Ye Yu felt lucky; he didn't have to fight again. However, he needed to find Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo to help bury his defeated opponent afterward.
Ye Yu cultivated during the day and checked the battle list at night.
After learning who his opponent was, Ye Yu asked Ning Rongrong to take him to the Seven Treasure Glaze Sect.
Upon arrival, Ye Yu explained the situation, and Ning Fengzhi nodded, "You don't want to expose your true strength? Fine, let Uncle Gu do it. Even with the protection of a Soul Douluo, Uncle Gu can silently capture him."
Ye Yu was very grateful and didn't think Ning Fengzhi's words were exaggerated at all. Gu Rong was known as the world's top defense and also as the top in mystery.
The top thirteen, six-on-six. He wasn't as lucky to get a bye this time. His opponent was a man from the Wind Sword Sect, thirty-five years old, a sixty-fourth-level Strong Attack Type War Soul Emperor.
Now, the top thirteen are basically people from major sects.
These individuals are all extremely powerful at the same level, so beating them requires some seriousness.
Ye Yu went to a grove outside Tian Dou to start digging a pit and waiting. Soon, Gu Rong arrived, carrying a man already beaten unconscious, carrying a long sword on his back.
"As expected of Bone Douluo, so fast."
Gu Rong said, "A small matter."
Ye Yu kicked the man into the pit, then buried him and stomped hard on the spot, causing the man beneath to cough up blood several more times.
The next day, Ye Yu arrived at the competition area.
Entering the resting room, Ye Yu did not see the other two and asked, "Where are the other two?"
Xue Qinghe sighed, "Defeated."
"Oh?"
Ye Yu was astonished. The strength of these two should have easily put them in the top ten; both were at level fifty-four.
Xue Qinghe said, "They were unlucky and faced the hot favorites for the top three this time, Tang Long and Tang Hu."
Ye Yu asked, "Where are these two from?"
"One of the Upper Three Sects."
Ye Yu was surprised, "Vast Heaven Sect?"
"Yes." Xue Qinghe nodded.
"The Vast Heaven Sect has been very low-key these years; I didn't expect them to participate."
"I was also surprised; they probably came out to hone themselves."
Hearing this, Ye Yu remembered that he had some impression of these two; Tang Long seemed to be the Third Generation Chief Disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect, and Tang Hu was his younger brother.
Ye Yu furrowed his brow. If he encountered these two next, he would need to show part of his strength to win.
"It seems that winning the championship in this elite competition won't be easy."
If he completely voidifies, using all External Soul Bones and the Power of Extreme Evil, Ye Yu was confident that even if Tang Long and Tang Hu joined forces, they wouldn't be his match. But obviously, he couldn't use so many trump cards.
"Hopefully, these two are alone without the company of the Vast Heaven Sect elders; that would make it easier to bury them."
The competition was about to start; Ye Yu entered the arena, and the audience, though having seen him only a few times, paid close attention.
"That guy who looks like a teenager has arrived."
"We've never seen him compete; he has a pass to the top fifty, then twenty-five-on-twenty-five battles, and his opponent didn't show up. Twelve-on-twelve, again a no-show. Now, six-on-six, his luck seems to finally end. No more byes, we can watch his match now."
"Really don't know what his level is; the information is completely hidden and not disclosed."
With one minute left, everyone was puzzled. All the other rings had contestants on stage, but Ye Yu's opponent at ring six wasn't there.
"No way... Will it be like last time again?"
"If it happens again, it's not a coincidence, right?"
"His opponent didn't show up again?"
As the minute passed, the referee was also troubled; Ye Yu's opponent didn't arrive again.
The referee had no choice but to announce according to the rules, "As the opponent at ring six did not appear, Ye Yu wins by default and advances to the final four!"
Immediately, the crowd roared.
"Scandal! Definitely a scandal!"
"How could it be so coincidental, his opponent didn't come again!"
"Surely not a coincidence!"
...
The audience was extremely displeased.
The referee was also troubled but had no evidence.
The audience came from various cities to support their city's representative, and the spectators of Ye Yu's opponent's city were even more emotionally unstable.
They found their City Lord hadn't come.
At that time, their City Lord and the Soul Douluo protecting Ye Yu's opponent were still in a comatose state, lying in a room.
"Could it be because he's a Tian Dou representative participant, that's why it's done this way?"
"Scandal! Always winning without a fight!"
"Did Tian Dou City spend big money bribing the opponent?"
Many people started suspecting.
At this moment, Xue Qinghe came to the referee's stand and said loudly, "Everyone, quiet."
As the Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe's words naturally held authority and quickly quieted the crowd.
Xue Qinghe said, "Tian Dou City represents the Tian Dou Royal Family. The Royal Family wouldn't do this for victory. I hope everyone refrains from suspicion, as suspicion amounts to questioning the Tian Dou Royal Family."
Immediately, everyone stopped talking; the Royal Family's conduct was quite fair.
Seeing the indignant audience, Ye Yu smiled, "Maybe I'm really lucky, then see you all tomorrow."
After leaving, Ye Yu went to Great Fighting Soul City to check how Tang San and the others were doing in their matches.
Upon arrival, Ye Yu furrowed his brow, seeing Dean Flande carrying Tang San out quickly, followed by Master, Zhao Wuji, and Dai Mubai.
Ye Yu approached, frowned, and noticed Tang San was seriously injured.
"Xiao Yu, you're just in time; Xiao San is seriously injured; heal him."
"Let's head to the resting room first."
Ye Yu and the others quickly made their way to the resting room, where Ye Yu asked, "What happened? Who injured Xiao San like this? He seems to be burned; was it Blazing Fire Academy?"
Ye Yu was puzzled; given Tang San's strength, no one from Blazing Fire Academy could seriously injure him.
Xiao Wu was extremely angry, "It was that Huo Wu; Third Brother fought Blazing Fire Academy's seven participants alone, consecutively defeating six of them, and finally faced Blazing Fire's Huo Wu. That Huo Wu was very targeted against Third Brother, not showing mercy even as Third Brother's Soul Power was nearly exhausted, striking harshly instead."
Dai Mubai and others were also furious.
"Third Brother could have won, but he held back; if he hadn't, Huo Wu would have died. So he didn't do it. But that Huo Wu was ruthless; truly despicable."
"Fortunately, Third Brother used the Eight-Spider Spear to block part of the fireball attack, otherwise, he'd be done for."
...
Upon reaching the resting room and laying Tang San on the sofa, it was evident his back was completely burned, the flesh bloodied and mangled, with white bones faintly visible in some areas.
His arms were also stained with blood, drooping weakly by his sides.
Ye Yu quickly used the First Soul Skill for healing. Although healing had reached sixty percent effectiveness, the injuries were severe and couldn't fully recover.
Still, the healing ability was astonishing, transforming the injuries from severe to minor ones; the wounds on the back began to close and scab over, and his pale complexion slightly improved.
Ye Yu asked, "Xiao San, how do you feel?"
Tang San shook his head, "I'm fine; the injuries are severe but mostly superficial. The internal organs and bones aren't heavily damaged. Thankfully, I had undergone body refining with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye before; otherwise, even if I didn't die, I'd be seriously injured."