The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 94 Acquiring Metals

The second round of the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament has concluded, with forty-two teams advancing to the third round. Of these, thirty-two teams will qualify for the round-robin tournament, their performance in the third round set to determine their fate.

Winning will inevitably lead to the round-robin stage, while losing still gives you a chance to win by tiebreakers. After the first two rounds, some of the weaker teams have already started to show signs of fatigue, with injuries and player losses posing significant challenges.

For the new Shrek team, these problems do not exist. Their lowest-level member is only one Soul Master, Xiao Xiao and the others are all Soul Kings, the rest are Soul Emperors, and there is also Huo Zhanji who is about to break through to the Soul Saint level.

Shrek team commander Huo Zhanji proposed to the tournament organizing committee that Shrek Academy team decided to give up this knockout match, since they had already qualified by a large margin and it wasn't like they would be eliminated just because they lost.

"What? Shrek Academy forfeited their match against us?" Xiao Hongchen was shocked upon hearing the news. "Does this mean we beat Shrek Academy?"

Meng Hongchen curled her lips. It was obvious that she knew what Huo Zhanji was planning. In terms of real strength, how many people present could say that they could definitely defeat Huo Zhanji?

"Bro, stop fooling yourself, okay? You haven't even really fought, how can you say we won?"

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The brutality of the third round of the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament's elimination rounds exceeded many people's expectations. In the scramble for a place in the round-robin stage, many matches were fought with ferocious intensity. After just one round, five players were killed and over twenty seriously injured, averaging casualties in every match. As a result, many teams raised objections with the tournament organizing committee, strongly questioning the referees' ability to control the matches.

The Sun Moon Empire's official stance on this matter was also somewhat perplexing, and they had no choice but to issue a statement promising that in the upcoming matches, referees would be allowed to control the pace of the game as much as possible to reduce casualties.

Although the Shrek team conceded defeat in this round, thanks to Huo Zhanji's feat of scoring a perfect score against seven opponents in the first round, coupled with Shrek Academy's pre-match score, they successfully advanced based on their point differential advantage, and even ranked higher.

After the third round of the competition, a day of rest is required before the draw ceremony for the round-robin tournament takes place. This day is also the day when the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Tournament in the underground world officially begins.

When Huo Zhanji and Ling Luochen arrived at the Qingse Hotel again, Chen An was already waiting for them at the entrance.

"My lord, you've arrived." Chen An saw Huo Zhanji and quickly stepped forward to greet him.

"Have you prepared everything I asked for?" Huo Zhanji asked.

Chen An quickly said, "Don't worry, everything is being acquired in an orderly manner. Please come with me to the VIP room to rest, and I'll show you the organized information."

"lead the way."

Chen An led the two to a large lounge next to the Golden Hall on the first basement floor. He had his subordinates bring out various fruits and drinks, and handed a document to Huo Zhanji. Huo Zhanji took the document, glanced at it, and understood the relevant content of the competition.

As the chief referee, Chen An also had to arrange the competition, so he didn't linger. The person who came to inform Huo Zhanji that the competition was about to begin was his capable subordinate. Ling Luochen stayed in the lounge and used his strong mental power to push Huo Zhanji into the Golden Hall.

Under the guidance of Chen An's subordinates, Huo Zhanji was invited to the central round platform and placed in a prominent location. On the silver-white table, in addition to various tools for making soul tools, there were ten different metals on the soul tool making table. At this time, all the soul masters who came to participate in the competition had arrived.

"Silence. The match will officially begin in five minutes. I am the chief referee for this round, and I will now reiterate the rules..."

"Attention, all Soul Masters. I am now announcing the content of this round of the competition. This round of the competition is a themed Soul Tool making competition. You are required to make at least one Level 3 Milk Bottle. If you can make a Level 4 or higher Milk Bottle, you will be exempt from the next round and directly enter the third round of the main competition. The competition time is three hours. Those who fail to complete the competition will be eliminated. Please be prepared."

As Chen An announced the start of the competition, the entire Golden Hall fell silent, and all the Soul Masters immediately began to get busy.

"A level four soul tool, a milk bottle? That would allow me to skip the test and enter the third round, which is feasible."

Huo Zhanji picked up a suitable piece of metal and began to make the outer shell of the baby bottle using the auxiliary molding tools on the workbench. At the same time, he used a trick to steal some metal. To outsiders, it seemed that the metal was being used for making the bottle, but in reality, Huo Zhanji had stored the metal in the system space.

For baby bottles, every step of the process must prioritize preventing the loss of soul power. Therefore, the requirements for the outer shell are very strict, and the airtightness must be guaranteed. In addition to the requirements for the outer shell, the internal requirements are also very precise. First, it requires two core arrays: one is an energy-gathering core array, and the other is a storage core array. Then, the two core arrays must be constructed and connected without any deviation.

For Huo Zhanji, who possesses the skill to create max-level soul tools, he can complete soul tools below level seven with his eyes closed, but he has to make soul tools above level seven with great care.

With only a few minutes left, Huo Zhan let out a long sigh of relief, a look of satisfaction on his face. "I accidentally completed a level 5 soul tool, the milk bottle."

Huo Zhanji waved his hand, called over the judge behind him, and handed over his work.

The referee standing behind him, holding the baby bottle Huo Zhanji had made, said, "Please wait a moment, sir. I need the chief referee to supervise the experiment before we can determine your score."

Huo Zhanji waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

Soon, Chen An came over, holding a baby bottle made by Huo Zhanji, and whispered, "Is this your work?"

Huo Zhanji nodded: "How about learning about a level 5 soul tool, the milk bottle?"

Chen An took a deep breath, her eyes filled with respect: "It's perfect."

"I think I've passed the assessment, right?"

"Of course," Chen An said without hesitation. "Having witnessed your masterpiece today, I am increasingly confident that you will represent our Xi Shui Alliance in the battle."

"Alright, you can play with this bottle. It's not of much use to me anyway," Huo Zhanji waved his hand.

"Give it to me? This is a level 5 baby bottle!" Chen An was taken aback.

Huo Zhanji said in a deep voice, "I am a level seven soul master. A level five baby bottle is nothing to me. Within your authority, just get me some more rare metals."

"I will definitely help you collect all kinds of rare metals," Chen An agreed without hesitation.

Huo Zhanji raised his hand and stored the remaining rare metal on the workbench into his system space. He then received the qualification certificate to enter the next round from Chen An before stepping off the competition stage. Ling Luochen came over and pushed the wheelchair, and the two returned to the Mingyue Hotel.

(End of this chapter)