Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 471: Taking Sides Against Each Other, An Invitation from a "Stranger"

The following battles were all between other advanced soul master academies. Although Chen Ming was watching, only a very few of them caught his eye.

Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy, whose martial soul is the Frost Phoenix, is considered one because of her martial soul. Feng Xiaotian from Shenfeng Academy also caught Chen Ming's attention because of his displayed talent.

Although the Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of the Gale Wolf was a self-created soul skill and its level was relatively low, Chen Ming could vaguely see a tendency for the combination of will and soul power in it.

Although it's just a tendency, it's enough to prove that while Feng Xiaotian's soul power is somewhat low, his talent is not bad. Even if he's a sycophant, it doesn't stop him from being a talented one.

It's not that he took the wrong path, but the Divine Wind Academy, which had never produced a Title Douluo and had no Title Douluo lineage within its ranks, was clearly unable to cultivate Feng Xiaotian's talent. As a result, he was awkwardly stuck in both soul power and realm, causing his excellent talent to be displayed in a mediocre way.

Although he currently appears to be only level 44 at the age of 24, seemingly spoiled, his future potential won't be significantly lowered. Becoming a Titled Douluo is practically a certainty, and becoming a Super Douluo in the future isn't impossible. However, without an extraordinary stroke of luck, reaching the Limit Douluo level is absolutely out of the question.

Only thirty-three teams can compete in Wuhun City. Each of the two great empires has fifteen spots in the preliminary rounds and one guaranteed spot, while Wuhun Hall has one guaranteed spot.

The odd number of teams means that some lucky teams will occasionally get a bye. Also, under the peculiar competition format, the final round is not decided between two teams, but by the points of the three teams to determine who is the champion.

Because the Four Elements Academy did not form a Four Elements Academy team this time, and they were still fighting independently, even though the individual teams were not weak, they still had to leave the arena after showing their strength.

The Spirit Hall team has three Spirit Kings, making it easy for them to defeat most teams. Blue Tyrant Academy has Tang San, a captain who isn't very bright but has enough spirit power, and they have also defeated many teams along the way.

Due to the butterfly effect, the team that fought against the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy team this time was not Tang San's team, but the Spirit Hall team. Although the Netherworld White Tiger's spirit fusion skill was quite powerful, and even overwhelmed the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation trio at one point in the battle, showing a seemingly hopeful chance of victory.

However, after the brother and sister duo Xie Yue and Hu Liena of the Golden Generation unleashed their Soul Fusion Skill, Enchanting, the Netherworld White Tiger, formed by the combination of two Soul Masters, was still defeated head-on. The Star Luo Team, which was hailed as a favorite to win the championship, ultimately ended in a dismal defeat.

As for Team One of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team?
As a team that was essentially given a free pass to another team, Team One was just a bunch of aristocratic kids with no real strength but powerful backgrounds, and they were eliminated in the first round long ago. Although they didn't get beaten up like in the original story when they encountered Tang San, they were still thoroughly thrashed by a team from the Star Luo Empire.

From the very beginning, neither the Star Luo Empire, the Spirit Hall, nor the Heaven Dou Empire believed these people could achieve anything. In fact, if Xue Ye hadn't been too old and resistant to change, this team would have been replaced by a more elite group of spirit masters long ago.

Even the reserve team members trained by the Dugu Yan team would perform even better, not worse. However, given the national conditions of the Heaven Dou Empire, apart from a few disciples from reclusive families and sects who rarely contact the outside world and who had some doubts about this, the rest of the people were already used to it.

After rounds of intense elimination and a few minor behind-the-scenes maneuvers, the three teams advancing to the final round were finally determined. They are the Spirit Hall team from within the Spirit Hall itself, the Blue Tyrant team effectively controlled by the Clear Sky Sect, and the Heaven Dou Royal team, where Chen Ming plays.

Chen Ming's strength has long since reached a level where he can easily crush all the participating teams. If it weren't for the plan and that despicable old man, Shura God, Chen Ming wouldn't bother participating in this kind of competition. Although he was a member of the regular team, he didn't even have a single opportunity to make a move.

Although the other members of the team didn't show any dissatisfaction with Chen Ming because of his relationship with Dugu Yan and his past demonstrated strength, instead regarding him as a trump card to conceal his true power, the Spirit Hall team and Blue Tyrant Academy completely ignored Chen Ming.

In their mutual understanding, the only rival is each other. The Heavenly Dou Royal Team has never been taken seriously by either of these two teams that have hidden strengths.

The draw resulted in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team receiving a bye, while the Spirit Hall team and Blue Tyrant Academy team will fight first. The winners will then fight against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team again. If the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team wins, the rankings will be determined accordingly. If the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team loses, they will fight another losing team to compete for second place.

The specific competition format consists of single-player battles and team battles in the arena; the 2-2-3 formation is not yet popular in this era.

(I've read the original novel's distorted tournament format several times and still don't understand it, so I'll leave it at that for now. In Douluo Continent I, there were no individual battles; all teams consisted of seven people for the sake of the Shrek Seven Devils. The abstract "2-2-3" battle formation was introduced in Douluo Continent II to allow Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong to unleash their spirit fusion skill.)
Originally, almost all the Soul Masters, including Tang Chen, thought that the battle between Blue Tyrant Academy and the Spirit Hall, arranged by the Spirit Hall, should be presented as the final battle, representing the will of the two peerless Douluo and ending everything in front of everyone.

Don't say that the draw is based on luck. Any high-ranking Soul Master or noble knows that while other teams' competition formats may have random elements, these two teams definitely don't have any random issues. This clash was absolutely arranged by the Spirit Hall.

Tang Chen glanced at Qian Daoliu, who remained silent in the corner, a hint of wariness in his eyes, but said nothing. In his view, the Heavenly Dou Royal Family was no match for either of the two teams.

Although the girl leading the team, who has a poison attribute, is almost the best among her peers and would have had a high chance of winning the championship in previous years, she can only manage to finish in the top three at best in this year's highly competitive tournament.

Whether it's twin martial souls or a martial soul fusion skill between two soul kings, it's definitely not something a mere poison-attribute soul king can withstand.

The day before the competition was to begin, Chen Ming, who was practically invisible, inexplicably received an invitation from a "stranger".

(End of this chapter)