Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

"We're in trouble."

Xu Sanshi's expression also changed drastically, and he gave his teammates a wry smile.

He was born into the Xuanming Sect, a top sect in the Douling Empire, and his mother was an imperial princess. Naturally, he knew a lot of inside information and was aware of the special nature of Tianling Academy.

Even during his previous prayers, the Tianling Academy team was on his list of potential opponents, possibly even more formidable than the top-tier academy teams.

"Tianling Academy? Never heard of it."

Xu He scratched his bald head, trying to recall, but couldn't remember anything.

As a member of Shrek Academy and a member of the reserve team, he had naturally read information about many academies on the continent, but he only paid attention to the powerful students and didn't bother to look at the ordinary ones.

Since I have no recollection of Tianling Academy, it must not be a powerful academy.

But why do Teacher Wang Yan and San Shi both have this kind of expression?

Not only Xu He and Bei Bei were puzzled, but Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong were also very confused. Only Ning Tian, ​​the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, also looked rather unwell, clearly knowing the reason behind it.

"Gentlemen, this battle is likely to be difficult."

Rubbing his forehead in frustration, Ning Tian never expected to face his least favorite opponent in the knockout stage.

She was only recently selected as a Shrek Academy reserve member, mainly because of her martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which, like one of the original Shrek Seven Devils, was also an ancestor of their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

She has great confidence in her own martial soul. Even though she is only a three-ring Soul Master now, she can still provide strong support to her teammates. Moreover, she has cultivated the method of distraction control to the level of Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, which allows her to better allocate soul power for assistance.

However, they still lacked confidence in the Heavenly Spirit Team, because it contained that person's disciple, whose strength should not be underestimated.

"Sanshi, you should know more than I do. You speak first, and then we'll discuss and make tactical arrangements. Time is running out, so speak quickly."

Wang Yan did not explain, but instead gestured for Xu Sanshi to speak.

He only learned some information from the academy, but not in detail. The one who really knew about the Douling Empire was Xu Sanshi, the young sect leader of the Xuanming Sect. Most importantly, his mother was a princess of the Douling Empire, and the Douling Emperor was his maternal uncle.

"I don't know much either. I only know that half a year ago, that person suddenly went to Tianling Academy and took a person named Gai Dalun as a disciple. Moreover, the other party is a substitute member of this year's Tianling team."

The opponent's martial soul is a notebook, and their innate soul power is only level one..."

Xu Sanshi understood that time was of the essence, so he quickly recounted all the information he knew, causing everyone's expressions to gradually become serious.

"Master's disciple?"

Beibei realized that there were Master's disciples in the Tianling team, which explained why Teacher Wang Yan and San Shi Ningtian had such expressions.

"Has he completed the transformation of the god-making project?"

Huo Yuhao's expression also became serious. He had learned a lot of information about that person from Xu He and Bei Bei, and he also knew that his uncle's most proud work was the God-Making Project, which fused the Martial Soul with the Soul Guidance Device to shape it into a Natal Soul Guidance Device.

He was no stranger to this; the Lotus Lantern in his own spiritual sea was the core of a super god-level martial soul created by his uncle using his mother's martial soul, and he himself could be considered the bearer of the god-making project.

And now he can actually face his uncle's disciple in the Soul Fighting Tournament, and the other party also has a god-making project.

Having possessed the Lotus Lantern, he was well aware of the power of the God-Making Project. Even if he used all his trump cards, he would not be able to win unless he used the Lotus Lantern.

Even if the Lotus Lantern is deployed, it can only maintain its invincibility, because the Lotus Lantern has no ability to attack proactively; it is entirely for survival and support.

He still can't control his only offensive ability, the God-Slaying Sword, which puts him in a very passive position.

Most importantly, he cannot reveal the Lotus Lantern, otherwise it will cause even greater trouble, and Shrek Academy may not even be able to tolerate him.

