Shrek Academy, Sea God Island, Sea God Pavilion hall, except for Yan Shaozhe who was in seclusion and Xuan Zi who was injured, all Elder gathered here to discuss this sudden accident and the Holy Spirit Cult who suddenly appeared.
"... That's what happened!" Elder Lin told the others exactly what happened. Everyone couldn't help but fell silent after hearing the words.
After a long time, Cai Mei'er said, "An organization with two Limit Douluos and more than a dozen Titled Douluos! How is this possible? Why haven't you heard of this Holy Spirit Cult before?"
"Before Body Sect didn't make that Beast Tide incident, how many people in the world knew about the Body Sect?" Xian Liner said, with a serious look on his face. Heavy, but her focus is not on Holy Spirit Cult, "Elder Lin, are Xuan Zi's injuries really caused by Level 8 Soul Guided Cannon Shell?"
"Yeah!" Elder Lin nodded and said.
"This..." The other Elder couldn't help but show horrified expressions. It was too sensational for Soul Tool to injure a Super Douluo. Well, who of you here is not a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse who has experienced hundreds of battles and has rich experience? They have never thought that Soul Tool, who they ignored, can actually have such power.
"Haha, I'm surprised!" Mu En finally spoke, he said, "We have kept ourselves closed for too long, and it's time to make changes. Not long ago, I personally visited Sun Moon Empire, and I saw many things that shocked me. Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool technology has exceeded our imagination.
I even saw a super-large Soul Tool that required multi-person control, and that thing was enough to threaten my life and even change a war. If we are still wallowing in the glory of the past and don't make changes. Then, Shrek Academy is not far from destruction. "
Everyone's expressions changed, from horror to fear. If Soul Tool was enough to threaten Limit Douluo's life, wouldn't it be a dead end if they encountered it? Elder are already aware of Mu En's idea, but they have no idea of stopping it.
That's how it is with people, only when it comes to their own interests will they make retreats.
Xian Liner and Qian Duoduo looked at Mu En with surprise on their faces.
Mu En spoke slowly and said, "This time Xuan Zi's injury has given us the biggest awakening, so I declare that in the next five to ten years, we will fully support the development of the Soul Tool Department. Even if we cannot catch up with the Sun Moon Empire, we must narrow the gap with them!"
"Yes!" Xian Liner and Qian Duoduo were excited and agreed first. The other Elder also nodded one after another, realizing the necessity of developing technology.
After the first thing was decided, Cai Mei'er said, "Teacher, what should Holy Spirit Cult do?"
Hearing Cai Mei'er's question, all the Elders remembered that there was another Holy Spirit Cult, a terrifying organization whose top-level combat power was not inferior to, or even stronger than, Shrek Academy!
This Evil Soul Master organization that appeared out of thin air has cast a layer of haze in the hearts of all Elders. Although the appearance of the Body Sect has caused some trouble to the Shrek Academy before, there is no fundamental conflict of interest between the Shrek Academy and Body Sect. However, this Holy Spirit Cult is different. Even if they have not had formal contact, all Elder know that this Holy Spirit Cult is here for the Shrek Academy!
"Holy Spirit Cult, don't worry!" Mu En said with a strange look on his face, "First of all, I'm still alive! Secondly, Ziyang is about to grow up, you have to believe in him!"
After hearing Mu En's words, the haze in everyone's hearts finally dissipated, and they said, "Understood!"
"What about Mu En and Soul Master Tournament? Do we need to select another student from Inner Court to go with Gongyang Mo and Ling Luochеn to support Ziyang Xiaotao and the others?" Xian Liner asked.
"No need." Mu En heard this and said decisively, "We must believe in Ziyang and give him a chance to practice!"
"Okay!" Xian Liner nodded and said no more words.
"Elder Zhuang, I'll leave those three children's injuries to you." Mu En said to Elder Zhuang next to him.
"Leave it to me!" Elder Zhuang heard this and immediately agreed with a smile.
