Chapter 264 Shrek Academy Unleashes its Full Power
The conclusion of the draw ceremony means that the matchups for the first stage of the knockout rounds are now finalized.
"Please welcome the two teams representing the team in the first match to the field!"
On the high platform, the voices of the organizers' officials were once again amplified and broadcast throughout the venue via the soul guide device.
As two relatively unknown teams from ordinary advanced Soul Master academies stepped onto the competition stage, the first match of this year's All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament officially began.
The students from both sides released their respective martial souls, and the standard combination of two yellow and one purple soul rings intertwined and flashed on the stage, and then they immediately engaged in a chaotic battle.
However, watching the fierce battle on stage, the hundreds of thousands of spectators below, as well as the preparation seats of most of the top forces, all seemed to have little interest.
For viewers who were expecting a truly spectacular battle, the current level of probing and clashes of Soul Masters and Soul Sects was rather bland.
Both sides on the stage engaged in a back-and-forth battle for a quarter of an hour before one side, with its superior soul power, managed to force all its opponents off the stage, thus determining the winner of the first match.
The first match had just ended, and soon, the two teams that had drawn the second match stepped onto the stage at the referee's signal.
But at this moment, the murmurs in the stands around the main square began to grow louder. Just like their previous indifference, the focus of the hundreds of thousands of people and soul masters' discussions was not the second match on the stage, nor the team that had just won the first match.
"These ordinary academy sparring matches are really not very interesting. We should really look forward to the clash between the top sects and the number one academy."
A rogue Soul Master sitting in the front row yawned, his gaze sweeping eagerly toward the preparation seats in the distance.
"Yes, it's almost Shrek Academy and Heavenly Soul Royal Academy's turn, right? Shrek is in the fourth match, Heavenly Soul Royal Academy is in the sixth match, and the match on stage right now is the second match, so we'll just have to wait a little longer."
"I heard that the captain of Shrek Academy's team this year is Bei Bei, the great-grandson of Elder Mu, and Huo Yuhao, who has twin martial souls, is also among the main force. In addition, Xuanzi has now become a Limit Douluo. Shrek Academy is definitely going to get serious this time."
"That's not necessarily true. Liu Yuan is sitting on the side of the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy. Five years have passed, who knows how strong he is now? Anyone who encounters them in the first round will be swept out of the game."
The surrounding area was filled with discussions, and everyone seemed extremely excited. Even the elders of many ancient sects in the stands were whispering their analysis of the upcoming situation.
With such high expectations for the fourth and sixth matches, no one really had the time or inclination to carefully watch the ordinary duels on stage.
Time flew by amidst the diverse thoughts and anticipation of the audience. The two academy teams finished their match in the second round, and then the teams in the third round took to the stage to complete their elimination tournament.
"The third match is over, and the winner advances!"
The referee announced the news loudly from the center of the playing platform, then turned around and looked towards the south side of the preparation area, his voice carrying a hint of tension born of anticipation:
"Now, please welcome the two teams to the stage for the fourth match! Shrek Academy team versus Douling Empire's Skyfire Advanced Soul Master Academy!"
boom--!
The entire Mingdu Grand Square erupted in an instant. The shouts of hundreds of thousands of people coalesced into a terrifying wave of sound, almost causing the soul guidance screen floating in the sky to tremble slightly.
On Shrek Academy's preparation bench, Bei Bei, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and others slowly stood up.
Huo Yuhao stood beside Bei Bei, but instead of immediately leading the team towards the passage, he turned around and looked at Xuan Zi, who was sitting to the side still holding a wine gourd.
Huo Yuhao frowned slightly, his expression serious as he asked in a low voice, "Elder Xuan, this is our first elimination match of this year. Although our opponent, Tianhuo Academy, is not as strong as us overall, it is still a prestigious academy of the Douling Empire. Should we appropriately conserve some of our main players' core soul skills, or conceal our tactics, to prepare for the upcoming round-robin matches and our encounter with the Body Sect?"
Beibei nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, Elder Xuan. As long as we can secure a victory in the first round of elimination matches, conserving our strength will be more beneficial for the overall situation later on."
However, after hearing Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei's advice, Xuanzi snorted coldly.
He slammed the gourd he was holding onto the table with a dull thud, a glint of extreme arrogance and conceit flashing in his narrowed eyes. He waved his hand impatiently and said:
"Conserve your strength? There's absolutely no need for that!"
