233: The last match of the finals, a big meleeBibi Dong's gaze did not stay on Lu Buliang for too long. She glanced at all the people who were half-kneeling and waved the scepter in her hand slightly, "Stand up."
After hearing this, the group of Spirit Hall personnel who were worshipping stood up and returned to their work.
Bibi Dong looked at the participating teams in the viewing area. After several days of elimination and byes, only nine teams stood out from the thirty-three teams. They were the Spirit Hall Academy, the Tiandou Empire's Shenfeng, Lei Ting, Tianshui, Tiandou Team One and Tiandou Team Two, and the three academy teams of the Xingluo Empire.
In fact, we know without any comparison that the final champion must be Tiandou Team 2.
Because Lu Buliang is a pinnacle Soul Emperor and has the ability to forcibly dissolve other people's martial soul fusion techniques, these two factors combined make him invincible.
Yesterday, Hu Liena, Xie Yue and Yan proposed a mixed competition system to Bibi Dong, so that the Spirit Hall Academy could still win the championship of this elite competition, and the three high-age spirit bones as the championship reward would not fall into the hands of others.
Bibi Dong felt that the suggestion of this melee competition system was desirable, so she discussed it with the cardinals of the Spirit Hall and finally decided to solicit the opinions of the nine participating teams. If they all agreed, the next competition rules would be changed from one-on-one team elimination competition to a team melee competition, with one game deciding the winner.
For this reason, Bibi Dong, as the Pope, had to be present on the scene to take charge of the situation.
"Competitors participating in the Elite Tournament, I see hope for the spirit master world in you. In the next competition, I hope to see all of your talents and strengths. The final winner of this Elite Tournament will receive the greatest reward from the Spirit Hall."
As she spoke, Bibi Dong gently waved the scepter in her hand.
No one could see clearly how she did it. Three points of light instantly enlarged in the direction everyone was staring at, floating in the air.
There were three different objects, not very big, shaped like bones, one right arm bone, one skull, and one left leg bone. They were also shining with three colors of light: fiery red, light blue, and dark green.
Soul bones, those are three soul bones!
Suddenly, the whole audience was shocked, and the finals venue was instantly boiling with heated discussions.
Apart from those who already knew the final reward in advance, who would have thought that the reward for the champion of the tournament would be three soul bones?
The audience present were all soul masters. They could tell from the glow of the soul bones and the aura they released that these three soul bones were of extraordinary quality.
Even the people in the Spirit Hall had greedy eyes.
If the Pope wasn't in charge here, if there weren't several Titled Douluo providing deterrence, someone would have rushed up to grab the items long ago, unable to suppress their greed.
Ghost Douluo Ghost, who was standing behind the Pope, explained in his deep voice: "The three soul bones are the wisdom skull of spiritual concentration, the right arm bone of exploding and burning flames, and the left leg bone of chasing the wind. These three soul bones all come from ten thousand year soul beasts. Among them, the wisdom skull of spiritual concentration comes from a soul beast that is more than 50,000 years old."
Bibi Dong continued, "These three high-quality soul bones will belong to the final champion team of this competition. I hope that the nine college teams that have entered the top nine can go all out to win this honor."
No matter what level of soul master, seeing soul bones will make them malicious, let alone three soul bones. A strong fighting spirit almost immediately surged out of the players of the nine participating teams.
Seeing that the players from the nine teams were all eyeing the three soul bones and that they all wanted to win the championship of this competition, Bibi Dong's calm face revealed a faint smile. Everyone's reaction was within her expectations.
Three high-quality soul bones! Which soul master here can resist such temptation?
When people become greedy, they are at the mercy of others.
The Spirit Hall decided to reveal the secret of three soul bones as the champion reward in advance in the hope of arousing the desire of all contestants to win the championship. In this way, they will be more supportive of the decision of the melee competition system. After all, the situation in a melee changes rapidly and every college team may become the champion of the competition.
Bibi Dong waved the scepter in her hand again, and the three soul bones floating in the air disappeared out of thin air.
Seeing that the three tempting soul bones disappeared from sight, everyone present was stunned, as if the duck in their mouth flew away, and they were suddenly awakened from their fantasy of the soul bones.
The Pope took out three soul bones, undoubtedly to stimulate the contestants' desire to win and make the competition more intense.
Lu Buliang is a Soul Emperor, and no one can defeat him in the elite competition.
It was only natural that the Tiandou Team 2 he led became the champion of this elite competition.
Although the other contestants were not convinced, they all accepted their fate.
But when they learned that the prize for the champion was three high-quality soul bones, the attitudes of all the contestants changed.
