Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 72 A Stone Smashes Its Feet

On Shrek Academy's side, the leader was a boy of about fifteen years old. His appearance wasn't particularly outstanding, but he possessed an indescribable aura. Standing there, despite his young age, he exuded a profound and imposing presence. With just a few steps forward, he immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

Seven against seven is the most common team battle format, proven over tens of thousands of years to be the most advantageous for Soul Masters to perform at their best. This is also the most exciting part of the competition.

The referee was an elderly man with a profound aura, clearly possessing considerable cultivation.

"The competition begins!"

The arena wasn't particularly large, even smaller than the training grounds where Class Zero usually practiced their sparring. This was due to time constraints, as the setup had been done in a very short time. Therefore, the entire arena was only about fifty meters in diameter. While fourteen people on the stage didn't feel crowded, it wasn't particularly spacious either.

The moment the referee announced the start of the match, the seven members of Shrek Academy were the first to make their move.

The first to make a move was none other than the chubby Xu Lizhi.

With a flick of his right hand, the spirit rings beneath his feet flashed, and two yellow spirit rings rose up. The first spirit ring flickered, as if something had flown out of his hand.

Because the audience seats were some distance from the stands, some things weren't very clear. But the thing was white and looked like a steamed bun.

The other six each took one and put it in their mouths. Another teenage girl shouted, and three spirit rings rose from her feet, two yellow and one purple, the best spirit ring combination. Above her right hand, a light shone, revealing a pagoda. The pagoda had seven stories, and with the spirit rings swirling around it, the bottom three stories shone simultaneously, turning into three beams of light that landed on the imposing young man at the very front.

The youth let out a long dragon roar, and his body suddenly swelled, especially his arms, which became exceptionally thick. Four spirit rings rose from beneath his feet—two yellow, one purple, and one black—incredibly, ten-thousand-year spirit rings.

Few people in the audience saw clearly what happened; they only saw a burst of intense blue light explode in the center of the arena, followed by massive bolts of lightning engulfing the entire arena.

Instead of gradually disappearing after the lightning erupted, it seemed to grow stronger and stronger, as if a thunder dragon was rampaging across the platform within it.

About a minute later, the match ended. All seven members representing the Tianhai Alliance lay collapsed on the stage, while the Shrek Academy team maintained their initial formation, with the youngest, Xu Lizhi, and Ye Xinglan at the back. Ye Xinglan seemed to have remained completely still throughout the match. Xu Lizhi was also calm, only occasionally touching his stomach, as if he were still very hungry.

The entire stadium fell silent; for a moment, the stadium, which could hold a full 80,000 people, was completely quiet.

Of the seven people representing the Tianhai Alliance, three were four-ring Soul Masters, and the other four were three-ring Soul Venerables, some even approaching level forty.

Moreover, they were the previous champions, which means they are almost the most outstanding genius soul masters among the younger generation of soul masters in the Tianhai Alliance.

However, this formidable team was utterly defeated by the Shrek Academy youths, completely routed within a minute. This stark contrast left everyone present deeply shocked.

The Tianhai Alliance's cleverness backfired, and this move is undoubtedly a case of shooting themselves in the foot.

If someone of the same age had been defeated, it wouldn't have been a big deal, since Shrek Academy's strength is well-known. However, despite having such a significant age advantage, he was still easily defeated.

This undoubtedly caused the Tianhai Alliance to lose face. The audience's eyes held shock, disappointment, and, more importantly, concern about the strength of the Tianhai Alliance's younger generation. In this silent atmosphere, a sense of embarrassment and unease subtly spread.

After a long while, a buzzing discussion gradually rose in the stadium, like waves of tides.

"Shrek Academy is too strong! They're on a completely different level!"

"The Tianhai Alliance really tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. They wanted to use their age advantage to suppress Shrek Academy, but they ended up getting beaten so badly."

"It seems that the gap between the young soul masters of our Tianhai Alliance and those of top academies is still too great."

Various voices were intertwined, including regret and doubts about the Tianhai Alliance.

Xie Xie sighed, "Is the difference really that big?"

