Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 199 Xu Xing: The Zhou Tian Star Array!

"The Great Celestial Array!"

On the field, Xu Xing stood in mid-air, feeling that he possessed infinite power. He looked at the demon, gave a soft shout, and pressed down with his hand.

In an instant, the stars within the domain began to swirl, as if meteorites were falling from the sky.

"snort!"

A dual voice, one male and one female, emanated from the demon's mouth. With his legs slightly bent, he leaped into the air, slashing his moon blade toward the star closest to him.

boom!

A huge explosion rang out, and the demon was blasted back to the ground. Looking up at the hundreds of stars rushing towards it, it immediately dodged, not intending to take the hit head-on.

Just now, the demon had already tested the power of these stars. Each shattering of a star was equivalent to the explosion of soul power at the Soul Master level.

The Soul Sect naturally cannot harm a Soul Douluo-level expert.

However, the time for Martial Soul Fusion is limited and it consumes a huge amount of Soul Power. We cannot waste time fighting these stars. Instead, we must find the right opportunity, leap in front of Xu Xing, and win with one blow.

These stars were not only attacking the demons, but also Yan and the others.

As for Xu Xing's teammates, after transferring all their soul power to Xu Xing, they were exhausted and collapsed on the ground, unable to attack, which meant they were eliminated directly.

The Spirit Hall team naturally couldn't attack them, who were completely defenseless.

"Damn it!" Yan covered himself in lava, forming a wall of lava, and let the other four come over while he resisted the impact of the stars.

"You've got some skills."

The venue for this competition is the desert.

Under the intense heat of Yan's lava, the sand crystallized, which increased the defensive power of the lava walls, enabling them to withstand the impact of Xu Xing's stars.

Of course, the main reason is that Xu Xing focused most of his attention on the bewitching demons.

Chant!

A crescent-shaped blade of light slashed towards his back, but at the critical moment, Xu Xing's body did a 180-degree turn, narrowly dodging the attack.

"We really can't afford to be careless in the slightest."

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Xing's forehead.

Just now, he only glanced at Yan and the others before the demon seized the opportunity and attacked him at close range.

If I were hit, I would probably be cut in half at the waist.

Fortunately, within this realm of stars, I am the brightest star, free to move and fly at will.

He is the ruler of this stellar realm!

"I am the Lord of the Stars!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Yao Mei, Yan, and the other five people, including the members of the Star Crown Academy team, all felt as if they were in the sky and about to fall.

From the perspective of the audience, it appeared as if Yao Mei, Yan, and the others were flying into the sky, and the sand from the desert also rose into the sky, eventually covering the top of the light screen.

"Is this gravity?" Xiao Wu exclaimed, confirming with Tang San.

"Similar." Tang San pushed up his detection glasses. "That domain space is probably centered on Xu Xing's location... To put it simply, where Xu Xing stands, the sky is above him and the ground is below him, and the gravity of that space will be adjusted according to Xu Xing's location."

"He cannot control gravity, but gravity will adjust according to the direction he is standing in."

To summarize in four sentences:

"I am the direction! I am space and time! All things in the four directions! I am the master!"

Hearing Tang San's description, everyone was shocked and could not imagine how such a terrifying domain skill could be created.

Lord of the Stars...

This isn't an exaggeration, it's the truth!

However, Tang San wasn't particularly shocked, since Xu Xing's path to becoming the true Lord of the Stars wasn't simply a matter of becoming a Title Douluo.

On the other side, Bibi Dong was also shocked by Xu Xing's abilities. After all, after Tang San and the others arrived, she had spared a bit of her attention to listen to their discussion.

Especially after hearing Tang San's evaluation of Xu Xing's field, he paid even more attention to Xu Xing, thinking to himself, "This person comes from the Star Crown Sect, and will definitely stand on the side of the Star Luo Empire in the future. The chance of him being used by the Spirit Hall is extremely small. Perhaps we can provoke Dai Lego a bit more."

On the field, the demon emerged from the sand, looked up at the arena above, and then caught sight of the spectators sitting upside down outside the field. It immediately realized that the gravity of the space had changed.

