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

However, when her grandfather, Jing Hongchen, made this level-six soul tool full-body armor, he used a special technique of dual-core magic array.

Two core magic arrays, one on her chest and one on her lower abdomen. They complement each other, forming a circuit of soul power to maximize its utilization. It is because of this that she was able to use this level-six soul tool full-body armor with her Soul King level cultivation.

Although it's a dual-core magic array, there's a primary and secondary distinction between the two. When her grandfather crafted this level-six soul-guided full-body armor, he took a different approach. The core magic array in her lower abdomen is actually the most crucial part.

Her grandfather, Jing Hongchen, was the head of the Mingde Hall and one of the top level nine soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire and the entire continent. Even though this level six soul tool full armor was just something he made casually, she still found it too shocking that Yu Tianhuang could see through it at a glance.

Xu Zihuang was able to see through the mystery, naturally because of his powerful spiritual strength, which was close to the realm of tangible yet intangible. No matter how deeply the core array was hidden, the special soul power fluctuations when the soul power was circulated could not be completely concealed.

It must be admitted that Soul Masters with the Spirit attribute have a huge innate advantage in creating, using, or analyzing Soul Tools.

While Meng Hongchen's level-six soul tool full-body armor was powerful, the location of its core magic array was its most vulnerable point.

It can be said that from the very beginning, all of Xu Zihuang's actions were geared towards this attack.

Meng Hongchen wanted to ask more questions, but Tian Sha Douluo urged her to step down from the stage.

While using the level-five healing bottle to recover his soul power, Xu Zihuang looked towards the waiting area where Shrek Academy was located and nodded to everyone.

The Shrek Academy students were completely stunned. They had considered that Yu Tianhuang would win, but no one expected him to win so easily.

It cannot be called an easy victory, but rather an apparent easy victory.

This is also thanks to Xu Zihuang's ability to counter Meng Hongchen's Zhu Qing Ice Toad Poison. He is strong enough and his soul skills are abnormal enough, especially the combination of his second soul skill, Mirror Annihilation, and his third soul skill, Time Distortion.

In this match against Meng Hongchen, even if it were a powerful offensive Soul Emperor like Dai Yueheng, he might not have performed better than him.

On the Sun and Moon team's side, Meng Hongchen had only suffered some degree of internal injury.

After confirming that he was alright, both Master Ma and Xiao Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Hongchen rose from the sofa with a somber expression.

"It's my turn to go on stage."

As if he had thought of something, Old Ma suddenly spoke up to remind him.

"If I'm not mistaken, Yu Tianhuang's third soul skill might be a rare time-attribute soul skill. Be careful."

Xiao Hongchen paused for a moment, then stepped onto the competition stage with firm strides.

Chapter 202 Second Awakening of the Gold-Level Body Martial Soul and the End of the Tournament

When Xiao Hongchen stepped onto the competition stage, he was still recalling the brief confrontation between his younger sister Meng Hongchen and Yu Tianhuang.

In the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Meng Hongchen's talent was only slightly inferior to his.

A five-ring Soul King and a level-five Soul Master at less than fifteen years old—a feat few in the history of the Sun Moon Empire could achieve. They were hailed as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Masters, geniuses rarely seen in the academy's millennia-long history.

Even so, he was still completely suppressed by Yu Tianhuang, who was only at the Soul Sect level.

While it's true that Meng Hongchen's martial soul ability was countered by Yu Tianhuang, this doesn't mean that Yu Tianhuang's personal strength was insufficient.

The armor-shaped level-six defensive soul tool's core array was indeed its weakest point, but to break through its defenses from that spot, or even destroy its core array, would be impossible without an attack approaching the level of a Soul Emperor.

In other words, after Yu Tianhuang threw the dark red crystal spear, which he had condensed using his second soul skill, Mirror Annihilation, with all his might, and then accelerated it with his third soul skill, Time Distortion, it already possessed the power to threaten the lives of most Soul Kings.

The crystal spear's ability to penetrate a single point is astonishing; it's likely that only a defensive-type Battle Soul King, when fully utilizing their defensive soul skills, could possibly withstand it.

Having vaguely grasped the underlying principle, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but feel a surge of relief. Fortunately, they had conceded defeat early; otherwise, if the massive, cone-shaped crystal formed by Yu Tianhuang had fallen, even with his sister Meng Hongchen's other defensive soul tools protecting her, she would likely have suffered severe injuries.

