LRAB Chapter 630 Master's Protest Sparks Public Outrage
Chapter 630 Master's Protest Sparks Public Outrage
Chapter 630 Master's Protest Sparks Public Outrage
Yu Xiaogang's roar was clearly amplified and resounded throughout the entire Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena via the soul-guided amplifier.
The stadium, which had been filled with discussions and cheers just moments before, fell silent once more.
The referee in charge of hosting and supervising was also pulled back from his astonishment by Yu Xiaogang's unpleasant voice. He frowned slightly and looked at Huo Wu, the only one still standing on the field.
But his gaze wasn't sharp; it only carried a slight hint of questioning.
To be honest, this referee, who is over sixty years old, doesn't really like the Shrek Seven Devils team.
The main problem is that they are extremely ruthless and cruel in every match.
Of the ten teams the Shrek Seven Devils encountered in the first eleven rounds of the preliminary rounds, apart from the tough and resilient Elephant Armor Academy, which only suffered minor injuries and was able to escape unscathed, the other nine teams almost all ended up with broken bones and ligaments after fighting the Shrek Seven Devils.
Whenever they are questioned, the Shrek Seven Devils team will find loopholes in the rules to argue their point, and the tournament organizers can't do anything about it.
Unexpectedly, this time they encountered a tough opponent: the Blazing Fire Academy team. The Shrek Seven Devils team, known for their ruthless and cruel methods, were instead defeated by a single person.
Moreover, the methods appear to be even more ruthless and cruel.
If someone listened carefully, they would have noticed that at the moment the Shrek Seven Devils were defeated, the cheers that erupted from the crowd were loudest from the contestants who had been severely injured by the Shrek Seven Devils, almost to the point of exhaustion.
The referee looked at Huo Wu, who stood proudly amidst the ruins of the arena, and his gaze gradually became complex, containing admiration, doubt, and even a trace of fear.
Although he possessed a cultivation level of over sixty Soul Emperor, the thought of that blazing ball of light, enhanced by the Fusion Ring Secret Technique, and the terrifying power it contained, still made him tremble slightly.
He had assumed that the three young girls with advanced Soul Master strength in the Spirit Hall's second team were the most powerful contestants in the preliminary rounds of the Elite Soul Master Tournament.
Unexpectedly, the Blazing Fire Academy team was even more outrageous than them, possessing a Soul King of level 50 or higher, and just like the three girls in the second battle of the Spirit Hall, a Soul King with a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
Soul King, that's a Soul King!
Including this year's competition, the veteran referee has presided over three sessions of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, but this is the first time he has seen a Soul King-level participant, and he saw it in the preliminary rounds of the Heaven Dou City competition.
Based on the pattern of previous Soul Master Elite Tournaments, Soul King-level participants usually come from the Spirit Hall, and only in the final stage can one truly witness their abilities.
The referee stared intently at Huo Wu, but as he watched, the admiration in his eyes grew stronger, and the fear in his heart also increased. Although the doubt in his heart did not diminish in the slightest, its proportion became smaller and smaller.
It's not surprising that the referee reacted that way.
In the Soul Master world of Douluo Continent, strength is paramount. Someone like Huo Wu, who has cultivated to the Soul King realm at such a young age, is definitely a genius among geniuses, and her future achievements are limitless.
Anyone with a normal IQ would not easily offend them.
This referee, who is over sixty years old, is no exception.
However, he was a worldly man who had hosted three Soul Master Elite Tournaments and understood his responsibilities.
Slightly calming himself, the old referee quickly reviewed the information about the Blazing Academy team members in his mind, and soon confirmed Huo Wu's identity. His gaze was calm but carried a hint of intimidation, but his tone was much gentler:
"Fire Dance, vice-captain of Blazing Academy, do you have anything to say about the accusations made by Master Yu Xiaogang, the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils team from Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
"According to the rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, you have the right to interpret them."
Faced with Yu Xiaogang's indignant and resentful accusations, and the referee's slightly questioning gaze, Huo Wu simply shrugged and smiled, as if she were already prepared:
"Respected referee, I only have one question for you. Are they dead?"
Upon hearing this, the referee's expression froze for a moment. Why did this scene seem so familiar?
Ah, right, he remembered.
