Chapter 161: Yu Xiaogang: Referee! I Want to Report!
The next day, after a long series of preliminary contests, the match between Shrek Academy and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team finally commenced amidst the anticipation of countless spectators.
In the preparation area for Shrek Academy before the match, an atmosphere of near-fanatical optimism permeated the air.
Although the outside world was full of ridicule for this unknown, ragtag team wearing bizarre,'shit-green' advertising shirts, and the odds for them to win on the betting boards were as high as ten to one...
This, however, became a signal of a windfall in Flender's eyes!
He chose with a mysterious confidence to gamble on this one, betting all the money he had saved up over the years on a Shrek victory.
"Little Monsters, we must let the heroes of the world see the strength of my Shrek Academy in this first match," Flender stated.
Yu Xiaogang, looking as if victory was already assured, began his pre-match instructions.
According to the intelligence he had gathered from the Royal Fighting Second Team and Yu Tianheng, without Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng, the rest, like Ousilu, were nothing more than rotten fish and rotten shrimp.
And this first match was his beginning to prove himself to the entire continent. Hoarding strength? No, no, they had to win beautifully!
"Mubai, your teacher believes in you!"
After receiving Yu Xiaogang's encouragement, Dai Mubai felt the position of Star Luo Prince drawing ever closer, instantly filling him with drive.
...In stark contrast to Shrek's blind self-confidence was Ning Fengzhi's worried expression in the VIP seating area.
Looking at the calm figures in the Royal Fighting Second Team's rest area, Ning Fengzhi sighed helplessly.
He was not as naive as Yu Xiaogang. After so much interaction, he deeply understood Jiang Li's magical ability to turn decay into wonder. Since Jiang Li dared to lead the team personally, how could this Second Team possibly be a group of miscellaneous fish?
Moreover, those few unfamiliar faces mixed into the team, while not the core geniuses of the Tang Sect, were most likely no easy opponents either.
"Fengzhi, those few youngsters should be disciples of the Breaking Clan..." Gu Rong transmitted his voice, "Jiang Li's move is quite significant."
"Alas... so be it."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the oblivious Shrek members below, finally landing on his daughter. A flicker of reluctance mixed with firm resolve flashed in his eyes:
"It's good for Rongrong to suffer a little hardship outside. If everything goes smoothly all the time, how can she lead the vast Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the future?"
...Finally, with a command from the referee, the team members from both sides began to enter the arena.
However, when Yu Xiaogang clearly saw the lineup of the Royal Fighting Second Team, his proud buzz cut look seemed to instantly ignite.
In the lineup of the Royal Fighting Second Team, besides the original Shi brothers, Ousilu, and Yufeng, there were three unfamiliar young men!
And on their clothes was embroidered a subtle yet glaring mark—the Tang Sect!
Coupled with Jiang Li personally taking the field as the guiding instructor... This was not the Royal Fighting Second Team at all! This was clearly a branch division of the Tang Sect operating under a shell company!
A strong sense of unease instantly shattered Yu Xiaogang's previous confidence, followed by rage and shame at being fooled.
Jiang Li, a dignified Titled Douluo, was condescendingly acting as the leader for a group of students? This was simply disregarding martial ethics! This was cheating!
"Referee! I want to report!"
Under the gaze of all present, Yu Xiaogang suddenly rushed out of the preparation area like a madman, his eyes bloodshot, roaring towards the referee stand.
This was his crucial first battle to make a name for himself, the key to washing away his shame; no accident could be allowed to happen!
"The Royal Fighting Second Team is in violation! I request that their qualification to participate be revoked!"
Yu Xiaogang rushed to the front of the stage, pointing at the opposing lineup, "There are unidentified personnel mixed into their team! This is a trampling of the competition rules! It is unfair to all participating academies!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue erupted in an uproar.
Whether it was Emperor Xue Ye and Bishop Salas in the VIP seats, or the tens of thousands of spectators in the stands, everyone fell into an eerie silence, looking at this jumping clown as if he were an idiot.
Report? You report the Heaven Dou Empire's own team? Report a team led by a Titled Douluo?
Emperor Xue Ye's originally pleasant expression instantly turned ashen. He frowned and asked with displeasure, "Qinghe, who is this person? How can he be so ill-mannered, shouting and making such a scene?"
Qian Renxue, looking at the hysterical buzz cut below, also felt a surge of unprovoked anger. Was this the man Bibi Dong constantly thought about? What a joke!
"Reporting to Father Emperor," Qian Renxue slightly curtsied, her tone carrying undisguised contempt, "This person is the disowned outcast, Yu Xiaogang, from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He is also the male protagonist from the sensational gossip news in the Imperial Capital previously."
"Oh—"
Emperor Xue Ye suddenly realized, and his previously angry gaze instantly turned playful. No wonder he looked familiar; it turned out to be the famous " Yu Xiaogang "! That scandalous affair of 'forcing a man into a lock' was the most interesting topic of conversation among them nobles during their leisure time.
"Hmph, seeking cheap attention," Xue Qinghe took the amplification spirit tool and his clear voice spread throughout the venue,
"Mister... Great Great Soul Master. Firstly, all participating members of the Royal Fighting Second Team have undergone strict auditing by the organizing committee and fully comply with the participation regulations."
"Secondly, this team is personally endorsed and guided by His Excellency Jiang Li. I absolutely do not believe that a highly respected Titled Douluo would resort to deception in such a minor matter."
This statement both protected the Empire's dignity and flattered Jiang Li, while directly exposing Yu Xiaogang's awkward status as a " Great Soul Master ".
Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned the color of pig liver, but he still stiffened his neck and stammered out a forced defense, "Then... then those three strange faces are clearly disciples of the Tang Sect! This is using a shell company to participate! This is smuggling in private goods! This is unfair!"
Hearing this, Jiang Li, who had been sitting in the rest area meditating with his eyes closed, was finally amused.
He slowly stood up, not even bothering to look directly at Yu Xiaogang. He casually took the amplifier handed to him by a nearby team member,
"Yu Xiaogang ah..."
These two intimate words made Yu Xiaogang tremble all over, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Even if these three children are my Tang Sect disciples, so what? They are registered members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and all of them are under the age of twenty-five."
"Since they meet all the hard requirements of the competition, they are all within the rules."
"You are so eager to jump out and bark wildly. Could it be... you lack confidence in the students you taught? Or perhaps, your so-called 'invincible theories' can only take effect in a greenhouse?"
"You—!!"
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