Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 52 Rich Woman Ning Tian

After Huo Yuhao completed his research in the Sea of ​​Spirit, Wang Yan summoned the reserve team to the conference room for a meeting.

In the past few days, Huo Yuhao has not had time to watch the battle because he needed to model and deduce the martial soul and test his conjectures.

As the captain of the reserve team, Bei Bei has been following Wang Yan around the viewing area and the Xinghuang Hotel every day for the past two days, gathering information on various teams.

This can only be described as the bitter fruit of Shrek Academy's arrogance.

Because Shrek Academy never considered other academies as worthy opponents, there was naturally no need for them to plant people to gather intelligence before the competition.

They were like sieves, yet they weren't completely ignorant of information about other academies. If it weren't for Huo Yuhao's overwhelming luck in the original story, they probably would have really failed in this competition.

Now, with the main team injured by the Grim Reaper, Wang Yan has no choice but to shoulder this responsibility as the team leader, taking Bei Bei to gather intelligence from various places.

This will make the upcoming matches as easier as possible, giving the starting players more time to recover.

Furthermore, this is because the regular team members need to recover from injuries.

Ma Xiaotao, the only one with full combat strength, was in a semi-detached state from the team, so only Wang Yan and the seven reserve team members participated in this meeting.

"Beibei, you did very well in the first battle. You successfully demonstrated the spirit of Shrek Academy. I am proud of you."

Wang Yan then turned his gaze to the others: "These past two days, Bei Bei and I have been observing the competition situation of other academies, and at the same time, we have been collecting information on the reactions of various forces to our first battle."

"The results are very good. Under Bei Bei's leadership, even though it is only a reserve team, it has successfully made other forces feel fear and power. This is also a manifestation of their fear of the glory that Shrek Academy inherits."

Wang Yan continued, "I'll leave the rest to you, Bei Bei. You, as the captain, will be in charge of tactical arrangements and analysis of other forces."

Beibei nodded, took over Wang Yan's topic, and stood up, still wearing that gentle smile on her face.

"After these two days of rest, my strength has returned to its peak."

"However, the next competition is a round-robin tournament, and the roster has already been released. The round-robin tournament is arranged according to the order in which the players advanced from the first round of the knockout stage."

"The round-robin stage has three competition modes, with only two teams from each group advancing, while our group has eight teams."

"In the round-robin tournament, we will play against each team once. We will get two points for each win, no points for a loss, and one point for a draw."

"Because the round-robin tournament is conducted in rotation, it will be our turn to fight approximately every two days. As for me, the trump cards that I showed in the knockout stage cannot be used frequently, so our tactical arrangements must be adjusted according to the actual situation."

"The good news is that because the round-robin tournament has a long schedule, our main team members will be mostly recovered by the time the tournament is halfway through."

"This also means that once we've made it past the halfway mark, we can play with complete freedom in the remaining matches and simply accumulate experience for the next competition."

"With the senior students on the main team around, victory is practically within our grasp."

Beibei smiled slightly, and after hearing what he said, the reserve team members present relaxed a little.

It can be said that the most difficult first round of the knockout stage has been overcome for them, and all they need to do is try their best to get a high score in the first few rounds of the round-robin tournament.

Even if they don't achieve a perfect record, as long as they can hold on until the main team recovers, it's undoubtedly good news. It also greatly relieved the burden that Shrek Academy's glory had placed on everyone's hearts.

After giving everyone some time to process the previous information, Beibei continued, "As for our group and our opponents, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out. But based on the knockout stage's qualifying order, we'll definitely be in the first group of the round-robin."

"Because of the round-robin tournament mechanism, given Shrek Academy's reputation, even if other academies face us, they will never go all out in order to conserve their own strength."

"So what we need to do next is to fight as beautifully and spectacularly as possible, so as to solidify Shrek Academy's powerful and unshakeable position."

