Chapter 243 I Am an Audience Member
The next day.
In the audience seats.
Everyone looked at Dugu Yan sitting to the side with surprise, especially the members of the major academies, who couldn't help but take a few more glances.
This arena match was a duel between Star Luo and Heaven Dou, so why was Dugu Yan here at this time?
This was the audience seating area!
Was she not planning to play? Even if she wasn't planning to play, she shouldn't be in the audience!
The Spirit Hall spirit masters in the center were somewhat surprised by Dugu Yan's arrival in the audience, but they didn't find anything particularly strange about it.
Before the match started, they had been notified that Dugu Yan would not be playing in this match against Star Luo, and that the substitute player would be playing in her place.
Even though they didn't quite understand the meaning behind Heaven Dou's arrangement, they suppressed their doubts and became competent bystanders.
Without Dugu Yan, could Heaven Dou really defeat Star Luo, which possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
According to their calculations, they had a very high chance of losing! Despite having a Soul King-level expert like Ye Lingling!
Given the high probability of losing, why did Dugu Yan still make this decision?
The Spirit Hall members were very curious!
Could it be because of that unknown substitute player?
Below.
On either side of the arena, both sides sized up their opponents. Zhu Zhuyun looked at the opposing team, Heaven Dou, then glanced up at Dugu Yan in the audience. She couldn't help but ask:
"Is Dugu Yan really not going to participate in this battle? Does she really think that the few people on the other side can defeat us?"
"It's been decided; Dugu Yan will not participate in this battle."
Dai Weisi's tone was somewhat gloomy. What did that mean? Did she look down on Star Luo? She would go up against Elephant Armor, but against Star Luo, she would just go straight to the stands?
Did that mean Star Luo was inferior to a small Elephant Armor Academy?
Dai Weisi was very dissatisfied with Dugu Yan and Heaven Dou's actions, but at the same time, he was also secretly pleased.
The absence of Dugu Yan meant that Heaven Dou's most powerful fighting force was gone!
The scales of victory began to tip in their favor!
How could Dai Weisi not be happy about this?
None of the participants in the Soul Master Competition wanted to lose!
Although Heaven Dou's act of self-restricting might be seen as looking down on Star Luo, it was nothing compared to winning the competition!
"What?! So all our plans that we spent the whole night discussing have gone to waste?"
Zhu Zhuyun was a little annoyed. If they had known earlier that Dugu Yan wouldn't be participating, would they have needed to be so worried and stay up all night discussing plans?
She had finally come up with a plan to deal with Dugu Yan, but she just quit!
All her hard work in one night had been wasted!
This was really upsetting!
However, Zhu Zhuyun only complained verbally. Like Dai Weisi, she realized the benefits of Dugu Yan not playing.
"Weisi, what is Dugu Yan thinking? It's already come to this point, and she's still bringing on a substitute. This isn't a qualifier or a promotion match anymore; a loss is a loss!"
"Isn't she afraid that without her, the Heaven Dou team will lose their chance to enter the semifinals?"
"Perhaps… she has her own reasons."
Dai Weisi said somewhat uncertainly. "At such a crucial moment, substituting a starter for a substitute is really hard to understand Dugu Yan's thought process."
Wasn't she interested in winning the championship?
The reward for this year's champion was three ten-thousand-year soul bones!
With such a generous reward, how could anyone not care!
"Confidence? What confidence?"
"Perhaps… that substitute is very strong?" Dai Weisi offered his guess.
Zhu Zhuyun looked across at the quiet, delicate pink rabbit. Was she strong?
She couldn't tell.
…
Heaven Dou.
"This… isn't this a bit too frivolous?" Even the teacher leading the Heaven Dou team was speechless.
Because of Dugu Yan's existence, his rights had been directly stripped away. Only now did he realize what kind of lineup Heaven Dou had!
He replaced his key player with a substitute whose abilities he still didn't know!
Did Dugu Yan not want to win?
On the other side was Star Luo! There were the Dai family's son and the Zhu family's daughter!
This clearly demonstrated that they possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Technique!
Star Luo, which possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, was far more powerful than the Elephant Armor from the previous battle!
At times like this, replace the absolute key players!
He didn't know what to say!
Looking up, he saw Dugu Yan with a big smile on her face in the audience. He really wanted to go up and question her, but after thinking about Dugu Yan's identity and strength, he chose to give up.
He was inferior to her in status, and in terms of ability… probably, likely, even his teacher couldn't compare…
He sighed deeply, his gaze falling on Xiao Wu, who had been quiet and reserved since entering the room. He then looked at the others in the group and asked:
"Dugu Yan, have you explained how to play this match?"
"I did say that."
Ye Lingling nodded slightly and said to the teacher in charge, "Give Zhuqing your full support and cooperation!"
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A question mark appeared above the teacher's head. He looked at Zhu Zhuqing and asked, "Should we cooperate with her?"
If his memory served him right, before entering the Heaven Dou realm, Zhu Zhuqing had only barely reached the Soul Venerable realm, even weaker than Ye Lingling, who was the weakest at the time…
Could it be…?
The other members of Heaven Dou showed no change in expression upon hearing Ye Lingling's words, clearly indicating that this was something they had already discussed beforehand.
The teacher in charge of the group understood what was going on when he saw this, guessing that he was probably in the same boat as Ye Lingling, but he still asked a question.
"Zhuqing, what is your strength?"
"Three grades below Lingling…"
"What?!"
…
In the stands, seeing that both teams were in position and the referee had come up on stage, everyone understood that Dugu Yan would indeed not be playing!
The members of Kamikaze, Blazing Fire, Tianshui, and Star Luo Academy all turned their gazes to Dugu Yan, who was standing not far away.
Their eyes held curiosity, doubt, confusion, and mockery; they truly couldn't understand why she wasn't going on stage.
Did she really think that she could defeat Star Luo Academy, which possessed the Netherworld White Tiger, with just those seven people below?
It didn't look like it at all.
Apart from a Soul King-level Nine Heart Begonia, the strength of the others was not enough!
"Is she really confident? Or is she planning to give up?" At the location of Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Wu looked at Dugu Yan with a puzzled expression.
She had come to watch the competition specifically to see Dugu Yan, but then she was suddenly told that she wouldn't be playing!
"Judging from her expression, she's probably very confident!" Feng Xiaotian flattered her, grinning. "Before the competition started, who could have imagined that Dugu Yan would be so powerful? And who could have imagined that Ye Lingling would become a Soul King?"
"I estimate that this battle will bring us another surprise!"
"How did you get here?!"
Huo Wu's tone was a mixture of shock, disgust, and anger!
How annoying!
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