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Chapter 132 Full of Confidence! (6k) (Please Subscribe)

"Little Peach, your cultivation level—"

The following morning, the day the second round of the tournament began, Liu Yuan ran into Ma Xiaotao, who had just finished her seclusion.

He was surprised to find that Ma Xiaotao's aura seemed much stronger than yesterday, indicating that she had made a significant breakthrough.

"That's right, I've broken through."

Ma Xiaotao gave a fiery smile.

Ever since being struck by heavenly lightning, not only was her evil fire suppressed, but she also miraculously broke through from level 67 to level 68. Last night, the soul bone that Elder Xuan sent her propelled her two levels further, making her a quasi-Soul Saint.

"So if this match involves team battles or one-on-one duels, leave it to me." Ma Xiaotao's words were brimming with confidence. In her view, the teams in the second round would definitely not be able to withstand her attacks.

And that is indeed the case.

Today's match is Shrek Academy versus Thousand Spirits Academy. The mode we've drawn is Team Battle. As for the strength of Thousand Spirits Academy—six Soul Masters plus one Soul King—that's not bad.

In addition, the seven-person team battle lineup of Qianling Academy is also known as the "turtle shell". Four defensive-type soul masters and two control-type soul masters rely solely on their captain Shen Ce's hand-spear martial soul to launch a fortress-like attack.

But what use is the most ingenious tactical arrangement in the face of absolute strength?

Are you sure you're not going to go?

Faced with Wang Yan's question, Liu Yuan, who was not interested, shook his head and said, "I'm just watching the show today."

There's not much room for maneuver anyway.

Wang Yan naturally had no objection to this.

"Alright."

As the match began, the appearance of Ma Xiaotao, a new face, immediately attracted the attention of the entire audience after the seven members of Shrek Academy took to the field.

"Is that someone new?"

"They seem really strong!"

"Holy crap, so white and so big!"

"Dude!? You really dared to do that?!"

Unlike the audience who were drawn to the unusual or simply looking for something new, the students from other Soul Master academies were on high alert. This was because, judging from Ma Xiaotao's age, she was a regular member of Shrek Academy's team.

"They actually sent a member of the regular team."

Thinking that Shrek Academy was worried that Thousand Spirits Academy had a Soul King and that their strength was insufficient, Ma Rulong nodded in approval of this cautious statement.

"Let me see what you've got up your sleeve."

The moment he finished speaking, the referee on the stage gave the order, and the battle began!

But the next second, "Bear—" A scorching heat wave suddenly erupted from Ma Xiaotao's body, and the raging flames seemed to transform into a crying phoenix!

Yellow, purple, black! Six spirit rings rose slowly, coupled with her imposing aura. Ma Xiaotao alone had completely intimidated the seven opponents!

"That's right!"

Sensing the aura emanating from Ma Xiaotao, "Old Ma," the leader of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, immediately became restless. He widened his eyes and looked down!

Quasi-Soul Saint!

Shrek Academy actually has a quasi-Soul Saint!

Meanwhile, Xu Jiawei:

He suddenly realized that the Gluttonous Douluo had been playing a trick on him that day. He'd even said the main team was severely damaged, and Shrek Academy might struggle to win the championship—

I don't believe you for a second!

You old rascal, you're really wicked!

What he held in his hand was intelligence on the reserve team, assessed by specialists from the Star Luo Empire: Liu Yuan, 13 years old, Soul Master, estimated combat strength Soul King; Di Qiu'er, 13 years old, Soul Master, estimated combat strength Soul King—

Now, another quasi-Soul Saint has arrived!

You're messing with me, aren't you!

Xu Jiawei narrowed his eyes and instructed the people around him: "Go, assess the strength of this regular team member and think of a way to design a targeted tactic."

Regardless, this is the best chance for Star Luo Royal Academy to win the championship, and they absolutely cannot let it slip by!

On the competition stage, while the spectators were filled with mixed emotions, the seven members of Qianling Academy who were facing Ma Xiaotao had only one thought in their minds: the pressure was immense!

