Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 162 Xuanzi's Battle Tips

In Xingluo Square, the Sun and Moon team in the second row of the preparation area clearly shows the Shrek team's current lackluster lineup.

"Could it be that Team Shrek is holding back their true strength?"

Xiao Hongchen's gaze narrowed slightly, as if he had seen through Shrek's true intentions.

But upon closer reflection, something seemed amiss. The opposing team was missing one Soul Emperor and three Soul Kings. As the undefeated number one academy team on the continent, there was no need for them to appear weak. Hiding their strength would only diminish their prestige.

The Shrek team enters the preparation area.

Xuanzi flew over with Dai Yueheng, who had been treated by the Immortal Physician Douluo.

"Oh, so there was a Soul Emperor who was taken away by this elder of Shrek Academy for further training. No wonder..."

When Ma Rulong saw that Xuanzi had brought another Soul Emperor over, he grinned, revealing a knowing expression.

However, his expression suddenly changed the next second.

Ma Rulong was stunned: "Why did they even put a prosthetic leg on it?"

Wang Yan, the teacher leading the Shrek team, saw Xuanzi land safely with Dai Yueheng and quickly went forward to greet them, asking with slightly anxious concern:

"Elder Xuan, how is Dai Yueheng's treatment progressing?"

At the same time, Dai Huabin, who was in the reserve team, saw Dai Yueheng return and immediately rushed forward to hug his metal left arm.

"Brother, you've finally woken up, or is it just a temporary resurgence?"

Dai Yueheng waved his hand: "I'm fine now."

At this point, apart from having his left arm replaced with a prosthesis, Dai Yueheng's other bodily functions had recovered.

After being safely brought to him by Elder Xuan, he walked around, twisted his neck, and did a set of warm-up exercises to stretch his muscles and bones, which creaked and cracked.

Xuanzi took a swig of wine and laughed heartily, "Little Wang, don't worry."

"Haha, the Healing Angel Martial Soul Master cultivated to the Super Douluo level! Yue Heng recovered very quickly under her treatment. The most powerful healing-type Soul Master in the world truly lives up to her reputation!"

Xuanzi paused, shook his wine gourd, and sighed, making Wang Yan's heart tighten.

After experiencing what happened during this period, he had a deep feeling that it would be too difficult to finish things smoothly and without any losses if Xuanzi was involved.

Xuanzi sighed, "It's a pity. His life has been saved, and he can return to the arena, but he has lost his left arm and his talent has been somewhat diminished."

"As the Immortal Physician Douluo himself said, unless a high-grade prosthetic limb is installed, the impact on combat power will almost completely destroy a link in the chain."

Xuanzi said that Dai Yueheng's left arm was replaced with a prosthetic, and his combat power was reduced by more than half a level, at most he could exert the strength of a peak Soul King.

Participating in the Soul Master Competition right now doesn't seem to have such a bad impact.

However, considering that Duke Baihu might spend a lot of rare and precious materials to help Dai Yueheng cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo, but he can only exert the strength of an Eighth Ring Soul Douluo at its peak, the impact of this is quite severe.

Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Elder Xuan's words; he had anticipated Dai Yueheng's decline in potential.

He patted Dai Yueheng on the shoulder and comforted him, "You don't need to be too pessimistic. The academy has decided to vigorously develop soul tools, and I believe that in the near future, they will definitely replace your limb with a high-quality prosthetic."

Dai Yueheng patted his chest, putting on an optimistic look.

"Don't worry, Teacher Wang Yan. Even if I can only unleash the strength of a peak Soul King, it is still far beyond what other academy teams can match."

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen raised their eyes and nodded to Dai Yueheng: "Hmm... It's good that you're back."

Dai Yueheng knew that he had suffered a major trauma, and that the gap between him and Ma Xiaotao would only widen in the future.

He smiled bitterly: "Xiao Tao, I can play in the competition now. You don't need to worry about me in the first half of the competition. You and Luo Chen just need to focus on recovering from your injuries."

"If you want to make it to the finals, I can have my father ask His Majesty to have the Immortal Physician heal your internal injuries."

If no one from the original Shrek Academy team dies in battle, Xu Jiawei could consider having the Healer Douluo step in to continue making Shrek Academy a symbol of the Three Kingdoms.

The Healer Douluo certainly possesses extraordinary medical skills, but she couldn't save the three Shrek Academy students who had already been killed in the explosion.

Xu Jiawei was dissatisfied that Shrek Academy had lost three Soul Kings and the academy was not providing support, so he decided to send his own Star Luo team to take their place.

Although on a grand strategic level, the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy stand on the same side in order to fight against the Sun Moon Empire.

