Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 363 Super Boss

After Shrek's debut.

The competition continued, and the following matches were extremely fierce. In order to secure a spot in the knockout stage, every team gave their all, resulting in numerous injuries and an increasingly bloody atmosphere on the competition stage.

After the Shrek team finished their match, Ji Lin led his team back to the Mingyue Hotel.

Their match against Zizaimen will take place tomorrow. Their opponent is also an unknown team, belonging to the same sect. But for Zizaimen, it doesn't matter who their opponent is.

The Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament has entered its second round, and the competition is becoming increasingly fierce. The remaining eighty-four teams are battling it out. After the first day of competition, twenty-one teams have already advanced. And if they advance from this round of elimination matches, it means that they have one foot in the round-robin stage.

After this round of competition, forty-two teams will remain. While the next round will also be a knockout tournament, in addition to the twenty-one winning teams that will advance directly, the remaining twenty-one teams will compete on tiebreakers to determine eleven teams that will enter the next round-robin stage. Entering the round-robin stage is already a significant honor for many teams.

The second round, the second day.

The Zizaimen match was scheduled for the afternoon, so they didn't go to the match venue in the morning and stayed at the hotel to rest.

At this stage, strong teams, like Shrek Academy, are all hiding their true strength.

Therefore, Ji Lin and the others did not go to watch the battle anymore. It was not interesting to watch, so they decided to stay at the hotel, eat and drink well, and soak in the hot springs.

After lunch and a short rest, Ji Lin led everyone to the competition venue when it was almost time.

The rest area was noticeably quieter, no longer feeling crowded, but the number of spectators had only increased, as they had thoroughly enjoyed the intense elimination matches over the past few days.

Sitting in the VIP lounge, Ji Lin watched as the Shrek Academy team, which had already qualified, also came to the VIP lounge to watch the game.

Without a doubt, they came for this competition from the Free Gate. Bei Bei and the others, who know Ji Lin and the others well, have always regarded the Free Gate as the super boss of this continent-wide elite youth soul master competition.

They won't miss a single game at the free-for-all.

Ji Lin nodded to Bei Bei and the others from afar, and Bei Bei returned a gentle smile. Dai Huabin and Wu Feng, on the other hand, still looked at Ji Lin with fighting spirit in their eyes, clearly indicating that they hadn't been beaten enough. Looking at Zhou Sichen and Lan Susu, they had no intention of doing anything.

The afternoon's matches reached their fifth game, and it was finally Zizaimen's turn to play.

"Round of the knockout stage. Zizai Sect vs. Tianjia Sect, both teams enter the waiting area. Individual match participants, first match, come to the stage." With the referee's call, Ji Lin led his team into the waiting area.

Both sides entered the waiting area.

Ji Lin's side only had eight people in total. Gu Yuena was left behind, and Ji Lin led the other six people onto the field. Anyway, Gu Yuena didn't really want to go on the field to beat the weak. She was just there to satisfy her curiosity. Of course, she would still go on the field later. After all, Ji Lin gave her face and let her participate in the competition, so she had to do her part.

The Tianjia Sect members were not in the VIP lounge; they were still in the outdoor lounge. It was obvious that the Tianjia Sect members were very nervous.

There was no way they weren't nervous, since the Free Sect had revealed the existence of a Soul Saint.

Although making it to the second round was already a significant achievement for a relatively unknown sect like theirs, everyone would want to achieve an even better ranking.

Unfortunately, they were unlucky enough to encounter the only two sects that had revealed their Soul Saint combat power.

This is a Soul Saint! Not some nobody! The Heavenly Armor Sect's luck in the draw was truly terrible. They passed the first round, but in the second round of the knockout stage, they ran into the Free Gate Sect.

Han Zhanhu, the leader of the Tianjia Sect, also felt helpless. But what could he do now that they had encountered this situation? He would fight with all his might.

This is the philosophy he instilled in his disciples after the lottery.

All seven players from both sides entered the waiting area.

The referee announced loudly, "In the individual elimination round, the first player from each side will take the stage."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a burly young man from the Tianjia Sect was the first to jump onto the competition stage.

Meanwhile, Nana took the stage from the Zizaimen side.

Both sides bowed to each other in front of the referee.

"Freedom Gate, Nana."

"Han Yu of the Heavenly Armor Sect."

The referee, as always, briefly reiterated the rules of the match, emphasizing that intentionally killing an opponent was prohibited and would result in a loss. Only then did he allow the two players to step back and prepare for the match.

This new rule was added because the Holy Spirit Sect's previous actions had provoked public outrage, but the rule against intentionally killing people is far too ambiguous.

If the person involved firmly denies that it was intentional and that it was manslaughter, the judge cannot directly rule against them. To put it bluntly, this rule is only used to appease the public and various sects, and in reality, it does not have much effect.

