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

"The second type is the 2-2-3 battle, which is divided into three rounds. In the first and second rounds, each side sends out two players to compete in a two-on-two match;

If one side wins the first two rounds, there's no need to play the third round; the winner is declared the winner. Everyone understands this rule, right?

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison.

"Okay. The third type is team battles, 7v7 team matches, which doesn't need much explanation."

The coach paused for a moment, then continued assigning tasks, "For the next two days, everyone can train freely and conserve their energy. We'll have another meeting before the round-robin tournament begins in two days, and I'll make a rough personnel arrangement based on the opponents' situations."

If we encounter a weaker opponent, I will arrange for the pre-selected players to also get some experience.

As he spoke, the coach turned his gaze to the qualifiers on the right and asked if they had any questions.

Hua Xi'er glanced at Luo Ranyu with a mischievous grin, thinking: Ah~ I really want to see how Brother Luo Ranyu unleashes his cool soul skills on the field!

Jin Zhongyue and Luo Jiuxiao, both Soul Master level, immediately responded. Jin Zhongyue said in a deep voice, "Okay, we'll follow the coach's instructions!"

Luo Jiuxiao, however, exuded confidence, patting his chest and saying, "Don't worry, teacher! If we encounter an opponent at the Soul King level, leave it to me!"

Hua Xi'er covered her mouth and chuckled, "Pfft! It's a deal then, the Soul King is yours, but the Soul Sect will have to be left to Brother Ran Yu!"

Luo Ranyu could only look at Hua Xier with a helpless expression: "Xier, there aren't that many Soul King level opponents. Let's make it into the top 16 first."

Upon hearing this, Hua Xi'er made a face at Luo Ranyu, which amused Yu Mengdi on the other side, who teased her:

"Oh, Xi'er, don't worry, Xiao Ran has been to the Soul Arena quite a bit! Don't let his appearance fool you, he's actually participated in many matches while you were away! Now he's a 100-win player in the underground Soul Arena in the city center!"

Upon hearing Yu Mengdi's words, Luo Ranyu inadvertently turned her head away, while Tang Xiaolei, Xue Lang, and Yang Yifan also shifted their gazes and awkwardly turned their heads away.

"Okay, quiet down!" The coach restored order, preparing for the meeting.

"We'll officially enter the round-robin stage tomorrow. Let's take a look at who our opponents are in our group."

As the coach pulled down the curtain, a projection appeared on the white screen, displaying eight teams lined up prominently:

Yunluo Academy, Shrek Academy! Qianling Academy, Zhengtian Academy, Changning Academy, Tianhun Jiren Academy, Douling Yuanqi Academy, Xingluo Huoyu Academy.

"Shrek Academy?" Yan'er exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the name, a look of astonishment and worry instantly appearing on her face. Not only her, but the other regular team members also looked more serious.

Seeing this, the coach quickly reassured them, "That's right, Shrek Academy is in the same group as us. However, according to my intelligence, Shrek only has three regular players registered this time, while there are seven preliminary players, so we are not without a chance to defeat them!"

The coach's words of comfort did not completely dispel everyone's concerns. Looking at the still strange expressions on the faces of the starting players, he cleared his throat and added.

After all, Shrek Academy has always been a force to be reckoned with, even when sending reserve players. Moreover, everyone witnessed the first match of the elimination rounds; Shrek's team boasted a Soul Emperor with six 100,000-year soul rings!

"Ahem, to put it another way, even if we can't beat them, it's okay. Our goal is to secure second place in the group and make sure we advance to the round of 16!" The coach softened his demands, trying to reduce the pressure on everyone.

Jin Zhongyue remained steadfast in his judgment, saying in a deep voice, "There is indeed a chance. I still don't believe that the Shrek Academy boy named Huo Yuhao truly possesses six 100,000-year spirit rings. Everyone should think about this: if you really had six 100,000-year spirit rings, what would you do?"

The group looked at each other, lost in thought.

Luo Jiuxiao reacted the fastest, immediately saying, "Of course, it's about hiding your strength! If it were me, I might not even fully unleash my martial soul during the competition. Even if I really had six 100,000-year soul rings, I would only show two or three to intimidate my opponents. If I could change the color of my soul rings, I would even adjust them to ordinary yellow and purple, and I would definitely not show off like him."

"Not necessarily," one team member offered a different opinion. "Assuming his spirit rings are real, he already possesses overwhelming strength, so it's normal for him to be a little arrogant. There's no need for him to hide it."

Yan'er remained cautious, frowning as she said, "Whether they have real skills or not, they can't hide it. Regardless of whether the spirit rings are real or fake, they did wipe out their opponents with just one 'Golden Path'. Everyone will know once they watch their subsequent matches; it's too early to argue about this now."

Opinions varied regarding Shrek Academy's strength, and no definitive conclusion could be reached. The only thing to do was to pay close attention to Shrek's matches before making a judgment.

Luo Ranyu watched Shrek Academy's first match in the knockout stage against Yunluo Academy.

Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy is an academy in the Star Luo Empire that has seen remarkable progress and outstanding development in soul guidance technology in recent years.

However, their team was defeated in succession by three members of Shrek Academy's defensive Soul Master class named Xu Sanshi, and then they had to admit defeat.

Xu Sanshi was a handsome young man with light yellow hair. During the competition, he carried a fan and was very calm and dashing. He liked to show off. Luo Ranyu noticed that he would occasionally glance at another beautiful female student from Shrek Academy in the audience.

His martial soul is the Xuan Shui Turtle, and he always carries a green shield. When facing his second opponent, a dual-sword woman named Shang Yue, the sword she wields is actually a melee soul tool, which is more powerful than some weapon martial souls, but it is still unable to break through his defense.

Zhengtian Academy is a school that purely teaches martial spirits. They only teach the basics of soul tools. However, this doesn't mean Luo Ranyu and the others are completely ignorant about soul tools. They can at least distinguish between different types, such as melee soul tools, ranged soul tools, and soul cannons...

He had previously made some simple level one or level two soul tools using ordinary metals, but he did not study them in depth later, since there was still a lot he needed to learn.

Once, Luo Ranyu had his eye on a melee soul tool in the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire—a very cool and dazzling sword. Although it was only a level four soul tool, all of Luo Ranyu's prize money and savings combined couldn't even cover half the price of that soul tool, so he decided to forget about it. Actually, he didn't necessarily need a soul tool.

Because of Sister Xue'er!