chsdbacks Chapter 136 The Riot Begins
Chapter 136 The Riot Begins
Chapter 136 The Riot Begins
After the Star Luo Empire finished tallying the draw results, Xu Jiawei ordered that the public be allowed to enter and watch the match.
Two hundred thousand people, guided by the Xingluo Security Team, began to enter in an orderly manner.
I managed to buy very early tickets for both Tianlongmen and Dilongmen.
At this moment, the disciples of both schools are excitedly cheering for the Di'ao Second Team, who are lined up in the competition area.
Half an hour later, as all the people entered, Xu Jiawei, leading the Empress and civil and military officials, arrived at the very front of the imperial city wall: "On behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome the representatives from various academies and the audience who have come from afar."
"I'm sure everyone is getting impatient, so I'll keep it brief."
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament officially begins!"
One hundred and eight cannons roared in unison, their deafening sound echoing throughout the entire Star Luo City.
A deafening roar of cheers erupted from the stands, with countless flags waving and the sound almost lifting the entire stadium.
A loud voice resounded throughout the arena, explaining the rules of the competition and the number of participating teams to the audience.
"The first match of the knockout stage is between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Empire's Mingdu Soul Master Academy!"
As soon as the host announced it, the entire Xingluo Square erupted in cheers.
No one expected that the opening match would be a showdown between these two academies.
Shrek Academy needs no introduction.
Mingdu Soul Master Academy is the second most powerful academy in the Sun Moon Empire, second only to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
This can absolutely be called the most spectacular opening match in ten thousand years.
However, at this moment, an untimely voice rang out:
"What exactly is the relationship between Dean Long of Shrek Academy and Ye Xishui?"
This abrupt question was like a bomb, igniting an even more intense discussion in the already enthusiastic audience.
Countless gazes turned to Shrek Academy's viewing area, eager to know what explanation Long Xiaoyao would give.
Di Tian and Xue Di also turned their gazes to Long Xiaoyao at the same time, wary of Long Xiaoyao resorting to desperate measures.
Long Xiaoyao's face was gloomy.
He slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping across the audience like lightning, trying to find the culprit.
But that person had already been swallowed up by the crowd and was impossible to find.
He learned about the story circulating in Xingluo City after the Shrek team checked into the Star Emperor Hotel last night.
Actually, it would have been easy for him to explain clearly, but he hesitated.
He feared that if he distanced himself from Ye Xishui in front of hundreds of thousands of people, Ye Xishui would give up on him completely.
Long Xiaoyao already felt he had let Ye Xishui down.
If he were to splash dirty water on Ye Xishui now, he feared she would be completely heartbroken.
It was precisely because he didn't step forward to explain immediately that the discussions in the audience grew louder and louder.
"Yeah, I heard Ye Xishui is an evil soul master!"
"Shrek Academy definitely has nothing to do with evil spirit masters!"
"I don't think so. The Shrek Academy's oversight team has been investigating for so long, why did they still uncover the Holy Spirit Cult?"
"Don't forget, back then, Bu Potian directly skinned an evil spirit and hung him on the walls of Shrek City!"
The Shrek team members looked extremely grim.
In previous Soul Master Tournaments, the Shrek Academy team was always treated like royalty when they appeared on stage; they had never faced such skepticism before.
Kong Deming glanced at the Shrek Academy team as they took the stage and said his last words to the Mingdu Soul Master Academy: "Don't be reckless."
Kong Deming knew perfectly well whether Long Xiaoyao had any relationship with Ye Xishui.
In Xu Tianran's plan, since Mu En had already allowed Long Xiaoyao to join Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire should take the opportunity to stabilize the situation.
While letting the Black and White Twin Holy Dragons temporarily restrain the three limits of the Heavenly Soul, they were preparing to later smear Shrek Academy with their dirty water.
Kong Deming was unaware that the Holy Spirit Cult intended to return to the mainland, but he had his own guesses about it and was convinced that Ye Xishui would not give up easily.
If we can use Long Xiaoyao's help to shift the blame for the previous Douluo Continent's questioning of the Sun Moon Empire's cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult onto Shrek Academy after the competition, it will greatly alleviate the public pressure faced by the Sun Moon Empire.
However, at present, the Sun Moon Empire has no intention of accusing Shrek Academy of being a traitorous evil spirit master.
On one hand, they need the Black and White Twin Holy Dragons to restrain the Heavenly Soul Empire, giving Kong Deming time for his research.
