After the qualifying rounds, the top-ranked teams from the two empires advance to the finals.
The finals have a bye rule, meaning a team automatically advances without playing.
The first round of the finals features three seeded teams from the two empires and the Spirit Hall. The remaining thirty teams compete against each other, with the winners advancing and the losers eliminated.
The second round has fifteen plus three, a total of eighteen seeded teams. The two teams with the bye in the second round then play against each other, leaving sixteen teams to compete. So, in the third round, half of the sixteen are eliminated, leaving eight teams, plus the two teams with byes, for a total of ten teams – the top ten.
The third round again features the two top-ranked teams, with the remaining eight teams playing. After that, there are four teams plus the two teams with byes, a total of six teams – the top six.
At this point, a draw is held. After that, three teams remain.
These three teams will compete in team battles and individual elimination battles. First, there will be individual elimination battles, held in a tournament format. Each side will send out seven students, and the remaining seven will advance until all students from the other two academies are eliminated.
Then, the two eliminated academies will compete in a team battle, with the winner advancing to the final championship match!
...
After briefly explaining the rules of the Soul Master Competition,
Yu Xiaogang, with a stern face, looked at Tang San and the others and said, "Now, I'm giving you a task... In the preliminary rounds of the Heaven Dou City division, you seven monsters must conserve your strength as much as possible and defeat your opponents with minimal effort. Don't reveal too much information about your soul skills, especially Rongrong; try not to use your skills if possible. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Tang San and the others straightened their backs and answered in unison.
Yu Xiaogang's expression softened, and he explained, "There are too many teams in the preliminary rounds. If the seven of you go all out, you'll expose too much personal information. Because every match is recorded, the more times you use your soul skills and martial souls, the more likely you are to be targeted in the advancement rounds."
He sighed, "Actually, if it weren't for the fact that the other students in the academy aren't so unreliable, I would have arranged a few substitutes for you, replacing some of you, so you could take turns playing and maintain some secrecy. Unfortunately, the only few decent students in Tiandou Academy have already qualified for the finals as the main team. There are simply no other qualified substitutes."
The preliminary rounds are like open qualifiers.
But they are actually quite intense, with over a hundred teams competing for thirty spots. However, for Tang San and his seven friends, it seems relatively simple. After all, with their strength, qualifying is quite easy. The only difference is how much of their strength will be exposed.
Yu Xiaogang looked at the group with a solemn expression and said, "You need to defeat your enemies in the preliminaries and even the qualifying rounds using the cleanest and most efficient methods possible! Don't overuse your soul skills; ideally, you should only use one or two to finish off your opponent."
The seven Shrek students were speechless. "
Master, aren't you overestimating us?
Hiding your strength is one thing, but using only one or two soul skills?
Even if Tang San and the others are arrogant, they wouldn't be so arrogant as to think they could dominate the entire tournament with just one or two soul skills. What kind of monster would that be?"
"What, you lack confidence?" Seeing their speechless expressions, Yu Xiaogang said with a hint of exasperation, "If you don't even have this much confidence, then you're really unworthy of the name Shrek Seven Devils. The more you hold back now, the further you can go in the competition."
"Moreover, this competition is different from previous ones." Yu Xiaogang's eyes seemed to blaze with excitement as he spoke in an enticing tone, "In the past, only the overall champion received a reward, but this time, the top three will all receive rewards. And the reward is the most precious treasure in the Soul Master world—Soul Bones!"
"Soul Bones!!"
Tang San and the others exclaimed in surprise.
Soul Bones were incredibly valuable, a treasure coveted by countless Soul Masters. To use them as rewards for the Soul Master Competition was simply too extravagant.
"That's right, these soul bone rewards are funded by the Spirit Hall."
Yu Xiaogang nodded in confirmation. "The first place winner of the Soul Master Competition will receive three ten-thousand-year soul bones. The second place winner will receive two thousand-year soul bones. As for the third place winner, they will receive one hundred-year soul bone." His face was filled with amazement at the Spirit Hall's generosity.
They were even willing to offer soul bones as rewards.
Given the rarity of soul bones, everyone in the Soul Master world would hide them away if they obtained them. Only a powerful force like the Spirit Hall could be so extravagant as to use soul bones as rewards.
Past glory belonged only to the first-place team.
But this time, in the Soul Master Competition, anyone who made it into the top three would receive the rewards and become one of the most watched top three!
For a moment, Tang San and the others' eyes burned with fervor.
...
Meanwhile.
Blue Silver Royal Mansion.
At the pavilion by the crystal-clear fishpond.
"The Soul Master Competition... Heh, how can I not get involved in something this interesting?" Yun Chuan muttered to himself as he scattered feed into the lake. He was quite interested in this Soul Master Competition, which was said to be a must-attend event for young people, or they would regret it for the rest of their lives. Don't forget, he was the same age as Tang San, only fourteen years old.
Although his strength was slightly greater, he was still well within the competition's age limit of twenty-five, in fact, even over it. So if he participated, it would definitely not be bullying the younger ones, nor would it be cheating.
His strength was simply too overwhelming; if he were to personally participate, he would simply sweep through the competition. That would be incredibly boring. Moreover, his current identity was the Blue Silver King, and he was over forty years old. This identity didn't meet the requirements of the competition.
But participating as the true identity of the Holy Son Yun Chuan would be too unfair to them.
Since that was the case, then why not... create a alternate account!
An idea gradually emerged in Yun Chuan's mind, and the smile on his lips widened. He loved using alternate accounts and playing the fool to outwit his opponents.
Although the All-Continent Soul Master Competition stipulated that a team battle required seven members, in reality... one person could win. It was just that such a situation had never occurred before.
Since that was the case, then he might as well create a record.
Win the entire competition alone!
...
Once he made a decision, Yun Chuan gave the order. He instructed his subordinates to arrange an academy for him and then reach an agreement with that academy. He would participate in the Soul Master Competition using the name of that academy, and the academy would only need to send six students to make up the numbers.
In any case, he would be the one actually fighting in the competition. The other six were simply there to make up the numbers. He'd even thought of his alias for the competition: Dugu Qiubai (Seeking Defeat, the Lone Swordsman)!
This flashy name was sure to provoke a lot of hatred.
Not just anyone could come up with such a name; anyone who heard it would think him incredibly arrogant. Seeking defeat? That guy was way too cocky.
But if he could maintain his winning streak and single-handedly dominate the entire tournament, then this name would become his opponents' eternal nightmare!
It would become an undefeated legend!
Leaving a profound mark on the history of the Soul Master Tournament.
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