Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 142 Zhang Lexuan's Doubts, Round-Robin Tournament
Zhang Lexuan knew that Mu En was using her kindness to get revenge, but she still agreed. She had no choice but to make such a deal for revenge, because only Shrek Academy could avenge her. She couldn't wait to grow up.

But as she grew older and gained more experience, a doubt began to form in Zhang Lexuan's mind.

Infighting among nobles is not uncommon in any empire, but it is certainly not to the point that they can carry out a clan extermination operation in secret without letting any news get out.

Let alone a noble family, even royalty couldn't achieve this level of accomplishment.

The destruction of a Soul Master family is not such a simple matter.

However, both her own family and that noble family had been destroyed. Even if Zhang Lexuan had doubts, she could only keep them to herself and could not speak of them.

Coupled with the vow she had made to Mu En, Zhang Lexuan abandoned all her identities and doubts, placing all her emotions on Bei Bei and forcing herself to develop even deeper feelings for her.

However, what is forced is ultimately just forced. Not only did Beibei only feel sisterly affection for her, but she herself was also deceiving herself.

Tang Ya's questioning was like the beat of a drum, striking the door of her heart again and again.

Does she genuinely like Beibei from the bottom of her heart?

Zhang Lexuan originally thought that after so many years, she had formed a habit and could say that she was like this.

But it wasn't until Tang Ya asked her that she realized she couldn't answer at all.

Because of Tang Ya's identity, Zhang Lexuan was unable to refute Tang Ya's silent mockery of Shrek Academy; she was powerless to do anything.

At this moment, the soul guidance screen lit up, and the faint light illuminated the faces of Zhang Lexuan and Tang Ya.

The two of them glanced at the soul guidance screen at the same time, concealing their own thoughts.

Today marks the start of the round-robin tournament, and Shrek Academy is once again the first to take the stage in the first match.

Zhang Lexuan and Tang Ya arrived relatively late, and they could only learn about Shrek Academy's performance in the elimination rounds from passersby.

The two were somewhat surprised when they learned that Shrek Academy had defeated seven opponents with only the three youngest members of their reserve team in the knockout stage.

Zhang Lexuan has participated in two Soul Fighting Tournaments. The first time, she went on stage as the captain of the reserve team, but she never achieved such a result.

Not to mention, the unbelievable configuration of a second soul ring that lasts for a thousand years and a fourth soul ring that lasts for ten thousand years.

Even her eighth spirit ring, which took 100,000 years to form, was an accidental fusion. Only she herself knew the price she paid and the pain she endured.

From Tang Ya, Zhang Lexuan also learned the identities of Wang Dong'er and the other two.

Now that she's in the round-robin tournament, besides wanting to see which captain she is, her second priority is Wang Dong'er, whose spirit ring configuration is extraordinary and who instantly killed the junior from Tianling Academy.

The players' rest area.

All the participating colleges that advanced from the knockout stage are now sitting in the rest area.

Almost every academy regards Shrek Academy as its target, respectfully worshipping Shrek Academy as a god and deeply revering it. Only Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, which can occasionally pull Shrek Academy down from its number one pedestal, regards Shrek Academy as an opponent.

However, regardless of how Shrek Academy is treated, these academies now have only one goal: to see just how far Shrek Academy's reserve team can go. The instant defeat of Tianling Academy was indeed shocking, but when the various academies reviewed their performance, they discovered that the biggest reason for Tianling Academy's annihilation wasn't actually Wang Dong'er, but rather Xiao Xiao, the control-type Soul Master.

The control-type soul skill that descended from the nine cauldrons simultaneously immobilized five Soul Masters and two Soul Venerables, which was terrifying.

They don't know how long this soul skill can last, but judging from the reaction of Tianling Academy, the seven people from Tianling Academy are not completely unable to resist. They are just a little panicked because it is the first time they have encountered such a soul skill.

As long as it's not something that can only be dispelled by a soul-controlling technique, then there are still weaknesses to be found in these control-type soul skills.

For example, the ability to control seven people from Tianling Academy at the same time relies on differences in intelligence and the element of surprise.

If the seven students from Tianling Academy were prepared, then this soul skill might not be able to work successfully, or it might not be able to achieve the feat of controlling seven people.

Now that the round-robin tournament has begun, with the three tournament formats being randomized, other academies have a better chance to judge the effects of the soul skills of the seven members of Shrek Academy's reserve team.

Shrek Academy slowly entered the arena. In addition to the ten people who appeared in the elimination rounds, many more young faces appeared today.

These extra people were naturally Ning Tian and other core disciples from the outer academy who came to watch the competition.

Fortunately, the Shrek Academy students' rest area is the closest to the imperial city and the largest, perfectly accommodating everyone who comes to Shrek Academy.

Even more outrageous, Shrek Academy's rest area even had dedicated waiters and tables set with food, fruit, and drinks, making it seem less like a team participating in the competition and more like a VIP spectator.

While other academies also offer food, fruit, and drinks, they lack readily available waiters, and their rest areas are significantly smaller than those at Shrek Academy, clearly demonstrating the difference in treatment.

The same host as during the knockout stage was now announcing the list of colleges that had passed the knockout stage, and then introducing the groupings for the round-robin stage.

Shrek Academy's group consists of eight academy representative teams, and the first round-robin match is between Shrek Academy and Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy of the Star Luo Empire.

Shrek Academy has its own independent city and army. No empire dares to claim that Shrek Academy belongs to its own empire. Therefore, when the host of the competition reads out the names of other academy teams, he will mention the empire to which they belong, while Shrek Academy will only have a simple name.

There are two waiting areas on either side of the competition stage. The two academies that are about to compete will come to the waiting area from the rest area and wait for the battle to begin.

Before the battle began, the two teams drew lots to determine the format of the competition. As the reserve team captain appointed by Wang Yan, Bei Bei and the captain of Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy went up to the competition stage one after another and drew lots under the guidance of the referee.

"Shrek Academy vs. Yunluo Academy, format: one-on-one elimination tournament! Now, please send out your first player from each academy team."

As the referee announced the draw results using his portable megaphone, Bei Bei returned to Shrek Academy's waiting area.

"Teacher Wang, shall I play in the first match?" Beibei asked.

"No." Wang Yan shook his head, appearing confident.

When it came to the theoretical part, Wang Yan's confidence swelled to an unbelievable degree.

"Among the four empires on the continent, the strongest Soul Master Academy is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Apart from them, the Soul Master Academies of the other three empires are about the same level and are not very strong."

(End of this chapter)