Team Battle Analysis (Part One)

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

"Time's up!"

The last wisp of smoke from the burning incense that pierced the bluestone has already dissipated.

Zhong Dingxiu's voice Great Bell, and his sharp gaze swept over the crowd standing in the square. There were thirty-six teams in total.

"Time is of the essence, so let's start the competition now."

To keep things simple, Zhong Dingxiu didn't want to waste time on these Commoner Soul Master. "Thirty-six people, arranged from left to right, each given a number. I will draw from another set of numbers to assign the two teams to battle. The competition will be Knockout Tournament, and any means are allowed, with only one requirement: no one should be killed."

As the host, City Lord Xiao personally took the numbers and distributed them to the captains of each team. The number Mo Hen received was eighteen.

The Soul Saint reached into the box, which was closed on all four sides except for an opening at the top, and Zhong Dingxiu took out two spheres: number twenty and number eighteen.

"Great! We're going to play in the first round!"

Xiao Wu was eager to try.

Zhou Qing guessed that the reason why they were going to appear in the first match of the first round was probably because there was a "Qingzhu Zhu" in the team.

The Star Luo Royal Academy Team couldn't have missed the commotion earlier, and Zhong Dingxiu must also know Qingzhu Zhu's true identity; he wouldn't have remained indifferent.

For Soul Saint, remembering the number assigned to the Mo Hen and then finding the same number from the box is a piece of cake.

"Please have the first group of contestants come up on stage as soon as possible," Zhong Dingxiu reminded them.

"Let's go."

Zhou Qing called out to Tang San, Romantina, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, Qingzhu Zhu, and pushed through the crowd to approach Mo Hen.

The other six members of the other team also arrived beside their leader; they were all adults in their late twenties or early thirties.

"Our opponents are actually a group of children?"

"Clay chicken and clay dog!"

"No, there is also an adult Soul Master whose Soul Power fluctuations are above level 20."

"Could he be a teacher at the Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy?"

"Looks like we'll have to hold back a bit, or we'll be labeled as bullying the weak."

"Gaining the appreciation of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team is the most important thing!"

As Zhou Qing had predicted, the seven members of this team intended to show mercy later.

After all, the only real audience for this match was the Star Luo Royal Academy Team!

"Both sides have three minutes to activate their Martial Soul and release their Soul Ring," Zhong Dingxiu said. "The battle will begin in three minutes."

In reality, for any normal Soul Master, activating a Martial Soul wouldn't take this long. However, these three minutes also serve as a warm-up phase for both sides, allowing Soul Power to circulate within their bodies and bringing them to their optimal combat state. They can also briefly discuss combat strategies based on their respective Martial Soul situations.

"This is a bit troublesome."

Mo Hen released his Martial Soul, a long spear, with two Soul Ring, one white and one yellow, appearing. However, upon seeing the Martial Soul and Soul Ring of the seven people opposite him, he couldn't help but frown.

Those seven people all Beast Martial Soul, though they varied in species, they were all Tiger Type!

They're all second-ring level Soul Grandmaster!

Even the team leader's First Spirit Ring was at the hundred-year level!

"Interesting. Is this a team of Beast Martial Soul Master whose Martial Soul are all Tiger Type?" Dai Weisi could tell that this team was not assembled in a short time. The process of activating their Martial Soul was very synchronized, indicating that they had been working together for a long time and had a high level of tacit understanding.

And what about the team Zhu Zhuqing was on?

It was completely cobbled together from various sources.

Surprisingly, three of them "forgot" to release their Martial Soul?

[It seems I was overthinking it. The boy Zhu Zhuqing stopped might not be a genius at all, yet he was so intimidated by this situation.]

"Um, where are your three Martial Soul?" Mo Hen noticed that Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu had not activated their Martial Soul and hurriedly asked.

Zhou Qing replied seriously, "Teacher, as you know, my Martial Soul is my heart. After it possesses my body, dense vein patterns appear all over my body. It's too creepy. In order to avoid scaring others, it's better not to release it. After all, I'm here to broaden my horizons."

Tang San was already used to Zhou Qing's way of speaking, and imitated him. "Teacher, as you know, my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and my First Spirit Ring comes from Wolf Bristle Grass. Its function is to enhance the power of Soul Skill, but it can only amplify myself, right? And I haven't obtained Second Spirit Ring, so I don't have Second Soul Skill. To release Blue Silver Grass, I have to hold back and consume Soul Power."

Xiao Wu stood tall and proud, radiating confidence. "Teacher, don't you know? I'm the big sister of the Nuoding Academy. I've sparred with female teachers at the Soul Grandmaster level before and won. I don't even need to release my Martial Soul to deal with these guys!"

Mo Hen opened his mouth, wondering if he had offended these three little guys in some way before, which led them to try to trick him.

"Teacher Mo Hen, I—"

"You don't need to say anything." Mo Hen interrupted Romantina. "Didn't you already Martial Soul Possession and release your Soul Ring? Although this white Soul Ring looks gentler than other Soul Ring from the Ten-Year, it is still white after all... Moreover, your main attack method is using this big black stick in your hand, right?"

"This is the Phoenix Wutong Staff!" Romantina blushed, but still tried her best to correct.

"How should we fight?"

Wang Sheng cautiously inquired about the important matter, "Their Martial Soul are the same as mine, tigers, but they are all at the Soul Grandmaster level. Can we really defeat them?"

"Of course we can beat them."

Zhou Qing comforted him and then began to analyze, "All seven of them have Beast Martial Soul, and they are all Tiger Type. So it's impossible for them to have Healing System, Support System, or Food System skills. Tigers are not as agile as leopards, wolves, or cats, so the possibility of them having Agility-Attack System is extremely small."

"As for Defense System, although Tiger Type Soul Master have amazing physical defense, they are only at the second ring level and cannot use their bodies to withstand damage."

"Control System, needless to say, they can't control us unless they get close."

"Therefore, they are most likely Assault System, and perhaps a few are Agility-Attack System or Defense System."

Wang Sheng asked, puzzled, "What's the use of knowing all this?"

"San'er, can you explain this?" Zhou Qing gave the opportunity to Tang San.

"It's very simple. The seven types of Soul Master also correspond to how a seven-person Soul Master team will cooperate in team competitions."

Tang San cleared his throat, "Their Martial Soul are all Tiger Type, most likely Assault System. Moreover, they only have two Soul Ring, and as free Soul Master, they are very likely to lack ranged attack Soul Skill. Even if they do, the consumption of Soul Power would be very high, so they would not use them easily."

Therefore, their attack method is most likely to be to surround us and then get close, and judging from their Martial Soul, they will basically only use their claws.

This is a common problem among their Soul Master team, and even among Soul Master teams throughout the entire Douluo Continent.

As long as you can determine what type of Soul Master the opponent is, even if you don't know what kind of Soul Skill they possess, you can still roughly guess their fighting style and how well they coordinate with their teammates.