In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian lowered his head, his eyes dimming. He knew all too well that such things couldn't be changed just because he wanted to.

The kitten sitting next to Lan Si and Ye Lingling, perhaps influenced by female genes, upon hearing Lan Si's words, simultaneously reached their little hands into Lan Si's waist and flipped a piece of flesh over, causing Lan Si to grimace in pain.

"Hiss..." Suppressing the stinging pain, Lan Si gasped, but still pretended to be nonchalant and solemnly said to Feng Xiaotian, "However, I believe that sincerity can move mountains. Brother Tian, ​​your Huo Wu sister will eventually be moved by you, and... oh no, you will win her over."

"Really?" Feng Xiaotian's eyes lit up, and he looked up, staring intently at Lan Si.

Lan Si nodded slowly. In the original story, Huo Wu had her hand licked by this guy, so he could give a very responsible answer.

"Brother Lan, I will never forget your great kindness. Please accept my bow. I cannot express my gratitude in words. Since that's the case, then it's settled." Feng Xiaotian's eyes shone even brighter, like the eyes of a wolf in the night. Ignoring Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing beside Lan Si, he knelt down on one knee, cupping his hands in a fist salute.

"What did I promise you?" Lan Si asked, taken aback.

“Let’s have a one-on-one duel,” Feng Xiaotian said solemnly.

"When did I agree to that?" Lan Si's face darkened.

"Then what you just did..." Feng Xiaotian asked, looking puzzled.

"I only said you can lick... oh no, you can win over your Fire Dance sister. I didn't say I agreed to a one-on-one fight with you." Lan Si smiled faintly, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "But it's not impossible for me to agree. You have to promise me one thing."

"What is it?" Feng Xiaotian frowned, got up and sat back down, his eyes narrowing slightly. He suddenly realized that the young man in front of him did not seem as kind as he had imagined.

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Chapter 162 Shrek on the Verge of Elimination

"Don't be so wary. It's nothing difficult for you, just a trivial matter." Lan Si smiled faintly and pointed towards the Shrek Academy rest area below. "See Shrek Academy over there? There's a guy named Tang San there. He seems to be absent today because of something. If you beat him, I'll accept the challenge. Otherwise, even if you send all six of your teammates off the field, I won't agree to a one-on-one fight with you. I can just forfeit. Anyway, we've won so many matches since the start of the competition. Losing one or two times won't affect our advancement."

"It's that simple?" Feng Xiaotian looked incredulous.

Lan Si nodded. "It's that simple."

"If I remember correctly, the Tang San you mentioned seems to be a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, and a coward who was so scared by you that he didn't dare to fight back. Why don't you change your conditions? Otherwise, I feel a little guilty," Feng Xiaotian said hesitantly.

“Don’t underestimate Tang San. The reason he didn’t fight back wasn’t because he was scared, but because he lost to me time and time again and his mentality collapsed.” Lan Si beckoned with his finger. “Come closer and I’ll tell you some information about him. After you know it, you won’t feel so guilty.”

Feng Xiaotian was puzzled, but he did as he was told and Lan Si whispered a few words in his ear.

After a long pause, Feng Xiaotian's pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in horror, "Are you telling the truth? He really is bisexual..."

"Shh..." Lan Si interrupted him, smiling as she said, "Do you still feel bad about it now?"

"If what you say is true, then he is indeed a worthy opponent." Feng Xiaotian sighed, staring intently at Lan Si, and said seriously, "If you beat him, will you agree to a one-on-one duel with me?"

Lan Si nodded. "Of course. As long as you defeat Tang San, I will truly fight you. I won't use any tactics against you, nor will I use super-fast speed to bully you. I will fight you head-on and give you a chance to prove your strength in front of your Huo Wu sister."

"What if the Heaven Dou Royal Academy faces the Divine Wind Academy before Shrek Academy?" Hearing Lan Si's words, Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little excited. Lan Si was right. His super speed was pure bullying at the Soul Master stage. This was the biggest reason why he was not confident in defeating Lan Si. If it were a head-on battle, he did not think he would lose to Lan Si.

