Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 343 Fighting Spirit Team (8K)

Huo Yuhao raised his hand and waved, and the soul tool disappeared along with the red-level VIP card.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will remember this gift."

Hearing the result he wanted and confirming his thoughts, Xu Jiawei's smile this time had a more genuine feel to it.

After Huo Yuhao left, he sat alone in the private room, muttering to himself, "I hope this investment was worthwhile, Riyue."

The next day, Xingluo Square.

Today is the first day of the Round of 16, the elimination round of 16 to 8. The number of spectators at Xingluo Square is exceptionally large, as spectacular as the Spring Festival travel rush.

The rest area for the competition was noticeably quieter.

The vast majority of teams have been eliminated, and the remaining sixteen teams are the representatives of the most powerful academies on the continent today.

There will be four team battles today, and four more tomorrow.

The day after tomorrow will be the individual matches between the same opposing teams, which will also be held over two days.

After four days of competition, the top eight teams were determined.

After each round of elimination matches, there will be a one-day rest period before the next round of matches begins.

Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will both be playing in today's four matches.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's competition is scheduled for the afternoon.

However, they still came now in order to see how Shrek would perform against the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, which consisted of five Soul Kings.

Although the chances of defeating Shrek are slim, they should at least come and see, right?

As the saying goes, even a blind sparrow won't starve. If they come to take a look more often, who knows, they might have a sliver of hope for survival?

At this moment, Wang Yan walked over and stood solemnly in front of everyone.

"We must follow our strategy. The fact that the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy gave up first place in the group must mean they have their reasons."

"This is a must-win game for both sides, so we cannot afford to give the other side even the slightest chance."

"Don't be careless. With the development of soul tools, there are now more and more tactics. We can't simply judge an opponent's strength based on their cultivation level. If anyone violates the established tactics, they shouldn't participate in the next match."

Everyone agreed, as the inner students had already personally experienced the power of the soul tool.

"In the round of 16, the first match is between Shrek Advanced Soul Master Academy and Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy. Both teams have entered the waiting area to prepare for the match."

On the competition stage, as soon as the referee's voice fell, the cheers of the audience rose one wave after another, and the atmosphere was instantly pushed to a climax.

Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo arrived at the city wall early, as if nothing had happened yesterday.

He was always present at every Shrek Academy match.

Led by Wang Yan, all fourteen members of Shrek Academy's inner and outer courtyards entered the waiting area together.

"Both teams' players come to the stage."

As soon as the referee's voice rang out, Huo Yuhao was the first to lead the way forward.

Since the deception tactic has not yet been broken, we can only make do with Ma Xiaotao for now.

Upon arriving at the competition stage, Huo Yuhao stood at the very center of the front of the team, with Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng standing on either side of him.

Gu Zhujian, the captain of Douling Royal Advanced Academy, walked to the referee's side and said to Shrek Academy, "It is an honor to compete against Shrek Academy. Please give me your guidance."

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Let's teach each other."

Gu Zhujian was taken aback, then forced a smile onto his gaunt face: "Of course, our academy will go all out against your esteemed school; that is our resolve."

At this point, a cold glint flashed in Gu Zhujian's eyes, while the rest of the Douling team behind him looked confident, seemingly quite certain of defeating Shrek Academy.

In this round, Shrek Academy sent three inner court students up in one go. In addition to Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen also came up, just in case.

Faced with the overwhelming strength of five Soul Kings, the Shrek Academy members had no choice but to send out several inner court disciples to be confident that they wouldn't suffer a defeat.

"Both sides step back and prepare for the match."

As both sides retreated, their formations began to change.

On Shrek Academy's side, Huo Yuhao and his two companions were still standing at the front.

What's rather strange is that Jiang Nannan, who is an agility-based attacker, is standing in the middle of the team this time, rather than on the flank.

Behind them were Ling Luochen, He Caitou, and Xu Sanshi.

As he retreated, Huo Yuhao's mental detection probes reached out like flowing water and activated the sharing function.

On the other side, the Fighting Spirit team also formed a strange formation during their retreat.

Qian Yuan, the Soul King of the Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul, and Chi Hengyu, the Soul King of the Vajra Giant Shield of the Defense type, were in front, while Han Ling'er, the Battle Soul King of the Agility and Attack type, was hidden behind them, very close to them.

Meanwhile, the two control-type battle spirit masters in the team stood on the two flanks, protecting Gu Zhujian, who occupied the core position behind, and Tang Niu Niu, the support-type weapon spirit master at the rear.

This formation can only be described as bizarre.

The offensive-type Soul Masters are sticking to the support position. What are they trying to do?

"Everyone, pay attention; the other side might be having the same idea as us."

Huo Yuhao's mental energy fluctuated, and he transmitted what he wanted to say into everyone's mental sea. Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted.

Shrek's idea this time was to let He Caitou try out his Super Energy Cannon. He Caitou's Super Energy Cannon has extremely terrifying destructive power. Although the preparation time at the beginning is very long, once it is fully charged, the power it unleashes can even directly eliminate a Soul King, and a Soul Emperor will also be seriously injured if hit by it.

In other words, the super-energy cannon in He Caitou's hands is a degraded version, usable only at the fourth ring level. A normal super-energy cannon could easily kill an unsuspecting Soul Saint with a single shot.

The reason they placed Xu Sanshi at the back of the team was to protect He Caitou. If that's the case, what's the purpose of the Douling team having a battle spirit master stand in the position that a support spirit master should stand in?

Seeing that both sides were in position, the referee gestured to their respective captains and then shouted, "The match begins!"

Before he could finish speaking, the referee quickly fled the center of the playing field.

Apart from Huo Yuhao, all the Soul Masters on both sides released their Martial Souls immediately.

Ling Luochen simply summoned his ice staff, which was ready to be activated at any time.

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng simultaneously unleashed six spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—and their auras burst forth unreservedly around the arena.

The audience cheered, while the fourteen participating academies speculated.

(End of this chapter)