Douluo: I have too many clones

Chapter 695 Quarterfinals

Time goes back to ten thousand years ago!
The last round of the round robin has ended, and the emergence of the top eight also means that this continent-wide young advanced soul master elite competition has entered the final stage.

Among all the qualified teams, the four teams ranked first in their groups are Shrek Team, Witch Cult, Snow Demon Sect and Holy Spirit Sect.

Among the top eight, the four teams ranked second in their groups include: Tangmen, Xingluo National Academy, Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy and Tianlongmen.

Yes, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy representing the Sun Moon Empire was not selected because they were in the same first group as the Shrek team and the Tang Sect team. They were targeted by these two strong teams and ultimately failed to qualify.

Today was the first day of rest before the quarterfinals, but all the teams got up early in the morning. Before the game started, there was a draw ceremony. This was extremely important for every team.

It’s not that qualifying as second in the group means you are not strong!
For example, the Tang Sect completely let Shrek Academy win. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the overall strength of the Tang Sect was still above that of the Shrek Academy. In fact, it was they who helped Shrek Academy to severely damage several opponents, which allowed Shrek Academy to successfully qualify.

The draw was held at the Mingyue Hotel. I have to say that this move by the organizer was very popular with the participating teams. It was very humane and gave them more time to rest.

In the grand banquet hall of Mingyue Hotel, all eight teams that entered the quarterfinals have arrived.

On the rostrum in front, the referee Zheng Zhan, who had enforced the law for the Tang Sect many times, was present. There were also several officials specially sent by the Sun and Moon Empire to organize this competition.

At this time, one of the officials stood up and said with a smile: "First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone here for being able to enter the top eight of this competition. As we all know, this competition introduces sects to participate for the first time, and the competitiveness is Much higher than previous competitions,..."

A series of cliches lasted for a quarter of an hour before getting to the main topic.

"Next, we will conduct the draw ceremony for the quarterfinals." The large screen behind the official suddenly lit up, displaying the names of the eight teams.

"Since cheating is inevitable if we let people draw the lots, we will use soul guide technology to randomly draw lots this time to assign the order of the quarterfinals."

"The quarterfinals are different from the previous round-robin tournament. We will divide the eight teams into two groups, upper and lower. Teams in the same group are opponents."

"After the grouping is completed, the two teams that win the quarterfinals in the upper and lower half will play in the semifinals. The winner will play in the final."

Listening to the official's story, Huo Yuhao sneered in his heart. The Sun Moon Empire really had a good plan, using soul guide technology to randomly draw lots. Who knows if this so-called random draw is really random or can be manipulated by humans.

However, since they were in a foreign country, Huo Yuhao did not immediately choose to question the other party.

"Well, now let's first distinguish the battle zones of each major team."

The official took out a mechanical button and pressed it lightly. Suddenly, the big screen on his body began to flash.

Upper half:
Shrek Team, Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy, Xingluo Royal Soul Master Academy, and Tianlongmen.

Lower half:
The Witch Cult, the Holy Spirit Sect, the Tang Clan, and the Snow Demon Sect.

"Damn it!"

After seeing this grouping, Vina, the princess of the Tianhun Empire and deputy captain of the Snow Demon Sect, looked a little ugly. This was truly a death grouping.

"Could it be that the Sun-Moon Empire has figured out that the Body Sect has changed its name to the Snow Demon Sect? Otherwise, why would they assign us to this war zone?"

Even though Vina knew the true strength of the Snow Demon Sect, the other three teams in the lower half were no match for her!

Both the Witch Cult and the Holy Spirit Sect are standard evil soul master sects. If the Snow Demon Sect goes up against them, the slightest mistake will cause casualties.

There is no need to say much about the Tang Sect team. Although Huo Yuhao and his team now represent the Tang Sect, they were the ones who won the championship of the previous competition.

No matter which of these three teams they face, their true strength will be exposed. No wonder Vina's expression is so painful.

"Fortunately."

As for the Tang Sect, most people breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was a bit troublesome to be in the same battle zone with the two evil soul master sects, the Witch Sect and the Holy Spirit Sect.

