Chapter 126 Elimination Round 1
As dawn broke, Xingluo Square in front of the main gate of Xingluo Imperial City was already a scene of solemnity and bustling excitement.
A massive arena, hundreds of meters in length and width, stands majestically. Around the arena, 108 metal pillars engraved with runes are inlaid with level 7 soul guide cores, which will form a protective shield covering the entire arena.
The plaza was divided into several areas, with Star Luo soldiers in armor scattered throughout, maintaining order while also demonstrating Star Luo's power.
As the bugle sounded, students from various colleges entered the arena in turn.
Before entering the venue, they had already drawn lots and now they all know who their next opponents are.
Today's match is an elimination round; if you lose, you're immediately disqualified from continuing.
Therefore, today's match may be even more intense than the subsequent round-robin matches.
Kong Xuan and others arrived at the competition area led by Ren Jun and Ma Sheng. Their positions were determined according to the order of appearance in today's competition.
Ahead of them was the Shrek Academy team.
At first glance, there are only six people!
Shrek Academy's green uniforms are very distinctive and can be spotted in a crowd at a glance.
As the number one academy on the continent, Shrek Academy naturally receives a lot of attention in every competition, and this time is no exception.
However, both the contestants and the audience were extremely surprised when they saw them.
Because in their minds, Shrek Academy should be "strong and well-equipped," and in previous years they had unabashedly exuded their powerful aura.
But this time, Shrek Academy only had six people standing in the battle zone, and one of them was clearly a teacher leading the team.
Looking at these Shrek Academy students, their ages are obviously very young. They're not even over twenty, probably not even fifteen. Are these reserve team members?!
Those unaware of the inside story naturally couldn't guess that Shrek Academy was now reaping the consequences of its outrageous actions. They only believed that sending reserve players into battle was due to Shrek Academy's confidence!
Meng Hongchen stood close to Kong Xuan and whispered, "It seems Teacher Ren was right. Shrek Academy only has five reserve members who can participate in the battle now."
Kong Xuan nodded, his gaze sweeping across the group ahead as he assessed their identities.
The two tallest should be Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, and the other one can be identified as Dai Huabin from Huo Yuhao's reaction.
The remaining pink-haired boy must be Wang Dong, who is disguised as a boy. He even glanced at Meng Hongchen beside him, since she fell in love with Wang Dong at first sight in the original novel.
However, at this moment, Meng Hongchen's mind was clearly entirely on Kong Xuan, and she only glanced at Wang Dong, the pink-haired little boy, at most.
As for the last remaining girl, judging from her height, it's clear she's not Xiao Xiao, who possesses twin martial souls. Her short, golden hair undoubtedly belongs to Ning Tian.
Because Huo Yuhao was lured to Sun Moon Academy by Kong Xuan, the members of Shrek Academy's reserve team have also changed this time.
It seems that the previous inspection team mission was also due to the lack of Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing, which resulted in two members of the reserve team being absent. It's just unknown which two unlucky guys are dead and crippled.
"Hehehe, I wonder if these five Shrek students can even get through the first elimination round today."
Xu Wei looked gloating.
Xu Tianyi looked ahead to the side of Shrek Academy, where their next opponent, Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, was located.
"Although we are missing two players, even the reserve team members were carefully selected by Shrek Academy, so advancing should not be a problem."
Never underestimate your opponent!
Xu Wei did not refute Xu Tianyi's words, but listened to them.
Xiao Hongchen laughed and said, "If Shrek Academy has this lineup, then we've already won the championship this time, haven't we?"
His voice was not quiet; in fact, it was somewhat unrestrained. Everyone around heard it, including the Shrek Academy students who were right in front of them.
Beibei and the others clenched their fists, forcing themselves not to turn around, and kept the "humiliation" in their hearts.
Through the voice transmission soul tool, Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire's voice resounded throughout the entire Star Luo Square.
With his announcement, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament officially began.
As is customary, the first match of the knockout stage is always played by Shrek Academy, who have consistently dominated the championship.
In many people's eyes, this was just an exhibition match, showcasing Shrek Academy's strength and also better stimulating the atmosphere of the competition.
At Xingluo Square, nearly 100,000 spectators focused their attention on the ring.
However, when the two teams stepped onto the ring, a commotion broke out in the audience.
The knockout stage is a team competition, but Shrek Academy only sent five people to fight!
Looking at the five cold-faced teenagers opposite him, he could tell at a glance that they were several years younger than him.
Despite their numerical and age advantage, the students of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy were far from happy.
Unaware of the reason, they assumed that the Shrek Academy students were confident that their five reserve members could defeat them.
The title of the top academy on the continent has brought tremendous pressure to the students of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
It could be said that the moment they learned about their opponent, they knew they were doomed.
As soon as the referee announced "The match begins," both sides released their martial spirits almost simultaneously.
Without Huo Yuhao present, the Shrek Academy reserve team members naturally couldn't "borrow the tiger's might" like in the original story and win the match with a single spirit fusion technique.
Although there were only five people, it was still a lineup of two Soul Masters and three Soul Venerables.
On the other side, Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy was not a powerful academy to begin with, and its main team consisted of only five Soul Masters and two Soul Venerables.
Upon seeing the opponent's spirit rings, the Shrek Academy members were immediately filled with confidence, feeling that they could fight back.
The Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, on the other hand, felt that they just needed to avoid losing too badly to these reserve team members.
At the rear of the group, Ning Tian held the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in his hands. His first and third spirit rings flashed in succession, increasing his teammates' speed and strength by 40% respectively. This was the powerful support ability of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
With this boost, Bei Bei instantly charged towards his opponent, determined to use his strength to shatter those doubts.
Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin followed closely behind, while only Wang Dong protected Ning Tian.
The moment the two sides clashed, the sheer power of Shrek Academy was immediately apparent.
As fellow Soul Masters, their strengths were worlds apart. Bei Bei repelled the opponent's strongest captain with a single strike and remained completely unfazed by the encirclement.
Especially after their two teammates arrived from behind, the three of them actually started to dominate the seven opponents.
Within the competition area, many students were astonished by the strength of these Shrek Academy's reserve team members.
Xu Wei also suppressed his smile and analyzed seriously, "Old Xu is right, these people are indeed very strong and not easy to deal with!"
As fellow reserve team members, Xu Wei had clearly come to regard Bei Bei and the others as rivals.
Xiao Hongchen's expression also became serious: "This Soul Master from Shrek Academy probably already has the combat power of a Soul King."
Kong Xuan glanced at the fearless Bei Bei, then turned his gaze to Ning Tian at the very back.
An idea suddenly popped into his mind, and he laughed, "The number one auxiliary weapon spirit from ten thousand years ago is not just a name without substance."
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