Qiangu Dongfeng nodded, and said, "Don't worry, Zhangting knows what he's doing. With the divine weapon that's been passed down through our Qiangu Family for generations, that Yu Longyue will be no match for him even if he's a Hyper Douluo."

"That's good to hear," Gu Yuena said with an elated expression, but there was a peculiar look in her eyes.

You think a divine weapon will be able to defeat him? Hehe. You have to win, Wulin. Otherwise, I'll be forced to resort to my backup plan.

At this point, all of the spectators have already entered the stadium, and the first batch of matches to take place in the day were the five matches for the third group.

"Welcome to the Bright City Sports Stadium, everyone; I'm sure the round-robin matches that took place yesterday have left all of you thoroughly entertained. The matches for today are sure to be even more exciting, and there will be several Titled Douluos displaying their abilities for our viewing pleasure. I am your commentator for today, Ai Fei, and the first match of the day will take place between Number 66 Yu Longyue and Number 71 Li Weisi."

That's right, Tang Wulin's match was scheduled to be the first one of the day.

"Prior to the commencement of the match, allow me to briefly tell you a bit about our two competitors. Number 71 Li Weisi possesses the Crystal Ball martial soul, which is a very special martial soul that excels in creating all types of illusions. It's extremely versatile and difficult to defend against, and even though Li Weisi is only a Soul Douluo, he has a good knack for punching above his own weight.

"As for Number 66 Yu Longyue, I'm sure everyone is already very familiar with him. He hails from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and has previously crushed a Soul Douluo with a single attack in a previous round. His power definitely earns him a spot among the top 10 seeds of the event, and overall, Yu Longyue holds the clear upper hand, but if Li Weisi performs well, then he's not without chances. Now please give a warm round of applause to our two competitors as they enter the stadium."

Applause and cheers quickly rang out, the vast majority of which was directed toward Yu Longyue. This wasn't due to the fact that he was the favorite to win the match. Instead, it was due to the disparity in the appearances of the two competitors.

Li Weisi was a 40-year-old Soul Douluo who was still as short as a child, with a pair of pea-sized eyes that made him appear as if he were a very short-sighted character. Upon closer inspection, one would derive a rather sinister sensation from looking at him, and it was clear that he was not a likable person.

In contrast, Yu Longyue was far, far more pleasant to look at. As such, their levels of popularity naturally differed massively.

After all, no one wanted the stunningly gorgeous Silver Dragon Princess to end up with a man who looked like Li Weisi.

As Li Weisi strode into the stadium, he wore a very serious expression.

He had watched the match between Tang Wulin and Ao Wuchang, so he had seen how Tang Wulin had completely crushed Ao Wuchang with that formidable forest of lightning. The competition platform for today was far larger in area, which benefited his illusions, but lightning had a suppressive effect on almost all types of illusions. In his heart, he knew that it was impossible for him to defeat Yu Longyue, but as he strode onto the competition platform, his eyes suddenly lit up at the sight of Tang Wulin.

Commentator Ai Fei could also see that something was wrong, and a surprised look appeared on his face. "What's going on with Yu Longyue today? He seems to be in very bad condition."

Indeed, Tang Wulin was looking very much worse for wear. His disguise technique was very remarkable in that it didn't conceal his complexion, thereby creating a more realistic effect. As such, everyone could see that he was looking very pale, and he seemed to be severely under the weather. His footsteps were still quite solid, but there was clearly something wrong with his aura fluctuations.

Tang Wulin wasn't putting on such a display to lure his opponent into a false sense of complacency. Instead, it was simply because Yuanen Zhentian was far too powerful, and he was suffering from the effects of those three attacks.

Yuanen Zhentian had withdrawn the residual power of his Divine Titan Fist from within Tang Wulin's body, but that still didn't change the fact that he was severely injured.

He had broken five ribs, all of which had healed, but they were still throbbing with pain. His blood essence was rather scattered, his soul power was quite unstable, and even more importantly, he couldn't use his battle armor, which had almost been shattered the night before.

Soul-refined battle armor had the ability to repair itself, but the severer the damage inflicted, the longer the repair process would take. Even though Tang Wulin's battle armor was no ordinary suit of three-word battle armor, it would still take at least three more days for it to fully recover.

In addition to all of this, the biggest issue was that he was severely mentally exhausted. He had attempted to draw upon the power of laws on several occasions the day before, and that had severely taxed his spiritual power. As such, he would only be able to use 30% of his full power at most.

It was exactly because of this that he was looking so worse for wear.

Li Weisi was naturally ecstatic to see this. He knew that with his appearance, there was no way Gu Yuena would choose him even if he made it into the final 10, and there was no way he was getting past Qiangu Zhangting anyway.

However, the more matches he won, the higher his final placing would be, and the more prizes he would receive. On top of that, if he could defeat Yu Longyue in this match that was being watched by millions, he would forge a resounding reputation for himself!

"Yu Longyue looks to be in very bad condition at the moment. I won't speculate about what could've happened to him; the most important thing right now is whether he'll be able to defeat Li Weisi in his current condition. Let's keep watching."

Gu Yuena's pupils also contracted slightly at the sight of Tang Wulin. She had sensed that Tang Wulin had been facing a powerful opponent the night before, but she hadn't intervened as he hadn't been in any life-threatening danger. However, it was quite apparent that Tang Wulin had sustained far severer injuries than she had imagined.

With his incredible physical constitution, who could've possibly injured him to such a grave extent? It couldn't have been someone from the Spirit Pagoda. If the Spirit Pagoda had been the culprit behind this, she would've at least received an inkling in advance. So who could it have been?

Tang Wulin was wearing her silver dragon scale, just as she was wearing Tang Wulin's golden dragon scale beneath her clothes. As such, she could sense Tang Wulin's current bodily condition better than anyone else, so she knew that Tang Wulin wasn't simply putting on an act.

Could it be that he was going to lose the match? If so, things could become quite troublesome.

Right at this moment, Gu Yuena suddenly discovered that instead of appraising his opponent, Tang Wulin had raised his head to look up at the rostrum.

There was a one-way glass barrier in front of the rostrum that allowed those inside to see everything outside, but didn't allow the opposite. However, Gu Yuena could clearly sense that Tang Wulin was looking straight into her eyes, and in his eyes, she saw nothing but belief and resolve.