Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

After the previous matches, the vast arena was riddled with holes and covered with charred marks left by soul skills and soul tools. The most conspicuous spot was the deep pit where the Ice Explosion Technique buried four level-five soul masters, with a diameter of more than ten meters.

Ma Rulong glanced at the deep pit, recalling his teammates who had died without a complete corpse, and a resolute look immediately appeared between his brows. Ling Bai was purifying the power of death for Xu Sanshi, and Ma Xiaotao needed to spare some energy to suppress the Phoenix Evil Flame. The one whose strength in Shrek Academy was best preserved was this White Tiger Soul Emperor.

It wasn't just Dai Yueheng who wanted to get rid of him; he wanted to get rid of Dai Yueheng as well.

"The match begins!"

Tian Sha Douluo roared. Another Sun Moon Academy student had died in the individual battle just now. This time, he dared not leave and stood at the edge of the competition field, ready to save the person at any time.

One is the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, and the other is the captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Both of them are of noble status, far beyond what ordinary people can attain. If either of them were to have an accident, Tian Sha Douluo, as the referee of the finals, would have no choice but to take responsibility.

The three enhanced soul skills continued to work. Dai Yueheng was like a white tiger that had locked onto its prey, rushing straight at Ma Rulong with the fierce posture of a tiger descending the mountain.

Ma Rulong remained calm and composed, as twelve level-six soul-guided cannons emerged from his shoulders, unleashing waves of light, including orbs of light, beams of light, and metal spheres that rose into the air and traced parabolic arcs before crashing down.

With his second spirit ring lit up, Dai Yueheng unleashed a beam of white light. Under the influence of the three amplification skills, the White Tiger Blazing Light Wave's attack power was considerable. The white light, as thick as an arm, swept across and clashed with the cannonballs fired by the level six spirit cannon. The two burst into a thunderous roar in the air.

Then, Ma Rulong did something that surprised everyone. He clasped his hands together in front of him, and the six spirit rings flashed. As his aura increased rapidly, the twelve level-six spirit cannons on his shoulders disappeared, replaced by a golden giant sword.

A level 8 peak soul tool, the Sword of Judgment!

Before setting off from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall, handed the Sword of Judgment to Ma Rulong, hoping that he could use this masterpiece of close-combat soul tool to defeat Shrek Academy and win the first Soul Master Competition championship in the history of the Sun Moon Continent.

The Sword of Judgment wields both light and darkness; its attack method is to inflict darkness upon the enemy, and then use its own light attribute to deliver judgment.

Ma Rulong confidently wielded the Sword of Judgment, only to be stunned when he arrived at the tournament – ​​Shrek Academy's trump card was the Six-Winged Angel!

Forcibly adding dark attributes to the six-winged angel was too outrageous. Ma Rulong had a feeling that Ling Bai could beat him up along with his sword, so after discussing it with his grandfather, Old Master Ma, he wrote to Jing Hongchen for help, and that's how another level eight soul tool, the Spear of Death, came about.

Shrek Academy is now at its wit's end, and Ma Rulong has decided to reveal his trump card and use the Sword of Judgment to cripple the White Tiger Soul Emperor Dai Yueheng!

Ma Rulong gripped the Sword of Judgment with both hands, slowly raising the heavy blade. A burst of intense golden light erupted, revealing nine core magic arrays extending from the tip of the sword to the hilt, with beams of light dancing wildly in the air.

The sword of judgment was raised high above his head, and Ma Rulong's eyes also turned golden. His own soul power rushed into the sword at an astonishing speed, and circles of light rose from his feet, passed through his whole body, and finally gathered in his hands.

Having absorbed Ma Rulong's soul power, the Judgment Sword, which shone with golden light, began to change. One side of the sword spine turned white, while the other side turned black. The two contrasting colors had a somewhat eerie feel in the blooming golden light.

The Sword of Judgment was only one step away from becoming a level nine soul tool, and its destructive power far exceeded that of a single Death Spear. On the high platform, Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger couldn't help but clench his fists, and Wang Yan was also sweating for Dai Yueheng. The audience held their breath and stared at the battlefield without blinking.

"They are darkness, condemn them as heretics!"

Ma Rulong gripped the Sword of Judgment with both hands, the black blade pointing towards Dai Yueheng.

Dai Yueheng's evil eyes flashed as he fully activated the White Tiger Protective Barrier, but it had no effect on the attack of the Sword of Judgment. Dark energy forcibly merged into his body in the blink of an eye, and the white fur of the White Tiger turned black in an instant. The dark chill spread throughout his body, causing him to shiver involuntarily.

Ma Rulong revealed a smug smile, but his eyes were bloodshot, like a blood-red spider web, and a blood-red light flashed on his vest, where thick blood flames were burning.

