Douluo Continent: Heaven rewards diligence, Tang San's defenses are breached by liver damage.

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Unlike the qualifiers, the qualifying rounds have only one venue. In addition to the five teams that qualified from the Tiandou City division, there are ten teams from other divisions, who will compete in fourteen rounds of round-robin matches.

The rules are quite simple: each side sends out seven players to compete in a round-robin tournament.

Only by defeating all the opponents one by one can you win this round.

The purpose of arranging the qualifying rounds is probably to let the major forces see the individual strength of each student so that they can recruit their favorite targets!

While they were pondering, the match between Tianshui Academy and Shrek Academy began.

Just as Lin Chuan had expected, after losing the opportunity of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Shrek Academy's strength was greatly reduced, and most of its members were only at the Soul Master level.

Such strength is nothing to fear.

"Um?!"

Suddenly sensing something, a look of surprise flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes.

Among all the students at Shrek Academy, Tang San possessed the strongest aura, surpassing even Dai Mubai's.

'Can I still break through level 40 without the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?'

After a brief moment of surprise, Lin Chuan quickly regained his composure.

Rather than saying that he was already mentally prepared, after all, even in the real world, the other party is at least a protagonist, so it is only normal for him to encounter some opportunities.

However, relying solely on the current state of Tianshui Academy is far from enough.

'Unfortunately, I arrived too late. Otherwise, if I had gone in now and used my full strength, I could have lured Tang Hao out and then avenged what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest!'

Lin Chuan felt quite regretful, but he wasn't in a hurry.

With Tang San around, Tang Hao is bound to get away, so there's no need to rush.

The outcome of the match was almost entirely predictable.

After all, Shrek Academy only has two Soul Masters, while Tianshui Academy has all Soul Masters. Even if Xue Wu and Ye Lingling, who are support-type Soul Masters, cannot appear, the others alone are enough to handle the situation.

In fact, it is indeed the case!

Yu Hairou was the first to appear, and single-handedly defeated Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing and Tailong in succession. She then withdrew from the stage due to excessive consumption of soul power.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang's face turned extremely ugly.

"Xiao Gang, let's forfeit. Tianshui Academy is too strong. The little monsters are no match for them. Besides, individual competitions aren't our strong suit. Let's save our energy for tomorrow's match!"

Flander tried to dissuade him from the side.

Liu Erlong nodded, "Xiao Gang, Boss Fu is right. Let's avoid the limelight for now. Anyway, we've already advanced to the finals. We just need to strive for a higher ranking. There's no need to take first place."

Listening to his two close friends, Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists, feeling quite unwilling.

Seeing this, Tang San, who was standing to the side, spoke softly, "Teacher, I can go up and try."

He is, after all, a Soul Master. So what if he defeats six opponents at once? It's not like he can't give it a try. If he were to use the Clear Sky Hammer again, he might still be able to achieve victory.

"No need, Xiao San. Flander and Erlong are right. There's no need to fight this battle head-on. Our academy's advantage lies in team battles. It doesn't matter if we give up one match."

Yu Xiaogang sighed silently in his heart and finally chose to give up.

He roughly understood Tang San's thoughts. If revealing his second spirit could lead to victory, it wasn't that he couldn't give it a shot. But even if he used the Clear Sky Hammer, victory wasn't guaranteed.

In that case, it's better to strategically give up and keep one more trump card.

However, Tang San stubbornly shook his head, clenched his fists, and said with a determined expression, "Teacher, I've thought it through. Even if I'm going to lose, I want to see the gap between us clearly. If I give up the competition just because the opponent is too strong, then I might as well not participate at all!"

Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment flashed across Yu Xiaogang's face.

After a brief moment of confusion, he revealed a look of satisfaction. "Very good, Xiao San, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. The strength of a Soul Master is not only reflected in Soul Power and Soul Skills, but also in mentality, which is the key to determining whether a person can become a strong person."

"Since you're confident, go for it! Your teacher supports you!"

"Thank you, teacher! I'm sure I'll win!"

Tang San smiled, brimming with confidence.

Seeing that the master and apprentice had made their decision, the others standing by exchanged glances and ultimately did not try to persuade them further.

"Please have the next Shrek Academy contestant come on stage as soon as possible!"

The referee, flying in the air, urged loudly.

"Teacher, I'm going!" With those words, Tang San jumped onto the arena.