Despite the immense pressure, Shen Ce, as the team captain, still chose to take action. Even though he knew the chances of winning were slim, he had to give it a try!

"Everyone, go all out!"

At Thousand Spirits Academy, the ice-attribute control-type Soul Master immediately used his head Soul Bone skill to amplify his power. After unleashing his fourth Soul Skill, he transformed the icy winds in the air into a massive frost tornado, sweeping out to obstruct everyone on the opposing side.

"ice?"

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao took a step forward, and the instant his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion bloodline was activated, his third soul skill was simultaneously activated, forming a phantom of an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

With the two forces combined, the ice and snow tornadoes that had just been coming on strong were instantly suppressed by Huo Yuhao's ultimate ice.

Something's not right!

"A Soul Master can suppress a Soul Grandmaster!?"

In the rest area, Huo Yuhao's behavior immediately attracted the attention of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

As the only ice-attribute soul master in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Meng Hongchen picked up the conversation, "His should be the ultimate ice attribute."

hiss-

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock!

Good, good, good! Another rather troublesome monster has appeared in Shrek Academy's reserve team!

Now, Xiao Hongchen's expression turned completely serious. How should they compete in the tournament five years from now?

On the stage, Huo Yuhao suppressed the Ice Tornado while his eyes shone with a blue-purple light. He delivered a mental interference attack directly to his opponent.

This move interrupted Shen Ce's preparations.

"Chirp—"

Suddenly, a phoenix's cry resounded throughout the room.

The jet-black sixth spirit ring around Ma Xiaotao now shone brightly. Instantly, the protective barrier formed by the 108 spirit masters surrounding the arena began to tremble violently. Large swaths of red light condensed within the barrier, and the temperature on the entire arena soared.

Witnessing the phoenix meteor shower poised to erupt, the faces of the four defensive Soul Masters turned deathly pale!

Didn't you just say you'd give it a try?

Are they really going to be the ones to stop this attack?!

No!

Do they deserve it?!

This is a recipe for death!

At the same time, the same thought arose in the minds of all the viewers. That was—

Is this really the Soul Emperor?

Fortunately, the referee intervened in time, preventing the phoenix meteor shower from falling and saving the seven students from Thousand Spirits Academy from disaster.

"In the third round of the round-robin tournament, Shrek Academy faced Thousand Spirits Advanced Soul Master Academy. Shrek Academy won!"

After the verdict was announced, Ma Xiaotao withdrew her Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, but said with disdain, "That's it?"

However, despite saying that, Ma Xiaotao's gaze never fell on the seven people from Qianling Academy. Instead, she made no attempt to hide it as she looked at the rest area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

It's obvious who he was talking to.

"She's too arrogant!"

Ma Rulong was furious.

But the hint of fear that flashed in his eyes kept his angry mind clear.

Because she is arrogant, and has the right to be arrogant.

I just don't know if I can win by playing both of my trump cards at the same time.

At the same time, in the audience, a burly man with a rather thick right arm sized up Huo Yuhao on the field, his brows furrowed. He turned to the large-headed man next to him and asked, "Have you figured anything out?"

The big-headed man shook his head. "Not sure."

"However, there was indeed a fluctuation in his eyes when he activated his soul skill. Based on my experience, that does match the characteristics of an eye-based martial soul. But that makes it impossible to explain the ice crystals on his body."

As is well known, twin martial souls cannot be used simultaneously.

unless--

There are indeed some special cases.

After all, the world is vast and full of wonders.

"If you're unsure, keep observing."

The big-armed man crossed his arms, nonchalantly saying, "Anyway, Shrek Academy only has a few people, so that kid will have plenty of opportunities to play. If this kid really has a true martial soul and twin martial souls, with that ultimate ice, maybe—he might even be a step ahead of that kid Long Aotian."

"Ha—don't be too happy yet."