In the first match of the first round of the preliminary rounds, the Shrek Seven Devils played against Auckland Academy. The Shrek Seven Devils went too far and seriously injured all seven main players of the Auckland Academy team.
After the match, when faced with accusations from the team leader from Auckland Academy, the Shrek Seven Devils team offered this kind of sophistry.
Moreover, the person who uttered such a sophistry was none other than Tang San, who had just been struck by a sun and was now beyond saving.
He also hosted that match, and I have a very deep impression of it.
Thinking of this, the referee's expression suddenly became interesting, and he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. Fortunately, he had received professional training and could not laugh out loud no matter how funny the thing was.
The old referee straightened his face, adopting a businesslike demeanor, and turned to scan the Shrek Seven Devils team members, including Tang San, who were lying on the ground.
In just a few moments, he confirmed that all six people who had fallen to the ground were still alive.
Two of them were still conscious, but their soul power was exhausted, and they were temporarily unable to get up.
The other four people, although unconscious, are still breathing and should survive if they receive timely treatment.
However, the injuries seem to be quite serious, especially for the two people who were hit directly by the sun.
One of them was named Tang San, the vice-captain of the Shrek Seven Devils team.
The other one, I think her name is Xiao Wu, is a little girl whose martial soul is a rabbit. She's quite cute, but she has a foul mouth and a bad temper.
During the competition, she was the one who attacked the most recklessly and ruthlessly.
Now that he's been dealt with by someone else, it can be considered karma.
Look at how dark and charred she is now, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, she should be cooked through, right?
With such severe injuries, it's uncertain whether there will be any long-term effects after treatment. At the very least, he'll probably have to spend the next few days in bed.
Tsk tsk tsk, poor thing.
Seeing the referee's constantly changing expression, Huo Wu's dark red eyes flickered slightly, and with a smile on her pretty face, she pointed to the two support-type Soul Masters, Huo Jun and Huo Chui, below the arena:
"Unfortunately, our two support-type Soul Masters are skilled in support and control, not healing."
"Otherwise, we could activate our Martial Soul from the start, releasing healing abilities to spread throughout the area and provide them with healing. After all, our goal isn't to kill them."
"However, I think they probably don't need our help with treatment, right?"
Huo Wu's voice was very soft; she did not deliberately use her soul power to enhance her voice or make it louder.
However, her clear voice still spread throughout the entire venue through the amplified soul tool, and everyone present heard it.
Upon hearing Huo Wu's words, almost everyone who had watched the first match of the opening ceremony of the Elite Soul Master Tournament immediately understood the meaning behind her words.
Some were stunned and speechless, some gloated, some mocked, and some burst out laughing.
Among them, the members of the nine teams that had been severely injured by the Shrek Seven Devils laughed the most.
They were overjoyed to see the Shrek Seven Devils team suffer a setback.
After Huo Wu finished speaking, she stood still and didn't say anything more. Anyway, those who understood what she meant understood.
This is simply an example of using someone else's own methods against them.
Tang San's sophistry led them to take drastic measures against Auckland Academy, and they managed to evade the organizers' punishment by exploiting loopholes in the competition rules.
This continued in the later stages, with almost every match inflicting heavy losses on their opponents through ruthless means, leaving the weaker teams in dire straits.
Now that they are being treated this way, it just goes to show that karma is a bitch.
However, not everyone thinks that way.
Seeing his beloved disciple covered in burns, his red skin covered in blisters the size of pigeon eggs, Yu Xiaogang felt as if his heart was being torn apart, yet he dared not touch him.
I was afraid that if I went up and touched it, I would tear off a large piece of flesh.
In a daze, Yu Xiaogang seemed to be able to foresee the extent to which the defeat in this battle against Blazing Fire Academy would affect Tang San.
Tang San is his most beloved disciple, and also his most prized masterpiece, created with all his might. He is the key to proving to the world that he is not a waste, and also the best executor of his martial soul theory to make a name for himself in Douluo Continent.
He should have been a prodigy, rising stronger against stronger opponents and invincible, but now he's been crushed by a mere Fire Dancer.
This will undoubtedly be a major blow to Tang San's physical and mental health.
If Tang San were to be discouraged and never recover because of this...
Wouldn't his dream of relying on him to lead the Shrek Seven Devils to win the final championship of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and become famous throughout the Douluo Continent be ruined?
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang suddenly felt a pang of regret.
