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

Chapter 106 Another Panlong Staff Martial Soul

Half a month later, the round-robin tournament has ended, and Shrek Academy has advanced to the top 16 with a perfect record of seven wins.

In fact, among the teams participating in the Soul Battle Tournament, there are only a handful with Soul Emperors. For Shrek Academy, such easy victories are the norm, while winning by fighting tooth and nail is a rare occurrence.

On the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel, in a conference room, Wang Yan was introducing the new competition rules for the next stage.

"Each subsequent knockout match will be held over two days, consisting of team battles and individual matches. The team that wins the team battle and defeats three opponents in the individual match will be the final winner."

"A team that loses a team battle can turn the tide if it can defeat seven opponents with no more than three players. This is a competition format that takes into account both the overall team strength and individual skill. It also places certain requirements on the pre-selected players, because if a player is injured or too exhausted in the team battle the day before, a pre-selected player will have to be sent out."

"Our Shrek Academy will still be the first to perform tomorrow. Our opponent is the Radiant Sun Soul Master Academy from the Sun Moon Empire. Although they are not as good as the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, they are still a formidable opponent."

What impressed Wang Nan most about this team was their team battles.

In one-on-one combat, the advantage of a Soul Master may not be very obvious, but in team battles, it is quite a spectacular sight to see several Soul Masters launching dozens of different long-range Soul Tools at the same time.

Wang Yan continued, "I've watched their previous matches. Most of the Yaoyang Academy players used long-range soul tools to secure their victories, except for their captain who used a close-combat soul tool. They will most likely do the same thing in tomorrow's team battle, so we'll let Yuhao play tomorrow."

Everyone nodded in agreement. They all knew Huo Yuhao's abilities; with his shared mental detection, he could calculate the weakest point of the attack even amidst a barrage of soul tools.

"At this point, our opponents won't be too weak. Don't underestimate them during the match, and be careful to protect yourselves. Any injury to a player could affect the matches in the following days. Does everyone understand?"

"Understood."

"Okay, everyone, let's have dinner first and get a good rest tonight."

Wang Nan walked out of the conference room and arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the Xinghuang Hotel.

As the place where the Star Luo Empire entertains the participating disciples from various academies, the Star Emperor Hotel naturally provides catering services. However, Wang Yan had been busy arranging the competition for the next day and had specifically instructed the hotel staff not to approach and disturb him. Therefore, Wang Nan had no choice but to come down and find something to fill his stomach.

"He's the one I'm looking for."

As soon as Wang Nan arrived in the lobby, he heard a voice outside. Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw a short-haired girl who was looking at him through the hotel door.

Although separated by the door, Wang Nan could still hear what she was saying, so he turned to look at the nearby hotel staff and asked, "What's going on?"

"I'm very sorry." The waiter stepped forward and bowed. "This lady said she was looking for someone from Shrek Academy, but she couldn't produce any proof, so she was stopped outside the hotel."

The waiter spoke while observing Wang Nan's expression. He was also afraid that the girl outside the door might actually know someone from Shrek Academy. He continued speaking only when he saw that Wang Nan's expression did not change much.

"She comes here almost every day since the Soul Fighting Tournament started, but she only watches from a distance each time, and we don't want to make her leave."

He sounds like a Shrek Academy fan.

Wang Nan glanced outside again and saw that the girl suddenly revealed four soul rings: yellow, yellow, purple, and purple. With a flash of light, a cyan staff appeared in her hand.

The people outside the door immediately tensed up, and the security personnel also had their soul rings flashing, with several shield-shaped soul tools appearing in their hands as they slowly surrounded them.

However, what surprised Wang Nan was not these things, but the little girl's martial spirit.

The cyan staff, with golden patterns encircling it, vaguely forming the shape of a giant dragon, is the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul.

Could this child really be here to see me?

In the Douluo Continent, martial souls are related to blood ties. Her martial soul is so similar to his, could it be that she is a distant relative of his?

The girl released her soul power and then immediately withdrew it, seemingly just to demonstrate her martial soul.

As the security personnel drew closer, Wang Nan opened the hotel door. "Please wait a moment, could I speak with her for a few minutes?"

Several security personnel looked at Wang Nan, recognized him as a member of Shrek Academy, and nodded after a moment's hesitation.

Wang Nan didn't get too close to her; he stopped about two meters in front of her.

"Is there something you need from me?"

"Your martial spirit is the Panlong Staff, right?" The girl wasn't tall, but her voice was full of energy.

Wang Nan nodded in agreement. He had also made his move a few times during the two-week elimination rounds, so his martial spirit wasn't exactly a secret.

"Your martial soul should have a dragon soul, right?" Although it was a question, the girl said it with great certainty.

Wang Nan was genuinely surprised. He had assumed the girl was there to reunite with her relatives, but she hadn't expected her to bring up this very issue right away.

In Wang Nan's past life memories, only Wang Yan possessed the Panlong Staff martial soul. However, Wang Yan had mediocre talent and did not show any special performance. Therefore, Wang Nan always thought that his martial soul was just an ordinary martial soul.

Even his father, Wang Xing, didn't know about the Dragon Soul; he had only told him a legend about dragons. It wasn't until Tianye Fusheng Dragon awakened that he learned about the special nature of the Panlong Staff Martial Soul. Yet, this girl mentioned the Dragon Soul as soon as she opened her mouth.

"You're from Shrek Academy, right? What's your name? My grandfather has been looking for you."

"Who is your grandfather, and why are you looking for me?"

The girl shook her head. "I can't say who my grandfather is, but he's been looking for a Dragon Staff Soul Master who has awakened a Dragon Soul."

A variety of thoughts churned in Wang Nan's mind.

He understood that the Panlong Staff martial soul was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. If the girl's grandfather also possessed the Panlong Staff martial soul, then there must be other reasons why he had been searching for someone with a dragon soul.

I just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

"If the person your grandfather is looking for really is me, then let him come to Shrek Academy to find me."

Regardless of anything else, Shrek Academy is one of the strongest in the Douluo Continent. No matter what her grandfather's purpose was, he couldn't cause any trouble at Shrek Academy.

"Alright, my name is Pan Yang. Since you don't want to tell me your name, then just remember mine. Don't fail to show up when the time comes."

Wang Nan nodded and watched Pan Yang disappear into the crowd.

(End of this chapter)