Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 84 The Same Pride

Since the elimination round was held on the first day, Ma Xiaotao and others had a good time to train in the next two days.

The busiest person these two days is Wang Yan. Wang Yan goes in and out every day, like a dragon that can only be seen from head to tail.

It wasn't until the evening of the third day of the competition that he summoned all the team members to the conference room for a meeting.

"Xiaotao, how are the four of you recovering from your injuries?"

Ma Xiaotao pondered and said, "After two days of recuperation, the injury has healed quite well. A full recovery within seven or eight days shouldn't be a problem."

Dai Yueheng continued, "My situation is similar to Xiaotao's."

Ling Luochen said in a cold voice, "Chen Zifeng and I were originally injured lightly. We should be able to fully recover in about three or four days."

Wang Yan nodded. "Three or four days. That means Ling Luochen and Chen Zifeng should be able to play in the second or third round of the round-robin tournament."

Wang Yan continued, "The elimination rounds are over. Next up is the round-robin tournament. Xiaotao, the four of you should just stay in the hotel and recover from your injuries."

Ma Xiaotao and the other three nodded in agreement when they heard this.

Wang Yan cleared his throat and continued, "Next, I'd like to arrange some tactics for the team in advance. Wu Xuan, Xiao Xiao, Yu Hao, and Wang Dong are all students I've taught, and I know them very well. However, I'm unfamiliar with the abilities of the others, so I hope you can introduce your spirit skills. And Wu Xuan, if you could, please tell me in detail about your fourth spirit skill. I still haven't figured out the details of it."

For a soul master, soul skills are the biggest secret. But in the academy, the situation is obviously different. What's more, now that the competition is approaching, it is very normal for Wang Yan to make this request.

Soul-scattering Wind is a locking soul skill, which cannot be blocked even if known in advance, so Wu Xuan directly revealed everything.

Seeing this, Beibei and the others no longer concealed anything and told Wang Yan about their soul skills and trump cards one after another.

The Soul-Dispersing Wind instantly evaporates the opponent's soul power. The Bright Holy Dragon bloodline awakens, the Black Tortoise bloodline awakens, and the invincible golden body that is immune to all attacks.

This made Wang Yan's eyes light up and he nodded frequently, and he quickly recorded everyone's abilities.

Wang Yan was delighted and continued, "As I've already said, there will be three battle modes in the round-robin stage. There will be sixty-seven teams entering the round-robin stage, divided into eight groups. Three of these groups will consist of nine teams, and the remaining five will consist of eight teams."

"That means we'll play seven games in the group stage. Each win earns two points, a loss earns no points, and a draw earns one point. Four groups will compete each day, with each round lasting two days. After seven rounds, plus a bonus round for the nine-player group, the round-robin tournament is expected to last approximately fifteen to sixteen days."

"We won't know our groups and opponents until tomorrow morning. Given our Shrek reputation, we'll definitely be the first to appear."

"The knockout rounds are divided into team battles, individual matches, and two-two-three matches. A draw will be held on-site to determine which match method each team will use. The team battle, of course, will be a standard seven-on-seven match."

"Individual competitions don't mean one person fights just one match. Instead, the loser steps down, and the winner can continue fighting until all seven participating students on one team are defeated. Individual competitions prioritize individual strength, and the order of appearances can be adjusted on the spot based on the opponent's abilities. I won't discuss this for now. I'm mainly going to explain the third method, the two-two-three strategy."

"The 2-2-3 strategy, as the name suggests, consists of two 2-on-2 matches and one 3-on-3 match. It's a best-of-three format. This will test my coordination skills. I've carefully considered your strengths and decided to pair Beibei with Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi with Wang Dong, and Wu Xuan, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao. Your abilities complement each other perfectly, so you'll be the three-on-three team."

Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yaoheng, Chen Zifeng, and Ling Luochen, the four inner court disciples, all nodded in agreement at Wang Yan's allocation. It was clear that Wang Yan's allocation was quite reasonable.

Xu Sanshi said with a depressed look on his face: "Teacher Wang, why don't you let me be in the same group with Nan Nan? We are familiar with each other and we will definitely work together well."

Jiang Nannan's almond-shaped eyes widened, "Who is familiar with you? Don't be too cynical."

Wang Yan said, "This is a competition, not a place for romance. Your abilities are a better match for Wang Dong's. You'll focus on defense, and he'll focus on offense. Jiang Nannan's agility is also more coordinated with Beibei's powerful attacks. If she cooperates with you, she probably won't be able to exert even 30% of her strength."

Jiang Nannan, who usually rarely speaks, immediately nodded without hesitation and said, "Teacher Wang is wise."

Xu Sanshi's face immediately fell, but this was a competition and he couldn't make trouble.

Wang Yan stood up and said, "Everyone should have a good rest tonight and adjust to the best state. The meeting is adjourned."

Everyone stood up and walked out of the meeting room, just as Wu Xuan was about to open the door to rest.

