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... number ten.

The second royal scum stared, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably, like a wooden clay statue.

The look only appeared for a moment, and then he hid it from himself.

"That's a bad ... coincidence," said the second royal scum, squeezing out a pale smile, dryly.

As soon as he clutched the wooden stick with the number on it, he was about to pierce it into the flesh of his palm.

The other practitioners in the same team as him were already looking disillusioned and their fighting spirit was half gone.

We had all fought before, and naturally knew how much we had to offer to Zhu Yu's side, and how much we could afford to fight.

In fact, the odds of drawing a team from the same empire in the first round of the tournament were not very high.

This is a matter of probability, but also of mysterious luck.

Two teams from the same empire may be in competition with each other, but in the end they are still brothers and sisters, fighting for the honour of the empire.

During martial battles, their qi is often linked to each other, making it less likely that they will meet in the first few rounds.

But now, it is only in the first round ... and the two teams are fighting each other!

When I think of how Zhu Yu was able to defeat his team even without playing in January, the second royal slag was naturally worried and panicked.

I'm afraid that ... is the end of the line for them.

When faced with such a result, the people of Shenglan were astonished, but the rest of the cultivators of the big and small countries were happy to watch the fun.

No matter who wins or loses, they will have one less enemy and one more chance of winning!

Good, good, good.

The teams that made it to the first round of the tournament were not weak, and the battles between them took a little longer.

When it was the tenth group's turn, it was already dusk.

Zhu Yu led her team to the side of the stage first, and Yue Ge followed her, whispering, "The Second Prince is getting angry."

She had just glanced at the second prince, and saw that his hands were clenched and his veins were exposed, very fierce ... as if he could not help but get rid of all those who had provoked him.

But he would still hold back, for the sake of his ambition.

"No need to care about him. We are doing our best as usual." Zhu Yu said indifferently. "But we should be careful, too, in case he uses any tricks."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Yue Ge said with a smirk.

On the other end, the Second Imperial Slag also tried his best to calm down and said impassionedly, "Even though we are so different from the others, we cannot lower our morale - not to mention that the winner is still undecided, how can we know until the last moment?"

Inspired by his slightly lowered stance, his team members also reluctantly gathered their spirits and headed to the edge of the martial arts platform.

First up was the single-player bout.

Everyone thought that Zhu Yu, as the only Empyrean Realm practitioner, would be out in the last match.

Unexpectedly, she was the first to step onto the martial arts stage after the person presiding signalled for the battle to begin.

The second imperial scum who had already taken a step and mounted the stage with one foot: "..."

He had originally thought that the first one to come out would either be Yue Ge or Jiu Fang Xuan Ling. In that case, he would be able to use that section to take revenge.

After all, this is how everyone's tactics are laid out, with the second strongest going first and the first strongest taking the finale - but who would have thought that Zhu Yu wouldn't play by the rules!

However, the rules of the stage are that the order of battle cannot be changed and there is no regret in going on stage.

The second royal scum had to put his head down and put his other foot up as well.

... was then defeated completely and utterly.

The first of these is the one in which the person who is the owner of the house is the one who is the owner of the house.

The second royal scum, on the other hand, had not been seriously injured, but was in a sorry state and very miserable.

Zhu Yu's gaze did not linger on him for more than half a second before he turned and left the stage.

"Be careful in the team battle afterwards." Zhu Yu transmitted his voice, his expression cold. "That Second Prince does have evil intentions, I'm afraid there's some sort of segment."

Yue Ge nodded in agreement.

Just by looking at the malicious look that guy cast, one could tell that there was something fishy about it!

The second game was on for Yue Ge.

He was facing a senior who had met him at the academy before, and he looked very unmotivated, casually lifting and starting his momentum.

Yue Ge remembered this man ... from the restaurant before, and when the Second Imperial Slag ordered someone to provoke them, this student retreated to the back, not participating and not stopping.

After a battle, Yue Ge won.

The scholar still had strength left, but did not intend to fight to the end, but nodded plaintively and jumped off the stage himself.

After four more battles, Zhu Yu's team had a total of 250 points, while the Second Emperor's team had 50 points.

At this point, the two teams could negotiate whether they wanted to go into a team battle. If neither team wanted to continue, they could simply count Zhu Yu's team as the winners - after all, based on this trend, there was almost no chance of the Second Emperor's team winning.

But the Second Imperial Scum laughed, "The fundamental point of a martial arts battle is also to exchange ideas. Not to mention that we belong to the same Saint Lan Empire, winning or losing is not very important ..."

The implication was that it was going to be a group battle.

Zhu Yu said in a deep voice, "Then fight."

At the same time, suggestively, he squeezed Yue Ge's wrist through his sleeve.

Yue Ge gave a start: "..."

Although she knew it was meant to put her on guard, she couldn't help but feel her heart swaying for a moment ah ...

The two teams took the field.

This group battle was actually half-hearted.

In Yue Ge's opinion, as long as Zhu Yu was given enough time, she would have no problem picking off the opposite side by herself.

Despite this, during the battle, Zhu Yu did not deliberately protect Yue Ge.

To protect someone is sometimes tantamount to harming them, to destroying the cultivation of their beloved - Zhu Yu knew this well and would not intervene at will.

Seeing that the duel, which was described as easy, was about to end, Yue Ge was a little puzzled.

Was the Second Imperial Scum really not going to do anything?

That was so out of keeping with his persona!

Just as she was sceptical, a warning sign suddenly appeared inside her.

The spirit power from the Second Emperor was blocked by her ... , but there was a little dark power that easily passed through the golden spirit net and came straight towards Yue Ge's dantian.

The first time I saw it, I was not afraid of it.

Although the gold system was good at attacking, it was not bad at defending, so she was confident that she could block a ninth of this dark force...

At that moment, a clear ice blade shot out, knocking the insidious force away.

When Yue Ge's eyes flickered, she saw Zhu Yu standing not far away, his face covered in frost.

Without waiting for the Second Emperor to react, she waved again, and a very inconspicuous ice spirit rushed straight through and into the Second Emperor's body.

He didn't even notice.

Yue Ge's eyes widened slightly as Zhu Yu finished this and swung the moon back, forcing a pair behind her off the stage.

Seeing that the blow had failed, the Second Imperial Scum gritted his teeth and did not try again.

Zhu Yu's team won as a matter of course.

When they got off the stage, Zhu Yu's side sent a message saying.

"This Second Prince has sinister intentions, he does not want to let you suffer any serious injuries that will affect the rest of the battle, but wants to put a damper on your cultivation path." Zhu Yu said in a cold voice.

"That dark power was struck with the Special One Shudan. It will not explode immediately, but will only lurk in the meridians ... for a few months or a few years before it fully explodes."

"At that time, even if you don't die, it will be difficult to improve your cultivation."

The first of these is a long series of words from Zhu Yu, and his face is extremely cold, so he can see that he is really angry.

Yue Ge tugged on her sleeve and laughed, saying.

"So ... you are returning the favour?"

Zhu Yu was silent for a moment and nodded her head.

She had indeed followed the inherited method and punched the dark power into the second prince's body.

If no one found it within a month ... at least, it would be absolutely impossible for him to cultivate to the Deng Yun realm.

Yue Ge figured out its trick and said in a low voice, "Thank you so much."

Zhu Yu: "... no need."

What's not to talk about protecting, this kind of time is to protect.

If you want to sharpen up, it is better to be under her wing.