Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 322 The Finals Begin

The finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament are about to begin.

This time, it's not that simple. Tianshui Academy was able to perform well in the preliminary and qualifying rounds.

But in the finals... as I said before, because of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Spirit Hall Academy, and... the resurrected Shrek Academy in the Star Luo Empire, Ning Feiliu had to step in to ensure victory.

Because the format of the finals is different this time, there are only five rounds of competition in the finals.

It will take less time than the qualifiers and qualifying rounds.

However, due to the intensity of the competition, there will be a one-day rest and adjustment period between each round.

There were even three days of adjustment before the final fifth round.

In the first round, the three seeded teams will receive a bye, while the remaining thirty teams will compete for fifteen qualifying spots, with the losers being eliminated.

At this point, Ning Feiliu didn't need to worry about anything. Tianshui Academy could still move freely as usual, and almost no academy could defeat them.

After all, thanks to his butterfly effect, the Four Elements Academy, which formed a "peak team", has not reappeared.

In the original work, Shenfeng Academy, together with Thunder, Tianshui, and Blazing Fire Academies, formed a super team composed entirely of Soul Masters, aiming to defeat all academies except for the Spirit Hall and compete for...

Runner-up glory!

They genuinely believe that being the runner-up is also an honor.

However, due to Ning Feiliu's influence, it is impossible for Tianshui Academy to join in the first place.

Secondly, due to Ning Feiliu's influence, there are now three super teams: the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Tianshui Academy.

These three teams are all outrageous: the Spirit Hall has three Soul Kings, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy has two Soul Emperors, and the Heavenly Water Academy has three Soul Kings plus Ning Feiliu, a Soul Saint!

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Now even the runner-up position is out of the question. After all, even if Shenfeng Academy, Leiting Academy, and Chihuo Academy still manage to assemble teams composed entirely of Soul Masters, can they possibly defeat these three super teams?

There's no way we can beat them.

Therefore, these thirty teams in the first round were still considered inferior to those from Tianshui Academy.

Even though they haven't faced off against the Star Luo Empire's academy team yet, can they possibly be stronger than the Heaven Dou Empire's team?

Everyone knows that the Soul Masters of the Star Luo Empire have never had very good qualifications.

The top-tier spirit master families and forces are either in the Heaven Dou Empire or have joined the Spirit Hall.

The Star Luo Empire is only good at military power.

So there's no need to worry about Tianshui College in the first round.

However, for other academies, the brutal elimination rounds will undoubtedly make each Soul Master team fight even harder.

Next, according to the competition rules, the top-ranked academy from each of the two major empire regions will receive a bye in the second round of the qualifying matches.

This is the purpose of the qualifying rounds; in other words, Tianshui Academy will receive a bye in the second round, so there's even less to worry about.

At that time, sixteen teams will compete to select eight teams to enter the third round. Including the two teams that received a bye, there will be a total of ten teams.

The team that receives a bye in the third round will be the runner-up in the qualifying round. The remaining eight teams will compete for four spots to advance to the fourth round.

There will be no bye in the fourth round, so only the top two teams will benefit in the finals during the qualifying rounds. The earlier a team gets a bye, the better, as it can avoid being eliminated too early.

In the fifth and final round, only three teams remained. These three teams would then compete in a round-robin format, with each team fielding seven players to determine the team with the strongest individual skills.

Then the two losing teams will have a team battle, and the winner will challenge the winner of the previous individual competition to determine the final champion.

The situation is somewhat complicated, but in summary, what will make Ning Feiliu start paying attention to the lottery situation will be the start of the third round.

If Ning Feiliu draws any one of the teams from the Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, or Star Luo Royal Academy, she will personally go down and beat them up.

After a short rest, the finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament officially began the next day!

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The next day, all thirty-three teams arrived at the competition venue early.

For the finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Wuhun City specially set up a venue.

This arena is located in the center of Wuhun City, and the huge arena is a hundred meters in diameter. It is entirely constructed of granite.

This enormous arena is reinforced with a large number of soul tools to prevent damage.

According to the information provided by the Spirit Hall, this venue is strong enough to withstand any attack from a Spirit Master below the level of Spirit Emperor without being damaged.

However... they still offered advice that some Soul Masters should try to restrain their power and avoid causing unnecessary and excessive damage.

These "certain soul masters" refer, of course, to the only soul master in this competition who surpassed the Soul Emperor realm.

