Douluo Dragon King: I, the wielder of the Holy Sword, will vanquish all evil.

Chapter 81 Pressure!
The team and individual competitions proceeded smoothly after that, and soon the round-robin stage began.

According to the competition rules, after the first two rounds of elimination matches, a total of 36 teams will advance to the subsequent round-robin tournament.

The round-robin tournament is divided into four groups of nine teams each, and eight rounds of competition are required. Each team must play against the other eight teams in its group one by one.

After the round-robin tournament, the top four teams from each group advance to the round of 16. The final rankings are then determined through a knockout tournament, with only the top 16 receiving prizes. This rule applies equally to both the youth and adult groups.

"We weren't in the same group as Shrek Academy," Tang Wulin and Xie Xie discussed.

"It seems I can at least observe their eight games."

Even with Su Qiu present, they wouldn't let their guard down; instead, they would do their utmost to observe and deal with Shrek.

"It's starting. This is Shrek's round-robin tournament."

Inside the private room, Xie Xie slapped his thigh and dragged Tang Wulin towards the window. Xu Xiaoyan, carrying the soul-guided recorder, quickly followed, her eyes full of anticipation: "Hmph, record all their attack methods. So I can be more experienced in hiding behind Su Qiu. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fun if we were eliminated unexpectedly by some means."

At this moment, Su Qiu, who had been indifferent to the competition, suddenly came over. The same seven Shrek Academy students were still the ones who came out of the station.

"With no changes to the personnel, how can they possibly beat me?" He frowned.

Given the current state of public opinion, it's understandable that Shrek wants to win back his losses.

But it's impossible for these seven people to win. Perhaps in the eyes of low-level Soul Masters, Su Qiu is taking advantage of the fact that the opponent's soul power is exhausted.

But Shrek's top management couldn't possibly be unaware that winning or losing had nothing to do with this.

Even if the transmitted images don't reveal Su Qiu's sword intent, the combat skills he displays alone should be enough for the opponents to understand that these seven are no match for him.

"Then why did Shrek Academy allow them to participate?" Su Qiu pondered silently.

He had a vague sense of unease; if they didn't have something to rely on, the Shrek Academy's higher-ups wouldn't have allowed these seven people to participate.

Otherwise, if we lose fair and square again, public opinion will really have no room for compromise.

"Su Qiu." Wu Changkong walked in, his voice no longer as cold as before: "I just received news that Shrek Academy has sent an elder from the Sea God Pavilion who is on his way to the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition."

"Elder of the Sea God Pavilion?" The people in the private room stopped watching the match and quickly gathered around.

"What do you mean?" Su Qiu was confused. "What brings the elders of the Sea God Pavilion here?"

"Don't tell me you're here to mess with me."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue and Na'er's expressions both darkened, and Na'er clenched her fists.

Bold!

How dare you touch my Su Qiu?

Shrek wants to eat the Dragon God Transformation!

“That’s definitely not the case.” Wu Changkong recalled the news he had learned from Shen Yi not long ago, walked to the window, looked at the Shrek team on the arena, and said seriously, “Shrek Academy has more than seven people participating.”

"They also submitted a substitute."

"I'm on my way here with Elder Su."

"A substitute?" Xie Xie's eyes widened, and he subconsciously raised his voice. "They're only adding a substitute now that it's already the round-robin stage? What is Shrek Academy playing at?"

Xu Xiaoyan also stopped operating the soul guide recorder, her brows furrowing slightly: "This is against the regulations, isn't it?"

“That’s Shrek Academy.” Wu Changkong said calmly, the name alone explaining the reason for all its privileges.

"What level are the substitutes at?" Su Qiu asked.

"That's what I'm here to tell you." Wu Changkong's figure was firm.

He's practically glowing!

Su Qiu thought to herself that Wu Changkong was really generous.

He deserves to be called the best scout of Donghai Academy!

"The maximum age limit for the junior group is fifteen years old." Wu Changkong's voice was complicated: "Those who come must be the strongest fifteen-year-old students in Shrek Academy."

"According to my information, this student is about to enter the inner academy." "And according to the inner academy's standards, this person is at least a Soul King."

He paused for a moment, then looked at Su Qiu: "Still a One-Word Battle Armor Master."

"Soul King?!" Xie Xie's exclamation almost lifted the roof off the private room. He subconsciously took a half step back, his face full of disbelief. "A Soul King at fifteen? And he's going to enter the inner courtyard? Is this even a level a human can reach?"

Xu Xiaoyan's soul guide recorder fell to the ground with a "thud," but she was completely unaware of it, muttering to herself, "A Soul King... two whole major realms higher than us, plus the bonus of a One-Word Battle Armor Master. How are we supposed to fight him?"

Tang Wulin's pupils suddenly contracted.

Through this period of time, Wu Changkong taught me the knowledge of battle armor.

They were well aware of the leap in combat power brought about by the Battle Armor Master.

The One-Word Battle Armor can directly provide a level 20 power boost.

When a five-ring Soul King is equipped with this, their combat power is directly comparable to that of a seven-ring Soul Saint!

Dude, are we a bunch of nine-year-olds fighting a Soul Saint?

Xie Xie swallowed hard, his previous confidence instantly vanishing: "We're all only at the third or second ring of the One-Word Battle Armor Masters."

"And it's a team competition."

"Even if Su Qiu is good at fighting, he can't withstand the fact that Su Qiu has battle armor and other people to cooperate with him!"

I don't even want to act anymore.

Shrek is really under pressure.

Su Qiu frowned slightly. At most, he could fight against Soul Masters with the cultivation level of Soul Emperor.

After a Soul King dons the One-Word Battle Armor, he can rival a Soul Saint. The combat power of a Soul Saint is a qualitative leap compared to that of a Soul Emperor.

Seeing the dejected mood of the crowd, Wu Changkong said in a deep voice, "Do your best. I will also allow you to give up the competition."

"One-Word Armor Master"

“That’s not the enemy you should be facing right now.”

The atmosphere inside the private room was oppressive.

For the first time since the start of the Tianhai Alliance Tournament, Su Qiu fell silent. Na'er walked over to Gu Yue, wanting to say something.

Gu Yue seemed to know what the other was thinking, and shook her head in advance, saying in a low voice, "No, that's too high-profile. We're only Soul Venerables."

"It's just a game, there's no need for that."

Na'er pursed her lips and lowered her head.

"Shrek really thinks highly of me."

Su Qiu was speechless. He hadn't shown much in his previous battle either.

Why did it react directly to stress?
Send over a master of one-word battle armor.

"Is it necessary? A one-word battle armor master is fighting against me, a Soul Master."

"A fifteen-year-old beats a nine-year-old."

"So what if they win?"

Finally, Su Qiu walked to the window, turned his gaze to the Shrek team on the arena below, and analyzed the situation calmly.

"What they should want is the result of 'victory'."

"As long as Shrek wins, even if it's just a fifteen-year-old One-Word Battle Armor Master crushing our group of kids who are on average nine years old, they can still manipulate it into a story that 'Shrek has a deep foundation and produces many geniuses, easily saving face.'"

"As for whether the process was ugly or fair, there will naturally be countless supporters to explain and beautify it for them. After all, it's all about the winner taking all."

(End of this chapter)