"Xiaogang, are you sure everything's okay?"

Looking at Tang San's retreating figure, Liu Erlong's face showed worry.

Yu Xiaogang crossed his arms and nodded confidently, "Trust Xiao San, he's my disciple, he'll definitely bring us a surprise!"

However, after hearing these words, the others still lacked confidence.

Or rather, they simply didn't understand where Yu Xiaogang and Tang San's confidence came from.

But since things have come to this, we can only let them be.

"Let me do it!"

Without further ado, Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy stepped onto the arena and stood face to face with Tang San.

"Both players are in position, the match begins!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shui Bing'er released her martial spirit, and a blue phoenix phantom appeared behind her.

Tang San's eyes gleamed with purple light, and four soul rings—two yellow, one purple, and one black—emerged beneath his feet, circling behind him and pulsating irregularly up and down.

"The first soul skill, blue and silver entanglement!"

"Second Soul Skill, Parasite!"

Two yellow spirit rings flashed instantly, and dozens of thick, blue-black vines rose from the ground, shooting rapidly toward Shui Bing'er who was running towards them.

As the vines twined around, countless tiny blue silver grass seeds were scattered in all directions.

Having already experienced Tang San's superior skills in the team competition, Shui Bing'er naturally knew how troublesome these Blue Silver Grasses were. They were not only exceptionally tough, but also highly poisonous, and getting hit by them would be quite troublesome.

Knowing this, Shui Bing'er naturally couldn't let the Blue Silver Grass get close.

"Third soul skill, resist ice ring!"

In an instant, an icy blue repulsive ring appeared and spread outwards, the vines formed by the Blue Silver Grass shattered and scattered, and a powerful shockwave raged toward Tang San.

Tang San's expression changed, and he was about to back away.

Suddenly, a flash of blue light appeared, and he was instantly frozen in solid ice.

"Bam—"

The repulsive ice ring whistled past, shattering the solid ice and sending Tang San, who was frozen inside, flying away. He was about to fall off the field.

Unexpectedly, the Blue Silver Grass grew rapidly and pulled Tang San back in a very dangerous situation.

"Damn it, the fourth soul skill, Blue Silver Prison!"

A black light flashed, and countless black spikes rose from the ground, locking Shui Bing'er inside. Then, countless clusters of blue silver grass appeared on her body, clearly indicating that she had been parasitized.

Fortunately, she had prepared in advance and put on a layer of ice armor, which prevented her from being completely hit.

Tang San had no intention of missing this opportunity. Eight spider legs suddenly appeared behind him, and he stepped on the Shadow Steps, rushing forward at great speed.

However, another flash of blue light appeared, and Tang San was frozen again.

But this time it didn't hold him back for long. Eight spider spears pierced through his back and broke through the ice instantly.

Seeing this, Shui Bing'er's expression turned solemn, and her fourth spirit ring finally shone brightly.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Wolf Fang!"

Countless ice spikes rose from the ground, spreading rapidly forward from Shui Bing'er's center, turning the entire area into a sea of ​​ice crystals.

In an instant, Tang San was engulfed by ice crystals.

"It should be over, right?"

In the stands, this thought crossed the minds of countless people.

Lin Chuan shook his head slightly. "It was blocked. It must have used the Blue Silver Cage to lock itself in place, thereby blocking Bing'er's soul skill. The reaction was indeed very fast!"

Sure enough, as soon as Lin Chuan finished speaking, the ice crystals suddenly cracked.

One by one, tough strands of blue silver grass broke through the ice, forming a huge sphere.

Once the Blue Silver Grass opened, a dark shadow flashed out, and Tang San reappeared in everyone's sight.

"To actually think of using a control soul skill for defense, this guy's combat talent is quite high. Moreover, to be able to cultivate the Blue Silver Grass to this level, and even absorb soul rings beyond his level, is already something to be proud of!"

Dugu Bo spoke with surprise, offering a very fair assessment.

After all, it is quite rare, even dazzling, that someone with a lower soul power level could still fight Shui Bing'er to a standstill.

Unfortunately, even if they manage to withstand it, it won't be easy.

A ten-thousand-year soul skill consumes a great deal of soul power. If he were to use it a few more times, Tang San's soul power would probably be exhausted first.

Shui Bing'er was naturally aware of this as well, and with another wave of her hand, she unleashed another ice-sealing attack.