"I will make a travel promise first." The behind-the-scenes organizer of the Tiandou City preliminary competition area is Xue Qinghe, disguised as Qian Renxue. With her there, it is not difficult for Shrek Academy's Innate Dou Royal Academy to meet Shenfeng Academy in one step.

"Alright, it's a deal." Feng Xiaotian raised his right hand.

"It's a deal." Lan Si smiled faintly, and the two high-fived three times.

"In that case, Brother Lan, I'll go back and make preparations now. Farewell." Feng Xiaotian cupped his hands in greeting and turned to leave.

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Watching Feng Xiaotian's departing figure, Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously, "A-Si, what did you just say to him?"

"I only revealed some information about Tang San to him. That brat Tang San tried to kill me time and time again on the competition stage. When Shenfeng Academy plays against Shrek Academy, I won't let that kid get away with it," Lan Si replied with a smile.

"That Tang San deserved it." Upon hearing Lan Si's words, both Little Cat and Ye Lingling's eyes flashed with murderous intent almost simultaneously. In their view, injuries were inevitable in spirit battles, but Tang San always came with the intention of killing Lan Si, especially after Lan Si repeatedly showed mercy. Such a person deserved it.

Time flies, and the preliminary rounds are in full swing. In the blink of an eye, they are nearing their end.

Under Lan Si's leadership, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy made great strides, defeating Blazing Fire Academy, one of the Five Elemental Academies, as well as Elephant Armor Academy and Thunder Academy.

Among them, Lan Si defeated Elephant Armor Academy using underhanded tactics. Relying on his superhuman speed, he dodged the attacks of the seven members of Elephant Armor Academy while simultaneously manipulating 128 throwing knives to attack them.

Although Lan Si's throwing knives were unable to break through the defenses of the seven members of Elephant Armor Academy due to the powerful defense of the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul, they were temporarily unable to penetrate the defenses.

However, the extreme cold and heat attributes attached to it caused immense suffering to the seven members of Elephant Armor Academy. Especially their core member, Hu Yanli, who received the most attention from Lan Si, who repeatedly exploited his weaknesses to break through his defenses. Finally, their defenses were breached, and after being badly beaten, Elephant Armor Academy had no choice but to admit defeat.

Perhaps to conserve their strength for the upcoming qualifying rounds, Thunder Academy, having only lost one match in twenty-five rounds to Divine Wind Academy, chose to forfeit their match against Lan Si.

Even so, no one mocked them. Lan Si, who had consecutively defeated seven opponents in twenty-four rounds, was no less powerful than the Shenfeng Academy team that had previously defeated them. They were simply a little disappointed that the two teams hadn't actually faced off.

Thunder Academy's decision to forfeit the match to conserve their strength is understandable, as the 27-round qualifiers are nearing their end, with only two rounds remaining. Even if Thunder Academy loses another match, they will still qualify.

Shrek Academy is quite interesting.

After twenty-five rounds of competition, following his loss to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the first round, he lost to Blazing Fire Academy due to attribute disadvantage, and drew with Heavenly Water Academy. Another loss would likely eliminate him from the competition. Yet, Tang San restrained himself, not displaying the same mental breakdown as in the original story. This was truly perplexing.

The current rankings of the top-ranked teams in the qualifiers are as follows:

The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy has won all twenty-five of its twenty-five battles.

Shenfeng Academy had a record of 24 wins in 25 battles, but lost to Chihuo Academy because their captain, Feng Xiaotian, threw the game.

Thunder Academy, 23 wins out of 25 matches. Lost to Divine Wind Academy, and forfeited to Heavenly Battle Royal Academy.

Tianshui Academy achieved a record of 22 wins out of 25 matches. They lost to Shenfeng Academy and Leiting Academy, and drew with Shrek Academy.

