Peerless: The Evil Soul Master's Guide to Saving the World

"Group One, the advancing team—Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, Spirit Control Sect!"

"Group Two, the advancing team—Di'ao Academy..."

"Group Three, the teams that have advanced are Haotian Sect and Tianlong Gate!"

"..."

"Group Seven, the advancing teams are: Mingdu Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy!"

"Group 8, the advancing teams are Snow Demon Sect and Proud Sword Sect!"

As names were announced one by one on the giant screen.

The group stage, which lasted a week, has come to an end.

Several dark horses emerged, including Mingdu Soul Master Academy, Aojian Sect, and the long-unknown Tianlong Sect.

Mingdu Soul Master Academy was unfortunately grouped with Shrek Academy, but they still showed remarkable strength. In particular, their captain, Xu Tianzhen, reached the Soul Saint realm at the young age of seventeen. The team members he led were at least Soul Kings and Level 5 Soul Masters, which was comparable to the level of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy that the audience had originally expected.

This almost caused the previously arrogant Shrek Academy to crash and burn.

After all, they wouldn't pay much attention to a team that was relatively unknown and second only to the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire. Since it was a group stage match and there was room for error, they gave it to the reserve team to practice on.

When the opposing team revealed Xu Tianzhen's seventh-level Soul Master strength and the true form of his pure bloodline Sun Martial Soul, they were completely dumbfounded.

Each team plays seven matches in the group stage. A win in each match earns two points, while a loss earns none.

Each match has three formats: team battle, individual elimination, and 2-2-3.

Mingdu Soul Master Academy was lucky enough to draw a team battle. Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and they naturally fought fiercely. However, Shrek Academy underestimated their opponents, and most of their members were reserve team members. They wanted to show their humiliation to the Sun Moon Empire, but they were beaten up by Xu Tianzhen's group. Bei Bei watched from below, gritting her teeth, but she couldn't go on the field and could only stare helplessly as her teammates were thrown down one by one.

Coincidentally, they didn't encounter Shrek Academy again after the group stage, and their chances of advancing to the round of 16 are probably even slimmer.

So Beibei was unable to get revenge.

The second "dark horse" was the Proud Sword Sect.

On average, they were all at the Soul King level, with the main captain, Wu Moufan, even at the Soul Emperor level. However, compared to the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, which had gone on a killing spree, this so-called dark horse seemed rather lackluster.

The Tianlong Sect already held a high position in the martial arts world of Douluo Continent. However, due to its allegiance to the Sun Moon Empire, it disappeared for a long time until recently. Led by a Soul Saint, the team, comprised entirely of Soul Kings, only lost to the then-renowned Haotian Sect, securing second place in their group.

There's also the veteran team, Di'ao Academy.

It is a royal academy belonging to the Douling Empire. It entered the top four in the last year (although Shrek Academy was eliminated early), but the team's strength is not too weak, with a Soul Emperor as the team leader.

……

"Wow~"

The qualifying group was announced.

The discussion inside the venue was like a surging tide.

"Hehehe~ I'll make you so mad!"

Xu Tianzhen stuck out her tongue and made a face at Beibei on the opposing team.

Seeing that the latter's face was as black as charcoal and that he seemed to be losing control, he quickly hid behind Xu Cheng, poked his head out, and continued to make faces.

Seeing Bei Bei's terribly gloomy face, Xu Cheng naturally understood.

The opposing team originally came aiming for first place.

It's one thing to lose to the Sun Moon Empire now, but even the Mingdu Soul Master Academy lost a game. Even if this game doesn't affect the outcome, it's still a disgrace for Bei Bei, who is aiming to make Shrek Academy famous.

An indelible shame.

Seeing Mingdu Soul Master Academy, which was ahead of them and ranked first in the group stage, Beibei probably felt like dying.

"Ha ha……"

Xu Cheng smiled and patted Xu Tianzhen's head.

He revealed a gentle smile.

They ignored Shrek Academy across the street.

Upon seeing Xu Cheng, Bei Bei's rationality quickly took over; her arm trembled slightly, and she calmly averted her gaze. Elder Xuan had said that this guy was no longer human.

Their strength is somewhat terrifying.

Master Xuan had personally fought against him, so he must have had his reasons.

Then I definitely can't afford to offend them.

Beibei chose to follow her heart.

Those from the surrounding colleges who witnessed this scene looked thoughtful.

Because it was the Sun Moon Empire's home ground, no one had actually seen the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy's list of participants; most of the participants were just guesses.

"Wait, that person probably won't go on stage personally, right?" a team member asked, his voice trembling.

"Probably... not."

"It feels like he came to watch the game. And judging from the current momentum, most of the academies have revealed their true strength. Only the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, which only appeared a few times as a reserve team, has crushed the entire team... Ye Wanwan, Hu Yannian, and Nan Qiuqiu, the Soul Emperors, are invincible. In the individual elimination rounds, one of them can take on the entire opposing team one-on-one, and in team battles, they are even more dominant."

"I feel that their reserve team is comparable to the regular teams of the other second-placed teams in the group stage..."

"The head coach is warming up?!"

"Xu Tianzhen, the only princess of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family? That's really impressive. Several princes fought each other, one of them lost his leg and was deposed as a commoner, another of the empress's sons fared even worse, but this one has remained evergreen, firmly holding onto the position of princess."

"Nonsense, there's only one princess in the Sun Moon Empire. Who told the previous Sun Moon Emperor to be able to have so many children? I'm so envious. If only I were a princess too, I could be so close to that one. Sigh, do you think it's possible that I'm the old emperor's bloodline that was scattered elsewhere?"

"..."

“Start drawing lots!”

As Jing Hongchen's slow, deliberate voice rang out.

The colleges that made it into the top 16 were eagerly anticipating their results, while the other colleges were also excited. After all, most of them had a general idea of ​​what would happen before the group stage results were announced, so they weren't too disappointed about not making it into the top 16.

Each of the teams that made it to the round of 16 sent one person to draw lots.

The Sun Moon Empire is represented by Xiao Hongchen, Shrek Academy by Bei Bei, and for some reason, Tang San has yet to appear in the Clear Sky Sect.

"one."

Xiao Hongchen unfolded the note and gestured.

Seeing that Beibei on the other side seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, he revealed a smile.

Obviously, the other side is not.

Soon after, Wu Moufan of the Proud Sword Sect turned pale as ice, looking utterly hopeless. Clearly, he had won the lottery, and won the grand prize at that…

“We are number two,” said the disciple sent by the Haotian Sect.

"We're second-rate too." Tianlongmen was somewhat speechless.

"Emperor Academy Three".

“It’s us…” Xu Tianzhen raised her hand, her face full of excitement.

"..."

The draw concluded.

The Snow Demon Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, Shrek Academy, and the Sun Moon Empire have yet to meet.

Except for Xiao Hongchen, who raised an eyebrow, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

Only the Aojian Sect, Tianlong Sect, Yuling Sect, and Soto Academy looked rather grim, having drawn these four powerful figures.

It's almost impossible.

After all, each of the opposing teams has a Title Douluo in their ranks.

"This is insane..." the captain of the Yuling Sect cursed.

P.S.: I'm exhausted, everyone. I'll finish the last chapter tomorrow... (End of Chapter)