Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 115 The Finals Approach, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. (4K)

The prolonged screams of agony and the shattering of the Star's Protection brought everyone back to their senses. They were stunned for a moment, then took a deep look at Mo Yuan. The Shrek Academy team members, no longer suppressed, immediately gained high morale and unleashed their full power.

Having been suppressed by the two Soul Kings for a long time, Ma Xiaotao's anger had reached its peak. The blazing phoenix flames erupted and swept towards the Dark Demon Tiger Soul King and the Fire Element Soul King.

Faced with Ma Xiaotao, who had fallen into a berserk state, and due to their long-term serious injuries, the effects of the Starry Sky Technique on Xingluo and the other two had dissipated. They were simply unable to withstand the attack with their own strength and had no choice but to turn around and retreat to try to avoid the incoming flames.

But how could Ma Xiaotao give the two of them this chance? As the flames surged rapidly, a huge fireball condensed in her hand. With the flapping of her wings, she instantly caught up with the Dark Demon Tiger Soul King and the Fire Element Soul King, and hurled the fireball at them.

"boom!"

Phoenix flames exploded in the arena, and a terrifying shockwave spread outwards with the flames. The situation inside the arena was unknown to the two teams, but it was clear to the spectators outside.

The Heavenly Fiend Douluo flew out of the sea of ​​fire, grabbing one person with each hand, and then threw the still-frightened Dark Demon Tiger Soul King and Fire Element Soul King off the field.

After the Heavenly God Mo Yuan descended and broke the Star's protection, two members of the Star Luo team were eliminated in just half a minute.

Not only Ma Xiaotao's side was like this, but with the help of Ling Luochen and the other two, Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei also turned the tide of the battle in the shortest amount of time, defeating the Lightning Falcon Soul King and the Netherworld Lion Soul King.

Among them, the Lightning Falcon Soul King suffered the most. Not only was he severely injured by Mo Yuan's words, "Speeding is prohibited here, violators will be severely punished," but he was also caught and given a good beating by the furious Ma Xiaotao.

If it weren't for Tian Sha Douluo's intervention, he might not even be able to walk off the stage standing up today.

As for the Netherworld Lion Soul King, he wasn't much better off. He could only barely suppress Dai Yueheng by relying on his unpredictable movement techniques, his illusory phantoms, and the amplification of the Starry Sky Technique.

However, under the ultimate divine attribute and the near-ultimate light attribute, all his movements were exposed. Every phantom that appeared was completely destroyed upon contact with the omnipresent radiance, just as filth is destroyed by holy water.

As a result, without the amplification and the ultimate means, the Netherworld Lion Soul King was almost knocked off the field by Dai Yueheng after only a few exchanges.

Dai Yueheng tilted his head to dodge the lion's claw that was grazing his face, a chilling grin spreading across his face, revealing his sharp tiger teeth.

He suddenly grabbed the right hand of the Netherworld Lion Soul King, moved his feet to close the distance to his opponent in an instant, then twisted his waist and turned around, delivering a horizontal elbow strike that knocked the Netherworld Lion Soul King unconscious, sending him flying backwards to the ground outside the arena.

The situation on the field was constantly changing. The Shrek team turned the tide against all odds, while the Star Luo team's situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Within just a few minutes, five teammates were eliminated.

Xu Jiujiu could only watch helplessly, and even the Wind Element Soul King beside him dared not make the slightest move.

All of this was because Mo Yuan was standing quietly behind them at that moment.

Watching as the Shrek team had eliminated all their teammates except for the two of them, Xu Jiujiu knew she had lost, but she didn't believe that the Star Luo team was inferior to Shrek.

They did their best. Even if the rest of the Shrek team were Soul Kings, without Mo Yuan, the victory would still belong to the Star Luo team.

Ultimately, their failure stemmed entirely from underestimating Mo Yuan's strength.

