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

The second team has already achieved a very good result, and they are very satisfied with it, although they are not entirely disappointed.

It's important to know that their team doesn't even have a single Soul Master, and their strongest member, Yu Xiuyuan, is only level 34. The reason they've come this far is not only due to their own strength, but also largely due to luck.

Besides paying attention to the second team's matches, Chen Luo and his team focused more on the three seeded teams.

Both the Tian Dou Royal Academy team and the Xing Luo Royal Academy team demonstrated absolute dominance, crushing their opponents.

Although the Spirit Hall team did not field their main force, they still crushed their opponents.

A crushing defeat is entertaining enough, but it doesn't yield much useful information.

After the second round of competition ended, the draw for the third round began.

Chen Luo finally broke the curse. Unlike the plot in the book, he did not draw the Star Luo Royal Academy in this round. Instead, he drew another team from the Star Luo Empire. After two rounds of selection, this team also deserved to be called a strong team, but it was still a level below the seeded team, the Star Luo Royal Academy.

According to the rules of the elite tournament, the top two teams in the qualifying rounds will receive a bye in the second and third rounds, respectively. If they lose early, the bye qualification will be passed on to the next team in the qualifying rounds.

Thunder Academy of the Heavenly Dou Empire originally ranked second in the qualifying rounds, which meant they would receive a bye in the third round. However, they were unlucky and encountered the second seed team from the Star Luo Empire, resulting in a defeat. As a result, the bye was passed on to Divine Wind Academy.

According to the original plot of the book, Kamikaze Academy was originally the second in the qualifying rounds, but due to the butterfly effect, things changed.

But things took an unexpected turn and ended up back on the original path, something Chen Luo hadn't anticipated.

Of course, the butterfly effect still exists. For example, in the third round of the competition, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy did not encounter the Spirit Hall, but instead drew a team from the Star Luo Empire. The Star Luo Royal Academy drew the Tianshui Academy. Who could have predicted that the Tianshui Academy, which was weaker than the Thunder Academy, would be able to advance to the third round of the competition?

The final arrangement for the third round of the competition is as follows:

Shrek Academy versus Brightlight Academy (Star Luo Empire).

Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Stone Spirit Academy (Star Luo Empire).

Star Luo Royal Academy versus Tianshui Academy.

The Spirit Hall versus Qiongyuan Academy (Star Luo Empire).

Kamikaze Academy had a bye.

Yamachi Academy (Star Luo Empire) was given a bye.

The third round of the competition arrived as scheduled, with Shrek Academy's match in the first game.

As the first in the qualifiers and the first in the promotion rounds, Shrek Academy is undoubtedly another seeded team on the side of the Heaven Dou Empire. They have been the focus of attention in the knockout stage. However, they were unable to play in the first and second rounds. Now that they have finally appeared in the third round, they have attracted the attention of all the teams. It is rare to see all the strong teams in the spectator seats.

Now that we've reached the third round of the competition, Shrek Academy undoubtedly has the Shrek Seven Devils as their starting lineup, with all of them being Soul Masters.

The Star Luo Empire's team was also quite strong, with five Soul Masters, which explains why they were able to advance to the third round. However, their team quality was still a bit inferior to that of the Shrek Seven Devils.

"The first match of the third round of the knockout stage, Shrek Academy versus Bright Radiance Academy, begins!!!"

With the referee's whistle, Shrek Academy's "first battle" in the knockout stage began.

Fourteen contestants simultaneously activated their martial souls, causing a strong surge of soul power across the entire arena. Among the dazzling soul rings, Tang San's jet-black soul ring was the most eye-catching.

In addition, the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand was equally eye-catching. Even though she was standing at the back, she was still noticed and drew gasps of surprise.

"The fourth spirit ring is actually a ten-thousand-year spirit ring? How is that possible!"

"One, two... eight, nine, nine stories?! Is that still the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda? How can it have nine stories?!"

"Shrek Academy is indeed hiding its true strength; they have a whole group of Soul Masters!"

The gasps from the spectators did not disrupt the competition on the stage, as all fourteen contestants had already begun to move.

First, there's the positioning. Both teams have fairly standard positioning: offensive Soul Masters are at the front, agile Soul Masters are on the sides, control Soul Masters are in the middle, and support Soul Masters are at the back.

