Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 361 Jiang Nannan's Simple and Unadorned Punch!

The competition always gets more intense as it progresses, and this year's competition was no exception. In the third round, which lasted four days, there were casualties every day. After four days, the death toll of this year's competition had reached a terrifying 33 people, half of whom died in the third round, which is truly regrettable.

A rare day of rest was provided between the third and fourth rounds of the competition, giving all the advancing teams time to recuperate. While this day was insignificant for a strong team like Shrek Academy, it was crucial for some ordinary teams. After all, an extra day of rest meant an extra day to adjust their condition and recuperate!

However, although the fourth round of matches was postponed by one day, the draw for the fourth round was completed on the same day that the third round ended.

The fourth round of the competition differed slightly from the first three rounds. This round was divided into two parts. The first part was similar to the first three rounds—it was all about battles. Twenty-three matches were played over two days, with the winners advancing to the group stage and the losers entering the second part. Because this tournament directly determined the top 32 teams, the teams entering the second part needed to be ranked according to their respective points. The top nine teams would advance to the group stage.

Shrek Academy's opponent in the fourth round is the Heavenly Armor Sect—yes, the same Heavenly Armor Sect that eliminated Fran Academy. Upon hearing this news, Jiang Nannan immediately became excited; she couldn't wait to avenge her little sister.

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The fourth round of the competition began, with the first match being between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team and the Tang Sect team. However, to everyone's surprise, the Tang Sect team actually forfeited the match. Although it was unclear what considerations led the Tang Sect team to make such a decision, their decisive and flexible approach still drew boos from many citizens of the Sun Moon Empire.

The competition has been going on for quite some time now, and the audience has already memorized the general information of the teams that have performed well. The Tang Sect team's performance in the first three rounds of the competition naturally belongs to this category. So even though the Tang Sect has been in decline for a thousand years, the people of the Sun Moon Empire are still very excited when they see the number one sect on the continent surrender without a fight against their country's number one academy. It's as if the Tang Sect is still the number one sect on the continent, and as if the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has really defeated the number one sect on the continent without a fight.

Soon, the first day of the competition was halfway through, and in the seventh match, the Shrek Academy team faced off against the Tianjia Sect team.

The Shrek Academy students had arrived at the waiting area. Everyone looked at Zhu Ziyang, waiting for his instructions. Jiang Nannan even hugged his arm, her two big, watery eyes staring at him, her intentions clear at a glance.

"Sigh! Alright then, Nan Nan, you go ahead." Zhu Ziyang sighed helplessly, then affectionately patted Jiang Nan Nan's head and said, "But remember one thing, don't go too far!"

"Yay!" Jiang Nannan jumped up excitedly upon hearing this, kissed Zhu Ziyang on the cheek, and said, "No problem!"

This move instantly drew everyone's attention, because it was so conspicuous. The entire Tianjia Sect, as their opponents, turned pale. Was this a bit too disrespectful to them? Did they think they were so weak in Shrek Academy's eyes? The other teams and the audience had a simple thought: envy and speechlessness. After all, Jiang Nannan, who had already come of age, was truly irresistible. It would not be an exaggeration to say that her smile could topple cities.

"Ahem, please both contestants step onto the stage!" The referee of the match coughed and called out from the arena.

Jiang Nannan and the contestant from Tianjia Sect stepped onto the arena from opposite sides. The contestant from Tianjia Sect was a strong young man, but he didn't attract much attention from the audience. Everyone was drawn to Jiang Nannan, who was as elegant and noble as a moon goddess, and the cheers naturally increased. People are always more forgiving when faced with a beauty.

When Xu Tianran saw Jiang Nannan on the podium, his eyes couldn't help but light up, but then they quickly darkened, and he couldn't help but clench his fists, a deep hatred welling up in his eyes.

The two fighters in the ring announced their names to each other in front of the referee.

"Shrek Academy, Jiang Nannan."

"Han Yu of the Heavenly Armor Sect."

Jiang Nannan's pretty face was expressionless, while Han Yu of the Tianjia Sect had a smile on his face. Perhaps wanting to leave a good impression on Jiang Nannan, this guy actually nodded to her as if the two had known each other for a long time.

Faced with the other party's self-righteous behavior, Jiang Nannan remained unmoved. In fact, at this moment, she was wondering whether she should go all out or hold back some cards.

"The match begins!" the referee announced, waving his right hand sharply.

Jiang Nannan's figure vanished instantly. Everyone only felt a silver light flash past their eyes, but they couldn't see its true nature. Only a few powerful spectators knew that the silver light was Jiang Nannan. They couldn't help but gasp, because such speed was definitely not something a Soul King or Soul Emperor could possess.

After the referee announced the start of the match, Han Yu of the Heavenly Armor Sect immediately summoned his martial soul. A hexagonal, jet-black shield appeared in his hand, with five soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—behind him. To be fair, Han Yu's strength was quite impressive among the many contestants; it was just a pity that he was facing Jiang Nannan.

His martial soul is called the Heavenly Armor Shield, a typical defensive martial soul. It is the foundation upon which the Heavenly Armor Sect was founded. In fact, the Heavenly Armor Sect is a very typical sect. It is a family-type sect established by recruiting members of the same family and the same martial soul as its foundation, and then recruiting members of the same type of martial soul as its support. Such sects once occupied most of the soul master world. Some of the well-known sects are family-type sects, such as the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

As soon as Han Yu summoned his martial spirit, he looked across at the other side and found that Jiang Nannan was gone. He couldn't sense any trace of her at all, which made him panic. He instinctively raised his shield to protect his chest, but as he moved, a silver streak of light appeared with a "whoosh," and then a small pink fist landed on the shield in front of his chest.

"Bang!"

Han Yu was immediately sent flying. While flying in the air, he still had a bewildered expression, and his organs were twisted due to the intense pain. He felt as if he had been hit by a bull weighing tens of tons. The huge, penetrating force bypassed the shield in front of his chest and hit his chest. He felt like he was going to die.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Two more sounds followed. It turned out that Han Yu had crashed into the arena's shield as he flew backward, and then slammed into the ground along with the shield. Upon hitting the ground, Han Yu's eyes rolled back and he fainted, ending his Soul Master Competition journey in a somewhat shameful manner.

"Next!" Jiang Nannan smiled and said from where Han Yu had been standing.

Looking at Jiang Nannan's captivating smile, the Tianjia Sect contestants below the stage unconsciously swallowed hard. It wasn't because of Jiang Nannan's charm, but because of Han Yu's experience. It was too terrifying. Such a beautiful woman was actually so terrifying. She sent Han Yu, a Soul King, flying with a single punch. It was truly frightening!

Jiang Nannan had no idea that her simple, unadorned punch had already inflicted psychological trauma on so many people. She had already gone easy on them, only using subsonic speed. You have to understand, her current top speed can reach three times the speed of sound! If she had used her full speed, Han Yu, a mere Soul King, would probably have been instantly blasted into dust with that one punch.

(End of this chapter)