Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 213 Finding Loopholes in the Competition Rules

Chicken Dinner Contest.

Tang San never expected that because of his article "The Advantages of Diverse Venues," the Spirit Hall would create a "Douluo Continent" as the final venue, which would even lead to the birth of "PUBG."

This is truly a sin!

However, to witness a "battle royale tournament in another world" in Douluo Continent... to be honest, Tang San was quite moved: another familiar thing had been added to his list.

"Battle begins!"

In this "chicken dinner" competition, there was not only Chrysanthemum Douluo as the referee, but also Ghost Douluo. The two of them shouted together, which can be said to have given face to the ten participating teams.

The captains of the four academy teams—Tianshui, Chihuo, Leiting, and Shenfeng—exchanged glances and surprisingly refrained from launching the first attack. Instead, they turned their attention to the other six teams, intending to eliminate the weaker academies first.

However, when Shenfeng Academy challenged a team whose members were all Soul Masters, another team attacked from behind. That should be the enemy that Tianshui Academy team was facing.

Where is the Tianshui team?!

Feng Xiaotian kicked away the Soul Master whose Martial Soul was a Giant Bear, then quickly turned around and looked towards the Tianshui Team. He heard Shui Bing'er smile sweetly as she led her team to jump into the icy area. She then said with a smile, "Sorry, everyone from Shenfeng Academy. The Xingfeng Academy Team, which is playing against our Tianshui Team, has always coveted your Shenfeng Academy's status. Moreover, they are fans of our Tianshui Team, so it's not easy to make a move against them."

"Damn it!" Feng Xiaotian cursed.

Although he is a Soul King and can take on fourteen people at once, it would consume a lot of his soul power, and he might be tricked by the captains of the other three academies.

He still needs to conserve most of his soul power to deal with Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and Yu Tianxin.

"Adjust tactics, don't waste soul power, just defend and dodge. To avoid being judged as passive combat, just keep engaging with the other academies." After calming down, Feng Xiaotian shouted to his team members, changed tactics, and lured both teams towards the direction of Blazing Fire Academy.

"What are you doing, Feng Xiaotian?" Huo Wushuang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he coldly questioned, "Do you want to fight our Blazing Fire Academy ahead of schedule?"

"Don't say that, brother-in-law, share some of the burden," Feng Xiaotian said, trying to smooth things over.

"Who's your brother-in-law!" Huo Wushuang suddenly realized that his younger sister was right to dislike this two-headed wolf. What kind of guy would betray his friend like that?

They initially intended to ignore it and leave with the members of Blazing Fire Academy, but if they ran away, wouldn't people think that Blazing Fire Academy was afraid of Divine Wind Academy?

Faced with this dilemma, Huo Wushuang decided to go all out and teach Feng Xiaotian a lesson!

Meanwhile, at Thunder Academy, Yu Tianxin led her team to Canghui Academy immediately, targeting their Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Seven Asura Illusions, and rendering them all unable to fight.

After all, things like mental illusions are truly bizarre; it's best to avoid them...

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Cooperation, alliances...

Attack, backstabbing...

In this chaotic battle, the various factions watching witnessed a contest of strength and wisdom among the ten participating teams. Although their strategies were still somewhat immature, the high-ranking members of the major factions felt that these scenes were somewhat familiar—

Isn't this a microcosm of the covert power struggles between various forces across the continent?

Except for being smaller in scale and having no deaths, the scene was exactly the same.

Is this a mockery of the open and covert struggles among the various forces in Douluo Continent?

Or is it to show that the Spirit Hall has transcended the power struggle, is detached from the world, and stands at the pinnacle of all living beings?

Ning Fengzhi glanced at Bibi Dong discreetly, then looked back at "Douluo Continent," and shook his head inwardly: "No matter which possibility it is, it doesn't matter much to the sects under the Spirit Hall. The titled Douluos above level 95 in the Elder Hall are basically indifferent to worldly affairs and focused on cultivation. But this is also the fundamental reason why the Spirit Hall has become the strongest force on the continent—possessing the largest number of titled Douluos on the entire continent."

At this point, only four teams remained on the "Douluo Continent".

