Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 255: The Tang Clan Retreats Without a Fight

After Mingyu Sect admitted defeat, the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy won two elimination matches and officially entered the top 42.

Although the next round is still a knockout round, in addition to the 21 winning teams that can advance directly, the remaining 21 teams will compete based on small points to determine 11 teams to enter the next round-robin tournament.

For many teams, being able to enter the top 32 is already an honor, especially in this competition, which is of great value.

In previous fighting spirit competitions, most of the teams that were able to enter the top 32 would probably have the strength to reach the top eight, or even the strength to win the championship.

After the game, Liuxing and the others did not leave because there was another game at the Nevernight Palace to come.

The opponent of the Nevernight Palace is a sect called the Iron Sword Sect. It is not well-known and its strength should not be very strong. For Wang Qiuer and others, it does not pose much of an obstacle.

This is indeed the case. The strongest person in the Iron Sword Sect is only a Soul King, and there is not even a Soul Emperor.

However, Wang Qiuer did not show too much strength. After letting Xu Tianzhen come on the court to deal with two opponents, she replaced him with other people, allowing Tiejianmen to get three points and enter the team competition.

In the team competition, Wang Qiuer, Shui Binger, Shui Yueer, and Nana resolved the battle, and the others did not even take action.

The competition ended and Nevernight Palace successfully entered the third round.

As long as they make it to the third round, with the points accumulated from Nevernight Palace's previous performance, they can still enter the top 32 even if they lose in the third round.

Under the leadership of Nan Qiuqiu, the Earth Dragon Sect successfully entered the third round. Nan Qiuqiu, who was at the Soul Emperor level, was still quite dominant. As long as they didn't encounter those particularly strong teams, there would be no problem in entering the top 32.

In just a few days, the second round of competition was over, and several teams that Liuxing and his team had been following successfully entered the third round.

It is worth mentioning that the team sent by a sect from another dimension to participate in the competition suffered a frustrating Waterloo. They were all defeated in the first round and could not even cross the threshold of the second round.

Their teams had very few Soul Kings, consisting almost entirely of Soul Sect members. Within their own planes, this configuration was considered quite good, and each member was considered one of the best of the younger generation in their region.

On weekdays, they relied on their own strength to make their way inside and outside the sect, and gained a lot of praise and honor. Therefore, they came to participate in this grand fighting spirit competition in Mingdu this time with full of expectations, eager to show their skills on a broader stage.

However, ideals are full, but reality is very skinny. When they stepped into the Mingdu Fighting Spirit Competition, they deeply realized what it means that "there are people better than you, and there are things better than you."

In this competition that brought together elites from all sides, their strength seemed too weak. Facing the crushing of Soul Kings and even stronger ones in other teams, they, who only had Soul Masters as their main force, were completely powerless to resist.

These consecutive defeats made the faces of those sect leaders look very ugly.

They had never expected that they would be embarrassed in another dimension. Now they finally understood why the Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the two empires and some well-informed sects were unwilling to send teams to participate.

Over there, who can produce a Soul Sage or Soul Emperor under the age of twenty? Soul Kings are so rare that those under the age of twenty can be called the golden generation.

But in this competition in Mingdu, Soul Kings are everywhere, Soul Emperors can only shake a little, and Soul Saints are the ceiling.

The stark reality dealt them a heavy blow, and at the same time, it made them fully understand the gap between the two dimensions.

This is the gap between cultivation civilizations.

To be honest, they were just unlucky.

If they were in previous fighting spirit competitions, perhaps with their strength, they could still make a difference on the field and achieve some impressive results.

But in this session, many powerful players gathered together and the competition was far more intense than any previous session.

They were swept into it without any ripples, and then eliminated silently, like a stone thrown into the sea, which couldn't even create a decent wave. It was really sad.

This made Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian and others who paid special attention to those sect teams feel bitter. After all, they were all people from the same plane, although they were not from the same force and even had different positions.

But there is a subtle sense of belonging, so their emotions are very complicated.

