After two rounds of two-on-two battles, each side had won one and lost one, returning to the same starting line. But the Sea Shark Gang had already paid a terrible price. Zhang Miao was gravely injured and near death, Zhang Yao had lost her ability to fight, and Hai Qiunan had also been badly weakened by his previous severe injuries. The Li Family, on the other hand, had Li Xuanqing and Li Qiuqiu seriously injured, but their core fighters, Li Xiaochen and Li Xuanbing, were still in decent condition after emergency treatment and recovery. More importantly, their captain—the mysterious young master who had previously defeated Whale Surge with ease, Li Xuansheng—remained completely unharmed.
When the referee announced the participants for the third two-on-two match, the atmosphere throughout the Blue Moon Grand Arena was instantly pushed to a new peak. Countless gazes fixed themselves on the exit of the Li Family's resting area, filled with anticipation, curiosity, wariness, scrutiny... all kinds of emotions intertwined.
Li Xuansheng slowly rose to his feet. He was still dressed in a fitted red-and-white outfit, his black hair bound beneath a jade crown, his posture straight as a pine. Unlike the calm ease he had displayed when taking the stage before, there was now an almost imperceptible gravity between his brows. The successive fierce battles, the injuries suffered by his family members, and the opponents' viciousness and tenacity had all added to the weight on his shoulders.
"Hua Yu, come with me," he said, turning his head toward Li Huayu, who had long been ready at his side.
Li Huayu nodded firmly, her delicate face full of determination. Although she was only a level sixty-nine auxiliary healing Soul Emperor, as a core support member painstakingly cultivated by the family, her healing ability and support effects were