Douluo: Make a gun first

Chapter 172: Advanced Spirit Master Elite Competition (Part )

"Teacher, besides the strict prohibition of maiming and not accidentally killing an opponent, are there any other rules we need to remember?"

Hearing Ma Hongjun's question, Flanders nodded and said, "Yes, but the rest of the rules are basically the same as the Great Fighting Spirit Arena. Everything is to ensure fairness."

"For example, during the competition, no medicine or food that is not made by food-type soul masters may be used. Only food-type soul masters on the same stage have the right to supplement their own team members."

"That is to say, if you want to get Xiao Ao's food supplies, you must let him go on stage as well. It is strictly forbidden to prepare food in advance and bring it to the ring to eat."

Oscar chuckled and said, "Dean, don't worry about this. I will definitely go to the ring."

"We have discussed that Xiao Feng, the captain, will be used as the finale, so I will take Xiao Feng's position in the early stage to block the opponent's melee attack spirit master."

Flanders was speechless, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Well, I forgot that you are no longer a normal food-type soul master, but an unprecedented food-type combat soul master."

"In that case, let's ignore this rule and talk about the next one. It is strictly forbidden to use any weapons, soul guides or other external objects other than martial souls in battle."

"That is to say, you cannot use firearms, bombs and other weapons on the stage, otherwise you will be directly expelled from the competition."

Shen Feng smiled and said, "Dean, you are worrying too much. We never thought of using these external objects."

"With our current strength, we are able to compete with all the teams from the advanced spirit master academies in the world. There is really no need to resort to these tricks."

Flanders nodded: "That's the best."

"You must know that only when you are strong yourself can you be truly strong. No matter how powerful external objects are, they are only tools to protect our personal safety during our cultivation. We must not become obsessed with them."

Everyone said in unison: "It's the Dean (teacher, leader), we will keep it in mind."

Flanders waved his hand: "That's a bit off topic."

"These are roughly the basic rules for this competition. If there are any changes later, I will let you know in time during the competition."

"Now, let me tell you about the format of this competition."

As he spoke, Flanders drew two circles not far apart on the blackboard with a slate pencil.

"These two circles represent the two great empires." Then, he drew a small circle connecting the two big circles, "This represents the Spirit Hall."

"In the two empires, the total number of advanced soul master academies is about a hundred, and each academy has a quota to participate in the competition."

"Because the continent is too large and the colleges belong to two countries, it is not realistic to gather all the colleges together for the competition. In addition, the venue issue is also a big problem."

"So, at the beginning of the competition, you will have to participate in a qualifying match first."

As he spoke, Flanders drew five small circles in the big circle representing the two empires.

"The preliminaries will be held in different regions. There are 12 regions in total for the two empires of Tiandou and Xingluo. The purpose is to eliminate those academies with weak strength."

"Generally speaking, all the major high-level spirit master academies will participate in the kingdoms and principalities they belong to."

"There are a total of 30 places for the preliminaries. The Tiandou Empire and Xingluo Empire will each take five places. The principalities and kingdoms under our two empires will divide up the remaining places, an average of two places per country."

"That is to say, we must first fight our way out of the Barak Kingdom, and then we can compete with the geniuses from other countries."

Ma Hongjun raised his hand and said, "Teacher, what happens after we pass the preliminaries? Is it the finals?" Flanders nodded, then shook his head slightly and said, "Yes and no."

"Before the finals, there is one more qualifying match."

"The so-called qualifying round is actually to rank the teams that have advanced, and then determine the order of appearance in the finals based on the ranking order."

"The qualifying competition is also held in different regions, but this time there are only two regions, Tiandou Region and Xingluo Region, and it will be held in the imperial cities of the two empires."

"Unlike the team battle round-robin format of the qualifiers, the qualifying rounds are single-player, arena-style."

"Each academy will send out seven people to compete one by one. The winner will defend the ring, and the loser will continue to send people to the ring until all the students on one side are defeated and leave the ring."

As he spoke, Flanders poked the slate pencil in his hand into the small circle on the blackboard that represented the Spirit Hall.

"Finally, the finals will be held in Wuhun City. A total of 33 teams will draw lots for a brutal elimination match."

"The winner advances, the loser retreats, and there is no chance to come back."

"Dean, wait a minute." Oscar asked in confusion, "Dean, didn't you just say that there were only 30 qualifying spots for the preliminaries? How come there are 33 participating teams now?"

Dugu Yan raised his hand and said, "I know this. The Spirit Hall and the two empires have three additional seed teams. These three seed teams do not have to participate in the preliminaries and will be directly promoted to the finals."

"The Royal Fighting Team that Lingling and I were in before was the team recommended by the Heavenly Fighting Empire."

Flanders nodded: "That's right, in order to ensure the transcendent status of the Spirit Hall and the two empires, all three of them have seeded teams that are directly guaranteed to enter the finals."

"Among the two empires' official schools, there are first and second teams. The main team is guaranteed admission, while the second team participates in the preliminaries as normal."

"In fact, let's not talk about their second team. After ensuring the combat effectiveness of the first team, their second team basically has no combat capability."

"The only effect may be to show that the two empires are close to the people. In the end, the political effect is greater than the practical effect."

"But their main team should not be underestimated. In the previous three All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competitions, the Xingluo Empire won first place once, and the Spirit Hall won first place twice. The strength of these two forces is obvious to all."

"And the rewards for this competition are unprecedentedly generous. The Tiandou Empire seems to have played its trump card. Even Yan Zi was defeated by Xue Qianren."

"So when facing these three seeded teams, you must not be careless just because you are strong."

"Don't forget, the age limit for the competition is 25, not 15. The soul masters trained by other colleges and universities have practiced for several more years than you."

"Even if all of you have undergone the cleansing of your meridians and marrow, and your strength has been greatly improved, that will only narrow the gap with them, not surpass them."

Hearing this, Shen Feng and the others looked at each other, not in fear, but in excitement.

What's the point of bullying the weak? The strong should swing their swords against those who are even stronger.

Seeing the looks of Shen Feng and others, Flanders nodded with satisfaction. This is youth.

Although I am disabled, as long as these children in front of me can continue to thrive, isn't it the continuation of my life?

(End of this chapter)