Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

The special training before the qualifying competition was mainly conducted by the teachers in the academy. Chen Luo, Flander, Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji were the main sparring partners. In addition, a few trustworthy teachers from the academy would also participate in the sparring.

"No problem. As long as the little monsters can achieve good results in the promotion matches, I don't mind being beaten for a month." Zhao Wuji said with a smile.

After finalizing the training arrangements, Chen Luo and Liu Erlong invited their disciples Tang San and Yu Xiuyuan to go for a stroll in Tian Dou City that afternoon.

I bought Tang San and Yu Xiuyuan some new clothes and took them out for dinner at a well-known restaurant in Tiandou City.

Chen Luo has always taken very good care of his two disciples. Even though they are more sensible than their peers, they are still just teenagers and need a lot of care and attention.

Although Tang San was an exception, possessing the soul of an adult in his teenage body, Chen Luo always treated him equally and did not discriminate against him.

Tang San and Yu Xiuyuan initially refused, but under Chen Luo's insistence, they had no choice but to agree. This could be considered as Chen Luo giving these two cultivation fanatics a forced relaxation period.

Tang San also prepared a gift for his junior brother Yu Xiuyuan, giving him several hidden weapons and teaching him how to use them.

Although the master and his disciples were not related by blood, they were closer than family.

The little monsters' training began the next day.

The Shrek Seven Devils and other main team members had already adapted to the actual combat training. The second team members were initially unable to adapt, but they soon got into the swing of things as well.

The difference in strength between the first and second teams is huge, but the two teams will be arranged to conduct simulated training for the promotion matches. The training will focus on their control of soul power and maximize their individual combat power and endurance.

The qualifying rounds are individual competitions. Although each team still sends out seven participants, they will face off one by one. The winners will remain on the field, while the losing team will send out more participants until one team loses all of their participants. This tests individual combat abilities as well as the reserves and utilization of soul power.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Changming and Zhao Yan from the second team are both talented and deserve recognition. Moreover, they are not only talented, but also hardworking.

Without the help of immortal herbs and opportunities, reaching the Soul Venerable level at their age can already be considered genius. If they can maintain this level and obtain some more opportunities, they will definitely be able to join the ranks of the strong.

A month passed quickly, and the qualifying rounds arrived as scheduled.

The qualifying rounds were held at the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Grounds, a vast area. Apart from the already designated competition area, the fifteen advanced soul master academy teams that entered the qualifying rounds were arranged to rest in different places.

The two teams from Shrek Academy entered the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Ground one after another. When the Shrek main team had settled in, Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, came to visit. In addition to Ning Fengzhi, there was another person, who was none other than Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.

This was Chen Luo's first time seeing Xue Qinghe. He was handsome and elegant, and did not look much different from ordinary nobles. In terms of presence, he was just an accessory next to Ning Fengzhi.

His words and actions were quite cultured, giving people a refined and easygoing feeling, without the slightest bit of the airs of an ordinary nobleman.

Chen Luo knew, of course, that the so-called Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, from the Spirit Hall, the granddaughter of Qian Daoliu, the daughter of Bibi Dong, and the future Angel God.

Even though he knew the plot, he still found it hard to believe when he met Qian Renxue; it was truly difficult to imagine that she was a woman disguised as a man.

There wasn't a single flaw to be found, no wonder Qian Renxue was able to hide in the Heaven Dou Empire for so many years.

Ning Fengzhi's arrival was not just a simple visit. After a brief conversation, Ning Fengzhi got straight to the point.

He planned to send the disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to Shrek Academy for study, to which Chen Luo and Flander readily agreed.

This was undoubtedly very good news, especially for Chen Luo. While sect disciples might have some issues with temperament and personality, their talent was absolutely unquestionable. Moreover, most sect disciples were not actually unruly; only a very small number were used as examples.

With the addition of disciples from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it is estimated that it will be of some help in raising the level of Shrek Academy.

This is the benefit of expanding a college's reputation. When your college is excellent and well-known enough, you don't need to worry about not being able to recruit excellent students and teachers; they will all come to you automatically.

It is believed that after the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition ends, Shrek Academy will usher in a wave of enrollment. At that time, many talented students and excellent teachers will surely visit. This is a scene that Chen Luo is very willing to see. The better the academy develops, the more beneficial it will be to his development. As long as the academy is strong enough, leveling up will be as easy as drinking water.

The qualifying rounds officially began the next day.

Just like in the book, Shrek Academy's first opponent was a high-level Soul Master Academy from the Kingdom of Barak, in the third match.

Shrek Academy's second team wasn't very lucky; in their first match, they encountered Tianshui Academy, one of the Elemental Academies, in the fourth game.

