Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III to Target Tang San

Liu Erlong laughed awkwardly, "Have you forgotten that there's already a precedent? Oscar used the same trick, sitting as a substitute for the Academy of the Gods, but he still ended up at the Shitrek Academy."

This is not simply about exploiting loopholes in the competition rules. While participating academies cannot change their members midway through the competition, this does not mean that academies already registered cannot temporarily change their academy; there is no explicit rule on this point.

The students who joined the same team are all on the roster for the finals. And as long as they pay a price and gain the tacit approval of certain individuals or the Spirit Hall, the organizing committee, even if they know someone is exploiting loopholes, won't be able to stop them."

Chapter 250 Blazing Fire Academy After Team Merging

"It doesn't matter," Gong Yu said slowly. "It's just two defeated teams merging. Even if they merge with the Spirit Hall Team, they're still no match for us, so there's no need to worry about it too much."

The women nodded in agreement. To them, even a merged team was just a slightly stronger punching bag, but even so, it didn't catch their eye.

However, merging the two colleges into one meant giving up a spot in the finals. In a sense, this was beneficial for all participating colleges, since there was one less competitor!

The merger of the Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy has drawn protests, and it wasn't just one academy; many academies within the Heaven Dou Empire have also voiced similar objections.

However, instead of the expected effectiveness of a collective protest, everyone unexpectedly encountered the Spirit Hall's firm stance. The Spirit Hall's final response was simply: those who do not wish to participate can withdraw. The organizing committee is absolutely fair.

Neither of the two empires said anything, since neither wanted to fall out with the Spirit Hall over such a trivial matter.

Moreover, for the Heaven Dou Empire, even if Blazing Fire and Divine Wind merge, they are still the Heaven Dou Empire's teams, so it doesn't matter. If they achieve good results after merging, it will still bring honor to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Before long, both teams officially took to the field.

The seven members representing the Academy of the Gods in this round are Gong Lan, Gong Xiao, Gong Yue, Gong Qianqian, Gong Xi'er, Gong Niuniu, and Gong Miaomiao.

Gong Xue sat sulking in the rest area, because she hadn't been able to play.

On the Blazing Fire side, the Huo Wushuang siblings, Feng Xiaotian, and four others were selected, with two chosen from each of the Blazing Fire Academy and the Godwind Academy. Gong Yu wasn't very familiar with those four, as they were all minor figures.

On the arena, although neither side spoke, the air was thick with tension. The cardinal, who had been standing in the middle of the arena as the referee, clearly knew how to maintain the balance. Just then, he announced the start of the match.

Feng Xiaotian instantly appeared in front of Huo Wu, shielding her behind him. The Lie Yan that erupted from Huo Wu's body seemed to become his backdrop, while the other team members, led by Huo Wushuang, released their Martial Soul one after another.

Meanwhile, on the Team of the Gods's side, Gong Lan said, "Sisters, choose your opponents and try to finish the battle within one minute. We don't need to hold back against teams that like to exploit loopholes in the tournament rules; try to finish the battle within one minute."

Gong Lan's words only made things worse, as Huo Wu, Huo Wu was opposite her, became even more furious upon hearing them.

Huo Wu's fiery temper immediately surfaced, and she roared, "We're doing this to have another showdown with your Team of the Gods! We'd rather give up the chance to win the championship than fail you!"

Gong Lan scoffed, "Ridiculous! You know how to conduct yourselves fairly and squarely, yet you try to manipulate the competition rules. Do you even deserve to talk about winning? Do you even have the right?"

Huo Wu scoffed, "Whether we're qualified or not isn't up to you to decide. We'll settle this with our skills."

"Alright, let's see who's the best then, and see how we take you down in a minute!" Gong Lan sneered, and then the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul appeared in her right hand, while five Soul Ring —yellow, purple, black, and red—pulsated beneath her feet.

However, her sisters behind her did not reveal their Martial Soul, because they had already discussed it before the match. Once they were on the field, Gong Lan would use Blue Silver Emperor to Entanglement all seven opponents, while the others would just go up and beat them up. This was the strategy of the Academy of the Gods.