The players from the nine teams all turned their eyes to the viewing area of Tiandou Team II. Almost all of them looked at Lu Buliang with reluctance. No one wanted to accept their fate and give up these three soul bones.
But what can we do?
The champion of this elite tournament had already been "predetermined", and no one could beat Lu Buliang.
Just when everyone was helpless and unwilling, Bibi Dong looked towards the viewing area where the Tiandou Empire players were, and her eyes swept from Shenfeng, Lei Ting, Tianshui, Tiandou Team 1, and Tiandou Team 2 in turn, and said lightly: "Among the nine academy teams that entered the top nine, five teams belong to the Tiandou competition area. You fought with a group of thieves on the way to Wuhun City. That should be the first large-scale melee you experienced, right?"
"Yes, Your Holiness." The dean of Thunder Academy looked at Juegui and the other Douluo and felt that they looked familiar. He said with a hint of meaning, "We were indeed attacked by thieves. That battle was indeed the biggest melee the students had ever experienced. I just don't know who those thieves are. How dare they attack the fifteen academies escorted by the Royal Knights?"
Bibi Dong smiled and said to the players of the nine participating teams, "You are all talented people. In order to make you adapt to similar large-scale melees, the Spirit Hall has decided to temporarily change the rules of the finals. What you will face next is not a one-on-one team elimination match, but a melee match in which no one is enemies or friends. When you graduate from the academy, you will face such a war. You are spirit masters, the most honorable profession. You are also the most powerful warriors."
"In a real battlefield, no one would be stupid enough to fight you one-on-one. You must be able to stay calm and respond calmly in a chaotic battlefield. Therefore, you need to experience more such battles. For this reason, the Spirit Hall has temporarily decided to change the rules of the next game to a free-for-all. Do the nine academy teams that have entered the top nine have any objections?"
After hearing this, the teachers in charge of each academy suddenly realized that the Spirit Hall had taken out three soul bones to inspire the fighting spirit of the participating teams. It turned out that they wanted to change the rules of the game more smoothly.
Among the nine teams, everyone knew that if the game was carried out according to the rules of the one-on-one team elimination match, the champion would undoubtedly be Tiandou Team 2. Because no matter which academy team was, it was impossible to defeat Lv Buliang.
However, if nine teams, with a total of sixty-three people, were to compete at the same time and the outcome were to be decided in one match, it would be unknown who would win.
Sixty-three people competing on the same stage is equivalent to a chaotic battlefield with ever-changing situations. Even the weakest team, if they arrange their tactics properly in the melee, can sit back and watch the fight, reap the benefits and become the final winner.
The contestants who made it to the top nine were basically all Soul Masters. No matter how powerful Lü Buliang was, he was only a Soul Emperor with limited soul power. Facing a round-robin battle with more than sixty Soul Masters, he would sooner or later be defeated due to exhaustion of soul power.
Changing the one-on-one team elimination match into a team free-for-all actually gives the nine participating teams a chance to compete for the championship.
The Spirit Hall's temporary decision to change the competition system was clearly intended to target the Soul Emperor Lü Buliang.
For other contestants, they certainly would not reject such a competition system.
"I object." In the Tiandou Team 2 viewing area, Teacher Sun stood up, looked at Bibi Dong on the display stand, and said in a loud voice: "This competition system is unfair to our Tiandou Team 2. Among the nine teams competing on the same stage, except for Tiandou Team 1, the other seven teams will definitely target our Tiandou Team 2. They may even point all their spearheads at Lü Buliang. I don't agree to change the competition system!"
All eyes were focused on Teacher Sun, and the place suddenly fell into silence.
"Captain, what do you think?" Xuewu asked.
Shui Bing'er's eyes never left Lu Buliang. In her heart, she actually agreed to change the competition system to a melee, because only in this way could they defeat Lu Buliang, and Tianshui College could rely on its own advantages to become the final winner and win the elite championship.
However, Shui Bing'er thought very clearly.
On the surface, Spirit Hall seemed to be selfless and gave the nine participating teams a chance to compete for the championship.
But if you think about it carefully, you will understand that the Spirit Hall temporarily changed the competition system not for the sake of other participating teams, but for its own Spirit Hall Academy to win the championship.
With sixty-three people competing on the same stage, most of them would unanimously target Lu Buliang.
The only way to eliminate Lu Buliang is to use a rotation battle to attrition the enemy.
However, after the Soul Emperor Lu Buliang was eliminated, do other college teams really have a chance to win the championship?
it's out of the question.
Once Lü Buliang is eliminated, the three Soul Kings Hu Liena, Xie Yue and Yan will have no worries, and they will replace Lü Buliang and become invincible.