As expected, Thunder, Blazing Fire, Divine Wind, and Heavenly Water all came from the academies of Heavenly Dou, while the academies of Star Luo had been completely wiped out.

Emperor Xueye stroked his beard and smiled, saying to Dai Lego, "It seems that the academies of my Heavenly Dou Empire are more diverse and vibrant than those of your Star Luo Academy."

"Hmph! At least, all the academies in my Star Luo Empire have to obey the orders of my Royal Academy!" Dai Lego refused to admit defeat. In terms of empire unity and administrative efficiency, his Star Luo Empire was more effective.

Heavenly Struggle?

Although there is a flourishing of diverse cultures, the major kingdoms and duchies are autonomous. If those smaller countries become powerful in the future, they may inevitably harbor thoughts of rebellion.

However, one thing Delegos has to admit is that in terms of Soul Master academies, the various small countries have a high degree of autonomy and can indeed create more diverse training methods.

Different martial spirits, different methods, a wide variety, each with its own merits.

And what about the Soul Master Academy of the Star Luo Empire?

Although the methods used by different academies to train Soul Masters vary, influenced by the military atmosphere of Star Luo Academy, students who join the academies will undergo a certain degree of military training in the early stages.

The purpose is to enable them to adapt to the military more quickly and obey orders when war breaks out in the future!

In the Star Luo Empire, Soul Masters are essentially reserve soldiers for the army!

"Hehe, in this respect, it is indeed inferior." Emperor Xueye also admitted that in terms of the obedience of the academies to the empire, the academies of Tiandou were basically for their own benefit rather than for the empire. The only reason they chose to fight for the empire was because their hometown was in the Tiandou Empire, and they naturally had a good impression of the Tiandou Empire.

To be honest, Emperor Xueye also wanted the Heavenly Dou Empire to truly subdue all the forces within its borders, which would surely create an extremely powerful empire.

Instead of the current situation where the Spirit Hall needs to restrain the Star Luo faction so that the Heaven Dou Empire can slowly catch up and achieve the current three-way balance.

However, Emperor Xueye was not grateful to the Spirit Hall. Besides believing that the Spirit Hall had greater ambitions, he also thought that the Platinum Cult Leader Salas in Heaven Dou City was too arrogant and even showed no respect for him, the Emperor of Heaven Dou City, at times.

It can be said that Emperor Xueye's dislike for the Spirit Hall stemmed not only from his instinctive wariness of forces on the continent not controlled by the Heaven Dou Empire, but also, and most directly and superficially, from Salas's arrogant attitude.

No emperor can tolerate someone outside his control appearing under his nose, let alone someone outside his control jumping around in front of him.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dou Royal Family lacked the ability to unify all the kingdoms, guilds, families, and sects within its territory...

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In this battle royale tournament with seventy participants, the ultimate winner was Kamikaze Academy.

With his self-created soul skill, Gale Spiral Blade Dance, Feng Xiaotian defeated Yu Tianxin, Huo Wushuang, and Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill in one fell swoop.

Although Feng Xiaotian was exhausted after this move, and even his arm was twisted, two members of Shenfeng Academy still retained nearly 30% of their soul power.

It can be said that luck played a part in the Shenfeng Academy's victory in this battle. After all, the two Shenfeng Academy members were surrounded and knocked down by four Thunder Academy members in the final battle between the four academies, and they pretended to be dead on the ground until the last moment when they jumped out and launched a sneak attack on the remaining contestants from the three academies.

As for whether this counts as passive play...

It's hard to say, since both trainees used the same wording, saying they only woke up from unconsciousness at the last moment.

"There are still quite a few loopholes in these competition rules," Xiao Wu said thoughtfully.

"There are no perfect rules. Finding loopholes is actually quite simple, but I don't recommend doing so. After all, the organizers have the right to interpret the rules. To find loopholes in the rules, two prerequisites are needed—"

Tang San held up two fingers. "First, the organizers are rule-abiding, don't care, or find it interesting; second, you are strong enough, or have powerful backing, to force the organizers to agree."