Blazing Fire Academy achieved a record of 22 wins out of 25 matches. They lost to Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, Thunder Academy, and Heavenly Water Academy.

Shrek Academy has a record of 22 wins out of 25 matches. They lost to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Blazing Fire Academy, and drew with Heaven Water Academy.

...............

In the Shrek Academy rest area, Yu Xiaogang held a list in his hand, his brows furrowed. He sighed softly and said solemnly to the Shrek students, "The match rosters for the final two rounds have been released. Today's matches are: Heaven Dou Royal Academy vs. Heavenly Water Academy; Thunder Academy vs. Elephant Armor Academy; Blazing Fire Academy vs.... Shrek Academy vs. Divine Wind Academy."

"Tomorrow, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will face off against Divine Wind Academy... Shrek Academy will face off against Thunder Academy."

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Chapter 163 The Last Qualifying Position

Hearing this, Flander also frowned. "Little Gang, these last two matches will be tough. And I just checked the preliminary rankings. It's practically a done deal for Tiandou Royal Academy, Shenfeng Academy, Leiting Academy, and Chihuo Academy to advance."

"In the last two matches, Tianshui Academy will likely lose to Lan Si. Their opponent in the other match is Auckland Academy, which isn't very strong, and they're basically guaranteed a win. They'll be guaranteed at least 23 wins. As for Chi Huo Academy, their last two opponents aren't very strong either. They're practically guaranteed 24 wins."

"If we want to advance, we need to win at least one game. Only then can we possibly tie with Tianshui Academy and compete for the last qualifying spot. However, it's no exaggeration to say that Shenfeng Academy and Leiting Academy are the two strongest teams in the Tiandou Empire besides the Tiandou Royal Academy where Lan Si is. If we continue to conserve our strength like this, it will be difficult to achieve victory."

Yu Xiaogang nodded to Flander, then turned to Tang San, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "That depends on Xiao San. He once made a bet with the captain of Shenfeng Academy, deciding the outcome of the two teams in a one-on-one soul battle."

"As long as Xiao San can defeat Feng Xiaotian, then we can choose to forfeit when facing Thunder Academy, and then have a tiebreaker match against the weaker Tianshui Academy to compete for the last place. I believe that with the experience of fighting Tianshui Academy before, it should not be difficult to win this time if we keep the original lineup without Hong Jun and Rong Rong playing."

"Teacher, leave it to me," Tang San said confidently. Since the start of the competition, the strength of each team has been largely revealed.

Looking across the entire Great Soul Arena, he was confident that he wouldn't underestimate anyone except Lan Si.

Previously, when facing Blazing Fire Academy and Heavenly Water Academy, and with his Blue Silver Grass countered by ice and fire, he held back, refraining from using his two trump cards, the Eight Spider Lances and the Clear Sky Hammer, because the Eight Spider Lances were his greatest trump card. As for the Clear Sky Hammer, he needed to choose the most opportune moment to unleash its power, leaving everyone in awe.

Clearly, facing off against Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Shenfeng Academy, is the perfect opportunity. His opponent's strength is sufficient to force him to unleash his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.

"What will happen if Third Brother loses, Master?" Just then, an untimely voice suddenly rang out.

The speaker was Ma Hongjun, the Phoenix of the Brothel. Since the start of the competition, he had been kept under wraps along with Ning Rongrong as a hidden force, without any opportunity to play. Now, hearing Yu Xiaogang's plan, whether because he had been holding it in for too long or for some other reason, he blurted out such a sentence for no apparent reason.

Yu Xiaogang glared at Ma Hongjun with annoyance and sighed, "If that's the case, then Shrek Academy will have to face Thunder Academy, whose overall strength is not much inferior to Shenfeng Academy, and after defeating Thunder Academy, they will have to continue to compete with Tianshui Academy for the last qualifying spot."

"Of course, if we're lucky enough to defeat Thunder Academy, the organizers might allow Tianshui Academy and Shrek Academy to advance together as a tie for fifth place. After all, this is the first time this has happened in all previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournaments. There has never been a precedent for a tiebreaker."