"It's basically confirmed that the god-making project has been completed, but the details of what kind of god-making project it was are unclear. The person's cultivation afterward was kept secret, and even my mother couldn't get any information about it."

Xu Sanshi shook his head. He only knew that the person had completed the project of creating a god, but he didn't know exactly what kind of project it was or what kind of abilities the person possessed.

However, since it's a project to create a god, it certainly won't be weak.

"The Tianling Academy team members are not a concern. Clear the area first, eliminate the other members of the Tianling team, and then launch a full-scale attack on that Gai Dalun."

"While your god-making project is powerful, he was only a second-ring Great Soul Master six months ago, and his Martial Soul was a useless one like the one in the notebook. I don't believe he could improve much in six months."

As the team leader, Beibei first outlined a simple battle plan: eliminate the smaller soldiers first, and then concentrate firepower on the master's disciples.

After all, the other party is just a minor second-ring Great Soul Master. His foundation is what it is, and even if he obtains the God-Making Project, he cannot make much progress in half a year.

“Wang Dong and I can first use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Golden Road to clear the field and target Gai Dalun. If we can successfully seal his soul power, you can immediately take action and blast him out of the arena.”

Huo Yuhao added that although he and Wang Dong's soul power levels were not high, their martial soul fusion skill was extremely powerful and had not yet been shown to outsiders. If they were caught off guard, they might win directly.

Not to mention that the disguise ability he gained can also deceive his opponents, thereby creating openings.

They don't seek to defeat their opponent; they just want to knock them off the field.

"Yuhao, this tactic can be used as a first step. You guys discuss the subsequent methods."

Wang Yan nodded in agreement. He had seen that golden path before. Even if one were caught off guard and fell into it, one would suffer a great loss. It was a very powerful trump card.

The group gathered together to discuss the matter, and only went on stage after the opening ceremony dance in the stadium had ended.

Ma Xiaotao and her two companions, whose injuries had not yet fully healed, stood nervously in the audience seats, praying that they would pull through.

The Tianling team entered first, and the seven members quickly formed a formation, which was quite classic.

The three stood at the front, and judging from their size and aura, they should be either offensive or defensive Soul Masters. Behind them on the two flanks were two slender and lean young men, whose physiques indicated they were agile attackers.

The last two people, one in front of the other, are most likely a support-type Soul Master and a control-type Soul Master. This is the best positioning method verified by countless predecessors, which can cope with various opponents and battle situations, allowing for both offense and defense.

Gai Dalun stood at the very front, replacing the defensive-type Soul Master among the main combat team members.

"I'm a liberal arts student!"

Looking at his position, Gai Dalun muttered a frustrated complaint.

They act as punching bags during training, and they also have to be meat shields and punching bags on the field.

"Big ship, can it withstand this?"

The young man on the left, who was the team captain, asked in a low voice before the referee announced the start.

According to his plan, he should have replaced the control-type team member, but this person took the initiative to ask to replace the defense-type soul master in the team.

He remembered the teacher leading the team saying that this person's martial spirit was a notebook, which had absolutely nothing to do with the defensive type.

Not to mention that their opponent this time is Shrek Academy, a prestigious institution. This battle will definitely not be easy, and they don't even want to go on stage.

"Guaranteed to be powerful!"

Gai Dalun patted his chest and assured everyone that while he might not be good at other things, his defensive capabilities were absolutely top-notch.

You should know that during this period he was ganged up on by a group of Soul Saints, people that his teacher specially found from the Star Luo Empire. He withstood both pure power attacks and energy attacks, and recorded them with his invincible body to form resistance.

It even withstood an electromagnetic pistol and became immune to it.

As long as it's not a Contra-level attack, or something too bizarre or unusual, he can withstand it.

"Shrek has gone too far!"

Just then, the offensive-type Soul Master on the other side cursed angrily, and Gai Dalun looked up and was stunned.

