The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

The semi-finals began as scheduled the following morning.

Shrek Academy was fortunate enough to draw the Battle Spirit Royal Academy. Their lineup of five Soul Kings and two Soul Masters was simply no match for Shrek Academy.

The result can be imagined.

In team battles, Xu Zihuang only used his second soul skill, Mirror Annihilation, once, in conjunction with the others, to achieve a crushing victory like a storm. In individual matches, the Douling Royal Academy team was even more thoroughly defeated by Ma Xiaotao, who took down three members in a row.

Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, so-called tactics and strategies are utterly meaningless.

Shrek Academy has now successfully advanced to the finals.

Chapter 193 The Finals Approaching

As expected, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy also won with an overwhelming advantage in the semi-final match against Imperial Academy.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the siblings, still did not play, but Ma Rulong, the captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's regular team, showed extremely strong individual strength. In the subsequent individual elimination rounds, he directly suppressed the captain of Di'ao Academy and then defeated two other members of Di'ao Academy, leading his team to advance to the finals.

In this match, Ma Rulong used two powerful level-seven soul tools.

Although he was only at the Soul Emperor level, all the skills of his Soul Rings were used to amplify his Soul Power. This allowed him to use a Level 7 Soul Tool despite being only a Soul Emperor.

Of course, in terms of background and foundation, he is definitely no match for Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, both Soul Emperors from Shrek Academy's inner court.

The soul skill that amplifies soul power can only allow him to briefly unleash soul power at the level of a seventh-ring Soul Saint; it cannot increase his total soul power. While a level seven soul tool is indeed powerful, it also consumes a great deal of soul power.

If Ma Rulong were to engage in a protracted battle with Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, he would have absolutely no chance of winning.

This is also a common problem for Soul Masters: they are not good at sustained combat.

As times have changed, the cultivation system for Soul Masters has also been gradually improved. Compared to ten thousand years ago, Soul Masters of the same age are now generally much stronger.

However, very few people are able to break through to the Soul King level entirely through their own cultivation and accumulation before the age of twenty.

In this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, many Soul King-level participants have emerged. However, at least half of these individuals have actually used various elixirs and rare treasures to enhance their cultivation.

The Sun and Moon Empire, in particular, strongly advocated for soul-guided devices.

The inner court disciples of Shrek Academy, as long as they don't perish along the way, can all successfully break through to the Title Douluo realm. However, on the other hand, the vast majority of disciples from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, due to the large amounts of cultivation-enhancing drugs they've taken and their martial souls not being particularly strong, end up fading into obscurity.

This is why Wang Yan has so much confidence in everyone.

Given that its overall strength is still greater than that of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy may be able to close the gap by using soul tools or some strategies and tactics.

However, the students from both sides had vastly different backgrounds.

Moreover, the finals are a best-of-three series, with the three matches being a team battle, an individual elimination round, and a 2-2-3 strategy match.

Soul Masters excel at coordinated combat, relying on firepower to suppress opponents. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy only has a slight advantage in team battles. The latter two combat methods are highly advantageous to Shrek Academy.

The final stage of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy competition has been reached, and Star Luo City has experienced overcrowding for several consecutive days.

In the semifinals, both Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy won with overwhelming advantages. It was clear to everyone that the final match would be the ultimate showdown between the two.

From the moment the semi-finals ended, spectators began lining up, completely filling the spacious Xingluo Square, all for a single ticket to the finals.

So much so that the Shrek Academy students, who had just watched the individual elimination match between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Imperial Academy, had to rely on the soldiers to maintain order before they could leave smoothly from a less crowded area.

Back at the Xingluo Hotel, Wang Yan immediately gathered everyone in the conference room on the top floor for a pre-battle meeting.

If Shrek Academy can defeat the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy again, it will be able to continue this honor.

Wang Yan sat in the main seat, looking around at everyone.

"After watching today's game, does anyone have anything to say?"

However, his gaze lingered more on Ma Xiaotao and Xu Zihuang. Because in the finals against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy the day after tomorrow, Yu Tianhuang and Ma Xiaotao would be the core of the team.

