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

Chapter 168 Top-Tier Auction, VIP Wang Dong'er

In the conference room of the Star Emperor Hotel, Wang Yan returned with the draw results of the round of 16 to 8 elimination matches. His words immediately caused the three inner court disciples to change their expressions slightly.

"Our opponent in the round of 16 is the number one academy of the Douling Empire: Douling Royal Academy!"

"Douling Royal Academy?" Ma Xiaotao frowned. "It's only the round of sixteen, and we've already run into them?"

Dai Yueheng also had a stern face and said, "The top four teams from last year, it seems we might be in a bit of trouble this time."

Wang Yan nodded and said, "This year's Douling Royal Academy team has five Soul Kings and two Soul Masters. Most importantly, each of them is equipped with a Soul Guidance Device, and there are two true Soul Masters in the team."

“But the first place in the group should have drawn the second place from another group during the draw, so why did we draw the Royal Academy of Fighting Spirit?” Dai Yueheng asked.

"In the group that Douling Royal Academy was in, there was another team that also maintained a perfect record, but Douling Royal Academy did not compete against them, so they were matched against us with the second-place finish."

"This doesn't explain why they gave up their advantage of being first in the group," Ma Xiaotao said.

Wang Yan said, "Their advantage is only in the round of 16. I suspect they must have some hidden tactics, which is why they gave up that match. And now, facing Shrek Academy, they are very likely to use that hidden tactic as well."

"However, I deliberately hid Xiao Tao and Yue Heng. With the two Soul Emperors on the field, plus Wang Dong'er and Ling Luo Chen, there won't be any problems."

"Let's first understand the rules of the knockout stage after the round of 16."

"The knockout stage after the round of 16 is not like the first round where you can win in one battle. Instead, it is divided into two stages. The first stage is a team battle, and the second stage is an individual elimination tournament. If you lose the team battle in the first stage, you can still win in the individual elimination tournament in the second stage by defeating the opponent's seven players with your own three players. The team that wins the team battle must try its best to ensure that none of its seven players are defeated by the opponent's three players."

"This is why academies focus on cultivating students with top individual abilities, so that they can turn the tide in individual elimination matches when the team loses."

"As for injuries or excessive exhaustion during team fights, it depends on the strength of each individual on the team. In some cases, reserve or substitute players may even be needed to step in."

Then, Wang Yan looked at Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi and asked, "Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, can you two use your abilities in the upcoming elimination rounds?"

Beibei said, "I can. I haven't used my hidden power yet, so I can catch them off guard. However, my improvement may not be as great as Sanshi's, and after using it once, it will take about three days before I can use it again. Also, it will take until I reach the seventh ring before my power can be stabilized."

"Like Beibei, I can only control that power at the Soul Saint level, but Beibei can trigger it consistently, while I cannot. I need a sufficiently strong stimulus to activate my Xuanwu bloodline," Xu Sanshi said, delivering bad news.

"Is that so..." Wang Yan thought for a moment before saying, "Then you can play in the next match according to my arrangement."

Beibei had no objection.

In the latter half of the previous round-robin tournament, Wang Yan did not make any arrangements and handed everything over to Bei Bei. Bei Bei was not ambiguous in taking the power. They were already strong in team battles, and the 2-2-3 and 1-on-1 formats were designed to let Wang Dong'er deal with the opponent's strongest player or to deplete the opponent's numbers as much as possible.

Since Wang Dong'er is trying to boost her reputation, let her do it to her heart's content. In the end, Shrek Academy will be the one to benefit.

However, Wang Dong'er's hard work and dedication in the matches these past few days has made Bei Bei wonder if she is being too sensitive. In fact, Wang Dong'er genuinely wants to win honor for Shrek Academy.

In short, the atmosphere inside Shrek Academy has improved somewhat, like the calm before the storm. No, wait!

How could Shrek Academy possibly encounter any storms? It's only because heaven is on their side that they've had such a smooth journey.

"Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er, you will all be going up for the team battle in the next match."

If Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing wasn't so incredibly useful, Wang Yan really wouldn't want to replace Xiao Xiao or He Caitou.

After all, Xiao Xiao's control soul skill is really amazing, and He Caitou, as the strongest soul master student at Shrek Academy, also has the ability to unleash super strong combat power in an instant.

Unfortunately, none of the current players can be easily replaced.

However, just as Wang Yan was about to explain the tactics, there was a knock on the conference room door.

Wang Yan frowned and shouted, "We already told the staff not to bother us, what are you doing here?"

"I apologize, I'm from Starlight Auction House. I meant no offense. Please understand." A somewhat familiar female voice came from outside the door.

Beibei, who was closest to the door, had already gotten up and walked to the door. After hearing Wang Yan's command, she opened the door.

A woman in a long black dress stood outside the door. She looked only a few years younger than Wang Yan and exuded a mature and charming aura.

Upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, Wang Yan's gaze softened, and he asked, "So it's Auctioneer Qingya. What brings you here? And how did you find your way here?"

Qingya bowed slightly to everyone with a faint smile: "Hello, Teacher Wang, distinguished guest Wang Dong'er, and all the outstanding students of Shrek Academy. I apologize for disturbing you."

"As for Teacher Wang's question, I think you haven't forgotten that you used Shrek Academy's account when you paid the bill."

"The reason I've come to bother you all today is that our Starlight Auction House will be holding a top-tier auction tonight."

“Our Starlight Auction House only holds such top-level auctions once or twice a year. Last time, because we didn’t know you were all distinguished guests from Shrek Academy, we were a bit negligent. Our auction house boss specially asked me to personally deliver the invitations to you.”

"If you are available tonight, you are welcome to attend this auction. I believe you will be very satisfied if you attend."

As she spoke, Qingya took out a stack of gold-embossed invitations and placed them on the table, but she deliberately took a few out of the box and handed them to Wang Dong'er.

After bowing to everyone again, Qingya said, "Qingya will not disturb you any longer. Starlight Auction House looks forward to your arrival."

Qingya was very respectful, even slowly backing away from the crowd before closing the door behind her and turning to leave after exiting the conference room.

However, Qingya's attitude towards Wang Dong'er surprised everyone.

Wang Dong'er was actually separated and not placed in the same category as Shrek Academy?
(End of this chapter)