Douluo: System Cross-Dressing as Qian Renxue Empress Consort

The next day.

The news that the newly restructured Godwind Academy would face off against Qianyu Academy had long since spread.

All the teams' members had arrived early and taken their seats in the audience.

Qianyu Academy—Li Yu.

This name had already become well known not only among the representatives of the two empires but even among members of the Spirit Hall representative team.

A soul ring configuration of three purple and one black—undeniably a genius.

Moreover, she had mastery over a Water Element Domain, which she used to single-handedly crush the Tian Shui Academy team.

But her exact soul power level still remained a mystery.

Because of this, everyone was incredibly curious about Li Yu current strength.

At the same time, the restructured Godwind Academy, now centered around Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang, was a terrifying force in its own right.

Any team that faced Godwind Academy in its current state had to tread extremely carefully.

"I heard Li Yu hasn't shown up at all since the qualifiers began. Hope there won't be any last-minute issues."

"If Li Yu doesn't appear, then with Qianyu Academy's current setup—even though Zhu Zhuqing and the mysterious 'Mei Tu' have the frightening two-yellow-one-purple-one-black soul ring configuration—they're still just three-ring Spirit Elders. I doubt they can take on Godwind Academy!"

The crowd was abuzz with discussion.

And of course, the "Mei Tu" mentioned was none other than Xiao Wu's alias.

In truth, even with Wang Changzhi returning and Ning Rongrong joining, Qianyu Academy had only three Spirit Elders in the absence of Li Yu.

Without the aid of her immortal herb, Ning Rongrong was still only at Level 36.

Though this was extremely fast for her age and she was undeniably a top-tier talent, she didn't quite measure up in the finals.

"All participating members, please enter the stage," the referee announced.

The audience immediately quieted, all eyes searching for Li Yu—there had been no word of her return until now.

What the audience didn't know was that, behind the stage tunnel, Qianyu Academy had already come face to face with Godwind Academy.

"Li Yu, so you did show up in the end," said Feng Xiaotian, eyes filled with battle intent as he looked at Li Yu at the front.

He made no mention of the title "Crown Princess". In his eyes, Li Yu was a competitor first. Calling her "Crown Princess" would be disrespectful to her strength.

"Surprised?" Li Yu smiled, her expression calm and unaffected.

She had yet to face Godwind or even Blazing Academy.

She had also not participated in the qualifying or advancement matches.

"I thought maybe you got scared!" Feng Xiaotian narrowed his eyes.

"Oh?" Li Yu simply smiled again.

"Li Yu, I will defeat you! Even if you have a domain, we will defeat you!" Huo Wu declared, her eyes burning with resolve.

Huo Wushuang was just as eager.

In the preliminaries and advancement rounds, their biggest opponent had been Tang San.

He had given them tremendous pressure and had actually fought them.

But Li Yu—her capabilities had always been cloaked in mystery. Her stunning soul ring configuration made them itch to see her true power for themselves.

"Well then, I wish you luck," Li Yu responded, not wanting to waste any more words as she led her team toward the stage.

"So arrogant…" Feng Xiaotian watched her retreating figure with narrowed eyes.

"Be careful. I suspect her soul power may have already reached Level 50 or higher," Huo Wu said, though her battle spirit hadn't diminished, her tone had turned more serious.

"Huh!?" Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and the rest of Godwind Academy were stunned.

"Just a guess," Huo Wu shook her head, "But it's been almost a year since she first revealed her four-ring Soul Ancestor strength. I don't believe she hasn't advanced at all since then."

She paused.

"And besides, she's even awakened a domain. With that kind of talent, it's impossible she didn't grow stronger."

Her words only made everyone more anxious.

They had restructured their team just to defeat Tang San.

And now, before even encountering Tang San… would they fall to Li Yu?

"Li Yu has appeared!"

"But how strong is she now…"

The crowd erupted as they saw Li Yu take the stage as the lead.

"Li Yu?" In the Spirit Hall representative team, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan all focused their gazes on her.

"What's her current strength?" Tang San's eyes glinted coldly as he glanced at Xiao Wu behind Li Yu, an unreadable expression flickering in his eyes.

"She's powerful…" Dai Weisi, who was standing next to Zhu Zhuyun, also wore a heavy expression.

"I hope placing Rongrong in Qianyu Academy wasn't a mistake," Ning Fengzhi murmured with a look of anticipation in his eyes.

Unlike most, he understood Li Yu potential best.

"Crown Princess? Hmph." Atop the highest stand, Bibi Dong, dressed in regal attire and not expected to appear at this stage, had come in person. Her gaze held intrigue as she looked at Li Yu.

Then, she felt a sharp, cold gaze on her.

She turned to see 'Xue Qinghe' staring directly at her.

"Heh." Bibi Dong chuckled softly, nodding at 'Xue Qinghe' with no hint of fear.

'Xue Qinghe' clenched his fists, then calmed down when he noticed Li Yu looking his way, returning her gaze with a faint smile.

Li Yu, meanwhile, simply accepted everyone's scrutiny, her smile calm and unwavering.

Of course, as always when outside, she never removed her veil.

"Begin the match." The referee announced with a flat tone once all players were in position.

"Li Yu, show us your true strength!" came the rallying cry from Godwind Academy.

Each member released their spirit power—two yellow, two purple rings for all.

All of them were Soul Ancestors!

"Alright then," Li Yu replied with a gentle smile.

Behind her, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Wang Changzhi, Ning Rongrong, Zhong Jiayao, and Yu Xiaoman released their Martial spirits.

Although people had heard of it already, they still gasped in amazement upon seeing the soul ring configurations of Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.

"Too bad… even with Li Yu, they still only have four Spirit Elders…"

Someone in the audience sighed.

But they couldn't say another word after what came next.

Purple! Purple! Purple! Black! Black!

Five soul rings rose from under Li Yu's feet—and a pair of glowing wings spread out from her back.

"FIVE-RING SPIRIT KING!" the crowd erupted.

"As expected!" Huo Wu and the others could only sigh.

Xie Yue and the others in Spirit Hall felt the pressure surge.

Tang San furrowed his brow, clenched his fists, then slowly released them with a slight smile forming on his lips.

"You are powerful… but what about your teammates?" Feng Xiaotian shouted coldly, then shot into the sky.

Huo Wu and the rest immediately followed, not retreating despite Li Yu revealing her Spirit King strength.

In just a moment, Godwind Academy's two auxiliary-type Spirit Master and Huo Wu's soul power had all converged on Feng Xiaotian alone.

They had clearly decided to go all-in from the start!

"Gale Demon Wolf—Thirty-Six Slash Combo!" Feng Xiaotian roared, surrounded by wind and fire, as he charged straight at Li Yu.