The big-headed man chuckled, "Maybe he's just a beast spirit, and his eyes are just part of the beast spirit's attack methods, or perhaps some kind of special self-created spirit skill or combat technique."

"Lang Ya, if you're talking about self-created soul skills and combat techniques, I'll believe you. But you're talking about special techniques of beast martial souls—do you think I, Yu Tao, am illiterate?!" The big-armed man laughed and cursed, "I don't recognize that Ice Jade Scorpion?!"

Langya: ————

"Have you ever heard of mutated martial souls?"

While the two brothers were bickering, the seven members of Shrek Academy had already stepped off the competition stage. However, apart from Huo Yuhao, Ma Xiaotao, and Di Qiuji, the other four all had dead fish eyes on their faces.

From the beginning until now, they've been like background figures, practically just waiting in the background with some support items to act as cheerleaders. This feeling is awful.

So, after returning to the hotel, they asked, "You guys want to fight too?"

"Yeah! Since it's an eight-person team, we can't just let the other four of us lie down and wait until victory. Give us a chance!"

Seeing Ma Xiaotao's performance and learning that she had broken through to level 70, everyone's pressure eased considerably.

Because in their view, they were confident of victory in team battles, one-on-one matches, and 2-2-3 matches.

So once you have security and your nerves are no longer tense, you naturally start paying attention to other things.

"Alright then."

Liu Yuan expressed his agreement.

So, in the third round of the round-robin tournament, the Shrek Academy students, who had drawn the 2-2-3 format for the first time, began to arrange the order of their appearances and the selection of players.

To ensure victory, the second match was arranged for Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er, and the third match was given to Ma Xiaotao and her two accessories.

Although it was mentioned before that Ma Xiaotao would only play once in the round-robin tournament, in reality, she wouldn't need to play in this match at all. This is because their opponent, "Zhengtian Academy," will definitely forfeit their match when it's Ma Xiaotao's turn.

In other words, their only hope of winning lies in the other two matches without Ma Xiaotao.

And that is indeed the case.

"Captain, look over there."

On the other side of the competition stage, Tang Xiaolei had the sharpest eyes. She spotted Ma Xiaotao in the waiting area immediately and reported the matter to Ye Wuqing.

Ye Wuqing's expression immediately turned serious.

"Captain, what do we do?"

"Or we could just abstain."

At this point, one of the team members suggested, "Since the round-robin tournament uses a points system, forfeiting one match is no problem."

"No!" Ye Wuqing, his eyes blazing with determination, flatly rejected the suggestion. "We won't admit defeat this time, and I want to test Shrek Academy's mettle!"

Yu Mengdi frowned, "We can't just do it by force."

"I know," Ye Wuqing said earnestly.

"We absolutely cannot clash with that Soul Emperor. So, to defeat Shrek Academy, we must win the other two matches. Therefore, I've decided to change my tactics—"

Meanwhile, on the other side...

"I really want to go!"

"Stop messing around!"

Liu Yuan mercilessly covered Wang Dong'er's pitiful face with his palm. This girl is getting more and more adept at this trick; luckily, he has a firm will!

"We agreed that a bet is a bet."

It turned out that no one wanted to give up on choosing the participants for the first round. So, Liu Yuan suggested deciding by drawing lots, and in the end, it was Bei Bei and Xiao Xiao who were chosen.

Clearly, someone is trying to renege on their promise.

Seeing that Liu Yuan's approach was not working, Wang Dong'er puffed out her cheeks and moved her face away from his palm.

But his eyes darted around mischievously, and he locked his attention on Xiao Xiao, his tone changing.

The sweet, coquettish voice sent a chill down Xiao Xiao's spine.

Before Wang Dong'er could even utter a word, a fair hand slammed onto her head, pulling the bewildered Wang Dong'er up from the ground.

Wang Dong'er: ? ? ? !!!

"Let me go, let me go—" Wang Dong'er kept twisting and turning, her hands and feet spinning like hula hoops. But no matter how much she struggled, the hand on her head remained motionless, and she was like a rag doll.

