Douluo: The Peerless King of Beast Tamers

Chapter 156: The Strength of the Qualifying Team

The strength of Tianling Academy was considered good among more than one hundred teams, but compared with the Shrek Academy preliminary team, it was actually a little worse.

Looking at the seven young men and women in dark green uniforms, countless people felt a sense of anticipation.

If the qualifying players have such strength, how strong will the regular players be?

This is Shrek Academy. As always, it reassures them that their investment will not go to waste!
Seeing the spirit ring configurations of the seven Shrek Academy preliminaries, the anger in the hearts of the seven Tianling Academy players subsided a lot, but a hint of excitement rose in their hearts.

Although there is a gap, it is not big.

If they were just the pre-selected players, they would not be without hope.

The captain of Tianling Academy encouraged his teammates around him, saying that they must win this battle at all costs.

As long as they win this one, no matter the opponent is in the qualifiers or the main draw, they will have defeated Shrek Academy.

The words "defeating Shrek Academy" were something they had never dared to think about before, but now, there was finally a glimmer of chance!

Since they are both Soul Sect members, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose!
Amid the cheers of hundreds of thousands of spectators, the referee announced the start of the game.

In an instant, the seven members of Tianling Academy all burst out with unparalleled momentum.

They have to use their strongest power, as they only have one chance in this battle.

If we win, we will break the Shrek myth and become famous across the continent!

But just as the seven people from Tianling Academy were preparing to release their soul skills, a melodious bell rang.

"clang!"

"First Soul Skill: Time Flies."

"Fourth Soul Skill: Time Mystery Lock."

On Cao Jinxuan's body, the first and fourth soul rings shone together, and the soul rings glowed. A powerful force suddenly enveloped the seven people from Tianling Academy.

The two halos rose into the air and merged, and the strange power of time suddenly unfolded.

"Combined Soul Skills: Time Stands Still!"

A huge pendulum was suspended behind Cao Jinxuan, and the fused halo was shining, emitting powerful soul power fluctuations. The power of time standing still was pushed to the maximum by him.

Although Gong Yang Mo, a powerful Soul King, is no longer there to assist him at this moment, his opponent is only at the fourth ring at most. With his current terrifying control ability, he is able to control his opponent for a full five seconds.

The seven people from Tianling Academy were stunned for a moment. Not only were they unable to move, they couldn't even use their soul power to break free from the restraints.

Everything about them seemed to be forced to stop, and they could only watch.

Just after Cao Jinxuan released the Time Standstill, Bei Bei, Long Xiangyue, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Wang Dong actually retracted their martial spirits and spirit rings, crossed their arms, and stood in a row behind Cao Jinxuan with calm faces.

Seeing this scene, countless people were surprised, looking at the Shrek team's qualifying players on the stage with incredible expressions.

Although Shrek's preliminary players were very strong in the past, this situation has never occurred before.

When did Shrek Academy become so arrogant?

Just when countless people couldn't understand their actions, He Caitou, who had already turned into a steel hedgehog beside Cao Jinxuan, moved.

He Caitou had a cigar in his mouth. He took a deep breath. Amidst the smoke, all the soul guides on his body were fired at once.

Especially the two huge black gun barrels on the shoulders, which spewed out several fourth-level soul-guided shells.

The terrifying firepower coverage of the fourth-level soul master started the first round of terrifying attacks in just an instant.

The seven people from Tianling Academy widened their eyes when they saw this scene. Not only were they unable to move, they couldn't even release their soul skills.

All they could do was stand there and watch those hideous shells fall!
How could seven people, without any protection, withstand He Caitou's tactics that were comparable to a soul guide artillery?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A round of artillery fire was unleashed, and the seven people from Tianling Academy were either blasted off the stage or rescued by the soul master referee to avoid being directly killed by He Caitou's soul guide.

The terrifying power unleashed by He Caitou at his full strength is such that even an ordinary five-ring soul king has to avoid it.

What’s more, the seven people from Tianling Academy couldn’t even resist?

At this moment, they didn't even have time to release any soul skills, and could only rely on their soul power to resist. They couldn't stop the horrific artillery fire from He Caitou, the source of destruction.

What's more, in addition to being an extremely talented soul instructor, He Caitou's own martial soul abilities are also outstanding.

His cigar martial spirit is definitely at the top level among food auxiliary martial spirits.

