but unfortunately, she wasn't going to participate.
Looking at the match list, Xu Tianran couldn't help but smile, " Shrek and Sun Moon Team are facing off so early, how interesting."
" Ju Zi, which team do you think will win?" Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi, who was standing next to him.
"Of course it's the Sun Moon Team," Ju Zi said with a smile.
Xu Tianran smiled noncommittally, then looked at Jing Hongchen of the Mingde Hall, and asked, "What does Hall Master Hongchen think?"
Jing Hongchen frowned slightly and said, "It's hard to say. Shrek Academy's Soul Tool is developing rapidly. Soul Master are already powerful will inevitably unleash even more terrifying combat power when equipped with Soul Tool."
"So, Hall Master Hongchen thinks Shrek Academy will win?" Xu Tianran asked.
Jing Hongchen said, "In this knockout stage, no matter which team loses, they can still advance based on their remaining points; they'll just have to be ranked lower."
Xu Tianran said, "After hearing what the Hall Master Hongchen said, I'm even more interested in just how big the gap is between the elites of the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy. Let's wait and see."