Peerless: Gu Master Transforms Douluo.

Chapter 433 As the captain of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, I might have to defeat you, really (4k)

As the Soul Master Tournament progressed, fewer and fewer teams remained at the Mingyue Hotel, with most of the teams that had finished their matches choosing to leave.

For them, this place is just a place of sorrow.

Of course, some teams wanted to stay and watch the competition, to see the diversity of the world, but the reality is that the eliminated teams no longer have the right to eat and stay at the Mingyue Hotel for free.

If they can't get tickets for the later matches, they'll have to find another hotel to move into, and the hotel prices at this time are simply outrageous.

It's better to just leave.

Anyway, you can watch the Soul Master Competition live on the Spirit Network now.

But this is exactly the result Xu Tianran wanted.

As soon as these teams leave Mingdu one by one, they will fall into his ambush.

Back when the round-robin tournament had just begun, Xu Tianran had already arranged for a plan to surround the area near Mingdu, leaving one spot unfinished.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these people will have no chance of escaping!
The thought of capturing these geniuses as hostages, setting the stage for a continental war, expanding territory, and finally achieving a triumphant end filled Xu Tianran with a long-lost excitement.

But then the unexpected happened.

Reality directly poured cold water on Xu Tianran.

This plan can be abandoned before it even begins.

According to his subordinates' reports, even though the Soul Master Competition was almost over, the teams they had caught were all small fry.

It's as if all those teams vanished into thin air after leaving Mingdu.

Xu Tianran was completely baffled by this.

What are these idiots good for?!
If you can't catch anyone in the knockout stage, you can say you don't have enough manpower or you haven't laid all the traps. But how come you can't catch many of the many teams in the round-robin stage?
Xu Tianran even suspected that there was a traitor within the Sun Moon Empire, and that the traitor's power was obviously not small, as he could know about his movements of the Soul Master Legion.

After a few days of this paranoia, Xu Tianran suddenly realized something.

No, I'm getting stuck on this myself.

It should be the communication function of the Spirit Network!

The task of quietly defeating each team one by one and then quickly taking control without alerting major powers is inherently very difficult.

Therefore, Xu Tianran's plan was to set up an ambush outside Mingdu in advance, to wait in comfort and wait for the enemy to come to him.

But plans cannot keep up with changes.

Because of the advent of the Spirit Network, a tool that enables real-time communication, the news leaked during the capture of Soul Masters, and the intelligence was thus leaked!

Then one pass to ten, and ten to one hundred.

This led to the remaining teams learning more or less about the ambush hidden near Mingdu.

Then these people simply hid in Mingdu and didn't leave, hoping to latch onto Shrek Academy after the Soul Master Competition and break through with them.

This is the most likely outcome.

The teams aren't bots; apart from a few stubborn individuals, why would they risk their lives?
However, Xu Tianran had no solution to this.

We can't exactly launch a large-scale investigation right now in Mingdu, can we?

Would the Soul Master Competition still be held then?
In short, it's not a good time to directly break ties with the people from Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Because there are a large number of commoners, tourists and nobles in the capital, a real fight would result in heavy losses on both sides.

This is not the most suitable battlefield.

Xu Tianran had reason to suspect that Shrek and his group already knew about his plan, but this was actually part of the plan!

He is meticulous and thinks three steps ahead before taking a single step.

He had originally planned to deliberately leak the news that Mingdu was heavily guarded in the east, south, and north directions after the Soul Master Competition ended.

This is the essence of the plan.

A perfectly legitimate and open conspiracy.

As for the reason for allowing the Holy Spirit Cult to participate in this Soul Master Competition.

It was indeed to allow the Holy Spirit Cult to target Shrek Academy. Even if those evil soul masters were killed by Shrek Academy members, it wouldn't matter, as long as the opponent's strength was weakened. Moreover, it would exacerbate the conflict between Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult.

This is Xu Tianran's imperial power-balancing tactics.

To him, the Holy Spirit Cult was merely a useful weapon, nothing more.

However, the Holy Spirit Cult is a double-edged sword.

It hurts both others and yourself.

So let's wait until the Soul Master Competition is over.

After all, it's a ten-thousand-year tradition of Douluo Continent, so let's show some respect.

Moreover, this Soul Master Tournament is the one with the best chance of winning the championship.

I hope the Royal Academy of Sun and Moon will not disappoint me.

……

Two days passed.

The eight teams were given ample time to rest and adjust.

Today marks the start of the quarterfinals, and the entire Mingdu was bustling with activity early this morning.

Four matches were played in one day.

There's not a dull moment at all; it's all about intense battles.

It's absolutely enough to give all the viewers a visual feast.

According to the competition rules, the matches in the upper bracket will be held in the morning, and the matches in the lower bracket will be held in the afternoon.

The first match was Shrek vs. Tianlongmen.

Lightning Holy Dragon VS Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus.

This is a very exciting match.

Because the most powerful of the thunder-type soul beasts is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul was once hailed as the number one beast Martial Soul on the continent, while the Holy Light Dragon Martial Soul can be said to be a top-tier Martial Soul mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.

