Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 177 Future Planning (Part 1)

Time flies, and a month has passed.

The qualifying rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament are not as exciting as the preliminary rounds. To protect the privacy and safety of the participating students, spectators are not allowed to watch the qualifying rounds except for some VIPs.

The qualifying rounds will still be divided into two major empires. The thirty teams that qualified through the preliminary rounds will compete in their respective empires, while the Spirit Hall team, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, and the Star Luo Royal Academy team, which were guaranteed qualification in advance, will not participate in the qualifying rounds.

Ten teams from the five kingdoms and duchies under the Heaven Dou Empire participated in the qualifying rounds. In addition, five teams that qualified from the Heaven Dou City preliminary rounds were also included, making a total of fifteen teams that had already completed the registration process and were heading to the venue for the qualifying rounds.

The qualifying rounds for the Tiandou region are held at the Royal Hunting Grounds, located 50 kilometers southwest of Tiandou City. The hunting grounds have varied terrain and a vast area, and are where the royal family hunts and trains.

On ordinary days, no civilians are allowed to approach the Tian Dou Royal Hunting Grounds. Ten thousand Royal Knights are responsible for patrolling and guarding the area, and they also train there. They rotate every three months to maintain their combat effectiveness.

It can be said that, apart from the Royal Guest Guard composed of experts at level 80 and above, the Royal Knights are undoubtedly the strongest force in the hands of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family.

Although the Heaven Dou Royal Knights are only a 50,000-strong legion, all officers at the hundred-man captain level and above are Soul Masters. Their strength surpasses that of any elite 100,000-strong legion in the Heaven Dou Empire's military. Even two 100,000-strong legions might not be able to defeat the Royal Knights.

At the entrance of the Royal Hunting Grounds, after showing their advancement notes, the students from Blazing Fire, Sky Water, and Divine Wind Academy, led by a large contingent of the Royal Knights, arrived at a military camp within the hunting grounds.

The subsequent two-week qualifying rounds will take place in this military camp.

Afterwards, the Blazing Fire team was arranged to rest in a courtyard, while the Skywater team and the Divine Wind team stayed next door.

The courtyard wasn't very big, with only five barracks. Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue shared one, Miss Huo Wu shared one by herself, Huo Wushuang shared one with Huo Yun and Huo Yu, Mu Yang shared one with Huo Chui and Huo Jun, and the remaining three substitute players shared one.

Well, if possible, Mu Yang would like to stay next door and share a room with Shui Bing'er.

After settling everyone in, Huo Lie gathered the Blazing Fire Team members in the courtyard.

"The qualifying rounds are an individual elimination tournament. With your skills, you'll definitely be fine. Xiaoyang, you're the captain, so you'll be in charge of the specific arrangements."

Huo Lie glanced at everyone and then spoke to Mu Yang.

Compared to the beginning of the qualifiers, nearly two months have passed, and the strength of the Blazing Fire team has improved again.

Two days after the preliminary rounds ended, Mu Yang's soul power level advanced to level 59 Soul King, while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang leveled up a bit slower. However, even the slowest one, Huo Wushuang, had already reached level 59 Soul King three days ago.

In addition to Mu Yang and the other two, Huo Yun and two substitutes whose soul power levels have increased also showed improvement.

As for Huo Yu, Huo Chui, and Huo Jun, as well as Huo Lie, who serves as a substitute player and shares the same name as the academy's dean, they have not yet received any promotions due to the short time they have had to play.

"In that case, Huo Yu will go first, followed by Huo Chui, Huo Jun, Huo Lie, Huo Yun, and Huo Yu, with Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu taking turns to finish last. I won't be going on stage."

Without much thought, Mu Yang decided on the order of appearance.

The rules of the qualifying rounds are simple: each side sends seven players to participate, and each player must fight until they are defeated. The winner will face the next opponent, until all seven players on one side are defeated.

The reason Mu Yang customized this team lineup was mainly because Huo Yu and Huo Lie, who were substitutes, would probably not have a chance to play in the finals. The qualifying rounds would be their last stage, so they should be given more opportunities to perform and not just be there for show.

The other substitute, Huo Lin, is a healing-type Soul Master, so he is not suitable to play in the promotion matches.

After all, the qualifying rounds are individual battles, unlike the team battles of the preliminary rounds. Sending ordinary support-type Soul Masters onto the field would only be considered feeding kills.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Yang received grateful looks from everyone.

Everyone here is young, at an age where they like to show off. The captain takes such good care of them; he's definitely a great captain.

Instead of having Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang as the starting lineup and taking on seven opponents single-handedly, they can showcase their abilities on the field without affecting the team's ranking in the qualifying rounds.

Under a bright moon and sparse stars, two figures sat together on a grassy hillside, whispering to each other.

"Mu Yang, what are your plans after the Soul Master Competition ends?"

With her head resting on Mu Yang's shoulder, Shui Bing'er asked.

"A plan? Yes! I need to have my aunt go to Bing'er's house to propose marriage."

Mu Yang said with a smile.

"Hey~, let's get down to business!"

Shui Bing'er blushed and said coquettishly.

"Isn't this a serious matter?"

Mu Yang blinked.

The next second, a slender hand climbed up his waist, pinched a bit of soft flesh, and rotated it ninety degrees.

"Ouch—, it hurts, it hurts, Bing'er, let go!"

Mu Yang quickly grabbed the girl's mischievous little hand.

"Bing'er, it's necessary for your aunt to go to your house to propose marriage. However, after the Soul Master Competition ends, we still need to work hard to cultivate. When the time is right, I plan to take you to a more dangerous place for training."

Mu Yang said solemnly.

"Training in relatively dangerous places? Where?"

Shui Bing'er asked with some curiosity.

"I haven't been there either. I'll tell you the specifics later."

But one thing is certain: it is a bloody place, and for the weak, it is hell.

Similarly, that's also where we can achieve instant success in the future.

Mu Yang said with a serious expression.

The so-called training ground is naturally the infamous killing city where one can enter but never leave.

Throughout the original work, there are three known places where divine positions are passed down: the Angelic Godhood in Wuhun City, the Sea Godhood on Seagod Island, and the Asura Godhood in the City of Slaughter.

The angelic position is a given; it belongs to Qian Renxue. It's her ancestral property, and she wouldn't pass it on to an outsider.

Even at the very beginning of Qian Renxue's awakening of her martial soul, the successor to the Angel Godhood had already been decided.

After all, Qian Renxue's innate level 20 soul power is unprecedented in history. Mu Yang doesn't believe that she has nothing to do with the Angel God.

It's possible that Qian Renxue originally only had innate full soul power, but due to a miracle such as a blessing from the Angel God, she became innate level 20 soul power.

(End of this chapter)