"Erlong, why are you looking at me like that? Keep talking."
Ye Qiu looked at Liu Erlong's resentful eyes,
completely bewildered .
He shouldn't have any problem satisfying her, right?
After all,
judging from last night... no, from everything in the past...
almost every time they started, she was a little too hasty, and then day after day...
even when she was about to lose her voice, even after falling asleep, her fiery body would still tremble.
Meeting Ye Qiu 's
gaze, Liu Erlong trembled. She felt that if she wasn't careful, she would trigger the season's strengthening mechanism.
As if begging for mercy, she quickly took Ye Qiu's hand
and nestled beside her.
Their eye contact lasted only a moment before Liu Erlong had already adjusted her state.
Her red lips parted slightly, and her gentle voice, still carrying a hint of allure, transformed into characters leaping in the air.
"Let me first explain a few rules that must be followed in the Elite Soul Master Tournament."
"First, the competition rules stipulate that each participating student from an advanced Soul Master academy must be under twenty-five years old, and each team must have a full complement of seven members per match; otherwise, it will be considered an automatic forfeit or disqualification." "
Also, killing is strictly prohibited during the competition! I think you sisters should all be fine with these points."
Liu Erlong knew Xiao Wu and the others quite well; they weren't the type to kill for a single match.
"Let me add something to that,"
Ye Qiu interjected.
Although the women were all very strong, unexpected events could still occur.
Ye Qiu earnestly instructed,
"If someone attacks you with the intention of killing, you don't need to hold back."
"But then... we'll be breaking the rules and have to withdraw from the competition," Xiao Wu
frowned.
She wouldn't hesitate to kill someone who wanted to kill her sisters, but this was a major competition...
"Don't worry about that. It's not like you're killing someone without cause. Nothing will happen,"
Ye Qiu smiled mysteriously and confidently.
If things really come to that, he'll only be able to live off Qian Renxue.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered.
She had already guessed Ye Qiu's thoughts.
Liu Erlong pouted; she only thought Ye Qiu was saying that because of Bibi Dong.
Seeing that Dugu Yan and the others nodded, Ye Qiu put his arm around Liu Erlong's waist.
"Alright, Erlong, you can continue."
"Mm."
Liu Erlong nodded slightly.
"I was just saying that we can't kill people, but injuries are inevitable in this kind of competition. That's when the importance of substitute players becomes apparent." "
Therefore, most teams actually have more than seven members, so sisters don't need to worry about the number of players."
"As for what my husband said earlier, killing someone is nothing, but being worse than death is the most torturous!"
Liu Erlong's eyes were cold.
The powerful soul force emanating from her was terrifying.
She was no delicate beauty; she could easily crack an enemy's skull in a matter of minutes.
"Sister Erlong is so scary... *gulp*"
Xiao Lan swallowed all the nuts in her mouth with a gulp.
"Haha, just kidding. Sisters, you can decide for yourselves."
Liu Erlong waved her hand, her face beaming with smiles; she was a far cry from the fierce, domineering woman she had just been.
"Oh, right, there's one last basic rule."
"During the competition, participants may only use the skills granted by their own Martial Soul and Soul Rings, as well as their own mastered secret techniques or skills. The use of weapons other than Martial Souls is prohibited."
"Supplies for support-type Soul Masters cannot be prepared or amplified in advance; everything must be decided on the arena."
"Otherwise, they will be directly expelled from the competition."
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After explaining these basic rules, Liu Erlong began to discuss the competition format of the Soul Master Tournament.
The Soul Master Elite Tournament
is generally divided into three stages: the preliminary rounds, the qualifying rounds, and the finals.
The preliminary and qualifying rounds are co-organized by the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires within their respective territories.
The finals are held in Wuhun City, the headquarters of the Spirit Hall.
Within the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, each advanced Soul Master academy has one participating slot.
As co-organizers of the Soul Master Elite Tournament,
the two advanced Soul Master academies directly under the royal families of the two empires—Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy—each occupy two participating slots.
These slots are divided into a main team and a vice-team.
The main team directly advances to the finals, while the vice-team participates in the preliminary rounds along with other academy teams.
As the initiator and organizer of the event,
the advanced Soul Master academies under the Spirit Hall also have one team that directly advances to the finals.
The preliminary rounds, co-organized by the two empires, are held in separate zones. The
tournament employs a seven-player team battle format, with a single round-robin tournament.
Winners earn one point, losers earn no points, and the team with the highest total points advances.
Taking the Heaven Dou Empire as an example,
the preliminary rounds are divided into six regions.
The
advanced Soul Master academies of the various kingdoms and duchies compete according to their respective kingdoms.
The Heaven Dou City region, centered on Heaven Dou City, includes all advanced Soul Master academies within the Heaven Dou Empire that are not part of the administrative regions of other kingdoms or duchies. The
Heaven Dou Empire has four kingdoms and one duchy, making a total of six regions including Heaven Dou City.
Aside from the guaranteed Royal Team 1, these six regions will compete for fifteen spots in the finals.
Of these,
the Heaven Dou City region, with the most advanced Soul Master academies and being directly under the Empire's control, will have five advancing spots.
The other four kingdoms and one duchy will each have two advancing spots.
The situation in the Star Luo Empire is almost identical to that in the Heaven Dou Empire.
That is, after the preliminary rounds, thirty Soul Master teams will advance to the next stage of the qualifying rounds.
All thirty teams are qualified to participate in the finals.
However,
before the finals, there is another qualifying round
—a ranking tournament.
The order of appearance in the finals will be determined based on the rankings.
The format of the qualifying rounds differs from the preliminary rounds.
The qualifying rounds are individual battles, specifically a seven-on-one elimination tournament.
The preliminary rounds showcase team strength,
while the qualifying rounds
are a stage for individual skill.
Therefore, the participants in the qualifying rounds are all combat-type Soul Masters; support-type Soul Masters with little combat ability usually do not participate.
The existence of this qualifying round is not superfluous or meaningless.
It is actually to allow the Spirit Hall and the high-ranking officials of the two empires to better identify and select exceptionally talented young Soul Masters from the participating students and then recruit them.
"As for the final competition, there's no rush."
"We still have a month to rest after the qualifying rounds! Let's talk about it later."
Liu Erlong took the warm tea Ye Qiu handed him and took a small sip.