Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

"You rascal."

Ma Xiaotao rolled her eyes and glared at Lu Cheng with her phoenix eyes.

"They always do these kinds of nerve-wracking things."

"Hehe, I'm enough on my own."

Lu Cheng shook his head.

"You don't need to go up."

His eyes held a faint chill. "If your first reaction to me isn't to surrender, but to give it a try, then I'll make them feel the price of hesitation."

He also found it troublesome.

It seems the last lesson wasn't enough, giving these guys a false sense of security.

In that case, forget about conserving your strength in the group stage; just buy your carriage tickets home...

"it is good."

The weight lifted from Wang Yan's heart instantly, and his expression regained some vitality.

As Lu Cheng's figure appeared at the heart of the arena.

The atmosphere of the entire competition suddenly soared.

Many young girls, their eyes sparkling with desire, cupped their hands in front of their mouths and called out Lu Cheng's name.

"Aren't you considering surrendering directly?"

Lu Cheng smiled and spoke to the captain of the Thousand Spirits team.

"You're still so arrogant..." The tall, thin young man narrowed his eyes, his palms were sweating, but he still held firm and stared at Lu Cheng quietly: "I want to see if I can force you to reveal some of your trump cards."

"Our Thousand Spirits Team is definitely not as useless as the Heavenly Spirits Team."

"Wait and see."

A smile appeared on Lu Cheng's warm and handsome face.

"But my time is also limited..."

"Since you've chosen to waste my time, you should be prepared to pay the price."

Shen Ce's face twitched, and he suppressed the urge to beat the guy up right now.

Wow, that's easy to fake...

P.S.: Still writing, the next chapter will be released at 1:30 AM.

Chapter 126 Reveals Strength: What Kind of Soul Ring Combination?!

"Everyone back off!"

At the referee's signal, Shen Ce glanced coldly at Lu Cheng and led the other six people to the edge of the field.

The strength of the Five Soul Sect's two Soul Masters is completely different from that of the One Soul King and Six Soul Sect. Not to mention, the lineup of the Thousand Spirits Team is not to be underestimated. The team has developed its own unique fighting style.

This lineup is fully qualified to compete for a top-three finish in the group stage.

Even making it into the top sixteen is just a matter of luck.

"The match begins!"

With a shout from the referee.

The Thousand Spirits team was on high alert, with their best-matched spirit rings rising from their feet. There were six Soul Masters and one Soul King, but the latter had two yellow and three purple spirit rings and no black ten-thousand-year spirit rings to guard him, which made him look less imposing. Even so, a powerful sense of oppression still descended.

Even the hundreds of thousands of spectators in the stadium fell silent in an instant.

"Set up formation!"

Shen Ce, who was in the lead, shouted loudly.

Four burly figures instantly blocked the way, forming the Spirit Rhinoceros Shield. These four were clearly from the same clan, and their spirits were exactly the same. The Spirit Rhinoceros Shield, as steady as a rock, blocked the way, while the three behind them were not idle either.

A sharp, silver spear, about twelve feet long, appeared in Shen Ce's hand. The handle had faint patterns on it. This was his martial spirit, called the Thousand Strike Spear, which was good at both close and long-range attacks. However, their strategy against Lu Cheng was to fight from a distance.

The farther the better.

Winning by maintaining distance and not giving the opponent a chance to use illusions.

That guy's martial soul is most likely those eyes, and as long as they don't look into each other's eyes, they're unlikely to be hit.

Therefore, the four giant shields not only blocked the distance between the two sides, but also their line of sight...

"Leng Ye, Yu Yan, enchant me!"

With a soft shout.

The two female "mages" surrounding them also unleashed their respective martial spirits: An Lengye released a giant frost bear, while Fei Yuyan released a black-spotted red tiger.

One of ice and one of fire simultaneously enchanted the spear.

"Dare to underestimate Thousand Spirits Academy, and you will pay the price..." Shen Ce gritted his teeth, a flash of anger crossing his face, even a sense of satisfaction at the prospect of beating Shrek Academy in the face.

In their eyes, that guy's abilities were indeed strange, but as long as he was a Soul Master, he had weaknesses and couldn't be invincible. And what did a Spirit-type Soul Master rely on? It must be the unexpected mental control. And once he couldn't control the enemy in a short time...

What they will face is a strong counterattack.

Soul Masters with the Spirit attribute are also notoriously fragile.