"The former is easy to explain; it can be attributed to the organizers' generosity. But the latter is simply making things difficult for others, which completely undermines the fairness of the competition and turns it into a game for the strong."

"Moreover, for most people, finding loopholes in the rules is like a high-stakes gamble. If they win, it may benefit them, but if they lose, they will lose their eligibility to participate in the competition."

Tang San would never take such a gamble as finding loopholes in the rules unless absolutely necessary, such as when it endangers his own life or the lives of his companions. Otherwise, it would be irresponsible to himself and those around him.

"Only the weak seek loopholes in the rules; the strong, of course, forge ahead and break the rules!" Huo Wu declared confidently, her voice quite loud, so Feng Xiaotian and the others who were walking towards them must have heard it.

Tang San could tell that Huo Wu was mocking and provoking Feng Xiaotian. He guessed that what she said to Feng Xiaotian was, "Oh, oh, oh, how come you've gotten so bad after just a few days? You actually need to resort to such petty tricks to get a spot in the next round?"

Feng Xiaotian scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "This has nothing to do with me; it was the two of them who made the decision on their own."

"Tsk tsk, she's making excuses now, she's not being honest anymore." Huo Wu said flirtatiously, raising her eyebrows, to Huo Wushuang who was walking over, "Brother, it's a pity you can't advance."

"It's nothing. Anyway, with you here, it doesn't matter whether our Blazing Fire Academy makes it to the final battle or not." Huo Wushuang wasn't disappointed at all. "Being able to fight on this 'Douluo Continent' makes my life worthwhile!"

Huo Wushuang's idea was also the idea of ​​the other six eliminated teams.

For most of them, this was their first and last time participating in the Mainland Elite Tournament, given that they were all around twenty years old, while the age limit for participating in the tournament was under twenty-five.

The conference is held every five years.

In the next Mainland Elite Tournament, they may only be spectators or team leaders, unable to enter the "Douluo Continent" arena to compete.

"How can you be so unambitious, brother?" Huo Wu said disdainfully. "Five years from now, you'll be twenty-four years old, and you can still participate in the next competition."

"Then forget it." Huo Wushuang waved his hands repeatedly. "You said it yourself, I'll be twenty-four in five years, so my strength will definitely have reached the Soul King level, or even approach the Soul Emperor level. How will the others have a competition experience then?"

"I didn't realize you were so interested in the other academy teams participating in the competition, brother!" Huo Wu asked in surprise, as if she were seeing Huo Wushuang for the first time. "You weren't switched with someone else, were you?"

"What are you thinking? Even if it was switched, it's impossible for even your martial soul to be switched, right?" Huo Wushuang smiled helplessly and could only reveal the real reason, "The main reason is that my family plans for me to learn how to manage the family and expand the medicinal bath industry, while the opportunity will be given to the younger generation in the family..."

"Indeed, there are many things to do within the family." Huo Wu understood that as the eldest son of the family, Huo Wushuang could only focus on cultivation and receive the resources of the entire clan if his cultivation reached the Soul Saint level.

After all, the Huo family is not a major sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School or the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. They don't have that much wealth, so they can't concentrate all their resources on the younger generation's cultivation.

Huo Wu is able to avoid worrying about family matters because her Sun Goddess Martial Soul is truly powerful, giving her the hope of breaking through to the Title Douluo level. In addition, her outstanding strength allows her to fight against opponents of higher levels.

"Feng Xiaotian, you're quite the player, leading people to my side." Then, Huo Wushuang grabbed Feng Xiaotian by the back of the neck and chuckled coldly, "If it weren't for you, our Blazing Fire Academy might not have been able to advance to the final four."

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Be gentle!" Feng Xiaotian cried out in pain. "I have something to tell you. Maybe we'll even have a chance to compete against the top four."

"us?"

Upon hearing the key words, Huo Wushuang frowned, told Huo Wu, and then led his people to the location of Tianshui Academy and Leiting Academy, which were not far away, along with Feng Xiaotian and the others.

"So mysterious, I wonder what they're going to discuss..." Huo Wu frowned, watching the four elemental academies gather together for a secret discussion, feeling a little itchy to find out.