A handsome young man who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old walked slowly towards them. From the moon-white tights on his body, it was clear at a glance that he was a student of the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

"The one-on-seven match in the elimination round two days ago was impressive! But I think it was just so-so. My name is Xiao Hongchen, remember my name. Because I will defeat you personally, and your Shrek Academy's undefeated legend will end by me this time." Wu Xuan's face was calm, and he chuckled lightly and said calmly: "If you say it's not great, then it's not great! As for defeating me? Sorry, I always believed that the only one who can defeat me is myself."

"You are indeed the same type of person as me! Just as arrogant." Xiao Hongchen was stunned for a moment and then laughed.

"My pride comes from my strength, what about yours? Wait until the finals before challenging us Shrek. You're not worthy enough right now."

After saying this, Wu Xuan pushed the door open and returned to his room. The person who could defeat him in this era hadn't been born yet.
"I'm not worthy? You actually say I'm not worthy? Just wait! Just wait." Xiao Hongchen looked aggrieved. He glared at the direction where Wu Xuan came in, snorted coldly, and turned away.

After the first brutal and intense elimination round, the audience who watched the game at Xingluo Square were completely excited.

The subsequent round-robin matches would undoubtedly be even more exciting, leading countless people to line up outside Xingluo Square even late at night, just to catch a glimpse. After all, although Xingluo Square was vast, its capacity for spectators was limited. It was impossible to accommodate everyone.

In response, the Xingluo Empire officials naturally raised the ticket prices.

But even so, it was still difficult to get a ticket. Every day, Xingluo Square was packed with people.

Today was the fourth day of the competition. Early in the morning, the cheers of the audience echoed throughout Xingluo Square. There was only one reason for this: today, the Shrek Academy team, the team they had been most eager to see, was about to take the stage.

And he would appear in the first match. Even the Emperor of the Xingluo Empire, who only occasionally came to watch the games, had climbed up to the top of the imperial city early in the morning to wait, giving Shrek Academy a great deal of face.

The weather today is not very good, it is gloomy and depressing. The clouds in the sky are not dark, but they just don't let the sun show its face. Fortunately the air was relatively fresh and it wasn't raining.

The start of the round-robin tournament also means the opening of the rest area for the players. Today is only the first round of the round-robin tournament, and four of the eight participating teams will appear.

Because of Shrek's participation in the first round-robin match, all sixty-seven participating teams were present. Nearly half of the teams did not actually have a match today, but they all came anyway, just to see Wu Xuan's martial soul clearly and find its weaknesses so that they could make targeted deployments in the future.

Not long after, the sixty-seven teams that qualified in the first knockout round were ready to enter.

When the dark green competition uniforms appeared at the entrance of the participating colleges, the entire Xingluo Plaza was in an uproar. Starting from the direction closest to the entrance, voices shouted "Shrek!"

Wu Xuan walked in front calmly. Today, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yuheng, Chen Zifeng and Ling Luochen simply did not come, but stayed in the hotel to recover from their injuries.

The rest area of ​​Shrek Academy is the northernmost, the closest to the imperial city wall, and the area is obviously larger than other academies.There are twenty comfortable sofas in the whole area.There are also dedicated waiters.On the table next to it, food, fruit, and drinks are all available.This is not a game, it's almost like watching the game as a VIP.

The treatment in other academies is actually similar, but there are no waiters. The key is that the rest area is much smaller than that of Shrek Academy. Each rest area has only seven seats, which are provided to the regular players. The reserve team or substitutes can only stand at the back.

After a series of nonsense that aroused the audience's emotions, the host shouted in the most passionate voice: "Now, please invite the mainland's No. 1 Academy, the Shrek Academy representative team, and their opponents. Star Luo Empire Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy The representative teams enter the waiting area. At the same time, the captains of the two teams are invited to come on stage to determine their game methods."

At Wang Yan's signal, Wu Xuan stood up and walked toward the stage. The captain of the Yunluo Advanced Soul Instructor Academy was a sturdy man with short blond hair. His muscular features were faintly visible beneath his white uniform.

The two of them got on the stage at the same time, and the process of drawing out the competition was very simple. The referee came to the stage with a round draw tube. Let the captains of both sides check it carefully first.

The draw tube was transparent, completely devoid of any tampering. On one side was a small circular hole. The referee inserted three small balls, representing different fighting styles, through the hole. Then, he turned the hole upwards and had each player hold the large ball with one palm.

The referee shouted: "Three, two, one."

Wu Xuan and the opposing team's captain exerted force simultaneously, throwing the large ball into the air. If the small ball inside didn't escape during this process, the referee would catch the large ball and turn it around. Whichever ball escaped would determine the fighting style. If the small ball escaped during the large ball's release, that would be the standard.

This is the first draw of the round robin. It went very smoothly. When the big ball was thrown twenty meters into the air by the two people, a small ball fell out.

The balls come in three colors with sharp contrasts: red, yellow, and blue.

Red represents group battles, yellow represents individual battles, and blue represents the two-two-three strategy. And this time, a small yellow ball fell out of the big ball.

The referee caught the small ball and at the same time recovered the big ball that fell in the air. After showing the ball to the captains of both sides, he then signaled to His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire at the head of the Imperial City. Then he announced loudly through the soul guide loudspeaker he carried.

"Shrek Academy will compete against Yunluo Academy in a one-on-one elimination match. Please send the first player from both sides to play."

(End of this chapter)