Melee archer with maxed-out Douluo luck

Chapter 267 Victory, Defeat, and Prospects

beautiful!

This was almost everyone's first thought upon seeing this scene, even the four people facing the attack, including Dai Mubai.

The sky-blue uniforms, combined with the faint black claw marks that shimmered with an eerie light, created a striking contrast that almost filled their entire field of vision.

Unfortunately, beneath this magnificent scenery lies endless danger.

The shadow at the very front, amplified by its extreme speed, sent the four people flying into the air the instant it made contact with them.

Following closely behind were identical shadows that traced graceful arcs in the air, striking the four people with almost no intervals.

Each time the claw marks, emitting a ghostly glow, flashed, the four people's bodies would twitch in unison, and blood-red flowers would splatter, as if providing accompaniment.

There was no sound on the arena, because the four people had already fainted the moment they were hit by the concentrated attack.

Ten seconds, a full ten seconds!

As the afterimages disappeared after launching their attacks, Zhu Zhuqing's clones automatically dissipated. However, the four people who were attacked remained suspended in mid-air until the attack ended, at which point they crashed heavily to the ground.

On the screen in mid-air, only Zhu Zhuqing remained, her face expressionless, floating in mid-air.

Wow!

The entire venue was initially deathly silent.

Immediately afterwards, countless people stood up from their seats, and the cheers and applause were deafening.

A visual feast!

From the audience's perspective, this was the most exciting match they had ever watched.

Putting aside Zhu Zhuqing's one-against-seven feat, there was first the flames that nearly filled the halfway point, followed by Tang San's dazzling hidden weapon techniques.

Finally, Zhu Zhuqing transformed into dozens of figures to launch a decisive attack.

As a viewer, it was incredibly enjoyable to watch.

No one knows who started it, but a few seconds later, the huge venue resounded with the slogan "Tianshui! Tianshui!"

The astonishing commotion caused passersby to stop and wonder what had happened inside the Soul Master Competition.

The shouting lasted for almost a minute before the audience's enthusiasm gradually subsided, and the shouts and applause gradually decreased.

Meanwhile, on the arena, the figures of Zhu Zhuqing and the other three had disappeared without a trace.

Instead, there was a referee standing in the center of the field, and a healing-type soul master who had just put away his martial soul.

They were directing the logistics staff to carry Tang San and his two companions, whose bleeding had stopped and who were preparing to receive further treatment after they stepped off the stage.

Seeing that all eyes were on him, the referee in charge of the match cleared his throat and officially announced:

"Tianshui Academy wins this match."

The host, who had disappeared after the start of the match, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stood next to the referee.

"Thank you to both colleges for presenting us with such a wonderful and high-quality competition."

"Everyone can rest assured that the injuries of the members of the Tiandou Royal Academy's second team have been brought under control. After assessment, they will not affect the subsequent schedule. Let's once again give a round of applause to the victor, Tianshui Academy."

"Alright, the first match is over. Let's welcome our next opponent..."

The Soul Master Competition continued smoothly, as there was more than one match today.

However, the audience seemed rather dejected; the previous match had exhausted their enthusiasm.

Even in the stands, the atmosphere became somewhat deserted for a moment.

"Young people these days are really something else."

After a long silence, Emperor Xueye uttered a single sentence.

He said he wanted to see what changes Zhu Zhuqing would undergo after her martial soul mutated, but he never expected that the second team would be defeated by her alone.

Although he had already mentally prepared himself to lose before today.

Fortunately, the young man named Tang San also unleashed a combat power that did not match his soul power level, thus slightly salvaging his reputation.

"It's just luck, nothing more."

"Your academy's student Tang San also performed exceptionally well. If he can maintain this level of performance, reaching the finals should not be difficult."

Han Li chuckled and replied, "Everyone carries a sedan chair, and he was indeed telling the truth."

Although the Royal Fighting Team 2 was defeated, Tang San has developed a new attack method that can still be used openly.

With his current strength, as long as he fights more flexibly, aside from Tianshui and Chihuo Academy, which are natural counters to him, once Dai Mubai successfully obtains his soul ring and with Ning Rongrong's assistance, he can indeed challenge the other academies. In fact, it might be easier than in the original story.

However, having lost the immortal herb and the martial soul fusion skill, it's unlikely that they can go any further.

Even if Gangzi were to "reproduce" the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique of Canghui Academy again, it wouldn't work.

Tang San's current mental strength is at most comparable to that of a newly promoted Soul Emperor; he has no control over his Martial Soul True Body.

