Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 328 Fortune Telling
In the third round of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, one team received a bye.

Of the eleven teams that advanced to the third round, those that received a bye will directly advance to the fourth round of the knockout stage.

The knockout stage has reached this point, and the eleven remaining teams each have at least one successor to the divine legacy. This has become an open secret in some circles.

Whether it's to conserve strength or for some other purpose, the forces behind these eleven teams all hope that their teams can get a bye and advance to the fourth round of the knockout stage.

The scene of the lottery ceremony.

Under the joint supervision of the seven parties, the master of ceremonies slowly drew the first lot from the lottery box.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the emcee unfolded the slip of paper in his hand, on which was clearly written:

Tian Dou Royal Second Team.

"The first one?" Xue Qinghe was taken aback.

Then, Xue Qinghe, who was familiar with the process, went to another lottery box and drew one of the eleven lots from it.

"Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team, number one pick!"

After the emcee saw the number in Xue Qinghe's hand, he shouted it out loud.

"Another number one draw?"

Everyone felt both surprised and relieved.

Since the first round of the knockout stage, the Tian Dou Royal Second Team has consistently drawn the number one draw in every single draw ceremony. Perhaps this is just a matter of fate.

This result has sparked interest among many team representatives.

The Heaven Dou Royal Second Team only had one decent member, Tang San; the rest were just spoiled brats whose soul power cultivation was only at the Soul Master level.

Persimmons should be picked soft and pinched.

Naturally, in the eyes of these teams, the Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team was an easy target.

In their view, the best draw in this lottery ceremony was to get a bye, followed by the number one draw.

Ignoring the six Soul Masters who were cannon fodder in the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team, they didn't believe that the entire team couldn't defeat Tang San, even though Tang San was a Soul Saint.

"Next up, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School seed team."

The emcee drew the second lot.

The representative of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was Ning Rongrong. After hearing the master of ceremonies' call, she walked lightly to another drawing table.

Everyone knows that Ning Rongrong is the daughter of Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader, and the vice captain of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's seed team.

However, Ning Rongrong, the team's vice-captain, did not appear in the second round of the knockout stage. Not only her, but also the team's captain, a woman named Yun Hui, did not appear.

Even without the two captains appearing, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School seed team, with its full lineup of Soul Kings, decisively defeated their opponents in the second round, a team from the Star Luo Empire Academy with a lineup of two Soul Kings and five Soul Masters.

Therefore, everyone was very curious about Ning Rongrong's strength as the team's vice captain. Was she a high-level Soul King or a Soul Emperor?

No one looked down on Ning Rongrong because of her age, since Tang San, who had the cultivation of a Soul Saint, was only less than fifteen years old.

As the young sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong must have exceptional talent; otherwise, she wouldn't have become the sect's heir as a woman. It's worth noting that Ning Fengzhi has sons, and quite a few at that.

With her remarkable talent, coupled with the immense wealth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the amount of soul bones available in this era, even though Ning Rongrong is only fourteen years old, she possesses at least the cultivation level of a Soul King.

"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School seeded team, draw number five!"

Soon, the emcee loudly announced the number that Ning Rongrong had drawn.

The third round of the knockout stage consists of five matches. The fifth match, which is the last match, is commonly known as the final match.

Some people are happy about this result, while others are sad.

Ning Rongrong was distressed that she hadn't drawn a bye, while the team representatives who hadn't drawn yet were relieved that the bye and number one draws were still in the draw box.

"Next up, the Holy Light Team!"

The emcee called out, and Wang Shiyu, the representative of the Holy Light Team, stepped forward to draw lots.

"Holy Light Team, number two!" Still no draw?
The representatives from the remaining teams were even more nervous.

The fewer lots left in the lottery box, the greater the probability of drawing a bye lot or the number one lot.

Therefore, they wanted to draw the lots later so that they would have a higher chance of getting a bye or the number one spot, but they also wanted to draw the lots earlier to prevent other teams from drawing the bye or the number one spot.

The lottery ceremony continued.

"Next up, the Heavenly Dou Royal Seed Team!"

"The Heavenly Dou Royal Seed Team, fourth pick!"

"Next up, the Spirit Hall's seeded team!"

"The Spirit Hall seeded team, second draw!"

"Next up, the Wind and Fire Team from the Four Elements Academy!"

"Four Elements Academy's Wind and Fire Team, number three!"

After five rounds of drawing lots, not a single duplicate lot was drawn.

At this moment, only one bye ticket and another pair of tickets numbered "1" to "5" remained in the lottery box.

The teams that will be drawn next, unless they are given a bye, will know which number they will be drawn and who their opponent will be.

The drawing ceremony continued in a slightly tense atmosphere.

"Next up, the Star Crown Sect seed team!"

"Star Crown Sect seeded team, second pick!"

"Next up, the Body Sect's seed team!"

"The Body Sect seeded team, third draw!"

"Next up, the Sky Demon Team!"

"Team Void, number five!"

……

At this moment, everyone on the arena turned their attention to the two people who had not yet drawn lots: Sea Witch Douluo, representing the Poseidon Team, and Yi Shuihan, representing the Eat & Drink Team.

Only the number one draw and the bye draw remained in the draw box. Both of these draws were the ones that every team except for the Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team wanted to draw.

"Hehe, I really am a lucky charm. I got the two best fortune slips."

The Sea Witch Douluo let out a silvery laugh.

Those present were unaware that beneath the sea witch's innocent, youthful appearance lay a true age of eighty or ninety, and thus they all admired the beautiful scene before them.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, the emcee drew the second-to-last lot:

"Next up, Team Poseidon!"

The sea witch, having shed her mermaid tail, walked with her somewhat clumsy legs, eagerly reaching into the lottery box to draw the lot that belonged to the Poseidon team.

The emcee, with sharp eyes, immediately called out:
"Team Poseidon, number one pick!"

Looking at the lot in her hand, the sea witch's face instantly went from sunny to stormy.

"So heartbreaking, what a waste of expression!"

Ten out of the eleven lots in the box were drawn, and the remaining lot was known without even being drawn.

Two teams have already been drawn from the first to the fifth draw, and the only remaining option is the bye draw, which all teams want to draw.

Immediately, almost all the team representatives stared at Yi Shuihan, the representative of the Eating and Drinking Team, with expressions of envy and jealousy. Those gazes made him feel uneasy.

(End of this chapter)