Chapter 367: The Eight Finalists Are Out!
The group stage is still going on, but the schedule has passed halfway, and the qualifying situation of each group is very clear.
The first group of the Shrek Academy team took the lead and was the first to determine the promotion quota with a five-match victory, followed by the Holy Spirit Sect, which also won five games. However, everyone knows that Shrek Academy and Of the two teams of the Holy Spirit Sect, only one team is destined to advance to the quarterfinals with a complete victory, and the match between the two teams will be played on the last day of the group stage, which can be regarded as the finale of the group stage.
The most promising team in the second group is naturally the Tang Sect and the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. Tang Sect's current record is a complete victory, while the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy has won four out of five games. The team basically had no chance. The third group of promising teams are two sect teams, Proud Sword Sect and Tianlongmen.
As for the fourth group, it’s interesting. The Snow Demon Sect and the Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy, the Snow Demon Sect needless to say, the vest of the Noumenon Sect, and the Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy is the second largest school of the Sun Moon Empire after the Sun Moon Empire. The second academy of the Royal Soul Engineering Academy has never participated in the previous soul master competition. This time it is said that there is a genius student who is rare in a thousand years, so he also specially participated in this competition.
How should I put it, Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy is a pure aristocratic school, only the children of the rich and powerful who are above the earl of the Sun Moon Empire can enroll. In this step, it all depends on their mediocrity, and the strength of the students is not outstanding.
Soon, the last day of the group stage came, and everyone's attention was on today's last match, including Zhu Ziyang and the others from Shrek Academy.
In the rest area of Shrek Academy, Zhu Ziyang explained to Qian Lingyi who was about to play with killing intent in his eyes. In this match against the Holy Spirit Sect, Qian Lingyi, who possesses the seraph martial soul, is undoubtedly the best candidate. It is definitely the most restrained martial soul against evil soul masters, not one of them. As early as in the ancient times of the Douluo Continent, the original owner of the Seraph Wuhun gathered the faith of all the people after suppressing the evil spirit masters raging on the mainland, and became a god in one fell swoop.
Now, although the position of the God of Angels is broken and no longer the glory of the past, Qian Lingyi can completely retrace the path her ancestors once walked, and it is even easier for her to fight against the Holy Spirit Sect. starting point.
Zhu Ziyang has only one request for Qian Lingyi, and that is not to leave anyone alive!
Zhu Ziyang will not be merciful to a standard evil soul master sect like the Holy Spirit Sect. Not to mention the cruel behavior of the Holy Spirit Sect in the recent competition, they will surely die if they only talk about their true identities behind them, let alone, Zhu Ziyang is also planning to use them to put on a big show!
However, to Zhu Ziyang's disappointment, the Holy Spirit Sect directly announced that they would give up the match and conceded defeat. No matter what they thought, Zhu Ziyang's plan must be postponed, which is a pity.
"It's a pity, let you play for a few more days." Zhu Ziyang sighed regretfully and said.
With the surrender of the Holy Spirit Sect, the 14-day group stage officially came to an end, and the top eight teams were officially announced. The first and second teams in each group advanced, and the other teams were eliminated.
The top eight teams in this competition are Shrek Academy, Holy Spirit Sect, Tang Sect, Sun Moon Soul Engineering Academy, Snow Demon Sect, Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy, Proud Sword Sect and Tianlongmen.
At the end of the group stage, the top eight teams will have three days of rest. Three days later, the first round of the finals and the quarter-finals will officially begin.
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That night, Zhu Ziyang appeared alone in a hotel in Mingdu, where he met three people, Zhang Lexuan, Song Lao, and Xu Jianwei.
"Sister Lexuan!" Zhu Ziyang shouted with a smile on his face.
"Ziyang, we are here." Zhang Lexuan also said with a gentle smile on her face.
"I was wondering when you would arrive yesterday, but I received your letter today. We really have a good understanding." Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.
"There are a lot of things in the barracks, so I wasted some time." Zhang Lexuan first smiled happily when she heard Zhu Ziyang's words, and then explained, "But don't worry, we have already dealt with it and arranged everything. It can be activated!"
"That's great!" Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but stepped forward to hold Zhang Lexuan's hand when he heard that, and said affectionately, "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Lexuan."
"It's not hard work, I voluntarily." Hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help counting her nose, but she smiled and said, "Let's discuss the next plan."
