Chapter 339 Continental Youth Soul Master Competition.
Seeing that Elder Mu was also preparing to leave, Elder Song quickly called out to the two of them. Then, with a wave of his hand, three identical left leg soul bones appeared in his palm.
"How can the auras of these soul bones be so similar?" Elder Xuan asked in surprise. Having a body full of top-tier soul bones, he naturally wasn't interested in the others. He was only asking out of curiosity.
"These three left leg soul bones were taken from three mutated soul beasts, so their auras are naturally the same. Elder Mu, one of these three soul bones belongs to Wang Qiu'er, a new student in the inner court. Since this is the first time I've encountered a soul bone of this quality, I would appreciate Elder Mu's decision," Elder Song said calmly.
"Indeed, it's the best choice for soul bone fusion. One is 30,000 years old, and two are 26,000-27,000 years old. They can at least be fused into a high-level soul bone of nearly 80,000 years old," Elder Mu commented.
"Alright, after the three soul bones fuse, give the newly fused soul bone to Wang Qiu'er! Consider it an investment from the academy in her." Elder Mu made the decision directly, deciding the future of the soul bone.
"Yes!" Elder Song nodded slightly. She never questioned Elder Mu's decisions.
Wu Xuan returned to the Sea God Pavilion at dusk. When he walked out again, the cool moonlight and starlight were already shining down, like a hazy veil enveloping the entire academy.
Wu Xuan naturally went to Xiao Xiao's room. He couldn't sleep alone after returning to Sea God Island to rest.
Seeing Wu Xuan return to the academy, Xiao Xiao was naturally very excited. The two didn't speak, everything was understood without words.
A great battle ensued! Xiao Xiao lay contentedly in Wu Xuan's arms.
"Little girl, Elder Mu wants me to select teammates for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. Can you recommend two or three for me?" Wu Xuan hugged Xiao Xiao beside him and smiled.
"Recommended players? There are so many! Yoona, Dai Huabin, Ning Tian, Zhu Lu, Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo. They're all pretty good." Xiao Xiao rattled off a long list, like reciting a menu.
"That's too many. With you, me, Xiaoming, Yoona, and the new student Wang Qiu'er, we only need to pick two official players to make it seven. Then we can add two or three substitutes. We can't have us play every game." Wu Xuan shook his head slightly.
"In that case, how about we choose Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo? Those four are good. All four of them have Martial Soul Fusion Skills in our realm," Xiao Xiao recommended.
"That makes sense, let's do it that way. After all, with us here, it'll be hard for the academy to lose." Wu Xuan smiled and leaned down to give Xiao Xiao a big kiss on her pretty face.
"Hehe!" Xiao Xiao giggled and leaned down to kiss him back.
Early morning! Because the two of them had stayed up very late the night before, they slept until late morning. Anyway, Elder Mu had given him two days off, so he could do whatever he wanted.
In the afternoon, Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao went to the teaching building together. Wu Xuan officially relayed the news of the Continental Youth Soul Master Competition to Qian Guming and the others.
The people who received the news were shocked, especially Dai Huabin. He really didn't expect Wu Xuan to still remember him. At this moment, Dai Huabin was incredibly moved; the beating he received in the first semester hadn't been for nothing.
When Wu Xuan went to inform Wang Qiu'er, the girl had been staring intently at Xiao Xiao from the moment they met, her expression indescribably strange.
Finally, Wang Qiu'er snorted coldly and left without giving Wu Xuan a definite answer.
Wu Xuan naturally didn't chase after them.
After a brief gathering at a hotel outside Shrek City that evening, everyone returned to their respective academies. Wu Xuan naturally went back to Xiao Xiao's dormitory.
