The round-robin ends and MVP Jiang Yu, the top-tier auction and the power of money

After returning from shopping, Ning Tian personally contacted Thunder Emperor Douluo, asking him to conduct a secret investigation. At the same time, she also sent a letter to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, detailing their plans.

Over the next few days, as the elimination rounds concluded, only 67 out of 133 participating teams advanced to the next round.

The format of the round-robin tournament is different from that of the knockout stage. It consists of eight to nine teams forming a group, with each team taking turns to compete against each other and earning points based on wins and losses. The specific format includes one-on-one individual elimination matches, seven-on-seven team elimination matches, and a special two-on-two-three format at the end. The specific match format on the day is determined by the draw between the captains of the two teams.

Of course, Jiang Yu always felt that he had good luck, after all, he had won the lottery in his previous life, so he could be considered a lucky king.

After Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi recovered, the reserve team took over from Jiang Yu in the round-robin competition. Jiang Yu was happy to have some free time. Every day, besides drawing lots, he would praise Ning Tian and Wu Feng after they returned from defeating their opponents and provide analysis of their shortcomings.

Compared to the original work, the reserve team has been upgraded to an epic level this time. In front, there are three powerful and unparalleled Beast Soul Ancestor Masters, behind which the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda shines brightly. On the side, there are also Level 4 Soul Engineer providing firepower. In addition, there are the Spirit Eyes and the Light Goddess Butterfly, who are just playing minor roles. This lineup is enough to compete for the championship, let alone the first few rounds of the knockout stage.

After defeating the Zhengtian Advanced Soul Master Academy, whose reserve team had almost fought with all their might in the original story, Shrek Academy successfully advanced as the top team in their group.

Jiang Yu declared that he was the undisputed MVP of this round.

He was lucky to draw a team battle. If it were a 2-2-3 battle system like in the original work, the Zhengtian Academy's configuration of three Soul King and four Soul Ancestor would really give the reserve team a hard time.

The round-robin tournament has come to an end, but Shrek Academy's outstanding performance in all previous stages has won over all the audience. Even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, which has been competing with the Shrek Academy for the championship for almost a thousand years but has always been in the runner-up position, had to admit that this year's Shrek Academy was simply abnormally strong.

Leaving Main Team Shrek Seven Monsters who have never made it to the arena in their entirety, the reserve team alone already boasts seven top-tier Martial Soul that even the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't dare to dream of: the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Crimson Radiance Dragon, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Divine Beast Bloodline Xuanming Turtle, the Spirit Eyes, Light Goddess Butterfly.

Many teams that had hoped to have their reserve teams achieve even better results in the next major competition were utterly disillusioned.

With the Shrek Academy reserve team's current roster, in five years they won't even be here to compete; they might as well be here to receive the championship award!

Shortly after defeating Zhengtian Academy, Starlight Auction House sent a special envoy to deliver an invitation to participate in Top-Tier Auction.

Ning Tian's eyes lit up upon seeing this.

Not long ago, in order to relieve the pressure on the reserve team, Wang Yan took them to a special auction of Soul Tool held by the Starlight Auction House. At the auction, she bought twelve Fixed Soul Cannon Shell to keep as her collection, and finally bought a fine carving knife as the grand prize, intending to take it back to reward several high-level Soul Engineer in the sect.

Ning Tian doesn't have many hobbies, but spending money happens to be one of them.

Even putting that aside, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda sets a minimum spending standard for her, the young Sect Master, every year. In the words of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a qualified Sect Master must not only know how to make money, but also how to spend it.

If they don't spend money regularly, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has so much money they don't know where to put it.

Upon arriving at the Starlight Auction House, the Qing Ya auctioneer who had hosted the Soul Tool auction last time was still there to greet everyone.

She led everyone along a thickly carpeted corridor into a VIP lounge with an astonishingly luxurious decor. After everyone was seated, she began chatting with Wang Yan.

Qing Ya was young, but her mature charm, honed by years of mingling in the Star Luo Empire upper echelons of society, was something Wang Yan Wang Yan, a man devoted to theoretical research who was still a young chef in his thirties, could not resist. After only a few words, Wang Yan blushed and began to stammer.

Seeing this, Qing Ya was delighted and quickly and subtly expressed her thoughts on getting to know Wang Yan better and exchanging ideas.

Without much thought, Wang Yan reached out and took the Communication Soul Tool that Qing Ya handed him.

In that instant, Jiang Yu clearly saw Qing Ya gently scratch Wang Yan's palm.

Look, this seemingly innocent middle-aged man accidentally bumped into a top-tier succubus the moment he stepped outside. Now he's in real trouble.

Before long, a stunningly beautiful figure appeared on the soul-guided screen that covered an entire wall, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

Gazing at the graceful Xu Jiujiu, Jiang Yu stroked his chin, pondering whether, after defeating this somewhat arrogant princess, he should make her his maid or...

Forget about that for now; after all, he's only an eleven-year-old child.

After finishing his opening remarks, Xu Jiujiu performed a complex yet elegant ritual before introducing the first item up for Top-Tier Auction: the Level 8 Soul Tool, the Tyrant Tiger Purgatory Blade.

As an eighth-level close-combat Soul Tool, the Tyrant Tiger Purgatory Blade is of exceptional quality. It is further enhanced by the fusion of a Right Arm Soul Bone produced by a ten-thousand-year-old Tyrant Tiger. Although the quality of that Soul Bone is not top-tier, the other rare materials used in this Soul Tool completely compensate for this deficiency. It remains an excellent choice for close-combat.

After listening to the introduction, Ning Tian glanced at Wu Feng, then said softly:

"Wu Feng, this knife seems quite suitable for you, would you like it?"

Wu Feng nodded decisively after thinking for only 0.0001 seconds.

She can't use the Level 8 Soul Tool now, but it will definitely become an excellent help when her cultivation reaches the Soul Emperor or Soul Sage level. Moreover, the starting price of this knife is only 600,000 Gold Soul Coin, which is not even enough for Jiang Yu her to a meal.

"In that case, I'll buy..."

Before Ning Tian could finish speaking, Jiang Yu interrupted her, saying:

"This knife won't fetch more than two million. Let her buy it with her own pocket money. Sister Tian, you should save your money for the later auction items."

"This..." Ning Tian glanced at Wu Feng, somewhat hesitant.

Meanwhile, Wu Feng, who had been deprived of her chance to get something for free, glared at Jiang Yu, but she wasn't really angry. On the contrary, she even felt that what Jiang Yu said made sense.

"I'll buy it myself then, it's not like I'm short of money."

As he spoke, Wu Feng addressed the golden-clad maid in the room directly:

"Add more for me, just up to a million!"

Look, after attending auctions with Ning Yunxiu and Ning Tian so many times, Wu Feng has also learned the trick of raising the bid to filter out other participants.

The maid in charge of operating the bidding device was taken aback, but after regaining her senses, she completed the bidding in less than three seconds, and the number on the screen instantly became one million.

The others in the room were stunned by the arrogance of Jiang Yu and his two companions. After regaining their senses, their gazes, whether surprised, envious, or disdainful, all fell on the three of them.

Looking at Wu Feng, who was casually using the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's unique money-making abilities, and then at Jiang Yu and Ning Tian, who seemed to not care about money at all, Wang Yan felt a surge of bitterness and helplessness.

Only at this moment did he finally fully understand a principle.

Money may not be everything, but you can't do anything without it...