Unrivaled Tang Sect: The Beginning of Seizing Huo Yuhao's Body

Chapter 26 Competition
Xingluo City, as the capital of the Xingluo Empire, is the undisputed largest city in the empire. The venue for the competition is the Xingluo Square in front of the imperial city of Xingluo City. The Xingluo Square is very large and can accommodate the largest number of spectators.

Not far to the east of Xingluo Square, there is a seven-story hotel. This hotel, called Xinghuang, is owned by the royal family. This time, it was specially set aside to receive contestants from advanced soul master academies or soul instructor students from various countries.

The Shrek Academy team was in a meeting, and almost all participating academies were mobilizing their forces. The same was true for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, which was on the same floor as Shrek Academy.

At this time, all eleven team members plus the teacher Wang Yan who led the team were sitting in the conference room, holding a pre-game mobilization meeting.

They arrived in Star Luo City yesterday, which was considered very late among the participating colleges. However, as the defending champion and the number one college in the mainland, in the eyes of others, this was just because of the pride of Shrek College.

Wang Yan sat in the first seat. On his left were Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yuheng and Ling Luochen, whose faces were still pale. Under such circumstances, it would be strange for Wang Yan to look good.

The registration period for the academy ends today. Wang Yan has already registered with the organizer of the competition, but the academy's reinforcements have yet to appear. For the competition that will begin tomorrow, they can only rely on themselves to complete everything.

Wang Yan calmed down his mind, with a smile on his face, and said, "How did everyone have a rest last night? The treatment in the Star Luo Empire is really good."

[Ding, the system has issued a task. Clear the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition and receive a divine seed as a reward.]

"Divine seed? The opportunity to become a god has come." Huo Zhanji muttered to himself.

Bei Bei, who was sitting in the first seat, said, "I had a good rest. Does Teacher Wang need any tactical arrangements?"

Wang Yan said unhappily, "What other tactical arrangements are needed? With Huo Zhanji's own martial soul fusion technique to back us up, what do we need to worry about? What we are afraid of now is the opponent, not us. Let's go. Xiao Tao, the three of you stay for a while. I'll find some more pills for you."

After all seven people left, Wang Yan stood up and closed the door of the conference room, but the relaxed look on his face disappeared instantly. After taking a long breath, he sat back down, with a serious look on his face.

Dai Yuheng sighed and said, "Teacher Wang, is it meaningful for you to comfort them like this? The first game tomorrow is the elimination match. Facing our school, our opponents will definitely fight with all their strength."

Ma Xiaotao said: "Teacher Wang is right. We can only trust them completely now. Can you do it now or can I do it?"

Wang Yan said solemnly: "I am leaving you three here to ask how long it will take for you to take part in the battle due to your current injuries. I need precise time."

Ma Xiaotao said: "If you practice and recuperate with all your strength, it will take fifteen days."

Dai Yaoheng said: "My cultivation is not as good as Xiaotao's, so it may take a little longer, about seventeen days."

Wang Yan's mood became increasingly heavy. This was the first time he led a team to participate in a competition, and he had no idea what to do!

Ling Luochen said: "My injuries are relatively minor. I estimate that I will be able to recover in about ten days."

After a brief calculation, Wang Yan said, "That is to say, if everything goes well, you will be able to play when the competition reaches the third or fourth game of the knockout stage."

"In the first few games, Huo Zhanji will be there to back him up. Elder Lin has already judged his own martial soul fusion skills. His initial combat power is that of a Soul Emperor, so there is no need to worry about the first few games."

"Can a Level 29 Great Soul Master reach the strength of a Primary Soul Emperor?" Dai Yueheng said.
"You're surprised, right? But that's the truth..." Wang Yan said.
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The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone into Xingluo City, the capital of the Xingluo Empire revealed a solemn atmosphere.

All the streets around Xingluo Square were blocked by soldiers in distinctive armor, especially near Xinghuang Hotel, where there were thousands of soldiers stationed. The streets leading to Xingluo Square were under complete martial law, and only the participating teams from each academy who walked out of Xinghuang Hotel were allowed to pass.

The competition stage for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition is not built in the center of Xingluo Square, but in front of the main gate of the Imperial City. His Majesty the Emperor of the Xingluo Empire and his civil and military officials can watch the battle directly on the top of the Imperial City.

The entire competition stage is 100 meters long and wide, and 5 meters high. There are a total of 108 metal pillars outside the competition stage. After the competition begins, 108 soul masters will be in charge of protecting the competition stage. These metal pillars will release protective shields to block all soul skills inside from spilling out, so as not to damage the imperial city or hurt innocent people.

The Imperial City is on the north side, facing south, and a luxurious rest area is built on the west side of the competition stage, which is specially provided for use by participating teams from various colleges.

