Civilian Soul Masters in Douluo World

Chapter 204 Group Stage

"Teacher, which group are we in, and which teams are in our group?"

Zhao Tianhe's face darkened. The group assignments were given directly without any drawing of lots, which was the most unacceptable thing for him.

To be precise, apart from the teams in the same group who protested against the alleged behind-the-scenes manipulation, the other teams just watched with a detached, amused attitude.

Of the thirty teams, four were led by Soul Kings and were all grouped together. The other team was the Shenfeng Academy team from the entire Soul Sect.

No matter how you look at it, this is no coincidence.

The Spirit Hall intends to use this competition rule to eliminate the most threatening teams.

Of these five teams, at least three will be eliminated.

Among the participating teams from the Star Luo Empire, there are also two teams led by Soul Kings.

"Besides us, there are the Thunder Team, the Divine Wind Team, and the White Light Team and the Heavenly Star Team from the Star Luo Division."

Thunder Team and Kamikaze Team are old rivals, so I won't go into details. I'll mainly talk about White Light Team and Sky Star Team.

The White Light Team has a level 52 Power Attack-type Battle Soul King whose Martial Soul is the Ice Armor Beast, whose strength and defense are extremely outstanding.

The Tianxing team is led by a level 51 control-type Battle Soul King whose Martial Soul is Tianxing. With him in the team, they easily crush their opponents. In both the qualifiers and the promotion matches, the Tianxing team won against the Baiguang team with a significant advantage.

These two Soul Kings are both twenty-four years old. The fact that they were able to break through to Soul King before the age of twenty-five is enough to demonstrate their talent.

Compared to the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, who could cultivate to the Soul King level at the age of twenty, they might be a bit lacking, but in the Soul Master Competition, they compete based on strength, not age.

A team with a Soul King means that the team's existence can threaten the Spirit Hall's participating teams. How could there not be any behind-the-scenes manipulation on the Spirit Hall's home turf?

Because they were assigned to the same group, the other four teams all looked very unhappy in the meeting room.

However, their protest was directly rejected by the Spirit Hall.

In the Tianxing team's meeting room, the team leader announced their group's opponents, and the team members all looked grim.

"Judging from their apparent strength, the Heaven Dou Royal Team is the weakest. Although they have a Soul King in their team, only two of their members are Soul Masters, while the rest of their members are all Soul Venerables."

Secondly, there's the Divine Wind Team, a full-strength Soul Master lineup. As the Five Elements Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire, they're not so easy to deal with.

The teams that pose the greatest threat to us are Thunder and White Light. As long as we have the right tactics, advancing to the round of 16 shouldn't be a problem.

"That's true, but compared to the other groups, our group's strength is clearly beyond the standard, which undoubtedly greatly increases the difficulty of our advancement," Xingyu said.

He is the only Soul King in the team and also the captain of the Tianxing team.

"This is clearly a shady operation by the Spirit Hall. What a coincidence!"

"No matter what, as long as we are strong enough, this championship will still be ours."

"Yes, as of now, our team is the strongest among the thirty teams."

The members of the Tianxing team all expressed their opinions, believing that their team was strong enough to deal with any opponent.

"These are the profiles of the other four teams, take a look."

Tianxing took the materials handed to him by the team leader; his target was the captains of the other four teams.

"The captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Team should be the strongest, but his teammates are far inferior. The group stage rules are team spirit battles, and his individual strength will be weakened in team spirit battles. We just need to formulate a good strategy to deal with the Heaven Dou Royal Team, which should be the easiest."

Xingyu shared his opinion, which was also shared by the members of the Tianxing team. The competition schedule was very tight; the group stage round-robin would begin the day after arriving at the Spirit Hall.

The Spirit Hall divided the competition into six arenas based on the group assignments, and the matches were held simultaneously.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Team is in Group 5, so the match will be held on Arena 5.

A team has to play two matches in one day, which is a high-intensity competition.

The first match was between the Divine Wind Team and the White Light Team, a team of all Soul Masters versus a team with one Soul King and six Soul Masters. Judging from their apparent strength, the White Light Team was stronger.

The three teams watching from the sidelines had a chance to get to know each other.

One strong attacker, one controller, two support characters, two defenders, and one agile attacker – this is the configuration of the White Light team.

The combination of two support characters will allow the captain of the White Light team to unleash even greater power.

"Game start!"

The referee announced the start of the match, and dazzling spirit rings filled the arena.

"Brothers, let's teach the Heavenly Dou Empire's team a lesson!" shouted the White Light Team leader.

His five spirit rings intertwined and shimmered, two yellow, two purple, and one black—the best spirit ring configuration. The profound ten-thousand-year spirit rings put great pressure on the Divine Wind Team.

However, Feng Xiaotian's previous victory over Lei Ying gave the members of the Shenfeng team a lot of confidence. Facing this team led by the Soul King, they were confident that they could win.

"Stay focused on the tactics we devised yesterday and don't lose your composure," Feng Xiaotian told his team.

Huo Wushuang's soul rings flashed, indicating that his burst of power in a short period of time was definitely sufficient. His task was the most important: to stop the captain of the White Light Team.

Tie Li, watching from below the stage, quickly understood their strategy: to restrict the Soul King of the White Light Team and assist Feng Xiaotian in eliminating the two support Soul Masters of the White Light Team. However, they had two defensive Soul Masters, which made the task very difficult.

"Boss, who do you think will win this match?" Tuoyu asked Tieli from the side.

However, Tuoyu's face was devoid of its usual expression, instead displaying a solemn look.

Judging from the overall strength of the five teams, their team has multiple Soul Masters, making them the weakest of the five teams.

Tuoyu and the others are under a lot of pressure, and their biggest worry under this pressure is the change in their mentality.

"The White Light team has a higher chance of winning."

As soon as Tie Li finished speaking, Huo Wushuang was eliminated. The captain of the White Light team immediately unleashed his ten-thousand-year soul skill, a single-target attack filled with destructive power.

Huo Wushuang was unable to withstand the attack from the captain of the White Light Team. Without Huo Wushuang, the situation became completely passive.

The instructor leading the Kamikaze team below the arena immediately dispatched a healing-type Soul Master to heal Huo Wushuang's injuries.

For a team to play two matches in one day, the players' condition is also crucial.

There are 30 teams, and each team is equipped with a healing-type Soul Master, the lowest level of which is at least a fourth-ring Soul Master.

When the situation became unfavorable, Feng Xiaotian, as the team captain, immediately gave up the match. They also had to conserve their energy to face the next team.

The second match was between the Tiandou Royal Team and the Tianxing Team.

"We're lucky; we picked the weakest team right away," a member of the Tianxing team chuckled.

(End of this chapter)