Douro Continent

Chapter 353 The Hidden Secret, Seven-Gem Martial Soul (Part 2)

Apart from the captain, the other six people formed a hexagon, watching the seven people from Shrek Academy warily.

Tyrone laughed and couldn't help but say, "Is Canghui Academy really out of people? There's still one who doesn't have the best soul ring combination."

At this moment, even Dai Mubai felt that Tang San was being overly cautious by sending Zhu Zhuqing into the fray. The Canghui Academy team members before them were even weaker than some of the relatively weaker advanced soul master academies they had encountered before. This battle seemed to have no suspense whatsoever.

The only one who hasn't let his guard down is probably Tang San.

As both teams stepped out of the rest area, he became fully alert, because he noticed that four of the players from Canghui Academy who were playing today had never played in previous matches.

The lineup differed greatly from the one the master had given him. It included a teammate whose spirit ring combination wasn't optimal.

Four people changed at once? What does this mean? There are only two possibilities. One, Canghui Academy is preparing to forfeit this match. The other, they have been significantly concealing their strength in the previous matches. Judging from the aura emanating from the seven Canghui Academy members when both sides entered the arena, Tang San ruled out the first possibility. Therefore, only the second possibility remains.

At this moment, although the seven opponents appeared very cautious and even somewhat fearful of their side, Tang San couldn't detect any real fear in their eyes. Thanks to his Purple Demon Eye, his observational skills far surpassed those of ordinary people; he wouldn't miss a single detail.

"Gather together," Tang San shouted in a low voice.

Although the Shrek Academy team members didn't understand why he issued such an order, they quickly gathered around Tang San. A tightening sensation appeared around their waists as the familiar Blue Silver Grass wrapped around their bodies.

"Third Young Master, won't it be over soon if we just go and fight for a bit?" Tyrone, being the most straightforward, couldn't help but ask.

Tang San didn't speak, but his soul power had already reached its peak, and their opponents didn't move either.

Five matches started simultaneously. The other four matches were already in full swing, but the match on the main arena in the center was still at a stalemate. The two sides stared at each other, neither willing to make the first move.

Seeing that the Shrek Academy team did not launch an immediate attack, the captain of the Canghui Academy team was visibly taken aback. Tang San clearly caught a trace of disappointment deep in his eyes.

Tailong didn't understand why Tang San wouldn't let them attack directly, but Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing didn't raise any questions. They had been working together for so long. They completely trusted Tang San's command. At least so far, Tang San had never made a major mistake in leading the team.

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai stood before Tang San, flanked by Tailong and Huang Yuan. Tang San was accompanied by Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, with Jing Ling bringing up the rear.

"Both teams, please begin the match," the referee's voice rang out.

The commentator in the VIP seats couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Why hasn't the Shrek Academy team attacked yet? Are they afraid of an opponent like this? Canghui Academy is clearly far inferior to them; they should be able to win by simply using a few soul skills."

Emperor Xueye, seated in the front row of the VIP section, whispered to Ning Fengzhi beside him, "Sect Master Ning, in your opinion, why haven't they fought yet? Both sides seem to be being overly cautious. Their strengths seem disproportionate."

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and said, "Appearances don't tell the whole story. I think Tang San must have noticed something was wrong, which is why he didn't rashly let his teammates take action. This kid's composure is really not like someone who is only..." He paused subconsciously, his smile still on his face, but he didn't continue.

Bishop Salas, who was standing to the side, was listening intently when Ning Fengzhi suddenly stopped at a crucial moment. A flash of annoyance crossed his eyes, but he did not show any reaction.

Amidst the referee's warnings and the boos of tens of thousands of spectators, the players on both sides finally moved from the center stage.

It wasn't the Shrek Academy team that launched the first attack, but the Canghui Academy team.

The captain of Canghui Academy seemed to have given up on hiding his true intentions. His back and waist suddenly relaxed, and with a slight movement of his feet, he took a step back a meter, entering the hexagonal formation formed by the other six people.