He regretted not sticking to his own ideas earlier, which led Tang San to give up the match against Blazing Fire Academy.
If Tang San hadn't participated in this competition, he wouldn't have encountered such a ruthless person as Huo Wu, and he wouldn't have lost. He would still be the proud and confident Tang San, his most perfect disciple.
However, regret is regret, after all, there is no going back. What is more important now is to make the opponent who attacked his disciple pay the price.
The most despicable thing is this Fire Dance in front of me.
You already possess the cultivation level of a Soul King, why are you hiding it? You should have said so earlier.
If I had known you were a Soul King, would I have agreed to let the Shrek Seven Devils fight you?
You not only made a move, but you also used the Fusion Ring Secret Technique to enhance a ten-thousand-year-old soul skill to deal with your own disciple. Do you have any martial ethics?
Shouldn't this be a trump card saved for the finals?
Or you could use it to fight the Spirit Hall's Second Team and other elemental academies to the death.
What kind of skill is it to use it against us Shrek Seven Devils?
That's absolutely despicable.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe, as if he had lost his mind, and his face was contorted with anger.
Seeing his teammates suffering severe injuries one by one—burns, broken bones, and torn tendons—he was deeply saddened.
Apart from Ning Rongrong, none of them are intact.
Qin Ming and the others, who had already stepped onto the arena, were all glaring angrily at the referee and Huo Wu, as if they wouldn't give up until they got an explanation.
The old referee didn't speak, but his face darkened noticeably as he looked at the Shrek Seven Devils who were still pressing the issue.
Soon, two more referees came up to the stage to help with the competition evaluation. They also brought along several healing-type Soul Masters who had been prepared by the event organizers to deal with emergencies, and they provided first aid to the injured Shrek Seven Devils.
The two newly appointed referees ignored the Shrek Seven Devils' unreasonable behavior and instead huddled together with the old referee, whispering and discussing the final result.
In fact, all three referees knew the truth perfectly well.
The final victory in this match is undoubtedly 100% certain to belong to the Blazing Academy team.
The reason for further discussion is merely to demonstrate the fairness and impartiality of the competition, to follow procedures, and to put on a show.
The referees are discussing the outcome of the match.
Yu Xiaogang, one of the Shrek Seven Devils, was still making a scene and clamoring for a protest.
The first one to refuse was Auckland College.
In the spectator area of the participating colleges, the team leader who had initially represented the Auckland College team in accusing the Shrek Seven Devils suddenly stood up from his seat, pointed at the Shrek Seven Devils on the stage from a distance, and loudly rebuked them:
"The Shrek Seven Devils team is shameless."
"In this match, it was clearly your skill that was lacking, so how can you blame Blazing Fire Academy for being too heavy-handed?"
"Speaking of which, you guys set this precedent."
"Back when the tournament first started, didn't you Shrek Seven Devils use the same tactics against our Auckland Academy team?"
"Why are you all starting to whine now that you've gotten beaten up?"
The team leader from Auckland Academy had a very loud voice. Since there was no amplifying soul tool to receive sound in the area, he deliberately used his soul power to amplify his voice to almost the maximum.
His loud voice instantly resonated throughout the entire venue; anyone who wasn't deaf could hear it.
As the leader of the Auckland Academy team finished speaking, the leaders of the other eight weaker teams, who had also been brutally beaten by the Shrek Seven Devils, stood up and shared their opinions:
"That's right, that's right."
"The Shrek Seven Devils have no shame."
"Protest! Protest! I protest the Shrek Seven Devils' protest!"
"If their protest is valid, then we must appeal. In the previous match against the Shrek Seven Devils, they also used any means necessary to severely injure our team members. They weren't competing; they were killing people, violating the rules of the game. I demand that the verdict be changed to a loss for them."
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Protests against the Shrek Seven Devils were heard incessantly for a time.
The audience was stunned. Many of them, after being provoked, joined in and condemned the Shrek Seven Devils.
Seeing that the Shrek Seven Devils team seemed to have incurred public wrath, Qin Ming and the others immediately shrank back and dared not utter another word.
Yu Xiaogang, who was hoping to get the referee's support and severely punish Blazing Fire Academy and Fire Dance, obviously did not expect that his protest would provoke public outrage. Faced with this scene, his lips trembled involuntarily.
"I, you, all of you"
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(End of this chapter)