Seven boys and girls walked up from the opposite side. They were all quite young. Judging from their youthful appearance and figures, they were all no more than fifteen years old, with the youngest girl probably being around twelve years old.

"Reserve players?"

Gai Dalun looked at the captain beside him with a questioning expression.

If it were just one or two young children, it could be explained by their slow growth or their naturally short, baby-faced appearance. But it's strange that all seven of them look like that.

These are definitely not Shrek's main players, but their reserves.

Is Shrek confident, or arrogant?

"He's definitely a reserve player!"

With a dark expression, Captain Tianling looked very unhappy, believing that they had been underestimated by Shrek Academy.

Their Tianling Academy isn't very strong, but it's going too far for Shrek Academy to send their reserve team to fight; it's clearly an insult.

The audience in the spectator area were also looking at the Shrek team. Looking at their childish faces, they were all puzzled. In particular, the representatives of various forces who knew the special nature of the Tianling team were very puzzled and did not understand what trick Shrek was playing.

Not to mention the audience, even the top executives of the Star Luo Empire, the organizer, were completely bewildered.

"Doesn't Shrek Academy know anything about the Celestial Spirit Academy?"

Empress Xingluo couldn't help but ask, not understanding Shrek Team's choice.

"Impossible. According to the intelligence we have, one of the Shrek Academy's reserve team members is from the Xuanming Sect and is also the nephew of the Douling Emperor. It's impossible that they wouldn't know this information."

Moreover, Shrek Academy has cultivated its influence across our three great empires for tens of thousands of years, with its intelligence network extending to every corner; it's impossible that they wouldn't know about Gai Dalun's intelligence.

Xu Jiawei was equally puzzled and didn't understand Shrek Team's actions.

He was very clear about Shrek's intelligence network, which could be said to have spread to every corner of their three great empires, and it was even more terrifying after the establishment of the Shrek Inspection Group.

For the past two years, he has been secretly sending people to investigate Shrek's intelligence network, preparing to eradicate it completely, otherwise it will always be a threat.

Given Shrek Academy's intelligence network, it's impossible that they wouldn't know about the unique nature of the Celestial Spirit Team.

what is the problem?

Although he had doubts, the match was about to begin, and there was no time to have someone investigate. Moreover, once the match started, Shrek's intentions would inevitably be revealed, so he just had to wait and see.

"What kind of formation is that?!"

Queen Star Moon was surprised and puzzled once again, because of the strange formation that Shrek had arranged. A boy stood at the front, and the other six stood in an arc behind him, like stars surrounding the moon, which was very strange.

This was the first time she had seen this formation, and she couldn't immediately understand Shrek's tactical arrangements.

Not to mention the Star Luo Queen, even the referees in the arena were completely baffled, having never seen such a strange design before.

"Referee, you may announce the start of the match!"

Standing at the front of the group, Huo Yuhao calmly offered a reminder, his words carrying an air of arrogance and laziness, as if he were not there for a competition but for a leisurely outing, completely disregarding his opponents.

The referee realized what was happening, his expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "After discussions among our four great empires, the rules of this year's Soul Battle Tournament have been slightly adjusted, mainly targeting Soul Masters."

First, electromagnetic soul guides must not be used.

Second, one must not use attack-type soul tools that are not manufactured by oneself.

The match begins now!

After explaining the revised rules, the referee gave a final shout to announce the start of the match, then leaped back, activating his martial spirit to guard against any unexpected events.

As a referee, he not only had to determine the final winner, but also had to guard against various accidents that might occur during the competition and minimize injuries, otherwise it would have a negative impact on the entire empire.

The Tianling team activated their martial souls. Four of the seven members had four soul rings, and two had three. Only Gai Dalun, who stood at the front as a meat shield, did not change and did not reveal his soul rings.

Originally, the Heavenly Spirit Team had five Soul Masters, but Gai Dalun replaced the defensive-type member, who was a Soul Master.