The people of the Heaven Dou Empire had already seen Gong Lan's Soul Ring when it appeared, so there was nothing to be surprised about. Both the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire were extremely shocked.

"How is this possible!" Dai Weisi, the captain of the Star Luo Empire's seed team, exclaimed in shock, "What kind of Soul Ring combination is this? The Second Soul Ring is purple, the Fourth Soul Ring black, Fifth Soul Ring red! How could anyone absorb Soul Ring like this?"

On the Spirit Hall's side, some people reacted similarly to Dai Weisi. Hu Liena, standing next to Bibi Dong, softly asked, "Teacher, do you know why that girl was able to absorb Soul Ring beyond her age limit?"

In Hu Liena's eyes, her teacher knew everything, which is why she asked him questions.

However, Bibi Dong shook her head and said, "Actually, even the teacher doesn't know, but has some guesses. I guess there are probably two reasons. One is that the Soul Beast is willing to sacrifice itself, but for Soul Beast to sacrifice itself, it needs to be 100,000 years old."

However, for a sacrifice to be made, the recipient must be able to withstand all the Soul Power of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. If they cannot withstand it, there is a high possibility of them exploding and dying, unless someone helps them seal the Soul Beast's Soul Power and release it slowly. With the capabilities of the Academy of the Gods, there should be someone capable of sealing it."

Upon hearing this, Hu Liena's eyes lit up. This was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing, so she made sure to remember Bibi Dong's words.

Then she asked, "Teacher, what about the second guess?"

Bibi Dong then spoke up again, "The second possibility is that a girl obtains a divine inheritance, participates in the divine examination, and with the help of a god, she will naturally be able to absorb Soul Ring beyond her age limit to a great extent."

"A divine inheritance?" After hearing Bibi Dong's second guess, Hu Liena's eyes were filled with longing. As the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, she couldn't possibly be unaware of deities, after all, the Spirit Hall worshipped the Angel God.

"Nana, the divine realm is still too far away for you!" Seeing through Hu Liena's thoughts, Bibi Dong, fearing she might be aiming too high, added, "Your current goal should be to strive for the championship of this competition. As for inheriting the divine realm, that's a matter for the future."

Hu Liena nodded and said, "Teacher, I understand. I will do my best to win the championship of this year's Soul Master Elite Tournament."

"Yes, your teacher believes in you!" Bibi Dong smiled with relief. She didn't want to discourage her disciple, but she knew very well that the Spirit Hall Team had no chance of winning the championship this year.

However, remembering that she had promised to give away three Soul Bone as a reward before the competition, she immediately felt a pang of regret. The best of those three Soul Bone was the one she had prepared for Hu Liena, but unfortunately, it had all gone to someone else.

Just as Bibi Dong and Hu Liena were talking, the formations of both sides on the field finally changed.

On the Huo Wu Blazing Fire Team's side, after seeing Gong Lan release her Martial Soul, Huo Wu shouted loudly, "Feng Xiaotian, take off!"

Instantly, the seven members of the Blazing Fire Academy changed their formation. A pair of enormous cyan wings unfurled from behind Feng Xiaotian, and at the same time, cyan light and shadow condensed behind him, forming the shape of the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf.

Chapter 251 Resolving the Battle in One Minute

Against the backdrop of that vast and dazzling light and shadow, Feng Xiaotian soared into the air. With just one flap of his wings, his body rose straight up, aided by the wind in the air.

At this moment, he was using his Second Soul Skill, Twin Wolf Possession, and his Third Soul Skill, Gale Wings he had used in his duel with Gong Yu.

Under the influence of these two Soul Skill, Feng Xiaotian's combat power was suddenly boosted to its peak.

Just then, Huo Wushuang took Feng Xiaotian's place and stood in front of Huo Wu. Along with him were two Power Attack System Battle Soul Master from the Godwind Academy. The three of them formed a wall, blocking Huo Wu's figure.