In this battle of two dragons, who will emerge victorious?
The only drawback is that Yu Tianlong, the strongest person on the Tianlong Sect's side, is not a Soul Saint, but only a Soul Emperor.

But it is understandable.

Rest area of ​​the Spirit Pagoda.

Di Qiu'er sat in the head seat, closing her eyes to rest.

Nan Qiuqiu was sharing funny stories with her friends when she suddenly noticed a tall figure walking towards her, and her face immediately fell.

"Yu Tianlong, what are you doing here?"

Although both the Heavenly Dragon Gate and the Earthly Dragon Gate are located in Dragon City, their relationship is not very good, and they often have friction with each other.

We all possess dragon-type martial souls and are proud and arrogant; how could we possibly tolerate each other?

Yu Tianlong didn't directly explain his purpose. Instead, he looked at the sulking Nan Qiuqiu and teased, "Nan Qiuqiu, what are you still doing here?"

He emphasized loudly, "If I remember correctly, Dilongmen was eliminated in the first round of the knockout stage, right?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

At that moment, the girl's blush spoke louder than any words.

They didn't even look at who their opponent was in the first round of the Earth Dragon Gate competition.

That's the Spirit Transmission Tower.

Isn't it normal to lose?
You would kneel down just the same way!

"However, it's not bad that you were able to join the Spirit Pagoda despite the misfortune."

Yu Tianlong offered a seemingly flattering compliment, then shifted his gaze from Nan Qiuqiu, sweeping over the onlookers from the Spirit Pagoda team, before finally settling on the stunning woman sitting at the head of the table.

"Di Qiu'er..."

A glint of light flashed in Yu Tianlong's eyes.

This Spirit Tower captain truly lived up to her title of Valkyrie; she was both beautiful and dangerous. However, the opponent's previous performance had hit him right in the right spot. He was confident in his abilities, and when he actually came over to act as a persuader, his breathing became unconsciously rapid.

"What is it?" A cold voice came from Di Qiu'er's mouth, without even opening her eyes.

"Captain of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, Yu Tianlong."

After introducing himself, a barely perceptible gleam of eagerness flashed in Yu Tianlong's eyes, and then he said in a deep voice, "I'm here to invite you to join the Tianlong Sect."

"Don't rush to refuse. If I'm not mistaken, your martial soul is the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, the Ancestor of Power, right?" Upon hearing this, the members of the Spirit Pagoda frowned.

They really are here to poach our employees.

During the competition, Qiu'er did not truly summon her martial soul. Tianlongmen was able to guess the type of Qiu'er's martial soul from the martial soul possession, and even boldly speculated that it was the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, which had never appeared before.

Something, but not much.

Huo Yuhao also wanted to laugh a little. Who gave the Heavenly Dragon Sect the courage to come up and poach people?
In other words, the classic gambling scene from the original novel didn't happen; otherwise, he would have told Yu Tianlong to get as far away as possible.

Qiu'er didn't answer, and Yu Tianlong continued speaking to himself: "Although the Heavenly Dragon Sect isn't as powerful as Shrek Academy or the Spirit Pagoda, but..."

"No one understands how to develop dragon-type martial souls better than our Heavenly Dragon Sect!"

As he said this, he spread his arms wide, a proud smile playing on his lips.

Actually, he wasn't just thinking about poaching people, because he felt he had fallen in love with this Golden Dragon Girl at first sight. He was attracted not only by her martial soul, but also by her fighting style and personality.

If he could persuade Di Qiu'er to join his sect now, Yu Tianlong, who considered himself a handsome and wealthy man, was fairly confident.

Thinking of this, Yu Tianlong, who was completely absorbed in his art, ignored the slightly strange looks around him and pressed on while the iron was hot:
"You should know that the Golden Dragon is a martial spirit that has never appeared in history. Only the Heavenly Dragon Sect has the foundation to truly unleash the power of this martial spirit."

"As the son of the Heavenly Dragon Sect Master, I guarantee that if you join the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the sect will do everything in its power to ensure that you reach the Title Douluo level within five years. Moreover, you won't have to leave the Spirit Pagoda; consider it as going to our sect to study."

"That sounds nice." Nan Qiuqiu was the first to disagree, and retorted sarcastically.

"Your Tianlong Sect is barely able to protect itself. You're just a lousy top eight team. If you want to lose without looking bad, you'd better think about how to beg Shrek Academy for mercy."

Xiao Xiao followed up by kicking a man when he was down: "We know that the Heavenly Dragon Sect is no longer as powerful as it was ten thousand years ago, one of the three great sects. Today, it doesn't even have a single Super Douluo. And they still want to poach people?"

"I'm having trouble distinguishing between the two kings now," Wang Dong'er nodded in agreement.

"..."

A deadly barrage left Yu Tianlong dumbfounded.

How come I never noticed before that Nan Qiuqiu, this pampered young lady, could speak so sharply with her little mouth?
He knew that it would be difficult for Tianlongmen to enter the top four.

But this is because Shrek Academy has Soul Saints, while the Heavenly Dragon Gate does not.

Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex did not lose!
As for the sarcastic remarks and sarcasm from the other members of the Spirit Pagoda...

