Rules

After three days of selection, Kaiqi confirmed the seven main team members.

The three Soul Elders were definitely on the team, along with Tie Li and Dolangbu. Cai Xin, Lin Wen, and Lin Wu were all quite good as well, but there were too many people, so Cai Xin and the others were temporarily assigned as substitutes.

They could make adjustments based on the opposing lineup when the time came.

Training would focus mainly on teamwork from now on, but the substitute members also needed to be included so they could alter their lineup to handle different situations.

"The rules have been announced."

In the meeting room, Kaiqi took out the competition rules that had been released that day.

"The rules for the Soul Fighting competition are similar to those of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

It is mainly divided into individual arena battles, Ranking Battles, and seven-man team battles.

In an individual arena battle, each side sends out one Soul Master to fight. The winner successfully holds the arena and can continue fighting the next Soul Master until all seven members of one side have been eliminated.

In a Ranking Battle, the seven members are divided into three groups. The order in which they take the stage is arranged beforehand and submitted to the referee. It can be three-two-two, two-three-two, or even an extreme one-five-one. Ranking Battles are best two out of three.

As for the seven-man team battle, there is no need for me to explain it. You should know from the name alone that it is a seven-versus-seven team Soul Fighting match."

Everyone understood the format after hearing it.

"Then who are our opponents?" Dolangbu asked the question they cared about most.

They all knew that the Main Martial Soul Hall in Benoa City would send a team to participate. That was what they most wanted to know.

Even though the Main Martial Soul Hall had not revealed the information of its competing members, everyone instinctively considered them their strongest opponents.

"Hah!" Kaiqi took a deep breath before continuing.

"You do not need to worry about the Main Martial Soul Hall's teams in the first two rounds. They will not enter until the third round.

In the first round, twenty teams will face off in pairs, and ten winning teams will be selected. The second round uses a point system. Every team must fight every other team once. A win earns one point, while a loss does not deduct points. After all ten teams have fought each other once, the three teams with the fewest points will be eliminated.

By the third round, with the three teams from the Main Martial Soul Hall added in, there will be exactly eight teams. They will still face off in pairs until only the final two teams remain to participate in the championship match.

As for the Soul Fighting format used in each match, that will be decided by drawing lots on the day."

From the looks of it, the first round was the most important. If they lost, they would be sent straight home.

The Great Soul Arena in Benoa City took this opportunity to promote the event throughout Benoa City. A Soul Fighting competition involving Spirit Hall teams carried considerable prestige.

Most of Benoa City's residents had at least heard of the Great Soul Arena, and this time, they would be able to watch the Soul Fighting competition there.

Not only would this increase Benoa Grand Soul Arena's reputation in the city, but it would also allow them to earn a tidy sum from ticket sales.

"We still do not know who our first opponent will be. Let's train first," Kaiqi said.

The following training would no longer consist solely of team training. They also needed to see how well they worked together after splitting up, in preparation for the Ranking Battle.

They needed to try teams of three, teams of four, and even teams of five.

Tie Li's attacks were too overbearing. A two-person team was the least suitable arrangement for him, while a three-person team worked best instead.

Including them, there were a total of four teams that had come to the Great Soul Arena in Benoa City.

All the others were local Soul Master forces from Benoa City.

Benoa City's advanced Soul Master Academy also occupied one team slot. Two Intermediate Soul Master Academies had each selected five outstanding Soul Masters to form a team as well.

As the person in charge of the team, Kaiqi received information about their opponent for the next day on the eve of the competition.

She gathered everyone in the meeting room to discuss their strategy for tomorrow.

"Our opponent tomorrow is a team sent by two Intermediate Soul Master Academies. I looked into them, and they only have one Soul Elder."

Kaiqi returned to the seat of honor, wanting to hear the team members' opinions.

"Isn't that simple? They send one Soul Elder, and we send two. We suppress them with numbers. Wouldn't that do it?" Zhang Yang said confidently.

Kaiqi's eyelid twitched. Who could not come up with a tactic like that?

What she wanted was to win this Soul Fighting match while concealing her team's true strength.

Kaiqi was able to learn the opposing members' strength because she came from the Great Soul Arena and could pull some strings behind the scenes.

Other than the Great Soul Arena's team, all the other teams were completely in the dark about every team's strength.

"Actually, I think Zhang Yang has a point. Although we know the situation of their team, we will not know the battle format until tomorrow's draw.

Losing the first round means direct elimination. To be safe, we need two Soul Elders on the team. That is the most reliable approach," Dolangbu said.

Although both of them had suggested sending out two Soul Elders, the impression they gave was completely different.

After hearing Dolangbu's explanation, Kaiqi nodded in agreement.

As for which two Soul Elders to choose, everyone suggested Youhe and Taisi.

The reason was simple. Zhang Yang possessed a flying Martial Soul, making him the most unpredictable variable on the battlefield. If they hid him until the end, he might serve as a trump card.

Another reason was that the team did not lack methods of frontal Power Attack. Tie Li might only be a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, but his frontal Power Attack was no weaker than that of a Three-Ring Soul Elder.

"How did this turn into me not being allowed to compete?" Zhang Yang said unhappily.

"What? Do you have an objection?" Kaiqi shot Zhang Yang a glare.

"No..."

Fine, fine. It's not like I really can't compete. I'll just take the field a little later. It's not a big problem.

Zhang Yang comforted himself inwardly.

The competition would begin tomorrow, so training was held only in the morning. They rested in the afternoon to conserve their energy for the next day's matches.

When the next day arrived, the Great Soul Arena was even more bustling than they had imagined.

The entire Great Soul Arena was packed to the brim, and several rings of citizens had even gathered outside it.

The Great Soul Arena had done an excellent job with publicity, especially by promoting the Spirit Hall teams and the advanced Soul Master Academy teams. The results were outstanding.

In contrast, the Great Soul Arena's own teams and the sect teams had received insufficient publicity. Most people who came to watch the Soul Fighting matches were there for the former two.

The main Soul Fighting Arena was not being used for matches that day, but to introduce the competing teams.

"Where are the Spirit Hall teams? Why can't I see them?"

"That's the team from Noah Advanced Soul Master Academy. Look, an advanced Soul Master Academy really did come to compete!"

"Stop making so much noise! I'm looking for the Spirit Hall teams!"

The audience's clamor drowned out the host's voice. Left with no choice, the host responsible for introducing the teams directly put on an amplifying Soul Tool.

"The next team is from Noah Advanced Soul Master Academy. I am sure everyone is very familiar with this advanced Soul Master Academy. The Soul Masters who graduate from their academy are all elites among elites."

There had actually been two teams before the advanced Soul Master Academy's team, but the audience had been too loud for anyone to hear their introductions.