Douluo Continent: Reincarnated as the Rock King Emperor, Wandering the Mortal World

Chapter 270: After so many editions of this competition, is it still this unprofessional...?

Since we're going to lose anyway, why should we let others know the information?

Doing this might help them get a slightly higher ranking.

After hearing the captain's explanation, the Barak team members nodded quickly.

People might think they're tall and strong but brainless, but that's not the case at all!

"Round 1, Match 2 of the Qualifying Tournament: Royal Fighting Team 2 vs. Beast Academy!"

As the host finished speaking, Meng Shu and the others did not look too pleased.

They knew more or less about the situation of the Royal Fighting Team 2.

They were quite helpless during yesterday's lottery.

This is certainly a bad start!

Among the fifteen teams, the Beast Academy can be considered a mid-to-high-ranking academy.

Even when facing the Barak Kingdom Academy, the Beast Academy is not afraid.

Only the Royal Fighting Team 2 and the Shrek Team, which had just made their debut.

"Let's see how things go in this one."

"If all else fails, just give up."

"Okay, Grandpa!"

As both sides took to the stage, Tang San had already returned to the rest area.

He and Dai Mubai exchanged a glance, then remained silent.

How many should we keep?

They just admitted defeat!

"How about you go on stage a little later next time, San?"

Dai Mubai said tentatively.

Although he was the captain, Tang San was much stronger than him.

It was simply beyond his ability to handle.

Tang San makes many decisions within the Shrek Academy team.

"Once one team concedes defeat, many more will follow."

"Whether I go up later or earlier makes no difference."

Tang San gave a wry smile and said.

He seemed to be giving a wry smile, but in reality, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

That's the power of Tang San!

"Wait, something's not right?"

As if he had seen something, Tang San frowned.

Dai Mubai and the others looked in the direction Tang San was looking, and they were equally dumbfounded.

Aren't those Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang and the others?

If they remember correctly, Blazing Academy didn't even make it into the top five, let alone have a chance to participate in the qualifying rounds.

If that's the case, why are they in the players' rest area?

The players' rest area wasn't very big, and since everyone there was a contestant from Tiandou City, the distance between them wasn't very far.

Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and the others also noticed Tang San and the others' gazes.

"Don't be surprised, we've temporarily joined Kamikaze Academy."

Huo Wushuang shrugged and said bluntly.

"Shameless!"

"Is this even possible?"

Tang San and the others thought to themselves that they were indeed somewhat confused.

The participants should have been determined before the competition.

However, the Blazing Fire Academy and the Divine Wind Academy, which disregard martial ethics, have merged!

If the two sides merge, they can definitely assemble a team with all Soul Master level members!

With the wind fanning the flames, Kamikaze's current fighting power is probably frighteningly high.

"???"

"Don't look at it that way. We didn't want to do it this way either. It was all decided by the dean and the others..."

It wasn't just Blazing Fire Academy that did this; even Skywater Academy teamed up with Thunder Academy!

Excellent, excellent, excellent! As expected of the Four Elements Academy, we are all of one mind!

Two spots were available, but four colleges ended up participating!

Good guy!

Yu Tianxin and the others were also quite helpless; this was a kind of exchange of benefits, and they had no right to refuse.

The same applies to Shui Bing'er and the others; they couldn't refuse what their dean did.

It seems that the Four Elements Academy is about to undergo some kind of change, and this change is what brought the two sides into contact.

Tang San and the others opened their mouths slightly, as if they wanted to say something but then stopped.

What exactly do these people take this competition for?

He lost, but he actually exploited a loophole in the rules to reappear in the ring.

Although they weren't afraid, they always felt very uncomfortable.

It's as if the hard-earned glory is just a toy for these powerful forces.

"Don't think that just because you've combined your strengths, you can defeat me, Tang San..."

Tang San thought to himself, but said nothing.

"Let's watch the game."

"Um."

On the arena, Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran stared at each other, like two beautiful snakes locked in a battle.

Although Meng Yiran's martial soul is a weapon martial soul, she herself "inherited" some characteristics of a snake.

For example, her body is very flexible.

"The Staff of the Serpent!"

"Possessed by the Azure Phosphorus Dragon!"

Meng Yiran broke through to the Soul Master level about two and a half years ago, and is now a level 35 Soul Master.

His skills are commendable, quite good among his peers, but he can't compare to true geniuses.

Three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple, rose rapidly from beneath her feet.

She also held the serpent staff in her hand, pointing it directly at Dugu Yan.

After Dugu Yan completed the Martial Soul Possession, the changes in her entire being were quite significant.

A single, emerald-green horn grew from her head, and her visible skin was covered in emerald-green scales, giving her a somewhat exotic appearance.

Five spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—appeared on Dugu Yan's body.

Everyone: "..."

Although Dugu Yan's spirit rings are not as "amazing" as Tang San's, they still illustrate a point.

She is a true Soul King!

"no!"

"There are only two matches in total, with four players!"

"Among them are two Soul Kings?"

The crowd couldn't help but look at the group from Tiandou City.

The preliminary rounds for Tiandou City this time are quite intense!

It's truly terrifying...

"The match begins!"

"The Beast Academy surrenders!"

beat?

As the saying goes, those who understand the times are the wise ones!

This isn't cowardice; it's about being true to oneself and conserving strength.

There's absolutely no benefit in competing against such a strong team.

Let them fight like dogs.

"Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, Royal Dou Team Two wins!"

In the first round, in the first two matches, some teams conceded defeat, which suddenly sped up the pace of the competition.

The contestants from the kingdom and the duchy were even more nervous.

They initially looked down on the contestants from Tiandou City, but they never expected them to be so terrifying.

Fortunately, the Canghui team gave them hope.

The Canghui team has a strong area-of-effect attack, and against teams without Soul Kings, they almost swept through the enemy lines.

However, he was somewhat outmatched in a one-on-one fight.

Of course, they are all control-type characters, and their strength is not bad.

"Zhongli, why do I see Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er?"

Paimon rubbed his eyes and said in disbelief.

"Qinghe, Qinghe, do you know what's going on?"

Paimon's voice from the judges' panel startled everyone slightly.

Salas, in particular, knew what was going on.

Before Zhong Li could say anything, Xue Qinghe spoke first: "I don't know, but they probably didn't break the rules, they just took advantage of a loophole in the competition."

"For the Empire, their combined strength is greater and can bring more glory to the Empire, so it's normal to pretend we don't know."

The following words were Xue Qinghe's true feelings. Xue Ye was sitting right next to her, so she couldn't possibly say them out loud.

"After so many editions of this competition, it's still so unprofessional...?"

Everyone's eyes twitched. Only Paimon would say such a thing. If it were anyone else, the outcome probably wouldn't be so good.

"Don't worry, Paimon, this won't happen again starting next year."

(End of this chapter)