On the other hand, Xu Tianran was preparing to discard his usefulness after it was no longer needed, using Shrek Academy and the Heavenly Soul Empire to eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult.
The Holy Spirit Cult has too much dirt on Xu Tianran.
Xu Jiawei, standing atop the imperial city wall, also had a grim expression after hearing the public begin to question Shrek Academy.
Sure enough, as the competition began, the Heavenly Soul Empire started to unleash its underhanded tactics.
At this moment, members of the Mingdu Soul Master Academy had also entered the venue, but the crowd's attention was completely elsewhere.
Mingdu Soul Master Academy is strong, but it is definitely no match for Shrek Academy.
Before the referee officially announced the start of the match, the public was still concerned about what the Shrek Academy, with its millennia-old tradition, had to do with evil spirit masters.
This involves the emotional entanglement between two top deans of the Ultimate Academy and an evil soul master.
If it weren't for the arrival of two people from the Three Absolute Heavens of Heavenly Souls, they wouldn't have dared to discuss this in front of Long Xiaoyao.
Seeing the atmosphere in the audience becoming increasingly chaotic, Huo Yuhao and many other students turned their attention to the audience.
In the instant their eyes met, Jin Peng nodded almost imperceptibly.
Then, Langya, who was hiding in the crowd, asked, "Senior Long, why not give all the soul masters in the world an explanation during the Soul Master Competition?"
After uttering this question, he quickly used his mental power to conceal his figure and disappeared from Star Luo Square along with Hong Yue, who was spreading the news of Xuanji Douluo.
After Lang Ya and Hong Yue disappeared, before the Shrek Academy team and the Mingdu Soul Master Academy team could even fight on the stage, a brawl broke out in the audience.
The commotion in the audience quickly escalated: "Don't you dare slander my Star Luo Empire's long-established title!"
"Who framed him? I'm talking about Shrek Academy! I said Shrek Academy colluded with evil spirit masters!"
"Besides, isn't it rumored that Xuanji Douluo has an affair with the Sun Moon Empire? What does that have to do with evil soul masters? Why are you in such a hurry!"
It's in chaos, utter chaos.
The chaos spread rapidly like a plague, and soon dozens of people were caught up in the brawl, with the situation showing signs of escalating.
Various questions about Long Xiaoyao, Mu En, and Ye Xishui, as well as doubts about Xuanji Douluo, resounded throughout the area.
There were even new rumors circulating spontaneously among the crowd about Xuanji Douluo getting involved with evil soul masters.
This time, it really wasn't someone from the Heavenly Soul Empire who said it; it was entirely the Idea King who guessed the correct answer himself.
The noise filled the entire Xingluo Square. Not only did the spectators not hear the referee announce the start of the match, but even the Shrek team and the Mingdu team did not hear it.
Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a cold smile: "No matter what, Dai Hao, as the chief security officer for this Soul Master Competition, can't escape the charge of dereliction of duty."
He spoke these words through a telepathic connection with the members of the Imperial Second Team, so it was impossible for outsiders to hear them.
Su Tong laughed and said, "The dignified Duke of White Tiger can't even control the audience seats. How has he managed the Western Army Group all these years?"
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"If word gets out, people will laugh their heads off." Nan Qiuqiu is the most straightforward and unreserved when it comes to speaking.
"Once public doubts erupt," Long Aotian said, "they cannot be easily resolved by force."
Yu Tianlong replied, "The more Dai Hao relies on force to suppress, the more it will provoke a backlash."
Sure enough, some members of the security team rushed into the stands in an attempt to quell the riot.
The arrival of the security team not only failed to stabilize the situation, but also made some of the already irrational and easily angered audience members even angrier.
The audience was filled with people from four countries, and even some undocumented pickpockets hoping to make a quick buck through the Soul Master Competition.
These pickpockets took the opportunity to fan the flames, making the scene even more chaotic.
"Why are you arresting me! I was just asking about the relationship between Shrek Academy and the evil spirit master!"
"Is the Star Luo Empire feeling guilty? They don't even dare let anyone speak the truth!"
Shouts and curses rose and fell, and some sects watching the match began throwing objects at the soldiers.
Deep within every person lies an immoral and irrational beast.
This beast may be of negligible individual strength and can be shaken by various reasons.
However, once the human group reaches a certain size, this beast will become restless, just like grains of sand drifting in the wind gathering to form a desert. Just wait for a gust of wind, and these grains of sand will unleash an overwhelming uprising.
And now, the wind has risen.