"I believe you all had a very direct experience of the impact of our Shrek Academy's reputation during the first round of the elimination tournament. In reality, Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy is not weak, but they only managed to unleash less than 50% or 60% of their strength against us."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Next, I will explain the competition format in detail. There are three formats in total. I won't go into too much detail about the team format, as I have already arranged how to do it before the elimination rounds."

"The second type is the individual elimination tournament, which can also be considered a champion defense mode. The loser is eliminated, and the winner can continue to fight until they are defeated."

"In other words, a strong player can even achieve the feat of defeating seven opponents in this mode, thus eliminating all seven and securing victory."

"As for the order of appearance..." Bei Bei paused, glancing at Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi, who were the strongest besides herself.

"I'll be playing as the runner-up in the individual elimination rounds, so I'll leave the first match to Xu Sanshi."

Xu Sanshi said with a grin, "Don't worry, leave it to me, I'm absolutely reliable."

Beibei ignored him and said to herself, "Xu Sanshi's shell is smelly and hard. Even if he can't beat the other party, he can at least disgust him. The rest is up to me."

These words immediately drew a barrage of verbal attacks from Xu Sanshi.

"As for my Overlord Thunder Domain, I am confident that I can put up a fight even against a Soul King level expert. However, after that, I can only leave it to Nan Nan, as the Overlord Thunder Domain consumes too much energy."

"After all, with my trump card already exposed, even a Soul King wouldn't be unprepared. I only have the power to deliver one blow, and at most I can only severely deplete his strength. It's unrealistic to expect to eliminate him outright."

"But even so, a Soul King is still a Soul King, and a fierce battle is inevitable."

Jiang Nannan simply nodded and accepted Bei Bei's arrangement.

"As for what would happen if Xu Sanshi, Nan Nan, and I all failed," Bei Bei sighed, "Xiao Xiao's soul power is too low, Ning Tian is a support-type soul master, and although Yu Hao has unparalleled control abilities, he lacks direct means of attack, so we won't consider him."

"Depending on the situation, I may send you, Wang Dong, onto the field. Alternatively, I may choose to forfeit to preserve our strength and prepare for any potential team battles. I hope everyone can understand that this temporary retreat is only for the ultimate strategic victory."

"The last type of competition is a 2-2-3 match."

"Two matches are two-on-two, and the last match is three-on-three, best of three. If you win the first two matches, you don't need to play the third match."

"Therefore, I've placed my bets on Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao for this third match. Relying on Yuhao and Xiao Xiao's control abilities, plus Wang Dong's soul skills, we're not without a chance of winning against opponents whose soul power surpasses yours."

"As for the first two matches, I'm in a group with Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan is in a group with Ning Tian."

"My aggressive attacks combined with Xu Sanshi's defense can maximize our combat effectiveness and eliminate the opponent."

"Ning Tian's double buff lasts for a considerable period of time, and more importantly, he has the ability to remove control effects. If he works with Nan Nan, they can kill the enemy in the shortest amount of time."

"With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's enhancement, although Nan Nan is an agility-type Soul Master, her offensive capabilities are by no means inferior to ordinary power-type Soul Masters."

"Moreover, because of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Tian also has the possibility of pulling and restraining the opponent's Soul Master. As long as he can hold out until Nan Nan makes her contribution."

"The basic tactical arrangements are basically as they are now. Does anyone have any questions?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi seemed to have something to say, but because of Bei Bei's provocation, he started teasing her and forgot what he wanted to say.

Jiang Nannan was also quite satisfied with this. At least for her, as long as she wasn't on the same team as Xu Sanshi, it didn't matter what.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing." After forcefully suppressing her mischievous friend Xu Sanshi with her status as team leader, Bei Bei said seriously.

"Everyone, be very careful with soul tools. From what I've observed, most teams have been equipped with soul tools these past two days. The abilities attached to soul tools can very well turn the tide of battle at crucial moments, so we must not be careless."

At this moment, Ning Tian, ​​who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"As for soul tools, I actually prepared some before coming here, but I haven't had a chance to use them yet."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Beibei blinked and said, "What kind of soul tool have you prepared? I want to know its actual effect, because if the soul tool is powerful, our previous tactical arrangements may need to be changed."