But usually everyone acts independently. Xu Jiawei is a wise ruler, and it is only natural that he would favor the interests of the Star Luo Empire. Is he really the kind of nice guy who would voluntarily treat Shrek disciples?

With the return of Dai Yueheng, the Shrek team's overall combat strength has increased significantly, making everyone feel more at ease.

When Ma Xiaotao heard Dai Yueheng ask the Immortal Physician for help, her inherent pride made her refuse without hesitation: "No need. You lead Beibei through the early stages of the competition, and Luo Chen and I will be almost fully recovered."

Ling Luochen sat in his wheelchair, his eyes equally aloof and indifferent: "It's not that I can't play in this condition. I can stay in the back of the team and provide support."

Although Ling Luochen's cheeks would flush slightly with embarrassment whenever she thought of the scene of her sitting in a wheelchair waving her staff at the back of the group, her innate icy aloofness and indifference made her very tolerant.

Ma Lao from the Sun and Moon team took out the Shrek intelligence report he had received earlier and compared it repeatedly with his eyes:

"The intelligence is wrong. Did Shrek Academy assemble a disabled team?"

Xiao Hongchen looked astonished: "It's one thing for the Soul Emperor to have a metal prosthetic left arm, but why is someone else in a wheelchair?"

Old Ma thought about it seriously for a moment, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and looked at Huo Yuhao to ask:

"Yuhao, when you used the Fire Lotus to blast that Death Messenger, did he say anything?"

Huo Yuhao didn't hide anything. Anyway, the Grim Reaper had already been arrested, and he could get the information out of him without him having to say anything.

"Hmm... At the time, the Grim Reaper said he killed three Shrek students, seriously injured several others, and captured one alive, boasting to us that even the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult couldn't do that."

"Three people were killed in the explosion..."

Old Ma muttered to himself, then noticed that the Shrek Academy team was missing three Soul Kings, and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

"It seems Shrek Academy wasn't hiding their strength after all; they really got blown up by a fifth-ring evil soul master."

On the city wall, Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo, accompanied by several civil and military officials, arrived at the very front of the wall, surveying the people below with a gentle yet dignified gaze.

"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament has always been an extremely important event in the Soul Master world."

The Emperor of Xingluo began his opening remarks, welcoming the representatives from various academies, led by Shrek Academy, who had traveled from afar. He expressed his hope that everyone would demonstrate their true talent in the competition that would follow over the next month.

The entire hall fell silent. After bowing and standing up, Xu Jiawei gestured to the Prime Minister to officially open this year's Soul Master Competition.

"Alright, I hereby declare the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament officially open."

Boom, boom, boom... The sound of cannons booming rang out in the sky above the imperial city, one after another, for a total of 108 shots before stopping.

The audience erupted in cheers, and the atmosphere in the entire Xingluo Square instantly reached its peak. After the Xingluo Emperor finished speaking, the audience's emotions were instantly stirred up.

Xu Jiawei still wore a warm smile. The chairs had already been set out, and he and several civil and military officials on either side of him took their seats, waving to the prime minister beside him.

The Prime Minister immediately understood and issued the order to the Star Luo official tournament team to start the competition.

The host's booming voice rang out again, echoing throughout every corner of Star Luo Square: "According to the competition rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament..."

"The first round will be an elimination tournament. A total of 133 advanced soul master and soul master academies have registered for this competition."

"After a draw, one team received a bye in the knockout stage. A total of 66 matches will be played. The first round of matches will be a knockout tournament, and the loser will be eliminated from the tournament."

"The first match of the knockout stage is about to begin."

The host glanced at the schedule and saw that the team Shrek was facing in the first match had been replaced, and His Majesty the Emperor had already given his approval.

He stopped thinking about it and proceeded with the notification according to the updated match schedule.

"The two teams in this match are the Miaoling Advanced Soul Master Academy team from the Douling Empire, and the Shrek Academy team, the number one academy on the continent, with countless honors and having won almost every major competition in the past thousand years!"

The moment the host read out Shrek's list of honors, the atmosphere in the audience exploded.

"Shrek! Shrek!"

The crowd was in high spirits, and their enthusiastic chants of Shrek's name echoed throughout Xingluo Square.

In their minds, Shrek is invincible, winning every time they appear.

In this Soul Master Competition, Shrek Academy has already secured the championship, and the teams from other academies are here to compete for second place and the rest.

In Shrek's team, Wang Yan would never say that the matchmaking mechanism that Elder Xuan and Xu Jiawei discussed was really good.

All he would say was, "We Shrek are really lucky; we ran into an easy opponent in the knockout stage."

