The finals use a knockout format, because there are a total of 48 teams participating in the first round, and they will play each other in pairs, which means a total of 24 matches.
Due to the different tactics employed by each team, the duration of each battle varies, averaging about an hour and a half per match including intervals.
In other words, the first round would last for three days. On the second day, it was the turn of Little Nine's Botanical Academy Team, while their opponent was a team from the Spirit Hall, which was ranked quite high and whose strength and cultivation were second only to the Golden Generation.
Faced with such a powerful opponent, Little Nine directly unleashed the Eleven-in-One Martial Spirit Fusion Skill, transforming into a gigantic Ancient War Tree hundreds of feet tall. Using the delaying tactics that tree people are best at, he managed to wear down his opponent.
There was nothing they could do about it. Although Little Nine and the others were quite strong, their speed was a major weakness, and their opponents happened to be speed-type opponents, so this was the only way to fight.
Although this tactic was somewhat unappealing, the Eleven-in-One Martial Spirit Fusion Skill unleashed by Little Nine and the others shocked everyone present. After all, this was the first Eleven-in-One Martial Spirit Fusion Skill to be displayed since the start of the competition.
Although the Shrek Team managed to pull it off using some clever tricks, they didn't use it last time in order to keep their information confidential.
Not long after this initial shock, the First Heaven Dou Team surprised everyone again with the reappearance of their second Eleven-in-One Martial Spirit Fusion Skill.
This time, the First Heaven Dou Team is facing the Spirit Hall team again. Their strength is no weaker than the Little Nine is facing. Faced with such a powerful opponent, Yu Tianheng and the others can only go all out.
The Thunder Shenron has reappeared, and because it has fused with Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, the Thunder Shenron has not only expanded significantly in size compared to when it was attacked last time, but its endurance has also increased several times over.
As if by divine intervention, on the third day of the First Heaven Dou Team's battle, a large, thick rain cloud drifted in from the sky. Yu Tianheng and the others directly controlled the Thunder Shenron to rush into the cloud layer, frantically drawing upon the thunderous power within the rain cloud to empower themselves.
It also spews out a large amount of venom to contaminate the surrounding rain clouds, making the falling rainwater contain extreme toxins.
The source of the toxin was naturally Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul. After being cleansed and refined by a celestial medicine, Dugu Yan's Martial Soul not only evolved, greatly increasing the power of its venom, but she also gained resistance to the toxin due to the celestial medicine, thus avoiding the greatest hidden danger of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.
These characteristics were naturally incorporated into the Thunder Shenron's body, and the venom it spewed was extremely poisonous; even a Soul Saint- level expert would suffer severe burns if they came into contact with it.
"Plagiarism! This is shameful plagiarism!"
Shui Yue'er from the Skywater Team scolded in dissatisfaction, clearly annoyed by the dragon head, which was a thousand feet long, that had emerged from the rain clouds.
This technique is extremely similar to the Ice Crystal Phoenix used by her older sister Shui Bing'er, except that one draws on the power of thunder, while the other draws on the power of ice and cold.
The Thunder Shenron's enormous body appeared and disappeared in the dark clouds. Judging from its length, it was at least 20,000 zhang long, no smaller than Shui Bing'er's Ice Crystal Phoenix from last time.
The thunderous power contained within the 30,000-zhang-long Thunder Shenron is terrifying, absolutely reaching the power level of a former level 99 Peerless Douluo. Once it erupts, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Yu Tianheng and the others did not control the greatly enlarged Thunder Shenron to launch an attack, but instead controlled the huge dragon head to watch the battle below.
With their cultivation level, controlling such vast lightning power was still too difficult; at most, they could only manage a simple traction, which would require a one-time, full-force burst.
It was no less powerful than a full-force attack from a level 99 Peerless Douluo; the Spirit Hall Team below definitely couldn't withstand it.
This is just a competition, not a life-or-death battle, and since we're on someone else's turf, we can't go too far.
We surrender!
The captain of the Spirit Hall Team who participated in the battle could only reluctantly raise his hand to admit defeat. Although they had cultivated a nine-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it was still far from the level of an eleven-in-one technique.
Furthermore, the current battle environment is extremely favorable to the Imperial Fighting Team, so their loss is not unjust.
What frustrated them was that their opponents did not rely on their own strength to complete this level of Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but rather on external forces such as precious medicine.
This made them very unwilling to accept their defeat!
Otherwise, given the First Heaven Dou Team, achieving a two-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skill would be the limit; how could they possibly create Martial Soul Fusion Skill for the entire team?
Seeing their opponent concede defeat, Yu Tianheng and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that their opponent would fight to the bitter end!
That would be difficult!
However, they then faced a rather awkward problem: how to smoothly dissipate the drawn-in lightning power.
The power of thunder is far more violent than the power of ice. Once released, it can easily injure the user, and they might not be able to continue participating in the upcoming competition.
Fortunately, the Spirit Hall had prepared various contingency plans in advance, and soon a Titled Douluo specializing in lightning power flew into the sky to disperse the vast lightning power.
"Don't try something so risky if you're not strong enough, people will die!"
