Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 339 Selecting Regular Team Members!

Three days after the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event ended, everything returned to normal.

With about six months to go before the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, and given that the original Shrek Academy preliminaries, Bei Bei's team, will be representing the Tang Sect in the competition, Zhu Ziyang needs to rebuild a team to compete.

First of all, there are already four members of the main team: Jiang Nannan, Qian Lingyi, Fifth Huan'er and himself. Although he is not planning to play, he still occupies a spot on the main team at Xuanzi's suggestion. Therefore, they still need to select three members of the main team from the inner court disciples.

Secondly, it is necessary to select members for the preliminary team. Although this Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament may very well be the only one in the next ten or even twenty years, it is never a bad thing to be prepared. The preliminary team members should naturally be selected from the outer academies, and their age should preferably be under fifteen.

Finally, there is no finality. At present, it seems that there are only two things that Zhu Ziyang needs to solve. To be precise, it is one thing. He only needs to select the members of the main team, while the members of the preliminary team will be selected by Xuanzi.

At this moment, in the inner courtyard martial arts arena, all the inner courtyard disciples who met the competition requirements had been notified and had been waiting there for a long time. There were six of them in total: Zhou Tianhe, Chu Hua, Dai Huabin, Ning Tian, ​​Xie Huanyue, and Wu Feng. Among them, Zhou Tianhe and Chu Hua were from the same year as Zhu Ziyang, while Dai Huabin, Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, and Xie Huanyue were from the same year as Huo Yuhao.

Soon, Zhu Ziyang brought Jiang Nannan and the other two girls to the training ground. He got straight to the point and said, "I presume you already know why the academy has summoned you. I only need three spots, no, to be precise, only one spot."

Zhu Ziyang's words stirred up the six of them, because Xian Lin'er had told them that the team representing Shrek Academy in the Soul Master Competition needed three people, but Zhu Ziyang said that only one was needed, which was obviously not what they expected.

However, no one dared to question Zhu Ziyang, after all, the strength he displayed that night at the Sea God's Fate event was truly terrifying.

"A complete team needs Soul Masters with various styles. We already have offensive and agile attack Soul Masters. What we need now is a support Soul Master and a control Soul Master," Zhu Ziyang said calmly, ignoring the discussion among the six. "Fortunately, one of you six happens to be a support Soul Master and a control Soul Master."

Upon hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, Ning Tian and Chu Hua couldn't help but show a hint of joy on their faces. As the owner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, Ning Tian was naturally the first choice for a support-type Soul Master. Chu Hua, on the other hand, was the only control-type Soul Master among the six, and also a Soul Emperor, so he would definitely need to occupy a spot. This was why Zhu Ziyang said that he actually only needed one spot.

"Ning Tian, ​​Chu Hua, from today onwards, you are members of the Shrek Academy regular team. Stand behind me!" Zhu Ziyang said.

"Yes!" Ning Tian immediately nodded in agreement, walked behind Zhu Ziyang, and stood next to Fifth Huan'er.

Chu Hua glanced at Zhou Tianhe first, and after seeing Zhou Tianhe give her a confident smile, she walked behind Zhu Ziyang and stood next to Jiang Nannan.

She and Jiang Nannan could be considered friends. After all, Jiang Nannan had been their class monitor before entering the Inner Academy, and the position of class monitor only fell to Beibei after Jiang Nannan entered the Inner Academy.

"The last spot is not mandatory, but only one of you four can stay," Zhu Ziyang said, looking at the remaining four. "We will decide who gets the spot through a battle. The battle will be one-on-one, and the winner will advance while the loser is eliminated. It will be fair, just, and transparent!"

Next, I'll throw out four numbered slips of paper. Whichever one you grab will be your number. It'll be a match between odd and even, right?

Dai Huabin, Zhou Tian, ​​and the other three naturally had no problem and all nodded.

Seeing this, Zhu Ziyang didn't waste any time and threw out the prepared fortune slips. Four fortune slips flew in the sky. Zhou Tianhe, Dai Huabin and Wu Feng rushed upwards at the same time, while Xie Huanyue, the defensive soul master, simply gave up. Anyway, everyone would have one, so why bother fighting for it?

Soon, the results of the duels were announced: Zhou Tianhe vs. Dai Huabin, and Wu Feng vs. Xie Huanyue.

