In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Tianshui Academy, led by Shui Bing'er, had seven members lined up in a row. Opposite them, there was only Lan Si. The six lackeys, after going through the motions on stage, simply jumped off the competition arena.

As he got closer, Lan Si finally saw Shui Bing'er's face clearly and was slightly surprised. He had seen many beauties, including Qian Renxue, Xiao Maomi, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, Huo Wu, and Dugu Yan, all of whom were top-notch beauties.

But the only ones who truly caught his eye were the kitten, Qian Renxue, and Ye Lingling.

But the girl before him was different. She was a very distinctive girl; although her aura wasn't strong, her eyes shone with wisdom. Unlike Yu Xiaogang's self-righteousness, this was a truly intelligent girl.

"Are you planning to take on seven people at once again?" Seeing that Lan Si was still alone, Shui Bing'er felt a little angry, but she didn't show it on her face at all, and just said calmly.

Lan Si shook his head and met Shui Bing'er's gaze.

"Then what do you mean? Are you trying to admit defeat?" Shui Bing'er frowned. This infuriated her even more than a one-against-seven situation. She disliked the feeling of being given charity.

"The word 'admitting defeat' doesn't exist in my dictionary." Lan Si held up one finger. "One move. We'll decide the winner in one move."

"How will the battle be decided in one move?" Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er immediately became interested, and her beautiful eyebrows relaxed slightly.

"It's not that I'm arrogant. Since the preliminaries, I've been looking for a suitable opponent, which is why I voluntarily transferred from the first team to the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. My goal was to face the younger generation, but unfortunately, so far, no one has appeared who truly deserves my full effort. Your Spirit Fusion Technique is impressive. In terms of attack power alone, it's the strongest I've ever seen. I'd love to see for myself whether I can withstand your Spirit Fusion Technique head-on," Lan Si said solemnly.

To take it head-on?!

Upon hearing these five words, Shui Bing'er fell silent. From a strategic perspective, this was undoubtedly advantageous to Tianshui Academy, because all her pre-battle arrangements were prepared to unleash the final Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Drifting.

After a while, she looked Lan Si up and down again with her beautiful eyes. Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, she said seriously, "Are you sure? The Ice and Snow Falling Technique that Xue Wu and I used has two stages. The second stage is comparable to an attack from a Soul Emperor."

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"If I really can't hold them off, I can just jump off the arena. With my speed, even a true Soul Emperor might not be able to catch me if I want to escape." Lan Si shrugged slightly.

“Alright, it’s a deal.” Shui Bing’er took a deep breath, raised her eyes and gave a wink to the five people except Xue Wu. The five Tianshui Academy team members, including Shui Yue’er, nodded slightly and turned to walk off the competition stage.

Tianshui Academy's move undoubtedly puzzled the spectators in the stands. Could it be that Tianshui Academy planned to challenge Lan Si with two Soul Masters? Although they could use their Soul Fusion Technique, without the cover of their teammates, Lan Si could easily interrupt them before they could unleash it!

It's worth noting that this isn't something no one has done before. Feng Xiaotian of Shenfeng Academy won the competition by interrupting their spirit fusion technique using the extraordinary speed granted by his wind-attribute spirit.

In the rest area of ​​Shenfeng Academy, Feng Xiaotian witnessed a scene that caused his pupils to shrink abruptly. A bold idea popped into his mind, and he muttered to himself, "My goodness, is this guy planning to take on the Ice Phoenix head-on...?"

On the VIP stands, Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, also showed an interested expression. As a seventy-ninth Soul Saint, his hearing was naturally extraordinary. When he heard that Lan Si was going to challenge Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill head-on, he couldn't help but feel a little expectant, hoping that this legendary young man could bring him a surprise.

The referee had overheard the entire conversation between the two and didn't want to delay any longer. "Both sides, prepare. You may release your martial spirits now. The match will officially begin in one minute."

In an instant, the spirit rings on the central arena surged with light. Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Lan Si simultaneously summoned their martial spirits.

With two yellow and two purple soul rings, Shui Bing'er, whose soul power reaches level 43, and Xue Wu, whose soul power reaches level 42, undoubtedly have the best soul ring configurations.

Lan Si remained as dazzling as ever, with a terrifying configuration of two yellow, one purple, and one black soul rings.

