Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 115 Something is wrong
Tiandou Empire, Imperial Palace.

Ning Fengzhi suddenly stood up and looked at Ma Rulong and others on the screen with excitement. He saw clearly that Ma Rulong and others did not use any soul skills, but simply used soul power to activate the soul guides in their hands.

But they unleashed a power even more terrifying than soul skills.

How could this not make Ning Fengzhi excited?

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo understood Ning Fengzhi's excitement very well. Although the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was known as the best auxiliary force in the world, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Soul Masters themselves had no combat power. If they had this soul guide, then the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Soul Masters would also be able to fight, and the strength of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would increase exponentially.

"Why does this soul guide feel stronger than Xiaosan's hidden weapon?"

Dai Mubai and the others looked at Tang San. They had all seen Tang San's hidden weapons, and even Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, had suffered losses from them, but in terms of expressiveness, they were far inferior to the soul guides on the screen.

Tang San also frowned. Ordinary hidden weapons were definitely no match for those soul guides. Perhaps only the top five peerless hidden weapons of the Tang Sect could surpass these soul guides.

However, it is extremely difficult to create a peerless hidden weapon, and it requires very high skills and cultivation.

But soul guides are different! As long as you are a soul master and have soul power, you can use them. In terms of popularity and convenience, they are far superior to Tang Sect hidden weapons.

"Does the Tang Sect in that world also have hidden weapons? How do they survive in a world with soul guides?"

A hint of doubt arose in Tang San's heart.

The first day of elimination matches ended quickly. After the games, many academies came to their senses and recalled Shrek Academy’s shocking performance in the first game.

After calming down, they suddenly realized that six hundred thousand year spirit rings were too fake!
If the sixth soul ring was one hundred thousand years old, they could still accept it, but having all soul rings be one hundred thousand years old really crushed their IQ.

The smart people who came to their senses thought of this, but the scene at that time was so shocking that they did not react for a while. It was not until the end of the game that they began to review today's game that they realized that the young man in black from Shrek Academy had fooled all of them!
The ones who regretted the most were the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy. They were scared out of their wits at the time, but after being carried down from the arena, they found that the so-called seal only lasted less than ten seconds and did not cause them any injuries.

This is totally unlike the power that the martial soul fusion technique released by two Soul Emperors should have. Although it is still very powerful, it should not have only this effect.

The teachers in charge of the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy all thought that their students would be disabled if not dead, but it turned out to be a lot of noise but little action.

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Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the evening of the third day.

The Fighting Spirit Tournament only had one knockout match. Because there were more than 130 teams competing, even if the matches were played continuously, it still took three days to finish.

During this period, Liuxing and his friends, apart from watching the games of other academies, stayed in their rooms to meditate and practice.

It is worth mentioning that although Shrek Academy is right next to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, for the past three days, the people of Shrek Academy seemed to be in seclusion. Except for the bespectacled teacher who went out to watch the game and collect information, no one else seemed to have left the house once.

Because the round-robin tournament after the knockout rounds will be held early tomorrow morning, Mr. Ma called everyone to the conference room to discuss tactics.

"The round-robin tournament is different from the elimination tournament. There are three battle modes: team battle, individual elimination tournament, and two-two-three match, with random selection."

"There are currently 67 teams entering the round-robin tournament, divided into eight groups. Three groups of nine players and five groups of eight players will compete. Each group will play at least seven games, and each group will only have two qualifying spots."

"Every time you win a game, you accumulate two points. If you lose, you get no points. If there's a draw, each team gets one point. The two teams with the highest points advance."

"Four groups will compete each day, one round every two days. After seven rounds, plus an extra round for the nine-person group, the round-robin tournament is expected to last fifteen to sixteen days."

Mr. Ma explained the rules of the game in detail, then looked at Liu Xing and the others and asked, "Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Ma Rulong and others had participated in the previous competition and were familiar with the rules. He mainly explained it to Liuxing and the others.

"No more, Mr. Ma."

Liuxing and others shook their heads.

