Being Targeted?

"No matter what, we must force the Sun Moon Royal Team to reveal all their trump cards. We cannot let the Sun Moon Empire get the ten customized spots for the championship if we cannot obtain them."

Xu Jiawei looked at his younger sister with a somber expression and shared his thoughts.

"Imperial Brother, although the Shrek Team encountered a slight mishap, their main players are still intact, and the championship should be a sure thing," Xu Jiujiu said.

Xu Jiawei sighed.

"I know Shrek has always been the champion, and their strength is beyond doubt. But my heart has been pounding too hard lately, and I have no confidence at all. I'm worried about the cooperation between the Blacksmith Association and the Sun Moon Empire. We can confirm that the association also has a branch in the Sun Moon Empire, but we don't know exactly how much Spiritual Metal they are trading."

It's still this problem.

Xu Jiujiu silence followed.

Indeed, if this is uncertain, then the upper limit of the Sun Moon Royal Team's strength cannot be determined.

She struggled for a long time before gritting her teeth and saying, "Then let's do as my Imperial Brother wishes. The third-place custom spot isn't that significant; I already possess a Thousand Forgings First Grade Magic Crystal Magic Crystal, which is perfectly suited to me."

Xu Jiawei sighed and patted Xu Jiujiu on the shoulder.

"Jiujiu, it's up to you guys now."

His gaze turned serious, and his tone became solemn.

"This time, I will also arrange the Dou Ling Team in your group. You and the Dou Ling Team will work together to test the Sun Moon Royal Team."

He paused for a moment before continuing with a possibility that even he himself didn't have much hope for.

"If possible, it would be better to wear them down so they can't even make it into the top three."

Day four of the competition.

After the knockout stage, it's Round-Robin Tournament.

Now only 67 teams remain. These teams will be divided into eight groups, three of which will have nine teams each, and five of which will have eight teams each.

Round-Robin Tournament is a competition where every two teams play against each other. Each round uses a points system: a win earns two points, a loss earns no points, and a draw earns one point for each team.

The two teams with the highest scores advance to the round of 16 and participate in the final Promotion Tournament.

Unlike the single seven-on-seven team battles of the knockout stage, the Round-Robin Tournament adds individual elimination rounds and two-on-three cooperative battle modes. The three competition formats are determined by drawing lots, and the competition will be conducted in the format drawn.

There is no need to go through all three forms at once.

When the two teams clash, they will only choose one format for the match.

Therefore, the Round-Robin Tournament stage is the best test of a team's overall strength.

"This group assignment looks suspiciously like it's targeting us."

Looking at the announced group list, Ma Rulong's face turned grave.

"Star Luo Royal Team and Dou Ling Team, two of the top four favorites, have both made it into our group,"

Elder Ma squinted, pondering whether to raise a question.

Su Ming spoke up at that moment.

"Elder Ma, since we've grouped them like this, we can just eliminate them in the Round-Robin Tournament."

Just as Elder Ma was about to reiterate the potential impact of Spiritual Metal, Su Ming interrupted him.

"Since the Star Luo Empire has made this arrangement, they probably aren't sure about our strength. This means we can be certain that they haven't actually improved their abilities because of the Blacksmith Association's Spiritual Metal."

Su Ming's words eased Elder Ma's expression somewhat.

yes.

Suddenly, Elder Ma had a sudden realization.

"Of course, it's also possible they want to intercept us halfway through, stop us in the round- Round-Robin Tournament, and not leave us any of the custom Spiritual Metal spots for the top three."

When Su Ming mentioned this possibility, even Elder Ma laughed.

Is it possible?

impossible.

He was just a team leader, considering the worst-case scenario, but he wouldn't underestimate his own team to that extent.

"Match 1, Dou Ling Team."

After reviewing the layout, the Sun Moon Royal Team became even more certain that they were being targeted.

Let's draw lots to see what format it will take.

Elder Ma looked at Ma Rulong and asked him to go up and draw lots.

Watching the completely fair and impartial lottery process, Su Ming basically locked in his answer.

"Individual Elimination Rounds."

In the individual elimination rounds, each team determines its seven players, then arranges the order of appearance, and the winner continues to wait for the next player from the opposing team.

"Ma Rulong, I'm leaving him to you."

Elder Ma's arrangement was very simple and straightforward.

One of them can take down several of the opposing team; that would be ideal.

Ma Rulong, Six-Ring Soul Emperor and Level 6 Soul Engineer, has prepared a level seven Soul Tool as his trump card.

Of course, he did not plan to use Level 7 Soul Tool in the Round-Robin Tournament, but instead fought with his own Level 6 Soul Tool — the Thunder Fire Sword.

Six-Ring Soul Emperor, a melee Soul Engineer.

This is the ability that Ma Rulong revealed in this battle.

It took four members of the opposing Dou Ling Team to defeat him.

The Dou Ling Team's lineup is undeniably impressive, boasting five Soul King!

However, Ma Rulong eliminated one of their Soul King and two Soul Ancestor by himself.

Now, the Soul King Chi Hengyu of the Dou Ling Team has also lost more than half of his Soul Power.

"Xiao, go ahead."

Reserve Team?

On the imperial city wall, Xu Jiawei frowned as he looked at the second member of the Sun Moon Royal Team.

How can they be the Reserve Team?

How can I observe their true intentions if they send the Reserve Team onto the stage?

The next second, Xu Jiawei stood up directly from his seat.

He stared intently at the ring.

"One, two, three, four, five!"

Five Soul Ring!

Xiao Hongchen looks no more than fifteen years old and is still a member of the Reserve Team, but he will be a key player in the next Sun Moon Royal Team.

However, he is already Five-Ring Soul King.

Not only Xu Jiawei, but all the teams in the preparation area stared at Xiao Hongchen in shock.

Shrek Team.

"There are still five years until the next tournament, and he's already Soul King."

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan, these three Soul Ancestor, are under immense pressure at this moment.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will be the main force in the next competition, and they are now...

On the arena.

Seemingly sensing the attention from all sides, Xiao Hongchen revealed a confident smile and struck a pose of enjoyment.

He enjoys the feeling of being the center of attention.

After the referee shouted the start of the match, Xiao Hongchen transformed into a cannon and squatted in place.

He used nine level -Rank 5 Soul Cannon to easily eliminate Chi Hengyu.

"Next."

Han Linger, a level 51 Agility Attack System Soul King, makes her debut.

As Agility Attack System, she is undoubtedly very effective against turret-type Soul Engineer.

By displaying her talents to the fullest, she managed to touch Xiao Hongchen Xiao Hongchen had already evaded his Repulsion Halo and other abilities.

"Little brat, you still lack combat experience."

Just as Han Linger was feeling triumphant, Xiao Hongchen transformed into liquid metal, becoming immune to 80% of the damage she had caused.

The next instant, the flames filled her vision.

"Ling'er!"

The captain of the Dou Ling Team was shocked and caught Han Linger, who was being blown away.

He stared at Xiao Hongchen, filled with shock and anger.

A Reserve Team actually eliminated one of their own Official Team Member.