Now, they are in the sky.

"What a terrifying ability." A mixed male and female voice rang out. Facing the stars that continued to shoot towards him, he did not attack, but simply dodged.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue then discussed it for a while—

As long as she doesn't waste her soul power, the demonic state can be maintained for a relatively long time, while the opponent's reverse gravity will inevitably consume a lot of soul power.

Therefore, the strategy adopted can be summed up in one word: delay.

Xu Xing also realized that his soul power was being depleted. He gritted his teeth, threw his team of six people out of the arena, and then waved his hand. All the stars in the domain were arranged in an extremely peculiar way, forming an extremely complex three-dimensional star map.

"The Great Celestial Array!"

"Destroy!"

hum!

In an instant, the 365 stars accelerated in a mysterious way. Their speed was so fast that even a demon at the Soul Douluo level could not resist it. It was bombarded continuously, its silver metal armor shattered, its two moon blades cracked, and even three of its tails broke off.

"Fused Soul Skill: Demon Moon Shield!"

The demon unleashed its soul skill, but it shattered instantly upon being struck by the star.

"cough!"

After a round of bombardment, the bewitching figure slowly dispersed, transforming back into Xie Yue and Hu Liena.

Xie Yue was dressed in tattered clothes and had a weak breath.

Hu Liena, with blood dripping from the corner of her mouth, knelt on the sand.

A Soul Fusion Skill at the Contra Douluo level was actually shattered by a Soul Saint level domain! And it even left both of them seriously injured!

This shocked all the experts present, who marveled that the Star Crown Sect had produced such a talented individual.

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, thinking to herself, "If someone dares to beat Nana so badly... if this person cannot be used by the Spirit Hall, he must be eliminated. We must not give him any more time to grow."

However, a Soul Master can achieve this level by absorbing the soul power and starlight of six people. If his cultivation level increases further and he absorbs the soul power of even more people, wouldn't he be able to rival a Title Douluo?

Wang Chen, Mu Tian, ​​Huo Yuhao, and the others also noticed this scene, and their hearts sank.

Wang Chen: "Another guy who hasn't appeared in the original work. He's probably a time traveler too."

Mu Tian: "There are quite a few transmigrators in Douluo Continent."

Huo Yuhao: "Damn the Zhou Tian Star Array! Why is your cheat code so awesome? Can this tiny Douluo Continent withstand the array of the primordial world?"

Tang San, however, quietly asked Electrox, who was inside his dantian, "Brother Electrox, did you record that technique that Xu Xing named the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array'?"

“Of course,” Electrox said. “That formation is indeed extremely ingenious. I can’t see through it completely, but I have figured out a bit of the trick—it constructs 365 stars, condenses the power of the stars, and uses it for attacks, which are extremely powerful.”

"However, I feel that the main purpose of this formation is not for attack, but to gather the power of stars for cultivation, or to adjust the four seasons of the world, or even to create the world."

"Using it directly as a bomb-like attack method... feels like a waste of its potential."

"Forget it, that's that kid's own business. I'm too lazy to interfere. Anyway, the corresponding energy flow has been recorded, and the trajectory of the stars within the formation has been replicated. We'll have plenty of time to study it later."

Tang San thought Xu Xing was exaggerating about the Zhou Tian Star Formation. After all, based on its current power, it was just so-so and didn't reach the level of destroying the world.

Of course, it's also possible that Xu Xing's abilities were insufficient and he hadn't fully developed them.

However, even if the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array recorded by Electrolux is not complete but only basic, it is enough. After all, if it is to correspond to the heavens, it should correspond to the Zhou Tian Xing Dou of this universe, rather than creating an unfamiliar universe and Zhou Tian Xing Dou out of thin air.

Adapting to local conditions is the key.

Meanwhile, on the desert field, Xu Xing, who had unleashed the full power of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array," also lost all his soul power, and his domain dissipated.

Everyone fell down and was covered in sand.

Finally, Yan and the others helped Hu Liena and Xie Yue crawl out of the sand, and also brought out the unconscious Xu Xing.

Winner: Spirit Hall Team.