Xuanzi stood up, hands behind his back, coldly looking at the core disciples before him, his voice carrying an undeniable arrogance: "You need to understand, Shrek Academy isn't here in the Sun Moon Empire to play some tricks or hide with these worthless fish. For the past five years, everyone has thought Shrek is finished, gossiping behind our backs every day. Therefore, from the very first match, Shrek will launch a full-scale attack, using absolute power to completely tear our opponents apart!"
At this point, Xuanzi's face darkened, and his tone became extremely domineering: "I want everyone on the entire continent to see clearly in the very first match that Shrek Academy is still the invincible number one. Once you're up there, don't hold back at all. Go all out and unleash your full power to crush Skyfire Academy in the shortest possible time. That's my strategy for you!"
Seeing Xuanzi's firm stance, Huo Yuhao frowned even more deeply. He took half a step forward, still trying to dissuade him: "Elder Xuan, but this is only the first round. Hiding your strength will be more effective in the later elimination rounds; winning the final championship is the most important thing. If you expose all your trump cards to the Body Sect and the Sun Moon Empire in the first round, what will happen in the later rounds..."
"Alright! I said I don't need it, and that means I don't need it!"
Xuanzi interrupted Huo Yuhao in a deep voice, his face turning extremely ugly. After annihilating the Title Douluo evil soul master in one move at the North Gate, his arrogance had completely reached its peak. In his eyes, with him, a level 99 Limit Douluo, backing them up, and with this group of geniuses advancing at full speed ahead, Shrek Academy didn't need to resort to any clever tricks.
"I am the supreme decision-maker in charge of the team. Heed my order and go up to the stage!" Xuanzi flicked his sleeves and sat back down in his chair.
Seeing that Xuanzi had completely shut him down, Huo Yuhao could only sigh helplessly. He turned to look at Bei Bei, both seeing the deep resignation in each other's eyes. Although they didn't approve of this blindly high-profile fighting style, as students, they simply couldn't disobey the authority of the Limit Douluo.
"Let's go, Yuhao. Since Elder Xuan has spoken, let's finish this battle as quickly as possible." Beibei patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder and took a deep breath.
Huo Yuhao nodded, his eyes turning cold again. The seven members of the Shrek team strode onto the wide arena amidst a deafening roar of cheers.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the seven students from Skyfire Advanced Soul Master Academy stood solemnly opposite them. Their instructor, sweating profusely, was clearly surprised by their bad luck, having run into Shrek Academy in the very first round.
"Both sides prepare to unleash their martial spirits!" the referee shouted, raising his right hand.
The seven members of the Skyfire Academy on the opposite side held nothing back and instantly unleashed their respective fire-type martial souls, causing flames to soar into the sky on the stage.
On Shrek's side, at BeiBei's low shout, the entire team erupted in that instant.
boom--!
Without any probing or tactical maneuvering, Bei Bei's arms instantly became covered in blue-purple lightning scales, and the powerful aura of her Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul swept across the entire area. Immediately afterward, the enormous wings of the Goddess of Light butterfly behind Wang Dong suddenly unfurled, transforming its extreme light soul power into dazzling golden light. Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Shield slammed into the ground with a dull thud.
What was even more astonishing was Huo Yuhao. His eyes shone brightly with spiritual light, and his massive mental interference and mental detection sharing instantly covered the entire arena. At the same time, the extreme ice aura of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was released without reservation, freezing and shattering the originally scorching flame domain of the Heavenly Fire Academy in an instant.
The dazzling aura of the spirit rings flickered wildly beneath the feet of the Shrek Academy members.
"superior!"
With a roar, Bei Bei transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged straight into the Skyfire Academy's formation. Immediately afterward, Thunder Dragon Claw, Butterfly God's Light, Xuanming Tremor... all seven main members of Shrek Academy unleashed their full power, raining down terrifying core soul skills upon their opponents as if they were free.
A deafening roar of explosions echoed wildly across the competition arena.
The students of Skyfire Academy never expected that Shrek Academy would launch such a desperate, all-out attack in their first match against an ordinary team like theirs. Under the double crushing force of extreme ice and extreme light, their defensive soul skills were completely torn apart in an instant. The power of lightning and the giant shield intertwined, blasting them off the stage one after another like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind.
From the moment the referee announced the start of the match until the entire Skyfire Academy student coughed up blood and fell off the stage, the entire process took less than half a minute.
The once bustling square, teeming with hundreds of thousands of people, fell into a deathly silence of utter shock in an instant.
Seeing the Shrek Academy members retract their martial souls and remain spotless on the stage, everyone turned pale, their eyes filled with deep shock.
Is this the true fighting power of the number one academy for ten thousand years?
It's terrifying to this extent.
(End of chapter)