At this moment, Shui Bing'er was enveloped in a hazy blue light, with a dazzling blue aura floating behind her, its brilliance slightly blurred. Under the gaze of her azure fiery eyes, Lan Si vaguely saw the shape of a phoenix. Her aura was exceptionally powerful.

Xue Wu's changes were not significant; only a faint blue light appeared around her.

The moment she summoned her martial spirit, she began to dance gracefully, and concentric circles of blue light spread out with her movements. Immediately afterward, a dark cloud appeared out of nowhere above the main arena, completely enveloping the entire area. Suddenly, a torrential downpour began to fall from the sky above the arena.

The rain poured down, and Lan Si watched the snow dance silently, making no attempt to stop it. He casually snapped his fingers, and a blue lotus, over a meter in diameter, its surface shrouded in a bluish-white flame, appeared out of thin air above his head. Instantly, the surrounding temperature soared; the raindrops, before even reaching Lan Si, were vaporized by the bluish-white flame. Even the dark clouds above Lan Si's head were burned with a large hole by the intense heat, unable to gather again for a long time.

"Are you ready?" Shui Bing'er looked up at the burned-through dark clouds, frowned slightly, and asked solemnly while inwardly marveling at the terrifying temperature of the Azure Lotus.

"You can do it anytime, just feel free to use it." Lan Si smiled faintly and gestured.

Shui Bing'er nodded, exchanged a glance with Xue Wu, and the two figures instantly embraced each other before disappearing at the same time, transforming into a blue-white pillar of light that pierced straight into the dark clouds.

The rain stopped abruptly, and the icy rain turned into snowflakes as sharp as tiny blades, dancing and swirling in the air, forming whirlpools of ice and snow that hovered above Lan Si's head.

From within the blue pillar of light, Shui Bing'er's voice rang out, "This is one of the attack modes of our Martial Soul Fusion Skill, 'Falling Snow and Ice,' be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, the icy vortex stopped spinning in place and rushed straight down in the direction where Lan Si was.

P.S.: Fourth update

Chapter 165 Fourth Soul Skill: Azure Lotus Sword

P.S.: This is a chapter protected against theft.

Shrek Advanced Soul Master Academy. Inside a dimly lit room.

Three days have passed since the battle between the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team and Shrek Academy ended. Tang San, however, still sat blankly leaning against the dark cabinet. He hadn't cultivated, nor slept, and since leaving the teahouse, he hadn't eaten or drunk anything. His body was in a state of extreme weakness.

He welded the doors and windows of the room shut with blue silver grass and attached a layer of spider web to bind them, making it impossible for outsiders to enter. Despite the calls from Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu, and others outside the door over the past few days, he did not respond at all.

"Tang San, fire counters grass. Your Blue Silver Grass martial soul is useless to me. In this life, you are destined to be no match for me."

"Tang San, you're just a coward who can't accept defeat, just like your useless teacher, Yu Xiaogang..."

For the past three days, Lan Si's voice has been echoing in Tang San's mind almost every moment. He can't figure out where his problem lies, nor how he can defeat Lan Si, this formidable enemy.

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Is the teacher's theory really wrong? Have I been on the wrong path as a Soul Master all along?

Or is Blue Silver Grass really just a useless martial soul? Should I switch to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer, which is known as the number one weapon martial soul in the world?

However, Teacher Yu Xiaogang also said that if you cultivate the Blue Silver Grass to the level of Title Douluo and then add spirit rings to the Clear Sky Hammer spirit, it is not impossible to add nine 100,000-year spirit rings at that time.

At that time, I will undoubtedly be stronger than ever before.

But relying on Blue Silver Grass, can he really wait until the day he can cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo?

With his advancement to Soul Master, Tang San has become acutely aware of the inherent weaknesses and shortcomings of his martial soul. During his Soul Venerable period, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul might have been able to put up a fight against Lan Si's Azure Lotus martial soul, but now, Lan Si seems to be able to easily break through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass's strongest attack simply by releasing his martial soul, without even needing to use any soul skills.

Why is this happening? Maybe I should just switch to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer as my second spirit. Yes, that's the inherited spirit of the Clear Sky Sect, hailed as the number one sect in the spirit master world! If I had chosen to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer back then, my strength would be far greater than it is now. It would only become much stronger.

Otherwise, relying solely on the useless martial soul of Blue Silver Grass, not to mention Lan Si, even if he encountered other opponents who could counter Blue Silver Grass and whose strategies were no less than his own, he would likely be easily defeated without being able to use hidden weapons.