What Xu Jiujiu didn't know was that if it weren't for the need to conceal his strength in preparation for the upcoming Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Mo Yuan could have easily crushed them at the very beginning of the battle.

After Xu Jiujiu and the Wind Element Soul King withdrew their martial souls under the watchful eyes of the Shrek Academy members, the outcome of the battle was decided.

The Heavenly Fiend Douluo reappeared on the high platform. His extremely indifferent eyes gave Mo Yuan a deep look before he announced the results of the competition in a stiff tone.

"Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy vs. Shrek Academy, first match, team competition, Shrek Academy wins!"

Then, amidst cheers from tens of thousands of supportive spectators, the Shrek team slowly walked off the field.

On the high platform, Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo quietly watched Mo Yuan's back, his eyes dark and unfathomable. Just as Xu Jiujiu had thought, he also understood that there was only one reason why Xingluo would lose this match: they had greatly underestimated Mo Yuan's strength.

But as the emperor, he felt no anger or disappointment. Instead, he felt an ever-growing desire for Mo Yuan. Such a prodigy, a future absolute powerhouse, would be won over by any means necessary if given the chance.

His thinking was basically the same as that of most of the powerful people present, though of course, there were also those who disagreed.

In a dark corner of the audience, three figures dressed in black robes, their bodies completely covered, sat with murderous intent in their eyes beneath the robes.

"Heh, ultimate holy and light attributes, anyone who didn't know better would think a six-winged angel had descended." One of them said in a sinister tone.

“That’s right. Even from this distance, I feel uncomfortable all over. If this weren’t Xingluo City, I would have killed this kid right away.” Someone immediately chimed in.

"So what do you mean? This kid is from Shrek Academy. Not only is his talent heaven-defying, but he also has a 100,000-year-old soul bone with ultimate divine attributes. He will definitely be a major enemy of our sect in the future. Should we gather people to kill him? Or perhaps we can ambush and kill him after the competition?"

Sitting in the middle of the three, the one who appeared to be the leader shook his head, suppressing the murderous intent surging in his heart, and said in an icy tone.

"No, the most important task now is to find the End Douluo. Everything else can be put aside. You all saw the battle that day. Even the Gluttonous Douluo and the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship combined were no match for the End Douluo."
"If Lord End could join our sect, our situation would be greatly improved. Perhaps we would no longer have to hide and live such a stifled life."

“What you say is true, sir, but we’ve searched for so long and haven’t found even the slightest trace of the End Douluo. Where is he…”

……

On the other side, after finishing their match against the Star Luo team, the Shrek team did not leave immediately. Instead, they stayed there to watch the battle between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Heavenly Soul Royal Imperial Academy before returning to the Star Emperor Hotel.

If the match between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Team was full of suspense, with the odds of winning fluctuating wildly, every minute and every second was full of unknown possibilities.

The match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Di'ao Academy could only be described as thrilling. Soul guide cannons rained down from the sky, and countless soul guide rays swept across the entire field.

Even though the academy with the unique name of Di'ao was no weaker than the Xingluo team in terms of raw strength, it still couldn't escape the fate of being defeated by the Riyue team.

After watching the match, all the spectators and even the members of Shrek Academy had to admit that the Sun and Moon Battle team had a very high chance of winning the championship this year, and could even be called the strongest team in history.

Team leader Ma Rulong is a Soul Emperor and a Level 6 Soul Master, while the other four team members, plus the Hongchen siblings, are all Soul Kings and Level 5 Soul Masters.

All seven of them cultivate both martial souls and soul tools. Even if their strength doesn't reach the level of Soul Emperor, they are at least several times stronger than ordinary Soul Kings.

Even if Shrek hadn't encountered any unexpected events and had faced the Sun and Moon team at their peak, the outcome would have been very uncertain.

After watching the match and returning to the conference room of the Star Emperor Hotel, the atmosphere fell silent again. Even the proud Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel a little discouraged after seeing the strength of the Sun and Moon team.

