The semifinals.
"Oh—!!!"
Amid a tidal wave of cheers,
the final four teams took their places in the refurbished waiting area:
Shrek Team, Star Luo Team, Sun Moon Team, and Dio Team.
Xu Jiujiu, Ma Rulong, and the others exchanged glances,
their eyes surging with fighting spirit.
Second place is mine!
As for why they weren't vying for first place... Obviously, they couldn't win it!
Everyone had already taken it for granted that Lu Ran would claim the championship.
One of the Star Luo Empire's Guardian Douluo, Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu, stood in the center of the arena. His somber voice, wrapped in Soul Power, carried across the entire plaza without the need for a Soul Tool Amplifier.
"Team captains, step forward."
Having a Guardian Douluo serve as the referee was Star Luo's way of displaying its national power.
And Heavenly Fiend Douluo's background was extremely unusual.
His Martial Soul had awakened on its own at birth, and he'd possessed Innate Full Soul Power. A star in the sky had shone especially brightly.
But on the night he was born, his mother had died of blood loss. His elder brother had drowned when he was three, his grandfather had passed away when he was five, and his father had been murdered when he was eight. By the time he was ten, all his relatives were dead.
After that, every friend he made died young: the quickest within six months, the longest after two years, when their whole family was wiped out by enemies.
By the time he was fifteen, he had no friends or family left.
And so it continued to this day.
Only later did he learn that his Martial Soul was the Heavenly Fiend Lone Star,
destining him to a life of loneliness.
His tragic past had