Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 223 There is a way to die
In the spectator area, the master and others watched the competition stage with serious expressions.

They had already made some predictions before the match, believing that Canghui Academy must have some hidden methods, otherwise Shi Nian would not have wanted to take them as opponents.

The scene on stage now proves their predictions to be correct.

"To be honest... everyone has a Gemstone Martial Soul." The Grandmaster exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"Not a single word got out before the match, they kept it really secret," Flander said.

"Can we handle these kids?" Zhao Wuji asked solemnly.

"Since both Xiao San and Xiao Wu are here, there shouldn't be any major problems," the master said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the seven members of Canghui on the stage raised their gemstone martial souls, and one of their soul rings lit up.

The captain of the Canghui team had his fourth spirit ring lit up, while the others had their third spirit ring lit up, because they only had the cultivation level of a Soul Master.

Then, seven beams of colorful light emanated from their gemstone martial souls, and then merged together, enveloping all seven members of Canghui Academy.

Flander's face tightened, and he immediately tried to rush onto the stage to stop the match, but the master grabbed his arm.

"Don't worry, the problem isn't as serious as you think."

“How could we not be anxious? Isn’t this clearly a seven-in-one martial soul fusion technique? The children can’t possibly handle it,” Flander said in a low voice.

"Think about it carefully. The fusion skill of the three of us is unique in the Martial Soul world. What about a seven-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Statistically speaking, that's impossible." Grandmaster said calmly.

“That’s true. So what’s going on?” Flander calmed down.

"It's just a fusion technique of seven soul skills."

"A fusion skill of soul skills? A soul skill activated by seven people working together? This is not easy to deal with." Flander frowned.

The master shook his head. "If it were other soul skill fusion techniques, it might be difficult to deal with, but these students from Canghui Academy are clearly following the same path as their teacher."

"You mean illusion magic?" Flander seemed to understand.

“That’s right. We learned our lesson from illusions not long ago, so naturally someone in the team will be making preparations for that,” the master said with a smile.

His thoughts drifted back to yesterday. After learning that his opponent in the next match would be Cang Hui, Tang San had come to see him alone.

Tang San asked a question at that time:
"Master, what are the criteria and penalties for crippling an opponent in the Soul Master Competition?"

"What do you want to do?" The master's expression was somewhat strange.

Tang San didn't answer, he just looked at him quietly.

The master hesitated for a moment, but still answered Tang San's question:

"Any injury that causes permanent damage to a competitor, and that is sufficient to affect the competitor's physical function, will be considered as causing disability. Intentionally causing disability to an opponent will be investigated and punished by the competition organizers."

"Is it only the person who crippled the opponent who will be punished, or the entire team?" Tang San continued to ask.

"It depends on the specific situation, mistress. Don't be too impulsive," the master advised.

"Our team has eleven people, and they are all excellent," Tang San said, seemingly unrelated to the topic.

“But our final opponent is the Spirit Hall, and we still don’t know the situation of the Spirit Hall team. You are indispensable, so it’s not worth doing this. Moreover, given the Spirit Hall’s attitude towards us, they will most likely escalate the situation,” Grandmaster said in a deep voice.

Tang San was silent for a moment, then said:
"I understand, Master. Don't worry, I won't act impulsively if there's no opportunity."

The master breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Well, that's good. Also, I have to remind you that those people from Canghui Academy were trained by Shi Nian, so they might have similar methods. You need to prepare a way to deal with them in advance."

"If they also have illusion techniques or similar methods, I would be more than happy to have them," Tang San said calmly.

Back to the present, although Grandmaster was not quite sure what methods Tang San would use, he knew that Canghui Academy's spirit-type soul skill fusion technique should be unable to deal with Tang San, so he was looking forward to the outcome of this match.

On the stage, the seven-colored light had now enveloped the entire arena, blocking all eyes from outside.