Of course, if he wanted a weaker version or if he wanted to set off fireworks, he could try it, but he didn't know if he had the guts or if Ning Rongrong would cooperate.

Because the true core of that master-replicated seven-in-one fusion technique is actually Ning Rongrong. It is only through the harmonizing effect of her fusion ring and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda that it can be successfully executed.

Given their current team atmosphere, it would be strange if Ning Rongrong agreed.

Han Li believed that if it weren't for Ning Fengzhi's request, Ning Rongrong would have quit long ago. As for Ning Rongrong, she didn't care about the Soul Master Competition at all; she didn't lack the experience or the stage to showcase her talents.

"Yes, Tang San is indeed worth nurturing."

Upon hearing Han Li's offer of a way out, Emperor Xueye nodded in deep agreement.

However, what he didn't notice was that, apart from Yu Yuanzhen keeping his head down and remaining silent, and the three education committee members echoing him, the expressions of the others were somewhat strange.

Meanwhile, the match below had resumed, and the group stopped chatting and turned their attention back to the game.

At this moment, in the rest area, after receiving instructions, the head of the Ye family was invited to help with the treatment. The injuries of the group were not as minor as the host had said, but of course, compared to the Nine-Heart Begonia, they were not considered very serious.

In less than ten minutes, the treatment was completed. Apart from looking pale due to excessive blood loss, the group ate some supplements and got a good night's rest, which at least wouldn't affect their performance in the upcoming matches.

Sun Buyu glanced at the group of people who had all woken up, but whose atmosphere was quite somber, and sighed inwardly.

After Flanders was dismissed, he became the temporary head of the second team, which can be considered a crisis appointment.

But these people don't buy into his ideas.

When discussing tactics and analyzing opponent information, they were all very respectful, but they also seemed to have a subtle aversion to him, which gave him quite a headache.

"Although we lost this match, don't be discouraged. At least everyone's performance was commendable. Tang San, it's a good idea of ​​using Blue Silver Grass leaves as weapons in conjunction with your self-created soul skill. You can try using it as a regular attack when we return to the academy."

"You guys get some rest first. Our opponents are about to have their match tomorrow. I'm going to gather some intelligence. We'll go back together after the match."

Sun Buyu glanced at the time. Although he wanted to continue comforting them, as the person in charge, he had other things to do, so it was better to let them calm down for the time being.

After saying that, he gave Oscar, who was still relatively calm, a look and walked outside.

Oscar twitched the corners of his mouth, then looked at the ceiling with a sense of utter despair.

This royal food is indeed not that delicious.

He's just a food-type Soul Master, but now he's also the team's mental counselor. What kind of nonsense is this?

Then, he glanced at Miss Ning, who was idly passing the time by taking out storybooks from her storage soul tool, and reluctantly walked over to his teammates.

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Perhaps because of the excitement of the first match, today's match ended unusually quickly.

Moreover, since their identities had been exposed and Tianshui Academy had no matches tomorrow, everyone else chose to leave early. After Han Li stepped down from the stands, he saw the four girls waiting for him.

"Zhu Qing's performance was quite good; she'll probably be the center of attention for a while now."

Han Li looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who seemed much more vibrant than before, and teased her with a smile.

"Of course, you don't know yet, but on the way here, people have been calling Zhu Qing 'Queen of Shadows'."

Ignoring Zhu Zhuqing's objections, Dugu Yan also joked from the side.

"Is that so? Not a bad title."

Amidst laughter and conversation, the group walked together toward home.

As dusk settled, the entire Tiandou City remained brightly lit. The daytime match, fueled by alcohol, spread rapidly through the streets, eliciting frequent gasps of amazement.

In the private villa of the second team at Tiandou Academy.

Tang San lay on the bed in the room without turning on the light, staring blankly into the darkness.

He failed again; he actually lost to Zhu Zhuqing, the person he swore to kill.

He learned everything that happened in the ring from other people's accounts.

He had tried using Blue Silver Grass as a hidden weapon in the second ring, but the Blue Silver Grass was too fragile at that time, so he later overlooked this point.

His usual strength, which he could display, had indeed improved somewhat under these circumstances, but he just couldn't be happy about it.

Although Xiao Wu later told him with a smile that it was okay and that he was already very strong, he still couldn't forget the bright red handprint on her face.

Moreover, he knew that this scene would definitely become a topic of conversation among others, including their record of being defeated by seven opponents at once.

Why, why?

In the darkness, Tang San clenched his fists tightly, letting out a roar of unwilling anger in his heart.

What he didn't notice was that a figure flashed past in the tree outside his room window.

(End of this chapter)