There was no other reason than that Ma Rulong's combat power was too formidable. Not only was his cultivation level similar to hers, but he also possessed a high-grade soul tool produced by Mingde Hall.

Adding the two together doesn't simply mean one plus one equals two; it equals three or even four!
Ma Xiaotao even felt a slight wavering in her heart, wondering if martial spirits were as important as she had thought in the current state of the continent? Everyone at the conference table was silent, except for Mo Yuan, who was simply lost in thought.

"Everyone, you all saw the match just now, and you should understand how tough our next opponent will be. So I hope that in the future, you can calm down and listen to my analysis of the opponent and tactics. If anyone ignores the overall situation and goes against the grain, resulting in the loss of the final, then that person should go and explain to the academy themselves."

Wang Yan spoke with a serious expression, his words revealing his firmness. As he spoke, he gave Ma Xiaotao a meaningful look, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Ma Xiaotao was proud, not stupid, and naturally understood that Wang Yan's words were directed at her. Unusually, she didn't get angry and retort, but instead nodded and calmly said...

"I know, you can say whatever you want. As long as your tactics are sound, I won't object anymore."

Seeing that Ma Xiaotao had finally stopped being thorny, Wang Yan quietly breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at all the team members present and began to talk about serious matters.

"I don't need to say much about the strength of the Sun and Moon Team members, you should have all seen it. Among them, apart from the Hongchen siblings who haven't made a move yet, the one we need to pay the most attention to is their captain, Ma Rulong."

"He possesses the strength of a Soul Emperor, a high-level Soul Tool, and may even be hiding other Soul Tools with different abilities, such as the Level 7 Absolute Defense Soul Tool in Princess Xu Jiujiu's possession. This probability is very high, after all, no one is stupid and everyone knows that you need to prepare your trump cards before the final crucial moment."

Seeing that the atmosphere of the meeting was becoming increasingly tense, Wang Yan changed the subject.
"However, everyone doesn't need to worry too much. When it comes to the finals, Mo Yuan will no longer need to hold back. His terrifying physique and those two magical longswords can be fully displayed. In my opinion, even Ma Rulong may not be able to defeat Mo Yuan. As long as we can hold off the enemy's strongest fighter, we are confident that we can defeat the rest of our team members."

"That makes sense. Everyone has witnessed Brother Mo's strength. Not to mention that he can shatter the body of a soul tool with one punch, just those two knives alone will definitely cause the Sun Moon Team a great loss."

"That's right. I even suspect that the Sun and Moon team is still thinking of using close combat to counter Mo Yuan. I don't even want to think how funny it will be if they actually do that the day after tomorrow."

"..."

As everyone discussed this, they recalled the strength that Mo Yuan had previously displayed before them. Those breathtaking attacks acted as a reassurance, instantly easing their tense mood.

Wang Yan continued, "Next, I'll talk about the finals. Like the previous round-robin tournament, the finals will be divided into three parts: team battles, individual matches, and 2-2-3 matches. The format will no longer be determined by draws. All three types of matches will be played, with a best-of-three format. There will be no rest time after completing one match; the next match will begin immediately."

Upon hearing this, the reserve team members, who were participating in the competition for the first time, were dumbfounded. Xu Sanshi said in astonishment,
"Seriously? This is insane! I can understand having to do all three types of matches, but how can we do them consecutively without rest? What if someone gets seriously injured during a team fight? Does that mean they won't be able to play in the subsequent matches?"

Wang Yan nodded. "That's right. The finals have always been like this. So the finals will really test the players' individual endurance and the strength of the team's reserve players. Unfortunately, these are our weaknesses."

"Furthermore, the competition rules stipulate that the team members for team battles and individual matches can be changed at will, but the members of the 2-2-3 strategy must be the players from the individual matches and cannot be changed."

At this point, Wang Yan shook his head and sighed with a worried expression.

"My original plan was to win the team battle, give up the individual competition, and then compete with the Sun and Moon team for the championship in 2-2-3. But unfortunately, team battles are the Sun and Moon team's strength, which allows the soul tools to play their greatest role."