After all, with a Soul Master's abilities, it would be very easy to fake an accidental killing.

Nana strolled leisurely towards the edge of the ring. Her black uniform accentuated her curvaceous figure. As she walked, she gathered her dark red hair into a ponytail, making her look even more neat and giving her a heroic and dashing air.

"The match begins." The referee swung his right hand down sharply.

Han Yu of the Heavenly Armor Sect did not rush forward. He appeared very calm and released his martial soul, which consisted of two yellow, two purple, and one black rings—the optimal soul ring configuration for a Soul King.

One after another, black hexagonal armor plates shot out from his body and then condensed in front of him, transforming into a hexagonal shield. The shield was thick and heavy, with hexagonal armor plates evenly distributed on it in a very neat manner.

After releasing his martial spirit, Han Yu strode forward and charged towards Nana.

But it wasn't just Han Yu from the Heavenly Armor Sect who charged forward; Nana also leaped forward like a cheetah, meeting Han Yu's charge head-on.

Before joining the Free Gate, Nana was a Control-type Soul Master at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Although she couldn't make Soul Tools, she was skilled at using them to enhance her combat power and survivability.

She is a melee-focused Soul Master, and melee combat is her forte.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings floated up from Nana's feet, and her entire being changed as her spirit was released.

The once spirited and vigorous girl suddenly became somewhat ethereal, her entire body feeling unreal. But her speed increased dramatically after the release of her martial spirit.

First Soul Skill: Speed ​​Increase.

The audience outside the arena gasped again. Another Soul Emperor! Han Zhanhu, the leader of the Heavenly Armor Sect, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He hadn't had much confidence in facing Ye Guyi to begin with, and now another Soul Emperor had appeared. Was the Free and Easy Sect really not some hidden sect? Did they have more than one genius like this? You know, the Soul Emperors under the age of twenty in the continent are generally recognized to have broken through to the Title Douluo level in the future!

He ignored the gasps from the crowd.

The distance between them was rapidly closing, and they were almost upon each other.

The situation only changed when they got within ten meters.

A fiery red light flashed from Nana's body. It was a short knife, which looked to be only about 1.2 feet long. The hilt was hidden from view as she was holding it, but the blade was quite peculiar.

Unlike ordinary short knives that emphasize dexterity, Nana's short knife is as wide as a palm, with a very short and thick blade, engraved with ornate patterns, making it impossible to tell what material it is made of.

The blade itself was dark red, but at this moment its surface was radiating a crimson light, and the two-foot-long blade aura flickered erratically, like a ball of raging flame ready to devour its prey.

As soon as the sword was drawn, the surrounding air became scorching hot. Nana's body, which already looked somewhat ethereal, became even more ethereal as the heat from the short sword caused ripples to spread through the air.

The short sword instantly transformed into a dazzling rainbow, its two-foot-long blade aura expanding to ten feet in an instant. The moment the sword was drawn, Nana's body completely vanished into the blade's light, becoming one with it, and she slashed straight at Han Yu. At that moment, the fan-shaped blade aura that instantly appeared in the air resembled the rising sun. Whether in terms of speed, strength, attributes, or the soul tool, it could be considered the pinnacle of a sixth-level soul master.

This was made by a level eight soul master from the Star Luo Empire after a long time. It was an upgrade of Nana's original level five soul tool. Although the level eight soul master from the Star Luo Empire was a bit incompetent, making a level six soul tool was still a piece of cake for him.

Han Yu, who was charging forward, quickly stopped. He stomped his left foot on the ground, instantly coming to a standstill. At the same time, he took a bow stance and thrust his Heavenly Armor Shield forward.

The Heavenly Armor Sect is a family-based sect, and all members of the sect are descendants of the Heavenly Armor Sect. They also possess almost the same martial spirit, which is the Heavenly Armor Shield.

"Bang—" With just her first strike, Nana displayed powerful attack capabilities. Despite being a level higher in cultivation, her strike sent Han Yu flying several meters away, his entire body flying backward.

Han Yu's body rolled several times on the metal arena, leaving a deep gash on his Heavenly Armor Shield. If it weren't for the high quality of his Heavenly Armor Shield martial spirit, this strike would have cleaved it in two.

This was a head-on clash without any fancy moves, a collision of offensive and defensive power, and Nana completely overwhelmed Han Yu.

Nana's movements didn't pause for a moment. While knocking back her opponent with a slash, she flashed and rushed towards Han Yu again. This time, her speed increased again, and her first and second spirit rings shone one after another.

With a split, Nana transformed into three figures, each appearing ethereal. The three figures swiftly separated when less than five meters from Han Yu, then converged again in a flash, unleashing three crimson beams of light simultaneously towards him.

(End of this chapter)