Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 105 True Glory is More Important Than Victory

The method of drawing lots is also quite unique. Instead of reaching in to draw, three small balls of different colors are placed in a transparent sphere. Then the transparent sphere is spun, and whichever ball falls out determines the competition method.

Wang Nan and the captain of Yunluo Academy placed their hands on the transparent sphere. Through the sphere, Wang Nan could see that the other party's face showed no tension whatsoever. After seeing Wang Nan's gaze, the captain even gave him a silly smile, seemingly without any fighting spirit.

At the referee's signal, Wang Nan and Captain Yun Luo worked together, sending the transparent sphere soaring high into the air. Soon, the yellow ball representing the individual battle was the first to fall out.

"Oh—it seems the draw results are in. The match between the Shrek Academy team and the Star Luo Empire's Yunluo team will be an individual elimination tournament!"

The host's enthusiastic voice resounded throughout the entire Star Luo Square through the amplified soul guide device, and even those outside who hadn't bought tickets could hear his voice.

"Individual elimination tournament rules: each team will send out seven members for one-on-one battles. The winners will remain on the stage, and the losers will be eliminated. The team that eliminates seven members of the opposing team first will be the final winner. Now, please welcome the first contestant from each team to the stage!"

Just as the host was introducing the rules, Wang Nan had already arrived offstage. Shrek Academy's rest area was located at the far north end and was significantly larger than those of other academies. It had a full twenty sofas, and the tables on the side were laden with food, fruit, and drinks.

"Yunluo Soul Master Academy isn't very strong. After the first round of elimination matches, several of their main players are injured and unable to play. The highest cultivation level they have is only three Soul Masters. We can let the pre-selected players play in the first match. So, who wants to be the first to go on stage?"

Wang Yan looked around, and finally Bei Bei, the captain of the reserve team, stepped forward. "I'll give it a try first. If I lose, the regular team members will cover for me."

"Alright." Wang Yan nodded, then turned to the other students, "You probably rarely fight against pure Soul Masters, so this is a good opportunity to see how pure Soul Masters fight."

As the competition began, the Yunluo Academy team members raised their arms and each produced three thumb-thick metal pipes. Metal pipes also appeared on their shoulders and legs, and a metal breastplate-like soul tool appeared on their chests.

As a power-attack type Soul Master, Bei Bei's attacks are most effective when he gets close to his opponent, so he rushed out the moment the match started.

The opponent's first three spirit rings had already lit up, and they all seemed to be amplifying their spirit skills. After that, more than a dozen beams of light of different colors attacked Beibei.

Beibei's first spirit ring lit up, and blue-purple lightning condensed on his right hand. He moved his body constantly, trying his best to dodge his opponent's attacks. If he couldn't avoid them, he would use the lightning in his hand to knock them down.

Wang Nan sat in the rest area, his eyes fixed on the arena, when he suddenly felt a subtle mental fluctuation spreading past him.

Looking back, I saw Huo Yuhao with his head down, seemingly doing something.

"Yuhao!" Wang Nan interrupted him.

Huo Yuhao looked up in response, the milky white light in his eyes slowly fading.

The other disciples around also looked over.

Wang Nan paused for a moment, but didn't reprimand him. Instead, he stood up, gave Huo Yuhao a gentle smile, and walked over to him. "I said I wanted to chat with you, but I haven't had a chance yet. Would you like to sit with me for a while?"

The other disciples glanced at it and then paid no more attention. Yunluo Academy wasn't exactly a formidable opponent, so it was understandable that Wang Nan didn't care about the battle on the arena, since they themselves were also watching with half-hearted interest.

"How are you doing? Are you getting used to life at the academy?" Wang Nan sat down next to Huo Yuhao.

"Senior Brother Wang," Huo Yuhao called out, then nodded. "Yes, everyone in the academy is very kind to me."

A pale golden light shone in Wang Nan's eyes as he looked towards the arena and said, "If Beibei on the arena had your help, she could easily dodge the opponent's attacks, right?"

"Senior Brother Wang?" Huo Yuhao looked up in confusion, momentarily puzzled.

"If this were a real battle, I definitely wouldn't have interrupted what you were just doing. After all, when I was in the foreign language department, my homeroom teacher told me that in battle, you have to use any means necessary."

Huo Yuhao then realized that his little trick had not escaped Wang Nan's notice.

"Senior Brother Wang..." Huo Yuhao lowered his head, "I just want Senior Brother to win, I want our academy to win this match."

"Your idea is not wrong. If you were on the competition stage, you could do whatever you wanted or whatever tactics you used. But if you were in the audience, you couldn't do anything wrong."

"The academy keeps telling you to uphold Shrek's honor, but true honor is not just about victory."

Wang Nan didn't say much, but patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and made him look up at the arena.

On the arena, Beibei had already reached the Soul Master from Yunluo Academy using her own abilities. The student did not offer any resistance and immediately admitted defeat when he saw Beibei approaching.

For them, being drawn against Shrek Academy was already a defeat, so they didn't put up much resistance and instead conceded defeat in time to avoid further losses.

It wasn't until applause and cheers erupted around him that Huo Yuhao realized the surrounding noise seemed to have subsided considerably.

Looking up at Wang Nan, she saw his eyes shimmering with a faint golden light before his thunderous voice reached her ears.

Wang Nan turned to look at Huo Yuhao and said, "Mental power isn't just used for soul skills; it has many other applications."

Huo Yuhao realized that Wang Nan had just used his mental power to block part of the sound transmission, so that his conversation with Wang Nan was not heard by others.

Thinking back to how Wang Nan hadn't directly criticized him after interrupting him, but instead sat down next to him under the pretext of wanting to chat, Huo Yuhao's mind was in turmoil, and a strange emotion rose within him.

"Alright, Beibei can come down now." Wang Yan's voice rang out from the front row. "Xu Sanshi, you're next. Yunluo Academy isn't very strong, so you can all go up and get a feel for it. Once the opponents get stronger, the pre-selection team members won't have a chance to play anymore."

Seeing that Shrek Academy had also changed its personnel, Yunluo Academy had no complaints. Since they were already prepared to lose, it would be a good learning opportunity to spar with the disciples of the number one academy on the continent.

And so, a round-robin tournament of the Soul Fighting Competition was turned into a friendly exchange match. Both sides changed players every time they played a match, and in the end, Dai Yueheng took to the field and ended the round-robin tournament by defeating three opponents at once.

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