The first match of the qualifying rounds was between Blazing Academy and Fabia Academy. Blazing Academy completed the rounds with only two players. Both teams qualified for the qualifying rounds, but the difference in strength was obvious.

The second match was between the Beast Academy and the Nightfall Academy. In the Beast Academy, Chen Luo saw a familiar face, Meng Yiran, the granddaughter of the Peerless Dragon Snake. This was not much different from the plot in the book. The only difference was that the Shrek Academy members were not familiar with Meng Yiran at all. After all, when they encountered each other in the Star Dou Great Forest, there was no conflict. With Flander and Zhao Wuji present, Snake Granny and Meng Yiran were scared away.

After watching two games in a row, Shrek's home team's game finally arrived.

Xiao Wu started the match and secured five consecutive wins. Then Tang San was substituted in. Tang San activated his martial soul, and Barak Academy immediately conceded defeat without any attempt to fight back.

All of this was basically consistent with the plot of the book, including the fact that a student at Barak Academy with the Sunflower Martial Soul was completely countered by Xiao Wu's Acacia Heartbreak Red. All of this was seen by Chen Luo, and he felt as if he was watching a live version of Douluo Continent.

After the Shrek home team's game ended, the second team's game quickly followed.

The name Shrek Academy itself sparked discussion as soon as it appeared, but not many people really cared; it was just mentioned casually.

There are plenty of colleges with the same name. Even if they are from the same college, it takes skill to make it out of the preliminaries.

There are only so many elite students in an academy. Even if you create a second team, it won't make much of a difference. Even the second team of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is easily defeated by other academies and can't even pass the preliminaries.

The idea of ​​exploiting loopholes isn't unique to Shrek Academy, but the lack of available resources limits most academies' operations. Rather than diverting their energy to the second team, it's better to focus all their efforts on the main team.

Shrek Academy is a very rare exception.

Chapter 192 Lu Changming's Sword

VIP seating.

"How can there be two Shrek Academys?" Emperor Xueye finally couldn't help but voice his doubts.

Ning Fengzhi said, "One is Shrek Academy in Tiandou City, and the other is Shrek Academy in Soto City. The latter is from the Principality Division."

Emperor Xueye nodded slightly and asked no further questions.

Bishop Salas sneered: "Playing such tricks in the face of absolute strength is useless. A Soul Master doesn't even have a team. Even if he can survive in the promotion matches, he is destined to be eliminated in the knockout stage."

Ning Fengzhi laughed and said, "Being able to enter the qualifying rounds is also a kind of strength, isn't it? Many academies have tried to use such tricks to increase their chances of advancing, but they have all failed. Shrek Academy was able to do it, which is also a testament to their strength."

Bishop Salas sneered, "According to Sect Leader Ning, you're implicitly admitting that the two Shrek Academy teams are actually from the same academy? Should I immediately investigate them?"

Ning Fengzhi said calmly, "I was just going along with what the bishop said. I didn't say they came from the same academy."

Salas remained disdainful, but did not continue the topic.

In fact, everyone knows this perfectly well, and many colleges have tried to do so, but most of them have failed.

Shrek Academy is an exception, not just because they are one of the few teams that utilized the competition rules and successfully advanced.

The match between Shrek Second Team and Tianshui Academy was coming soon.

The first student from Tianshui Academy to fight was named Qiu Ruoshui, a level 37 Power Attack type Battle Soul Master. The first student from Shrek Academy's second team to fight was Lu Changming, who possessed a longsword martial soul and was a level 32 Power Attack type Battle Soul Master.

It has to be said that Tianshui College produces beauties. Qiu Ruoshui is nearly 1.7 meters tall, with fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs. The blue school uniform unique to Tianshui College perfectly accentuates her figure.

Even upon seeing such a beautiful woman, Lu Changming remained unmoved; in his eyes, there seemed to be only his longsword.

After exchanging greetings, both sides activated their Martial Souls at the referee's signal, and the match began.

Although both are Soul Masters, the difference in soul power fluctuations between level 32 and level 37 is immediately apparent.

However, Lu Changming's aura was in no way inferior to Qiu Ruoshui's. He gave people an extremely sharp feeling, just like the long sword in his hand, which seemed to be able to cut through all difficulties and obstacles and win the game.

After Lu Changming activated his martial soul, Ning Fengzhi's gaze towards Lu Changming changed, and he muttered to himself, "At such a young age, to have such sword intent is truly rare. Perhaps Uncle Jian will be interested."

The battle began quickly, with Lu Changming taking the lead in attacking with his sword, showing no intention of holding back just because his opponent was a beautiful woman.

In fact, Lu Changming only had a slight chance of winning if he went all out, given the difference in their raw strength.

As he moved forward, Lu Changming's first spirit ring lit up, and his longsword was instantly covered with a layer of cyan energy.