Dai Yueheng frowned and said, "Ma Rulong's individual strength is indeed very strong, coupled with the firepower suppression of the other six level-five soul masters. This team battle will probably not be easy."

As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Xu Zihuang.

"Tianhuang, is the effect of your first soul skill really that amazing?"

From the start of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament until now, Shrek Academy has been dominating the competition. Even when inner court disciples like Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Chen Zifeng were recovering from injuries, it was almost entirely thanks to Yu Tianhuang's complete suppression of their opponents.

However, Yu Tianhuang has only used the last three soul skills; his first soul skill has never been shown in this competition.

The first soul skill of Yu Tianhuang was the key to Wang Yan's previously planned tactics.

Apart from Wang Yan, Ma Xiaotao, and the reserve team members who had personally experienced the amplification of Yu Tianhuang's first soul skill, the three inner court disciples, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Gongyang Mo, only vaguely guessed the effect of this soul skill.

Xu Zihuang nodded slightly.

"My first soul skill removes all negative effects and simultaneously increases mental strength and martial soul attributes by 10% in an area."

There's no need to deliberately hide the effect of his first soul skill.

Upon hearing Xu Zihuang's words, everyone in the conference room widened their eyes in surprise.

The ability to eliminate all negative effects alone was enough to shock them. What does eliminating all negative effects mean? It means immunity to all negative status aura-type soul skills.

Not to mention the subsequent boosts to mental strength and martial soul attributes.

The importance of mental strength to a Soul Master is undeniable. The stronger the mental strength, the better the control over one's Martial Soul, Soul Power, and Soul Skills. The most direct manifestation is the ability to unleash the strongest Soul Skill power with minimal Soul Power consumption. There are also various other benefits, which will be demonstrated in actual combat.

Amplifying a spirit's attributes is even more incredible. For example, Gongyang Mo's fifth spirit skill's attribute amplification only increases the skill's power. But amplifying a spirit's attributes is equivalent to elevating the spirit's quality.

Of the group, only Wang Yan, Ma Xiaotao, and Ning Tian, ​​who knew beforehand, remained calm. Bei Bei and the others, who had experienced the effects of Xu Zihuang's first soul skill, all looked as if they had suddenly realized what was happening.

Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Gongyang Mo looked somewhat astonished.

"I see. That explains why Yao Haoxuan and Ling Luochen's soul skills failed to work in that sparring match." Chen Zifeng, having come to his senses, couldn't help but murmur in amazement.

Ma Xiaotao glanced at Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian sitting next to her with a complicated expression, and suddenly said, "Since you have personally stated the effect of your soul skill, then I will not hide it from you. With the assistance of Yu Tianhuang's first soul skill, the fire attribute of my Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul can be upgraded to the level of ultimate fire."

"Ultimate Fire, Xiao Tao, are you sure?!" This time, Wang Yan also lost his composure and suddenly stood up to ask.

It's important to know that Soul Masters with exceptional attributes often possess the combat strength of a typical Title Douluo at the Soul Saint level. Of course, this refers to Title Douluos whose Martial Soul and Soul Ring quality aren't particularly outstanding.

Even so, it is enough to prove the power of the ultimate martial spirit.

Ma Xiaotao's soul power is as high as level 68, and she also has the support of Gongyang Mo, a support-type soul master with the cultivation of a Soul Emperor. If her martial soul attribute is further improved to the level of ultimate fire, she may not be able to rival a titled Douluo, but she will definitely be able to sweep away the vast majority of Soul Douluo-level powerhouses.

Ma Xiaotao nodded seriously.

"My intuition is never wrong."

Wang Yan took a deep breath and said with a wry smile.

"In that case, there's no need for any further discussion. Just crush the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in team battles."

Yu Tianhuang's first soul skill, the White Whale's Roar, is Shrek Academy's last trump card.

