Douro Continent

Chapter 311 Tang San's Fourth Soul Skill (Part 2)

It's worth mentioning that, to avoid injuries or losses for the Shrek Seven Devils in future battles, Tailong, who possesses the Great Ape Martial Soul and has reached level 38 Soul Power, has also been temporarily recruited into the team. Also joining the team at the same time are three other advanced-level Soul Masters with Soul Power reaching level 35, serving as substitute members for the Shrek Seven Devils.

Of the four people recruited later, besides Tyrone, the other three are:

Huang Yuan, male, level 35, offensive-type battle spirit master, martial spirit: Lone Wolf. Spirit rings: two yellow and one purple.

Zun Jingling, a level 35 agility-based warrior, male, with a Skeleton Martial Soul. Soul Rings: two yellow and one purple.

Jiangzhu, a level 35 healing-type spirit master, is a female with the Healing Scepter as her spirit. Her spirit rings are two yellow and one purple.

Before the Shrek Seven Devils arrived, or rather, before the academy was renamed Shrek Academy, Tailong and these three were the main force the academy was preparing to participate in this year's Advanced Soul Master Competition. They were elites that Liu Erlong had painstakingly cultivated and kept among the students. If it weren't for this competition, they could have graduated long ago with their strength.

Neither Tailong nor the other three had any objections to being substitutes for the Shrek Seven Devils. After witnessing Tang San's defeat of the level 58 Strength-type Battle Soul King Tainuo, who in the academy would still be dissatisfied with them? Even though the youngest of the four, Jiangzhu, was already nineteen years old.

After discussing with Flander and Liu Erlong, the master recruited these four people into the school team. The purpose was simple: to provide some rotation for the Shrek Seven Devils and conserve their energy in battles that weren't too difficult. They also served as a necessary supplement.

The Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is not just a competition between soul master academies, but a major event for the entire soul master world. From the preliminary rounds to the qualifying rounds, and finally to the grand final, it takes up to three months. Given this protracted period, who can say for sure that none of the Shrek Seven Devils will be unable to continue participating due to injury?

Since cooperation among Soul Masters requires at least seven people to be effective, and each academy must send at least seven people to participate in each competition, it is essential to rotate personnel.

"Sit down, everyone." The master waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down where they were. Perhaps because the knot in his heart had been untied, the master's complexion looked a bit rosier than usual.

The Shrek Seven Devils and four substitutes sat around the Grandmaster, listening quietly as he explained.

"In a few days, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament will begin. Today, I'll explain the rules to you." As he spoke, Grandmaster kicked the drowsy Ma Hongjun in the butt, but without looking at him, he continued, "Don't take it lightly. Rules are limitations, but they can also be used as advantages. Strength is certainly important in the competition, but you must also understand all the rules. Otherwise, you might be exploited by others and lose everything."

After being kicked by the master, the fat man stuck out his tongue and dared not be careless anymore. His small eyes lit up and he saw Jiangzhu, the substitute player sitting opposite him.

Jiang Zhu was nineteen years old, a few years older than the Shrek Seven Devils. She was about 1.65 meters tall, with distinctive long crimson hair and a gentle appearance. While not as striking as Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, or Ning Rongrong, she was definitely a beauty. What attracted Fatty most was her fully-developed body; her curves were perfectly proportioned. He hadn't noticed it before, but now, seeing her face-to-face, he felt a sudden, irresistible urge.

Although the problem of the evil fire within him has been resolved, his past frequenting of brothels has given him considerable knowledge of matters of the heart, and he is no longer naive. He understands matters of the heart better than some adults. And among the Shrek Seven Devils, he is currently the only one who is alone. Everyone else is in pairs, so how could the fat man not be envious? Otherwise, he wouldn't often jealously curse Oscar for having a bitch's face.

Jiangzhu naturally noticed Ma Hongjun looking at her. She blinked, a gentle smile appearing on her pretty face. She looked with great interest at the only one among the Shrek Seven Devils whose physique wasn't quite normal—a fat guy.

The other students in the academy had only had a short time to interact with the Shrek Seven Devils. In Jiangzhu's eyes, Ma Hongjun, who was only fourteen years old, was just a chubby little brother with a fat head and big ears, and quite cute. Little did she know that this fat boy's mind was full of filthy things.