Minghui Academy also has a relatively reasonable configuration, but compared to Shrek Academy, it has one less flying-type Soul Master and one more agility-type Soul Master.

Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu rushed forward, while Zhu Zhuqing attacked from the flank, and Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had already spread out.

Almost the next second after Zhu Zhuqing took action, Ning Rongrong's speed boost stopped, and Zhu Zhuqing, who was already extremely fast, became as fast as a ghost, leaving behind a series of afterimages as she moved forward.

Dai Mubai, who was ahead, clashed with one of the opponent's offensive-type Soul Masters. Ning Rongrong's power boost came down on time, and Dai Mubai knocked her back with a palm strike.

Xiao Wu also faced off against a powerful attack-type Soul Master, who also received a power boost.

He started with a seductive move, followed by a waist bow attack, unleashing a series of soul skills that left his opponent dazed and confused.

Zhu Zhuqing was quickly attacked from both sides by the enemy's two agility-type soul masters. At this time, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass also arrived. His most basic first soul skill, Blue Silver Entanglement, was activated, creating an opportunity for Zhu Zhuqing.

Minghui Academy naturally also has support and control Soul Masters, but their support skills are nowhere near as good as the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and their control skills are nowhere near as good as the Thousand Hands Asura.

This match was never going to be suspenseful; it was destined to be a crushing defeat.

The blue silver entanglement at such a long distance could only serve as interference and was obviously not enough to accurately control the opponent. However, this interference was sufficient for Zhu Zhuqing. She successfully bypassed the opponent's support-type soul master and headed straight for the opponent's back row.

It was too late for the two agility-type Soul Masters to give chase. A Blue Silver Cage made of Blue Silver Grass suddenly formed, firmly controlling them. The other teammates received the same treatment.

The Blue Silver Cage is all about surprise attacks, and Tang San's move was clearly very successful.

After the Blue Silver Cage was formed, Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line, which had not yet made a move, arrived and took away the two agility-type soul masters.

Almost the instant the Blue Silver Cage appeared, it meant that the outcome of the match was no longer in doubt.

Dai Mubai finished off his opponent with a single White Tiger Light Wave, and Zhu Zhuqing moved to the back row and easily eliminated the opponent's two support characters.

Their last remaining control-type Soul Masters tried to struggle on, but the outcome was clearly irreversible.

In the end, Shrek Academy emerged victorious.

Chapter 203 Nemesis, Star Luo Royal Academy

Shrek Academy won, and most of the spectators in the stands were still in shock because the tide of battle turned in an instant.

They finally witnessed Shrek Academy's fighting power, which was even stronger than they had imagined.

The strongest reaction came from the Star Luo Royal Academy. Davis and Zhu Zhuyun's faces were filled with disbelief. They never expected that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would advance to the Soul Master level in such a short time, and that their strength in battle was extraordinary.

"How is this possible?! It's only been a short time!" Zhu Zhuyun exclaimed in surprise.

Davis was relatively calmer. He glanced at a teammate beside him and asked in a deep voice, "Tang Hongning, how's the record of Shrek Academy's characteristics coming along?"

Tang Hongning immediately replied, "It's all been recorded, but we can only get too little information from this one battle."

Davis said, "Speak."

Tang Hongning slowly said, "Tang San's fourth soul skill is crowd control. It is triggered very quickly. Unless you are highly focused, you simply don't have time to dodge it."

"That nine-story pagoda should be the evolved form of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The amplification of this martial soul is extremely abnormal. We must deal with it as quickly as possible, otherwise we will be at a great disadvantage in battle."

"The other Soul Master in the back row of their team should be a food-type Soul Master. I noticed that he made sausage-like food and passed it to his teammates through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass. The specific effects are unknown."

"That offensive-type Soul Master named Xiao Wu has a control skill, and her burst damage is very strong."

"That Soul Master named Ma Hongjun has extremely high flame intensity, but he has shown too few Soul Skills, so we were unable to obtain much useful information."

"The remaining two..."

Davis raised his hand to interrupt: "No need to say anything, I understand."

It wasn't just the Star Luo Royal Academy team that was watching the game intently; all the other teams were doing the same, eager to see through Shrek Academy completely.

However, what can be revealed in just one match is far too limited, and the amount of usable information that can be collected is also limited.

Some people may wonder, since Shrek Academy has participated in competitions before, can't other academies collect relevant information?

