Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 179 Advancement Tournament

There are fifteen teams participating in the qualifying rounds, with seven groups per day and one team skipping a round, for a total of fourteen rounds of competition.

The two teams for the seven groups in the first round of the qualifying tournament were already determined by drawing lots last night. The Blazing Fire team did not draw a bye and their opponent is one of the two participating teams from the Kingdom of Silves: the Beast Academy team. Their match is scheduled to be the fourth of the seven groups today.

After surveying the scene, Mu Yang noticed that the participating academy teams from the five kingdoms and duchies were generally weaker than those from the Elemental Academy.

Leaving aside the exceptionally strong Blazing Fire, Sky Water, and Divine Wind Academy teams, Thunder Academy alone surpasses these academies by a significant margin.

For example, the Beast Academy team, which was the first-round opponent of the Blazing Fire team, only had one four-ring Soul Master in the team, and the rest were all three-ring Soul Venerables.

Moreover, it wasn't just the Beast Academy team; the remaining teams were in similar situations. Even the Plant Academy team, which was the strongest overall, only had three four-ring Soul Masters.

Teams like Elephant Armor Academy, which failed to qualify for the Tiandou Regional Tournament, would definitely be considered top-tier teams among the five major kingdoms and duchies.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the top five rankings in the Tiandou Division's qualifying rounds should be exactly the same as in the previous qualifiers.

"Boss, our opponent is the Blazing Fire Team, should we..."

Within the Beast Academy team, a slender young man spoke to his burly captain.

Immediately, all eyes of the members of the Beast Academy team fell on the thin young man. Although he did not finish speaking, they all understood.

"Hmph, how can you be so spineless?"

Before the team captain could speak, Meng Yiran, the team's vice-captain, snorted coldly and said angrily.

"Uh~, I heard that this year's Blazing Fire team is unusual. All of the main members have a soul power level of 40 or higher, and there are also three five-ring Soul Kings in the team. We have no chance of winning."

The thin young man shrank his neck, but still explained.

Upon hearing this, the members of the Beast Squad fell silent.

All the main team members are above level 40, and there are three five-ring Soul Kings. Even if we exclude Mu Yang, the food-type Soul King, the Blazing Fire team can still send out a lineup of two Soul Kings and five Soul Masters. With such strength, what can the Beast team do to fight?

If the opponent were to start with Huo Wushuang or Huo Wu, their Beast Academy team would likely be defeated in a 1v7 battle, ending up with a clean sweep.

After a long silence, the burly captain sighed and said, "Let's try to save face. It's our first match in the qualifying rounds, and it's bad luck to surrender right away."

If this were the second round or a later match, where the opponent is much stronger and the gap between them is huge, and going on stage would be suicidal, the Beast Academy would definitely surrender immediately.

But this was their first game in the qualifying rounds, and to start by throwing a shot was undoubtedly very unlucky.

Even if we lose, we can't lose too badly.

Half an hour later, Emperor Xueye stood up from the VIP seats and announced loudly through his soul tool: "I hereby declare the Heaven Dou Regional Qualifying Tournament officially open! Over the next fourteen days, I hope that all academy teams will fully demonstrate their strength and showcase the true spirit of a Soul Master."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

As Emperor Xueye finished speaking, the Royal Knights surrounding the training ground raised their lances and roared like a landslide.

Before long, the first match began, and the first team to appear was none other than the Divine Wind Academy team, whose opponent was the Barak Academy team from the Barak Kingdom.

The competition proceeded very quickly. Once a qualitative difference in strength appeared between the Soul Masters, the outcome was often decided in an instant. Whoever had stronger Soul Skills and a higher Soul Power level could easily defeat their opponent.

After all, in a one-on-one match, there is no possibility of a martial soul fusion skill. Everything depends on one's own strength, and those with special trump cards are very few and far between.

The Kamikaze team showed no mercy to the Barak team, throwing away their trump card right from the start, with their captain, Feng Xiaotian, taking the field as their first player.

Facing Feng Xiaotian, a five-ring offensive Soul King, the Baraka team, whose members' Soul Power level was only at the initial four-ring stage, could be described as 'completely powerless'.

In just ten minutes, Feng Xiaotian ended the match with absolute strength, defeating seven opponents and completely wiping out the Barak Academy team.

Moreover, the ten minutes that determined the outcome also included the time for the Barak team members to enter the game and the preparation time. If we only consider the combat time, Feng Xiaotian took less than three minutes to defeat his seven opponents.

Time passed slowly, the three matches ended, and it was the turn of Blazing Fire Academy to face off against Beast Academy.

"Go, Captain!"

The match is about to begin, and the members of the Beast Academy team are cheering for their captain.

Without uttering any grand pronouncements, the burly captain of the Beast Team simply nodded silently and slowly walked into the arena.

Unlike ordinary teams, the seven members of the Beast Squad are ordered to appear in order from strongest to weakest.

There was no other reason; it was simply to avoid losing too badly.

From the perspective of the Beast Team, if the Blazing Fire Team, like the Divine Wind Team, started with a five-ring level Fire Dance or Fire Warrior, then no matter how their appearance order was arranged, the Beast Team would be completely wiped out.

After all, a Soul Master plus six Soul Venerables would definitely not be a match for a five-ring Soul King in a battle of attrition.

However, if the Blazing Fire team hadn't started with a five-ring Soul King, their chances of winning one or two victories would undoubtedly have been much greater.

Since they were destined to lose, they naturally wanted to try to lose in a more dignified way.

Soon, when the captain of the beast team saw that the starting member of the Blazing Fire team was neither Huo Wu nor Huo Wushuang, nor even a four-ring Soul Master, but a three-ring Soul Venerable, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The advantage lies with me, even if I'm outmaneuvered by the fourth ring road and the third ring road!

Putting everything else aside, at the very least, their own Beast Squad won't be completely wiped out.

Not only the burly captain who took the stage, but also the members of the Beast Team who did not participate breathed a sigh of relief. Even the leader of the Beast Academy secretly felt grateful to the Blazing Fire Academy.

There is no doubt that Blazing Fire Academy has the ability to shave their heads, as can be seen from the match between Divine Wind Academy and Barak Academy in the first group.

The Blazing Fire team is stronger than the Kamikaze team, and the Barak Academy team is stronger than the Beast Academy team. If the Kamikaze team can wipe out the Barak team, then the Blazing Fire team can naturally wipe out the Beast Academy team as well.

However, the Blazing Fire Team did not do that, which undoubtedly demonstrated the excellent conduct of the Imperial Elemental Academy.

Tsk~, they have the strength but aren't aggressive, no wonder they're one of the top advanced soul master academies on the mainland!

(End of this chapter)