"Kneel down... for me!!!"

With a furious shout, Shen Ce arched his back, thrusting his spear backward to assume a proper stance.

……

"Shrek Academy has probably made a mistake this time..."

Empire of the Sun and Moon.

Xiao Hongchen and the others crossed their arms and looked at the scene with a rather arrogant air.

In the subsequent analysis by most academies, it was found that the illusions used by Lu Cheng of Shrek Academy that day were all achieved through "tricks," such as taking advantage of the enemy's unknown information and using eye contact to forcibly pull the enemy into an illusion... This was also the conclusion reached by countless members of the Sun and Moon Team after analyzing the battle video of that day.

An extremely fragile spirit-type Soul Master, if placed in the Sun Moon Empire and equipped with a powerful Soul Tool, would be a terrifying weapon of war. However, in the original continent, especially in a place like Shrek Academy...

That would probably mean a Soul Master who can only play a support or control role. It's not that he's not strong enough, but rather that his strength is built upon his teammates.

Just like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, it's useless on its own, but if you let it assist other Soul Masters in battle, then it becomes incredibly powerful.

And this kind of illusion is rather inadequate.

After blocking the other person's line of sight, or deliberately avoiding their eyes, Lu Cheng's illusion technique is basically half useless.

Now, it will be much more difficult to easily fool the Tianling team and everyone else like on the first day.

"Too arrogant..."

Xiao Hongchen shook his head, a hint of regret in his eyes.

"Although I admit that he has exceptional talent, such arrogance is really inappropriate. This is, after all, the All-Continent Soul Master Competition, not child's play."

“Not bad.” Ma Rulong nodded slightly.

"If the rest of Shrek Academy's weaklings had been sent out in this match, their assistance would have prevented this embarrassing situation from occurring."

With Shrek Academy struggling to keep up in the first two group matches, and none of their key players playing, people began to speculate.

The main force... may have made a mistake.

Currently, all of Shrek Academy's resources are focused on the reserve team.

This explains why Lu Cheng was sent to establish authority.

Why...

"Perhaps he's also skilled with soul tools?" Meng Hongchen asked, a hint of worry flashing in her blue eyes as she frowned slightly.

"Hahaha, how could that be?" Xiao Hongchen laughed heartily.

"Little sister, it's not that I'm making fun of him, but this kid is clearly a staunch supporter of the Martial Soul faction at Shrek Academy. You can tell from the strength of his Martial Soul and his combat power that he has a very deep understanding of the Martial Soul system. A person's energy is limited, and being able to reach this level is already quite impressive. How could he possibly also be cultivating the Soul Guidance system..."

"..."

"A soul-guiding genius like your brother is one in a hundred years." Xiao Hongchen pointed proudly to himself, his expression carrying a hint of arrogance.

The people from the Sun Moon Empire around him smiled, but did not show any disdain.

After all, what Xiao Hongchen said was the truth.

A Soul King at the age of fourteen or fifteen, a Level 5 Soul Master, whose Martial Soul is the Three-Legged Golden Toad, capable of manipulating metal and able to conjure over a hundred Level 5 Soul Guidance Cannons at will—to say he's a once-in-a-century talent would be an understatement; in reality, he's a once-in-a-millennium talent…

"It's just the group stage, it's not over yet." Xiao Hongchen sighed and shook his head.

"But I hope he can learn from his mistakes and stop being so arrogant. I still hope to have a chance to fight him."

……

"Drink!"

With a loud shout, a gap suddenly appeared in the middle of the row of Spirit Shields in front of him, and Shen Ce's spear completed its charging, with the last deep purple spirit ring slowly swaying up.

The enchantments of ice and fire also give this Thousand-Strike Spear a more powerful elemental attack.

This scene was quite abrupt and swift.

It was completed in just a few seconds, giving Lu Cheng no time to react.

Because of the four heavy Spirit Shields, Lu Cheng couldn't see the enemy's attack clearly and could only make a rough judgment based on the sharp aura of the Thousand Strike Spear.

Therefore, this move is invincible, and even teams with other Soul King level experts would find it difficult to win against it.

"Om..."

The sharp spear roared as if tearing through the air.

It was projected directly at Lu Cheng.

"not good!"

The referee's pupils constricted sharply as his combat power, originating from the Contra realm, surged, and he was about to rush forward to provide assistance.

But just as he stepped onto the stage, he suddenly froze in place.