Perhaps because Xiao Xiao hadn't recovered from last night's battle, she begged for mercy in less than an hour. As Xiao Xiao fell into a deep sleep, Wu Xuan naturally wouldn't hold back and went straight out to find Ma Xiaotao.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao led Qian Gu Ming, Nanmen Yun'er, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo to the Sea God Pavilion. Of course, the taciturn and aloof Wang Qiu'er also went along. The Lan sisters were practically jumping for joy along the way. They hadn't expected to be able to participate as substitutes when they weren't even Soul Kings yet; it was like winning the lottery.
Elder Xuan, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Mei'er stood at the front, flanked by a row of students, including Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao.
Elder Xuan nodded and said, "Alright. Everyone's here. Let's begin."
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Huo Yuhao and the others, and he said, "Yesterday, we officially received notification from the competition organizing committee. The new competition system and rules have been finalized and approved by all four nations of the continent. Therefore, I can now assure you that sect representative teams will participate in the new competition. You still have one last chance to change your minds."
Bei Bei turned to look at his companions. They immediately gave him resolute looks.
Only then did Bei Bei turn back and respectfully say to Elder Xuan, "Elder Xuan, Dean Yan, Dean Cai, we have made our decision. We are willing to represent the Tang Sect in the competition." Elder Xuan nodded and said, "Good. Since this is your decision, I hope you will do your best. But I must also remind you that because you are representing the Tang Sect, you will not receive any personnel assistance from the academy in the new competition. Your substitutes can only be selected from within the Tang Sect. Everything depends on yourselves. Your victory or defeat has nothing to do with the academy."
"Yes," the six of them replied in unison.
Yan Shaozhe stepped forward and said, "The rules for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament have changed. There will be sect representative teams participating, and it's been renamed the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament. Bei Bei and the others will represent the Tang Sect, while the nine of you will represent the academy as regular members and substitutes, respectively."
"The Shrek Academy team is led by Wu Xuan as captain and Wang Qiu'er as vice-captain. The regular members include Xiao Xiao, Qian Guming, Nanmen Yun'er, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu. The substitutes are Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo. Due to the special nature of this year's tournament, the academy will no longer send lower-grade reserve team members."
Aside from Wu Xuan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Qiu'er, Nanmen Yun'er and the others were filled with excitement. To be able to represent Shrek Academy was such an honor! It meant that the title of Shrek Seven Devils would fall upon them.
Qian Guming's gaze, however, was more focused on Wang... On Qiu'er. He could accept Xiao Xiao being the vice-captain, after all, he wasn't necessarily Xiao Xiao's match, but now some unknown newcomer had surpassed them to become vice-captain, which was simply outrageous.
Dai Huabin, standing to the side, had an even more gloomy expression. Just now, he had been fantasizing about how to compete with Qian Guming for the vice-captain position, so what right did Wang Qiu'er have?
However, neither of them raised any objections at this moment. If they did, it would be tantamount to challenging Yan Shaozhe's authority.
Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice: "Now I will tell you the specific competition rules. Due to the introduction of sect teams, the number of participating teams in this new competition will increase dramatically, and the competition will be unprecedentedly fierce. Due to the large number of participating teams, a knockout tournament will be adopted until the top 32 are determined. The top 32 will be divided into four groups, and the top two from each group will advance to the top eight. From the preliminary rounds, group matches, to the final stage, all the competition rules are the same, which is individual knockout matches plus team matches."
"Each match will have seven players from each side. Once the list of participants is determined, it cannot be changed after the start of the competition."
The first round is the individual elimination tournament. Each side sends one player to fight, defeat their opponent, and continue fighting until one side loses. Players can also automatically forfeit during the match. One point is awarded for each victory. After the individual elimination tournament, a seven-on-seven team tournament follows.
Both sides field the same seven players from the individual elimination tournament. If one side has fewer players due to injury, all remaining players will participate. The winning team will receive five points. At the end of the tournament, the team with the higher tiebreaker score wins.
"Although the rules are somewhat complex, you can understand this new format as emphasizing individual combat power. The individual elimination tournament becomes paramount. If you score all the points in the individual elimination tournament, you might even win without the team tournament. Therefore, tactical planning will be an extremely important aspect."
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