"Perhaps they want to team up. After all, only one team from Shenfeng Academy made it into the finals. Anyone with eyes can see that they have no chance of making it into the top three." Tang San pushed up his detection glasses and suggested a possibility. "Even if Shenfeng is lucky enough to be matched with the Xingluo Royal Team, and Feng Xiaotian can block the Xingluo Royal Team's Martial Soul Fusion Skill by himself, the remaining six Shenfeng students are not as strong as the five Soul Masters from Xingluo."

"Then how do we unite?" Yu Tianheng asked, puzzled. "Once the finals begin, the list of participating team members will be submitted and cannot be changed. Even if someone is absent, they cannot be replaced by a substitute unless the list has been changed from the beginning."

"You said it yourself, the list of participating team members cannot be changed, but the names of the participating colleges can be changed. Anyway, we can just change them back after the competition." Tang San suggested an idea. "Like I said before, they are looking for loopholes in the competition rules and taking a huge gamble—it just depends on whether the organizers can approve of their behavior."

Xiao Wu complained, "I suspect that the rules of the Mainland Elite Tournament were found to have loopholes, and then added to them one by one."

Ning Rongrong nodded: "That should be the case. I heard from my dad that the previous Mainland Elite Tournaments didn't have so many rules."

Zhu Zhuqing echoed, "I've heard about it too."

the other side.

After explaining his thoughts, Feng Xiaotian asked the people from the other three academies, "What do you think of my proposal?"

"Not very good." Yu Tianxin said coldly. "Also, if we win the final championship, how should the soul bones be distributed?"

"I have truly experienced the arrogance of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex."

champion?

Soul bone allocation?

Feng Xiaotian just wanted to say, what are you thinking!

They couldn't beat either the Spirit Hall team or the Heaven Dou Royal team. Even if the four elemental academies joined forces, they could only hope to take third place.

"Putting aside the soul bone, I just want to ask you, don't you want to fight Tang San?"

Yu Tianheng tempted, "In the preliminary elimination rounds, we didn't encounter the Tiandou Royal Team 1; in the promotion rounds, he didn't play, giving the opportunity to showcase himself to the team members."

"When he first came to Tiandou City, we met and even fought once. I lost and was instructed by him. My self-created soul skill, Gale Spiral Blade Dance, was created under his guidance."

Shui Bing'er's focus was slightly different: "So, the name 'Gale Spiral Blade Dance - Howling Sky Strike' was also chosen by Tang San?"

"How is that possible?"

Feng Xiaotian objected, "I admit I did get some pointers from him, but I really chose this name myself. Isn't it cool?"

Shui Yue'er breathed a sigh of relief: "As expected, a handsome guy like Tang San, who is so unassuming, would never have such an extravagant name."

Feng Xiaotian: "......"

Where is it exaggerated?

It's so realistic!

"Ahem, enough of the small talk. I am indeed very much looking forward to fighting Tang San and the others." Huo Wushuang interrupted the digression and looked at Feng Xiaotian seriously. "But is this kind of thing really allowed by the rules? We eliminated guys don't care, but it's different for your Shenfeng Academy. You might be disqualified from the competition and become a laughing stock for the whole world."

"I'm willing to take a gamble in order to fight Tang San." Feng Xiaotian's eyes sharpened, his usual goofy demeanor replaced by a wolfish, bloodthirsty glint.

"Heh, so you want us to help hold off the rest of the Heaven Dou Royal Team?" Yu Tianxin sneered, but to Feng Xiaotian's surprise, the other party actually agreed. "Then, I'll join. After all, I also want to see more closely what kind of self-created soul skill my cousin learned under Tang San's guidance, which was able to defeat me, his older cousin, in the promotion competition."

"However, Tang San is also my target. When the time comes, it will depend on how quickly you all act to fight Tang San."

Feng Xiaotian extended his hand and said, "In that case, let's arrange the list."

Thus, the members of the Kamikaze Squadron became the following seven, who came from:

Shenfeng Academy: Feng Xiaotian, Lu Renjia, Xiao Bingyi

Blazing Academy: Fire Warriors

Tianshui College: Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er

Thunder Academy: Yu Tianxin

(End of this chapter)