Although they were the victors, the Spirit Hall team had little to be happy about, as they had fought a very difficult match and only managed to salvage the game by virtue of their numerical advantage...

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"Nana, how do you feel about today's match?"

At noon, the competition was suspended, and everyone had lunch and a rest. Bibi Dong called the Spirit Hall team into the Papal Palace, her tone calm and revealing no emotion.

But Hu Liena knew it was because her performance had disappointed her teacher.

"It's all my fault, teacher. I shouldn't have given Star Crown Academy time to prepare." Hu Liena realized her mistake and immediately admitted it.

"Your Holiness, I was also wrong. As the older brother, I always gave in to my younger sister and didn't stop her." Xie Yue also admitted his mistake and hoped to accept the punishment together with Hu Liena.

Yan opened his mouth, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Holiness, I was wrong too. I should have interrupted their soul power fusion the moment the match started."

The other four also admitted their mistakes.

"Hmm." Bibi Dong nodded, quite satisfied with the seven's performance. She said, "It's not entirely your fault. Tang San revealed his 100,000-year fifth ring in the first match, which influenced you. It made you young and impetuous guys want to show your strength as soon as possible to intimidate your opponents."

"The other college teams are in a similar situation."

"There aren't many young people in this world who can resist the urge to hide their trump cards, especially after Tang San has made a name for himself... This is also part of his plan, to observe the trump cards of these hundred or so academies."

Hu Liena was startled and asked incredulously, "Teacher, are you saying that Tang San deliberately revealed his trump card in the first round, not only because he was confident in his own strength, but also because he had calculated the personalities of all the team members participating in this competition, in order to observe each team's trump card and thus arrange his tactics?"

Xie Yue exclaimed in shock, "If that's really the case, then Tang San is far too terrifying!"

Yan was also surprised: "He actually anticipated the thoughts of every team?"

Bibi Dong stopped the three from further influencing their thoughts and slowly said, "This is just a very simple, overt scheme. All we need to know is that the contestants are all young people."

"Youthful impetuosity is a common problem at your age; most people are like that."

"Tang San's display of his 100,000-year spirit ring amazed everyone. The other academy teams will inevitably use all their trump cards to demonstrate their strength."

"Because for most academies, compared to the unattainable championship, showing their full potential, winning the favor of the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire, and gaining a good reputation throughout the continent are the most important things. After all, this competition is being broadcast live across the entire continent... The word 'broadcast live' was coined by Tang San."

"You can imagine, with almost the entire mainland watching, wouldn't they go to great lengths for their reputation and face?"

"Nobody wants Tang San to steal their thunder..."

Hu Liena and the others finally understood.

In other words, teams that don't want Tang San to steal all the limelight will inevitably reveal all their trump cards. Once all their trump cards are revealed, Tang San will know about them and formulate a countermeasure.

It was an open conspiracy, truly an open conspiracy.

only--

"Wouldn't this mean that all our factions and academies could know the trump cards of other academy teams?" Hu Liena asked, puzzled.

"Because Tang San didn't reveal his trump cards at all," Bibi Dong said calmly. "He only revealed his 100,000-year spirit ring, but what are those two little children? Are they spirit skills? What are their specific effects? Does he have any other trump cards?"

"Besides what Matthew reported about Tang San's first soul skill: Endless Recovery, which can restore a soul master's full condition, his second soul skill, which is suspected to be able to amplify teammates, and the fact that he himself is a support type."

"We know nothing about the rest."

"But can you really say that he's an all-around support-type Soul Master capable of healing and amplification?"

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan looked at each other and shook their heads.

In the first match of the first round, Tang San's performance, speed, and strength were unmatched by ordinary offensive or agile attackers.

An all-around support type?

This is definitely a disguise!

Perhaps he is a control type. After all, Tang San's last move, controlling the Blue Silver Emperor to send Shrek Academy and the others out of the arena, is exactly the kind of method a control type should have.

"Ghost Douluo." After reprimanding the others, Bibi Dong summoned Ghost Douluo and asked, "What happened when you personally went to enforce the law earlier?"