"Nannan, who do you think will be the last one among the four?" Qianling asked softly, leaning on Jinjiang Nannan.

"I think Zhou Tianhe is more likely, after all, he's a Soul Emperor, and his soul power is close to level 64," Jiang Nannan replied, then her gaze fell on Chu Hua beside her. "Chu Hua, when did you and Zhou Tianhe get together?"

"It's after entering the inner academy," Chu Hua replied with a confident smile. "Class monitor, you know that only a few of us from our year got into the inner academy. You and Class Monitor Zhu aside, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi all entered the inner academy after finishing their fourth year. The only three people from our year who truly entered the inner academy after graduating from the outer academy are me, A He, and Xue Weiwei."

"So, you two got together?" Jiang Nannan asked with a smile.

"Yes," Chu Hua nodded in reply. "Actually, I've liked him for a long time, but this guy is such a blockhead. He insists that I, a girl, take the initiative. It's so infuriating."

"Haha, I knew it would be like this." Jiang Nannan was not surprised by Chu Hua's words.

After all, Zhou Tianhe was indeed outstanding. In previous years, he would have been the top student, with both talent and good looks. However, he was really slow to catch on; otherwise, Chu Hua wouldn't have been his girlfriend. Back in the outer academy, Zhou Tianhe was always followed by two little tails: Su Li and Yang Yumeng. It's a pity that neither of these girls chose to stay in the academy; otherwise, with their talent, they would have been fully capable of entering the inner academy.

While the girls were chatting and laughing, the battle had already begun.

The first battle was between Dai Huabin and Zhou Tianhe, a clash between power-attack type Soul Masters. Dai Huabin was a level 57 power-attack type Battle Soul King, with the Martial Soul White Tiger; Zhou Tianhe was a level 63 power-attack type Battle Soul Emperor, with the Martial Soul Wild Giant Ape. Both were Soul Masters known for their strength and physical prowess, so the battle was intense from the very beginning.

Dai Huabin directly activated his first, third, and fifth amplification-type soul skills, causing his body to swell dramatically, with veins bulging and muscles throbbing in his upper body; Zhou Tianhe also activated all his amplification-type soul skills, his first soul skill Wild Soul, his third soul skill Giant Ape Wrath, and his sixth soul skill Ape God Transformation, causing him to swell several times over, directly growing to a height of five meters, with his arms filled with lantern-like muscles.

The two clashed directly, and in their first exchange, Zhou Tianhe undoubtedly gained the upper hand. After all, Zhou Tianhe was a Soul Emperor, while Dai Huabin was only a Soul King. Although there was a certain difference in their martial souls, it wasn't enough for Dai Huabin to overcome the stronger opponent.

Zhou Tianhe's Wild Giant Ape Martial Soul possesses some Titan Giant Ape bloodline, so in terms of strength alone, Dai Huabin does not have the advantage.

The two clashed again, exchanging blows several times in a few seconds, and then simultaneously took a step back. It was clear that Dai Huabin's claws were trembling uncontrollably, while Zhou Tianhe's face was only slightly pale.

The outcome of the battle was already clear. Dai Huabin was extremely unwilling to accept defeat and tried to launch several counterattacks, but without exception, all of them were intercepted by Zhou Tianhe. In the end, Zhou Tianhe ended the battle with his second soul skill, Giant Ape Strike.

Zhou Tianhe won.

Next came the battle between Wu Feng and Xie Huan Yue. Both were Soul Kings with similar Soul Power, but one was a defensive Soul Master and the other was an offensive Soul Master. It was already difficult for a defensive Soul Master to fight an offensive Soul Master. In addition, Wu Feng's Martial Soul was the Crimson Fire Dragon, while Xie Huan Yue's Martial Soul was the Pipi Elephant. There was absolutely no possibility of the two sides being able to stalemate.

Wu Feng secured the victory and will now compete against Zhou Tianhe for the last spot.

Zhu Ziyang had no habit of procrastination, so the battle between the two was about to begin. Zhou Tianhe and Wu Feng stood facing each other, staring at one another.

Zhou Tianhe silently prayed in his heart, "For Chu Hua"; Wu Feng also silently prayed in his heart, "For Ning Tian!"

(End of this chapter)