Douluo Dalu: Huo Yuhao Knows the Plot

Chapter 99: Star Luo Emperor, Xu Jiawei

The permanent population of Star Luo City exceeds eight million, and the maximum capacity can reach a staggering twenty million.

However, this giant city has recently become overcrowded, with the number of tourists soaring in just half a month. All hotels have long been fully booked, and the authorities have had to requisition some residential buildings as temporary accommodations for tourists who have come to watch the competition.

The reason for this is the once-in-five-years grand event, the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament.

The Star Emperor Hotel, a royal property, is where the Star Luo Empire has arranged for the participating students to stay.

Although the Body Sect Academy is not well-known, due to the power of the Body Sect, the Star Emperor Hotel still provides the Body Sect group with the highest standard of treatment, including luxury suites on the top floor, with a separate bedroom for each person.

Everyone gathered in Ran Hongyue's room. Before the competition, it is necessary to understand the competition rules and some precautions.

Ran Hongyue is currently explaining to everyone, "There are a total of one hundred and thirty-four advanced spirit master academies and advanced spirit guide master academies participating in this competition. The first round of the preliminary round is a seven-on-seven team elimination round, starting tomorrow, in a draw format. In other words, only sixty-seven teams will remain after the first round."

"The remaining sixty-seven teams will be divided into eight groups, with eight or nine teams in each group. The second round is a round-robin tournament, using a random format. The random format includes three types: single elimination, two-person cooperative combat, and seven-on-seven team battles. Each match will be drawn to determine which format will be used for the competition."

"In the single elimination round, each side sends one person to engage in a spirit battle. The loser is eliminated, and the winner can continue to compete until one side is completely eliminated."

"I don't need to say more about the team battle. The two-person cooperative combat is a two-two-three battle method. The competition is divided into three rounds. The first two rounds are two-person matches, and the last round is a duel between the remaining three people from both sides. The two-person cooperative battle is a best-of-three series, which means that if you win the first two rounds, you don't need to play the third round."

"Alright, I've explained the rules to you. Do you need to discuss tactics?"

"Why are you looking at me? Don't forget that I'm a substitute." Facing the gazes of everyone, Huo Yuhao shrugged his shoulders, not intending to take over.

At this moment, Ran Hongyue interjected in a timely manner: "Yuhao is right, and you should treat me as if I'm here for sightseeing. Lin Kong will be the commander of the team. Do you have any objections?"

Of course, everyone would not have any objections. The main reason is that their status is lower than hers, and they can't control her.

After that, the others dispersed without discussing any tactics. They didn't know anything about their opponents, so there was no point in discussing them.

The next morning, in front of the main gate of the imperial city, the Star Luo Plaza, located on the west side of the Star Emperor Hotel, resounded with neat footsteps. Thousands of soldiers, clad in golden armor and wielding spears, guarded the streets around the Star Luo Plaza. Only the participating students from each academy who came out of the Star Emperor Hotel could pass through.

The competition stage for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament was built in the center of the Star Luo Plaza. The stage was square, one hundred meters long and wide, and five meters high. There were a total of one hundred and eight metal pillars around the stage. These were not decorations, but protective spirit guides. When activated, they could form a protective罩 to prevent energy from overflowing during the competition and injuring the audience.

Just as Huo Yuhao and the Body Sect group were about to leave the hotel to go to the Star Luo Plaza, Song Ming found Huo Yuhao, "Young Master, the opening ceremony is about to begin. The Star Luo royal family has invited us to send a representative."

"Oh, just go find Sister Hongyue." Huo Yuhao didn't feel anything strange. Even if the Body Sect had been dormant for many years, its influence should not be underestimated.

Song Ming scratched his head, his face looking strange, and said, "I just went to look for her, but I didn't see Spirit Sound Douluo."

"Then you can go. You don't have to worry about me here. Now that Star Luo City is under martial law, there's no danger."

"Young Master, you're joking. I'm a rough person. I would feel uncomfortable sitting with those guys. It's better for Young Master to go, and Young Master doesn't need to play in the early stages anyway."

Song Ming looked a little embarrassed when he said this, just like a child asking someone to help him with his homework at school.

Huo Yuhao didn't think it was that simple. This might be Ran Hongyue's intention, to show himself in front of everyone as a core member of the Body Sect. But what was the reason for this?

However, after thinking about it carefully, he understood that it was to make the Body Sect appear more in the public eye, just like TV shows on Blue Star, all for the sake of enhancing influence.

Huo Yuhao stared at Song Ming as if gathering his gaze, and after a full dozen seconds, Huo Yuhao suddenly smiled softly, "Okay, then I'll go show off."

"Tsk, why are all the kids these days so cunning? It's really not easy to fool them." Song Ming complained in his heart.

Under Song Ming's lead, Huo Yuhao came to a viewing platform. Unlike the positions of ordinary spectators, this high platform was the exclusive position for the heads of major forces.

It mainly included six forces: the four great empires, Shrek Academy, and the recently emerged Body Sect.

The viewing platform was a hundred meters long, thirty meters wide, and five meters high. It was temporarily built.

Hundreds of imperial guards guarded the viewing platform. The ground was covered with a long red carpet, and ceremonial umbrellas and canopies were set up. There were also dozens of gorgeously dressed palace maids and eunuchs surrounding it.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of the royal family, this pomp is too great."

After the outer soldiers checked his identity, Huo Yuhao stepped onto the viewing platform under the guidance of the waiter. Huo Yuhao's gaze was directly cast on the four people in the center, like stars surrounding the moon. There were many people on the viewing platform, but only these four were sitting, which showed the extraordinary status of these people.

Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over the people one by one, and finally landed on a middle-aged man who was about forty years old. This man had a square face, a bright yellow dragon robe, and an eight-treasure purple-gold crown.

He simply sat there, even if he didn't do anything, he still exuded an aura of overlooking the world, like a deep pool and a towering mountain, making people unable to ignore his existence.

And the position he was sitting in was also slightly ahead of the others. His identity was also very obvious, that was the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiawei.

"Body Sect Academy representative, Huo Yuhao, greets Your Majesty."

Huo Yuhao stepped forward to salute. After all, he was the emperor, and the necessary etiquette was still necessary. Of course, Huo Yuhao only bowed slightly. It was impossible for him to kneel. Not to mention that he was unwilling in his heart, after all, he represented the face of the Body Sect.

"Oh, the Body Sect Academy representative, you are indeed a promising young man. You may rise, please take a seat." The Star Luo Emperor was a little surprised. The young man in front of him was too young, but since he was the representative of the Body Sect, it must not be simple. He was curious about Huo Yuhao's identity, but he didn't ask directly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huo Yuhao didn't say much. After thanking him, he found an empty seat and pretended to sit down calmly. From the moment he stepped onto this high platform, countless eyes converged on him. To be honest, it was the first time he had experienced such a scene, and Huo Yuhao was quite uncomfortable, as if he were sitting on pins and needles.