Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 283 Binding and Killing by Ten Thousand Snakes
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After a short break, the highly anticipated finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finally began.

The finals were not as grand as expected; everything was kept simple, and the atmosphere was not even as intense as some of the major battle arenas in big cities.

In the first round, the Royal Fighting Team will face the first place team in the Star Luo Empire Division's qualifying round—a team with four Soul Masters and three Soul Venerables, whose strength is second only to the Star Luo Royal Academy.

Under the referee's direction, the players from both sides took to the playing field.

Soon, the audience noticed that only six members of the Royal Fighting Team were on the field, one of them was missing.

The audience erupted in uproar, especially the Xingluo faction.

"What happened? Why is the Royal Fighting Team missing one person? I heard they were attacked on the way. Could it be that a member was injured and unable to participate?"

"That can't be right. They'd play even if they were injured in such an important competition. Maybe they have some special tactics?"

"Special tactics? Losing one player in a team battle is a huge disadvantage! The opponent is not weak, isn't Royal Fighting cutting off its own arm?"

"Could it be that there's internal conflict within the team, and someone is deliberately absent?"

There was much discussion below the stage, and the Xingluo team on stage was equally puzzled.

According to their intelligence, while the Royal Fighting Team possesses strong individual skills, their teamwork is extremely poor. In the Heavenly Fighting Preliminaries, their captain consistently turned the tide against formidable opponents.

The captain of the Royal Fighting Team is none other than Xuan Ming, the star Soul Master who is famous throughout the continent's Great Soul Arena and the youngest holder of the Diamond Soul Badge.

"What are they doing?" Huo Wu asked, puzzled.

"Huo Wu, have you seen Gu Yuena's spirit ring?" Huo Wushuang suddenly asked.

Huo Wu was slightly taken aback.

Like Xuanming, Gu Yuena has never revealed her spirit rings, and she hasn't even used a single spirit skill in previous matches. She only occasionally uses some spear techniques that resemble her self-created spirit skills, and they look very similar to Xuanming's moves...

Huo Wu's expression froze. "You mean..."

"The finals are an elimination tournament. If we lose here, the Royal Fighting Team will go straight home. The Royal Fighting Team wouldn't be so arrogant if they weren't absolutely certain of victory," Huo Wushuang said.

The team match was chaotic and he couldn't quite grasp the situation, but during the previous qualifying rounds, he felt very clearly that Gu Yuena's every attack seemed to be an attempt to suppress her own power!
The fact that she could easily suppress him in a direct confrontation, and even suppress her own power at the same time, shows that Gu Yuena is definitely not a Soul Master, but at least a Soul King!

As soon as the referee finished speaking, both teams instantly released their martial spirits.

The seven members of the Star Luo Empire team released intertwined light from their martial souls, creating a menacing aura.

On the Royal Fighting Team's side, although they were missing one member, the martial spirit light released by the remaining six members was by no means weak. In particular, Gu Yuena, the moment her six spirit rings of yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, the entire arena fell into an eerie silence.

Immediately afterwards, gasps of surprise erupted from the stadium.

"Six...six spirit rings! She's actually a six-ring Spirit Emperor!"

"How is this possible! How could the Royal Fighting Team have a Soul Emperor!"

Whether it was the participating teams from the two great empires or the Soul Masters watching from the Spirit Hall, they all showed disbelief when they saw the six spirit rings swirling around Gu Yuena.

Reaching the Soul King level within the age range required for the competition is already incredible enough, but now they've actually seen a Soul Emperor!
The faces of the participating teams from the Star Luo Empire instantly turned extremely ugly. They had originally thought that the Royal Fighting Team's strength had been greatly reduced due to the absence of Xuan Ming, which was a good opportunity for them to win.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yuena, who suddenly appeared, possessed such a terrifying level of soul power and soul ring configuration.

"Game start."

The referee finally came to his senses and gave the starting command.

At the moment the match began, all the members of the Royal Fighting Team retreated, leaving only Dugu Yan standing at the forefront.

The opposing Star Luo Empire team was still in shock from Gu Yuena's terrifying level and spirit rings, and dared not launch an attack rashly.

And this is exactly the effect that Royal Fighting Team wants.

"Rongrong!" Dugu Yan called out.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda rose up in front of Ning Rongrong. With a solemn expression, she clapped her hands forward, and like Huo Wu, all four of her spirit rings lit up at the same time.

Fusion ring!

Its function is to release the soul power that can be released when using several soul rings to output skills at the same time in an instant. In other words, it can be said to release a large amount of soul power in an instant to use a soul skill.

Four beams of nine-colored light emanated from the lower four levels of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda and directly merged into Dugu Yan's body.

Instantly, Dugu Yan's soul power increased dramatically, and at the same time, her black fifth soul ring finally flashed for the first time in this competition.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Serpents Binding Slaughter!" As the fifth soul ring shone brightly, the ground trembled violently! Countless venomous serpent phantoms surged forth from the ground like a tide!

These small snakes are tiny yet densely packed, their scales shimmering with a ghostly green, and their movements resemble a churning sea of ​​poison.