"If we really have to pay a huge price to win the team fight, it will probably have a huge impact on the next two games..."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood the sorrow in Wang Yan's heart.

Indeed, the best way to win the finals is to win the team fight, rest and wear down the opponent in the individual matches, and then go all out in a 2-2-3 formation.

The first team battle is the most crucial point, but team battles are the strength of the Sun and Moon team. If they lose the team battle, then the subsequent individual matches and the two-two-three lineup will have to play two more high-intensity matches in a row.

This would significantly increase the difficulty, and once the Shrek team understood this, a huge weight was placed on their hearts.

Just as everyone was scratching their heads, racking their brains to figure out how to solve the current predicament and win the first team battle, Mo Yuan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"I have a way to handle team fights."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, but after seeing that it was Mo Yuan who said it, they immediately became excited. Wang Yan excitedly stood up and hurriedly asked.

"Mo Yuan, are you telling the truth?! Do you really have a way to help us win the team battle?!"

“That’s right, I have a self-created soul skill that can greatly enhance everyone’s strength,” Mo Yuan said calmly.

"What? Did I hear that right? Brother Mo, you said you have a self-created soul skill?! And a soul skill that can amplify a wide area?!"

Xu Sanshi suddenly stood up and shouted incredulously; the others all had similar expressions.

It's not that they lack experience; it's just that self-created soul skills are extremely rare in the Douluo Continent. Countless geniuses spend their entire lives without being able to create a single self-created soul skill.

The emergence of each self-created soul skill symbolizes the birth of yet another genius.

"Mo Yuan, is everything you said true? Can that self-created soul skill really greatly enhance our strength?" Ling Luochen asked to confirm.

Mo Yuan nodded. "That's right. However, this soul skill will have negative effects after it is attached to you, including but not limited to emotional agitation, reduced rationality, and greatly increased aggression. Of course, it will also greatly enhance your strength."

Ma Xiaotao waved her hand dismissively, "I thought it was some kind of side effect, but it's just this? Besides, aren't these side effects a good thing during a competition?"

"It seems so. Apart from the one that lowers sanity, which might be a bit troublesome, the other two can more or less improve combat power." Beibei nodded in agreement.

After waiting for a while and seeing that no one had any objections, Wang Yan made the final decision on the next battle plan.

"Now that we have a solution for team fights, let's stick to the original plan! Win the team fight with our strongest lineup! Mo Yuan, Ling Luochen, and Ma Xiaotao, try to conserve your energy during the individual matches. Dai Yueheng, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi, try to wear down the opponents as much as possible. Ning Tian, ​​you just need to go through the motions."

"The final 2-2-3 strategy is the last stage for us to defeat the Sun and Moon team and win the championship!"

There was little objection to Wang Yan's arrangement, as it was objectively the most perfect tactic, except for Wang Dong and Dai Yueheng.

Wang Dong was simply the weakest player. No matter which match she played in, she was always just a liability. Fortunately, she knew this herself, so apart from feeling a little disappointed, she had no other thoughts.

Dai Yueheng simply felt that with this arrangement, his talents would be almost entirely overshadowed by Mo Yuan, Ling Luochen, and Ma Xiaotao.

Although he appears mature on the surface, as the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, how could he not have his own pride?
But he also understood that in terms of strength, he was not as good as Mo Yuan or Ma Xiaotao, and in terms of role in team battles and multiplayer battles, he was not as good as Ling Luochen. His best stage was only individual competitions, a true man's duel with his opponent one-on-one.

Dai Yueheng's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed. He exhaled a deep breath and revealed a slightly arrogant smile.

He figured it out: as long as he was strong enough, what did it matter if he didn't have many opportunities to show his abilities?

Given even the slightest opportunity, he could make everyone understand why the White Tiger Martial Soul has been passed down for so long!

(End of this chapter)