Douluo Continent: The Evil-Eyed Dragon God, Many Women, Many Blessings

Chapter 180 Advancement Match!
That noon, the Shrek Academy students were eating lunch in the conference room, speculating about their potential opponents in the next match. Suddenly, Wang Yan pushed open the door and entered, saying in a deep voice, "The match schedule for the qualifying rounds has been released. Our academy in the round of 16 is our old rival, the number one academy of the Douling Empire, the Douling Royal Academy."

Upon hearing the words "Douling Royal Academy," Ma Xiaotao, Chen Zifeng, and Ling Luochen all raised their eyebrows simultaneously.

Ma Xiaotao murmured, "We ran into them so early?"

Xiao Xiao asked curiously, "Senior Sister Ma, is the Douling Royal Academy very strong?"

Ma Xiaotao said, "The top four from last year, wouldn't you say they were strong? They were at least much stronger than that Zheng Tian Academy team. Teacher Wang, how strong are the Dou Ling team members who came to participate this year?"

Wang Yan said, "This year's Douling Royal Academy has five Soul Kings and two Soul Masters among its regular team members, making them very strong. Moreover, Douling Royal Academy is not rigid; although they are an advanced Soul Master Academy, they are also the best Soul Master Academy in the Douling Empire. Through my observation of them, I found that almost every one of their team members has a Soul Tool and can use it skillfully in the competition. At least two of them are true Soul Masters. With the strength of a Soul King combined with a Soul Tool, this opponent will not be easy to deal with."

Chen Zifeng frowned slightly: "A Soul King plus a Soul Guidance Device?"

After the incident with the evil soul master, and considering Huo Yuhao's combat prowess demonstrated using soul tools in recent matches, the three inner court elites no longer dared to underestimate soul tools. Huo Yuhao's recent demonstration of the teleportation combined with Little Pineapple had indeed left a significant psychological scar on them. A Soul King-level opponent, if wielding a soul tool properly, could certainly pose a threat to them.

Ling Luochen asked in confusion, "Teacher Wang, we qualified as the top team in our group in the round-robin tournament. Based on their strength, Douling Royal Academy should also have been the top team in their group, right? How did we end up being drawn against them? Isn't the top team in the group only drawn against the second-place teams from other groups in the round of 16?"

Wang Yan said, "Judging by strength, Douling Royal Academy should have qualified first in the group, but that's not actually the case. A dark horse emerged in their group and maintained a perfect record before facing them. Douling Royal Academy, for some reason, gave up their last match against that dark horse academy, thus qualifying as the second-place team, and unexpectedly ran into us."

Ma Xiaotao said, "Could there be something fishy going on here? Douling Royal Academy is a long-established academy, and they must know the importance of being first in their group. What could possibly make them give up on being first in their group? Is it just to conserve their energy?"

Wang Yan said, "I've also thought about this. The only difference between the first and second place in the group is in the round of 16. After that, it's meaningless. Douling Royal Academy must have something to rely on for doing this, and they must be hiding it very well. We'll only find out during the competition. Fortunately, we also have Ling Luochen and Chen Zifeng who haven't played yet, and Yuhao hasn't revealed many of his skills. With you guys here, there shouldn't be any major problems. Alright, let me explain the competition rules for the qualifying stage."

"The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament has developed over tens of thousands of years, and the competition rules have been constantly changing, especially the final qualifying rounds. In order to make the competition more exciting and to better showcase the overall strength of the participating academies, the competition format will be different from the previous ones. The qualifying rounds will no longer be determined by drawing lots like the round-robin tournament. Each qualifying round will be held over two days, with team battles and individual qualifying rounds respectively."

"Winning a team fight doesn't guarantee qualification. In the individual qualifying matches on the second day, if a team with three or fewer members can defeat all seven members of the opposing team, they can turn the tide. The team that wins the team fight only needs to defeat three members of the opposing team to secure qualification."

"This competition format highlights the importance of overall team strength while also providing opportunities for teams with exceptional individual abilities. For example, our team has a Soul Emperor-level powerhouse like Xiao Tao and an exceptionally skilled player like Yu Hao. If we lose the team battle but they shine in the individual competition, eliminating all seven members of the opposing team with just the two of them, then we can still win this qualifying round." "Therefore, the qualifying round is both a test of the team as a whole and a great opportunity to showcase individual strength. Truly powerful academies focus on cultivating their top students, hoping to turn the tide in the individual competitions of the qualifying round."

Everyone listened attentively to Wang Yan's explanation, seemingly deep in thought. Bei Bei asked, "Teacher Wang, what if someone gets injured or overexerted in a team battle and can't participate in the individual competition?"

Wang Yan said, "That depends on the depth of the bench. Every academy that comes to participate in the competition brings a reserve team, just like you were originally a reserve team. Once the main players have the situation you described, the reserve team must step up."

At this point, Wang Yan turned to look at Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi and said in a deep voice, "Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, I don't know what you two are still hiding, but when we get to the qualifying rounds, you may have to use these things. Do you have confidence?"

Beibei and Xu Sanshi exchanged a glance and nodded solemnly: "No problem!"

Originally, their plan was to hide their strength as a surprise for the next competition. But now that Huo Yuhao has emerged, if Huo Yuhao is given another five years to grow, he himself might become a shock in the next competition! Their surprise seems less important, so it doesn't matter if they reveal it now.

Wang Yan nodded slightly and said, "Very good. Then I will arrange the team members for tomorrow's match. Entering the qualifying rounds, we cannot be careless at all. Our opponents tomorrow are the top four from last year, so we must go all out. Ma Xiaotao, Chen Zifeng, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao, and Ning Tian, ​​the seven of you will participate in the team battle. Ling Luochen and Huo Yuhao will be the main controllers, and the rest of you will launch a frontal assault to defeat the opponent with our overall strength. Cai Tou, please make some cigars for everyone to use during the match."

"Yes," He Caitou replied.

Xiao Xiao pouted and said, "Sigh, I'm just here to make up the numbers."

Wang Dong'er's tone was also somewhat resentful: "Xiao Xiao, we really are sworn sisters from the same dormitory, even when we're just going to buy soy sauce, we team up."

Wang Yan smiled slightly: "You two little girls both have twin martial souls. Cultivate well. Once your levels are raised, the next competition will be your stage to shine. Wouldn't it be better to keep some trump cards hidden? Besides, if anything happens during the competition, you might have to go on stage."

Given Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao's abilities, they definitely won't be the main players in this competition, but they will play later. As for the reason, you'd never guess, hehe!

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