Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 119 First Battle of the Promotion Tournament

"Young Master, according to this schedule, our first opponent should be Elephant Academy."

Xuanwu said in a deep voice, "Elephant Armor Academy is an affiliated academy of Elephant Armor Sect. According to the preliminary round data, the seven main team members are all direct disciples of Elephant Armor Sect. Their martial souls are all the ancestral martial souls of Elephant Armor Sect, Diamond Mammoth. Among the seven, three have reached level 40 in soul power. The strongest is their captain, Hu Yanli, a level 43 defensive battle soul master, who also possesses a ten-thousand-year-old head soul bone."

Xiao Yu nodded. Although his butterfly wings caused Blazing Fire Academy to be eliminated early, allowing Elephant Armor Academy to take advantage of the situation, Elephant Armor Academy's lineup was no different from that in the original story.

Xiao Yu said, "Elephant Armor Academy is a typical representative of the extreme style in the Soul Master world. All seven main players have Diamond Mammoth Martial Souls. Such a lineup has obvious weaknesses. Speed ​​is their biggest weakness. My suggestion is to use control-type Soul Masters and agility-type Soul Masters as the main force in this match."

Xuanwu nodded in agreement, saying, "Young Master's idea aligns with mine. The opposing team doesn't have any particularly powerful Soul Masters, so we don't need to deploy any Soul King-level or higher combatants. For this match, I suggest Huo Wu, Xie Wu, and Yi Ao as our main force. Huo Wu is a control-type Soul Master, while Xie Wu and Yi Ao both possess the ability to fly. To varying degrees, they can all counter the opposing team's members."

"Then let's make Mai Shiranui the starting player!"

Xiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "This crazy girl is feeling down because Blazing Fire Academy failed to qualify, so let her vent her frustrations on the field. Just in case, let Cang Mo be the last player to go, but I don't think it will be his turn to play."

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The qualifying rounds were held as scheduled at the Heavenly Dou Royal Hunting Grounds the following morning.

As soon as Xiao Yu and the members of the Nine Stars team entered the arena, they felt many hateful gazes instantly fixed on them.

Xiao Yu didn't even turn his head. He knew perfectly well that, apart from Tang Shenwang and the other Shrek members, who else would look at him like that?

In the Shrek team's rest area, compared to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who were also glaring at Xiao Yu, Tang San's eyes were even more venomous, like a poisonous snake lurking in the grass, ready to pounce and bite at any moment.

The hypocritical Tang God King wouldn't consider the problems with his scheming and coveting of the Nine Star Palace's immortal herbs by secretly infiltrating the sect. All he could remember was the brutal beatings and tortures he had endured at the Nine Star Palace.

After about half a month of treatment and recovery, Tang San, who had just woken up, was hit with another bolt from the blue: Xiao Wu, who had been with him day and night for more than seven years, was actually a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast. Because her identity was exposed, she had no choice but to leave him and return to the Star Dou Great Forest. Tang San's hatred for the Nine Star Palace then deepened.

Yes, that's right. If it weren't for the Nine Star Palace, how could Xiao Wu's identity have been exposed?

According to the Xuan Tian Bao Lu, there are superior-grade immortal herbs that can conceal one's aura. If the Nine Star Palace can make him obediently take the immortal herbs, then Xiao Wu might not need to leave him.

Yes, it's all the Nine Star Palace's fault!

Tang Shenwang's thinking remains as clear as can be.

Yu Xiaogang gently patted Tang San's shoulder and said earnestly, "San, calm down. This is the qualifying round. If you attack any of the participating teams' students outside the arena, not only will Shrek Academy be immediately disqualified, but you yourself will be held accountable by the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Royal Family. Even Sect Master Ning won't be able to protect you then!"

Tang San took a deep breath, withdrew his hateful gaze, and nodded heavily: "I understand, teacher!"

Yu Xiaogang then looked around at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who also had angry expressions on their faces, and said, "Don't worry, no matter how you did before, all teams will have a round of matches in the qualifying tournament. As long as you follow my instructions, when we face Nine Star Academy, that will be your time to get revenge."

"The first match of the first round of the qualifying tournament is between Barak Academy and Shrek Academy. Both sides, please send out your first student to prepare for the match!"

Just then, the referee's voice rang out in the center of the ring, interrupting Yu Xiaogang's impassioned speech.

"Teacher, I'm going!"

Tang San stood up and strode towards the arena.

Although Shrek Academy encountered Barak Academy in the first round, just like in the original story, Xiao Wu, who was originally supposed to be the first to appear, had been imprisoned by Xiao Yu. They were waiting for Xiao Yu to break through level 70 so that he could use her as his seventh spirit ring. Therefore, Tang San became the starting member of Shrek Academy.

The two stood on opposite sides of the arena. At the referee's signal, they each summoned their own martial souls, with the same standard best soul ring combination of two yellow and two purple rings.

Having lost the greatest opportunity of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, and without the enhancement of his body from the two peerless immortal treasures, the Blazing Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, Tang San naturally dared not risk absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Furthermore, because he lacked the Fragrant Silk Immortal Treasure to attract soul beasts, he didn't even encounter the six-thousand-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider. Finally, under Yu Xiaogang's guidance, he absorbed a Poisonous Demon Scorpion with an age of about four thousand five hundred years in a conventional manner. His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, after snake venom and spider venom, was now also imbued with scorpion venom, completely ruining the original vitality attribute of the Blue Silver Emperor.

"The match begins!"

Once both sides had activated their martial spirits, the referee swung his hand down heavily, announcing the start of the match.

"First Soul Skill, Demon Wolf Assault."

"Second Soul Skill, Demon Wolf Claws."

The first player from Barak Academy was a level 41 Soul Master with a wolf-type martial soul. The moment the referee announced the start of the match, his first and second soul rings lit up, and his hands instantly transformed into a pair of sharp wolf claws. His speed also increased, and he pounced straight at Tang San.

Tang San's palm surged with blue light, and he immediately unleashed his first soul skill, "Mother's Entanglement." Countless vines made of blue silver grass sprouted from the ground and entangled the Barak student team members who were rushing forward.

When it absorbed the fourth spirit ring, the Blue Silver Grass not only became thicker, but also grew many sharp thorns from its extended vines. The moment it wrapped around Barak, it pierced his skin, and the snake venom, spider venom, and scorpion venom attached to the Blue Silver Grass entered his body through the wound.

"Oh no, it's poisonous!"

The overwhelming dizziness made Barak realize he was poisoned. He hurriedly tried to use his soul power to resist the poison's attack, but the poison, which was a mixture of various toxins, was not so simple. The student exerted all his strength to barely prevent it from spreading.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Scorpion Tail Sting!"

Just then, Tang San's fourth spirit ring lit up.

Four strands of blue silver grass sprouted from the ground on the arena. Unlike the vines that wrapped around the Barak student, the tips of these four strands of blue silver grass were extremely sharp, like the stinger of a scorpion. They pierced through the Barak student's limbs and emerged from his body.

"what!"

The Barak student immediately let out a heart-wrenching scream, which chilled everyone who heard it.

"We surrender, we surrender, we surrender!"

The teacher leading the Barak Academy team shouted at the referee, who was also startled by Tang San's ruthlessness and quickly announced the result: "Shrek Academy wins this match. Immediately dispel your soul skill!"

(End of this chapter)