As for who did this—Di Qiuji's cold lips seemed to curl upwards at an angle.

Beibei and the others looked at each other in bewilderment: "————"

Did you see anything?

Oh dear—this floor is really hard.

"Ahem—" Seeing that the "obstacle" had been "dealt with," Liu Yuan coughed lightly.

"Since no one has any objections, then the first match is set. Senior Bei, Xiao Xiao!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes!"

Beibei jokingly gave a salute, and Xiaoxiao imitated her in a similar manner.

Their opponents in this round were also two Soul Masters, one male and one female: Yang Yifan and Yu Mengdi.

Yu Mengdi is one of the three Soul Kings of Zhengtian Academy! It is said that her Martial Soul is the famous Angel! Although it cannot compare to the legendary Six-Winged Angel, it is still one of the best among the top Martial Souls.

"Both sides retreat, prepare."

At the referee's instruction, both players had reached the edge of the playing area.

With a loud shout, "Begin!"

Bei Bei and Xiao Xiao immediately revealed their martial spirits.

Seeing that one was a Soul Master and the other was just a Grand Soul Master, both Yu Mengdi and Yang Yifan showed contempt on their faces.

That's it?

With the dragons charging right at their faces, how could they possibly lose?

It can be solved very easily!

Two yellow, two purple, and one black spirit rings rose slowly, and a pair of pure white wings, radiating intense golden light, unfurled from Yu Mengdi's back.

Instantly, her entire body was enveloped in a soft golden light. Her divine aura inspired a desire to bow in reverence.

A golden light flashed in her hand, and her soul power transformed into two angelic swords.

With a flap of her wings, she suddenly accelerated in the air, like a golden meteor, rushing towards Beibei!

Almost simultaneously, Yang Yifan, wielding a dagger-wielding spirit, and with his four spirit rings—two yellow and two purple—flickering around him, attacked Xiao Xiao from the side.

Clearly, they chose to divide and conquer based on their superior strength. They planned to have Yang Yifan quickly deal with Xiao Xiao, then join forces with Yu Mengdi to take down Bei Bei!

But who could have foreseen that the next second, "the nation's most important instrument, the cauldron, would tremble!"

Xiao Xiao unleashed her ultimate skill!

With a thought, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron instantly merged into one.

Just as the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron merged and emitted a dark light, Xiao Xiao, with lightning speed, activated the dragon-patterned black-gold cauldron in his dantian, almost simultaneously completing its fusion with his own martial soul.

The moment the dark light dissipated, a large cauldron radiating dark light and adorned with dragon patterns appeared, hovering above Xiao Xiao's head.

This action immediately led Yang Yifan to believe that the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron was Xiao Xiao's martial soul after they merged.

Taking advantage of this misunderstanding, "thump—"

Xiao Xiao immediately activated two of her soul skills. The two soul skills combined, and a considerable shockwave instantly spread out in a wide area, directly affecting Yang Yifan. The dizzying effect accompanying the soul skills also interrupted Yang Yifan's steps.

Just as he regained consciousness from the dizziness, a large shadow loomed over him.

"boom!"

Amidst a cloud of dust, the dragon-patterned black and gold cauldron enveloped Yang Yifan, trapping him within its confines.

Xiao Xiao's petite figure swiftly leaped onto the cauldron. She took out a soul tool for controlling gravity and placed it at the bottom of the cauldron. This instantly made the already incredibly heavy dragon-patterned black-gold cauldron even heavier.

If Yang Yifan were a powerful offensive Soul Master, or if he possessed a Soul Guidance Device, he might still have a chance to break free from the cauldron.

However, as someone who doesn't use soul tools and is merely an agility-based Soul Master, the only effect he can bring to the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron is scratching.

Clearly, Yang Yifan's momentary underestimation of his opponent led to him being trapped by Xiao Xiao and unable to escape.

"Yang Yifan!"

Yu Mengdi didn't expect that, just as things were beginning, one of her Soul Masters would be trapped.