"Miaoling Advanced Soul Master Academy is a relatively weak academy in the Douling Empire. In the past, if we were lucky enough to encounter a third-rate team, we would enter the round-robin tournament. Most of the captains who have never produced a Soul King in previous years have been led by Soul Masters."

Xuanzi chuckled, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

"Xu Jiawei is very honest. Bei Bei's cultivation level is also Soul Master, so she is indeed a worthy opponent for our reserve team."

Meanwhile, in the unspecified row of the preparation area, the students of the Miaoling team had their dreams shattered.

They had initially hoped to encounter weaker teams and make it into the round-robin tournament, but that hope was shattered when the host announced the names of both teams.

One of the Soul Master captains of the Miaoling team stood up and encouraged everyone, "Don't be afraid, losing to the Shrek team is not shameful. When we get back, we'll put up a banner that says, 'We've sparred with the number one team on the continent.'"

So everyone mustered up their courage and stepped onto the path leading to the competition stage.

The host's booming voice rang out again: "The team members from Miaoling Advanced Soul Master Academy have made their appearance."

"At this moment of great anticipation, let us now welcome the Shrek Academy team, the number one academy on the continent and the true king of the teams, to the stage."

The host's booming voice pierced the clouds, and Starry Square, just like in the original story, became a sea of ​​cheers for Shrek.

Before the match, Wang Yan specifically instructed: "In the first elimination match, we encountered such a weak opponent. Therefore, Shrek Academy must not only win, but win beautifully and show the glory of the number one academy on the continent."

So he began to arrange the players to take the stage.

Xuanzi was drinking when he suddenly had a good idea.

He said in a deep voice, "The Miaoling Battle Team is led by the Soul Master. Since they are evenly matched with the reserve team, we will send a Soul King."

Xuanzi said that this way, the two sides would not be evenly matched.

They could use the advantage of having a Soul King to crush the Miaoling team.

Wang Yan's gaze fell on Ling Luochen and Dai Yueheng, the two Soul Kings who could appear at the moment.

Ling Luochen can manage to control the situation without launching a fierce attack.

"Which of you two will go on stage?" Wang Yan asked Ling Luochen and Dai Yueheng.

Ling Luochen's voice, tinged with a touch of coldness, came through: "I'll go on stage. Before Xiao Tao fully recovers from her injury, Dai Yueheng, despite his strength dropping by more than half a level, is still the strongest fighter in the team. He'll go on stage again in the round-robin tournament."

Wang Yan nodded and agreed to her suggestion.

The seven Shrek Academy members who will participate are: Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, Lan Susu, and Lan Ruoruo.

In this opening match, Wang Yan did not let Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu play.

As soon as people see the two's martial spirits, they will immediately think of "Dai + Zhu = Netherworld White Tiger", which is already deeply engraved in their minds and cannot have a shocking effect on the audience.

On the contrary, Wang Dong's Goddess of Light Butterfly, Wu Feng's Red Dragon, and Lan Susu and Lan Ruoruo's Martial Soul Fusion Skill - Heavenly Net might amaze the audience.

Sending these reserve players onto the field was largely to show off their skills.

Moreover, the strongest fighter in the Miaoling team is a Soul Master, which Beibei can handle. Wang Dong and the others don't need to worry about the strength of the attack effect; as long as the martial soul looks cool enough, that's fine.

With Ling Luochen in charge, they can completely crush the Miaoling team.

Wang Yan needs this opening match, and it would be best if he could win in one fell swoop with a dazzling display of skill.

A few minutes later, the Shrek Academy and the Mystic Spirit Academy teams arrived and stood facing each other on the competition stage.

After the host announced the start of the competition.

The Shrek team instantly devised a brilliant offensive tactic.

Sitting in his wheelchair, Ling Luochen's eyes were clear and sharp. He immediately released his ice element martial soul and raised his staff towards the direction of the Miaoling team.

The Ring of Ice appeared above the Mystic Spirits team, showering down chilling hailstones.

As a powerful offensive Soul Master, Bei Bei launched a direct frontal attack with the support of her third Soul Skill, "Thunder Fury".

Wang Dong and Wu Feng unleashed their soul skills, targeting several Soul Masters from the Miaoling team.

"Dragon's Fire!" "Winged Guillotine!"

"Dragon's Wrath!" "Butterfly Goddess's Light!"

It has to be said that Shrek Academy's martial souls are indeed quite flashy and cool, with Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, Goddess of Light Butterfly, Red Dragon... and various attribute soul skills are also dazzling.

The captain of the Miaoling team immediately organized a defense. Upon seeing Shrek Academy's lineup, his face lit up with joy, and he immediately thought that he could add another line to the banner when they returned.

He has sparred with the top player from the mainland, and the match was evenly matched.

(End of this chapter)