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

Of the three teams, including the teacher, the Spirit Hall team was undoubtedly the most confident. They seemed to have victory in their grasp, and each of them had a faint smile on their face. Their demeanor was not like that of someone about to participate in a competition, but rather like that of someone who had already arrived at the awards ceremony.

The members of both Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy teams were serious and confident, but not as flamboyant as the Spirit Hall team.

This is quite normal, though. Strength is the foundation of confidence. If another team had the same resources as the Spirit Hall, they might be even more arrogant.

Once everyone was in place, a group of twelve cardinals, whose rank was second only to the Platinum Bishops, walked out from the side door of the Papal Palace. They walked slowly to the front of the Papal Palace and stood on the left and right, six on each side.

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Luo immediately knew that Pope Bibi Dong was about to make her appearance.

Sure enough, after the cardinals took their positions, the leader shouted loudly, "His Holiness the Pope has arrived!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

Three loud shouts resounded throughout the entire Spirit City like a landslide and a tsunami, and then the massive palace gates slowly opened.

Wearing a long, shimmering gold gown from head to toe, a purple-gold crown, and holding a scepter, Bibi Dong, with a solemn expression, was the first to emerge from the Papal Palace.

All eyes were on Bibi Dong, not only because of her stunning beauty and perfect figure, but also because of her unique aura and the Pope's majesty.

Chen Luo's gaze naturally fell on Bibi Dong, and a strange feeling arose in his heart, causing his heart to beat faster.

When Chen Luo looked at Bibi Dong, Bibi Dong's gaze also fell on him. Beneath her seemingly calm gaze, there seemed to be a slight fluctuation of emotion. As the Pope, Bibi Dong only symbolically scanned the entire room, not looking at Chen Luo alone.

When Chen Luo met Bibi Dong's gaze, many images of Bibi Dong flashed through his mind. These were undoubtedly from Yu Xiaogang's memories, and it was these memories that had a certain influence on Chen Luo. In addition, Chen Luo himself had a certain obsession with Bibi Dong, which is why he was so obsessed.

You should know that when Chen Luo first came to this world, Bibi Dong was his primary goal. After all, he had been persistent about it for so long. Now that he had finally met Bibi Dong in person, he naturally couldn't control his emotions.

Liu Erlong noticed Chen Luo's reaction, and his face turned extremely ugly. He kept pinching Chen Luo's waist and asked with a cold smile, "Is he that good-looking?"

Chen Luo then withdrew his gaze, looking slightly embarrassed and guilty. He had a woman who loved him deeply, yet he was still thinking about another woman. The guilt made Chen Luo feel very uncomfortable.

But the guilt only lasted for half a second.

As the Pope, Bibi Dong obviously couldn't appear alone. Behind her were four people as her companions: Sword Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo are easy to distinguish; one is somewhat feminine, while the other is neither human nor ghost.

On his way to Wuhun City, Chen Luo had already met Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. The so-called masks were just a joke; the unique aura emanating from them was the best proof of their identities.

After Bibi Dong appeared, she said a few very simple words and then took out the reward for winning the Elite Tournament—three Soul Bones.

The three soul bones are the skull of wisdom formed by spiritual concentration, the right arm of explosive burning flames, and the left leg of rapid forward movement.

These three soul bones all came from ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Among them, the wisdom skull, which condenses spiritual energy, came from a soul beast that was over fifty thousand years old.

The moment the soul bone appeared, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, but Chen Luo only glanced at it indifferently. Having a soul bone that was 100,000 years old and a soul bone that was 1 million years old, he really looked down on those soul bones that were 10,000 years old.

Chen Luo's gaze remained fixed on Bibi Dong until Liu Erlong attacked again, at which point Chen Luo finally shifted his gaze.

"I really deserve to die..."

Chen Luo felt guilty for half a second.

It was the appearance of the Soul Bone that ignited the fighting spirit of all the contestants from the three teams.

Bibi Dong didn't waste any more time on idle chatter; she simply offered a few words of encouragement before announcing the start of the match.

The rules of the competition are simple: like the qualifying rounds, it is an individual elimination tournament. Each of the three teams sends seven players to participate in the competition. The final winner will directly enter the final, while the losers will compete in the loser's bracket to determine the other player to enter the final.

The competition format is similar to the qualifying rounds, but with three teams participating together.

Although Shrek Academy has two support players who need to be substituted, they are still very confident in this kind of individual competition.

On the Tian Dou Royal Academy's side, the only real main attacker was Yu Tianheng. Dugu Yan could barely be considered a significant force. As for the others in the team, they could only be used as cannon fodder to deplete the opponent's soul power as much as possible.

