The explosion at the arsenal did not cause any stir among the people of Mingdu. At most, it was just a casual conversation after dinner.
The explosion basically did not affect residential areas, and many people just felt sorry after hearing the news.
People who are interested will speculate whether it involves the grudges between the royal family and the nobles. No one realizes what a terrible crisis Mingdu managed to survive without any danger.
There are still several arsenals in Mingdu, but this one was blown up, and the loss is still acceptable.
At the same time, Xu Guozhong, a representative of the old aristocracy, died, and the interest relationships between the royal family experienced another reshuffle.
These are the things that the higher-ups are busy caring about. At the same time, the atmosphere in Mingdu is getting more and more lively.
The semi-finals of the Continental Youth Senior Soul Master Elite Competition are about to begin, followed by the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition held by the three major underground forces in Mingdu. The three-party finals will also be held soon.
Almost everyone was discussing the situation of the two major games, overshadowing the explosion that happened just a few days ago.
Semifinals lineup:
In the morning, Longhumen faced off against the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
In the afternoon, the Snow Demon Sect faced off against the Holy Spirit Sect.
Both games were full of highlights, and the most popular player among them was naturally Huo Yuhao, who had been fighting alone on behalf of the sect so far.
Not only did he sweep all his opponents with his absolute dominance, but the secrets of the sect he revealed on the court in the quarter-finals even gained the respect of all the audience.
In fact, everyone with a discerning eye can see what kind of existence the Holy Spirit Sect is. It is a genuine sect of evil soul masters. How ridiculous it would be for a sect of evil soul masters to win the championship.
Opposition to the Holy Spirit Sect was very strong, both among the people and in the court, and there were many ministers who spoke out against Xu Tianran.
But Xu Tianran, who strongly supported the Holy Spirit Cult behind the scenes, simply dismissed this and used bloody methods to suppress several of the loudest objections. Since then, no one dared to speak out.
But justice prevails in the hearts of the people, and speech suppressed by the authorities will quietly ferment in places where no one can hear it from above.
Maybe it doesn't matter what the civilians think. Anyway, no matter how much they think, it won't affect the higher ups.
As the opponent of the Holy Spirit Sect, the Noumenon Sect has unknowingly become the target of support from most people.
The semi-finals of the Soul Master Competition began in such a strange atmosphere.
A huge flow of people rushed to the stadium, and the number of people who came to watch the game reached the highest number in this competition. There were hundreds of thousands of people in total, and as far as the eye could see they were full of moving heads.
Today's weather is not that good. It is covered with gray clouds, the sun cannot be seen, and it looks like it is going to rain at any time.
Four teams have already entered the venue, but Shrek Academy is not among them. This is also the first time in ten thousand years that Shrek has missed the semi-finals of the Young Soul Master Competition.
On the rostrum, Xu Tianran only had Orange and Imperial Master Zhong Liwu at hand, while Jing Hongchen was going back to preside over the repair work of Sun Moon College.
Xu Tianran's mood was as gloomy as the weather.
He looked towards the rest area.
Mingdu's voice could naturally reach his ears. After the quarterfinals, Huo Yuhao suddenly gathered a strong reputation among the people and had many supporters.
Xu Tianran knew that this was because people did not dare to talk directly about the evil soul master and the Holy Spirit Sect, and instead pinned their emotions on the righteous men who defeated the evil soul master.
Xu Tianran's eyes were a little cold.
In Mingdu, outsiders with too high a reputation are not allowed to exist.
He asked insinuatingly: "Orange, do you think Team Sun and Moon can win this morning's match?"
Orange said cautiously: "Team Sun-Moon has two geniuses, Brother Hongchen and Sister Hongchen, so naturally I have full confidence in them. It's just..."
She paused and expressed her concerns for Xu Tianran: "But if we bully the few with more, I'm afraid we, Sun and Moon, will be shamed by the whole continent."
"Well. This Huo Yuhao is really a troublesome problem." Xu Tianran's tone was indifferent.
Zhong Liwu said equally coldly: "Many saints and elders of our holy sect were harmed by them. If we were not concerned about the power behind him, our sect would really want to get rid of him now."
Orange's face changed slightly, and he advised: "No, the national master can't do it."
"If Huo Yuhao dies at this time, I'm afraid everyone in Ming Dynasty will guess that he was killed by an evil soul master. After that, the opposition in Ming City will become stronger and stronger."
"His Highness's cooperation with you has already withstood a lot of pressure from the DPRK and China. This move will only increase His Highness's troubles."