Having made up his mind, Tang San's previously dull eyes regained their former fighting spirit and confidence.

Meanwhile, outside the door, Yu Xiaogang was also not doing well. His eyes were bloodshot, he was listless, kept yawning, and occasionally dozed off.

Since Tang San went inside, he hadn't closed his eyes or left. He ate and slept at the entrance, silently guarding the place.

He was afraid that his disciple might do something rash and switch to cultivating a second martial soul, which would mean that all the effort he had put into teaching Tang San for over eight years would be wasted. Tang San was his hope for proving his invincible theory. He couldn't just watch Tang San ruin his talent.

"Xiao Gang, why don't you go back first? I'll keep watch here. I'll let you know as soon as Xiao San comes to his senses." Liu Erlong came over with breakfast, her beautiful face showing a hint of haggardness. Like Yu Xiaogang, she hadn't slept for three days and three nights. However, unlike Yu Xiaogang, she was worried about Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Xiaogang was worried about Tang San.

Already starving, Yu Xiaogang took the breakfast Liu Erlong brought and ate a few bites. She sighed, "Alas, I know my disciple better than you do. He usually keeps a low profile, but he's actually more competitive than anyone else. He has an extremely strong sense of pride. If he kept winning, that would be fine, but unfortunately, he ran into that jinx Lan Si, who repeatedly undermined Xiaosan's confidence. Just a few days ago, he even displayed an unprecedented level of the fourth ring."

At this point, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel a little envious. If only he could have become Lan Si's disciple back then, such a monstrous genius! He strongly suspected that the Spirit Hall had made a mistake when Lan Si awakened his spirit, and that Lan Si had concealed something from him—that Lan Si's true innate spirit power was level nine, not level five.

Otherwise, this theoretical master wouldn't have made the wrong judgment, allowing Lan Si to pursue a support-type build and absorb the Soul Power Sacred Wood, which was less than a hundred years old. This completely offended Lan Si. Fortunately, apart from Xiao San, no one else knows about this; otherwise, if it got out, his reputation as a master would be completely ruined.

"Xiao Gang, who exactly is this Lan Si? He's repeatedly made things difficult for you and your master. He even obtained the fourth soul ring of ten thousand years, which is far beyond the limits of your research." Liu Erlong was both angry and curious.

What kind of person is he exactly?

In her opinion, Tang San was already outstanding enough; among his generation, there was actually someone who could easily defeat him.

"Sigh, I don't know how he did it. Now my biggest worry is that Xiao San won't be able to handle the blow and will go and cultivate a second martial soul." Yu Xiaogang sighed, skipping over the previous topic: "By the way, who is Shrek Academy's opponent in the second round of the preliminaries today?"

“I just had someone inquire about it.” Liu Erlong’s expression instantly turned serious. “It’s Elephant Armor Academy. They come from the Elephant Armor Sect, which ranks sixth among the seven major sects. All seven participants are direct disciples of the Elephant Armor Sect. Three of them have reached level 40, and the other four are close to the Soul Sect level. Their strength should not be underestimated.”

Elephant Armor Sect?

Upon hearing these three words, Yu Xiaogang frowned. "That's terrible. The Elephant Armor Sect's ancestral martial soul, the Diamond Mammoth, is a powerful martial soul with extremely high defensive capabilities. Its main characteristics are strength and defense. Almost no soul master of the same level can break through their defense."

"If it were an open field, Shrek Academy might have a chance if they could wear down their soul power with hit-and-run tactics. But the competition area is only so big. Plus, Xiao San is in this state. Unless Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Rongrong, Mu Bai, and Xiao Wu all go on the field together, their chances of winning will be extremely slim. But if they do that, Shrek Academy's strength will be fully exposed, and the later matches will become even more difficult."

"The first round of the qualifiers was decided by drawing lots to ensure fairness. The second round of the qualifiers, in order to avoid strong teams meeting each other in advance, will generally not be too strong opponents for strong teams, but it is still crucial. Unfortunately, Shrek Academy suffered a crushing defeat to the second team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the first round of the qualifiers. Shrek Academy will meet Elephant Armor Academy. It seems that because of the first round of the qualifiers, Shrek Academy was judged to be a weak team."

