Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 100 Pre-match Preparation

The bandits of the Hand of Death had already sensed something was wrong. The newcomers were far too strong. One by one, they fell, and it seemed they were about to be slaughtered, but their opponents remained unscathed.

While fighting a Soul King among the bandits, Wang Nan also observed the entire battlefield through Huo Yuhao's mental sharing.

Suddenly, the evil spirit master in the cave finally made a move, but instead of walking out of the cave, he began to move in another direction, seemingly preparing to escape.

Immediately afterwards, a violent explosion came from inside the cave. The entrance had completely collapsed, blocking the way into the cave.

But by then it was too late to escape. Wang Nan exerted his strength, his second spirit ring lit up, and with Gongyang Mo's assistance, he broke through the opponent's defense, knocking him to the ground with a single blow. It was clear he was beyond saving.

Under Huo Yuhao's shared mental detection, the last evil soul master's route was clearly "seen" by everyone. When he came out of the secret passage on the other side of the cave, he saw several figures standing in front of him. Before he could speak, a dazzling white light filled his entire field of vision.

As the light from the Soul Guidance Cannon gradually faded, the leader of the Hand of Death, the strongest Soul King in history, had been blasted away without a trace. The few corpse servants he had prepared here in advance also collapsed to the ground because they had lost their controllers.

After a while, seeing that there was still no other movement, Wang Nan led his men into the cave with the help of Huo Yuhao's mental detection.

Unfortunately, there were no survivors among them; all that remained were the numerous pieces of evidence of the evil spirit masters' crimes.

Several outer court disciples were moved to tears upon seeing the scene inside the cave. Xiao Xiao couldn't bear it any longer and started retching on the spot.

Finally, with Wang Yan's comforting words, they rallied their spirits. After tidying up their belongings in the cave, they left that very night.

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It was the afternoon of the third day when the group arrived in Xingluo City. After dealing with the Death Hand bandits overnight, they rested for a whole day before using their flying soul tools to return to the outskirts of Xingluo City.

Xuanzi had already concealed his presence; only Wang Yan and thirteen team members remained.

Inside Star Luo City, the venue for the Soul Battle Tournament in Star Luo Square has been set up. On the east side of Star Luo Square, there is a seven-story hotel called Star Emperor, which is specially designed to accommodate contestants from various advanced Soul Master academies.

As soon as I arrived at the hotel entrance, a waiter greeted me with a smile from afar.

"Welcome, distinguished guests. May I ask which college you are from?"

"We're from Shrek."

Upon hearing Wang Yan's words, the waiter's smile became noticeably more sincere. "Please follow me."

Such a luxurious place naturally had plenty of soul tools. Wang Nan and his group even rode in a soul tool that resembled an elevator, and the faces of the martial soul disciples clearly showed some curiosity.

As the champions of the previous Soul Fighting Tournament, Shrek Academy's rooms were arranged on the top floor, with each person having their own bedroom and a dedicated conference room for their use.

"Alright, everyone has been traveling all day and must be a bit tired. Let's go back to our rooms and rest for a bit." Wang Yan looked at everyone. "If you want to go out and have some fun, that's fine too, but don't go too far. We'll have a quick meeting tonight to prepare for the competition."

Watching the others return to their rooms, Wang Nan finally spoke, "Second Uncle, aren't you going back to rest?"

Wang Yan shook his head. "I still need to register with the organizers, and I'll explain the rules of the Soul Fighting Tournament to you guys when I get back. Besides, you guys were the ones who did the fighting during the mission, so I wasn't that tired."

Wang Nan observed Wang Yan's expression. Although he said that, he had actually done a lot of preparation for this competition, and probably hadn't had a proper rest in the past two months.

"Don't worry, Uncle, we will definitely win the championship."

Wang Yan smiled upon hearing this, "Yes, I believe you. You should go back and rest too."

"it is good."

When Wang Nan awoke from his meditation, it was already quite late. Outside, lights flickered, and through the window, he could see half of Xingluo City.

It must be said that the accommodations arranged for them by the Star Luo Empire were indeed quite good; Wang Nan could even vaguely see his own courtyard.

Pushing open the door to the conference room, I saw a long table in the room. Wang Yan was sitting at the table looking through the materials he had prepared. Besides him, Dai Yueheng was also there.

"Senior brother, come in and sit down." Wang Nan used to always call him senior brother, but now it's the other way around. However, Dai Yueheng didn't seem to feel uncomfortable at all and could call him that very generously no matter when.

Wang Nan nodded and sat down next to Dai Yueheng.

"How many surveillance missions has Senior Brother carried out?" Seeing that the others hadn't arrived yet, Dai Yueheng took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Eleven times, how about you?"

"That was my thirtieth inspection mission the day before yesterday. After this Soul Fighting Tournament ends, I'll be applying for graduation," Dai Yueheng continued. "After graduation, I plan to spend a few years training in the military. Senior brother, what are your thoughts?"

Wang Nan shook his head.

He did not plan to stay at Shrek Academy any longer. After the Soul Fighting Tournament ended and he completed his supervisory mission, he would apply for graduation.

I haven't really decided where to go yet.

Dai Yueheng said with a smile, "Be sure to let me know when you graduate, senior, so we can have a good get-together then."

Wang Nan just smiled and didn't give a direct response.

Soon, the others came in one by one and sat around the long table.

"Alright, everyone's here. Let me explain the rules of this year's Soul Fighting Tournament." Wang Yan looked up at everyone.

"The rules of each Soul Fighting Tournament are different. This year, there are a total of 133 advanced Soul Master academies and advanced Soul Master training academies participating. The first round is an elimination tournament, which is a seven-on-seven team competition. The losing side will be directly eliminated."

"After the knockout stage, the remaining teams will be divided into groups for a round-robin tournament. As the defending champions, Shrek Academy will play on the first day of the competition, and we'll be the first team to play."

"As for the opponents, they will be determined by drawing lots on the day the competition begins. If our opponents are not strong, we may not send all of our regular players in order to make up for the rest of the competition. You few players who are in the preliminary rounds should also be prepared to play."

At this point in Wang Yan's speech, the preliminary team members all sat up straight, inevitably feeling a little nervous.

"Knock knock knock—"

Just as Wang Yan was about to continue speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Excuse me for disturbing you all. A guest downstairs showed proof that he is a disciple of Shrek Academy, and I've come here to verify this with you."

"Xiao Nan, go down and see, it should be Xiao Tao who's back." Wang Yan's face lit up with joy when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)