If we can't afford to mess with them, then so be it.

That's absolutely right.

However, with the addition of this Golden Dragon Girl, reaching the Super Douluo level in the future will definitely not be a problem for the opponent.

Doesn't this present an opportunity to rebuild the glory of Tianlongmen?

"How about we make a bet? If..."

Before Yu Tianlong could finish speaking, his hair suddenly stood on end, and a voice as loud as a great bell rang in his mind.

"get out."

Simple bad breath, ultimate enjoyment.

Huo Yuhao has no habit of gambling with the people around him.

Yu Tianlong subconsciously looked in Huo Yuhao's direction, feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from him. He knew that the other party had given him the order to leave.

Is the gap so big?

His gaze swept over Di Qiu'er, who was still resting with her eyes closed.

Somewhat unwilling, Yu Tianlong had no choice but to leave.

I was twenty years old that year, standing like an ant.

But he will prove himself right.

Thinking of this, Yu Tianlong looked at the Shrek Academy rest area on the other side.

Is the Holy Dragon Soul of Light Holy?
As the captain of the Tianlongmen, I might have to defeat you, really!

On the other side, the Shrek team also witnessed Yu Tianlong's self-humiliating act of turning into a clown, and the rest area was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Why did you have to mess with Qiu'er?

Ignorance is bliss.

Xu Sanshi gently nudged Bei Bei, and the two exchanged ideas, preparing to put their skills to the test later.

Qiu'er might not care about this clown, but those who understand the atmosphere will naturally take action.

Xu Sanshi: Jade Heavenly Dragon? Jade Licking Dragon!
Beibei: Since we were drawn together, you'll have to get past me first.

With all eight teams now in contention.

As the first battle, Shrek Academy and Tianlongmen began their pre-match warm-up.

The atmosphere in the rest area became tense.

Especially for the teams that are about to determine the winner today, there is already a strong sense of rivalry between them.

Soon, the highly anticipated duel between the two dragons began.

Shrek Academy and Tianlongmen seemed to have planned it together, each sending their strongest players to lead the charge.

"In the first match of the quarterfinals, Shrek Academy will face Tianlongmen. After discussion, both sides will decide the final outcome with a one-on-one match."

"The two teams facing off are Bei Bei, the captain of the Shrek Academy team, and Yu Tianlong, the captain of the Tianlongmen team."

When Zheng Zhan loudly announced the bizarre rules that the two sides had just discussed in private, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

Will one battle decide the outcome?

Doesn't this seem a bit too frivolous?
At first glance, it seems like a very irrational approach, but upon closer examination, people find that it makes some sense.

This created a huge buzz surrounding the duel between the two dragons.

Moreover, even if Yu Tianlong loses, as long as he plays with style, no one will blame him, after all, his opponent is a Soul Saint.

That was basically Yu Tianlong's idea.

In terms of overall strength, Yu Tianlong admitted that the Heavenly Dragon Sect was definitely no match for the perfectly equipped Shrek Academy team, after all, their martial souls were all incredibly powerful: the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Xuanwu Shield, the Holy Dragon of Light...

Even if the game drags on to the team finals, Tianlongmen will definitely have no chance of turning the tide.

Moreover, as the team captain, his cultivation level far surpasses that of the other team members, rather than continuing to be slowly boiled alive by the opponents according to the competition rules.

It would be better to burn our boats and fight a desperate battle!
Yu Tianlong holds absolute authority within his team, and his teammates will not object to his decisions.

As for Beibei, he was encouraged by his teammates.

How powerful it is to decide the outcome in one battle!

This one-on-one match was extremely exciting for the audience.

It directly fulfilled their fantasy of competing for the strongest dragon-type martial soul.

And don't say it's unfair for a Soul Emperor to fight a Soul Saint. Why didn't Yu Tianlong cultivate to the level of Soul Saint? Was it because he didn't want to?
Cultivation speed is also part of talent.

So whoever wins will naturally be the number one Dragon Soul Master in this competition!
After all, Yan Feng has already pledged allegiance, so we should prioritize excluding this evil soul master.

Although Qiu'er is most likely a dragon-type martial soul, she has only shown her dragon transformation ability briefly in previous matches, and few people know her specific martial soul.

Moreover, Qiu'er's nickname, "Golden Flash," is more widely known.

Therefore, no one included Qiu'er in the battle between the two dragons.

"Shrek, we must win!"

Someone shouted something, and the atmosphere instantly reached its peak.

Cheers and shouts of encouragement surged forth like a tidal wave.

On the competition stage.

Looking at Beibei not far away, Yu Tianlong's lips curled into a smirk as he proudly declared, "I will prove that the purebred Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex is the strongest!"

Seeing Yu Tianlong's confident expression, Beibei smiled.

In an instant, his gentle and refined demeanor vanished, replaced by a terrifying aura that captivated the soul.

At this moment, it was as if he were the protagonist of this world.

“Yu Tianlong, you are the challenger.”

Hearing Beibei's domineering declaration.

The chat on Lingwang Live instantly went wild.

(End of this chapter)