After the final four of the Soul Master Tournament were decided, the semifinal matchups were soon announced.
The Star Luo Imperial Academy Team versus the Shrek Academy team.
The New Tang Sect Academy Team versus the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy Team.
Wang Zhongwang: "Our opponent is actually the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. This won't be an easy fight. They're all experts at using soul tools."
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Let's put our heads together and figure something out. They're really strong in team battles too. I remember someone could control over a hundred Soul Guidance Cannons. Absolutely terrifying!"
Primordial One: "So what if he can control lots of Soul Guidance Cannons? That doesn't mean his damage output is high."
Spirit Hall Eternal: "The guy he's talking about is Xiao Hongchen. With him, the more Soul Guidance Cannons he controls, the higher his damage output really is. He can use those Soul Guidance Cannons to bombard the entire arena without leaving a single blind spot."
I Am an Angel: "Are we supposed to give up on the team battle, then? Even if we forfeit the team event, getting through seven opponents with two people in the individual event will still be tough."
Qian Xixi: "Why would we give up? We're players. We don't have any weakened periods. Even if we lose the team battle, we can still take on the individual event at a hundred percent the next day."
Ten-Year Veteran: "Then we can do this: injure as many opponents as possible during the team event so they can't compete in the next day's individual event. That way, we'll have the greatest possible advantage in the individual event."
Spirit Hall Eternal: "That could work. It's just a bit unethical."
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Who cares whether it's ethical? Winning is what counts. Deaths were a regular occurrence in the Soul Master Tournament during The Unrivaled Tang Sect's era."
Wang Zhongwang: "Yeah, I don't get it either. Sure, blades have no eyes, but the Soul Master Tournament during The Unrivaled Tang Sect's era didn't just fail to try to prevent casualties as much as possible. It even seemed to encourage going for the kill."
Primordial One: "The Douluo world is twisted to begin with. No need to think too much about it. Anyway, didn't we mention using the Thunder Cannon before?"
Qian Xixi: "Right! I almost forgot about that thing. Once we assemble it and successfully fire a shot, whoever we're facing will be finished."
Ten-Year Veteran: "Having four people assemble the Thunder Cannon and then charge it will take a little too long. Can the three of us hold out against their attacks for that long?"
Qian Xixi: "As long as they don't focus fire on me, I should be able to hold out for quite a while with my stockpile of mana and health potions."
I Am an Angel: "So what we need to do is draw some of that fire away from you and buy you time to restore your health and mana, without getting instantly killed by concentrated fire."
Qian Xixi: "Exactly. Of course, you need to protect yourselves too. If they focus fire on you and kill you instantly, leaving me alone, things really will get difficult."
Ten-Year Veteran: "Don't worry. We're not that easy to kill instantly with concentrated fire. We've watched the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's matches too. Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without peril."
Meanwhile, Ma Xiaotao was leading Shrek Academy's main team in a discussion about how to face the Star Luo Imperial Soul Master Academy.
Although they did not think they would lose, they did not underestimate their opponents either. After all, the Star Luo Imperial Soul Master Academy was the host of this Soul Master Tournament.
Huo Yuhao and the others, who had been warming the bench all this time, started discussing the players instead.
"Do you think that New Tang Sect Academy can beat the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy?"
"Yuhao, are you kidding? I admit they're really strong, and they have some tricks we can't make sense of, but they're still nowhere near the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy."
He Caitou shook his head as he spoke. As a soul engineer, he understood better than anyone just how terrifying the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was.
"I wouldn't be so sure. The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy is indeed terrifying in team battles, but in the individual event, the New Tang Sect Academy Team isn't without a chance."
It was Bei Bei who said this, and Wang Dong nodded along.
"Exactly. Didn't that Jiang Peng from Diao Academy lose? He was a Soul Emperor!"
"That match was painful to watch, though. It dragged on for so long, and the win came entirely from wearing him down. In a head-on fight, Jiang Peng couldn't have lost as a Soul Emperor."
Wang Dong rolled her eyes at Xu Sanshi. "Then go wear one down and win yourself."
Xu Sanshi immediately shut his mouth. He knew his own limits. Even handling a Soul King was a struggle, let alone a Soul Emperor.
"Anyway, I don't like the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. Let's go cheer for New Tang Sect Academy tomorrow!"
"Xiao Xiao, the semifinals are happening at the same time. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to skip our own academy's match and go cheer for another academy?"
"What's inappropriate about it? Senior Ma Xiaotao and the others have a pretty good chance of winning, right? Besides, this counts as scouting the enemy.
"In the next match, both the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and New Tang Sect Academy should bring out their trump cards."
Bei Bei nodded, finding Xiao Xiao's words reasonable.
"Then I'll go speak to Teacher Zhou. If she agrees, we'll go watch the match between the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and New Tang Sect Academy tomorrow."
The players' opponents, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, did not make many preparations.
Only their captain, Ma Rulong, made a few casual tactical arrangements. They were very confident in themselves. Whether in the team battle or the individual event, they believed victory was assured.
Ma Rulong was confident that he could easily defeat Jiang Peng, whom I Am an Angel had beaten through attrition.
By comparison, the players' combat strength was even less worthy of mention.
Yet it was precisely their overconfidence that made them pay a devastating price.
Soon, the semifinals began. Sure enough, Huo Yuhao and the others came over to watch the players' match against the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, and some players noticed them.
Primordial One: "Isn't that Huo Yuhao? What's he doing over here?"
Wang Zhongwang: "It's not just Huo Yuhao. All seven of his generation's Seven Monsters are here. They're probably here to scout the enemy, since they're warming the bench right now."
Spirit Hall Eternal: "Looks like Shrek Academy is pretty confident they've got a place in the finals secured."
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "The team Ma Xiaotao leads should have a pretty easy time beating the Star Luo Imperial Academy."
Wang Zhongwang: "Speaking of which, that princess called Xu Jiujiu in the Star Luo Underground Palace is pretty beautiful."
Primordial One: "That's true. Princess Jiujiu may be a supporting character, but she's one of the more popular ones."
Spirit Hall Eternal: "Am I remembering wrong? Didn't Xu Jiujiu have feelings for Huo Yuhao too?"
Wang Zhongwang: "I think she did. I don't remember too clearly either."
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Huo Yuhao is like central air conditioning, spreading warmth to everyone. I wouldn't be surprised by anyone having feelings for him. But now that our interference has kept Huo Yuhao from showing his edge, their romance should be completely cut off, right?"
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