But on the other hand, this at least means that before the finals, their Tangmen team will not face off against the Shrek team.

"The divisions are complete, and the draw for the quarterfinals will be conducted next."

Numbers on the big screen began to flash continuously, and then froze as the names of the teams appeared one by one.

"Upper half: First match, Shrek team vs. Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy."

"The second match is between Xingluo Royal Soul Master Academy and Tianlongmen."

"Lower half: First match, Witch Cult vs. Holy Spirit Sect."

"The second match is between Tang Sect and Snow Demon Sect."

Seeing this result, many teams showed a hint of schadenfreude in their eyes.

The Witch Cult versus the Holy Spirit Sect? This is to make these evil soul master sects fight each other!
"Okay, the draw is complete. The quarterfinals will be held the day after tomorrow. The upper half will compete in the morning, and the lower half in the afternoon. Please prepare yourselves. The competition is coming to the final moments, and every game is extremely important to you. I hope you can get good results."

The drawing of lots was over, and the officials left one after another. The eight teams also walked out of the banquet hall.

In a room on the top floor of Mingyue Hotel.

"His Majesty."

The official in charge of drawing lots was half-kneeling on the ground respectfully at this moment, bowing to Xu Tianran who was sitting in a wheelchair in front of him.

Xu Tianran sat in a wheelchair and asked indifferently, "My dear, please stand up. How is the progress of what I asked you to do?"

"Your Majesty." The official stood up and responded respectfully, "I have secretly manipulated the soul guide screen to arrange the Witch Cult and the Holy Spirit Sect in the same battle zone and let them meet in the quarterfinals."

"Well, you did a good job, my dear. Please leave."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As the officials left, Juzi, who was behind Xu Tianran, immediately pushed the wheelchair to the huge floor-to-ceiling window of Mingyue Hotel.

Looking at the scenery of Mingdu through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, Xu Tianran suddenly asked, "Juzi, why do you think I temporarily changed the rules of the competition to allow the Witch Cult and the Holy Spirit Sect to collide?" Although Juzi had already guessed in her heart, she still shook her head, "I don't know, but I believe that every move of your majesty is meaningful."

Hearing Ju Zi's answer, Xu Tianran was obviously very pleased. He smiled and said, "The reason why I did this is very simple. I just want these two evil soul master teams to consume each other."

"The Continental Youth High-level Spirit Master Elite Competition is held in the Empire after all. If two evil spirit master teams appear in the final, the Empire will lose face."

"In fact, during the round-robin stage, many ministers in the court gave me advice and impeached the group of people from the Holy Spirit Church. Even some people in the Royal Worship Hall showed a hint of dissatisfaction."

Hearing this, a trace of worry appeared on Orange's face, "Your Majesty, then..."

Xu Tianran waved his hand gently and said, "So, in order to temporarily suppress the opinions of this group of people, I have specially modified the rules to eliminate at least one evil soul master team. This way, my pressure will be less. At the same time, the emotions of the people of the empire will also be relieved."

As he spoke, Xu Tianran sighed slightly and said, "In the final analysis, it is still because our empire's academy is not doing well. As long as they can advance to the quarterfinals, I can make some arrangements and let the Holy Spirit Sect team help them block those strong teams."

"As long as they can fight back and defeat the other teams, the Holy Spirit Sect will surrender in the final round. At that time, the champion of this competition will belong to the Empire."

"But I didn't expect that the Sun Moon Team couldn't even beat the Tang Sect Team and finally stopped in the quarterfinals. Poor Mirror Hall Master's grandson, he even took a lot of potential-depleting drugs for this tournament."

Although he said it was a pity, Xu Tianran's face did not show any pity at all, but was cold instead.

Juzi consoled him, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. We still have the Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy. The Mingdu team led by Princess Tianzhen is not weak in strength."

Xu Tianran shook his head and said, "Although my little sister has inherited the royal family's sun martial spirit, the overall strength of the Mingdu team is not strong. It will be difficult to defeat the Shrek team!"

"Compared to this, I am more curious. If the two evil soul master sects, the Holy Spirit Sect and the Witch Sect, meet, I don't know who will have the upper hand. Orange, what do you think?"

