Soul Land: Raiden Shogun Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 246: That Woman! She's Carrying the BGM as She Walks In

In the first round of the semifinals, the three seeded teams received a bye. The remaining thirty teams competed against each other, and fifteen teams were eliminated in a single round.

With no point system in play, the tournament was brutal—lose once, and you're out!

Among the teams making it to the semifinals, there were no weaklings. Even in the first matches, it became clear who had real strength.

Interestingly, some familiar teams included surprising new faces. Some of those who had previously lost to stronger teams managed to make miraculous comebacks under pressure.

By the time evening arrived, the first round of matches was finally over.

The teams that lost walked off the stage with their heads hung low, like defeated cormorants, filled with dejection.

Meanwhile, even the victorious teams had little time to celebrate, as the second-round draw was about to begin.

In the second round, the top-ranked teams from the two empires' qualifiers received a bye, while the remaining sixteen teams drew lots to decide their opponents.

"Teacher, this is the moment where your skills are needed!"

"Dean, you must draw us an easy matchup!"

But in the semifinals, how could there be any truly easy opponents?

Of course, it wasn't entirely impossible. Some teams had been heavily injured in the first round, making them relatively easier to handle.

"Uh…"

After the draw, the teacher leading the Blazing Fire Academy team returned, his mouth slightly open as if he wanted to say something but couldn't find the words.

Even if they'd drawn Tianshui, Thunderclap, or even Star Luo or the Spirit Hall's seeded team, it would have been better than this!

The Blazing Fire Academy teacher looked utterly distraught. What kind of terrible luck was this?

"Teacher, what's wrong? Who is our opponent?"

Seeing their teacher's expression, the team members couldn't shake off a growing sense of unease. Surely their luck wasn't that bad?

"I'm sorry, but this is where our journey ends."

The teacher didn't immediately reveal their opponent but instead delivered this grim verdict.

Blazing Fire Academy had a real chance of finishing among the top teams, but against this particular opponent, they had no chance at all.

It wasn't just a matter of their players not being strong enough—this opponent was so overwhelmingly powerful that even the academy's higher-ups wouldn't stand a chance.

Hearing this, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang immediately understood. Bitter smiles spread across their faces, leaving no room for other emotions.

There was only one team capable of making their teacher say such a thing: Kong's team, the Royal Fight Team!

No one could have imagined they would be the first opponents the Royal Fight Team faced in the semifinals!

How could they possibly fight against that?

"Ah, luck is a part of strength. I never believed that before, but now it seems true!"

Huo Wushuang sighed. Blaming their teacher wouldn't change anything at this point. Who could have guessed they'd draw such an opponent?

"Brother, should we forfeit?"

Huo Wu wasn't unwilling; she was simply dejected.

If the difference in strength were just a little, she'd fight with all her might. But between her and Kong, the gap wasn't just a little—it was astronomical!

As the captain, Huo Wushuang had the final say on whether they would forfeit.

"Let's forfeit. If that guy doesn't hold back, we might all end up meeting our ancestors…"

Huo Wushuang spread his hands helplessly.

No one on the Blazing Fire Team objected to his decision. There was no point in enduring a beating in a match they were guaranteed to lose.

Not to mention, there was even the risk of someone getting seriously hurt—or worse!

"Alright, I'll go tell Qin Ming. That guy will probably be gloating endlessly…"

The Blazing Fire team's teacher sighed and went to find Qin Ming, who hadn't yet left. He informed Qin Ming of their decision to forfeit, so their lineup could simply be marked as withdrawn.

While some teams were frustrated by the prospect of facing strong opponents, others didn't even have the luxury of frustration.

The Blazing Fire team was among the latter. Were they frustrated?

Not at all!

There was only the sound of sighs.

What strong opponents?

A strong opponent was someone evenly matched or slightly stronger than you—someone you could at least put up a fight against.

The Royal Fight Team was on a completely different level, beyond the realm of competitors.

They couldn't win. It was simply impossible.

Even if Kong didn't participate, the Royal Fight Team still had a Soul Emperor!

"How are they supposed to fight? Even if they were stubborn as iron, there's no way they could win…"

The scene shifted to Qin Ming, who returned to the hotel in high spirits. But as soon as he stepped inside, he froze in disbelief.

What was this? He had been all alone at the Spirit Arena, enduring countless disapproving stares, just to draw lots for the team. And meanwhile, these guys were at the hotel, eating hotpot and singing songs?

"Scars will form, hearts will ache, yet still we charge forward to battle…"

"Raise your head, for chaos and war will never cease…"

To be fair, the song sounded pretty catchy.

When Qin Ming returned, the group finally paused their singing and dancing.

"Teacher, who's our opponent for tomorrow?"

Yu Feng put down his chopsticks, his face alight with excitement.

The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had already reached the semifinals, and the Royal Fight Team hadn't even taken the field yet!

What was the point of entering this tournament?

If not to show off, what was the point of cultivating? His soul skills were already itching to be used—they needed opponents to test them on!

"Don't bother thinking about it."

Qin Ming waved his hand and continued, "Your opponent for tomorrow is the Blazing Fire Academy. But they've already forfeited today."

"So, tomorrow will just be another day off for you."

He was helpless too. Winning matches was important, of course, but the Royal Fight Team hadn't even had the chance to step onto the stage yet!

Now, they'd directly advanced to the third round—the so-called top eight (which actually included ten teams, with two receiving byes).

"What? Blazing Fire forfeited?"

"Well, that makes sense. If I were them, I'd make the same decision."

Yu Feng, though often careless, wasn't stupid. In fact, he was quite clever within the Royal Fight Team—he just had trouble controlling his mouth at times.

If his opponent were a Soul Douluo… Haha… Fight? With what?

They wouldn't even need to release their martial spirit. Just their soul power pressure alone could make a Soul Ancestor collapse to the ground.

"Well then, play the music and keep dancing!"

He sighed, resigned to the situation. All they could hope for now was to face a team from the Star Luo Empire or the Spirit Hall. Otherwise…

Who in the Heaven Dou Empire dared to challenge the Royal Fight Team?

Most would rather take their chances against the Spirit Hall team than face the Royal Fight Team.

"Martial souls surge wildly in defiance…"

"Protect, with a fierce and solitary courage…"

Qin Ming: "…"

He wanted to join in, but these guys didn't even invite him!

Left with no choice, he silently made his way to Yu Feng's side and discreetly joined in.

Time flew by, and the second round of matches soon ended.

To the audience's dismay, even at this point, they still hadn't seen the Royal Fight Team in action!

They didn't even know what they looked like!

(End of Chapter)

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