The captain of Canghui Academy looked at the seven people opposite him and sneered:
"It seems you've changed your team members. It looks like Shi Nian succeeded after all. But he didn't come back. Could it be that one of your elders discovered him and dealt with him? If he's dead, I wonder if you could answer a question for me?"

Tang San remained indifferent, while the others glared at him angrily. Zhu Zhuqing wanted to slip into the shadows, but Tang San spoke up at that moment:
"Don't act rashly."

Zhu Zhuqing frowned and stood still.

"Don't be so serious. If you can answer my question, I might make you feel a little better," Captain Cang Hui said with a smile.

"Are you sure you can take us all by force?" Dai Mubai asked coldly.

“Otherwise, you have nowhere to escape. So, answer my question?” Captain Cang Hui had a completely confident expression on his face.

"What do you want to ask?" Tang San said calmly.

"There was a soul bone from that year. Who got that soul bone?" Captain Cang Hui asked.

"Which 'dust' do you think is in 'Chen Feng'?" Tang San countered.

Captain Cang Hui's expression changed, but he quickly smiled again. "Even if Chen Xin gets that soul bone, he most likely won't use it on himself. Everyone knows that the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is extremely favored, and as far as I know, that little princess is your team's substitute. So if I'm not mistaken, that soul bone should be with her."

"You're very smart, so what are you planning to do?" Tang San asked.

"Naturally, we'll get our hands on that soul bone, but that's none of your business, because you won't survive this match," Captain Canghui said maliciously.

"You want to kill us? Aren't you afraid of the punishment in the competition?" Tang San asked expressionlessly.

"Hmph, with your deaths in the Asura Illusion and my methods, it's just an accident. No one will be able to find out." Captain Cang Hui sneered.

"So as long as you make it look like an accident that can't be detected, nothing will happen?" Tang San nodded.

"What do you mean?" Captain Cang Hui vaguely sensed something was wrong, and his unease made him decisively activate the Asura Illusion.

But at the same moment, Tang San leaped into the air and kicked all six of his teammates from behind, sending them flying forward and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

While suspended in mid-air, his eyes emitted a purple-gold light that flashed in seven directions. Screams erupted simultaneously as Tang San slapped his own chest with a backhand, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The surrounding colorful lights slowly faded, revealing a scene to all the spectators: of the fourteen people on the field, only Tang San was standing.

The seven members of Canghui Academy were foaming at the mouth and convulsing, while their opponents, the six members of Hydra Academy, were also coughing up blood and looked seriously injured.

This scene caused an uproar at the scene. Most people did not expect that the Hydra Academy team, which had suffered almost no damage in the first two games, would lose six out of seven players in this game.

Even though the scene of Canghui Academy's soul skills looked impressive, this result still surprised many people.

However, during this match, the audience was still unsure whether the members of the Hydra team had used their ten-thousand-year soul skills, as their vision was obscured by Cang Hui's soul skill fusion technique.

Some people think that the Hydra team must have used their trump card, the Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill, to suffer such heavy losses. Others think that they failed to use their Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill in time, which is why they suffered such heavy losses.

However, the exact nature of the Hydra team's three millennium-old soul skills remains a mystery.

Perhaps the answer to this question will only be available after the seven students from Canghui Academy wake up.

Because of their "serious injuries," Tang San and his companions were helped off the stage by the teachers. Flander was initially a little nervous seeing the children injured, but when he helped Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai up, he realized something and then gave Tang San a deep look.

When the Hydra team returned to the rest area, several members of the Canghui team also underwent injury assessment by the competition organizers.

Soon, after examination by several senior experts in the Soul Master world, all seven contestants from Canghui Academy were determined to have suffered from Soul Skill backlash.

Although the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament has explicit rules prohibiting the crippling or killing of opponents, the backlash from soul skills is no one's fault but one's own.

However, the fate of the contestants from Canghui Academy was indeed tragic. They lost their ability to think due to the backlash of their soul skills and all became idiots. Naturally, Canghui Academy could not accept this result, and they lodged a strong protest with the competition organizers, demanding that Hydra Academy be severely punished.

