Chapter 176: The Promotion Tournament Begins

Nan Feihuang returned to where the Gu Lei Team was resting; over these past few days, he was the only one wandering outside, while the others stayed here obediently, training hard.

Xun Yu continued to deduce various formations, Dian Wei had a simple personality and did not like to play, only thinking about becoming stronger to protect Nan Feihuang, while Lv Lingqi was a martial arts fanatic just like Lan Xue.

As for the others like Jia Kui and the rest, they were not as indifferent as Nan Feihuang; or rather, in order to prepare for this Soul Master Tournament, they had made full preparations, and their constant efforts were all to shine brilliantly in the tournament, so they took it very seriously.

"Little brother, you're finally back. The Promotion Tournament starts tomorrow, and we've all been waiting for you to arrange the tactics," Nan Feiling said.

Although she was the team's vice-captain, she was just a mascot; tactical arrangements and such all had to rely on Nan Feihuang.

"What tactics are needed for the Promotion Tournament? It's all one-on-one duels. With me and E Lai here, are you still worried about not being able to win?" Nan Feihuang laughed.

"But Captain, we don't want to always have to rely on you few. The Promotion Tournament is an individual battle, and it's not convenient for classmate Xun to deduce his formations, so we were thinking, could the Captain give us some opportunities to perform?" Jia Kui requested.

In the Preliminary Tournament, it was almost entirely a performance stage for the three of them—Nan Feihuang, Dian Wei, and Xun Yu. He knew very well that in the subsequent Finals, facing those outstanding powerhouses from all over, his own strength would not be of much use, and they would still have to rely on those few.

Only the Promotion Tournament was their stage; as long as they had Nan Feihuang as a foundation, they could confidently and boldly participate in every battle.

The Promotion Tournament venue was not inside Tiandou City, but at the military camp outside the city. At this time, there were a total of fifteen participating teams. Besides the five teams that advanced from the Heaven Dou Empire side, the five major competition zones—Gu Lei Kingdom, Hagen Dazs Kingdom, Silves Kingdom, Ba La Ke Kingdom, and Tianshuang Principality—each also had two teams advance.

The Promotion Tournament had no opening ceremony; the competition could start immediately tomorrow, and this tournament was very special.

In the end, they gathered in this Heaven Dou Military Camp.

"Haha, so that's how it is. What's wrong with that? Don't worry, Senior Jia Kui, I will arrange your turns properly." Nan Feihuang smiled; wasn't it just wanting to play? A small matter, he would just give up his spot.

The next day, all participating teams arrived at the new Promotion Tournament venue.

First, the battle changed from team battles to one-on-one duels; second, the Promotion Tournament would not eliminate any team. Even if you lost all fourteen matches in the Promotion Tournament, you could still head to the Finals, just with a lower ranking.

Even those ten teams from the kingdoms and principalities that passed the Preliminary Tournament arrived earlier; they needed to familiarize themselves with the environment. At the same time, they all came with many promises from their respective kingdoms or principalities. If they achieved good results, the rewards they could receive would be even greater than the promises of the Great Emperor Xue Ye.

After all, kingdoms and principalities had a greater thirst for talent; who wouldn't hope to have more powerful Spirit Masters in their hands?

In the wars of the Douluo Continent, Spirit Masters had long since become the decisive factor on the battlefield.

The specific turns were determined based on the opponents.

This competition seemed to have no great significance, but it would never be lacking, because this was the most intuitive evaluation standard that could reflect the strength of a Spirit Master, and it was also the best time for major kingdoms and principalities to select talent.

And the number of high-level Spirit Masters was also the foundation for measuring a force. It was precisely because of this that the status of the Spirit Hall was so transcendent, and even the Two Great Empires dared not easily offend them. Even knowing that those kingdoms and principalities were secretly receiving support from the Spirit Hall, they only dared to be angry but dared not speak out.