Her words sounded very reasonable, or maybe she wanted to take the opportunity to protect Huo Yuhao.
Zhong Liwu chuckled: "Don't worry, Princess Regent, I will naturally consider your highness."
He also looked at the rest area from a distance, wondering what conspiracy was brewing in his heart.
Xu Tianran interrupted softly: "Okay, the game is about to begin, let's wait and see."
rest area.
The Holy Spirit Team, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng and Fourth Elder Netherworld Douluo were looking anxious.
Ma Xiaotao asked with a cold tone, but her speaking speed was a little faster unconsciously: "Isn't the Holy Son back yet?"
"Holy Lady Fire Phoenix, the Holy Son has indeed never returned to the room. I asked the deputy leader, but he is not with the Xishui Alliance. I have also searched all over Mingdu, but I have never seen the Holy Son."
The fourth elder looked very anxious.
The status of the Holy Son in the Holy Spirit Religion is even greater than that of the elders. Now the Holy Son has disappeared under his care. If something unexpected happens to the Holy Son, this will be a serious crime.
In the past, the Holy Son went his own way and went out at will. They did not dare to supervise him. The Holy Son came back every time, but they did not expect that he would cause such a big disaster now.
At this moment, Ji Li, who had sneaky eyes, came over and persuaded: "Sir, the Holy Lady, the Holy Son must have something..."
Before he finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao shot him an extremely cold look. Her attribute was evil fire, which made Geely feel as if he was in an ice cave. His body froze and he collapsed backwards on the ground.
"Useless trash." Ma Xiaotao muttered and glanced at the Holy Spirit Sect again, "If the Holy Son hasn't come back by this afternoon, you can go deal with the Noumenon Sect on your own."
The young evil spirit masters did not dare to disobey her, so they could only respectfully say: "Yes."
Ma Xiaotao sat down slowly and said to herself: "It's better to just die. If you die, you will feel safe and peaceful."
In the team of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Xiao Hongchen is the captain and sits at the head of the team.
He had already made plans to decide the outcome of this semi-finals in the same way as the Tang Sect team did in the quarter-finals, with a group stage match against Huo Yuhao.
Spiritual defense soul tools, extremely high temperature soul cannons, invincible shields... all the equipment were targeted soul tools chosen based on his understanding of Huo Yuhao's abilities.
Xiao Hongchen was confident that he could defeat Huo Yuhao head-on in the upcoming match.
He looked at the rest area of Longhumen, but couldn't help but be stunned.
There was no figure of Huo Yuhao in the rest area, only two women.
The green-haired woman whispered to the staff. After a brief moment of surprise, the staff quickly reported to the referee's bench.
"Where's Huo Yuhao?"
A bad premonition arose in Xiao Hongchen's heart. He clearly saw that the two women left the rest area quickly.
When the time came, Zheng Zhan shouted loudly as always: "The first game of the semi-finals, Longhumen vs. Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."
The entire audience was in an uproar, shouting various slogans to support Huo Yuhao.
This lone heroic image has deeply won the favor of many people.
"Huo Yuhao will win!"
"Come on!"
Someone in the crowd yelled first, and more people responded immediately.
The noisy sound was like constant thunder in the gloomy weather.
Xu Tianran's expression became increasingly cold.
He, the Regent and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, have never enjoyed such sincere support.
The common people and officials often knelt down and shouted to him in unison, "Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Thousand Years," and the sound was even louder than it was now. But words spoken in awe are far inferior to a cry from the heart.
However, Zheng Zhan's next sentence disappointed all viewers.
"The leader of the Dragon Tiger Gate announced that he would abstain due to an accident among the team members, so the winner is the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."
Like a stone thrown into the silence in front of Hu, the audience of hundreds of thousands of people unexpectedly fell silent for a few seconds, and then burst out together.
"How is that possible? It's a lie, right?"
"We want to watch the game, the game! Where is Huo Yuhao?"
They didn't expect this situation at all, and they were poured cold water on their faces when they were at the highest level of interest.
Soon, some viewers exclaimed: "Ah, I understand, did you hear what the leader said?"
"They encountered an accident. The evil soul masters must be the ones seeking revenge!"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and this speculation spread among the audience very quickly. Although the blind masses lack the ability to distinguish the truth from false rumors, they still glare at the most likely culprit with a simple heart.
Naturally, it was the Holy Spirit Team in the rest area, with the evil soul master as a member.
Bupo Douluo naturally noticed the strange emotions in the audience, and shouted through the sound-transmitting soul guide: "Please maintain order on the scene, the army, the second semi-final will be held in the afternoon."
