Chapter 279: Individual Elimination Tournament
After everyone stood up, Bibi Dong's gaze swept across the 21 contestants. Without any unnecessary pleasantries, she said directly, "The final winner of this competition will receive the rewards provided by Spirit Hall."
As soon as her words fell, Bibi Dong lightly waved the scepter in her hand. Three points of light suddenly appeared before her, then instantly expanded and floated in midair.
Those who did not understand might think Bibi Dong was simply taking items out of a storage spirit tool, but the Titled Douluo standing behind her could all see through it. This was a complete application of spatial power, enough to show just how deep Bibi Dong's understanding of space truly was.
The three items Bibi Dong retrieved through spatial ability were not large, but they shone with pale blue, fiery red, and dark green light. They were precisely the [Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull] of a 60,000-year-old Sacred Illusion Demon Ape, the [Bursting Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone] of a 30,000-year-old Blazing Beast, and the [Rapid Chasing Wind Left Leg Bone] of a 30,000-year-old Wind Demon Tiger.
Speaking of which, these three Spirit Bones had originally been prepared for Spirit Hall's Golden Generation. The [Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull] was meant for Hu Liena, the [Bursting Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone] for Yan, and the [Rapid Chasing Wind Left Leg Bone] for Xie Yue.
But although the arrangement had been perfect, things were now up in the air.
After the three Spirit Bones appeared, Ghost Douluo stepped forward and gave a brief introduction. It was completely consistent with what Yu Tianlin had learned before.
It seemed Spirit Hall still cared about its reputation. A promise made was like water poured out. Even though Spirit Hall Academy Team had already been eliminated, the championship reward had not been changed. They clearly valued Spirit Hall's credibility more.
To be honest, on this point alone, Yu Tianlin admired Spirit Hall quite a bit. Of course, admiration was admiration. He still planned to take all three Spirit Bones without hesitation.
The radiance of the three Spirit Bones could be seen even from the foot of Pontiff Mountain, instantly stirring greed in countless hearts. If not for the many Titled Douluo present as a deterrent, making it obvious that any attempt to seize them would be pointless, many people would have struggled to suppress the desire in their hearts.
After Ghost Douluo finished introducing the three Spirit Bones, Bibi Dong said indifferently, "These three Spirit Bones belong only to the final champion team. Therefore, I hope the three teams that have advanced to the top 3 will do their utmost and fight for this honor."
The moment those words were spoken, an intense fighting spirit surged from all three teams.
Well, acquaintances were acquaintances, but now that Spirit Bones were involved, a real fight was still unavoidable. At most, everyone would just be careful not to strike too harshly.
Seeing that her words had successfully stirred the fighting spirit of the three teams, Bibi Dong gave a slight nod and continued, "This morning's competition will be an individual elimination tournament. Each team will send out 7 members. The team that lasts until the end will advance directly to tomorrow's championship battle."
"The two losing teams will hold a team battle this afternoon. The winner of that match will claim the other place in tomorrow's championship battle."
"Now, the competition begins. You may send out your first contestant."
After saying that, Bibi Dong gestured slightly. A row of gilded chairs was immediately placed in front of Spirit Hall's main entrance. Bibi Dong sat in the center, while Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi, as clan masters, sat directly on her left and right. The other four Titled Douluo took their seats according to the hierarchy of their Spirit Power cultivation.
Once the Titled Douluo had all sat down, the three teams in the square below also sent out their first contestants.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One sent out Yu Feng, clearly hoping to use his flying advantage to seize the initiative.
Blue Tyrant Academy Team sent out the agility-attack type Jing Ling, likely hoping he could rely on his speed and evasive ability to stall for time and look for an opening.
As for Thunder Academy Team, they sent out Lei Dong, a control-type Spirit Master who naturally held a considerable advantage in one-on-one combat.
The first people sent out by the three teams were all mid-to-upper-tier members, showing that their tactical ideas were fairly similar. However, Yu Feng and Lei Dong were both Spirit Ancestors, while Jing Ling was only a Spirit Elder, making his disadvantage rather obvious.
After the contestants stepped onto the stage, it was time to draw lots to determine which two academies would fight first. As it turned out, Jing Ling, who was clearly the weakest among the three, had the best luck and drew the bye. Thus, the first match was naturally Lei Dong versus Yu Feng.
Neither Thunder Academy Team nor Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One cared much about this result. At this stage of the competition, real strength was what mattered most. Good luck was meaningless without enough power.
Jing Ling, having drawn the bye, quickly stepped off the arena. With the cardinal referee's announcement, the first match officially began.
Lei Dong was level 43, while Yu Feng was level 44. Their Spirit Power gap was very small. Lei Dong, as a control-type Spirit Master, was naturally strong in one-on-one combat, while Yu Feng possessed the ability to fly. Their fight was genuinely a close contest.
The two battled for quite a while. In the end, Lei Dong seized an opening in Yu Feng's defense and defeated him, but he had also consumed a great deal of Spirit Power in the process.
After Yu Feng of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One stepped down, Jing Ling of Blue Tyrant Academy Team came up. He had picked up quite a bargain. Relying on his agility-type speed, he dragged the fight out for a while, completely exhausting Lei Dong's Spirit Power, then knocked Lei Dong off the arena.
Although Jing Ling had gotten lucky, that was as far as he would go, because Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One sent out Ao Siliu next.
Jing Ling was level 35, while Ao Siliu was level 44. Both were agility-attack type Spirit Masters, but the difference in cultivation was simply too large. Jing Ling was naturally overpowered and defeated, making way for the next member of Thunder Academy Team.
So, one fighter after another stepped up, each replacing the last, until all three teams had only 2 members left.
Truthfully, under this kind of competition format, Blue Tyrant Academy Team was simply surviving in the cracks. If Thunder Academy Team and Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One had not been so close in strength and so good at checking each other, Blue Tyrant Academy Team would have been eliminated long ago.
At this moment, on the arena, Dugu Yan merely released her poisonous mist and successfully let it invade Dai Mubai's body, forcing him to withdraw.
With Dai Mubai defeated, it was now Shui Bing'er's turn from Thunder Academy Team to face Dugu Yan.
Shui Bing'er was level 47, and Dugu Yan was level 48. Both were the main control-type Spirit Masters of their respective teams, and the gap in their Spirit Power was very small. Naturally, this was bound to be an extremely interesting match.
"Shui Bing'er, right? I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you're going to lose here."
After Shui Bing'er stepped onto the arena, Dugu Yan did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, she looked her up and down with a strange expression before speaking.
In response, Shui Bing'er frowned slightly. Although she did not know why, she still keenly sensed a trace of hostility from Dugu Yan.
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