The two Xuanwu turtle brothers are not good at fighting, while the Wind Chime Bird and Ghost Leopard are at a disadvantage in terms of soul power level. They were replaced by Ye Lingling, who was in charge of support, and the substitutes were even less capable.

In conclusion, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy has no real advantage in this kind of individual elimination tournament; in fact, the Divine Wind Academy is even stronger under these rules.

Compared to Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Spirit Hall clearly possesses ample combat power. Putting aside everything else, the three members of the Golden Generation alone are more than enough to handle this individual elimination tournament, provided the competition proceeds normally.

But it's clear that the match couldn't proceed normally; targeting was inevitable.

Flander and Qin Ming exchanged a glance, and without much further communication, the two teams embarked on the same path.

Shrek Academy's lineup consists of Jing Ling, Tai Long, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Tang San.

On the Tian Dou Royal Academy side, they first sent on a strong attack substitute, followed by Shi Mo, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, Gui Bao, Du Gu Yan, and Yu Tian Heng.

Both academies reserved their main fighting forces for last, making their intentions quite clear.

Chapter 212 Speed ​​Edition Individual Elimination Tournament: Shrek Academy Advances to the Winners' Bracket!

After the rosters of the three teams were finalized, the individual elimination rounds began quickly, and Shrek Academy was given a bye in the first round.

In the first round of individual duels, a substitute power-attack type Soul Master from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy faced off against a Soul Master from the Spirit Hall.

The battle was a foregone conclusion; the Spirit Hall's Soul Master emerged victorious, but he also expended most of his soul power.

Knowing he was no match, the substitute from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy resorted to a frenzied, dog-like fighting style, aiming to inflict a significant loss of soul power on the Spirit Hall's Soul Master. He ultimately succeeded, though he ended up half-dead. As soon as the match ended, he immediately went to receive emergency treatment from Ye Lingling.

After the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's substitute lost, Shrek Academy's Jing Ling took the stage. Although Jing Ling was at a disadvantage in terms of soul power level, her overall soul power remained intact.

Jing Ling knew that she would probably only lose if she went head-to-head with him, so she used an extremely shameless fighting style to wear down the Spirit Hall's Soul Master and win the match.

Next up was Shi Mo, one of the Xuanwu Turtle brothers from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, and Jing Ling immediately chose to concede defeat.

When the Spirit Hall's contestants took to the stage, the same situation occurred again.

The Xuanwu Turtle, Shi Mo, risked his life to deplete the Soul Master's Soul Power. As a tank and also a Soul Master, Shi Mo was clearly more effective at attrition than the previous substitute. Although he ultimately suffered a miserable defeat, the Soul Master from the Spirit Hall was clearly unable to withstand the next round.

This clearly demonstrates a situation where both the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy launch frenzied attacks whenever they encounter a Spirit Hall contestant, trying to deplete their spirit power as much as possible and defeat them if they can. Conversely, when contestants from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy meet, they concede defeat one after the other, with those in better condition continuing the fight. It is evident that the two teams are pooling their strength to deal with the Spirit Hall.

The leader of the Spirit Hall team wasn't stupid either. After two rounds of fighting, he immediately saw through the situation, but the two-against-one situation was already unavoidable.

Those who can come here are all elite teams that have been selected through multiple rounds of screening. Even though the Spirit Hall has three Soul Kings, they cannot withstand the wear and tear of two teams.

In particular, both the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy have athletes with extremely strong individual combat abilities. If they can't beat one-on-one, they'll fight two-on-one; if they can't beat two-on-one, they'll fight three-on-one. As long as the Spirit Hall's athletes are still around, they will continue to endure this series of battles until they are defeated.

The Spirit Hall was also extremely ruthless; even knowing that their team was being targeted by two other teams, they still proceeded with the match as usual.

Status of matches already played:

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy's substitutes faced off against the Spirit Hall's Soul Masters, with the Spirit Hall's Soul Masters emerging victorious. Their aggressive, "mad dog" fighting style resulted in massive consumption of their soul power.

The Spirit Hall's Soul Master fought against Jing Ling, and Jing Ling won. It was a narrow victory.

Jingling defeated Shimo in a match. Shimo conceded defeat without incurring any cost.

The subsequent match unfolded as follows—

Graphite fought against a Soul Master from the Spirit Hall, and the Soul Master won. Both were Soul Masters, and both were close to their limits.

The Spirit Hall's Soul Master fought against Tyrone, and Tyrone won. It was an easy victory with negligible attrition.

In the battle between Talon and Yufeng, Talon emerged victorious. He conceded defeat without incurring any losses. Neither player had reached the Soul Master level, but it was clear that the offensively-oriented Talon had the advantage in the fight.

Tailong fought against the Spirit Hall's Soul Master, and the Spirit Hall's Soul Master won. His aggressive fighting style resulted in massive consumption of soul power.