Of course, information can be collected, but it's limited to the academies on the Heaven Dou Empire's side. It's too difficult for the academies on the Star Luo Empire's side to obtain information, and similarly, it's extremely difficult for the academies on the Heaven Dou Empire's side to find out information about the academies on the Star Luo Empire's side.

Besides the fact that both empires did a good job of keeping secrets, the main reason was that they didn't have much time to infiltrate each other. As soon as the qualifying rounds ended, they only had three days to rest before all the teams rushed to Wuhun City. After arriving in Wuhun City, time was also tight, and after three days of rest, they all entered the competition venue.

In such a short time, there is not enough time to acquire and verify information, and it would be extremely costly and risky. It would be more practical to collect information through competition.

On the Shenfeng Academy side, Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu both looked rather grim. They had guessed that Shrek Academy's main force would be very strong, but they still hadn't expected them to be this strong. All the teams that could enter the third round of the competition were strong teams, and Shrek Academy's battle just now perfectly illustrated that a huge gap still exists between strong teams.

After the match, the Shrek Seven Devils returned to the rest area, all beaming with the joy of victory.

Chen Luo praised them generously, saying, "You all performed very well, cleanly and efficiently. Keep up the good work in the upcoming matches!"

"Let's take a short rest and adjust, then go watch the other colleges' matches!"

The second match was between the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Star Luo Empire's Stone Spirit Academy. It was another one-sided victory. As the seeded team of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy still had a basic level of dominance.

The third match was between Star Luo Royal Academy and Tianshui Academy from the Heaven Dou Empire. The outcome was already decided, but it was still highly anticipated.

Whenever it was a match of the Star Luo Royal Academy, the entire Shrek Academy team watched the game attentively. Dai Mubai had already explained all the grudges between Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing and Davis and Zhu Zhuyun on the first day of the elimination rounds.

The conversation started with a question from Ma Hongjun.

"Boss Dai, that guy looks just like you!"

When rivalries are involved in a match, the desire to win naturally becomes even stronger.

The match between Xingluo Royal Academy and Tianshui Academy will begin soon.

Knowing that their strength was inferior to that of the Star Luo Royal Academy, Tianshui Academy did not give up. Instead, they immediately unleashed their ultimate move upon entering the arena, using the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Fluttering Phoenix.

When the Ice Phoenix appeared, Davis and the others' expressions changed, and their response was extremely simple and brutal. Davis, level 49, and Zhu Zhuyun, level 47, used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger, to directly confront it head-on.

The outcome was predictable: the Netherworld White Tiger easily withstood the Ice Phoenix's attack and ended the match with overwhelming force.

The entire match lasted less than five minutes from start to finish, and it was another absolute stomp.

"So he finally resorted to this move? But it also feels like he did it on purpose, as if to avoid revealing more of his combat strength," Chen Luo thought to himself.

The Netherworld White Tiger is no longer a secret, so there's no need to hide it anymore.

It's worth mentioning that Davis and Zhu Zhuyun's Martial Soul Fusion Skill is definitely stronger than Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's, given their advantage in Soul Power level.

The imposing aura displayed by the Netherworld White Tiger just now further confirmed this point.

With the presence of the Netherworld White Tiger, the Star Luo Royal Academy is undoubtedly the strongest enemy besides the Spirit Hall, and its level of danger far exceeds that of its two old rivals, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Divine Wind Academy.

However, Chen Luo was not too worried, as he always believed in the strength of the Shrek Seven Devils.

After the match between Star Luo Royal Academy and Tianshui Academy ended, the final match of the third round soon arrived: Spirit Hall versus Star Luo Empire's Qiongyuan Academy.

Qiongyuan Academy is the second seed team of the Star Luo Empire that defeated Thunder Academy, and it has six Soul Masters.

The Spirit Hall finally fielded one of their main forces, Xie Yue, wielding a moon blade.

When everyone activated their martial souls, Xie Yue's five soul rings gave everyone a jolt.

This is also the first Soul King to appear since the start of the Elite Tournament, redefining the word "genius" for everyone.

Reaching the Soul King level at just over twenty years old is truly astonishing. Only Shrek Academy remained relatively calm, as they all had the potential to reach even higher levels at the same age.

The other teams were in an uproar, and even Davis, who was level 49, couldn't help but be amazed.