In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 180 should have been read at a leisurely pace... but now it's all rushed.

"Shrek, Shrek..."

"Heavenly Spirit..."

Compared to before the competition, the audience's support for Shrek Academy has slightly diminished.

Even faint cheers for the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy could be heard within them.

In particular, the Tianling Academy side actually possessed a trump card move: the Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

Well, not only were the audience clueless, but even the remaining five members of Tianling Academy, who were teammates, were completely baffled.

Because Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong used a spirit fusion skill, the spirit skill effect of mental interference disappeared.

Once the Tianling Academy team members regained consciousness, they immediately spotted the giant wolf that had appeared on the field.

Oh no, where are Captain and Little Yellow? Could they have been eaten by that giant wolf?

Wait, what do you mean their Heavenly Spirit Academy has a trump card like a Martial Soul Fusion Technique?

Did the captain and Little Yellow use a spirit fusion technique to create that giant wolf?

Listening to the cheers of the audience at the competition venue, the remaining five students from Tianling Academy became more and more confused.

……

The members of the Sun and Moon Royal Academy watching this match.

When Huo Yuhao revealed his six 100,000-year soul rings, even Xiao Bing and the auspicious beast, who were very confident in their own strength, almost broke out in a sweat.

Xiao Bing/Ruixueer: There are even more perverted guys than the shop manager/Haki Bai?

But soon, Ruixue'er, being a mythical beast, sensed that something was wrong.

Those six 100,000-year soul rings, although they look impressive, actually have no core inside.

Simply put, it's to scare those guys who've never seen a 100,000-year soul ring before.

If it were a Soul Master with strong mental power, they would probably see through the disguise very quickly.

As for Xiao Bing, for some reason, she felt that the boy named Huo Yuhao had a slightly familiar aura about him.

Xiao Bing: What is it? It seems to be some kind of very plump and delicious thing.

Within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly felt a chill down its back, as if it were being targeted by some kind of natural enemy.

Tianmeng Bingcan: Strange, really strange. Why do I have that feeling, brother? Could it be that I didn't sleep well last night?
……

"Greedy wolves gallop, blood-red light shines!"

After blocking the "brilliant golden road", the giant wolf suddenly howled to the sky.

The broadsword in his hand began to turn blood-red, and with a chilling wolf howl, a blood moon rose eerily in the arena.

"The Fading of Brilliance, the Golden Path" is Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's first Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which can temporarily strip a Soul Master of their Martial Soul or Soul Beast's Soul and restrict their actions.

In a sense, it is irresistible.

Unfortunately, after drinking the Luckin Meteor Latte (hot), the captain of Tianling Academy and his teammate Da Huang used a temporary martial soul fusion skill with a 99% synergy and a 50% effect boost.

Not only are their cultivation levels higher than Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's, but their martial soul synergy is also far superior to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's.

Moreover, the giant wolf formed by the fusion of the two martial souls possesses a very cunning characteristic—bloodthirstiness.

Bloodlust: Loses rationality and acts purely on combat instinct, resulting in a significant increase in combat power.

Even if it hits, to strip the giant wolf of its soul, it must first have a soul itself.

Not to mention, the giant wolf used its combat instincts to deflect the attack.

……

"Oh!"

In the Shrek Academy's spectator area, Ma Xiaotao, an injured player, couldn't help but slam her fist on the railing in front of her upon witnessing this scene. Seriously? That giant wolf formed by the Martial Soul Fusion Skill already possessed the power of a Soul Emperor.

Even if she were in her prime and personally went up to catch that blow, she wouldn't be able to guarantee she could catch it 100%.

Not to mention Huo Yuhao, whose cultivation level is only that of a Great Soul Master, and Wang Dong, whose cultivation level is that of a Soul Venerable.

Even if both of them possess the same Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they can at most unleash strength comparable to a Soul King.

A difference of an entire realm is not so easy to bridge.

If they choose to confront each other head-on, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong will most likely suffer serious injuries.

But, should we stop the game?
No, absolutely not. Shrek Academy, as the reigning champions, can fall on the final stage, but they absolutely cannot be eliminated in the first round of elimination.

That would deal a huge blow to the reputation of the entire Shrek Academy.

Shrek disciples only die standing up, never kneeling.

Xuanzi, who was in charge of Shrek Academy this time, was on the verge of exploding with rage as he watched the competition on stage.

According to the intelligence he gathered, the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy team could only be considered a lower-middle-tier team in this Soul Battle Tournament.

There wasn't even a single Soul King, and the team's average level was only slightly over forty.

Therefore, Xuanzi approved the participation of the reserve team in this competition.

Otherwise, they could use the privilege of being Shrek Academy's previous champions to give Shrek a bye in the first stage of the elimination rounds, thus allowing them to hold out until the academy sends an inner court disciple who meets the competition criteria to save the day.

Now, looking at the giant wolf with a fierce glint in its eyes in the arena, Xuanzi's eyes were bloodshot.

I strongly suspect that Shrek Academy has been set up.

How could a small Tianling Academy possibly have this level of skill? There's something fishy going on, there's definitely something fishy going on!

……

Bai Ran, who was also watching the match, saw the blood moon rise in the arena.

I couldn't help but ask my friend Xiao Zi (the spirit) to make me a hot Luckin Meteorite Latte.

Drinking Luckin Coffee's Meteorite Latte is such a wonderful thing!
Bai Ran: Hmm... I hope Shrek Academy won't be eliminated in the first round of the knockout stage.

To be honest, Bai Ran's reason for selling the Luckin Meteorite Latte to the Tianling Academy team members was simply to cause trouble for Shrek Academy.

Essentially, I still hope that Sun Moon Royal Academy will defeat Shrek Academy in the finals.

Moreover, once the Shrek Academy finds out about this, Bai Ran estimates that he and Huo Yuhao and the others will be irreconcilable enemies.

Well... unless you're 100% certain you can defeat the chosen one, it's best not to antagonize them.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao at this stage has not yet been trained by Tang San and has not become the disgusting person he is later in the story.

Bai Ran: Besides, I'm also hoping to get the map of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well from Huo Yuhao.

……

Ten minutes have passed since the start of the match.

The market makers who opened the market aren't losing too much money so far.

However, as time passed, the dealer's forehead was covered in more and more sweat.

Although they claimed that the money in the market was all from retail investors, once the match lasted for more than 20 minutes, the young master who had just bet 10 gold coins actually won.

As the bookmaker, you'll lose at least 100,000 gold soul coins.

So the dealer started silently chanting in his mind: It must end within twenty minutes, it must end within twenty minutes.

Even if Shrek Academy loses, it's okay; even if Shrek Academy loses, they'll lose much less.

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(End of this chapter)