On the other side, Gong Lan watched the Blazing Fire Academy group moving about with great fanfare. Her First Soul Ring suddenly flashed, and she shouted, "Sisters, let's get moving! Let's finish this in one minute!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Blue Silver Emperor in Gong Lan's hand transformed into a vast expanse of vines, sweeping towards the group from the Blazing Fire Academy. At the same time, her sisters behind her also rushed towards the group from the Blazing Fire Academy.

In the blink of an eye, all seven members of the Blazing Fire Academy except for Feng Xiaotian, who had already taken to the air, had their feet instantly Entanglement. However, the vines did not stop Entanglement; instead, they continued to Entanglement around them at a visible speed, soon reaching past their waists.

Seeing herself Entanglement and unable to move, Huo Wu coldly sneered, "Are you out of your mind? A mere plant-based Martial Soul, using it to Entanglement us fire-attribute Soul Master? What gave you the illusion that we're easy to bully?"

Huo Wu's words echoed throughout the arena, causing the expressions of those around her to become quite interesting. What she said made a lot of sense; fire-attribute Soul Master are specifically designed to counter wood-attribute Soul Master, which is a natural law, and that's what normal people think.

However, those around felt that since Gong Lan dared to do this, it couldn't be that simple. After all, the people from the Academy of the Gods weren't fools; they couldn't possibly be unaware of what they should and shouldn't do. As a result, the onlookers all had the intention of watching a show, wanting to see how Huo Wu would be humiliated later.

As Huo Wu finished speaking, she unleashed flames from her entire body, and Huo Wushuang and the remaining fire-attribute Soul Master did the same.

No matter how hard they burned, they couldn't burn away the Blue Silver Emperor that Entanglement around them, which made Huo Wu's expression freeze instantly. "What's possible? Mere Blue Silver Grass, how can my flames not burn it?"

"Nothing is impossible. I forgot to tell you, my Martial Soul has the ability to be immune to fire." Hearing Huo Wu's words, Gong Lan smiled teasingly and said, "Surprised? Unexpected?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Gong Lan shouted to her six sisters, "Sisters, half a minute has passed! Hurry up and beat them up! Finish this battle within half a minute!"

In the blink of an eye, the other six girls from the Team of the Gods had approached the six from the Blazing Fire Academy. Feng Xiaotian took to the air, and the six on the arena were now facing off against each other.

Watching the crowd on the arena from mid-air, Feng Xiaotian grew anxious. His original plan of protecting two people with five was intended to give Huo Wu enough time to Ring Fusion, but it was interrupted by Gong Lan in an instant.

Feng Xiaotian frowned. He knew very well that the quickest way to resolve the current situation was to break Gong Lan's hold on him.

At this moment, he couldn't care less about anything else. Although Gong Lan's Blue Silver Emperor had the ability to meet, in his opinion, it was not something that couldn't be severed.

So he immediately unleashed the first strike of the Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, intending to sever Gong Lan's Blue Silver Grass main vines with a top-down strike.

However, at the very beginning of his operation, he was hit by Gong Lan's attack.

Gong Lan had been on guard against Feng Xiaotian for a long time, so after sensing Feng Xiaotian's actions, she took the initiative to use her Second Soul Skill.

As her Second Soul Ring began to flash, suddenly, several vine branches with flower buds that were originally on the arena transformed into spikes and thrust towards Feng Xiaotian in mid-air.

Feng Xiaotian, who was originally unleashing the Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, had no choice but to dodge. However, this interrupted his Self-Created Soul Skill.

However, those vines with flower buds at their ends were not so easy to avoid. The attack speed of those vines was no slower than Feng Xiaotian's movement speed, and there were quite a few of them.

Although Feng Xiaotian narrowly avoided a few vines, he couldn't multitask, and soon a vine wrapped around his calf.

Once one leg is bound, the other will inevitably follow suit. In the blink of an eye, both of Feng Xiaotian's legs are bound, and what happens next is truly horrifying.