At the end of the meeting, the Elders left. Mu En was lying on the rocking chair, a trace of nostalgia flashed across his face, and he murmured, "Xi Shui, is that you..."
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Star Luo City.
Zhu Ziyang and his team finally arrived at Star Luo City the day before the competition started.
They directly entered the hotel responsible for hosting the participating teams, a luxury hotel Star Emperor Hotel located next to the conference venue Star Luo Plaza.
As the defending champion and the No. 1 Soul Master academy in mainland China, the Shrek Academy team members were arranged in a luxurious room on the top floor. Not only did they each have a bedroom, there was also a special conference room for them to use.
At this time, all ten team members plus the teacher Wang Yan who led the team were sitting in the conference room, holding a pre-game mobilization meeting. They arrived at the hotel in the morning and were immediately summoned to a meeting by Wang Yan before they had time to rest.
In the conference room, Wang Yan was sitting in the first place, and on the left was the ugly-looking Ma Xiaotao. Because she had been traveling so fast, she did not get a good rest, so her injuries tended to get worse. It used to take three or two days to recover, but now it takes about five days. Next to Ma Xiaotao are Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan. The three people facing each other were naturally Preliminary Team, headed by Beibei.
"Teacher Wang, today is the last day to register. What should we do? Can senior Dai Yueheng and Elder Lin make it in time?" Beibei said with an ugly face and worry in his tone. The glory of the Shrek Academy is too heavy and cannot be shouldered by the seven Preliminary Team members who are the strongest but not Soul Ancestor.
"Register normally!" Wang Yan looked like this, waved his hand and said, "I have received news from the college. Gongyang Mo and Ling Luochеn are recovering well. Second Stage will be able to join us at the latest. As for Dai Yueheng, alas, let's not mention him."
"But, doesn't registration require me to be present in person?" Tang Ya asked with doubts.
"Xiaoya, we are Shrek Academy, we have privileges!" Jiang Nannan answered Tang Ya's doubts. She said with pride, "Because we Shrek Academy are champions every time, we have the privilege of adding team members during the game!"
"Additional players during the game!" Preliminary Team Everyone couldn't help showing expressions of surprise when they heard this, because this rule is obviously unfair to other participating colleges. Don't they object?
"That's right!" Ma Xiaotao said, "But there is only one chance, and you can only add three team members, otherwise it will be too unfair to other participating students."
"Okay, let's just register as usual this afternoon." Wang Yan said, "Now, let me tell you about the competition rules of this competition. There are a total of 133 colleges participating in this competition, and the competition is divided into three stages.
The first stage, the preliminary round, also called the qualifier, adopts a seven-on-seven team battle mode, and the opponents are selected by drawing lots. The winner enters Second Stage and Main Tournament, and the loser is directly eliminated! There is only one game in the preliminary round. In this game, you Preliminary Team need to play at least four people, so be mentally prepared.
Second Stage's Main Tournament has a round-robin points system, and the competition system is a single elimination system, 2-2-3 Cooperative Battle and seven-on-seven team battles randomly selected. We'll talk about the specific rules later. Third Stage is the final, again, we will talk about it later.
Tomorrow is the opening day of the competition. As the last champion, the opening game is our first game. I hope you can have a good rest tonight and be in the best condition to face tomorrow's game! "
"Have a good rest tonight? Ha!" Tang Ya couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Teacher Wang, you said it's easy, but how can you sleep well under so much pressure?"
Wang Yan's words were heard in the ears of Preliminary Team members, and they felt a certain amount of pressure. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were okay. After all, Wang Yan also said that there were at least four people. No matter how they were arranged, it was impossible to arrange them. At most, Wang Dong was more likely. Unsurprisingly, the ones under the greatest pressure are the four of them, Beibei. No matter what, they will not be able to escape from the four pits on time.
"Xiaoya, show some fighting spirit. My brother and I are here, what are you afraid of?" Jiang Nannan looked at Tang Ya's expression and encouraged him with a smile.
