The Realm Might Yet Bear the Huo Name! (4k)

A man's reputation is like a tree's shadow.

Shrek Academy's formidable reputation had been built up over a full ten thousand years.

Even though the Spirit Pagoda had clearly displayed strength beyond what this tier should possess, everyone still had an inexplicable confidence in Shrek.

Shrek was the strongest!

Especially with a Soul Saint like Beibei among them.

It made people believe in Shrek's strength all the more.

So what if it was a One-vs-Seven Sweep?

It was only because Shrek could not be bothered, not because they were incapable of it.

Whether it was Soul Emperor Xu Sanshi or Soul Saint Beibei, both were powerful Soul Masters who could easily pull off a One-vs-Seven Sweep.

All one could say was that scholars would always find reasons to argue on their behalf.

Though there had been occasional interruptions along the way, the brutal Elimination Round had ended, and the remaining thirty-two teams entered the group stage.

Everyone would receive three days of rest, allowing each contestant to recover to their peak condition for the upcoming Round Robin.

The thirty-two teams would be randomly divided into four groups, with every team facing the other seven teams in its group in sequence.

The two teams with the most victories would advance.

Two out of every group of eight would qualify, leaving the final eight teams of the tournament.

Once the Round Robin began, two groups would each play four matches per day. The other two groups would then each play four matches the following day, and the entire Round Robin would last roughly fourteen days.

Though the group-stage Round Robin did not seem as merciless as the Elimination Round, where a single loss meant immediate elimination, the format was actually even crueler.

Especially in the Original Work, its level of bloodshed had