Ju Zi said, "Your Majesty, it is hard for me to guess who will win or lose. After all, up to now, neither team has shown their full strength."

"Yeah." Xu Tianran obviously didn't expect Juzi to give him an answer. He just looked at the scenery outside the window with a strange look in his eyes.

……

The day of the quarterfinals finally arrived, and the whole city of Ming was bustling with activity early in the morning. Before daybreak, a large number of people had already poured out of the city just to get a good spot to watch the game.

Today, all eight teams have finished their four matches, all of which are strong matchups. Any one of them is a good thing that should not be missed!
On the streets, the people rushing out of the city were mostly carrying dry food and water, as they were prepared to spend the whole day in the battle observation area. Moreover, they were all in groups of three or five.

According to the competition format, the first half of the game will be played in the morning and the second half in the afternoon.

When the first rays of dawn appeared in the distant east, teams representing the strongest young generation in the world headed out of the city, protected by a human wall formed by numerous soldiers.

Not only the four teams that participated in the morning went to the competition venue, but the lower half, including the Holy Spirit Sect, the Witch Cult, the Tang Sect, and the Snow Demon Sect, all got up early as well.

During the round-robin tournament, you don’t need to watch other people’s games, just try your best to do your best. When it comes to the quarterfinals, it becomes especially important to know as much as possible about potential opponents. At the same time, you can also adapt to the atmosphere of the venue as soon as possible.

The quarterfinals, this is a true showdown between the strong! After today, the quarterfinals will become the semifinals, and four of the teams will go home.

When the Witch Cult arrived at the competition venue, the Shrek team and their opponents, the Mingdu Soul Mentor Academy team, were already warming up.

Being in the upper half, Shrek will undoubtedly be the first to appear.

Looking at Wang Qiuer standing in Shrek Academy, Nan Fusheng couldn't help but sigh, "The will of the Great Shrek is so terrifying."

It was clearly a auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, but not long after joining Shrek Academy, it had to fight for their glory.

"The first match of the quarterfinals. The Shrek Academy team versus the Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy team."

In Nan Fusheng's opinion, there were almost no surprises in the first game, as the Shrek team easily defeated the Mingdu team.

Throughout the whole process, the only thing that Nan Fusheng found interesting was probably the Sun Martial Spirit of the captain of Mingdu: Xu Tianzhen.

Although it is called the Sun Martial Spirit, it can only be regarded as a big fireball at most. It has the attributes of fire and light, but it has not reached the extreme level. How can it be regarded as the sun?

Although Wang Qiuer simulated the golden dragon martial soul, her own bloodline is still the three-eyed golden lion, possessing the hidden attributes of ultimate light and ultimate fire.

This Xu Tianzhen's martial soul automatically became nourishment when it met Wang Qiuer. Not to mention attacking, almost all of her moves became a one-sided increase on Wang Qiuer, so naturally she could only lose.

The second match was between Xingluo Royal Academy and Tianlongmen.

There was nothing to see. After a fierce battle, Tianlongmen defeated Xingluo Royal Academy.

At this point, all the morning games are over.

……

In the afternoon.

"The third match of the quarterfinals, the Witch Cult versus the Holy Spirit Sect, individual elimination match, players from both teams are on the field."

Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan took the stage again. The quick end of the morning match made him feel relieved and full of energy. Of course, he also knew that the upcoming match would be the most difficult one for him to officiate in this tournament.

But he had already received instructions from his superiors, and for this game, he only needed to relax the standards and let them do what they wanted. There was no need to interfere too much.

With this order, Zheng Zhan himself felt a lot more relaxed.

"Let's just send out the normal guys in the first game."

On the Witch Cult side, under the control of Nan Fusheng's will, a man with a feminine appearance immediately walked out of the waiting area.

On the Holy Spirit Sect side, a short young man stood up quickly and stepped onto the competition stage in a flash, as light as a leaf.

At the same time, the other teams in the battle zone were also watching the game intently.

Among them, the Tang Sect team was the most focused, because their Tang Sect leader, Tang Ya, was in the Holy Spirit Sect!

(End of this chapter)