Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 297 Adding Fire
The Elite Tournament had a very tight schedule, giving the teams that had made it through the knockout stage no time to catch their breath. The round-robin tournament started as scheduled the next day.

In the rest area next to the ring, the remaining teams had much more space to themselves.

Although some sects may not be as prestigious as Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy or Shrek Academy, which performed well in the previous Soul Battle Tournament, their ability to enter the round-robin stage already demonstrates their strength, which has attracted considerable support from the audience.

Lin Xiao led the people from the "Holy Spirit Sect" to sit in the rest area. Looking around, he saw that the contestants from several academies, including Shrek Academy, looked somewhat tired, as if they hadn't rested well the night before.

"Elder." Someone stood up and spoke softly from behind Lin Xiao, their expression under the bamboo hat not pleasant.

Lin Xiao roughly knew the reason, because their first opponent after entering the round-robin tournament was Shrek Academy, whose reputation resounded throughout the continent.

As evil soul masters, the disciples of the Holy Spirit Sect are naturally confident, but Shrek Academy's reputation was also earned in previous Soul Fighting Tournaments.

"It's alright. The round-robin tournament determines whether you can advance to the quarterfinals based on the final points. The other teams in our group are not strong, so the outcome of this match is not important."

Lin Xiao didn't necessarily intend for his disciples to defeat Shrek Academy.

After all, these disciples weren't among the strongest in the sect, and they weren't confident they could defeat Shrek Academy. He had only chosen a few individuals from the vast Holy Spirit Sect who hadn't fully adapted yet.

However, after Lin Xiao finished speaking, the disciples behind him did not immediately sit back down.

"Elder, we want to give it a try."

Lin Xiao's expression shifted, and he turned around to look behind him. Several disciples were hidden under their bamboo hats, so his specific expressions could not be seen, but they seemed to have a feeling that he had never had before.

"You all want to try?"

The group seemed to be intimidated by Lin Xiao's aura, shrinking back slightly, but after a moment's hesitation, they all nodded.

"Okay, let's give it a try." Lin Xiao looked away. "We don't have any substitutes, so let's try to avoid injuries."

"Yes, elder."

Several disciples responded and straightened their bodies slightly.

"As for the first one..."

"I'll go."

Before Lin Xiao could make a decision, a voice rang out. Lin Xiao turned around and saw that Tang Ya had already stood up.

Lin Xiao hesitated slightly.

Perhaps it's because she hasn't become a saintess of the Holy Spirit Cult as she originally did, but has only undergone a basic ascension ritual. She's not in the dazed state that Lin Xiao remembers, and she's quite resistant to the Holy Spirit Cult.

But he wasn't sure how much of a brainwashing effect the Ascension Ritual had on her. After all, Shrek Academy still had BeiBei, and in this world, some things just didn't make sense.

However, after thinking for a moment, he nodded.

"The first stage of the round-robin tournament, the individual elimination round, please welcome the players from both sides to the stage."

The voice of the Unbreakable Douluo came from the arena. Tang Ya flew up and landed lightly on the arena without making a sound, which showed that she had extremely good control over her power.

"Holy Spirit Sect—Holy Spirit Sect—"

Although there weren't many people supporting the Holy Spirit Sect, a few scattered voices still rang out.

Lin Xiao glanced behind him a few times but didn't see anyone who looked like they were from the Holy Spirit Sect. It seemed that some ordinary spectators had genuinely been drawn to the Holy Spirit Sect during the previous elimination rounds. The other disciples in the rest area seemed to sway slightly, but they were much better than when they first arrived and were gradually getting used to the stares of the crowd.

"We—" In the Shrek Academy rest area, Wang Yan had just opened his mouth when Bei Bei suddenly got up and walked towards the arena.

"Beibei—" Wang Yan called out, but Beibei only glanced back before continuing forward without hesitation.

Wang Yan was slightly taken aback. Among the team members, he trusted Bei Bei the most. Although Huo Yuhao was the main controller of the team, the calm and composed Bei Bei was the captain of the team.

However, to his surprise, in just the first match of the round-robin tournament, Beibei, whom he trusted the most, was the first to run into trouble.

“Yuhao, Beibei, he…” Wang Yan turned to look at Huo Yuhao, then looked at the others, but they all just shook their heads slightly, not knowing what had happened.

Only Huo Yuhao, after a moment's pause, suddenly exclaimed, "Teacher Xiaoya?"

"what?"

Huo Yuhao's mental energy surged, sharing the scene he had just discovered with everyone's minds. In an instant, several gazes turned towards the arena.

The contestant wearing a bamboo hat who emerged from the Holy Spirit Sect was none other than Tang Ya, who had been missing for a long time.

"Could it be that Beibei recognized Tang Yacai..." Xu Sanshi guessed, "But none of us recognized him just now."

“Yes.” Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. “Because Senior Brother is the one who understands Teacher Xiaoya the most. Even after she’s been missing for so long, he can still recognize her at a glance.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and turned to look at the location of the Holy Spirit Sect. But just that one glance made his expression change drastically, and he quickly looked away.

He Caitou, who was standing to the side, wanted to take another look in the direction of his gaze, but Huo Yuhao stopped him again.

"Junior brother, what did you see?"

Huo Yuhao turned his head and uttered two words softly, "Elder."

Although almost all the spectators' eyes were on the ring, there were always a few people watching Shrek Academy's location.

Lin Xiao was one of them. Sometime later, he had taken off his straw hat and placed it on a table beside him; beneath the hat was a cold, metallic mask.

Huo Yuhao was familiar with this mask; he had even seen it the night before.

Holy Spirit Sect, Holy Spirit Cult… Huo Yuhao’s thoughts surged. The competition these past few days had also made him bewildered by the methods of the Holy Spirit Sect disciples.

In his eyes, although the martial souls of those Holy Spirit Sect disciples were not common, they had little to do with evil soul masters. However, to his surprise, things still turned out the way he least wanted to see.

This Holy Spirit Sect was the same Holy Spirit Cult they had previously learned about, and they not only took Ma Xiaotao away, but also Tang Ya, who had disappeared at the time.

Lin Xiao looked at Huo Yuhao from afar, her eyes slightly narrowed, as if she could see what he was thinking.

Since Huo Yuhao wants to enter the Holy Spirit Cult to find out its true nature, let's give him a push and make a decision sooner.

The mysterious Holy Spirit Cult, an alloy that can replace rare metals, and Ma Xiaotao and his teacher Xiaoya from Shrek Academy.

For him, as long as he could infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult, these things could be investigated and clarified; it all depended on whether he would come.

(End of this chapter)