In the battle between the Spirit Hall's Soul Master and Stone Mill, Stone Mill emerged victorious. Its primary focus was defense, not offense, and it suffered heavy losses.

Shi Mo defeated Ma Hongjun. He conceded defeat without incurring any losses.

Ma Hongjun defeated the Soul Master from the Spirit Hall. His energy expenditure was moderate.

Ma Hongjun defeated Ghost Leopard Oslo. He conceded defeat without any loss of energy and even had some recovery time.

At this point, Ma Hongjun had already faced off against Xie Yue, one of the three Soul Kings of the Spirit Hall.

Ma Hongjun resorted to underhanded tactics, trying to deplete Xie Yue's soul power as much as possible, and Xie Yue naturally won in the end.

Next, Dugu Yan took the stage. Dugu Yan's third soul skill, Azure Phosphorous Poison, and fourth soul skill, Azure Phosphorous Poisonous Serpent, successfully caused Xie Yue to suffer a huge loss.

Dugu Yan's fourth soul skill, Azure Phosphorous Serpent, doubles the power of Azure Phosphorous Purple Poison and allows her to control the poisonous mist to form a giant serpent for better attacks.

Although Xie Yue managed to capture Dugu Yan, he was inevitably poisoned and needed to expend a large amount of soul power to resist the erosion of the enhanced version of Bilin Purple Poison.

Xiao Wu entered the fray and, with her unstoppable combo of teleportation, invincibility, charm, and finally a waist bow, successfully defeated Xie Yue.

When Hu Liena entered the arena, Xiao Wu was clearly no match for her, but she tried her best to deplete Hu Liena's soul power, even resorting to head-on confrontations. In the end, Xiao Wu lost without any suspense, while Hu Liena only depleted a portion of her soul power.

Yu Tianheng, the last contestant from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, took to the stage. Even with the suppression of soul power level, Yu Tianheng, an offensive soul master, was clearly stronger than Hu Liena, a control-oriented soul master, in one-on-one combat.

Even though he was inevitably controlled by Hu Liena, Yu Tianheng managed to withstand Hu Liena's attack with the help of his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex's innate dragon transformation and his already powerful body. In the end, he defeated Hu Liena with his fourth soul skill, Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Swift.

Yu Tianheng's soul power was greatly depleted after defeating Hu Liena, and he subsequently chose to concede defeat when facing Zhu Zhuqing from Shrek Academy.

At this point, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy has entered the loser's bracket.

Shrek Academy still has Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Tang San, while the Spirit Hall only has one person left, Yan, who has the strength of a Soul King.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai continued to be responsible for attrition. Zhu Zhuqing's progress in attrition was relatively limited, while Dai Mubai, whose gap with Soul King was not very large, fought a solid battle with Yan. Although he ultimately lost, the goal of attrition had been achieved.

Finally, Tang San entered the fray and, using the control provided by the Blue Silver Grass and his own powerful melee abilities, successfully defeated the weakened Yan.

The Spirit Hall team ultimately couldn't withstand the combined attack from the two teams and predictably entered the loser's bracket. This was a result that the players from both the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy teams had almost risked their lives for.

It's worth mentioning that of the three members of the Golden Generation, only Xie Yue used his fifth soul skill; Hu Liena and Yan did not use theirs until the very end.

Clearly, they also intend to conserve their strength. Furthermore, even if they use their fifth soul skill, they will likely still face defeat, or a Pyrrhic victory, which is obviously not the outcome they want.

Because the Spirit Hall held back, Tang San did not use many of his trump cards, at least not the Eight Spider Lances.

The problem of Blue Silver Grass's insufficient damage has also been fully exposed. In the battle between Tang San and Yan, Tang San practically killed Yan with his near-perfect operation and incredibly powerful close-range scraping, and at that time Yan could be considered a low-health version.

The individual elimination rounds were over in less than a morning.

Shrek Academy advanced to the final round of the winners' bracket, while Heaven Dou Royal Academy competed with Spirit Hall for the last spot in the final round.

The sacrifices made by the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy were undoubtedly enormous. Besides the many layers of relationships involved, the main reason was that the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy's lineup was simply not suitable for such an individual elimination tournament.

The match started in the losers' bracket in the afternoon after only a lunch break.

Chapter 213 The Losers' Bracket Match Begins!

In just one afternoon, everyone at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy had adjusted to their optimal state.

They were eliminated relatively early in the morning's individual elimination rounds, allowing them to rest and adjust sooner. Moreover, their main problem was a depletion of soul power. Even if they suffered some injuries, they recovered completely under Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia healing.

To be honest, this competition format is a bit disgusting, since the rest time in the middle is too short. If the team doesn't have an excellent support-type Soul Master, they probably won't be able to continue the battle.