The second round of the Continental Youth Advanced Spirit Master Elite Competition has concluded, with forty-two teams entering the third round. Of these, thirty-two teams will advance to the round-robin tournament, depending on their performance in the third round.

If they win, they will definitely enter the round-robin stage. If they lose, they still have a chance to fight for points. After the first two rounds of games, some weaker teams have begun to show signs of fatigue even if they qualify.

Injuries to team members, reductions in numbers, etc. are all major problems they have to face.

Of course, for Meteor and the others, these problems do not exist.

However, when the list of the third round of matches came out, Liu Xing looked very strange.

Because their opponent is the opponent in the final of the previous competition, the former Shrek team, now the Tangmen team.

Even so, they weren't nervous. The Tang Clan's members might have grown, but they were no different. They were merely defeated opponents once before, so it wouldn't hurt to suppress them again. While Liu Xing and the others didn't mind, the atmosphere within the Tang Clan was tense.

Xu Sanshi looked at his hands with a strange expression and twitching eyes, because he was the one who went on stage to draw lots. He drew the strongest team for the Tang Sect team and met the final boss in advance.

Huo Yuhao patted Xu Sanshi on the shoulder and sighed, "Third Brother, this is not your fault. Relax."

Jiang Nannan's face darkened as she snorted coldly, "Don't you know your hands stink? How dare you come up on stage to draw lots?"

The others also had different expressions, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Beibei smiled and said soothingly, "Don't worry, with our previous points, we're already qualified for the next round. Even if we lose, we won't stop here. We still have a second chance."

"Big Brother is right, and this is also a good opportunity to test the strength of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. After all, we will have to face it sooner or later, right?"

Huo Yuhao smiled.

"That's right. Although they showed a lot in the previous match with Mingyu Sect, they didn't actually reveal their true strength. Whether it's Meng Hongchen, Liuxing, or Liuying, their strength is not as simple as the outside world sees."

Wang Donger also nodded, agreeing with Huo Yuhao's statement.

"No, we can't give up, especially when facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. We not only represent the Tang Sect, but also Shrek Academy. We can't lose again."

Xiaoxiao said solemnly that she was powerless in the last competition, but this time, she didn't want to give up easily, nor did she want to lose again.

"But if we fight the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy head-on, let's not even talk about whether we can win. Even if we win, I'm afraid we won't be able to participate in the next game. We don't have any substitutes!"

Wang Dong'er frowned.

Xiaoxiao and the others were silent. Wang Donger was right. If they fought with Liuxing and the others, no matter whether they won or lost, they would not be able to go on.

"Let's get through this elimination round first. In the subsequent round-robin matches, if we meet the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy again, we will give it our all."

Beibei glanced at everyone and spoke.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Big Brother."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Ok."

Xiaoxiao also agreed with Beibei's decision.

"You mean, the Tang Sect team gave up the match with us? They admitted defeat?"

When Liuxing and others received the news, they were also surprised. They did not expect that the Tangmen team would retreat without a fight.

"They probably wanted to conserve their strength. They had no substitutes, and fighting us would definitely reduce their numbers. So they gave up the match against us to compete for the eleven qualifying spots."

Meteor said lightly.

"Smart move."

Liuying also nodded.

"Heh, the former Shrek team retreated without a fight against our Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. Are they afraid of me?"

Xiao Hongchen crossed his arms and said sarcastically.

Meng Hongchen rolled his eyes helplessly. "Are they afraid of you? Don't you have any idea of ​​what's going on?"

The third round of the knockout round of the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition was tragic, which exceeded many people's expectations.

I had originally thought that after the first two rounds, each team would have a good understanding of each other's strengths, and that the competition, while fierce, would not be bloody. However, the quest for a spot in the round-robin tournament resulted in intense fighting in many matches.

On the field, soul power crisscrossed, soul skills shone brightly, and shouts of killing and roars of pain were intertwined.

The contestants from various sects and academies no longer held back and used their strongest killer moves just to win the game.

After one round, five people were killed and over twenty were seriously injured, with casualties occurring in every round. The horrific scene made the audience gasp, and the originally enthusiastic cheers gradually gave way to shock and fear.

(End of this chapter)