Chapter 73: The Disappointing Man, Wang Dong
Of course, Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy's Thunder Cannon was just a replica of the Mingde Hall's original Thunder Cannon. It couldn't compare to the real thing.
Ma Rulong looked at his teammates and said,
"Let's go. We drew a 7 vs. 7 team battle. If we win this match, we advance to the Top 16."
With that, he led Huo Yuhao and the rest onto the stage.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy lineup consisted of Ma Rulong, the Hongchen siblings, Huo Yuhao, Lin Xi, Chen Fei, and Mi Jia.
Meanwhile, the Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy lineup featured Gu Zhu Jian, Qian Yuan, Xiao Feng, Wang Chiheng, Han Ling'er, Tang Niuniu, and Qing Feng.
On the Imperial City Wall
Xu Jiawei gazed at the two teams on the competition stage and smiled.
"Elder Xuan, who do you think will win?"
Xuan Zi replied indifferently,
"Xu Jiawei, don't ask questions you already know the answer to."
"Even though I don't like Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, they won't have any trouble against Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy."
"Dou Ling has five Soul Kings, but their overall strength still falls short compared to Sun Moon."
"However, with Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen weakened by the new soul tool restrictions, Sun Moon's victory won't come easily."
Xu Jiawei nodded in agreement.
"You're right, Elder Xuan. That's what I thought as well."
Dou Ling wasn't particularly reliant on cannon based soul tool strategies, so the new soul tool regulation barely affected them.
But with Sun Moon's power restricted, they would struggle against Dou Ling more than usual.
Behind them stood a group of Shrek Academy students.
Among them, Wang Dong reached out and poked Xiao Xiao's waist.
She wanted to hear Xiao Xiao's thoughts on the battle.
Due to certain special reasons, Wang Dong wasn't very knowledgeable about soul tools.
So she wasn't sure how much Sun Moon's strength would actually be affected by the rule change.
Xiao Xiao, fully focused on the match, suddenly felt a touch at her waist.
She instinctively turned her head
And when she saw the handsome face of Wang Dong, her cheeks immediately turned bright red.
She lowered her voice and whispered,
"Wang Dong, why are you touching my waist?!"
"Uh… I just wanted to ask for your opinion on the match." Wang Dong replied.
Xiao Xiao's voice became as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
"Couldn't you have just asked normally?! Did you have to do it this way?"
"Even if you really had to "
"There are so many people here! It's embarrassing!"
"If it were just the two of us in private, then "
Wang Dong blinked in confusion.
"What private? Xiao Xiao, what are you talking about?"
"I really just wanted your opinion on the match."
Then, without thinking, she poked Xiao Xiao's waist again.
This time, she tilted her head and asked curiously,
"Wait are you ticklish here?"
"Is that why you're saying all this weird stuff, trying to distract me?"
"You're just trying to hide the fact that you're ticklish, right?"
Xiao Xiao's body shuddered slightly.
She let out a cold huff, smacked Wang Dong's hand away, and turned her face aside.
Her eyes were slightly red as she snapped,
"Just watch the match properly."
"The results will be clear soon anyway."
"What's the point of asking for my opinion?"
"And for the record "
"I am not ticklish anywhere!"
She felt frustrated.
Back when she ran into Wang Dong outside the restroom, she had confessed her feelings.
But this big idiot apparently didn't get it at all.
And now, Wang Dong was teasing her again
While still acting innocent and clueless about romance.
He was completely dull when it came to emotions!
Wang Dong was perplexed.
She gazed at Xiao Xiao's side profile and briefly considered telling her the truth
That she was actually a girl.
But then she remembered what her two fathers had told her
So she held back the thought.
The Star Luo Royal Girls
Not far away, a group of noble girls from the Star Luo Imperial Family had also been watching Wang Dong.
Even though they didn't inherit the Starcrown Martial Soul, their royal bloodline still made them highly respected.
And when it came to handsome young men like Wang Dong, they were deeply intrigued.
Some of them even entertained the thought of having Wang Dong marry into the imperial family.
After all
He was just that good looking.
To learn more about Wang Dong, they had obtained intelligence reports on the Shrek students.
However, the reports only contained names
Not their Martial Souls or Soul Skills.
So when they saw Wang Dong poking Xiao Xiao's waist, their expressions darkened.
Even though they couldn't hear the conversation, they immediately started whispering among themselves.
"Something doesn't seem right about Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's relationship…"
"Wait… Are they already dating?!"
"That can't be! The reports clearly said Wang Dong is single!"
"Then why is Wang Dong touching her waist like that?"
"Isn't he taking advantage of her?"
"Hmph! I can't believe such a beautiful guy would do something like this!"
"What a disappointing man!"
"Wang Dong is a disgrace! A disgraceful man!"
On the Battlefield
The Sun Moon Team had set up their formation.
At the center stood Huo Yuhao.
In the Sun Moon team's eyes, even though Huo Yuhao was young and not the strongest, his Soul Skills made him their core strategist.
If the enemy took him down, Sun Moon's advantage would plummet.
Huo Yuhao transmitted a message to his teammates using Mental Detection Sharing.
"I'm activating Simulation Soul Skill don't resist."
His teammates were already familiar with his Simulation and Mental Burning Soul Skills.
After all, Huo Yuhao had explained them earlier to ensure better teamwork.
A moment later
Soul Rings rose around each Sun Moon team member.
And each of them had seven rings.
"Seven rings?!"
"They're all Soul Sages?!"
Gu Zhu Jian gulped.
In previous matches, Sun Moon's strongest members had only been Soul Emperors.
Even though the Dou Ling team knew this had to be fake, they still couldn't help staring at those floating rings.
Even their Thunder Cannon assembly slowed down.
Although the new soul tool rules banned excessive use of cannons, the Thunder Cannon was a single large scale weapon
So it wasn't restricted.
Dou Ling fully intended to exploit this loophole and deploy their trump card.
But at that moment
The entire Sun Moon team vanished.
It was as if
They had never been there to begin with.
Gu Zhu Jian's face tensed.
"All units stay on guard!"
"Finish assembling the Thunder Cannon as fast as possible!"
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