Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 349 Round Robin Tournament: Ghost Nana
The knockout stage ended in just a few days.

Of the 167 teams, only 32 advanced to the round-robin stage.

These 32 teams will be divided into four groups of eight teams each, and will compete in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will advance to the next round.

As a result, Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, and Sun Moon Team were grouped together, which was clearly another case of behind-the-scenes manipulation.

Moreover, Xu Tianran's plan is likely to succeed this time, and Shrek Academy is truly doomed. After all, they have lost Qiu'er, and Meng Hongchen of Sun Moon Academy has advanced to Soul Saint. With this rise and fall, Shrek Academy has no chance of winning at all.

In Group C, where Guigu is located, there are only two teams that can be considered opponents: Mingyu Sect and Tianlongmen.

Xu Tianran still held the same idea: to let the two teams from the same Heavenly Soul fight each other.

The reason for including Mingyuzong seems to be that they believe Yuwentuo will not actually participate, and they want to take the opportunity to eliminate the other members of Guigu.

Besides, it doesn't matter if Yuwen Tuo really plays; he can just admit defeat immediately. Anyway, the top two teams will advance. If Mingyu Sect can't beat Yuwen Tuo, surely they can beat Tianlong Sect?

Evil Soul Masters are significantly stronger than ordinary Soul Masters at the same level.

Indeed, Cain, the strongest member of the Mingyu Sect, was formidable. In the original story, he forced Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er to unleash their Light Rainbow Robes before they could defeat him.

However, Xu Tianran made another intelligence error this time.

Yuwen Tuo still doesn't want to play, and Qiu'er won't play either, because they have a battle of their own to fight in the next two days.

But even without them, are Long Aotian, Vina, and Xiao Xiao really so easy to get along with?

Long Aotian has been hiding within the Body Sect and has not yet truly become famous on the continent; few people know of his power.

Vina is somewhat famous, but most people only know her as a healing-type Soul Master with the Snow Lotus Martial Soul; her Brain Martial Soul is still her trump card.

Xiao Xiao was only a Soul Venerable in the previous competition. Theoretically speaking, she is now at most a Soul King. Who would have thought that she is actually a peak Soul Emperor?

Xu Tianran's biggest mistake was misjudging the strength of Guigu.

The matches started in order of group, with the first match being between Tang Sect and Sun Moon Soul Academy from Group A.

In this match, the Tang Clan emerged victorious.

Even if Meng Hongchen had the strength of a Soul Saint, it would be useless because she would never have a chance to participate.

Wang Dong'er of the Tang Clan is exceptionally ruthless. In the first three individual matches, she directly crippled three main members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Actually, compared to the two deaths and one cripple in the original work, this version of her is considered to have shown mercy.

After accumulating three points for the team, Huo Yuhao decisively gave up the individual competition and entered the team battle.

But how can Sun Moon Academy fight a team battle now? They've lost three main players at once, making it a four-against-seven team battle. Even with two Soul Saints, their chances of winning aren't 100%, especially since Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul is countered by Huo Yuhao's Ice Jade Scorpion.

Even if they win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory, and then they'll be in trouble with Shrek Academy again.

If it were a knockout tournament, Xiao Hongchen would definitely choose to fight with all his might, but now it's a round-robin tournament, and he needs to ensure that he advances. He can't afford to waste all his strength on the Tang Sect.

Meng Hongchen was extremely frustrated. She had clearly obtained a great deal of strength from her beloved and wanted to show it to her little by little, but she was tricked like this and didn't even have a chance to make a move.

"Hmph, just wait and see. I'll unleash all the schemes the Tang Sect has plotted against us on Shrek Academy." Meng Hongchen walked out of the arena with resentment.

After the matches in Groups A and B are completed, the first match in Group C will take place.

It was the Guigu School of the Mingyu Sect. Both sides were arranging tactics in their respective rest rooms.

Mingyu Sect's tactic was actually only one: kill the other Guigu disciples! But as soon as they saw Yuwen Tuo take the stage, they would admit defeat without hesitation.

The referee was biased towards them. If Yuwen Tuo continued to attack regardless, they could legitimately disqualify him from the competition.

On Guigu's side, Nana volunteered, "My benefactor, since there might be evil spirit masters among our opponents, could I lead the charge?"

Although her parents' souls were freed by Yuwen Tuo, she would never forget the scene of her mother being controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult and killing her father with her own hands. She wanted revenge.

"Go, Nana. If you see any evil spirit masters, kill them!" Yuwen Tuo said.

"Yes!" Nana replied immediately.

The competition soon officially began. After both sides were ready, Zheng Zhan, the Unbreakable Douluo, who was acting as the referee, called out, "Individual elimination rounds, begin."

Nana stepped onto the competition field, exuding a murderous aura. During her time with Yuwen Tuo, her complexion had become much rosier than when they first met, but at this moment, she seemed to have returned to her former coldness.

Looking at Nana joining Guigu, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen felt somewhat helpless. They could curse anyone who left the Sun Moon Empire to go elsewhere as a traitor, but they couldn't curse Nana.

Her parents were killed by the Holy Spirit Cult, and she herself was almost forced into becoming an evil spirit master by the Holy Spirit Cult.

However, the Sun Moon Empire is cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult.

If she were still willing to be loyal to the Sun Moon Empire under these circumstances, then she would be out of her mind.

On the Mingyu Sect's side, a short young man named You Chen appeared. Compared to the tall Nana, he only reached about the neck.

Nana sensed that this guy was not an evil spirit master, so she did not intend to get entangled with him and prepared to finish the battle quickly.

Six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—flashed past, demonstrating Nana's Soul Emperor-level strength.

However, his opponent had a configuration of two yellow and three purple souls. Not only was his soul power far inferior to Nana's, but his configuration was also so average. Theoretically, he could not possibly be a match for Nana in a one-on-one fight.

However, Mingyu Sect is actually a sect of Soul Masters, and all its disciples are skilled in close-combat Soul Guidance Devices.

For Soul Masters, Soul Power and Soul Rings are not the only standards for measuring strength; the key is how to use Soul Tools.

You Chen launched the first attack. With a swift movement, he left a trail of afterimages behind him, instantly traversing a distance of dozens of meters.

It seems that this person's cultivation as a Soul Master leans towards the agility-based attack style.

His specialty is a pair of sharp spikes, which are close-combat soul tools for ambushes and assassinations.

However, Nana remained motionless, her third spirit ring rising upwards. You Chen's attack pierced right through her body, but the spikes that pierced Nana's body didn't leave a trace of blood, as if they had pierced the air. Not only the spikes, but You Chen himself passed right through Nana.

This is Nana's third soul skill, Ghost Possession.

For a short period of time, the person will transform into a ghost form, becoming immune to mental and physical damage.

However, if it encounters a Holy-type skill that it counters, the damage will be doubled.

Zhongli Wu's eyes lit up again, "Ghost Martial Soul, this girl should join my Holy Spirit Cult!"

(End of this chapter)