"Tang San was slandered by Canghui Academy..." Ghost Douluo recounted the events.

"Heh, this is the downside of the Heaven Dou Empire. Each faction acts independently, and even those in the same camp target each other." Bibi Dong mocked, then said to Ghost Douluo, "In this match, the Spirit Hall team won a pyrrhic victory, but it also turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Xie Yue and Yan both reached level sixty under the pressure of that kid from the Star Crown Sect's domain. You will lead them to hunt for spirit rings."

"It is my honor." Ghost Douluo bowed respectfully to Bibi Dong, and then led Xie Yue and Yan away from the Papal Palace to the Star Dou Great Forest.

"So——"

Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena and the others who were still kneeling on the ground and said, "Get up. In the next few rounds of the competition, the other substitutes will temporarily take the positions of Xie Yue and Yan."

"Nana, are you okay on your own?"

Hu Liena shook her head, her eyes resolute: "No."

She knew this was a test from her teacher.

After all, it would definitely take Xie Yue and Yan more than ten days to hunt soul beasts. If they were unlucky, they might not encounter a suitable soul beast for a whole month.

Therefore, before the finals, it is very likely that the Spirit Hall team's golden generation will be reduced to only Hu Liena.

If we lose...

The three teams that were guaranteed admission—Tian Dou, Xing Luo, and Wu Hun Dian—will lose their eligibility to continue in the knockout stage and can only participate in the subsequent qualifying rounds and finals.

It looks pretty good, but in reality, these three teams that are guaranteed admission cannot afford to lose.

Because if they lose, even if they qualify for the qualifying rounds and the finals, they will be looked down upon by other colleges, who will think that they rely on the background of the three major powers rather than their own abilities.

"In the upcoming matches, I can't afford to give anyone the chance to use something like a Spirit Fusion Technique," Hu Liena silently warned herself. Otherwise, if they lost, it wouldn't just be the Spirit Hall team that lost face; the honor of the entire Spirit Hall would also be affected. The elders in the Elder Hall and the teachers have always been at odds—

Just like those three ten-thousand-year-old soul bones, which the teacher personally hunted and obtained, but wanted to directly bestow them upon the three members of the Golden Generation, he was stopped by the elders of the Elder Hall, forcing the teacher to use them as prizes for the competition and indirectly give them to the three of them.

However, this year's Continental Elite Tournament is truly full of hidden talents; maintaining the Spirit Hall's winning streak will not be an easy task...

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The next seven days will be dedicated to the competition between the remaining advanced academy teams.

Most of the team members are Soul Masters, and there are not many Soul Grandmasters, but they have shown the world their strength. Many teams even rely on the advantage of the venue environment to win against stronger opponents.

For example, in a competition on a river course, the two participating teams:

Tian Dou Yi Fang is an obscure advanced academy whose team members are all Soul Masters, and one of them is even a Great Soul Master. Their opponent is a relatively famous advanced academy in the Star Luo Empire, whose team members consist of six Soul Masters and one Soul Sect Master.

The contest between the two sides should have been a foregone conclusion, with the advanced academy from Xingluo most likely to win.

But the truth is that the little-known advanced academy team from Tiandou all know how to swim, and they are all experts. As soon as the competition started, they jumped into the river to take advantage of the river's terrain and avoid their opponents' soul skill attacks.

However, simply dodging won't work; you'll be warned by the referee and penalized for passive play. If this happens more than three times, you'll be disqualified and automatically declared a loser.

Therefore, these seven people took advantage of the gap when the opponent finished releasing their soul skills to launch ranged soul skill attacks... The soul battle between the two sides completely turned into a turn-based game.

Although this match was frustrating, this previously unknown advanced academy gained considerable fame, and its seven team members caught the attention of some powerful forces who wanted to recruit them.

Although their fighting style was somewhat "sneaky," it was at least better than Oscar's at the beginning, who was truly sneaky, while the other seven were just more quick-witted.

Sects and families also need intelligent people to join them.

In the original work, there are more than a hundred advanced academies. Generally speaking, a three-ring Soul Master is enough to graduate from an ordinary advanced academy.

(End of this chapter)