Ma Lao took a puff of his cigarette, blew out a smoke ring, and continued, "I still plan to let Ma Rulong and others play in the round-robin tournament. If any of you want to play, you can tell me in advance."

Meteor and Firefly shook their heads. The opponents they would face in the round-robin tournament were not that strong. Even if they were assigned to a strong team, the other party would not be able to use their full strength and would only fight for the second qualifying spot.

The two of them were not very interested.

If they don't make a sound, they will make a big splash. They can't just go after the small fry. At least they have to go after the Royal Academy before they take action.
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Meng Hongchen, Gu Yuena and Xue Nu have no desire to perform, but Xiao Hongchen wants to perform, but he picks his opponents!

In the end, only Ye Guyi raised her hand to express her desire to participate in the round-robin tournament. Although Ye Guyi was also very strong, she was still young after all, and her soul power cultivation was not high. She was not like Liuxing and others, who were all inhuman beings. The opponents in the round-robin tournament who had average soul cultivation were just what she wanted.

It's not easy for her to get to participate in the competition, she can't just be a bystander from beginning to end. The later battles are too intense for her, and the current round-robin tournament is just right.

"Okay, that concludes the meeting. You all should have a good rest tonight."

Mr. Ma clapped his hands and ended the meeting.

Everyone stood up and walked out of the conference room. As soon as they pushed open the door of the conference room, they saw that the conference room diagonally opposite was also pushed open at this time, and people from Shrek Academy walked out.

It can be seen that the people from Shrek Academy were also stunned and looked at Liu Xing and others in surprise.

Liuxing was also very surprised, but then he smiled at the Shrek people, nodded as a greeting, and then took Liuying back to his room without hesitation.

No one else had any intention of talking to the people from Shrek Academy, and they all returned to their rooms. Only Xiao Hongchen looked provocatively at Huo Yuhao, the black-clothed boy in the Shrek team.

"No! Something is wrong!"

Watching the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy close their doors, Huo Yuhao and the others who were about to leave heard the solemn voice of Teacher Wang Yan.

"What's wrong? Teacher Wang?"

A petite, lively and cute girl looked at Wang Yan in confusion.

The others, including Ma Xiaotao and the other two who were preparing to return to their rooms to recuperate, all looked at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan's performance during this period had already earned the approval of several of the inner court disciples, who took his words very seriously. "That's the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy's conference room, right? That white-haired boy was the first to come out!"

"Ah? Is there something wrong with that?"

The petite girl Xiaoxiao blinked her eyes in a silly and confused manner.

"When our meetings ended in the past, who was the first one to leave?"

Wang Yan pushed his glasses and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at Ma Xiaotao.

At this moment, they all realized the problem. In a serious place like a conference room, when leaving, they would subconsciously let the captain or teacher with the highest status leave first, so Ma Xiaotao was always the first to leave the conference room.

So what happened to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy? The white-haired boy ignored the captain and the teacher in charge and was the first to leave.

Wang Yan bit his thumb, his mind racing as he thought frantically, analyzing, "The Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy's team competing in the knockout rounds is definitely their regular selection. That Six-Ringed Soul Emperor is their captain. Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen both know them and won't make a mistake. They're the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy's reserve team from the previous term."

"But why? The one who dominates is that white-haired boy? Judging from their age, they are about the same age as Yuhao and the others. Even if he is the captain of the reserve team, his status is not as high as that of the regular team!"

"Teacher Wang, are we overthinking it? What if he has a high status in the Sun-Moon Empire?"

Huo Yuhao guessed.

Listening to Huo Yuhao's words, He Caitou shook his head secretly. He had just been hiding at the back, but now he saw several familiar faces. Although the other party could not recognize him, he could recognize the other party.

He knew a little about Meteor. He was a super genius whose first soul ring was purple. After a few years, he still didn't know how strong Meteor was now.

But he still knew Liu Xing's background. However, no matter how high it was, it was not as high as the team leader and the regular captain. At least Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's background was not worse than his.