The remaining soul power of the other academy teams was simply not enough to fight against the soul fusion skills of the two soul kings, Hu Liena and Xie Yue.
Therefore, the competition system was changed to a free-for-all, and the final winner would be the Spirit Hall side.
This mixed-combat system was clearly invented by the Spirit Hall in order to ensure that the three soul bones awarded as champion rewards would not fall into the hands of other people. It was a conspiracy to allow the Spirit Hall Academy team to win the championship.
Shui Bing'er was not the only one present who saw through the Spirit Hall's intentions; many of the academy's team leaders also saw it.
However, they all have their own ulterior motives for the championship and the three high-quality soul bones. No matter what, they will choose to support changing the competition rules to a free-for-all format.
The leader of the Thunder Academy looked at Sun Buyu and advised, "Teacher Sun, both Team 1 and Team 2 of Tiandou Royal Academy are here. Logically speaking, the mixed competition system can allow your two teams to be combined into one. You account for 14 of the 63 people. This competition system is obviously more advantageous to you. Do you really want to object?"
Looking back at the countless gazes, Teacher Sun's expression suddenly became solemn. He knew that the Spirit Hall was powerful, and at this moment, except for the Tiandou team, the other seven academy teams stood on the side of the Spirit Hall.
I'm afraid he will have to agree to this free-for-all format even if he doesn't want to.
"I object too." At this time, a voice was heard from the viewing area where Tianshui College was located.
Everyone's eyes shifted away from Sun Buyu and turned towards Tianshui College. The person who spoke was the team leader Shui Binger.
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"Your Holiness, Tianshui College is also against the free-for-all format." Shui Bing'er stared at Bibi Dong on the display stand and said sarcastically, "In a chaotic battle, it's hard for people to hold back. Soul skills are blind, and it's very likely that you'll accidentally kill your opponent. Since the format has been changed to free-for-all to let us experience the cruelty of the battlefield, why not change the format to allow killing? Isn't this a more realistic experience?"
After hearing these words, the pupils of all the audience and contestants present shrank slightly, and they couldn't help but shudder.
Shui Binger glanced at the nine academy teams and said to the teachers of each academy, "In order to compete for the championship and the three soul bones, the sixty-three people competing on the same stage will definitely go all out. In the chaos, it is not surprising that there will be injuries or deaths. You can refer to the behavior of Shrek Academy that seriously injured its opponents. If the teachers are willing to let their students fall into danger, then agree to change to a free-for-all competition system."
Soul bones are definitely the treasures that soul masters desire most, let alone three high-quality soul bones.
However, compared with soul bones and empty titles like champion, soul masters naturally cherish their lives more.
Especially the fifteen academies that had experienced a fierce battle with thousands of men in black. If it weren't for the five hundred Royal Knights who fought to the death to protect them, they would have died long ago.
The elite competition is a platform for soul masters to demonstrate their strength, and it is definitely not a place to kill people.
Shui Binger's every word sobered up the teachers and students of the nine participating teams. The college teams that supported the free-for-all format began to hesitate. No teacher in any college wanted to see their students being killed in the ring due to a mistake.
How could Bibi Dong have imagined that the seven participating teams that had originally agreed to change the competition system would be shaken by Shui Bing'er's remarks.
Fortunately, this is Wuhun City. Even the venue of the finals can be temporarily changed to Wuhun City. Could it be that the Pope's words are not as good as a contestant?
Bibi Dong winked at the ghost behind him, and the ghost immediately understood and explained in his deep voice: "Since Wuhun Hall has decided to change the rules, it will naturally ensure the safety of the contestants. The free-for-all competition system is indeed modified based on the special existence of Lv Buliang."
"After all, there has never been a 20-year-old Soul King on the continent, let alone a 20-year-old Soul Emperor. In the Advanced Soul Master Academy, students can graduate when they reach the 30th level of Soul Master. A Soul Emperor is enough to be a teacher at the Advanced Soul Master Academy. Letting such a strong person participate in the competition with students will undoubtedly undermine the fairness of the competition."
"Therefore, the mixed competition system will only appear in this elite competition. The Spirit Hall will send several Soul Douluo masters to watch the battle, as well as healing soul masters above the Soul Emperor level to ensure the safety of every contestant. Everyone does not need to worry about the death or injury of students."
"There will be no similar competition system in the future elite competitions. In addition, for the fairness of the competition, starting from the next elite competition, there will be an additional restriction for the contestants. All soul masters with soul power above level 60, regardless of whether they have obtained the sixth soul ring or not, regardless of whether they are of the required age, are not allowed to participate!"
