Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

Tonight's meeting will once again be hosted by Lord Grim and Orange Breeze.

Du Bu Si, Long Yuan Ba, and Ao Yu Mou were all absent.

Du Busi, Long Yuanba, and Ao Yumou took advantage of the time during the competition, when outstanding young soul masters from all over the continent gathered in Xingluo Imperial City, to search for soul masters with original spirit martial souls. Unfortunately, apart from Huo Yuhao, no other soul masters with original spirit martial souls have been found yet.

Because of Long Aotian's warning and Huo Yuhao's inability to be taken into the Body Sect, it can be said that the Body Sect has not gained anything for the time being. Du Busi is a little depressed and doesn't know where to go to relax.

As for Long Yuanba and Ao Yumou, besides their daily duties of protecting Long Aotian and other participating team members, they spent their free time sightseeing in Xingluo Imperial City, which could be considered a couple's trip.

At the start of the meeting, Mu Yu Cheng Feng spoke first: "The first round of elimination matches has ended, with a total of 62 teams advancing. Next up is the second round of round-robin matches."

"These 62 teams will be divided into eight groups, with each group consisting of seven to eight teams."

"Each group will ultimately select two teams to advance, forming the top 16 teams in this tournament. Only the top 16 teams will qualify for the third round of the competition, while all other teams in the group will be eliminated. The top 16 teams will then participate in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals, before finally reaching the championship final."

"Since the 62 teams are divided into eight groups, there are two teams short. The detailed group assignments are not yet available. We will know our group assignments after the group draw is held tomorrow."

"In the round-robin tournament, each team in each group will play against each other. A win earns two points, a draw earns one point, and a loss earns no points."

"Tomorrow, after we learn about our group opponents, we'll decide whether to field the reserve team or the regular team, depending on the situation. However, my opinion is that the reserve team should be fielded."

"In the round-robin tournament, it's almost certain that students who have reached the Soul Emperor level will not participate. As for Soul King level opponents, the reserve team can handle them, so the main team can still keep a low profile."

The starting players were disappointed to hear that they still couldn't play in the round-robin tournament, but there was nothing they could do. For the sake of the overall situation, they had to follow the coach's tactical arrangements.

Mu Yu Cheng Feng continued, "If the round-robin tournament is a team battle format, then needless to say, the entire reserve team will participate."

"As for the one-on-one individual elimination matches, it doesn't mean that each person only goes up to fight one match and that's it. Instead, the loser is eliminated, while the winner can continue to fight, be defeated, and then be eliminated, until all seven members of one team are completely eliminated."

"In the past, some exceptionally talented students were even able to achieve the feat of defeating seven opponents single-handedly."

"For example, Shrek Academy has a history of producing geniuses who can defeat seven opponents at once."

"However, defeating seven opponents in a row sounds good, but it doesn't have any practical effect. The most important thing is to achieve the final victory."

"Let's get back to the main topic and continue talking about the round-robin individual tournament format."

"In individual matches, one-on-one, you should pay special attention to your opponents' Soul Masters. Since most Soul Masters have more than one personal Soul Tool, their abilities are varied and they are more troublesome than most Soul Masters."

"If we draw a one-on-one match, I will decide the order of appearance based on the opponent's ability. You just need to do your best."

"As for the last mode, it is the 2-2-3 battle. Generally speaking, there are two 2-on-2 battles first, and then a 3-on-3 match. If you win the first two 2-on-2 matches, then there is no need to play the third match."

"Therefore, the grouping for the 2-2-3 format is tentatively set as follows: Long Aotian and Dugu Yuan in one group, Jin Ni and Xiao Xiao in one group, Vina and Ji Juechen in one group, and Ye Guyi in one group."

With three Soul Kings—Long Aotian, Jin Ni, and Vina—each in three groups, they are basically capable of dealing with the opponents in the 223 battle.

No one objected to Teacher Mu Yu Cheng Feng's two-two-three grouping.

The tactical arrangements for the round-robin tournament are basically complete. Teacher Mu Yu Cheng Feng looked at Lord Grim, who shook his head to indicate that he had no objections.

Then Mu Yu Chengfeng stood up and said, "You all should get a good rest tonight and get yourself into top condition."

Lord Grim reminded everyone, "Be careful not to go out without permission. Meeting adjourned."

Everyone returned to their rooms.

The next day, everyone finished breakfast early and headed to Xingluo Square.

The rest area is now fully open, and the 62 teams that advanced from the first round of the knockout stage all have their own academy seats.

When Long Aotian and the others arrived, Mu Yuchengfeng was already there.

Seeing Long Aotian and the others approaching, Mu Yuchengfeng said, "The group list for the round-robin tournament has been released. We've been placed in Group 4, Shrek Academy in Group 1, Star Luo Empire Royal Academy in Group 2, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in Group 3."

"This is also an unspoken rule of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. The old-established strong schools such as Shrek Academy, Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Academy, Star Luo Empire Royal Academy, and our Di'ao Academy, as well as the other eight teams from the previous tournament, are basically not placed in the same group. This avoids the eight teams facing each other early and causing unexpected events. This is also the hidden advantage of the eight teams from the previous tournament. It has always been like this in every tournament, which can be said to guarantee their smooth entry into the third round of the competition."

"The first team to play today is Shrek Academy's Group 1. Let's watch their match first."

Today, Shrek Academy will field its reserve team, while their opponent will be Yunluo, a high-level soul master academy from the Star Luo Empire. The match will be a one-on-one elimination tournament.

On the continent, the strongest Soul Master Academy is in the Sun Moon Empire, while the Soul Master Academies of the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the Fighting Spirit Empire are far inferior.

Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy comes from the Star Luo Empire, so its strength is probably not that great.

As expected, Shrek's reserve team only sent two people before the battle ended.

One is Xu Sanshi, a defensive-type Battle Soul Master whose Martial Soul is the Xuanming Turtle, and the other is He Caitou, a fourth-level Soul Master.

Xu Sanshi, relying on the Xuanming Turtle's powerful defense, managed to defeat four of the opponent's level four soul masters, while He Caitou, with his even more ferocious turret-style soul guide attack strategy, killed three of the opponent's level four soul masters.

As everyone expected, Shrek Academy easily won the first match of the round-robin tournament.

Long Aotian had little interest in the battle. Although Xu Sanshi and He Caitou were also very powerful, they were not much different from the original work.