Third, every team had to take turns fighting each other. After fourteen rounds of competition, the ranking would be based on the number of victories. The team that ranked first in the end would have the right to a bye in the Finals.

Today was mainly for battle sequencing. The first team that Gu Lei Royal Academy would face had already been determined: it was the Blazing Academy, one of the Five Elements Academies.

Nan Feihuang remembered that in the original work, the Blazing Academy easily won the first match of the Promotion Tournament, and Huo Wu even used this to provoke Tang San.

Could it be that that was the original Gu Lei Academy?

After all, if not for himself and Dian Wei and the others, the original Gu Lei Royal Academy Team only had one low-level Soul Ancestor, while the Blazing Academy side had four Soul Ancestors, among whom the Control System Huo Wu had even reached level 44. To bully Gu Lei Academy was truly very easy.

But this time, Nan Feihuang would not let Gu Lei Royal Academy lose to anyone else.

Having determined the opponent, Nan Feihuang began to arrange the turns.

The strongest in Blazing Academy were undoubtedly Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu; one was Attack System and one was Control System. Next were the brothers Huo Yun and Huo Yu, two level 41 Agility Attack System Spirit Ancestors.

Nan Feihuang guessed that the Blazing Academy would most likely arrange Huo Wushuang as the vanguard to display the academy's momentum with the most ferocious attacks, then follow up with one of the brothers, Huo Yun or Huo Yu.

And the final two would be the other brother as the penultimate, and Huo Wu would be the anchor.

Actually, the best arrangement at this time would be for Dian Wei or Nan Feihuang to go up and sweep all seven.

But since he had promised to let Jia Kui and the others go on stage, Nan Feihuang would not break his word. Zhang Xingcai did not need to be arranged; she was Food System and had no ability for one-on-one duels.

After thinking about it, Nan Feihuang arranged Xing Daorong first, followed by Pan Feng, Jia Kui, and Lv Lingqi.

This would suffice. With Lingqi there, even if Blazing Academy could defeat the first three, they wouldn't be able to get past her.

As for Nan Feiling, she would be in the next match. According to the competition rounds, their next opponent should be Tianshui Academy; let Nan Feiling's earth absorb their water.

Just as they finished arranging, several guests arrived outside the tent, led by Xue Qinghe.

Nan Feihuang walked out of the tent, "Brother Xue, why are you here?"

Today, Xue Qinghe was not wearing his Crown Prince attire, but was dressed in ordinary noble clothing. He felt like an ordinary noble, especially standing beside other nobles with elegant temperaments; he seemed more like a foil and was not eye-catching. His control over his own temperament had truly reached the realm of doing as he pleased.

Xue Qinghe had a gentle smile on his face, "Of course it's for you. I was fortunate enough to come with the Emperor to watch the Promotion Tournament, and stopped by to see you. How is it? Are you adapting well here? If you're uncomfortable, I'll have someone change a place for you."

Nan Feihuang hurriedly shook his head and said, "No need for trouble, it's already very good here. Many thanks for your concern, Brother Xue."

"Good, as long as you like it. Feihuang, I can't stay too long; there are still many matters in the palace that need me to handle. Here, Brother Xue can only wish you all the best," Xue Qinghe laughed, "However, I have already lobbied the Emperor; when the Finals come, I will personally escort you to Wuhun City. At that time, I will cheer for you with all my might."

"Mm, many thanks, Brother."

In the shadows, Snake Spear Douluo's mouth twitched upon hearing this. Although Young Master, you are at odds with the Pope, you are at least on the same side. No matter what, you should be cheering for the Spirit Hall Academy in your heart. Now, are you not even bothering to hide that you are favoring outsiders?

"By the way, Feihuang, I have another matter. Someone asked me to bring them to find you. Do you remember them?" Xue Qinghe stepped aside.

Behind her stood two noblewomen, both about twenty-something years old. Although they could not be called stunning, they were both gentle and lovely.

(End of chapter)