"Okay!" Zhu Ziyang nodded, then looked at Xu Jianwei, and said, "Old Xu, sister Le Xuan must have told you about our plan, right?"
"En!" Xu Jianwei nodded and said, "If you have any requests, I will do my best to help you."
"Okay, with your words, our next plan will go smoothly." Zhu Ziyang said, his eyes flickering, "Assassination of Xu Tianran is easy, but how to calm the people of the Sun and Moon Empire about the assassination of the emperor?" It is difficult for us to be angry, which is not conducive to our next actions. Therefore, the same is assassination, the assassination from hostile forces will lead to the anger and common hatred of the people, but if the assassination comes from within, it will lead to hesitation and turmoil among the people. The former is not conducive to Yuemai's seizure of power, and the latter is the method we should choose."
"So... Ziyang, what do you mean..." Zhang Lexuan had a thoughtful expression on her pretty face, and she looked at Zhu Ziyang with burning eyes.
"Sister Le Xuan should understand what I mean." Zhu Ziyang chuckled and said, "If we assassinate Xu Tianran in the name of the second prince, then this is not an assassination, but a palace change!"
"!" Song Lao and Xu Jianwei's eyes lit up at the same time, and they obviously realized the benefits of doing so, Xu Jianwei said, "In this way, not only can this assassination be attributed to the brother's quarrel, but at the same time, it can also be attributed to the fact that Rimai has been killed over the years. The turmoil in front of the people was clearly revealed, and their reputation among the people was greatly reduced!"
"More importantly, we can remove our Shrek Academy from this assassination, and the presence of the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire will be reduced a lot, which can delay the outbreak of the war and buy time for Le Xuan." Song Song The old man also said.
"So, what we have to do now is to rescue Xu Tianci first, and then proceed to the next step of the plan." Zhang Lexuan said the most critical step of the plan.
"That's right, that's why I came to you." Zhu Ziyang nodded and said, "Second Prince Xu Tianci is imprisoned in the Sun Moon Palace, but the exact location requires your information."
"No problem!" Xu Jianwei nodded and said, "We have already prepared for this."
With that said, Xu Jianwei took out a map, handed it to Zhu Ziyang, and said: "This is the city defense map of Mingdu, which marked the places where Xu Tianran detained other Rimai members, and also the location of the old emperor. "
"Understood!" Zhu Ziyang took the map, glanced at it, and said, "Then let's act tonight, so as not to have long nights and dreams. Sister Le Xuan, you and I will rescue Xu Tianci together. If there is some movement outside the capital, it is best for Xu Tianran to know."
"Okay!" Elder Song and Xu Jianwei responded, and immediately started to act.
"Sister Lexuan, let's go too!" Zhu Ziyang said, and then took Zhang Lexuan's little hand, a light flashed in his eyes, and the two of them disappeared immediately.
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Outside the Imperial Palace of the Sun Moon Empire, in a remote corner, a silver light flashed past, and then two figures appeared, they were Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan.
"Sister Lexuan, let's go in and get ready for battle!" Zhu Ziyang said cautiously.
"Be ready at any time!" Zhang Lexuan said.
Without hesitation, the two turned over and entered the palace, and shortly after they entered the palace, the city of Mingdu suddenly sounded sirens and became lively.
The two people in the palace looked at each other, Zhu Ziyang said: "It seems that Song Lao and Xu Lao have already acted, let's hurry up."
Due to the turmoil in Mingdu City, the inner circle of the palace has strengthened, and the two encountered more than one team of patrolling guards. However, the two of them are Titled Douluo after all, and they consciously hide their whereabouts, unless they are also titled Douluo, or people with strong mental power , it is difficult to spot them.
Soon, they found Xu Tianci who was imprisoned. He was guarded by two soul saints and four soul emperors. With a wave of Zhu Ziyang's hand, the six guys were frozen into ice cubes, but Zhu Ziyang did not take After all, their lives still need them to report to Xu Tianran.
Presumably, Xu Tianran is still speculating on the reasons for the turmoil in Mingdu at this time. Soon, he will figure everything out, haha.
Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan left the palace with Xu Tianci, who was already a little crazy at this time, and joined Xu Jianwei and Song Lao. The next thing to do was to wait until the final day of the Soul Master Competition and the big show would be staged.
