Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 188 Round Robin Tournament, Ultimate Power

Wang Yan explained the round-robin format in great detail (though it was rather superficial).

I won't go into too much detail here.

Simply put, the 67 teams are divided into eight groups, with five groups having eight teams each and the other three groups having nine teams each.

Each team will play seven rounds of round-robin matches. The advancement system is based on points: a win adds two points, a draw adds one point, and a loss leaves no change.

After seven rounds of round-robin matches, the rankings are determined by the final accumulated points, and the top sixteen teams advance to the next round of the knockout stage.

Tomorrow, Shrek Academy will begin its first round-robin tournament.

"Unlike the team battles in the knockout stage, the round-robin tournament has three formats: team battles, 2-2-3 formations, and individual battles," Wang Yan explained. "Therefore, we need to plan our tactics in advance!"

The group exchanged puzzled glances.

tactics?

Does this even need to be discussed?

Everyone present knew that they were just there to make up the numbers. With Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao there, the two of them alone could easily defeat all three combat methods.

Team fight, 1.7 seconds.

He defeated seven opponents single-handedly.

With a score of 2-2-3, they can easily secure two wins without even needing to play a third game.

Is that all...? Do we really need to discuss tactics?

Wang Yan noticed the others' disapproval and smiled helplessly: "I know you have a lot of confidence in Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao, but as our Shrek team's trump cards, they should be used as little as possible, otherwise they'll easily become targets for other academies!"

"Teacher Wang, I admire your rigor and seriousness in the competition, but you still lack understanding of the power of the ultimate martial spirit." Lin Yun's tone was somewhat casual.

"You don't understand the extent of Ma Xiaotao and my combat power, nor do you understand that it's impossible for us to be targeted. Your worries are unnecessary."

"Even if we make a move at will, no other team can withstand it."

During the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era, the ultimate martial soul was the biggest advantage. The word "ultimate" was enough to overwhelm other martial souls, just like the Clear Sky Hammer and the Six-Winged Angel during the Douluo Continent I era.

This is something that cannot be targeted at all.

In the same level, "ultimate" is synonymous with the strongest and also with fighting against opponents of higher levels.

Don't underestimate Ma Xiaotao just because she's only level 63. She was originally level 66, but after absorbing the Blazing Apricot Blossom, she was compressed back to level 62. The quality and total amount of her soul power are already greater than most Soul Saints.

Even when facing a Soul Saint who has activated their Martial Soul True Body head-on, Ma Xiaotao can directly take their place, and with her extreme burst of power, she can even kill a Soul Saint.

In other words, Shrek Academy is like a bunch of monkeys, unable to even use a useful tool like a soul tool. Otherwise, if Ma Xiaotao were equipped with the Overlord Tiger Soul Refining Blade from the original work, she might even be able to fight against a Soul Douluo.

With this level of combat power, what can other teams use to fight back?

Let Ma Xiaotao hit your head, and see if you can use the recoil force to make Ma Xiaotao's fist go numb.

That's hilarious.

Lin Yun is even more so. As a backpacker who has never turned off his backpack, his combat power is several levels more outrageous than Ma Xiaotao's. Huo Yuhao, who is at the Soul King level, can suppress Soul Saints, so Lin Yun can suppress Soul Douluos without any pressure.

Moreover, he possesses a multitude of soul bones, granting him a multitude of unique abilities, making him a true all-rounder. Calling Lin Yun a five-ring titled Douluo wouldn't be inaccurate; his combat strength truly rivals that of some weaker titled Douluos.

Once a certain level of strength is reached, no amount of scheming or targeting can overcome it.

This is the ultimate power.

Wang Yan is ultimately only good at theory; he knows too little about actual cheats, which is why he's so cautious.

According to Lin Yun's idea, there was no need for any tactics; they could just push straight through and be done with it.

This wasn't Lin Yun being arrogant; rather, he genuinely possessed the confidence and ability to back it up.

Wang Yan was speechless after being choked by Lin Yun's words, because he really didn't know much about ultimate martial souls. Not to mention that ultimate martial souls hadn't appeared in Douluo Continent for thousands of years, just looking at Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao in front of him, they were not beings that he, an outer court teacher, could study.

In Wang Yan's opinion, although Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao are very strong, their strength is limited. If other teams put in the effort to target them, they can still succeed.

"Lin Yun, isn't what you're saying a bit too arrogant?" Wang Yan frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"Arrogant?" Lin Yun smiled slightly and shook his head gently.

"Arrogance requires ability, and I happen to have it!" Ma Xiaotao continued Lin Yun's words, arms crossed and a proud look on her face.

have to.

With both of his superiors saying so, what else could Wang Yan say?

Wang Yan was quite aware of his own position. In the original story, he was always looked down upon by the inner court students. He was over forty years old before reaching the Soul King level, and his planned tactics were constantly disrupted by Ma Xiaotao.

If it weren't for Huo Yuhao speaking up for him, his voice in the team would be practically nonexistent.

Huo Yuhao was now standing in the corner of the conference room like a lackey, and the others didn't have the strength of Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao, so they couldn't refute him at all. Thus, the strategy for the round-robin tournament was decided.

Step onto the court, then sweep it aside!

As for holding a meeting?

What's the point of holding a trade fair? Can a meeting kill the other side? Can a meeting force the other side to admit defeat as soon as they step onto the stage?

Ultimately, it all comes down to ability.

You guys have meetings every day, but I've never seen you tactically crush the opponent. In the end, you still have to rely on Huo Yuhao's cheat code. If meetings were useful, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have had such a brilliant performance throughout the entire competition.

It's completely useless.

Of course, Lin Yun wasn't saying he completely looked down on the other side. It was mainly because he had the original plot as a foundation, and he knew what trump cards the stronger teams in this competition had.

He is able to prepare in advance when he is matched with these teams, so that he does not fall into a passive situation.

Since we've already opened the entire map, is there a problem with being a little more aggressive?

No!

So the meeting is adjourned immediately!

In my past life, I quit my job because I couldn't stand listening to Boss Gou Ba's meetings every day. Now that I've transmigrated, I still have to listen to his meetings every day. What a waste of my transmigration!

Lin Yun put his arm around Xiao Xiao's slender waist and strode away, heading straight from the hotel to Xingluo City for a late-night snack.

Ma Xiaotao followed closely behind, running to the top floor of the hotel to enjoy the night view with a glass of red wine.

The others in the meeting room were left looking at each other, all expressing their helplessness.

Huo Yuhao stood in the corner, silently recalling Lin Yun's extremely confident and sharp demeanor, and his mouth involuntarily watered again.

Damn it, if I had his skills, I'd be even more arrogant than him!

It's so sour, so incredibly sour!

(End of this chapter)