Battle Through the Heavens II: Three Phases of Peerless Power, One Soul and Four Bodies

Seeing that Xi'er was staring at her, Luo Ranyu asked, puzzled, "Xi'er, why would you ask that?"

"It's nothing! I just wanted to ask if Brother Ranyu dreamed about Xi'er in his dreams~"

Luo Ranyu sighed and rubbed her forehead, completely helpless against her sudden display of coquettishness.

However, he suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Xue Qianluo beside him, and said in a serious tone:

"However, I did see Sister Xue'er in a dream before. In the dream, Sister Xue'er was holding a sword and insisted on having a swordsmanship contest with me. Then, for no apparent reason, we started fighting. Unfortunately, I couldn't seem to beat her in the dream."

Upon hearing this, Xue Qianluo glanced coldly at Luo Ranyu, but a smile still crept onto her lips. Xue Qianluo usually appeared cold and aloof, as if she wanted to keep strangers at bay, but in reality, she was very kind to both Luo Ranyu and Hua Xier.

When Luo Ranyu went to obtain her third spirit ring, she took the initiative to accompany her to hunt spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain spirit rings. During this time, something happened, and the two seemed to become familiar with each other. After that, Luo Ranyu's respectful address to her changed from "Qian Luo Tongxue" to "Sister Xue'er".

It is said that Xue Qianlu forced Luo Ranyu to call her that. Fortunately, Luo Ranyu is a man who can bend and stretch, and Xue Qianlu is indeed two years older than Luo Ranyu, so it is not unreasonable for her to call her that.

At this moment, Luo Jiuxiao patted Luo Ranyu on the shoulder and joked, "Ranyu, do you think you could beat him in real life? Hahaha!"

Luo Ranyu was taken aback, then shook her head and said, "How can I compare to Sister Xue'er? She taught me all my swordsmanship!"

Everyone smiled faintly, but Xue Qianluo inwardly felt a slight reproach.

Fool! What can I teach you? You already know those sword techniques; I'm just awakening those long-forgotten memories.

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A month later, Luo Ranyu and six other pre-selection team members, along with Ye Wuqing and seven other regular team members, traveled to Xingluo City, the capital of the Xingluo Empire, under the guidance of two coaches, to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

As the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City is a megacity. At this time, Star Luo City is very lively, and everyone checked into the Star Emperor Hotel.

In a large living room, two coaches sat at one end of a long table, with the starting players sitting in a row on the left: Ye Wuqing, Yu Mengdi, Tang Xiaolei, Yan'er, Yang Yifan, Xuelang, and Shangguan Can.

On the right are the pre-selected team members: Jin Zhongyue, Luo Ranyu, Luo Jiuxiao, Hua Xier, Xue Qianluo, and Su Li.

The coach remained calm and said, "Alright, let me introduce it. The All-Continent Soul Battle Tournament is the largest and most solemn competition in the Soul Master world. Every academy will send its best students to participate, so we must give it our all."

There are a total of 133 advanced soul master academies and advanced soul master instructor academies participating in this competition. The general competition format is as follows:

First, there will be a knockout tournament. After the draw, each team will play a 7-on-7 team match against another team. The loser will be eliminated and will not be able to participate in the next round. The winners will enter the round-robin tournament. After one round, half of the teams will be eliminated, so you must not be careless.

"I will arrange for all the regular team members to participate in the preliminary rounds. Then, based on the opponent's actual fighting strength, we will try our best to defeat them while holding back some resources. Do you understand?"

The coach looked at the seven starting players and asked them somewhat seriously.

"Understood!" everyone said in unison, a hint of confidence on their faces.

In fact, a team like Zhengtian Academy, with three Soul Kings among its seven members and Ye Wuqing's Soul Power level reaching 58, has the absolute strength to enter the top 16, which is why they all seemed somewhat relaxed.

Of course, it would be really unlucky if a team were to face Shrek Academy or Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy directly in the knockout stage. Ideally, Shrek Academy would face Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy directly, giving other teams a chance to compete for second place.

Of course, this is absolutely impossible. Although the competition schedule is determined by drawing lots, there will still be some modifications and changes after the draw to avoid some unreasonable situations from occurring.

At this point, the coach continued, "After the knockout stage, there will be 67 teams left. After entering the round-robin stage, these 67 teams will be randomly divided into eight groups, with eight to nine teams in each group. Each team will play a match against another team, roughly every two days. Finally, the top two teams in each group will advance to the round of 16."

The round-robin tournament uses a randomized format, which is divided into three types: the first is single-player elimination, the second is a 2v2v3 match, and the third is the familiar 7v7 team battle.

I'll tell you about those later. Your most important task is to win the knockout stage and advance to the round-robin stage. Don't worry about the knockout stage. Our Zhengtian Academy is actually quite powerful on the continent, and there aren't many academies that can rival us.

"Because many advanced academies don't even have teachers at the Soul Emperor level, and their students rarely even have four-ring Soul Masters, while our team has three Soul Kings, so everyone doesn't need to worry, just relax."

Seeing Captain Ye Wuqing's calm expression, the students who hadn't participated before felt reassured and gained more confidence in themselves and the academy.

"As I just said, the knockout stage should only involve the main players. If the opponent is weak, we should defeat them discreetly and not reveal too much of our strength. Understand?"

The coach reiterated his instructions, demanding that they conceal their true strength. Ye Wuqing and the others replied, "Understood!"

"Okay," the coach said, after instructing the starting players on their tasks, then looked at Luo Ranyu and the others.

"The pre-selected team members can watch more matches. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. Learn more about your opponents, see what kind of soul skills and tactics they have. You might even learn something from them, which will be very helpful! Okay, that's all for now. Everyone go back to your rooms and rest. The competition will start the day after tomorrow."

After explaining everything, everyone returned to their rooms. However, Luo Ranyu suddenly wanted to go out and see this metropolis. Indeed, compared to the prefecture-level city where Zhengtian Academy was located, it was much more prosperous. The streets were bustling with cars and pedestrians, and the high-rise buildings were dazzling.

"Brother Ranyu, do you want to go out for a walk?"

Hua Xi'er ran over quickly, grabbed his hand, and her voice was full of excitement.

"I want to go too! It looks so lively here!"

Seeing her excited expression, Luo Ranyu smiled and nodded, then followed her downstairs.