Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 171 Victorious Sword Sect

With a loud "boom," Wang Qiu'er's dragon fist slammed heavily into Zhou Fan's sword energy.

"Crack...crack..." The sound of shattering rang out, and everyone in the arena could hear it.

To Zhou Fan's astonishment, the cyan sword energy suddenly exploded, and Wang Qiu'er's fist slammed into Zhou Fan, sending him flying out of the arena.

"How is this possible? How is this possible?" These were the last questions Zhou Fan had before he lost consciousness.

Powerful sects all have some kind of inheritance, and his Proud Sword Sect also has people who specialize in teaching how to cultivate sword energy. But now, this girl has directly broken through it in the most domineering way, which has dealt a heavy blow to his heart.

The referee rushed off the field to check Zhou Fan's injuries. After confirming that he was not in life-threatening danger, he returned to the arena and announced, "Shrek Academy versus Proud Sword Sect, first match of the individual elimination round, Wang Qiu'er wins!"

"Golden Goddess! Golden Goddess!" A torrent of shouts erupted from the arena.

Wang Qiu'er's performance in team battles was already quite remarkable, and now that she has decisively defeated her opponents, everyone's affection for her has reached a new level.

Although the people of the Sun Moon Empire generally dislike Shrek Academy, it doesn't mean they dislike these beautiful, strong, and cool young ladies!

I don't know who gave Wang Qiu'er such a name, and they even started a trend about it.

The second member of the Proud Sword Sect to appear was a level 58 Soul King named Gu Ao.

"Shrek Academy vs. Sword Sect Individual Elimination Match 2: Wang Qiu'er vs. Gu Ao, the match begins."

As the referee finished speaking, Aojianzong's arrogant spirit shot towards Wang Qiu'er like an arrow released from a bow. During the charge, two amplification soul skills, one yellow and one purple, were directly applied to him.

Compared to Zhou Fan, Gu Ao focuses more on speed, so he intends to use his advantage to defeat his opponent as quickly as possible right from the start.

The aloof man was incredibly fast; in just a few breaths, he reached Wang Qiu'er and slashed down at her with his sword.

In response, Wang Qiu'er simply made a movement, pulling her right hand back and directly blasting it towards the descending Qinggang Sword.

Without any technique, Wang Qiu'er's attack was entirely delivered by her own strength.

The sword and fist clashed again, and unsurprisingly, the members of the Proud Sword Sect were sent flying backward, sword and all.

Wang Qiu'er is already a Soul Emperor, and with the terrifying physical qualities and power bestowed upon her by the Golden Dragon King, she is not afraid of a five-ring Soul King at all. Even if he activates his amplification soul skill, he is only at the level of a beginner Soul Emperor and poses no threat to Wang Qiu'er.

Wang Qiu'er didn't give her opponent a chance in this match. She directly blasted Gu Ao off the stage while he was still in the air, achieving a double victory.

"Wang Qiu'er wins!"

Next, Wang Qiu'er won two more matches in a row with unstoppable momentum, achieving a four-game winning streak.

After that, Wang Qiu'er stepped down from the competition stage, because the outcome of the individual elimination rounds was already decided, and it would also allow others to gain experience.

Next up is Zhou Mingxing.

Below the Soul Saint level, the advantage of the Soul Master is undeniable, so Zhou Mingxing defeated the Soul King of the Proud Sword Sect without any suspense, and then jumped off the competition stage.

Then came the little fire dragon, Wufeng.

As fate would have it, Wu Feng encountered the only Soul Master of the Proud Sword Sect, and despite some effort, he still managed to win.

The captain of the Proud Sword Sect readily admitted defeat and did not struggle too much in this meaningless match.

Needless to say, the subsequent team battles were a complete disaster, with the Proud Sword Sect being utterly routed by the Shrek team led by Wang Qiu'er.

With this, Shrek won the first match of the round-robin tournament perfectly.

Anyone with eyes can see that the qualifying spots in this group will inevitably be chosen from Shrek Academy, Tang Sect, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. The Sword Sect's fate is sealed.

Who told them to be so unlucky, getting placed in the group of death?

"Well done." Lin Chen gave Wang Qiu'er, who was the first to step off the stage, a thumbs up.

"Mm." Wang Qiu'er nodded without saying anything.

Then everyone went back to have dinner.

Shrek's game today has ended.

The rules of the round-robin tournament are significantly different from the previous knockout stage. All 32 teams that have entered the round-robin tournament will be divided into four groups of eight teams each, playing a single round-robin format. In other words, each team will play one match against each of the other seven teams in its group.

In the round-robin stage, two groups of teams will each play four matches each day, while the next day, the other two groups will play four matches each in the morning and afternoon. The entire round-robin stage will last approximately fourteen days. The top two teams from each group will advance to the final stage.

Because the match is quite long, Shrek Academy will not have a match tomorrow.

Everyone can also take a good rest, such as strolling around Mingdu.

The next morning, Lin Chen got up early, washed up, and went downstairs to buy breakfast.

He didn't knock on Zhang Lexuan's door; his girlfriend might still be sleeping, and he didn't want to disturb her peaceful sleep.

Walking on the streets of Mingdu, Lin Chen couldn't help but marvel at the city's prosperity. Even though it was the morning market, it was still packed with people.

When it comes to street vending, the soul-guided tools used by the vendors in Mingdu are far more advanced than those in Shrek City, resulting in higher work efficiency. This is a major reason why the Mingdu morning market is still packed with people.

After some searching, Lin Chen found a clean and hygienic breakfast shop and shouted to the proprietress, "Proprietress, a basket of pork buns and a bowl of congee, please!"

"Alright!" came the proprietress's cheerful voice.

Most of the people doing business here are honest and kind, so the prices aren't too expensive. Lin Chen only needed a few copper soul coins for what he wanted.

After finishing his meal, Lin Chen wiped his mouth and said to the proprietress again, "I'd like thirty more servings of the same kind. Put the steamed buns in a large steamer basket, and the porridge in a large pot as well."

As he spoke, Lin Chen took out a few gold soul coins and handed them to the proprietress.

"Okay, but you might have to wait a while for this much."

Lin Chen smiled and nodded.

While the landlady was cooking porridge and steaming buns for Lin Chen, Lin Chen headed towards the morning market, intending to stroll around there.

After some investigation, Lin Chen learned that this market was similar to a trade fair, with all sorts of things inside, and there might even be treasures, but it would depend on his own abilities to find them.

If you have a discerning eye and can spot treasures that others can't, then you deserve to be able to snag a bargain.

(End of this chapter)