Tang Wulin sighed softly, "It seems so. And it seems they don't have many more spirit rings than us, but their teamwork and explosive power are terrifying. No wonder Teacher Wu kept emphasizing our teamwork. Their strength is too great."

"Their teamwork doesn't seem like much, but there seems to be a synergistic effect. Otherwise, even if the leader is very strong, he couldn't possibly defeat seven opponents with just one person's burst of power. There must be some secret to it. They seem to have more than just soul spirits. They also have pure soul rings. That is to say, they obtained them by hunting soul beasts. They might even have soul bones." Xu Xiaoyan's expression was unusually serious.

Only Gu Yue and Lin Ci's expressions remained unchanged.

Lin Ci even stretched, seemingly not feeling any pressure at all.

Gu Yue remained proud, showing no sign of defeat, and like a swan, she held her snow-white neck high.

"What's so special about that? When we reach their age, we'll be just as strong as them."

Clearly, this wasn't Gu Yue's arrogance or complacency; even Xie Xie and the others had to admit it. Gu Yue's talent surpassed even that of the so-called Shrek Academy disciples.

The ability to control multiple elements is a talent unmatched in the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years. Yet now, Gu Yue has emerged.

"It's only right that I'm stronger than them." A cold voice rang out. At the same time, it attracted the attention of several people. They didn't know when, but Wu Changkong had already arrived beside them.

"Those were just students from the outer academy of Shrek Academy. If you don't even have the confidence to surpass them, then I wouldn't be your teacher," Wu Changkong said coldly.

These words made Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin's lips twitch. To the three of them, that was Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent.

However, Wu Changkong, the most talented student among that generation of Shrek Academy academy students, was also proud. If that incident hadn't happened, he would definitely be being groomed as the next Sea God Pavilion Master in the Inner Academy.

Therefore, in his eyes, his students, regardless of their talent, are all equally important. It would be absolutely unacceptable if their perspective were limited to the outer disciples of Shrek Academy.

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Wu Changkong said calmly, "Whether the best students from the outer academy can enter the inner academy still requires further evaluation. The entry threshold for Shrek Academy's inner academy is sixteen years old, and they are not old enough yet. So they are definitely not in the inner academy. The ones you should pay the most attention to are those two younger team members. To be able to represent Shrek Academy at this age, their talent must be extraordinary, and they may even be pre-selected inner academy disciples. They will also be..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Your strongest competitor in the future."

In his eyes, Lin Ci and the others were destined to enter Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, never the outer courtyard.

While the group was still in a daze, Wu Changkong continued, "Alright, that's too far off. Let's talk about the present. The draw is complete, and the competition starts tomorrow. You must win the team competition, and for the individual competition, everyone else can do whatever they want, but Lin Ci must win."

Wu Changkong didn't elaborate further or tell them who their opponents would be in the draw. Both the individual and team competitions would have an elimination round in the first round. Losing meant elimination.

The most helpless situation is that of the poet Lin Ci.

This is why he's been conserving his energy these past two days, preparing for the competition. He wants to win both the individual and team events, and even if he can win, the mental and physical exertion will be immense. Just like previous individual champions, they didn't participate in other competitions, focusing solely on that one event.

As for mecha competitions, Lin Ci had no interest whatsoever. He had already gradually come to understand the current state of mecha. These mecha competitions were more like children playing house to him, and besides, he simply didn't have the time to participate.

"Don't worry, Brother Ci, I'll help you clear out some enemies in the one-on-one competition. I'll just admit defeat when I run into you," Xie Xie said with a smile.

Xu Xiaoyan joked, "Forget it, just don't get eliminated in the first round. Forget about running into Ci Ge, just don't embarrass yourself."

Xie Xie's eyes widened: "What do you mean! I, King Xie Xie, am very strong, okay?"

"Strong in the top 240".

Xie Xie: "..."

There were exactly 440 people registered for this individual competition, so losing the first match means you're in the top 224.

Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan were the only two girls who didn't participate in the individual competition. All three of them had signed up, but Lin Ci was forced to participate.

(End of this chapter)