As for why the arena wasn't built using materials strong enough to withstand any attack from Soul Masters below the Soul Saint level, that's because...

In the Douluo Continent, materials that can withstand any attack from a Soul Master below the Soul Emperor level without being damaged are already the best materials that can be found.

Other materials are too rare to be used to build such a large area.

However, this material, which can withstand any attack from a Soul Master below the Soul Emperor level without being damaged, is already quite expensive.

Only a wealthy and powerful organization like the Spirit Hall would do something like this; at least neither of the two great empires would be willing to expend such enormous resources.

Perhaps only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be as wealthy and powerful as the Spirit Hall.

Directly in front of this arena is the Papal Palace.

It is less than a kilometer from here to the hill where the Papal Palace is located.

The Spirit Hall has announced in its posted notice that the final three finalists will compete in front of the Pope's Palace.

The Pope will appear in person and crown the final champion.

For any Soul Master, this is an unparalleled honor.

Early in the morning, all the participating academies arrived at the competition venue under the guidance of the Spirit Hall's representatives.

Each college has its own rest area, which is built around the competition venue. On the side opposite the Papal Palace is the VIP judging panel.

Representatives from both empires were there watching the battle, as were members of the Spirit Hall.

Soon, the draw for the competition began, and this draw was clearly not rigged.

The Spirit Hall doesn't like to play dirty tricks. Tianshui Academy drew a team from the Star Luo Empire, which wasn't even as strong as the Blazing Fire Academy. They were easily defeated by Shui Bing'er and her team.

But this match still attracted a lot of attention.

The three teams that had a bye all came out to watch.

The Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and others all studied the battle against Tianshui Academy with great care.

But they were destined not to achieve anything significant, because Tianshui Academy would find it difficult to utilize any of their skills against such an opponent.

Moreover, Ning Feiliu hasn't even played yet.

In fact, Ning Feiliu even felt that they were only here to compete for the runner-up position. With him around, what were they still fantasizing about?

In the second round, due to the competition format, Tianshui Academy received a bye.

This time, it's their turn to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

Ning Feiliu chose to watch Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy compete in their first match of this year's competition.

The entire student body of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy consists of Soul Masters, including a prodigy like Yu Tianheng, who possesses the strongest offensive beast spirit on the continent. Furthermore, with Soul Emperors Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in charge, it's impossible for them to lose.

However, having received Ning Feiliu's true teachings, Dugu Yan did not rush to end the match. Instead, she began to use the battle to prepare for the next one, allowing Yu Tianheng and the others to warm up. She had essentially become the team's second support.

The opponent in this battle was no weakling either; it was Elephant Armor Academy.

To be honest, the Elephant Armor Academy is full of earth-attribute offensive/defensive Soul Masters, making them the nemesis of the Jade Sky Everlasting Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Spirit Hall.

With its earth attribute being non-conductive and its defense maxed out, even the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, the continent's number one offensive beast spirit, found it difficult to break through its defenses in the first place.

Instead, Yu Tianheng and his group found themselves in a fierce battle, because it was essentially a six-against-seven fight!

As the captain, Dugu Yan's principle for this match was not to intervene until Yu Tianheng and his team had indeed lost.

It was just to let Yu Tianheng and the others warm up.

Yu Tianheng encountered the most difficult opponent, the Elephant Armor Academy, and was even tricked and targeted, suffering greatly.

But in this match... it was... Ye Lingling who first unleashed her power!

Because Ye Lingling began to demonstrate the extraordinary power of her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, no matter how badly Yu Tianheng and the others were injured in the attack, Ye Lingling could restore them to full health in an instant!

This is because... Ye Lingling has a fragmented rejuvenation rune given to her by Ning Feiliu. Although it is incomplete, the healing boost it provides is extremely powerful.

Therefore, Ye Lingling, who had already reached the Soul Emperor realm, possessed even more terrifying healing and recovery abilities with her Nine Heart Begonia.

In the end, Dugu Yan did not make a move, but the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy still won.

Because of Ye Lingling's incredible healing abilities, which, in game terms, constantly boosts health to the point of despair.

Four times in total!

Yu Tianheng and the others had suffered serious injuries, and the competition was about to end when Ye Lingling used a healing light to restore them all to their former vigor.

On the contrary, the Elephant Armor Academy team was exhausted and ultimately suffered a crushing defeat.