Xiao Hongchen's gaze was deep and serious. Even someone as proud as him had to admit that at the same age, he was far inferior to Yu Tianhuang.

Yu Tianhuang instilled in him a strong sense of crisis.

However, it was precisely because of this that his fighting spirit was further ignited. Now, his gaze towards Yu Tianhuang was filled with unwavering determination.

In fact, when Meng Hongchen lost the previous match against Yu Tianhuang, he understood that in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, their Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy no longer had a chance to defeat Shrek Academy.

No matter how outstanding his individual strength is, it is impossible for him to defeat Yu Tianhuang, Chen Zifeng, Dai Yueheng, and Ma Xiaotao, who are both Soul Emperors from Shrek Academy, in succession.

The remaining students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were significantly weaker than them. In one-on-one battles, Soul Masters were never at a disadvantage, and they had absolutely no chance against top Soul Emperors like Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao, who came from the inner court of Shrek Academy.

He certainly wanted to represent the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to defeat Shrek Academy and become a hero of the Sun Moon Empire. Unfortunately, faced with absolute reality, he could only accept it.

Unlike Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen participated in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament as a member of the reserve team. Even if they lost to Shrek Academy, there would be another tournament. At that time, he and Meng Hongchen would be the absolute main force of the Sun Moon Team.

Therefore, it's not that he can't accept the failure of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy this time, after all, Ma Rulong was the one leading the team this time.

His high fighting spirit was entirely due to Yu Tianhuang's arousal of his competitive nature.

Although Xiao Hongchen had suppressed his arrogance, his core personality remained unchanged.

In other words, he can accept the failure of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, but he cannot accept his own failure.

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen had no more worries; he only wanted to have a fair and square duel with Yu Tianhuang.

"Both sides step back." Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, shouted. After both sides stood on opposite sides of the arena, he lowered his raised right hand.

"The match begins."

The Level 5 milk bottle emitted a silvery-white halo as Xu Zihuang continued to use it to restore his soul power.

In the battle with Meng Hongchen just now, he only used his second soul skill twice and his third soul skill once, so his soul power consumption was not too great.

With physical attributes and meridian resilience far exceeding those of other Soul Masters of the same level, he can maximize the Soul Power output of this Level 5 Healing Bottle without any worries.

After this period of recovery, his soul power has recovered to more than 90% of its peak state.

Xiao Hongchen did not choose to launch an attack immediately, but instead put his hands behind his back and watched Xu Zihuang from afar.

This guy even put on what he thought was a noble and aloof posture.

"From the moment I awakened my martial soul at the age of six, it was destined that I would be a chosen one who would lead the era. My innate full soul power and mutated top-tier beast martial soul have supported me to achieve what I have today. I have broken record after record since the founding of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. However, I must now admit that my previous view of Shrek Academy was wrong. Shrek is indeed very strong and will never lack geniuses. And you are qualified to be my opponent."

Ma Rulong, in the rest area of ​​the Sun and Moon team, had a change in his pale face.

In the past, he would have definitely reprimanded Xiao Hongchen for his arrogance and overconfidence, for not prioritizing the honor of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

But being unable to play, he gained a clearer understanding from an observer's perspective.

He was constrained too much in the past. Without the self-confidence of Xiao Hongchen, how could he have climbed to the top?

Moreover, what led their Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy into this desperate situation was precisely his misjudgment.

From the perspective of the captain of the Sun and Moon team, he has no right to criticize Xiao Hongchen.

This sudden realization subtly changed Ma Rulong's state of mind, and it would benefit him for the rest of his life.

However, among the Sun and Moon team, Meng Hongchen has the most complicated state of mind.

On one side is her older brother, whose talent has been unparalleled among the younger generation of the Sun Moon Empire since childhood; on the other side is a Shrek Academy genius whose talent is even stronger than her brother's, deeply attracting her.

Everyone on Shrek Academy's side was intently watching the two people in the arena.

Meng Hongchen's martial spirit ability has attracted everyone's attention.

If Yu Tianhuang hadn't possessed the ability to counter Meng Hongchen's deadly poison from the Zhu Qing Ice Toad, and if his own martial soul and soul skills hadn't been so powerful, it's hard to imagine what kind of trouble Meng Hongchen would have caused the Shrek Academy team.