After Feng Xiaotian was entangled, he saw that the flower buds that were originally growing on the vines opened their huge mouths one by one.

The sharp teeth in the mouth are clearly visible, and at the moment the jaws open, there is a sticky green liquid connecting the teeth, like the saliva of some kind of creature.

Those watching the scene were horrified, but also felt their stomachs churning; the viscous fluid was simply too disgusting to look at.

Because that Soul Skill left a bad impression, Gong Lan rarely used her Second Soul Skill.

Gong Lan's Second Soul Skill was obtained after she hunted down a man-eating Man-Eating Demon Soul Flower and absorbed its Soul Ring. After obtaining the Soul Ring, her Martial Soul sprouted a flower bud.

Those flower buds usually look like normal flower buds, but they only open their mouths to attack people when the Second Soul Skill is used.

Although the opening of the flower bud might seem disgusting, the effect of its Soul Skill is quite good. When attacking, the flower bud can swallow people or Soul Beast into its mouth and then absorb their Soul Power for cultivation.

However, Gong Lan did not use this method for cultivation because she felt that such a method was somewhat evil and she could not accept it.

However, since a competition was underway, Gong Lan could not devour Feng Xiaotian's Soul Power, but that did not mean she would not use such an attack. So, with a thought, a flower bud with its mouth open swallowed Feng Xiaotian whole, and then closed its mouth.

Under her mental control, the flower bud that had swallowed Feng Xiaotian suddenly spat out of the arena, and Feng Xiaotian was expelled like saliva.

With a whoosh, Feng Xiaotian landed outside the arena, his entire body covered from head to toe in sticky green saliva.

At this point, the battle on the arena was also coming to an end.

Chapter 252 Zhu Zhuqing's Original Destiny

Six muffled thuds were heard, and then six people were knocked off the stage.

Those who flew out were naturally from the Blazing Fire Academy. After Entanglement by Gong Lan's Blue Silver Emperor Vines, they had already lost their ability to move. Therefore, under the attack of the people from the Academy of the Gods, Blazing Fire Academy did not put up any resistance at all.

The six girls from the Academy of the Gods held back. Although they all used the Dragon Elephant Prajna to attack, they only used about 60% of their strength. After spending a few seconds beating their opponents until they were bruised and swollen, they directly knocked each of them off the stage.

"Not bad, less than a minute." Gong Lan withdrew her Martial Soul, a faint smile still on her face, seemingly unconcerned about the discomfort she had caused others when she used her Second Soul Skill.

Then all the sisters gathered around, and the cardinal referee also came over and said into his soul guide earpiece, "What a wonderful match! Absolutely fantastic! I hereby declare that the winner of this match between the Blazing Fire Academy and Academy of the Gods is Academy of the Gods."

Although Blazing Fire Academy was defeated, they still have a chance. If they can keep winning in the loser's bracket, they might be able to enter the championship battle. However, their chances are obviously slim, as there are still many opponents stronger than them.

After the referee announced the result of the match, Huo Wu, who had been Huo Wu on the ground outside the ring, indeed collapsed to the ground, her face full of resentment, gritting her teeth and saying, "Damn it, one minute! They defeated me in just one minute! Damn Academy of the Gods!"

The beauties of the Academy of the Gods all heard Huo Wu's voice, and they all turned their gazes toward Huo Wu, but their eyes were filled with contempt.

Gong Lan retorted directly, "Who do you think you are? Why should everyone pamper you and indulge you? You're useless and don't even reflect on your own shortcomings, always blaming others for your failures. A useless person is just a useless person!"

"You..." Huo Wu was a petty person to begin with, and after being rebuked like that, she fainted from anger before she could even finish her sentence.

"Heh... useless. Her innermost thoughts were exposed, and she was too ashamed to face anyone, so she pretended to faint!" Gong Lan casually remarked, though she didn't actually know whether Huo Wu was genuinely fainting or faking it.

Gong Lan then led her sisters off the arena and back to the rest area of Academy of the Gods.

