Night fell.
Star Luo City, which should have long since been under curfew, had been transformed by the announcement of the semifinal lineup.
The city had become a city that never slept.
Scalpers had driven semifinal ticket prices sky-high!
The matchup generating the most buzz.
Without question.
Was naturally the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy versus Shrek Academy.
As for which academy would win.
Two opinions dominated the heated public discussion.
The first was that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would finally shake off its status as the Ten-Thousand-Year Runner-Up, defeat Shrek for the first time, and become the Tournament's new champion.
The second was that Shrek Academy, as the continent's strongest academy, had held the championship throne for ten thousand years and would probably defend it again this time.
The gambling houses keenly sniffed out a business opportunity.
They immediately opened betting pools.
Inside the largest casino in the city center.
The wildest betting frenzy in its history was unfolding.
"I'm betting thirty Gold Soul Coins on Shrek Academy winning!"
"The Douluo Three Kingdoms stand united! I'm betting fifty Gold Soul Coins to support Shrek!"
"Long live Shrek! The dignity of the Douluo Continent must never be violated! I'm betting three Gold Soul Coins! Shrek will win!"
"Friends and neighbors, Shrek Academy has been winning for ten thousand years. They've faced countless difficulties along the way, but haven't they always won? What reason do we have not to believe in Shrek? I'm betting three hundred Gold Soul Coins on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineers winning!"
"..."
At those words.
The noisy, chaotic crowd.
Fell silent for three seconds.
Before long.
Someone came to their senses, pointed at the man betting on the Sun Moon Academy, and cursed, "Traitor! Spy... (after a string of eloquent accusations),