At this moment, Qiu Ruoshui also made her move. Her second soul ring lit up, and her hands were covered with light blue light. Then, she struck forward with both palms, instantly forming a wave of water that rushed towards Lu Changming.

Lu Changming slashed with his sword, cutting the water waves in two, but his body also paused slightly as a result. He let out a muffled groan, his offensive momentum interrupted.

His sword strike that severed Qiu Ruoshui's second soul skill attracted the attention of many, especially Qiu Ruoshui, whose expression changed slightly.

Both of them quickly adjusted their state. Lu Changming continued to rush towards Qiu Ruoshui and arrived in front of her in just a few breaths, slashing with his sword.

Qiu Ruoshui's first spirit ring lit up, her hands formed frost, which eventually condensed into a pair of ice spikes. In addition, a light blue light surrounded her, and her body seemed to become lighter and faster.

Qiu Ruoshui nimbly dodged Lu Changming's longsword and swung her ice spikes at him.

But all of this seemed to be within Lu Changming's expectations. He simply moved to the side to avoid Qiu Ruoshui's ice spikes, and then continued his attack with his longsword.

Slashing, thrusting, and chopping are all extremely simple offensive moves, but they are perfectly linked together, trapping Qiu Ruoshui and making it difficult for her to escape.

After that, Qiu Ruoshui was completely on the defensive. Lu Changming completely controlled the rhythm of the attack. Qiu Ruoshui could only dodge or grit her teeth and use ice spikes to block.

These scenes left the spectators stunned. They even began to doubt whether the person with a soul power level of thirty-seven was Lu Changming, as such suppressive power was terrifying.

After a moment, Qiu Ruoshui realized that if she continued, she would definitely lose, so she finally used her third soul skill.

After dodging Lu Changming's attack once again, Qiu Ruoshui's third spirit ring lit up, and the temperature around her dropped drastically. Ice began to form under her feet, and in the blink of an eye, it spread to Lu Changming's feet, making him sluggish. Qiu Ruoshui herself was unaffected and even gained an increase in strength.

The ice spikes in Qiu Ruoshui's hand had just been shattered by Lu Changming, so Qiu Ruoshui immediately swung her fist and smashed it towards Lu Changming.

"Clang!!!"

Despite his body becoming noticeably sluggish, Lu Changming still managed to retract his longsword at the crucial moment and block Qiu Ruoshui's fist.

Qiu Ruoshui's fist landed on Lu Changming's sword, and a surge of power sent Lu Changming flying backward.

However, the next second, Lu Changming suddenly appeared in front of Qiu Ruoshui, his long sword against her neck.

"It's over," Lu Changming said calmly.

Qiu Ruoshui froze on the spot, and everyone watching also watched in astonishment.

The referee paused for a moment before announcing, "Lu Changming of Shrek Academy in Soto City wins!"

In the Shrek Academy's second team's preparation area, Zhao Wuji revealed an extremely satisfied smile and laughed heartily, "I've always had high hopes for Lu Changming!"

In the Shrek team's preparation area, Chen Luo and the others all had smiles on their faces.

Chen Luo was extremely satisfied with Lu Changming's performance. Lu Changming had his own unique understanding of swordsmanship, especially in offense. Once he got close, it was very difficult to deal with him. Lu Changming's third soul skill was an instantaneous dash skill that could achieve the effect of surprise, but it was only suitable for use once. Once others knew about it in advance and took precautions, the effect would be greatly reduced.

Lu Changming seized the perfect opportunity, precisely during the gap after Qiu Ruoshui unleashed her third soul skill, and right after Qiu Ruoshui's extremely confident attack. Qiu Ruoshui had no time to react, and the longsword was already at her neck. In a real battle, Qiu Ruoshui's delicate and smooth neck would have already been cut open.

Although Lu Changming won the first battle, he is destined to lose the second.

The inherent weakness in strength is difficult to overcome with so-called techniques. Furthermore, Lu Changming and his companions had no special abilities and relied entirely on their own skills. After a battle against someone of a higher level, Lu Changming's soul power was already mostly depleted. Therefore, when facing someone whose soul power level far exceeded his own, defeat was inevitable.

And that was indeed the case. Tianshui Academy's second player to take the stage was their captain, Shui Bing'er, and Lu Changming was completely defeated without any surprise.

Chapter 193 Zhao Yan's Pen

Shrek II's bench.

"Lu Changming, you've done a great job. There's no need to blame yourself. Leave the rest of the battle to us," Zhao Yan comforted him.

Lu Changming, who had just returned from a defeat, was still feeling down, and his teammates, including his teacher, comforted him.

Chang Yuankai, who possesses the Rhinoceros Martial Soul, stepped forward: "So what if Tianshui Academy has a Soul Master? I don't believe she can withstand a relentless barrage of attacks."