Then, Ning Tian gently stroked the storage soul tool in his hand, and dozens of level three to four soul tools were taken out by Ning Tian.

There are close-range soul tools for melee attacks, as well as long-range ray soul tools. There are soul tools for trigger-based defense, as well as actively cast soul tools. There are even three flying soul tools that can be used by a three-ring Soul Master.

This left Beibei somewhat dumbfounded, but it was both unexpected and yet perfectly reasonable.

After all, due to the weakness of their own auxiliary martial soul, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has always been quite interested in these external things, and as the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Tian is probably the least lacking in money.

Whenever she needs something, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's affiliated merchants, whose influence extends throughout the entire Douluo Continent, will search for it for her. And some level three or four soul tools are naturally nothing to her.

Huo Yuhao could tell that the soul tools Ning Tian had taken out did not seem to be products originally from the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent. Their level of refinement clearly indicated that they originated from the Sun Moon Empire, and they were all quite advanced, definitely not some obsolete items.

As for why Ning Tian didn't use them in previous battles or competitions, one reason is that as a support-type Soul Master, Ning Tian didn't have such an urgent need to use these Soul Tools.

Another reason was to adapt to the unspoken rules of Shrek Academy. After all, the Shrek Academy team this time consisted entirely of students from the Martial Soul system, and the Martial Soul system's inherent disdain for the Soul Guidance system was deeply ingrained.

In order to maintain good relationships with other students, Ning Tian naturally wouldn't use these soul tools, which were considered "external possessions," very often.

Now that Beibei has brought it up, Ning Tian no longer needs to hide it. In any case, the total value of these soul tools is just pocket change for her.

Bei Bei stared at the soul tools with shining eyes, because the first person he thought of was Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao's second soul skill has an abnormal control ability, but he lacks offensive means in one-on-one elimination matches.

However, if Huo Yuhao could equip a level 3 soul-guided cannon, then combined with his terrifying control methods, he could be considered a terrifying combat force at the level of a four-ring Soul Master.

After all, without using defensive measures, even a Soul Master's physical body wouldn't withstand more than a few shots if they were to take a direct hit from a Level 3 Soul Guidance Cannon.

However, due to the limited rate of fire, most Soul Masters can defend and evade using Soul Skills before being hit by the Soul Guidance Cannon, instead of just standing there and taking the hits.

Because of the soul tool sponsored by Ning Tian, ​​Bei Bei's original battle plan was slightly changed, but that's another story.

After the meeting, everyone went back to rest, and the fourth day of the competition soon arrived.

Compared to the previous two days, the enthusiasm of the spectators today was clearly much higher, with cheers echoing throughout Xingluo Square early in the morning.

Today, the Shrek Academy team will be playing their first match in the round-robin tournament, but the weather is rather gloomy, making the atmosphere even more oppressive.

Amidst cheers from the audience and basking in the spotlight, the reserve team members made their way to the players' rest area. After a series of warm-up activities and the announcement of the match-up list, the first battle of the Shrek Academy Round Robin was about to begin.

The host shouted excitedly, "Next, please welcome the Shrek Academy team, the number one academy on the continent, and their opponents, the Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy team from the Star Luo Empire, to the waiting area."

"The format of this competition will be determined by drawing lots between the two team captains!"

After a fancy lottery show resembling the Three Color Ball lottery, the final competition format was determined: a one-on-one individual elimination tournament, which is also the competition format that demands the highest level of individual skill.

After leaving the field, Bei Bei nodded to Xu Sanshi, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Soul Master, the rest is up to you. Follow the tactics I specified yesterday, and there shouldn't be any problems."

Xu Sanshi raised his head, nose in the air, and struck a pose flexing his muscles, saying, "You little Soul Master Academy? I'll show you what it means to be tough and strong!"

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes, showing little interest in the upcoming battle. He only retained the vision of the True Eye brought by his mental detection to record the battle on the field, while his main consciousness entered the sea of ​​his mind.

(End of this chapter)