The cigar in his mouth came from his first soul skill, which had the effect of enhancing his mental strength, allowing him to use soul guides to attack his opponents more accurately!

During the previous running-in training period, Zhou Sichen also gave him individual training.

At this moment, all the opponents were standing still, allowing him to bombard them at will. He also had his first soul skill amplification, so he made the best use of every attack!
After five seconds, only seven people from Shrek Academy were still standing on the stage. The cigar in He Cai Tou's mouth had just started to puff out smoke, and his face was full of excitement.

In this first battle, Cao Jinxuan's control was at its maximum, while He Caitou's attack was at its extreme, and he was also a powerful soul guide!
Shrek Academy has always been dominated by soul masters, but in the first battle of the competition this morning, out of the seven people in Shrek Academy, only two took action.

A powerful soul master who can control the power of time, a powerful soul mentor with explosive attack methods!
Countless viewers had already highly regarded the strength of the qualifying team members, and the actions of Cao Jinxuan and He Caitou at this time further increased their expectations!
Five seconds! The game was over in just five seconds.

The terrifying strength displayed by Shrek Academy instantly ignited the entire audience.

The host and referee paused for two seconds before speaking in the most enthusiastic and excited voice: "The first match of the elimination round of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, Shrek Academy wins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Xingluo Square, which could accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators, was once again filled with waves of cheers.

Countless people shouted the three words "Shrek".

Shrek, this is Shrek, the number one in the continent, the invincible Shrek.

Even if all the players on the field are pre-qualified players, we can still give them a shocking start!
On the city wall, the Emperor of the Xingluo Empire looked at this group of relatively young Shrek preliminaries and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Shrek was still the same Shrek.

At the same time, his attention was also on Dai Yuheng, who was a regular player but did not play.

He was looking forward to what kind of surprise Dai Hao's son would bring them.

He was even more looking forward to what kind of shock those kids among Shrek's regular players, whose strength even surpassed Dai Yuheng's, could bring!
On the other side, everyone at the Sun Moon Soul Instructor Royal Academy fell silent when they saw this scene.

Although He Caitou is only a level 4 soul guide, he is just a preliminary member. Shrek never used soul guides in the past, but now it has a soul guide joining the team?

The strength and talent of the soul engineer from the qualifying team is already so high, what about the soul engineer from their regular team?

Of course, they knew better that the main reason why He Caitou was able to eliminate seven people from Tianling Academy on his own was because of Cao Jinxuan.

In those five seconds just now, the people in Tianling Academy seemed to be frozen, and their time was directly paused.

What kind of martial spirit is this? It can actually control the power of time?
Why are there all kinds of monsters in Shrek Academy? Is this the Shrek Academy that has stood for thousands of years?

Except for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, all the more than one hundred advanced soul master academies were amazed by it.

When it comes to the research of martial spirits, Shrek Academy is indeed unique, and now it has even begun to train soul mentors?

After the referee announced the result of the match, Cao Jinxuan slowly retracted his martial spirit, turned around with a disdainful look, and faced the crowded Xingluo Square in the south. A warm voice slowly rang out:
“Please remember, I’m from the Shrek Academy preliminary team! If you want to challenge our regular team members, you must first pass us!”

After he finished speaking, he walked down from the competition stage, and the remaining six team members followed him in an orderly manner.

Cao Jinxuan and his seven companions came to the seven regular players including Zhou Sichen, and saluted with their right hands on their chests: "Report to the captain, the first battle has been won!"

Zhou Sichen had a warm smile on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, let's go back."

After saying that, Zhou Sichen turned around and left. The other players on the team did not say anything, but followed their captain in unison and silently.

The preliminary players followed the regular players, and the group of fourteen left Xingluo Square so calmly under the watchful eyes of everyone.

There was no nonsense among them. They left directly after the game was over and had no intention of staying to watch the game at all.

It’s as if... other colleges are not worth their attention at all.

Among them, the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, who were in the second row behind Shrek Academy, all had terribly ugly expressions on their faces.

Even Xiao Hongchen, who was originally very proud, now had a grim face, his fists clenched tightly, and a voice kept echoing in his heart.

Originally, their only target was Shrek, but that was naturally aimed at the regular players, but now? Even those young preliminaries dared to ignore them?

Shrek, what a Shrek!

Zhou Sichen led everyone directly out of Xingluo Plaza and returned to the Xingguang Hotel.