After offering a kind warning, the Titled Douluo flashed back to the audience area below.
After being admonished, Yu Tianheng and the others humbly accepted the lesson and quickly descended back, immediately undoing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
While the power of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill is immense, its consumption is also staggering, especially since they unleash their Martial Soul Avatar.
Once the Martial Soul Avatar is unleashed, it consumes the user's own Soul Power. Although the Beast Martial Soul mainly consumes Soul Power and physical strength when unleashing the Martial Soul Avatar, the consumption of mental power and Soul Power is far less than that of the Tool Martial Spirit, but it is still considerable.
Mental strength is manageable, but restoring soul power is quite troublesome, so it's best to conserve it as much as possible.
Although Yu Tianheng and the others looked quite disheveled after landing, they had to admit that the enhanced version of Thunder Shenron was extremely powerful. Once unleashed, it would have the power to rival the full-force attack of a level 99 Peerless Douluo.
After all, this was a powerful force that borrowed from the might of heaven and earth, making it Scourge- level event.
Of all the teams currently participating in the finals, none can compete with them without external support.
It can be said that the Imperial Fighting Team was Invincible in this finals. Although this move is highly dependent on the environment and cannot be used unless it is rainy.
However, the power of this move cannot be denied; no one wants to face the Imperial Fighting Team on a rainy day.
The real problem is that, judging from the weather forecast, it seems like the next few days will be cloudy and rainy, which is really bad.
The Imperial Fighting Team's killer moves and the weather cast a shadow over all the teams, none of them wanting to face Imperial Fighting Team in the upcoming second round of elimination matches.
Although I really didn't want to, after a day of rest, the second round of the competition began as scheduled.
The same rules applied: in the first round, the captains of each team drew lots. All the captains who drew lots had happy expressions on their faces, except for Dai Mubai, the captain of the Shrek Team, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
He gripped the token tightly in his hand; if it weren't for the sturdy material of the token itself, it would probably have been deformed.
" Dai Mubai, your Evil Eye White Tiger is not bad, but it's still a bit inferior to my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Tomorrow I'll show you what the number one Beast Martial Soul on the continent really is!"
Standing beside Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng spoke arrogantly.
That's right, their First Heaven Dou Team is facing the Shrek Team this time, although their draw number is relatively late and they've been scheduled for tomorrow.
But this battle was already unavoidable!
At other times, he believed he didn't have much of a chance against the Shrek Team, since their team had too little time to practice their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the quality of the precious medicines they used was far inferior to that of the Shrek Team.
This creates a huge gap in strength; if they were to actually face off, the chances of winning would be less than 30%.
Unfortunately, the Shrek Team had bad luck this time. Although the rainy weather has lessened somewhat in the past two days, it still persists.
This favorable environment will remain until at least tomorrow, giving him a strong chance of defeating the Shrek Team.
"Snort!"
With a gloomy face and a cold snort, Dai Mubai said nothing and silently walked back to his own team.
" Boss Dai, your luck is really bad! Did you forget to wash your hands after using the toilet today?"
Looking at the token that Dai Mubai brought back, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but complain, but he didn't mean to grumble.
So what if the opponent is powerful?
Are they, the Shrek Team, really that bad?
"Don't worry, we still have a chance of winning. Don't forget that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum that Boss Dai took can, to some extent, make him immune to the power of lightning."
Tang San remained calm and composed, and the source of his confidence was mainly the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, that Dai Mubai had taken.
The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum belongs to the metal element. Consuming Fortune the limbs and promote blood circulation throughout the eight meridians, thus helping to cultivate Vajra Indestructible Body.
With the blessing of high-quality Soul Bone, especially the amplification from the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Dai Mubai has already cultivated Vajra Indestructible Body.
With their Vajra Indestructible Body as a foundation, the ultimate version of the Holy Tiger War God, which they eventually merged into, would be immune to most of the power of thunder.
The outcome is still uncertain!
However, this confidence could not be maintained as Nightfall fell. Looking at the even more gloomy night sky and the howling wind, Tang San, who had some knowledge of astronomy, immediately deduced that there was a high probability of thunderstorms the next day.
The Thunder Shenron of the Imperial Fighting Team is highly dependent on its environment; the more thunderous power it possesses in the outside world, the stronger its destructive power will be.
As long as the Thunder Shenron that the Imperial Fighting Team transforms into can withstand it, it can almost endlessly draw in and gather the power of thunder.
This is the terrifying aspect of manipulating the power of heaven and earth: being able to use oneself as a fulcrum to unleash power far exceeding one's own capabilities.
Not only the Shrek Team noticed the change in the celestial phenomena, but also the major clans, sects, noble families, and wealthy clans, and immediately took emergency measures.
The Shrek Team is their last hope, and they absolutely cannot afford to lose them!
In the latter half of the night, figures emerged one after another from the manor where the Imperial Fighting Team was temporarily staying. These were members of the Imperial Fighting Team, including Yu Tianheng.
A short while later, Yu Tianheng and the others returned, but their expressions were all very grim, clearly indicating that something bad had happened.