The situation in this match immediately made the other academies realize that the most important person in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was not Captain Dugu Yan, but the healing-type Soul Master Ye Lingling, who was the vice-captain!

As long as Ye Lingling isn't dealt with, she can quickly restore her teammates' health. Who can withstand that?!

So after watching this match, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan all decided that if they were to draw the Heaven Dou Royal Academy next, they would have to deal with Ye Lingling first!

Next, the Spirit Hall team also made their collective appearance.

Although Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were once considered the "Golden Generation," they now seem insignificant compared to the "Generation of Heaven" composed of Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.

However, the three of them still had a far greater Soul King cultivation level than others, especially since their cultivation level had increased by two to three levels compared to the original storyline, thanks to the Xuan Shui Pill and the early absorption of Soul Bones.

So they easily defeated their opponents, but they secretly kept their moves hidden.

Because they seemed to have seen Ning Feiliu bringing Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and the rest of the Tianshui Academy to watch the match.

He unleashed his Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Enchantress, and then, keeping the battle situation a secret, ended the match directly.

Ning Feiliu, however, felt that this was meaningless and rather boring, since they were all there to compete for second place anyway...

What? You really want to beat him?

Soon, the second round of the competition also came to an end.

Apart from Xiangjia Academy, almost all other seeded teams are still in the competition, which is because a favorable draw has not yet occurred.

However, in the third round...

They weren't so lucky.

Because in the third round, the teams that finished second in the qualifying rounds of the two major empires were given a bye, leaving only eight teams.

Among the eight teams are the Spirit Hall team, Tianshui Academy, Blazing Academy, Thunder Academy, Shrek Academy, and Star Luo Royal Academy...

With six seed academies still in existence, a fierce competition between the top academies is inevitable.

If Ning Feiliu remembers correctly, if they were replacing the first place in the original Shrek Academy's Heaven Dou Empire Division qualifying tournament, then they should have drawn the Star Luo Royal Academy, right?

However... no.

Tianshui Academy drew... the unlucky Thunder Academy in the third round!

The Thunder Academy staff were stunned. What was the difference between this and drawing the number one favorite to win the championship in the quarterfinals?

The remaining clash of titans is... Blazing Fire Academy versus Shrek Academy.

There's not much to say about the third round either. Ning Feiliu specifically went to watch the match between Blazing Academy and Shrek Academy first.

He also took Zhu Zhuqing to see it, so that Zhu Zhuqing could appear openly in Dai Mubai's sight and face Dai Mubai and her third sister Zhu Zhufeng directly.

Zhu Zhufeng seemed to have mixed feelings, but Dai Mubai only had eyes full of anger.

He now believes that Zhu Zhuqing, that bitch, is having an affair with Ning Feiliu.

But he had no choice but to vent his frustrations on the game.

Tang San's 40,000-year spirit ring was still a sight to behold when it appeared, but the spirit skill had changed. It seemed to have directly become the awakened spirit skill, Blue Silver Overlord Spear. Therefore, although it lacked crowd control, its destructive power had increased.

And that's all.

No matter how powerful Tang San is, Ning Feiliu is much more powerful than him now.

Then Ning Feiliu looked at Xiao Wu curiously. Xiao Wu is really brave, daring to show up here.

You have to understand that she didn't even have the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red to conceal her 100,000-year-old soul beast status, yet she still dared to show up here. Isn't that... courting death?

What puzzled him was that no one seemed to notice Xiao Wu, as if her presence was still being concealed.

Actually...

This part of the original plot also has a loophole, because in the original plot, it is said that Xiao Wu used the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red to keep her aura hidden from being discovered by the Title Douluo.

But... when Xiao Wu met Dugu Bo at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, she didn't have the Heartbreak Red Red!

However, Dugu Bo, a titled Douluo, failed to detect her 100,000-year-old soul beast aura.

This can only mean that... perhaps as long as Xiao Wu doesn't attract the direct attention of a Title Douluo, her aura isn't so easy to detect.

Or perhaps this is simply a plot hole.

I went back to the original text to review these plot points, and wow... The original text stated that "the Haotian Sect supports the Star Luo Empire," but then the author wrote that "not all three upper sects support the Heaven Dou Empire." This contradiction is so blatant; it's like the author has a split personality. I suspect he wasn't even thinking when he wrote it...

That's the situation. I wrote the many contradictory parts according to the needs of the plot. That's all.

(End of this chapter)