Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 137 Round Robin Tournament, Yunluo Team
When Su Wen led his team to the rest area.

Just then, they bumped into Qianling's team. A group of team members saw them and, just like An Lengye yesterday, their faces were full of fear. They tried their best to suppress their inner fear as they walked past. But with just a little observation, you could see that their legs were trembling.

The reserve team members were bewildered and didn't understand why their seniors were behaving so badly.

"It seems your prestige has reached its peak after yesterday's battle," Wang Dong'er said with a smile.

"..." Su Wen was speechless.

However, putting it in An Lengye's shoes, it really feels like a horror movie. He accidentally wanders into a place he never dared to imagine before, the very heart of the far north, and encounters a group of legendary, ferocious beasts. He had just forgotten about this kind of adventure when, not long after, he runs into one of them again in a competition...

But he had no interest in explaining.

Those stronger than Title Douluo can see through the transformation of a soul beast after 100,000 years. As long as Xu Jiawei or other forces take a look, they will know whether it is true or false.

The air is fresh in the morning.

Although the referee announced the first knockout match, the specific type of round-robin tournament will be determined by drawing lots on the field, with each team sending their players to decide.

"Today you will be facing Yunluo."

Xu Jiujiu led the Star Luo Royal Academy team over with a smile, but instead of entering Shrek's rest area, he chatted with Su Wen through the fence.

"Yes, I hope we make it into the top 16 and don't run into Princess Jiu Jiu beforehand," Su Wen said politely.

"I don't want to for a long time."

It was rare for him to be playful, but this look left the Star Luo Royal Team members behind him speechless.

The usually dignified princess treated this boy with a completely different attitude; his playful and charming nature was something they could hardly imagine...

"Vice Captain..." Dugu Shangshan nudged the leading man and winked, "I really envy this kid. To be favored by the princess, does having talent really give you special privileges?"

"Shut up!"

The burly man at the head of the group snorted coldly, glared at him, and then lowered his voice to reprimand him.

"In the Douluo Continent, the strong are respected, and their treatment is naturally divided into different levels. If you have such talent, Her Highness the Princess will also look at you differently."

"If you dare to speak ill of the princess again, I'll beat you up!"

"Yes……"

Dugu Shangshan muttered something and shrank back into the group.

After reprimanding his team members, Huang Heyun glanced at Xu Jiujiu's direction, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.

Xu Jiujiu possessed top-tier beauty and a generous, composed personality, not to mention her mysterious identity—a princess! Among the nobles of the entire Star Luo Empire, which young talent dared to say they didn't have a good impression of her? Such a beautiful and intelligent girl, almost perfect, and with her own political resources, was naturally irresistible to him.

Previously, he was the captain of the Star Luo Royal Team, a level 59 Soul King at the peak. Since Xu Jiujiu's arrival, he became the vice-captain, but he didn't complain at all, and that's why.

Seeing this scene, it would be a lie to say I wasn't upset.

But he could only bury his resentment in his heart. If the Empire could truly form a marriage alliance with Shrek Academy, His Majesty would do everything in his power to make it happen. Although he was unwilling, he knew his own worth.

The two chatted for a while.

This naturally attracted a lot of attention.

This place is full of hidden talents, gathering the most outstanding young generation on the continent. Each of them represents a powerful force, not to mention the friendly conversation between Su Wen and Xu Jiujiu.

Sun and Moon Empire Rest Area

"The Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy have teamed up again?" Lin Xi said with a sneer.

"It doesn't matter. If the Empire really wants to make a move, Shrek Academy can't stop it. But if they really want to start a war, they need to hurry. Otherwise, once that boy grows up, he will be able to reverse the situation." Old Ma said with his eyes slightly narrowed.

After four thousand years, the Sun Moon Empire retreated to a corner to lick its wounds. However, the humiliation of ceding territory and paying reparations, and almost being attacked all the way to the capital, is an indelible pain for the people of Sun Moon. Therefore, as the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided technology becomes more and more powerful, the pro-war faction in the domestic army is becoming more and more powerful. In their view, launching a full-scale war is likely to be a matter of only a few years.

“If a war were to truly break out, it wouldn’t be just one or two Title Douluos fighting amongst themselves. It would involve at least fifty or more individuals, and mobilizing an army of at least a million people. Can one or two people really intervene in a battle of this magnitude? At least it should be Limit Douluos to have any real influence, right?” Ma Rulong frowned and expressed a different opinion.