What Wang Yan didn't expect was that, under the effect of this soul skill, Ma Xiaotao's martial soul attribute could be directly upgraded to the level of ultimate fire.

In this way, all tactics become unnecessary.

Because Ma Xiaotao alone is enough to break up the opposing side.

Chapter 194 The Initial Stage of the Ultimate Showdown

After briefly adjusting the lineup to address potential issues, Wang Yan announced the team's disbandment.

The semi-finals ended today. We'll have another day of rest tomorrow, and the final will be held the day after tomorrow.

From the initial participation of over a hundred teams to the final four, this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament has lasted for over a month.

Xu Zihuang even made a breakthrough in soul power.

Although Ning Tian and Wang Dong did not participate, experiencing the entire competition with everyone was an extremely valuable experience.

Because of what Ma Xiaotao had just said, everyone felt more at ease after leaving the meeting room.

Dai Yueheng frowned as he returned to his room.

In this competition, his brilliance was overshadowed by Ma Xiaotao and Yu Tianhuang.

He appears mature on the surface, but in reality, like Dai Huabin, he is extremely proud.

But even someone as proud as him had to suppress his arrogance when facing Ma Xiaotao and Yu Tianhuang.

Needless to say, Ma Xiaotao's strength far surpassed his. Even when Ma Xiaotao later replaced him as the captain of the Shrek Academy team, he did not raise any objections.

Because Ma Xiaotao is stronger than him, it's only natural that she becomes the captain.

While Yu Tianhuang may not be as strong as him now, his potential and talent are simply astonishing. It's likely that within ten years, Yu Tianhuang will be able to leave him behind.

Ma Xiaotao also seemed to be in a bad mood, and went straight back to her room.

After exchanging greetings, the others dispersed.

Wang Yan stood at the conference room door, observing everything that was happening before his eyes. He rubbed his temples, a hint of helplessness appearing in his eyes.

He was aware of Ma Xiaotao's problem with excessive sexual desire.

This evil fire arises from a mutation of the martial soul, originating from the bloodline and the essence of the martial soul. The only way to completely resolve the problem of this evil fire is to purify the evil energy within the essence of the martial soul.

Yu Tianhuang's second martial soul possesses the ultimate lightning attribute. He happens to have this ability.

Thunder is formed from the righteous energy of heaven and earth, and is the nemesis of all evil spirit masters.

Yu Tianhuang, possessing the ultimate lightning attribute, would undoubtedly have a higher quality second martial soul than the Evil Fire Phoenix. If the two were to unite, the problem of the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao's body could be easily resolved.

Moreover, being by Yu Tianhuang's side, Ma Xiaotao was able to unleash her ultimate fire-level abilities.

Once the two advance to the Title Douluo level, Shrek Academy will essentially possess two Title Douluos with ultimate attributes—the most destructive powers of ultimate lightning and ultimate fire. With them, Shrek Academy will be safe for at least several hundred years.

From Shrek Academy's perspective, this is undoubtedly the most advantageous situation for the academy.

But he was also a teacher, and he couldn't bring himself to scheme against his own students. Even though Yan Shaozhe had subtly hinted at it before he went to Star Luo City to participate in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, he never put it into action.

"Let Elder Xuan and Dean Yan worry about these things," Wang Yan sighed, returning to the conference room to continue carefully studying the information on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's participating students. He occasionally showed a thoughtful expression.

Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang led Ning Tian back to his room, one after the other.

The weather is terrible today. Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see that the sky is overcast, and there is even a light mist enveloping the entire Star City. Fine rain is falling from the sky.

It was early spring, and in this kind of weather, it was inevitable to feel a bit chilly.

Xu Zihuang sat down on the wooden chair by the French windows. In front of him was a small wooden table with a pot of steaming hot, fragrant black tea and a variety of exquisite desserts.

The base of the teapot is actually a soul tool that can be heated. Once soul power is injected into it, it can keep the teapot warm.

Ning Tian poured two cups of black tea, pushed one of them in front of Xu Zihuang, and sat down opposite Xu Zihuang.