The Chapter of Sacrifice for the Level 7 Soul Guidance Device required Ma Rulong to sacrifice his own life force and potential to maintain the Sword of Judgment. The Spear of Death required the lives of four Level 5 Soul Guidance Masters, but Ma Rulong single-handedly supported the Sword of Judgment, which is enough to demonstrate his extraordinary talent and profound cultivation.

The blade of the Sword of Judgment emitted a strong incandescent light, and the sword light instantly reached its peak. At the same level, light overcomes darkness. After one strike, Dai Yueheng would either die or be crippled. His response was simple: he took a step forward with his left foot and raised his right arm to block in front of him.

A sharp explosion rang out, and Dai Yueheng's right arm suddenly shone brightly. In an instant, the dazzling golden light protected his entire body, and the Judgment Sword's Radiant Judgment had no offensive effect whatsoever.

Right arm soul bone skill: Absolute Defense!

Absolute Defense and Invincible Golden Body are similar in that both require the opponent's attack to first target Dai Yueheng's right arm before they can be activated.

Those evil eyes shone brightly. His companions were watching, his father was watching, and hundreds of thousands of people in the Star Luo Empire were watching. Dai Yueheng's high morale was not diminished in the slightest by the power of the level eight soul tool, the Sword of Judgment.

The fourth and sixth soul rings shone brightly, white meteors covered large areas, and starlight overflowed from the pupils. A white tiger phantom rose up, its roar shaking heaven and earth, and intense golden light formed a huge "kill" character in the air!

Fourth Soul Skill: White Tiger Meteor Shower!

Sixth Soul Skill: White Tiger Annihilation Strike!

Absolute Defense can only be used once a day. Dai Yueheng had been holding back, and finally the moment of explosion arrived. He gathered all his soul power, hoping to kill with one blow! Ma Rulong could no longer maintain his composure. The Chapter of Sacrifice behind him frantically devoured his life force, and the Sword of Judgment unleashed a golden blade of light that tore the earth apart!

"boom--"

The already battered arena was further damaged, and the collision of soul skills and soul tools created ripples until the explosions subsided and the smoke cleared, revealing the two figures.

A terrifying "kill" character appeared on Ma Rulong's chest. His soul-guided inner armor was torn open by a tremendous force, his chest flesh turned inside out, and blood dripped down like small snakes. He leaned on the Sword of Judgment as if using a cane, panting heavily.

On the other side, Dai Yueheng stood upright, neither making a further move nor falling. A beam of starlight descended before this White Tiger Soul Emperor. Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu checked his breath, observed his pulse for a few seconds, and loudly announced:

"Shrek Academy's Dai Yueheng has lost consciousness; Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's Ma Rulong wins!"

Wang Yan got up to go on stage and bring back Dai Yueheng, but a tall and strong figure beat him to it—Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger!

"Good lad, you're tough enough, you're a true member of the Dai family!"

Dai Hao bent down and carried his eldest son, who was still standing upright despite being unconscious, with a slight smile on his lips. Although Dai Yueheng had lost, Dai Hao was very satisfied with his son's performance and felt deeply proud of him.

In the Shrek Academy rest area, the Healer Douluo Wang Xian'er rushed over to treat the injured Xu Sanshi and others. Huo Yuhao was secretly protected by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, so his injuries were not too serious. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Dai Yueheng being carried off the competition stage by Dai Hao, and his mentality immediately collapsed.

Admittedly, this is something he is very reluctant to admit, but Huo Yuhao's heart tells him that he also wants to be a child with a father to carry him.

The voice of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo rang out: "Shrek Academy voluntarily forfeits the remaining individual battles. Both sides will enter the 2-2-3 battle formation. Both sides will rest for three minutes. After three minutes, the 2-2-3 battle formation competition will officially begin."

Since both sides currently lack the number of players to support all three matches, if the first two matches end in a draw, then the third match will be played by reserve players not participating in the individual competition!

At this moment, both the ordinary spectators in Xingluo Square and the emperor and his ministers on the high platform were completely silent. They had predicted the excitement of this final match, but could this match really be described as exciting?

Brutal – that’s the true word to describe this final match.

Of the eleven students from Shrek Academy, eight were seriously injured in both team and individual battles. Only Ma Xiaotao, who was struggling to suppress her evil fire, Ling Bai, whose soul power was severely depleted, and Ning Tian, ​​the support-type soul master, were able to step onto the 2-2-3 competition stage.

On the other hand, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has Ma Rulong, who still has the strength to fight, and the Hongchen siblings in their full condition. They only need to win one match (2-2-3) and then they can win the championship with the extra reserve team level 4 soul master.

The fourth-level Soul Master was grinning from ear to ear. Ma Rulong had participated in both team battles and individual battles. He thought he would be benched for the entire match, but it turned out that he was the key to victory!