The Sun Moon Empire's soul tools emphasize teamwork rather than individual heroism. Therefore, in his view, once the number of participants reaches a certain level, even the abilities that a Limit Douluo can exert are quite limited...

Not to mention the current power of the original continent, which has no limit.

"Since the start of the competition, do you know anything about his martial spirit?" Old Ma asked rhetorically.

“This…” Ma Rulong opened his mouth.

"His abilities are too bizarre, and to this day, we still don't even know what his martial spirit is. In the future, he may be the biggest obstacle to the empire's progress on the battlefield," Old Ma commented.

Ma Rulong didn't say anything, he just quietly tapped on the railing.

Everyone's eyes were on Su Wen, each with their own thoughts.

……

"How come you have lovers everywhere?"

Ma Xiaotao took off her sunglasses, her crimson eyes revealing a hint of jealousy.

"Not lovers, just friends."

Su Wen's face twitched, and he looked around.

The other party is, after all, a princess of a country. If you say such things, where will Xu Jiujiu put her face?
And this is Xingluo, eldest sister...

"Ha, men." Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly, rolled over in the recliner, and went to read a magazine.

"..."

Su Wen was helpless.

Just then, the referee's voice came from the stage.

"Please invite the two team captains to come up to the stage to draw lots!"

“Apart from Sun Moon Academy, all the other Soul Master academies are subpar, and Yunluo Academy is no exception. It doesn’t matter what we draw in the round-robin tournament. Even in team battles, we can handle it easily,” Wang Yan, who was studying the competition, said softly.

"it is good."

Su Wen nodded.

Stepping out of the rest area, he leaped into the air, landing on the field in an instant, like a white arc.

This simple move shocked Captain Yunluo on the other side.

In their research strategy, Su Wen is clearly positioned as a beast tamer or summoner. It's obvious that his weakness is that he's too fragile. So no matter what competition format they choose, the first thing they will target is Su Wen himself.

This move shattered the plan that the group had just devised.

Even the agility-type Soul Masters among them, with the help of Soul Tools, might not be able to achieve this!
Fast, too fast!
Just like the white ape that swept away Tianling Academy like a whirlwind on the first day of the elimination rounds.

What's most terrifying is that he hasn't even used his soul skill yet...

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Cheers erupted on the field as Su Wen put on a small show, while the team members, who were also Soul Masters, especially those specializing in agility-based attacks, shared the same expression as Captain Yunluo.

"This is physical strength." The captain of Di'ao Academy's eyes narrowed sharply.

"He didn't use his martial spirit or soul skills, so it should be him..." A female team member beside him narrowed her eyes, her body radiating light. As the light slowly dissipated, she said with a solemn expression.

"If he could do this with just his physical strength, what exactly is his martial spirit?!" Jiang Peng frowned. He realized that his judgment that day was wrong, and ridiculously wrong. Su Wen was like a fog, shrouding all the participating teams.

This speed is not unusual; many people present could achieve it. But the point is, going all out and taking it easy are two completely different levels.

"Let's wait and see." Jiang Peng took a deep breath.

……

On the playing field.

The referee handed over a large ball.

It contains red, yellow, and blue balls. The two team captains each hold one of the larger balls and toss them upwards. Which ball falls out in the air determines the type of match. Red is for team battles, yellow is for individual elimination, and blue is for two-two-three.

Su Wen examined the large ball with great interest.

This approach is highly feasible.

It feels like rolling dice. If you're a spirit-type soul master, or someone with the ability to manipulate objects from a distance, you could secretly interfere and choose the competition format you want. Obviously, there are no detailed rules for this in any country, and perhaps there's no need to care about it at all.

Only after the round of 16 does the competition truly become a battle of the strongest teams.

That's why they send a powerful expert at the Title Douluo level to host the competition, in order to prevent cheating.

"start!"

The large ball was thrown.

A small yellow ball fell first.

Captain Yunluo showed a look of disappointment.

They've already paid a heavy price to get through the knockout stage; several key players are injured to varying degrees. It would be better for them to just concede defeat in the team fight than continue in the knockout stage…

Su Wen was unmoved. After the referee announced the results—the individual elimination round—he returned to the rest area.

"Knockout stage, knockout stage is great!"

Wang Yan nodded.

"I dare say that the strongest people in these soul guidance academies are only Soul Masters, and there aren't even many Soul Masters. They mainly rely on soul guidance devices." After saying that, he sighed.

