Chapter 154

In fact, the individual elimination round the next day also ended quite uneventfully.

Not to mention seven versus three; Shilake didn't even send out a second person, and Dai Yaoheng, a Soul Emperor, ended the fight by taking on three opponents alone.

The suppression a Soul Emperor exerts over a Soul King cannot be easily overturned just by soul tools; moreover, Dai Yaoheng's soul skill and fighting style are straightforward and brutal, so even if the few students of Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy knew his information, they would have absolutely no way to respond.

Meanwhile, as Shilake Academy finished the battle here, the other three arenas also concluded their matches.

And the three victorious academies were roughly what everyone had expected.

Specifically, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Star Net National Academy, and Imperial Profound Academy.

Shilake Academy also knew the opponent of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy this time: it was the Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy. Due to the huge disparity between the two sides, the battle ended in a very short time.

Wang Yan observed this match, as if he had discovered something, his expression very solemn.

The strength of this year's Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is undoubtedly formidable; a combination of one Soul Emperor and six Soul Kings is not much different from Shilake's starting team, and now that they are holding back nothing, they overwhelm almost any team with dimensional superiority.

Besides the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the team that most caught Wang Yan's attention in this semifinals was Imperial Profound Academy.

Imperial Profound Academy was originally the royal academy of the Tian Soul Empire; each generation of royal family members studies there, and its strength is quite formidable.

Their participating members this time could be said to be the strongest in history, and their captain Jiang Peng is even the first genius in Imperial Profound Academy's history to reach Soul Emperor level before the age of twenty.

Although his level is mostly only around sixty-one or sixty-two, somewhat behind Dai Yaoheng, a Soul Emperor is still a Soul Emperor; his two matches so far have demonstrated absolute suppression over Soul Kings.

Besides Jiang Peng, the other six participating members of Imperial Profound Academy are also Soul King–level powerhouses; among these six Soul Kings, two are Soul Engineers, but compared to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, these two Soul Engineers obviously still fight mainly as Soul Masters, their Soul Engineer rank is not high; according to Wang Yan and He Caitou's observation, they are at most rank four Soul Engineers, and their proficiency with soul tools may not even surpass He Caitou's.

Even so, they are undoubtedly a tough nut to crack; judging solely by cultivation, in this tournament they are only slightly inferior to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, making Shilake Academy's chances of victory very slim.

As for the remaining Star Net National Academy, its lineup is far inferior to the other two teams; this year's participating roster is not even as strong as last year's, consisting of only six Soul Kings, and it is even worse than the all-Soul King lineup of Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy.

Even so, Wang Yan dare not underestimate them in the slightest; after all, this tournament is being held in Star Net City—just as Dai Yaoheng could buy that Overlord Tiger Soulforging Blade using his connections there, the resources Star Net National Academy gains from competing in Star Net City this time must be plentiful, and they may well have some powerful trump cards.

"In summary, just do your best."

In the conference room, Wang Yan sincerely said to everyone:

"From the day we arrived in Star Net City, I never thought we could win this championship, because we simply don't have the strength of champions. Making it this far already satisfies me greatly; your efforts are evident to all, so I hope you face no pressure in the upcoming matches. Regardless of the final outcome, when we return to Shilake Academy, I will report your achievements."

To the seven reserve team members, his words sounded quite normal, but to Dai Yaoheng and Ling Luochen they were extremely grating. This tournament should have been topped by their starting team of seven; logically, the reserve team kids would have no chance to appear after reaching the quarterfinals, yet because of the carelessness of those starting team members, these reserve team children, who are at most fifteen years old, have been forced to bear pressure far beyond their abilities.

How sincere Wang Yan's words were at this moment, so agonizing they felt in their hearts.

After all, both Dai Yaoheng and Ling Luochen have been carried along by admirers all the way to this point; they would rather take responsibility for their own mistakes than let their junior schoolmates pay for their errors.

Wang Yan spoke as if he hadn't seen the blazing flames in the eyes of the two starting team members, his demeanor somewhat relaxed:

"Our mission is already completed; next I will give you a detailed account of these three opponents, analyze each member's abilities, and then arrange tactics."

This meeting lasted a full six hours, from midday until evening, only ending as the sun slowly set.

Wang Yan told the participating team members all the information he knew, and preset tactics for various situations for them.

His investigation and analysis were extremely thorough, yet the more they listened to his exposition, the graver the expressions of the Shilake members became.

They all understood clearly that Wang Yan's purpose in saying those words just now was to let them relax, but having come this far with difficulty, who wouldn't want to try to seize the championship?

But the problem is that the content Wang Yan gave them actually poured a bucket of cold water over their heads.

Star Net National Academy is still manageable, Imperial Profound Academy is not unbeatable, but this year's Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is simply too strong.

Even in previous tournaments, this perennial runner-up has always been able to force Shilake Academy to exhaust all its trump cards, and this time their lineup brings even greater pressure.

If it were merely a rank six Soul Engineer and five rank five Soul Engineers, that would be fine, but what is shocking is that, since the start of the tournament, their team battle tactics have been completely different each time, obviously the result of ample preparation, leaving no room for targeted countermeasures.

Wang Yan also felt helpless about this; he could only tell everyone the known information about each participant of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, giving them a rough understanding.

However, he was not completely unable to predict what tactical adjustments the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy might make in the finals.

"Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen? What's there to watch out for with this reserve team sibling pair?"

Dai Yaoheng picked up the information on Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, raising his eyebrows in surprise.

Just now, Wang Yan emphatically told them to be careful of this sibling pair, and he earnestly declared that they would definitely appear as the trump card of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the finals.

(End of chapter)