"Why bother with him so much? By the time we face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, maybe we'll have recovered. Why would we still be afraid of a little brat like him?"

Ma Xiaotao crossed her arms and said nonchalantly.

Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen both nodded. As inner court disciples, how could they possibly be afraid of a boy who was obviously only twelve years old? Even Huo Yuhao, the most evildoer on their side, would not be a threat to Ling Luochen given his age and cultivation level if he had not restrained her, let alone Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao.

After hearing this, Wang Yan could only helplessly give up his guess. Although what Ma Xiaotao said made sense, he still had a bad feeling.

But there is no point in making more guesses, we can only observe the opponent carefully in the next game.

With the end of the first round of eliminations in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, the emotions of the audience across the continent were fully aroused.

Compared to previous competitions that were only spectated by a few people, this time due to the popularity of projection soul guides, many people in remote areas were also able to witness the power of soul masters.

There is no doubt that the academies that perform well in this competition will become famous throughout the continent, which also makes the battles between many academies very fierce.

Although the Xingluo Empire has tried its best to avoid casualties, bloodshed is still inevitable after the first round of eliminations. Nearly two hundred players were injured and more than a dozen players died.

In order to advance their own academy, gain more popularity and get more attention, contestants from many academies are really trying their best.

Of course, the Star Luo Empire and their academies will also provide generous pensions to the deceased students. After all, the more realistic and bloody the competition is, the more eye-catching it will be.

After the elimination round, the number of people coming to Xingluo City to watch the game not only did not decrease, but more and more people flocked in. Rather than watching on the screen, many people wanted to witness the battle between powerful soul masters with their own eyes.

This also made the Xingluo Empire a lot of money, and it was no big deal to set aside a portion of it as pension.

Although the round-robin tournament after the knockout rounds is not as bloody and intense, it is more exciting because of the three different combat modes. It can be said that every game is highly anticipated by the audience.

Moreover, after the elimination round, the remaining academies are not weak and all have their own strengths. The competition between them will naturally be more exciting.

On the morning of the fourth day after the competition began, Xingluo Square was already crowded with people, and discussions echoed throughout the square.

The reason why the scene was so heated before the game even started was, of course, because their favorite Shrek Academy would be on stage again today!

The weather today is not very good, it is gloomy and depressing. The clouds in the sky are not dark, but they just don't let the sun show its face. Fortunately the air was relatively fresh and it wasn't raining.

At this time, the 67 teams that advanced had all entered the rest area, waiting for the start of the game. Even the teams that had no games today were present.

They were all waiting for the appearance of Shrek Academy. They wanted to confirm with their own eyes whether the young man from Shrek Academy who had six hundred thousand year soul rings was real or fake.

After all, Shrek Academy is the number one academy on the continent, and its thousand-year glory cannot be faked. All the academies attach great importance to it. Even the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, which knows that Shrek Academy is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, did not miss it.

When the dark green competition uniforms appeared at the entrance of the participating academies, the entire Xingluo Plaza was boiling. Starting from the direction closest to the entrance, voices shouting "Shrek" were heard.

"Really? It's so popular!"

Meteor lay on the sofa in the rest area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, ate a grape peeled for him by Liuying, and sighed.

Xiao Hongchen grabbed Meng Hongchen, who was eager to join in, and rolled his eyes. This guy really knows how to enjoy himself.

Ma Rulong and others stared at the competition field intently, ignoring the scene in front of them.

They are childhood sweethearts and love each other, so what's wrong with showing off a little dog food?
Of course, if Meteor’s fist hadn’t been so strong, Ma Rulong and the others would have been unable to hold back. They came here to compete, not for an outing!

Damn it, when I get back, I’m going to find a girlfriend too.

Xiao Hongchen gritted his teeth and made up his mind that when he returned to the Sun and Moon Empire, he would find a beautiful girlfriend and show off in front of Liuxing every day.

"Liuying, if you dote on him like this, he will become useless sooner or later."

Gu Yuena said expressionlessly.

(End of this chapter)