There were a total of 20,000 troops around the competition stage to maintain order, and no one dared to challenge the authority of the army.
Xiao Hongchen stood in the rest area and won the semifinals before he even took the stage. But there was no joy in winning in his heart. Instead, he felt ridiculous and irritated.
Another game that was won directly without even playing a single match. The same goes for the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the finals without any competition at all. The championship can be given directly to Team Sun and Moon.
When later generations mention the so-called glory of Sun and Moon, they just think that Xiao Hongchen was lucky and was fed a champion by fate.
His pride and efforts were all meaningless.
Xiao Hongchen initially thought that Huo Yuhao had given in to him and deliberately gave in, and he was still a little angry.
What he wants is to defeat Huo Yuhao on the field, and he doesn't want this kind of victory that comes from charity. But when he heard some nearby audience members communicating with each other, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but froze.
Was Huo Yuhao deliberately retaliated by those evil soul masters?
Xiao Hongchen frowned and started walking towards the Holy Spirit Sect.
Meng Hongchen quickly grabbed him and stopped him in a low voice: "Brother, grandpa has warned us many times not to deal with them."
"I don't want to deal with them either." Xiao Hongchen said coldly and shook off Meng Hongchen's hand.
He came to the Holy Spirit Team with a cold expression and asked in a cold voice: "Did you attack Huo Yuhao?"
Zhang Peng raised his eyes and recognized Jing Hongchen's grandson. He said calmly: "No, you are suspicious. The leader has an order. Now I teach..."
Xiao Hongchen wanted to ask more, but Ma Xiaotao, who was under the veil, interrupted indifferently: "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
"Are you here to thank us because we helped you deal with your opponent in advance?"
She crossed her arms across her chest and sat with her legs crossed on the chair, not paying any attention to Xiao Hongchen.
Xiao Hongchen stared at Ma Xiaotao for a few seconds, then turned and left, saying: "It's okay, okay, very good."
The first semi-final ended in such a dramatic way. Even though there were troops to maintain order, there was still a lot of negative emotions reverberating above the auditorium.
On the rostrum, Xu Tianran frowned and looked at Zhong Liwu: "National Preceptor, was it your people who did it?"
Zhong Liwu denied it and said, "Your Highness, we have other ways of dealing with Huo Yuhao and we will not attack him directly."
"I hope so." Xu Tianran looked around the audience from the rostrum, "In Mingdu, outsiders with such strong appeal cannot exist."
"If he really encountered an accident and died, the voices of these people might be several times louder."
He sighed calmly: "Sometimes, the moment a person dies is more troublesome than when he was alive."
Zhong Liwu smiled and said: "Your Highness, a dead person is just a dead person after all. This moment will pass quickly and it will not cause any trouble."
Xu Tianran was stunned for a moment, and the first smile of the day appeared on his lips: "Indeed."
Far away from the auditorium, there are two figures staring at everything here, it is the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor, and behind them there is a gray figure, Electrolux.
Ice Emperor asked: "Electrox, are you sure you really want to do this when Yuhao is unconscious?"
Electrolux chuckled: "I think this will be Yuhao's favorite solution. Haha, this mental suggestion is much more useful than I thought."
Ice Emperor hesitated for a moment: "But if I just admit defeat on Yuhao's behalf..."
Snow Emperor teased: "If you want to help Yuhao win so much, then why don't you, Team Bing'er, come to the rescue?"
The Ice Emperor snorted: "I don't even bother to compete with these humans."
In the Snow Demon Sect team, Wei Na said in a panic: "Is Yu Hao really being avenged by those evil soul masters?"
Long Aotian and others quickly cast cold glances at the Holy Spirit Team.
Huo Qiuer interrupted everyone: "Huo Yuhao is fine. If anything happens to him, I will be the first to know."
She kept touching the middle of her forehead with her right hand.
"That's good." Wei Na breathed a sigh of relief and began to make arrangements for everyone, "Our opponent this afternoon is the Holy Spirit Sect. They are all evil soul masters. You must pay attention to safety."
The evil soul masters are difficult to deal with not only because they upgrade much faster than their peers, but also because their methods are dark and have no bottom line. Fighting them is often the difference between life and death.
"I'll be the first to go."
Huo Qiuer spoke calmly, and as he spoke, he already put the Golden Dragon Spear on his right shoulder.
"I have experience in dealing with evil soul masters."
"As long as you are more evil than them."
(End of chapter)