As he retreated, the other six simultaneously took a step forward, instantly expanding the previously dense hexagonal formation. Strangely, although their formation expanded, the hexagon remained perfectly intact, and the distance of each step taken by the six individuals was exactly the same. The captain from Canghui Academy retreated precisely to the center of this formation.

Clearly, this was a formation that had been practiced for many years. Immediately afterwards, the Shrek Academy students clearly saw that all seven members of the Canghui Academy team raised their right hands at the same time.

Previously, when they released their martial souls, their bodies didn't show any changes, making it impossible to identify their martial souls. This was a major reason why Tang San became increasingly cautious. The martial souls of the three people who had appeared before were documented, but the martial souls of the four people who had changed martial souls today remained a mystery to everyone.

At this moment, the martial spirits of the seven members of Canghui Academy were finally revealed to everyone.

When their martial spirits were truly revealed to everyone, anyone with even a little knowledge of martial spirits couldn't help but have their pupils contract.

Each of the seven members of the Canghui Academy team had a gem in the palm of their right hand.

The gems in their palms were all different in color and appearance. Some were round, some were rhomboid, some were triangular, and some were teardrop-shaped, each in one of the seven colors of the rainbow. But the moment these seven gems appeared at the same time, a layer of hazy, colorful light emanated from them, completely enveloping their bodies.

Gemstone Martial Souls are extremely rare. It's not that they are particularly powerful, but like Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, these high-quality Martial Souls possess great versatility.

Depending on the different spirit rings they acquire, they can develop in any direction. It can be strength-based, control-based, agility-based, or even support-based. Everything revolves around the spirit rings.

It can be said to be the type of martial soul that relies most on spirit rings.

In the world of Soul Masters, the stronger the Martial Soul, the better. However, in general, most Martial Souls are already fixed when they are awakened, and have the most suitable direction for their development.

In contrast, gemstone-type martial souls are the most unpredictable among all martial souls.

Of course, such martial souls are extremely rare. How could one not be surprised when seven soul masters with gem-type martial souls suddenly appeared on the arena? What's more, these seven people were from the same team.

The Shrek Academy team members finally understood why Tang San was cautious. At this moment, they also realized that Canghui Academy was not as easy to deal with as they had imagined.

A shimmering, radiant light filled the air as the captain of the Canghui Academy team coldly stared at Tang San. "You're very composed. However, it's useless. Before absolute power, all tactics and techniques are futile."

Dai Mubai scoffed, "Do you think your absolute strength can surpass ours?"

The captain of the Canghui Academy team suddenly laughed. His smile looked strange, as if he had been holding back toxins for two hours and was now releasing them. Indeed, they had been enduring for a very long time, waiting for this moment to arrive.

They want to prove their strength by defeating Shrek Academy and show everyone that they are the most promising contenders in this tournament.

"You'll find out soon enough." With that strange smile, the captain of the Canghui Academy team slowly raised his right hand, holding up the gem in his palm. His martial spirit was a round, silver gem, which had become the core of his team.

As he raised his gem, his fourth spirit ring lit up, making him the only one with a fourth spirit ring in the Canghui Academy team.

Maintaining the same posture as him, the other six team members also raised the gems in their hands at the same time, and what lit up was their third spirit ring.

"Little San, let me go." Dai Mubai was extremely experienced in combat. The opponents were clearly gathering their strength. Although their overall strength was inferior to theirs, judging from their appearance, they must have some kind of advantage. If they didn't defeat them now, it would be difficult to handle them once they finished gathering their strength. What if they were caught off guard and suffered a setback? Wouldn't that be a loss?

Tang San said in a deep voice, "No, let them gather their strength. Since they dare to gather their strength so openly in front of us, how could they not have something to rely on? Do not act rashly, follow my command."

As he spoke, a strange light appeared in Tang San's eyes. If the seven people from Canghui Academy could see his gaze clearly at this moment, they would definitely be able to detect a faint disdain and a hint of hatred in it.

Seven beams of colored light shot into the sky almost simultaneously, centered on the martial soul of the Canghui Academy captain, and instantly condensed into a massive seven-colored pillar of light. The pillar of light pierced through the air and spread out instantly, completely enveloping the seven people who had formed the formation.

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