The master continued, "The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is the grandest martial spirit competition in the soul master world, initiated and hosted by the royal families of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, and co-organized by the Spirit Hall. The strength of the participants is second only to the Spirit Hall Elite Selection Tournament. There are several rules that must be followed. First, the students sent by participating academies must be under the age of twenty-five, and each academy must maintain a minimum of seven participants in each match. Second, the purpose of the competition is to engage in friendly sparring, avoiding injury or maiming opponents as much as possible. Death is strictly prohibited. If an academy kills an opponent, it will not only bear the corresponding losses but will also be expelled from the Soul Master Tournament."

"Master, this doesn't seem quite right," Dai Mubai interrupted, raising his hand. "Soul skills have no eyes; what if they accidentally kill someone? If both sides are evenly matched, casualties are inevitable in a full-scale battle."

The master looked at Dai Mubai and said solemnly, "What you said is correct. However, you must understand that the purpose of the two great empires holding this Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is not to have the various academies compete to determine a winner, but to select the best talents to recruit. The Spirit Hall and some kingdoms within the two great empires all share the same intention. The students who can represent the Advanced Soul Master Academies are all the best in their respective academies and the future of the Soul Master world. Cultivating a Soul Master is extremely difficult, and the number of Soul Masters on the entire continent has never exceeded six figures. Although prohibiting the killing of opponents will have some constraints, it is also a protection for you children. From my perspective, this rule is very correct."

Dai Mubai remained somewhat unconvinced. Although he didn't enjoy killing, he disliked the feeling of being restrained when taking action.

The master said, "Besides these two hard rules, there are some more standardized rules, all based on fairness. For example, during the competition, no medicine or food made by non-food-type or non-healing-type Soul Masters may be used. Only food-type or healing-type Soul Masters on the field have the right to replenish their teammates. In other words, if a team wants to obtain supplies on the arena, then a support-type Soul Master must occupy one of the spots. This prevents teams with food-type Soul Masters from cheating. In addition, there is a rule that no weapons other than Martial Souls can be used. Therefore, Tang San, the hidden weapons you made cannot be used in this competition. You must remember this, otherwise you will be directly expelled from the competition."

At this point, the master paused for a moment, "These are the general rules. If there are any additions, I will tell you during the competition. Now, let me tell you about the competition format."

As he spoke, the master picked up a prepared wooden stick from the side and drew two intersecting circles on the ground.

"These two circles represent the two great empires." Then, he drew a small circle next to the two large circles, which connected to both of them. "This represents the Spirit Hall."

"Across the two great empires, there are approximately one hundred advanced soul master academies in total. Each academy has one quota for the competition, and each of the two great empires has one official advanced soul master academy, which will occupy two quotas. For example, the Heaven Dou Empire has the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which you know. These two official advanced soul master academy quotas are divided into a main team and a vice team. The main team will directly advance to the final round. This is also a guarantee of face for the royal families of the two great empires. The vice team will participate in the preliminary rounds along with soul master teams from other academies."

The master then drew several smaller circles within the two large circles. "The preliminary rounds will be held in regional divisions. On our side, the Heaven Dou Empire will be centered around Heaven Dou City. All advanced Soul Master academies within the Heaven Dou Empire that do not belong to other kingdoms or duchies will participate in the preliminary rounds in the Heaven Dou City division. Advanced Soul Master academies from other kingdoms and duchies will participate in their respective regional divisions. The Heaven Dou Empire has four kingdoms and one duchy. That means, including the Heaven Dou City division, the Heaven Dou Empire will have a total of six preliminary round divisions. Besides the team that has already secured a spot in the finals, these six divisions will compete for fifteen qualifying slots. The Heaven Dou City division, due to its large number of advanced Soul Master academies and its direct imperial control, will have five qualifying slots. The other four kingdoms and one duchy will each have two qualifying slots. The situation in the Star Luo Empire is almost identical to that of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"In other words, through the preliminary rounds, thirty Soul Master teams will advance to the next stage. All thirty teams will participate in the finals. However, before the finals, there is a qualifying round. The qualifying round is actually a ranking match for the teams that have already entered the finals. The order of appearance in the finals will be determined according to the ranking order."

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Today's update wasn't late, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. I barely slept last night; Princess Tangtang woke up about every two hours…

A new week has begun! Brothers and sisters of the Tang Sect, I'm begging for your monthly votes and recommendation votes.

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