At this point, Gui Mei's deep gaze swept across the nine participating teams, "Now. Do you still have any objections to this free-for-all format? Can't I, a Titled Douluo of the Agility Attack Department, guarantee the safety of the players?"
With Gui Mei's words, the seven participating teams that had been shaken by Shui Bing'er's remarks once again expressed their firm support for the decision to change the one-on-one elimination match to a free-for-all match system.
In order to prevent the sisters from getting hurt in the melee and to seek justice for Lü Buliang, Shui Bing'er had done her best and looked at Lü Buliang helplessly with mixed feelings. She wanted to fight for the championship for Tianshui College in a melee, but she didn't want to see Lü Buliang facing the encirclement and suppression of seven college teams.
Teacher Sun also tried his best. The three soul bones awarded as the champion were too tempting. There was no way that the participating teams would let go of the opportunity to compete for the championship.
Lü Buliang patted Teacher Sun on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Teacher, don't be discouraged. Have you forgotten? Tiandou Team 1 also has Ye Lingling. With her here, am I still afraid of being exhausted to death?"
Hearing this, Teacher Sun was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands excitedly, "That's right. With Ye Lingling's Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Spirit, you have unlimited physical strength. Who can exhaust you to death?"
Lu Buliang smiled and nodded, thinking that after taking the elixir, Ye Lingling's Nine-Hearted Begonia martial soul could not only heal physical strength but also soul power, restore abnormal states, and even regenerate severed arms.
With such recovery ability as support, Lu Buliang can destroy a well-trained army of 10,000 people alone.
What's more, the Shadow Mask Bone can devour evil thoughts and transform them into its own physical or soul power. The blue silver ring worn on the finger and the Healing Shadow Team can all use the Blue Silver King's healing ability.
It has always been Lu Buliang who has fought a war of attrition with others, and no one has ever been able to outlast him.
Moreover, the Shadow Martial Soul has evolved into the Shadow Evil God, and there is no need to use healing abilities to deal with a mere sixty Soul Sect members.
Seeing that all seven teams have expressed their support for the decision to temporarily change the competition system, Bibi Dong's cold face revealed a faint smile, her eyes fixed on Lv Buliang, and she said with interest: "Lv Buliang, I heard that you were so arrogant in the preliminaries that you didn't use your martial soul to compete with other players. Now, for this big melee competition system that is obviously aimed at you, how arrogant can you still be? Seven college teams, a total of 49 soul masters, how are you going to deal with it?"
Lu Buliang raised his head and looked back at Bibi Dong's gaze, and said with a faint smile: "It doesn't matter, I will wipe them out."
These few simple words were so shocking when they reached the ears of all the audience present. The audience in Wuhun City had long heard that Lu Buliang was arrogant, and when they saw him today, they found that he was indeed the same as the legend said.
If a Soul Emperor were to face the siege of more than forty Soul Sect members, he would be exhausted to death even if he was not beaten to death.
However, Lu Buliang's calmness did not seem to be pretended. The slight smile on his face made all the audience break out in cold sweats, and a look of horror appeared on their faces.
Hearing Lü Buliang's answer, Bibi Dong sneered, "I hope you are not just good at talking. I am looking forward to tomorrow's big fight, and I hope you can give me many surprises."
After saying this, Bibi Dong turned around and walked down the display stand, and the cardinals standing in two rows on the left and right also left.
Only Jue and Gui were left standing on the display stand, and their eyes never left Lü Buliang's position.
Ju Douluo paid attention to Lv Buliang because he had a very familiar aura. This aura turned out to be the fragrance of the fairy grass 'Qirong Tongtian Ju'?
Ghost Douluo paid attention to Lv Buliang because he knew about the existence of Shadow Martial Soul a year ago. He originally wanted to find Lv Buliang in person and accept him as his disciple, but was stopped by the Pope. Now seeing that Lv Buliang is so outstanding, he can't help feeling a little regretful.
"Since we have reached a consensus, the final melee of the finals will be held tomorrow. The team that stands till the end will be the champion. Today, all participating teams should have a good rest and go back to work out their tactics."
After saying this, Ghost Douluo turned into black smoke and dissipated.
Ju Douluo was lingering on the scent of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum contained in Lu Buliang's body. After pondering for a moment, he seemed to have some wishful thinking and left the display stand.
Seeing Bibi Dong and others leave, Xue Qinghe in the guest seats breathed a sigh of relief. She thought Bibi Dong would snatch Lü Buliang away here and work for the Pope's Palace.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
Quietly watching Lü Buliang, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, wondered if she should tell her grandfather about this. After all, with her current power, she could not compete with Bibi Dong at all. If Bibi Dong forced Lü Buliang to stay in the Pope's Palace after the elite competition, how would she deal with it?