Seeing the women approach, Gong Yu smiled and said, "Well done. I also dislike Huo Wu from Huo Wu Blazing Fire Academy. You've already gone easy on her. If it were me, I probably would have crippled her outright."

"So, young master doesn't like her!" Gong Lan smiled faintly. Upon hearing this, the women exchanged glances, then strange smiles appeared on their lips. They thought Huo Wu was alright-looking, and had originally assumed that Gong Yu would also be interested in Huo Wu.

"What's with all those expressions?" Gong Yu said irritably, looking at the women's still strange looks. "Do you think I'm that indiscriminate?"

Upon Gong Yu's words, all the women nodded in agreement, showing remarkable tacit understanding.

"Well, you've all gotten quite bold, haven't you? Just wait until tonight I'll teach you a lesson." Gong Yu feigned anger, then silently walked out of the arena. Seeing this, the other women followed her out.

Since today's matches are already over, there's nothing else to see. For them, this year's Soul Master Elite Tournament has no real rivals, so there's no need to probe the other academies' strengths.

After leaving the arena, the group spent half a day wandering around Spirit City. After having lunch outside, they returned to the hotel.

Because of their victory in the first round, The Academy of the Gods had ample time to rest.

Several days passed, and the day of the second round of the competition finally arrived.

On this day, Gong Yu and his group arrived at the competition venue again. After entering the rest area, they began to arrange the team members who would be playing this time.

Looking at the group of eager youngsters, Liu Erlong said, "This time, we'll be facing a seeded team from the Star Luo Empire, namely the Star Luo Royal Academy Team."

Liu Erlong then gave a general overview of the members of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team. The others didn't seem to react negatively, except for Zhu Zhuqing, who appeared to be somewhat emotionally off.

"Zhu Zhuqing, what's wrong with you?" Gong Lan noticed that Zhu Zhuqing's expression was a little off, although the expression was fleeting, it was caught by the observant Gong Lan.

"N-nothing!" Zhu Zhuqing replied, but made no attempt to explain.

"You're obviously in trouble, how could you be alright?" Sensing something amiss in Zhu Zhuqing's tone, even Gong Xue, who disliked thinking things through, picked up on the unusual tone and asked, "Do you have enemies at the Star Luo Royal Academy?"

Seeing everyone's eagerness, Zhu Zhuqing reluctantly explained, "No... no, it's just that my sister is also in the Star Luo Royal Academy Team."

Zhu Zhuqing had reservations, but Gong Yu did not, so he stepped forward and said, "Zhu Zhuqing, there's really no need to hide it. That's all in the past. Now that you've left the Star Luo Zhu Family, there's no longer any so-called fateful battle."

Hearing Gong Yu's words, the women became even more curious. Gong Xi'er, who was standing to the side, chimed in, "What destiny battle?"

Zhu Zhuqing sighed helplessly, then explained, "I didn't want to say this, but since everyone wants to know, I'll tell you. This is a struggle between families. I am from the Star Luo Empire, and I was originally engaged to Dai Mubai from the Shitrek Academy."

Dai Mubai and I belong to two different families. He is from the Dai Family the Star Luo Imperial Family family, and I am from the Star Luo Zhu Family. The Dai Family is known for producing emperors, and the Zhu Family family is known for producing empresses. Our two families have a very close relationship and have a tradition of intermarriage.

Within the family, only the most outstanding individuals can become the future heirs. Neither Mubai nor I are direct descendants of the family. My sister and Mubai's brother were betrothed since childhood, as were Mubai and I."

Upon hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, everyone's expressions were quite interesting, especially Gong Xue and Gong Xi'er. It could be said that these two had ruined Zhu Zhuqing's path to becoming empress, so when they heard Zhu Zhuqing's words, they were a little guilty, but only a little guilty.

The other girls glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, then at Gong Yu, their eyes shining with the same light, as if to say, "Well done! Our young master has already slept with the future empress of the Star Luo Empire."

Gong Yu coughed awkwardly twice, and Zhu Zhuqing blushed under the strange looks from everyone.