Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 310 Pre-match Meeting (Daily)

War is imminent, and none of the three great empires want to see Dean Shrek suddenly become the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Others are difficult to manage, but the royal family members still need to be kept in check.

Even Xu Jiawei, the number one Shrek fan, did the same. Personal feelings had to give way to the interests of the empire, which is what a qualified monarch should do.

To be honest, the words spoken by the headmaster of Shrek Academy back then still send chills down the spines of the rulers of the three great empires. Even after six thousand years, the three great empires still shudder when they recall those resounding words.

[Brothers may quarrel within the walls, but they unite against external threats. The Three Kingdoms are now in a situation of interdependence, like "lips and teeth, if one falls, the other will be cold." I loudly proclaim this, hoping the Three Kingdoms will take heed!]

You Shrek Academy members aren't making the Three Kingdoms a warning, you're issuing a special notice!

With a wave of his arm, he bypassed the highest control of the three great empires and directly took over the entire military force. From the top to the middle level, they were all students from Shrek Academy. They did whatever the dean pointed at them. Even though this was a helpless move to resist the Sun Moon Empire, it still made the three great empires feel a chill.

"Should we inform Xiaotao and have her temporarily stop trying to pass the level?"

At this point, Wang Yan had finished recounting all the known information about Zhengtian Academy and had made relevant tactical arrangements for the team battle.

Their upcoming battle will definitely be tough. If it's a team battle, it'll be easier, but if it's an individual battle, with Chen Zifeng, a Soul King, there, plus Huo Yuhao, winning is by no means impossible.

However, if the drawn competition is a two-two-three format, Shrek's lack of manpower will be exposed.

The opponent's Soul King may not have the best Soul Ring ratio, or he may have reached that level by taking drugs, but in any case, the configuration of three Soul Kings is genuine. Just looking at the level of Soul Power cultivation, this team is more troublesome than the Golden Generation of yesteryear. After all, none of the three Soul Kings of the Golden Generation reached level 58.

In other words, judging solely from their soul power levels, Shrek Academy will be facing the same lineup as the champion of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament ten thousand years ago: three Soul Kings and four Soul Masters—it's as outrageous as it gets.

This is only if Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo can fight. Otherwise, without these two, even if Bei Bei uses all her trump cards, she would be killed in just a few rounds against Ye Wuqing, a level 58 Soul King with the Golden Leaf Martial Soul.

The stark difference in strength is an insurmountable hurdle. Not everyone is like Huo Yuhao, whose basic attacks are nearly as powerful as soul skills, and whose arsenal is overflowing with weapons.

Even if Huo Yuhao were to make a move, without using his inexhaustible burst of power, he wouldn't dare guarantee that he could defeat a Soul King one-on-one on the Soul Battle Stage.

If it were a different battlefield, whether it were a swamp or a rainforest mountain, or if the condition of defeating was changed to killing, Huo Yuhao could give it a try. But on this bare Soul Arena, Huo Yuhao basically had no room to maneuver. Dealing with a level 58 Soul King was too difficult.

After all, when Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi went to the Soul Arena, the difference in their soul power levels was only eighteen levels. However, when facing a Soul King like this, Huo Yuhao needed to overcome a soul power level of twenty-eight.

Without access to complex environments or the ability to use his trump cards that resembled or were essentially those of evil soul masters, Huo Yuhao was essentially dancing in shackles.

Everyone remained silent, a heavy weight pressing on their hearts.

After three matches, the teams should have realized that Shrek Academy must have some problems. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to keep changing players with fewer than ten people. The temporary absence of four main players and Ma Xiaotao's determination to break through to the Soul Saint level have indeed had a significant impact on Shrek Academy.

Nobody wants to lose.

As Shrek's chosen ones, they all want to win.

Wang Yan tapped the table, deep in thought. Looking at the others who were also deep in thought, he couldn't help but hesitate.

"Let me analyze it. Since both sides are blindly selecting their members, they are probably guessing our order of appearance. They will try their best to avoid Yuhao, this 'Soul Saint' powerhouse."

"From their perspective, for us, the best choice is to place Huo Yuhao in a three-on-three match, and pair him with the two weakest students. This way, we can ensure that Yuhao can consistently get a point, while also freeing up other high-level combat power to deal with the first two matches."

"With Yuhao, a Soul Saint, we have to think about what we're thinking. And we can use this opportunity to deduce what they're thinking. From their perspective, giving up the third match is the best solution."

"Even if the opponent puts three Soul Kings on the field in a three-on-three match, it is actually very difficult to defeat a Soul Saint. Therefore, they have to strategically give up the third match and do everything they can to try to take us down 2-0."

"If Yuhao is really a Soul Saint, we can arrange for him to intercept them in the first match. Their first opponent will most likely be one of those two Soul Kings. Even if they aren't, we can still reliably take down one of their Soul Kings."

"But unfortunately, Yuhao is not a true Soul Saint. Without obtaining his third Soul Ring, he is currently only a Great Soul Master. Therefore, we should be the team that tactically gives up a point."

"Giving up the first match, winning the second, and then taking the third is basically our only option if we don't plan to let Xiao Tao take action and let her continue to strive for Soul Saint."

At this point, Wang Yan frowned. Shrek Academy could anticipate the opponent's actions, but the opponent could also anticipate Shrek Academy's actions and switch their Soul King to the three-on-three match instead.

He couldn't think about it any further. This kind of endless nested thinking would lead to agnosticism. Wang Yan could only assume that the other party believed Shrek Academy was absolutely rational and arranged for 'Soul Saint' Huo Yuhao to be in the last match. Otherwise, continuing to deduce would only make him unhappy no matter how he thought about it.

If they unfortunately draw a 3-on-3 match tomorrow, they can only hope for better luck. Shrek Academy has a chance of winning, but losing is also not out of the question.

Now, all they can do is hope that luck is on Shrek's side. If they can skip the match with two Soul Kings, they'll only have one Soul King and four Soul Masters left, which Shrek can easily handle.

(End of this chapter)