Since the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition was changed to the current competition system, in addition to the final stage of the competition, the most exciting is actually the first round of eliminations, which is much more exciting and even more brutal than the subsequent round-robin competitions.

There can be tactical arrangements and even tactical failures in the round-robin tournament, but this first round is a direct elimination tournament. If you lose, you have to leave. Every participating college must pass this level.

Early in the morning, the leading teachers from each college had already arrived at the Imperial City to draw lots based on the competition number plates they received when registering.

At this time, the draw ceremony has been completed, and the officials of the Xingluo Empire will have counted the draw results. Once the order of the competition is announced, the final preparation work for the competition will be completed.

The sun slowly rose from the east, and a warm feeling suddenly rose in Xingluo City, located in the middle of the continent. The contestants from various academies also began to enter. Today, all the students from Shrek Academy were wearing traditional dark green school uniforms, which was the standard color of Shrek Academy. They were also standing in the first row of all the academies. No academy had any objections to this.

"Dark green clothes, I really can't compliment this aesthetic." Although Huo Zhanji had no expression on his face, he had cursed countless times in his heart.

The contestants from the academy standing at the back couldn't help but reveal surprise when they saw the current lineup of Shrek Academy. Not only did they only come with eleven people, but most of them looked far from twenty years old. One could tell they were young without even measuring their bone age. Only the three at the front looked almost old enough.

For most colleges, they are praying secretly in their hearts that they will never encounter strong players like Shrek College or the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer College in the first round. Otherwise it is almost equivalent to announcing that they have been eliminated.

The participating team members from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy were standing behind Shrek Academy. This also makes it easier for them to observe the Shrek Academy students in front.

The youngest in Shrek Academy are Huo Zhanji, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao. Huo Zhanji is better, looking about 14 or 15 years old. But Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao still have some childishness on their faces.

Even the usually arrogant Xiao Hongchen was full of doubts at this moment: What on earth was Shrek Academy trying to do by sending out such a lineup?
It took nearly half an hour for the audience to enter the venue. There were so many people that the originally empty Xingluo Square was now packed with people.

"Silence." A loud voice suddenly spread throughout the venue.

Hearing this voice, all the soldiers stood at attention and raised their spears high. Suddenly, a murderous aura spread throughout the venue, and the Xingluo Square, which had been a little noisy, suddenly became quiet.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."

"Wow..." The people suddenly knelt down in large groups, and hundreds of thousands of people performed the same neat movements at the same time. The scene was truly spectacular.

"My lords, please come to peace." The voice of the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire was amplified and transmitted by the amplified soul guide.

The people then stood up one after another, and the students from the participating academies also straightened their backs. Everyone's eyes were cast towards the top of the imperial city in front of them.

Emperor Xingluo, along with his empress and all the civil and military officials, came to the front of the city wall and surveyed his people with a gentle yet majestic gaze.

"The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is the most important event in our Douluo Continent Soul Master world. I am very happy that this year it is our turn to host the Xingluo Empire. Here, on behalf of the Xingluo Empire, I welcome the representatives of various academies headed by Shrek Academy who have come from afar. I hope that you will show your due demeanor in the next month of competition."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The leaders and students of the 133 academies bowed again, and the Xingluo Emperor also smiled and nodded in their direction.

"Okay, I declare that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition has officially begun." With the loud announcement of the Xingluo Emperor, the curtain of this grand event was finally unveiled.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..." The sound of cannon salutes rang out on the top of the city wall and lasted for 108 times before stopping.

Emperor Xingluo led all the officials to step back slightly. The chairs were already arranged. He and the Queen took their seats and waved to the Prime Minister beside them.

"According to the competition rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, the first round will be an elimination round. There are a total of 133 senior soul master and soul master academies registered for this competition."

"After the draw, one player will have a bye in the first round. A total of sixty-six games will be played. The first round is a knockout format. The loser will directly end the journey of this competition."

"Next, the first match will begin soon. The two teams are the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy team from the Douling Empire, and the Shrek Academy team, the continent's top academy with countless honors and almost all the championships in the past thousand years."

With this announcement from the host of the competition, the atmosphere in the entire Xingluo Square suddenly boiled to its peak.

"Shrek, Shrek, Shrek..."

The voices shouting for Shrek Academy echoed in almost every corner of the square. Faced with such a situation, the players who were about to play were dumbfounded.

At this moment, the voice of the host of the competition sounded, "Let us first invite the players from the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy to come on stage."

At the back of the contestant area, a team of pale-faced young players walked out. When they walked out of the contestant area, it even looked like their steps were a little unsteady.

Ma Xiaotao chuckled and said to Huo Zhanji and the others, "Look, this is your opponent. Did you notice? Some of them have shaky calves. Show your courage and strength. Shrek will win."

"Shrek will win!"

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(End of this chapter)