Therefore, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall jointly formed an investigation team to investigate the situation of both sides. The Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City also sent a high-level healing-type spirit master to treat the students of Canghui Academy.

"Their treatment is futile," Tang San said to the others in Chen Feng's room.

"Are those people beyond saving?" Dai Mubai asked.

"He won't die, but he'll never regain his senses," Tang San said casually.

"Thank you, Third Brother," Ning Rongrong said.

"No need to thank me, they brought it on themselves. If you dare to play dirty tricks, you have to bear the consequences. They turned Xiao Feng into this state, it's too lenient of me not to kill them." A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes.

Even now, he still feels lingering fear when he thinks back to that day. He can't even imagine what he would have become or what he would have done if Chen Feng had really died at Shi Nian's hands.

If it weren't for the fear of affecting the academy's competition, Tang San would have truly wanted to kill Cang Hui and the others.

Fortunately, Cang Hui and his group gave him a good opportunity. In order to find the whereabouts of the soul bone from that year, they used a soul fusion technique to cover up the outside world's attention.

So Tang San decided to play along and had the others cooperate in putting on a show for him.

In addition, there is the Spirit Hall, the mastermind behind everything. He doesn't know if other members of the Spirit Hall were involved, but Salas is definitely implicated.

Tang San has already kept this score in mind, and he will settle it one day.

"Rongrong, can Brother Feng really be awakened?" Ma Hongjun asked with some concern.

They had already learned that Ning Rongrong had a way to awaken Chen Feng, but how to put it, not seeing the results was still unsettling.

"I definitely can. Once I'm ready, I'll bring Xiaofeng back." Ning Rongrong nodded firmly.

She wasn't really sure herself, but she had to give others hope, and she kept telling herself that she could do it.

Ma Hongjun scratched his head and said:

"My main concern is that Brother Feng might end up like Cang Hui and his ilk after waking up."

"Don't jinx it!" Xiao Wu patted him on the back. "Xiao Feng will definitely be alright, right, Ling'er?"

Gu Yueling nodded. "Chen Feng's situation is fundamentally different from that of Cang Hui and the others. His consciousness is intact; he's just fallen into a deep sleep. But if, as Tang San said, Cang Hui and the others were truly affected by his mental attack, causing a backlash from the illusion, then their consciousness must have been shattered. With the current methods available to human soul masters, there is no hope of recovery."

Xiao Wu lowered her eyes; she had just heard Gu Yueling's slip of the tongue.

What do you mean, "human"? Most people wouldn't say that.

Therefore, her previous suspicions were possible. Gu Yueling might be like her, a soul beast transformed into a human, otherwise the source of the other party's knowledge would be inexplicable.

Moreover, judging from where Gu Yueling first appeared, she most likely came from the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, Gu Yueling's martial soul is the Golden Lion, but Xiao Wu has never heard of this kind of soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, which is something that puzzles her.

So, should I talk to her? This thought came to Xiao Wu's mind.

But she quickly dismissed the idea, because the fact that Gu Yueling was a soul beast transformed into a human was just her guess, and she wasn't even 100% sure.

If Xiao Wu guesses wrong, then talking to Gu Yueling could lead to her revealing her identity, which is extremely dangerous.

Although Xiao Wu is impulsive, she has made some progress after being educated by Chen Feng for so long.

So she decided to wait until Chen Feng woke up before talking to him and Tang San about it, and let them decide what to do.

While Tang San was silently taking notes, Salas, whom he had written down, had already returned to his residence in the Spirit Temple of Heaven Dou City.

As soon as I returned, a subordinate came to report:
"Your Excellency, a patron saint has come to visit the basilica."

“Offerings?” Salas frowned. “I understand. You may leave.”

After dismissing his subordinates, he went to the temple's reception room and saw a gray-haired man drinking tea inside.

Salas closed the door to the reception room with his backhand and asked with a smile:
"So it is Your Majesty the Prickly Porcupine. What brings you here today?"

(End of this chapter)