They continuously spewed out nauseating poisonous mist, sweeping towards the Star Luo team at extremely high speed, like a green storm carrying the aura of death!

The Star Luo team members finally came to their senses and tried to dodge, but the snakes were too fast and too numerous, so they didn't have time to react!
In an instant, the phantom of the venomous snake engulfed them, tightly wrapped and bound by countless strong threads.

The Star Luo team members who were entangled felt a small but powerful force constantly squeezing their bodies, as if countless invisible hands were trying to crush their bones!
At the same time, the venom is injected into the body like fine needles through the pores and blood vessels, reaching the internal organs and causing excruciating pain!
"Ah!" The Star Luo team members screamed in agony.

The body swelled rapidly under the corrosive effects of the venom, and the skin turned an eerie bluish-purple.

In just a few breaths, their faces turned deathly pale, their lips turned purplish-black, and they were on the verge of death!
"Referee! They're killing people!" Xingluo's side shouted immediately.

The Star Luo representatives, who were seated in the VIP section, also stood up.

The referee frowned and instantly appeared in front of the Royal Fighting Team, his gaze wary and stern: "Royal Fighting Team, what's going on? The tournament clearly stipulates that you cannot intentionally harm your opponent's life!"

Dugu Yan remained calm and raised her head indifferently: "Referee, we are just playing a normal game. Besides, they are not dead yet. They can take the antidote within fifteen minutes and rest."

"If the person isn't dead, how can it be considered murder?"

A burly middle-aged man representing Xingluo roared, "This isn't considered intentional homicide? Look at how our team members have been tortured! The Royal Fighting Team must be disqualified!"

The atmosphere below the stage was tense, and the Heavenly Battle Soul Masters stood up to confront each other.

At the stalemate, a cardinal from the Spirit Hall slowly rose and calmly said, "Competitions are inherently risky. If you can't withstand a spirit skill attack, you can only blame your own lack of strength. If you disqualify someone for this, what fairness is there in the competition?"

"The Royal Fighting Team's attack did not result in any death, so it is not considered a violation. The match continues."

The cardinal's words silenced both sides. Although the Star Luo faction was still dissatisfied, they wouldn't offend the Spirit Hall for the sake of a single match.

But will the game continue?
Everyone looked toward the arena. The Xingluo team members had completely lost their fighting ability, collapsed on the ground convulsing and spitting out black blood.

"Just a heads-up, if we don't administer the detoxifying agent soon, they'll really die. And that won't be my problem," Dugu Yan said coldly.

The burly middle-aged man's facial muscles twitched, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness, but seeing his teammate's life in danger, he could only grit his teeth and growl, "We... surrender!"

The referee immediately announced: "The Royal Fighting Team wins this match!"

Only now did the Tian Dou team understand why Dugu Yan had been holding back her anger all this time—she was waiting for this opportunity to win a great start for Huang Dou in the finals with such a stunning and powerful performance, and to vent her anger at being doubted and looked down upon!
Seeing Dugu Yan's behavior, Dugu Bo became even more worried.

Ever since the attack on the road, he had a bad feeling. The waters of Wuhun City were far deeper than he had imagined!
If the granddaughter were weaker, at least the Spirit Hall wouldn't have been so concerned about her.

But this performance now... after the competition...

Pope's Palace.

Since returning to Wuhun City, Bibi Dong has been trying to understand the situation of the Papal Palace, and after several days of probing, she has roughly figured it out.

Although Jin E seized the Pope's power by relying on the authority of the Elders' Hall, this has led to instability among the people of the Spirit Hall.

After all, she is the rightful Pope. Although Golden Crocodile Douluo is highly respected, he is ultimately just an elder, not the Pope. Legally, Golden Crocodile Douluo has no standing.

Jin E was able to seize power because she wasn't in Wuhun City, but now that she's back, many people below are starting to waver again.

Once the Golden Crocodile falls, she will soon be able to take back all the power of the Pope.

Similarly, Golden Crocodile also needs to find a legitimate reason to depose her from the papacy as soon as possible. If the stalemate continues, those below will have even more ulterior motives.

"Soul Emperor?"

After the Royal Fighting Team's match ended, news about Gu Yuena quickly reached the Papal Palace.

Despite having spoken with Gu Yuena before, Bibi Dong was still somewhat shocked upon hearing this news.

No wonder Qian Renxue became so obedient; she must have been discouraged.

"Your Holiness, this matter has already spread, and the Elders' Hall will likely take action soon," Yue Guan said.

Such extraordinary talent, if it cannot be harnessed for one's own use, must be extinguished. If this were not in Wuhun City, someone would probably have taken action as soon as the competition ended.

"Don't worry about it," Bibi Dong said calmly.

"If they want to die, then let them."

Although she couldn't sense any soul beast aura on Gu Yuena, the fact that she could mingle with those ferocious beasts and even hold a very high position meant that her identity was definitely extraordinary!
No, the Star Dou Great Forest is not far away. If something happens here and angers that Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Wuhun City might be razed to the ground by the beast tide...

(End of this chapter)