Upon hearing this, the Shrek Academy members exchanged glances, their eyes fixed on Tang San, casting expectant and encouraging looks at him.

If they win this match, Shrek Academy's advancement will be almost guaranteed; if they lose, they'll be in a very passive position. They must field a stronger lineup, especially if Tianshui Academy loses to Lan Si. Otherwise, all their previous efforts will be in vain, and they will be eliminated here.

............

While the Shrek Academy students were pondering how to secure a spot in the next round while preserving their strength as much as possible, a similar dilemma was facing the Tianshui Academy rest area not far from them.

"Sister, Shrek Academy's opponents are two strong teams, Shenfeng Academy and Thunder Academy, while our opponents are Tiandou Royal Academy and the not-so-strong Auckland Academy. Shrek probably won't be able to compete with us for the last qualifying spot." The speaker was an oval-faced girl who looked to be under twenty. She was petite, with long, wavy, light blue hair casually draped over her shoulders, and looked very energetic.

She is Shui Yue'er, the half-sister of Shui Bing'er, the captain of Tianshui Academy.

"Oh my, I didn't expect our Seventh Girl to have learned to use her brain! I thought your head was only filled with handsome guys!" a short-haired girl with an oval face teased.

"Who said that? They clearly considered the team's interests properly too." Shui Yue'er pouted, her face slightly flushed, her gaze unconsciously sweeping towards Dai Mubai from Shrek Academy and Lan Si from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. A conflict arose in her heart.

Both are handsome men, but without a doubt, Dai Mubai's unrestrained and dashing charm better suits her aesthetic, and he's also quite talented. It's just a pity that the former seems a bit too cowardly. Facing Lan Si, his former rival, he doesn't even dare to look him in the eye, only showing a gritted-teeth expression when Lan Si doesn't directly confront him. There are even rumors that his fiancée was stolen by Lan Si. It's truly pathetic.

As for Lan Si, it's even more of a pity. His talent, strength, and appearance are impeccable, but he already has a girlfriend, and it seems he has more than one. It's such a shame.

"Alright, stop fooling around. The competition is about to begin. The upcoming matches won't be as easy as you think; we must prepare for the worst. Tian Dou Royal Academy... oh no, to be precise, Lan Si, is extremely difficult to deal with."

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He has remained undefeated since the start of the competition, thanks to his extraordinary speed. Overwhelming tactics are largely ineffective against him. Even Thunder Academy is reluctant to face him.

Furthermore, his martial soul seems to possess both ice and fire attributes. In terms of fire attribute, it can suppress the Blazing Fire Academy. Its ice attribute is likely not much weaker either. His ability to defeat seven opponents in a row so far is no coincidence.

If it weren't for the lack of a Spirit Fusion Technique, I wouldn't even think we had a sliver of hope of winning. And the Shrek Academy team over there—from the moment we fought them, I had a vague feeling they weren't going all out. I suspect they're plotting something.”

Compared to the two girls who spoke before, this girl's voice was undoubtedly much more composed. She was about 1.65 meters tall. She appeared to be about the same age as Shui Yue'er. She had an extremely well-proportioned figure, long, light blue hair cascading down her back, fair skin, and delicate features, giving her a unique, ethereal beauty.

It was Shui Bing'er, the captain of Tianshui Academy.

P.S.: Third update.

Chapter 164 Hardline Confrontation with Falling Snow

The 26th round of the competition has begun, with a total of 26 teams, still divided into three groups.

In Group 1, Tiandou Royal Academy will face Tianshui Academy, and in Group 2, Shenfeng Academy will face Shrek Academy.

Without a doubt, both matches took place in the main central ring.

The first two teams to enter the arena, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team and the Heavenly Water Academy team, stepped onto the stage from opposite sides of the central main arena.

The referee signaled for both teams to bow to each other.