"Hmph!"
A soft snort rang out from above, followed immediately by a figure descending from the sky.
It was an old man in a blue-green robe. He landed right beside the referee.
"Useless fool! Beaten into this state by a junior-you've disgraced our Sun Moon Empire!"
The old man turned and kicked the match referee flying, sending him straight off the competition platform.
"I am Zheng Zhan, chief referee of this tournament. From now on, I will officiate the matches."
Most of those present knew Zheng Zhan's name. He was a powerful Level 9 Soul Engineer and an important figure in the empire's Offering Hall.
Even if his cultivation fell short of Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall Master Jing Hongchen's, the difference was slight. He specialized in defensive soul tools and was renowned as the Unbreakable King. His title was Unbreakable: Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan.
Lu Jun watched the referee being carried away with lingering fear. If he had faced that blow, he would probably have been reduced to a floor full of minced flesh by now, wouldn't he?
"The Body Sect wins this round. Continue the match!" Zheng Zhan waved a hand and announced loudly.
The next two members of Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy to take the competition platform were both Level 5 Soul Engineers of middling strength. Against Long Aotian's tempestuous onslaught, they could do nothing at all, and were defeated one after the other.
Three consecutive victories meant three points in the individual knockout tournament.
The members of Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy had already risen to their feet. They had never intended to settle the outcome in the individual knockout tournament anyway. At this level, where the strong collided with the strong, the team battle would surely decide victory!
According to their estimates, Long Aotian would