"They lack the advanced soul tool technology of the Sun Moon Empire, and they've also abandoned the traditional path of soul masters. I can only say they're like people feeling their way across a river by touching the stones, and they've ended up stuck in two places, not specializing in anything..."

Su Wen will play in the individual elimination round again.

On the other side, a chubby young man named Ma Yingjun was sent up.

Silly and dazed.

"No fixed-mounted soul-guided cannons may be used. In the individual elimination rounds, each team will send out seven members until the opposing team is completely eliminated. The team that remains on the field after the other team has been eliminated wins... The match begins!"

The referee gave a few tedious instructions, waved his hand, and left the field.

Ma Yingjun was sweating nervously. Upon hearing this, he instantly became as agile as a monkey, raising his arms and revealing several metal tubes of different sizes from his sleeves and shoulders. At the same time, a pair of folded wings unfolded on his back, and a shield-shaped soul tool resembling a breastplate appeared on his chest, rising from the ground.

Flying into the air, buying time as much as possible while simultaneously depleting the opponent's soul power, at least preventing a humiliating defeat.

But the next moment, his expression froze.

The captain and others on the sidelines stared at him in fear, shouting things like "Be careful!"

careful? Be careful about what?
Suddenly, a chill ran through him, and Ma Yingjun stiffly looked up to see a white ape that had appeared behind him at some point. Its enormous figure enveloped him, and its terrifying speed was incomparable to its massive size.

"Pfft~"

Ma Yingjun spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. After being punched in the back by the white ape, his body shot towards the protective shield. He was knocked unconscious the moment he hit the shield and slowly fell down against it.

A group of Yunluo Academy disciples rushed over and hurriedly took him back.

"next."

Su Wen remained standing in place, glancing indifferently at Captain Yunluo.

The whole audience was silent.

So fast!

It's not just the speed of the white ape, but also the speed at which it can end the race.

Although the outcome was expected, everyone was still quite surprised.

Throughout the entire fight, they never seemed to see Su Wen use any soul skills or anything like that; he was fighting entirely with the physical body of a soul beast!

Moreover, they are all of the overwhelming nature.

"...I'll do it!"

Captain Yunluo grabbed the girl who was about to go on stage and said through gritted teeth.

"Captain?" Shangyue was taken aback. "I'll go up and weaken his soul power first..."

"What a load of crap!" Situ Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Look at what Ma Yingjun expended on the stage! He's too strong, so strong that we can't even begin to compare. If you went up there, it would only take one punch from that white ape. I just want to know just how big the gap is between us and such a monster!"

"Yes." Shangyue nodded.

All the team members also focused their attention on Situ Yu.

At this point, they no longer crave victory.

I just want to see if the captain can force this guy to reveal some of his trump cards, and just how big the gap is between the two...

"Situ Yu".

Captain Yunluo jumped onto the stage and spoke softly.

"Su Wen".

Su Wen nodded.

"I implore you to give it your all. I'm eager to know just how big the gap is between myself and the top geniuses on the continent. If you can beat me in this match, Yunluo will concede defeat," Situ Yu said solemnly.

Su Wen raised an eyebrow, looking quite interested.

"Full force?"

“All your strength!”

Situ Yu nodded heavily.

“The referee might not be able to save you in time…” Su Wen smiled.

Situ Yu: "..."

Do you look down on people that much?
The referee, standing not far away, twitched slightly, his expression remaining calm. He was, after all, a Soul Emperor; unable to provide timely assistance? That was utterly disrespectful!

"Then, could you please go easy on me?" Situ Yu asked cautiously after considering his words.

Su Wen laughed.

I thought he would be stubborn, but I didn't expect him to be so receptive to advice.

Game start.

One hundred and twenty-eight beams of light rose up, forming a protective shield around the arena.

On the field, Situ Yu and Su Wen stood facing each other from a distance.

Countless cannon barrels, like hedgehogs, exploded around Situ Yu, creating a small steel fortress out of thin air in just a few seconds. It included defensive soul tools, long-range soul tools, and various types of rays.

"I'm going to make my move!"

Situ Yu felt a sense of security as he was surrounded by steel, and he shouted across the fortress.

He saw Su Wen nod across from him.

Dozens of cannons around him instantly spat out tongues of fire, launching an overwhelming attack towards Su Wen, covering an area in a fan shape and completely engulfing Su Wen's surroundings.

Many people frowned.

Xiao Hongchen even stood up, his eyes fixed on the area shrouded in artillery fire.

Su Wen... doesn't seem to have dodged.

(End of this chapter)