If Meng Hongchen is so powerful, then what about his elder brother Xiao Hongchen?

They knew very well that in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament five years later, Yu Tianhuang and the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen would definitely lead their respective academies to participate.

This is destined to be a clash of titans.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, Xu Zihuang's soul power finally returned to its peak. Releasing the level-five healing bottle, he gave Xiao Hongchen a gentle smile.

"But I have never considered you my opponent."

Xiao Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly, and the coldness that had just gathered in his two-colored eyes suddenly dissipated, replaced by a smile that held a strange meaning.

"You and I are indeed kindred spirits." Xiao Hongchen's voice was filled with excitement.

He had a deep feeling that Yu Tianhuang would be his lifelong rival.

Black and white hair cascaded down their backs, respectively. These two equally handsome and talented young men faced off fiercely, instantly stirring the emotions of the audience.

At the very moment the cheers erupted, the two unleashed their martial spirits almost simultaneously.

A flash of intense golden light streaked across Xu Zihuang's deep purple eyes, and his pupils transformed completely into a brilliant gold. Strange and obscure patterns were densely packed within them, as if they contained the rules governing the world's transformations.

Purple, purple, purple, black—four spirit rings far beyond conventional understanding, yet they still inspire awe.

Like Xu Zihuang, Xiao Hongchen's soul power was also gold. But it wasn't the kind of dazzling gold that gave people a sense of illusion; rather, it was a gold with a very metallic texture.

A flash of golden light appeared, and another leg emerged from his rear end. This leg was entirely golden, and at the same time, a dazzling golden film covered his body.

He leaned forward slightly and squatted down, his back arched slightly, and a golden bulge emerged from his clothes.

The five spirit rings rising from his feet were undoubtedly the optimal combination of two yellow, two purple, and one black spirit rings.

"Croak—" A strange sound suddenly rang out, and a huge golden toad phantom appeared out of thin air behind Xiao Hongchen. This golden toad had a bizarre three-legged shape.

This is Xiao Hongchen's martial soul, the Three-Legged Golden Toad. The Three-Legged Golden Toad and the Zhu Qing Ice Toad are both top-tier beast martial souls. However, in reality, Xiao Hongchen's mutated Three-Legged Golden Toad martial soul is of even higher quality than Meng Hongchen's Zhu Qing Ice Toad martial soul.

His three legs bent like springs, and in the next instant, he transformed into a golden afterimage, traversing the 100-meter-long competition platform to arrive in front of Xu Zihuang.

Where he had originally stood, three footprints, each more than ten centimeters deep, were left on the hard granite floor.

Both being toad-type martial souls, Xiao Hongchen's terrifying jumping ability is undoubtedly far superior to Meng Hongchen's.

While in mid-air, his right leg swept across the air, hurtling straight toward Xu Zihuang's face.

As a Soul Master, he did not release his Soul Guidance Device immediately, but instead chose to engage in close-quarters combat with Xu Zihuang.

Xu Zihuang's gaze sharpened, and he raised his long right leg high, colliding it heavily with Xiao Hongchen's right leg.

Just as Xiao Hongchen said, both he and Xiao Hongchen were extremely proud people. Since Xiao Hongchen had chosen to engage him in close combat, how could he possibly back down?

A muffled groan rang out.

Neither side used any soul skills; it was purely a clash of strength and soul power.

The fluctuations of soul power were mixed with the violent shockwaves that swept in, causing the granite floor beneath their feet to shatter inch by inch. Rock fragments and dust were swirled up by the shockwaves, filling the area around the two of them.

Xu Zihuang and Xiao Hongchen's pupils both contracted slightly.

Xu Zihuang did not expect that after fusing with the right leg bone of the Thunderous Hell Vine, he would not gain an overwhelming advantage in strength.

Xiao Hongchen's other two legs sank deeply into the floor. Under the immense force transmitted from Xu Zihuang's right leg, his right leg, covered with a layer of golden film, trembled slightly.

His surprise and doubt were no less than Xu Zihuang's.

He is indeed a Soul Master, but he is also a Soul Spirit Master. Unlike most Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire, his Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul is extremely powerful.

Besides possessing the ability to control metal, he is also incredibly strong, especially in his three legs.