The third match: the Martial Soul Battle.
At Dai Tianling's command, the air throughout the arena seemed to freeze.
The crushing defeats in the first two matches had sent the Star Luo Empire's morale plunging to rock bottom. Dai Tianling sat on his dragon throne, his expression dark as stormy water. His hands gripped the armrests so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.
"Father, are we really going to let him out?"
Standing beside Dai Tianling was the Star Luo Empire's Crown Prince, one of Monster Academy's Eight Heavenly Kings—the "Tiger King," Dai Yueyan.
He wore an ornate white martial outfit, his long golden hair spilling over his shoulders. An inborn arrogance showed in his features, but now his eyes were grave as well.
"We have no choice but to send him in."
Dai Tianling spoke quietly, a trace of helplessness in his voice. "Zhang Geyang lost, and Huang Zhengyang lost too. If we keep losing, what dignity will our Star Luo Empire have left? The stakes for the Five God Showdown are treasures from the national treasury! And don't forget—the rules say that if someone wins all five matches, the Star Luo Empire must grant them a request. Who knows what he'll want us to do?"
"But..."
Dai Yueyan frowned. "His Excellency Tong Yu hasn't fought in many years. Ever since that incident, he's kept himself shut away in the Worship Hall. His mental state..."
"It is precisely because his mental state is unstable that his power is all the more terrifying."
A sharp light flashed in Dai Tianling's eyes. "He's one of the few trump cards our Star Luo Empire has left, and one of the very few Level 99 Limit Douluos!"
"Level 99..."
Dai Yueyan drew in a sharp breath.
Throughout the Douluo Continent, Level 99