In Douluo Continent, his martial soul mutated into Blue Silver Grass.

Chapter 177 The New Blazing Fire Academy, first published by Lin Hai

In the finals, a total of 33 teams participated, including three seeded teams selected by the two empires and the Spirit Hall.

Based on past practices of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, the finals will consist of only five rounds, which is shorter than the initial preliminary and qualifying rounds. However, the competition will be more intense because it will be entirely team battles.

Therefore, there will be a day for rest and adjustment between each round of the finals. Before the final fifth round, there will be a three-day adjustment period.

According to the competition rules, in the first round, due to the special privileges of the three factions, the three seeded teams have the right to a bye. The remaining thirty advanced soul master academy teams that passed the preliminary rounds will compete for fifteen advancement spots through one-on-one team battles. Those who lose will be directly eliminated.

In the second round, the academies that secured first place in the qualifying rounds for both the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire regions have the right to a bye. This means these two academy teams will receive seeded status in the second round, which is the very purpose of the regional qualifying rounds. Correspondingly, the three seeded teams will now participate in the second round.

The remaining sixteen college teams will compete to determine eight college teams that will advance to the third round of the competition. Together with the two teams that received a bye, there will be a total of ten teams.

The teams that receive a bye in the third round will be the runners-up from the two regional qualifying rounds. The remaining eight teams will compete for four spots to advance to the fourth round.

There were no more byes in the fourth round, so the competition was down to six teams advancing to the final three. The bye privilege was only given to the top two teams in the qualifying round.

In the fifth and final round, only three teams remained. Each team would field seven players in a round-robin format, similar to a qualifying tournament, to determine the team with the strongest individual performance and qualify for the final match.

The two teams that fail to win in the individual competition will have a team battle. The winning team will then face off against the team that won the individual competition to determine the final champion.

The following day, the finals were held at the Wuhun City venue. This venue was specially opened up by Wuhun City for the finals. It was located in the center of Wuhun City, and the huge arena was a hundred meters in diameter and was made entirely of high-grade stone.

Not only were the materials carefully selected, but the arena was also reinforced with numerous soul tools to prevent damage during the competition. According to the information provided by the Spirit Hall after testing, the arena can withstand any attack from a Soul Master below the Soul Emperor level without being damaged.

Early in the morning, all the participating advanced soul master academies' soul masters entered the competition venue under the guidance of special personnel from the Spirit Hall.

To be fair, the comfort level here has definitely improved, as each academy has its own rest area. These rest areas are built around the competition venue, and the area directly opposite the Papal Palace is the VIP judging area, where representatives from the two great empires and the Spirit Hall watch the matches.

After entering the rest area, Lin Hai stood in front of the members of the Beast Academy team and said, "On our way to win the championship, we only have one obstacle, which is the team sent by the Spirit Hall Academy. You probably already know their team composition: three Soul Kings and four Soul Masters."

"We're not to be underestimated either. We're just as good. Tell me, are you confident you can win the championship of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament?" Lin Hai's voice was cold, but it was firm and resolute.

"Yes!!" the Beast Academy team responded loudly, seemingly unconcerned about what others thought.

Because the rest areas were not far apart, and Soul Masters generally have good hearing, the teams next to them were startled by their shout. The dozen or so teams from the Heaven Dou Empire had complicated expressions, because they thought the other side really might have that possibility. The advanced Soul Master Academy team from the Star Luo Empire, however, didn't care and even looked at them with disdain.

"Tch, you country bumpkin!"

"Exactly, they have the audacity to claim they'll win the championship. Our Star Luo Empire will defeat you first." In short, they look down on them and despise them.

Vice Dean Chaotianxiang, who represented the Beast Academy in the first round of the competition draw, has returned. No one could tell from Chaotianxiang's face whether the team she drew was good or bad, because she has served as the academy's vice dean and dean of students for many years, so she is generally quite strict and doesn't usually show her emotions, plus her age.

"Vice Dean, how did it go?"

"Grandma, how is it? Oh dear, tell me quickly! I'm so worried!"

"Hehe, the competition hasn't even started yet, and you're already getting impatient?" She smiled slightly because it was two girls acting coquettishly towards her.

"Don't you believe in your own abilities? Heh, no matter which of these thirty teams I draw, it won't be a problem for you!"