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is virtually invincible, unless the Shrek Academy's crippled trio can win the first two matches directly.

Wang Yan shook his head with a wry smile. Ma Rulong was using a level seven healing bottle to recover his soul power, and with the Hongchen siblings who knew nothing about his abilities, even he didn't think Shrek Academy could hold onto their championship glory.

Shadow Dragon Douluo Xie Qin secretly transmitted his voice to Ling Bai Ning Tian: "The Sun Moon Empire has sent a group of lunatics. We are here to study, there is no need to fight them. We should admit defeat when necessary."

"Ling Bai".

A call that seemed to be mixed with a thousand tones rang in his ears, and Ling Bai saw Ma Xiaotao with bloodshot eyes.

Consumed by inner turmoil, she knew that without the divine purification of the six-winged angels to control it, her life would be ruined. Ma Xiaotao, however, seemed unconcerned, her eyes swirling with emotions Ling Bai couldn't decipher. She looked at that calm, unwavering face, as if it would never experience tension or worry, and parted her red lips slightly:

Will we win?

"have no idea."

"I don't know... It's like this again, but I just want a definite answer from you."

Ma Xiaotao knew that if she didn't say something now, she would never have the chance again. She whispered what she had kept hidden in her heart for a long time: "It seems that in your eyes, the championship that we all fought so hard for is a joke."

Countless times I've made excuses for you in my heart. Maybe you're too arrogant, but you're not that kind of person when you're kind to others in the inner academy. Maybe you've only been enrolled for a year and don't feel a sense of belonging to Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong have also been enrolled for a year, and I can feel their willingness to give everything for the academy. You don't have that, you don't have any at all...

After the opening match of the first round of eliminations, Wang Yan would let you play and you'd just coast along, and he'd tell you to rest and you'd agree without hesitation. Whether Shrek Academy won or not, you didn't care at all.

Ma Xiaotao didn't question, get angry, or become hysterical; her tone was calm, as if she were simply stating a given fact.

Ling Bai remained silent, as did everyone around him, including Bei Bei and Cai Tou, who had been healed and awakened by the Immortal Doctor Douluo. They had all seen Ling Bai's actions, but no one dared to point them out to his face. Moreover, Ling Bai had neither avoided the battle nor held back. What was wrong with following the instructions of the team leader? They couldn't just point their fingers at him and tell him to hurry up and fight for Shrek Academy.

Ling Bai is like a top-performing salesperson who clocks in on time and never makes a mistake. Others who voluntarily work overtime and sacrifice their lives for Shrek Academy feel extremely powerless against him.

Seeing that Ling Bai didn't speak, Ma Xiaotao continued, "The reserve team has taken on responsibilities that they shouldn't have to bear at their age. When the three of us were injured, they carried Shrek Academy on their shoulders and moved forward step by step with you. Now, for the glory of Shrek Academy, everyone is fighting to the point of serious injury."

"We can win. Promise me you'll give it your all, okay? Don't let Shrek's eternal glory be ruined by us..."

As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao's eyes unknowingly welled up with tears, revealing a pleading expression she had never shown before.

Ling Bai looked directly into those hopeful eyes and said calmly, "The level seven milk bottle's stored soul power is empty. Most of it was used to clear the death power from Xu Sanshi's body. I still have 25% of my soul power left. Shrek Academy must win the first two rounds if they want to win. The outcome is not something I can decide alone, do you understand?"

"Okay, then I'll let you decide."

Ma Xiaotao turned around, her fierce gaze locking onto Ma Rulong, who was carrying the Sword of Judgment as he stepped onto the stage, and coldly said:

"I'm going to fuck him to death right now."

……

"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."

Ma Xiaotao staggered from the competition stage toward Ling Bai, now almost covered in blood, with blood spurting from her countless wounds and dripping onto the ground.

She single-handedly defeated Ma Rulong, who used the level-eight soul tool, the Sword of Judgment!

Ma Rulong's imposing body collapsed in the center of the arena, the Sword of Judgment deeply embedded in the ground beside him. The pitch-black Phoenix Evil Flame burned his right arm and left leg. If it weren't for Tian Sha Douluo's timely intervention, the Phoenix Evil Flame would have burned him to ashes.

The Sword of Judgment was extremely effective against the Phoenix Flame. The Phoenix Flame, which had previously attacked her mind, intensified, and Ma Xiaotao's mind became somewhat blurred. She unconsciously emanated waves of evil aura, but she resolutely refused Wang Yan's help. Enduring the pain of the Judgment of Light, she slowly moved to Ling Bai's side, her blood-red eyes meeting his still calm, golden eyes, and said calmly:

"And now?"

"As you wish."

(End of this chapter)