"If we lose two rounds of the preliminary rounds in a row, and with strong teams like Blazing Fire, Thunder, Sky Water, and Divine Wind blocking our way, we may not be able to make it into the top five of the preliminary rounds and qualify for the next round. In that case, Shrek Academy's journey in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament will be over."

In the end, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

Chapter 166 A Sword Splits the Arena

Xue Wu glanced at Lan Si with lingering fear, then walked to Shui Bing'er's side and helped her up.

Shui Bing'er raised her slightly pale, beautiful face and asked Lan Si with some difficulty, "How did you do that just now?" Just now, the moment that bluish-white light touched the Ice Phoenix, as the one who controlled the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, she felt the threat of death for a moment. However, she didn't know why, the bluish-white light only separated her from Xue Wu and did not harm them in the slightest.

"Not bad figures." Under the gaze of his fiery blue eyes, Lan Si had a complete view of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's delicate bodies.

"What?" Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er instinctively covered her chest, her pretty face instantly turning bright red. Under Lan Si's blue-glowing eyes, she instinctively felt as if she were naked.

"Cough cough..." Lan Si coughed a few times guiltily, then changed the subject, saying, "This arena is about to collapse. Thank you for fulfilling my impolite request. I'm sorry you were frightened. Consider this match a win for you."

As he spoke, Lan Si flashed away, leaving the arena looking somewhat disheveled.

At this moment, the referee had already walked over. Hearing Lan Si's words, he was completely confused. Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were clearly exhausted of their soul power and had no power to fight anymore, but Lan Si acted as if nothing had happened. Why did he admit defeat?

Left with no other choice, he had to announce: "In the first match of the twenty-sixth round, Tianshui Academy will defeat Tiandou Royal Academy."

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Shui Bing'er was equally bewildered. She glanced at Lan Si, who had already returned to the direction of the Tian Dou Royal Academy's rest area, and a hint of interest flashed in her wise eyes. She murmured to herself, "He really is an interesting fellow."

"Big sister, Lan Si just said that the arena is about to collapse," Xue Wu said anxiously to Shui Bing'er.

As soon as she finished speaking, the central competition arena began to shake.

"Oh no, jump quickly!" Shui Bing'er was startled. Before Xue Wu could reply, she pulled her off the arena. The referee, who possessed a flying-type martial soul, immediately spread his wings and flew into the sky, looking down with lingering fear.

A long, narrow black crack emerged from the center of the arena, causing it to split open with a deafening roar. The arena, which was over a hundred meters long and wide, tilted to both sides. The entire central arena was split in two, the cut smooth and flat, like a polished mirror.

Beneath the cut of the ring, there was a deep, narrow crack, about the width of a thumb, with a uniform thickness, which sent chills down one's spine.

As the arena was cleaved in two, the hearts of the spectators in the entire Great Soul Arena suddenly stopped. Even hundreds of meters away, they could feel the terrifying power of that sword strike. Even the Ice Phoenix, whose attack rivaled that of a Soul Emperor, was cleaved in two by Lan Si's single sword strike. They wondered if Lan Si could truly kill a Soul Emperor with a single blow.

As for the outcome of the match, none of that matters anymore, because Lan Si's strength has already surpassed the level of the preliminaries. Everyone is looking forward to seeing how far this rising star of the Soul Master world will grow.

"Holy crap, that's ridiculous!" In the Shrek Academy rest area, Ma Hongjun, the Phoenix of the Brothel, couldn't contain his excitement and shouted out. Before the preliminary rounds started, he had naively thought he had caught up with Lan Si; looking back now, it was utterly laughable.

The rest of the Shrek Academy members were also dumbfounded and silent, their fighting spirit completely gone. With such a powerful opponent, even if they defeated the powerful Spirit Hall team, could they really win the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament?

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang had already clenched their fists, their bloodshot eyes filled with resentment.

Meanwhile, Lan Si had already returned to the rest area.

"Ah Si, aren't the girls from Tian Dou Academy pretty?" Zhu Zhuqing asked coldly, one hand covering her chest, the other clamping down on Lan Si's ear. She knew Lan Si's azure fiery eyes possessed X-ray vision. He hadn't used it in previous rounds, but he did this one, and against the all-girls Tian Shui Academy, and even forfeited in the end—it was all too suspicious.

"She's pretty, but she's nowhere near as pretty as my Zhuqing." Lan Si released the kitten's delicate paws and pulled her into his arms.

"Nobody would believe you!" Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head, her pretty face flushed, and offered a few token resistances.