"Alright, I've teased you enough. Your opponents in the first round are Nanluo Academy."

"Nanluo Academy?" Mu Jiabao, Meng Yiran, Catherine, Yara Huchi, and Lusaka looked blank. Well, they had never heard of it.

Seeing their expressions, Lin Hai frowned, realizing they hadn't bothered to look at the information about the advanced academies.

Dugu Yan couldn't help but chuckle as she watched Lin Hai frown. Her grandfather's little friend, despite their age difference, was quite strict.

Dugu Yan walked to the edge of the forest and said, "Nanluo Academy, the team that passed the preliminary rounds in the Star Luo Empire region, ranked eleventh in the qualifying rounds. The team member is Saen, a level 41 Soul Master, and the rest of the members are all high-level Soul Venerables."

"It doesn't sound that great!" Yara Huchi muttered to himself.

"Yarahuchi, what are you muttering to yourself? Have you been neglecting your training lately?" Feng Xiaotian looked at Yarahuchi sternly. He hadn't forgotten about laughing at him more than ten days ago!

"No!" Yara stood up straight, resembling a marker.

The grand opening ceremony of the finals was not as grand as I had imagined. The number of spectators was not as large as when the competition was held in the Empire, only a few thousand people. However, all of them were Soul Masters.

Everything about the competition was very simple. A cardinal from the Spirit Hall went on stage to announce the start of the finals, and at the same time announced the lineups and bye lists for each of the advanced spirit master academies.

The finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament commenced under the direction of referees specially selected by the Spirit Hall.

The first match ended quickly, and Shrek Academy took to the field for the second match. They also quickly defeated their opponent. In any case, Shrek did not draw a match against Blazing Fire Academy in the first round of the competition.

Tang San's appearance caused the Spirit Hall's higher-ups to take notice; there was no way around it, given that dark spirit ring was shining brightly somewhere.

"Tang San. Tang Hao!" A sharp glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. Why should he be able to get Xiao Gang's complete dedication? And who is she?

The seventh match. Blazing Academy takes the stage.

However, the Blazing Academy is not the same Blazing Academy as before.

Along the way, the students and soul masters of Blazing Fire Academy rarely appeared, but no one noticed anything amiss. When attacked, they fought individually and had no time to pay attention to the situation of other advanced soul master academies.

As the competition was about to begin and the members of both sides went on stage, everyone realized that something was amiss.

The contestants from the Heavenly Dou Empire were quite surprised to see several familiar yet unfamiliar members of the Blazing Fire Academy.

That's right, Blazing Academy is no longer the same Blazing Academy as before. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the new Blazing Academy. The two original Soul Masters with Martian Martial Souls have been promoted to Soul Grandmasters, and there are also three Soul Grandmasters from the original Divine Wind Academy and newly promoted Soul Grandmasters. Now, Blazing Academy can be said to be all Soul Grandmasters, which has directly raised its combat power to a high level.

"What?" When the Shrek Academy students saw the lineup of Blazing Fire Academy, they were all surprised and stood up.

Among the lineup of Blazing Fire, three people were surprisingly different, and these three people were actually from the already eliminated Divine Wind Academy.

The dozen or so academies on the Star Luo Empire side were fine, but the Heaven Dou Empire side was in an uproar. How did members of the Divine Wind Academy end up in the Blazing Fire Academy?

The Shrek Seven Devils didn't look too happy about facing Blazing Academy. This combination had a high chance of facing them in the finals! This was undoubtedly another stumbling block on their road to success. They weren't afraid of the newly formed Blazing Academy, but if they fought against them, many of their trump cards would be exposed, which would be disadvantageous in the fourth and fifth rounds.

Lin Hai was definitely instrumental in the reorganization of Blazing Academy!

Lin Hai proposed to Feng Xiaotian the idea of ​​reorganizing Shenfeng Academy and Chihuo Academy into a new academy team.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian thought it was a great opportunity! On the one hand, it would give the narrowly defeated Shenfeng Academy a chance to participate in the finals, increasing Shenfeng Academy's reputation; on the other hand, it would also strengthen the overall strength of Chihuo Academy. Feng Xiaotian was naturally happy that Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu could go further in the finals.

