Douluo: Wuhun Eats Iron Beast, Never Become a Slave

Chapter 173: The Preliminaries End, Territory Legalized
"He really is number one!"

Holding the newly released list of prodigies from the Spirit Hall, the Shrek Academy students looked at Zhao Mu's name, which ranked above everyone else, and felt somewhat resentful.

The original Shrek Four Monsters, in particular, harbored even greater resentment and anger. The humiliation inflicted by the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was an indelible memory for them.

Among the Four Eccentrics, Tang San is the most outstanding.

It wasn't just the disgrace to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy; his father's injury and his mother's abduction made Tang San's hatred for Zhao Mu far greater than for anyone else, to the point that he wanted to erase the other's name at the mere sight of it.

"A Soul Saint's strength? Forty levels higher than us, how are we supposed to fight?" Ma Hongjun looked at the introduction on the list and said somewhat dejectedly.

Dai Mubai patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder, trying to appear calm: "Isn't this just a suspicion? Maybe his strength hasn't reached the Soul Saint level yet."

Listening to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's conversation, Tang San didn't rush to interrupt. Instead, he waited until he saw Yu Xiaogang deep in thought before asking, "Teacher, what are you thinking about? Is something wrong?"

Hearing his beloved disciple speak, Yu Xiaogang snapped out of his thoughts and said, "What I'm thinking about is the Spirit Hall's sudden change of rules for this Soul Master Competition. What is their intention? And why did they choose the Mysterious Grand Canyon as the competition venue?"

"Teacher, do you know anything about the Mysterious Grand Canyon?" Tang San asked, judging from Yu Xiaogang's tone, he seemed to know something about the Mysterious Grand Canyon.

Yu Xiaogang nodded: "The Lost Canyon is a training ground of the Spirit Hall. It is infested with extremely ferocious spirit beasts. Even spirit kings and spirit emperors can die without a burial place if they are not careful. Why would the Spirit Hall set up the competition here? It is too dangerous for the students!"

"This isn't a competition, this is murder!"

Upon hearing this, Tang San frowned and pondered the Spirit Hall's intentions. He had initially thought that the Lost Canyon was similar to the outer area of ​​the Heaven Dou Forest, but he had no idea that it would be so dangerous.

“Teacher, now that we’ve come this far, there’s no reason to give up so easily. Besides, this Soul Master Competition has been revamped, changing from the original arena competition to a wilderness survival battle, which offers much more freedom.”

With greater freedom, Tang San can use his hidden weapon techniques without restraint. Surely he can't be judged for violating the rules again this time?
There are many differences between ring matches and open-world battles. Ring matches have more restrictions and limit performance, unlike open-world battles, which are more realistic and have more methods.

When it comes to fighting in the wild, Tang San is confident that he can use many methods to reach a higher level.

Perhaps this is why the Spirit Hall ranked itself fourth.

[Ranking of Prodigies]

Fourth place: Tang San

[Identity: Disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, Vice Captain of Shrek Academy]

[Soul Power Level: Level 43]

[Evaluation: Possessor of twin martial souls, fourth ring level for ten thousand years, with unlimited potential.]

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling ranked second and third, respectively.

Given their advantages in soul power level and 100,000-year soul rings, as well as their winning streak in the Heaven Dou region, ranking second or third is acceptable.

As for Tang San, although his soul power level was not as high as the three golden members of the Spirit Hall, his twin martial souls and the label of the fourth ring of ten thousand years silenced some of the gossip.

Following Tang San, the fifth place is Xie Yue from the Spirit Hall, the sixth place is Hu Liena from the Spirit Hall, and the seventh place is Yan from the Spirit Hall.

"Damn it, how could they put us out of the top three? How did they even rank this list?"

Wuhun Temple.

Yan, dressed in the Spirit Hall uniform and with red hair, said with dissatisfaction.

However, Xie Yue smiled and shook his head: "This ranking was made by the intelligence department of the palace and was approved by His Holiness the Pope, so it naturally has its reasons."

Hu Liena nodded in agreement: "Since the teacher has arranged them this way, there must be some reason for it. Moreover, the four people ahead of us are not necessarily simple people either."

"Furthermore, the ranking on the list does not necessarily determine who will win the final Soul Master Competition."

Xie Yue said, "Instead of getting hung up on this ranking, let's think about how to prepare for the upcoming Soul Master Competition."

"Damn it, the Soul Master Competition is actually going to be held in that godforsaken place, the Lost Canyon!"

Mentioning the Lost Canyon sent a chill down the spines of everyone except Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan, as well as the other members of the Spirit Hall team.

As members of the Spirit Hall, they were acutely aware of the terror and danger of the Mysterious Grand Canyon.

The next day.

Tiandou City.

With the end of the final match.

The month-long qualifiers have come to a complete end.

The five teams that ultimately qualified for the next round were Tiandou Team 2, Shenfeng Academy, Chihuo Academy, Leiting Academy, and Shrek Academy.

Tianshui Academy ultimately lost its qualifying spot and was eliminated due to the emergence of Tiandou Team 2.

Furthermore, according to the competition schedule, an awards ceremony will be held after today's competition concludes.

Initially, Ning Fengzhi and Salas from the Spirit Hall presented the advancing teams with certificates of advancement and prize money.

"Now, please welcome the six teams that have advanced to the next round!"

As the host made the announcement, the venue inevitably became a little noisy.

Six teams? Wasn't it five teams?

The noisy topic was nothing more than the number of teams that advanced, as mentioned by the host.

At first, people might not understand, but they soon realized what was going on.

Besides the five teams that qualified through the qualifiers, there was also the Tian Dou team that they were curious about.

Due to the reform of the Soul Master Competition, the Heavenly Dou Team 1, as a seeded team, will now participate in the finals with other teams.

Therefore, the Tian Dou team was invited to participate in the awards ceremony.

Finally, amidst everyone's curious gazes, Zhao Mu stepped onto the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena for the first time.

This was also the first time it had come into the public eye.

"His appearance..."

Those who had met Zhao Mu before were naturally shocked and puzzled by his new appearance.

As for those who had never met Zhao Mu before, they were amazed by his image and temperament.

After obtaining the Soul Ring of the Heartbreak Red Acacia, Zhao Mu became even more handsome and tall, fulfilling all their fantasies about the mysterious number one in the Heavenly Battle.

and many more?

Is there only one person in Team Tiandou?
Are the rumors true?
Zhao Mu of the Tian Dou team truly suppressed everyone with one move, securing his place as the sole member of the Tian Dou Royal Academy team.
Salas kept scrutinizing Zhao Mu, and the more he looked at Zhao Mu, the more shocked he became.

Because he couldn't sense Zhao Mu's aura or soul power level.

There are only two possible reasons for this situation.

Either the opponent has no strength at all and is just an ordinary person without soul power, or I am just too weak?

Amidst their confusion, Ning Fengzhi and Salas presented certificates and prize money to the six teams that advanced.

Even when awarding the prize to Zhao Mu, Ning Fengzhi remained completely calm, showing no sign that anything had happened between them.

After the awards ceremony, Emperor Xueye gave a speech.

The speech was secondary; the key was the benefits offered by Emperor Xueye to win over the students, which immediately ignited the entire audience.

The captain and vice-captain of the advancing teams were awarded the title of viscount, the members were awarded the title of baron, and Zhao Mu, who attracted a lot of attention, was awarded the title of earl!
They will receive their fiefdoms after participating in the Soul Master Competition.

(End of this chapter)