In the conference room, Cao Jinxuan and He Caitou each held a level 4 milk bottle, which was a charging soul guide to restore soul power, while the others sat in their seats.

Zhou Sichen smiled slightly: "In the first match, your preliminary team has shown the momentum of our Shrek Academy. To be more precise, you have made the glory of Shrek still shine brightly."

Xu Sanshi's mouth was crooked with smile at this moment: "Brother Zhou, that's great, the captain and He Caitou are really awesome! You don't know, just now when I was standing on the competition stage, I could hardly suppress the smile!"

Even Wang Dong couldn't help but say: "Although this is the first time, this feeling of looking down on the world, this feeling of winning so quickly and so happily just by standing on the competition stage, is really great!"

Bei Bei and Jiang Nan Nan were a little calmer, but they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

This guy is pretending to be so cool!
Although this battle was due to the fact that the opponent was unaware of Cao Jinxuan's terrifying control ability, even if the opponent knew it, he could not cross a distance of dozens of meters in an instant to stop Cao Jinxuan from releasing his soul skills, right?
Cao Jinxuan's control ability is almost unstoppable, unless one's soul power level is much higher than his, or one can interrupt him from releasing his soul skills, or one can isolate the effects of his soul skills, otherwise one will not be able to resist the absolute control of the terrifying power of time.

However, soul masters of the same level can hardly meet these three conditions.

Even if there were special soul masters with soul skills that could do this, in this battle, only Cao Jinxuan and He Caitou took action.

In a real team battle, the strength of Beibei, Xu Sanshi and others are all top-notch in the same level.

If Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi exert their martial spirit abilities to the fullest, they can even go head-to-head with soul masters at the Soul King level!

Beibei said, "Brother Zhou, although our preliminaries have gained a good reputation after this match, our next opponent will definitely focus on the captain's ability. I'm afraid we will be under more pressure in future matches."

Zhou Sichen laughed: "Pressure brings motivation. Besides, except for Axuan and Caitou, the abilities of the rest of you have not been exposed. I believe you have the strength to deal with the opponents in the future."

Ye Guyi also encouraged: "You should believe that you are the protagonists. If you can perform well in the competition as a pre-selected team member, wouldn't that bring glory to yourselves?"

Hearing this, Beibei and others nodded. Today's battle was so exciting that they wanted to continue having fun!

Zhou Sichen clapped his hands gently: "The reason why you are not allowed to watch other colleges' games is to allow you to always maintain this sense of crisis. When you don't know the opponent's ability, you will have more things to think about. This is something that cannot be taught to you elsewhere."

“After the knockout stage, you can lose a few times in the round-robin stage, but once you start losing, the regular players will take over the game and you will lose the opportunity to show yourself. So whether you can perform well as a qualifying player depends on whether you can seize the opportunity.”

After hearing Zhou Sichen's words, Beibei and the others felt an instant increase in pressure, and their previous joy and excitement were suppressed.

Just as Zhou Sichen said, if they were not allowed to watch the competition, then they would not even know the abilities of the soul masters from other academies, and could only guess a little from that simple piece of information.

By doing so, the number of impossible situations they face when facing their opponents will increase dramatically.

But at the same time, under this tremendous pressure, their will, spirit, mutual trust, cooperation...all aspects will be greatly improved.

After all, on the battlefield and after venturing into the world of soul masters, what they have to face is this kind of unknown situation!

Zhou Sichen's arrangement was undoubtedly to train and hone them in advance.

The reason why Zhou Sichen did this, in addition to being able to train them with greater pressure, was also because their starting players had enough strength to deal with any emergency!

Otherwise, Zhou Sichen wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to do this, and could just send the regular team members up to perform the soul ring show.

The lineup of two Soul Saints, one Soul Emperor, and four Soul Kings is enough to make most academies lose the will to resist.

Of course, the second reason is that Zhou Sichen doesn't want Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao to reveal their levels, so they try not to appear on the stage if possible.

Just experience the atmosphere and process of the competition and pretend to be cool.

Otherwise, if they expose their strength, what if someone doesn't play according to the rules?

After all, reality is not the original, not to mention that he has changed a lot of the plot of the original. Even if his strength is enough to protect himself, he still needs to be careful everywhere.

When one day his strength becomes invincible in the world, he won’t need to be so cautious.

But now, it’s better to be cautious.

After all, although Elder Xuan is level 98 and his strength is at the top of the continent, although he is strong, he may not be reliable at the critical moment...

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