Moreover, he was trapped by a powerful Soul Master!

How embarrassing!

"Feel sorry!"

Yang Yifan's voice came from inside the cauldron in a deep tone, accompanied by a series of clanging sounds.

It's obvious that Master Yang is doing gua sha again.

He also said apologetically, "It seems I can't get out."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao laughed, revealing her canine teeth. She lightly kicked the cauldron with her two little legs, "Are you giving my cauldron a gua sha treatment? If you ask me, you'd better stay inside obediently."

Yang Yifan: "————"

If there had been any gap in the competition stage, I would have crawled inside! There was no way around it, it was just too ridiculous!

"You bastard!"

Yu Mengdi almost ground her teeth to powder!

What was going so well has been ruined by you! You're such a terrible teammate!

She unleashed a flurry of sword strikes, attempting to force Bei Bei back so she could deal with Xiao Xiao. Unexpectedly, Bei Bei, enveloped in lightning, blocked her path. Simultaneously, a gigantic, luminous dragon head appeared in her hands.

The power of light, intertwined with lightning, slammed down with a punch! Yu Mengdi quickly crossed her two swords to block the attack.

"Another soul tool!?" Bei Bei didn't explain, and directly charged forward, clashing with Yu Mengdi who was wielding two swords. With a clang, the lightsaber struck Bei Bei's natal martial soul weapon, but he felt no pain.

Ye Wuqing witnessed all of this from below the stage.

Although his facial expression appeared calm, the bulging veins on his forehead revealed his true attitude.

"Yang Fan!"

The team members' names were squeezed out through clenched teeth.

This not only made him lose face, but also made the entire Zhengtian Academy lose face!

A Soul Master being subdued by a Grand Soul Master is unprecedented in history!

At this moment, Tang Xiaolei whispered, "What do we do now?"

"It's alright—" Ye Wuqing took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said, "We still have a chance of winning."

Only by winning can we reduce the impact of being ridiculed.

Yang Yifan, you just wait!

Once I get back to the academy, I'll train you to death!

Meanwhile, in the stands of the rest area.

"Hahaha"

"I almost died laughing!"

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen had completely lost his pretentious demeanor as a young master. Now, he was even laughing heartily, seemingly disregarding his image. Even the others from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy couldn't help but chuckle, and some of them joined in the laughter.

A Soul Master was instantly killed by a Grand Soul Master.

What is this if not a huge joke?

But despite the amusement, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was more concerned about Shrek Academy's use of soul tools.

"It seems we need to be careful." Ma Rulong's expression turned serious as he stopped laughing. "Now, Shrek Academy is also starting to pay attention to soul tools."

"What good would that do?"

Beside him, Xiao Hongchen sneered.

When he fixed his gaze on Xiao Xiao's black and gold cauldron with dragon patterns and Bei Bei's luminous dragon head, the disdain in his eyes became even more pronounced, as if he were a city dweller looking at a country bumpkin.

"The design of their soul tool?"

"Oh"

"Don't underestimate Shrek."

At this moment, the team leader, Old Ma, spoke up: "Their soul tools seem to be different from ours."

As a level nine soul master, although he couldn't observe the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron and the Light Dragon Head up close, he could still see some clues, but that was all.

You're overthinking it.

He laughed at the world, completely unconcerned.

"So what if they're different? Our Sun Moon Empire's soul tools are the true authority. What could Shrek Academy possibly research with their level of expertise?"

Old Ma frowned slightly, then relaxed.

Although the words were a bit rough, there's no denying that they made a lot of sense.

How could Shrek Academy's research level on soul tools possibly match that of the Sun Moon Empire?

Putting that matter aside, the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy continued watching the match below.

At this moment, the battle between Beibei and Yumengdi has entered a white-hot stage.

"Third Soul Skill - Angel's Blessing!"

Yu Mengdi raised the sacred twin swords high above her head!

The moment the golden flames rose rapidly, the faint image of a six-winged angel appeared behind her, bathing Yu Mengdi in gold.

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