So the two of them put their heads together and approached Shenfeng Academy and Chihuo Academy. Shenfeng Academy had guessed that there was a possibility of elimination after Feng Xiaotian transferred schools, but they were still a little disappointed when they were actually eliminated. Of course, they were happy to hear that there was still a chance to participate in the finals.

When Blazing Fire Academy heard that Divine Wind Academy wanted to merge into a new, stronger team, they were all in for a surprise! It was like a godsend! They were just thinking about how to help Blazing Fire Academy achieve better results in the Elite Tournament, and here came the reinforcements from Divine Wind Academy!

And so, with this combination, a new and stronger Blazing Academy team was born.

The new Blazing Academy was exceptionally strong, with two Soul Master-level support characters, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, whose fire attribute power was enhanced. They also had the support of agile and powerful wind attribute Soul Masters. The battle ended quickly, and the entire match was practically a one-sided massacre.

After two matches, the Beast Academy team took to the stage for the tenth match.

The players who took the stage were Lin Hai, Feng Xiaotian, Dugu Yan, Mu Jiabao, Meng Yiran, Catherine, and Longmanga.

"That's... the captain of the Beast Squad! He's finally back on the field! I wonder if he'll show his true strength this time, or if he'll be a Soul King?"

The referee approached the center of the two teams and announced, "The match is ready! You may release your martial spirits now. The rules are as follows: the losing team will be eliminated, and the winning team will advance to the next round."

"The Beast Advanced Soul Master Academy Team versus the Nanluo Advanced Soul Master Academy! Ready?"

At the referee's signal to prepare, all seven members of the Beast Academy team instantly released their soul power. Lin Hai and Feng Xiaotian stood at the front, and their soul power fluctuations were the most significant.

However, Feng Xiaotian was only a little behind Lin Hai, which ordinary Soul Masters wouldn't notice. But this was the Spirit Hall, which had no shortage of high-level Soul Masters. They noticed this anomaly and turned their curious gazes to Lin Hai. They were curious about the strength of this young man that made a Soul King give way to him, although they had guessed that he was most likely a Soul King.

In the blink of an eye, their respective martial souls manifested, and simultaneously, five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—appeared on Lin Hai and Feng Xiaotian. Lin Hai used the Blue Silver Domain to conceal his fourth spirit ring as purple, preparing to reveal it later. This was because once the spirit skill was unleashed, the effect would be far greater than that of a thousand-year-old spirit ring, and such a trick would be easily discovered.

When Lin Hai and Feng Xiaotian revealed their spirit rings, the entire audience was in an uproar. Two spirit kings, plus five spirit masters behind them, this was already the second strongest lineup in this year's All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, second only to the Spirit Hall Academy.

Deep down, they had a feeling that this year's Elite Competition finals would be very interesting.

Bibi Dong focused intently on the field, especially on Lin Hai's martial soul and spirit rings. "Blue Silver Grass martial soul, this Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns is quite similar to that woman's martial soul from over ten years ago, the Blue Silver Emperor. However, it also seems a little different; that's... the power of lightning!"

Bibi Dong's eyes scrutinized him as she thought to herself, "Is he also a transformed soul beast? But I thought a Title Douluo couldn't possibly fail to see through his true identity. It seems he's a human. What a stroke of luck, to have awakened the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul."

She knew perfectly well that the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul were worlds apart!

Because Lin Hai and the others had not fully unleashed their aura, although they were eye-catching and could surprise some people, they were not enough to shock those high-level soul masters.

Beside him, after Lin Hai entered the game, his brows furrowed slightly. He had a special feeling, a connection from his bloodline.

Rest area of ​​the Spirit Hall Academy.

"Nana, this match seems to be getting interesting!" Yan looked at Feng Xiaotian and Lin Hai on the field with a cold gaze.

"Two Soul Kings and five Soul Masters, just looking at their lineup, they're not much worse than us," Hu Liena's alluring voice rang out.

"Hmph, them!" Yan said disdainfully.

"We're all people who've survived the brink of death, just look at them..."

These flowers also want to defeat us.

"Yan, don't be careless." Xie Yue, as the captain of the Spirit Hall team, remained calm. Moreover, looking at Lin Hai on the field, he had a feeling that this person was not easy to deal with.

"Hmph!" Yan snorted coldly, clearly annoyed.

(End of this chapter)