"Yeah, why did I forget that you two will also play!" Tang Ya heard this, immediately cheered up and said, "Great, the three of us can fight side by side again, let's recreate the style of the New Student Tournament championship team!"
"Sister Xiaoya, the three of us are the championship team of New Student Tournament!" Wang Dong retorted with a naughty face.
"Go, go, go, I'm talking about our class!" Tang Ya laughed and cursed.
After these two people started arguing, the pressure in the conference room was reduced a lot.
At this time, in another conference room on the same floor as Shrek Academy, it was the team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, the second-best player in the world. They were also meeting before the start of the game.
However, compared to the Shrek Academy's two or three kittens, Sun Moon Academy's team is very complete. The two leading teachers sit at the head and fourteen students sit on both sides. The atmosphere in the conference room is quite solemn.
The leader of the Sun Moon Academy looked solemn and said, "According to our observation, only ten people came to the Shrek Academy this time, and only one of them was around twenty years old, and the others were younger.
We have used people who broke into the Star Luo Empire and have received accurate information. On their entry list, there is only one person who is 19 years old, and the others are under the age of 15.
In other words, Shrek Academy did not send seven Main Team members to compete this time. Only one of the seven people from the reserve team of the previous competition came, and the other nine people were all new faces!
Do you know what this means? "
Before the students of the Sun Moon Academy could react, their other teacher, Elder Ma, who was also the main person in charge of the team, slammed the table angrily and shouted, "It means contempt, contempt for us Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy! They are nakedly mocking us, thinking that just sending a reserve team can defeat us.
This is a slap in the face, do you know? This is the most direct slap in the face. According to the rules of the conference, registration has closed today, and they will have to rely on this lineup to compete with us! Ma Rulong. "
Elder Ma named his grandson, and Ma Rulong, the captain of the Sun Moon Academy Main Team, stood up immediately and replied loudly, "Here we are!"
"In this competition, if we lose to a lineup like Shrek Academy, you, the captain, will get out of the Mingde Hall."
"Yes!" Ma Rulong's voice was clean and crisp, but full of murderous intent.
"Elder Ma, don't worry! I think it's not that simple." Sitting opposite Ma Rulong, the captain of the reserve team who is less than fifteen years old is a handsome boy. The boy has a pair of extremely white and slender hands, and a jade-like color that is difficult for even girls to possess. His name is Xiao Hongchen, Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, the first genius in history.
Elder Ma frowned slightly, looked at him and said, "What do you mean it's not that simple?"
Xiao Hongchen looked at his fingers as if looking at a rare treasure, and said casually, "Shrek Academy is not a fool, don't they know that only one Are the Main Team members definitely not our opponents? I have great confidence in Brother Rulong. I think they may have encountered an accident. Didn't Shrek Academy always take us so seriously?"
Elder Ma blushed slightly at what he said. Of course he knew in his heart that this was the most likely explanation. His previous words were just to encourage the students.
"That is of course the best. Xiao Hongchen, you'd better focus on the Shrek Academy's students under the age of fifteen. They will be your opponents in the next competition."
Xiao Hongchen finally raised his head and smiled. That smile actually gave people a stunning feeling, "Elder Ma, my only opponent is myself."
Ma Rulong on the other side's face darkened, "Xiao Hongchen, please be honest with me."
Xiao Hongchen smiled and said, "Brother Ma, I am very honest! You have to work hard. Don't fail to defeat such a Shrek team. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pity! Sun Moon Empire's chance to win Shrek Academy for the first time is actually going to go to you! What a pity, what a pity!"
"You..." Ma Rulong suddenly had an evil look in his eyes.
Elder Ma glared at him and shouted in a deep voice, "Sit down. Okay, I will now start to arrange the first round of players."
Although Xiao Hongchen is only the captain of the reserve team, his grandfather is Master of Mingde Hall and has a very high status in the Sun Moon Empire, so Elder Ma, Ma Rulong and another teacher who leads the team are a little afraid of him.
Although Xiao Hongchen always smiles on the surface, the superior arrogance deep in his eyes cannot be concealed.