Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 102: Douling Academy
Early morning, Xingluo Square!
Standing at the window of the Xinghuang Hotel, I could clearly see the sea of ​​people in the distant Xingluo Square. The crowds were a sea of ​​black. The clamor was so deafening that I could hear it even through the hotel windows.

However, today, by coincidence, just as Wu Xuan and his group reached the stairs, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy's members also emerged from their rooms. They left the exclusive conference room together, though. The two teams happened to descend the stairs together.

The leader of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy was another old man besides Mr. Ma. He smiled and nodded to Wang Yan, and Wang Yan returned the favor. But the students on both sides were not so harmonious.

Xiao Hongchen spotted Wu Xuan immediately, a triumphant smile on his face as he said, "Extreme Martial Spirit, truly remarkable!"

Wu Xuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Just kidding. In my opinion, the Ultimate Martial Spirit is just that, not something very impressive."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Hongchen put away his smug look and looked straight at Wu Xuan.

"Brother! That guy is showing off." Meng Hongchen said angrily.

"Tsk tsk! You think too much. As for whether I'm showing off, you will understand after we enter the semi-finals." After saying that, Wu Xuan ignored the two of them, quickened his pace, passed him and walked to the front.

I don't know if it's because the Xingluo Empire let in more spectators today, but there are so many spectators in Xingluo Square at this moment. People are so crowded that it's dark everywhere.

The game rest area became obviously deserted. The vast majority of participating teams have been eliminated, but the remaining sixteen teams are all representatives of the most powerful academies on the continent today. There will be four games today and four more tomorrow. Then there is the individual competition with the same opponent, which is also two days. After all four days of competition, the sixteen-to-eight competition is coming to an end. After each elimination round, there will be one day of rest. Then proceed to the next game.

In today's four games, both Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy will appear. It's just that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy competition was in the afternoon, so they didn't have to come in the morning. But he still followed, no doubt to pay attention to what kind of fighting power Shrek Academy would explode when facing the Dou Ling Royal Senior Soul Master Academy composed of five soul kings.

As the game time approached, the atmosphere among the audience became more and more heated.

This was a knockout round, and it was a knockout round for the top 16. If they lost, they would leave the tournament, and every time they won a game, their ranking would move up a big step. There was no doubt that every academy that came to participate would definitely try their best under such circumstances.

The more matches they watched, the more they appreciated them. The most intense showdown was about to begin, so how could they not want to see it?
There were more spectators at Xingluo Plaza today than usual, all squeezed in through various connections and channels. They were all there to watch a fantastic match! Especially since Shrek Academy would be competing again this morning, and their opponents were the top four from the previous tournament. This attracted even more attention.

"I'm reiterating again. Dai Yuheng will be responsible for the main attack, and Ma Xiaotao, you will assist on the side. Try not to use the fifth and sixth soul skills." Wang Yan said in a long-winded manner.

"I understand, Teacher Wang!" Ma Xiaotao waved her hand, feeling annoyed. "I help? Impossible!"

"Sixteen to eight, first match, Shrek Advanced Soul Master Academy versus Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy. Players from both teams take the court." The referee's voice brought Wang Yan back to his senses. Ma Xiaotao was the first to stand up, striding ahead, followed by Dai Yueheng, Wu Xuan, Ling Luochen, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.

Seven people file on stage.

On the other side, the members of Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy also walked towards the stage.

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng stood in the front, one in front and one behind. Their opponents, the contestants from the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, stood in the front, a young man who looked about the same age as Dai Yueheng.

This young man had a large frame but was very thin, his cheeks even a little shrunken, but his eyes were piercing. He took a few steps forward, walked to the side of the referee, and said to the Shrek Academy team, "Dai Yuheng, at the last Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Spirit Competition, you were the captain of the reserve team. How come you're now the vice-captain?"

Dai Yuheng was not annoyed when he heard this, and said calmly, "The capable ones get promoted. Captain or something is just an empty title."

Gu Zhu Jian looked Ma Xiaotao up and down, curled his lips and said, "The most capable will get the top spot, but I don't think so. Tsk! Show off your abilities later."

Ma Xiaotao was instantly irritated and laughed, "Okay, okay! Lone Bamboo Sword, right? I'm going to hit you hard later, so don't beg for mercy!"

A cold light flashed in Guzhujian's eyes, but he just smiled and did not refute. The other members of the Douling Team behind him all looked very confident, as if they were very sure of defeating Shrek Academy.

"Both parties, step back and prepare for the match." Today's referee looked to be in his sixties, but compared to the previous referees, he possessed a more dignified demeanor and evidently possessed a higher level of cultivation. With him standing in the center, both sides felt as if separated by a barrier.

According to Wang Yan's intelligence, the captain of the Douling Squad is the same Lone Bamboo Sword who just spoke. His spirit is Purple Brilliant Bamboo, a level 57 Strong Attack Spirit King. As a Strong Attack Spirit Master with a weapon spirit, his combat power is extremely formidable. Purple Brilliant Bamboo is a very special existence.

Their vice-captain, a burly young man standing beside Guzhu Sword, was Qian Yuan. His spirit was the rare, powerful attack-type beast spirit, the Terrorclaw Bear. The Terrorclaw Bear spirit possessed immense power, excelling in both offense and defense. It was considered one of the top-tier spirits, with a spirit power of level 53.

The core of the Douling Team was a thin young man standing in the back. His name was Xiaofeng. His spirit was a spiritual weapon spirit called the Mysterious Pearl. His spiritual spirit was primarily focused on the environment. He was extremely powerful, with his spirit power reaching level 54.

The three of them could be said to be the absolute core of this team. Besides them, there were two Soul Kings: Chi Hengyu, a Level 52 defensive Soul King, and Han Ling'er, a Level 51 agile attack Soul King. Han Ling'er was one of the two female members.

The remaining two Soul Masters were Tang Niuniu of the Support Department and Qingfeng of the Control Department. Each of them had their own unique characteristics.

As both sides were retreating, their formations began to change.

On the Shrek Academy side, standing at the front were naturally Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng. Behind them, slightly extending to the sides, were Wu Xuan, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi. In the center of the back were Ling Luochen and Jiang Nannan.

Elsewhere, the Douling Team also deployed their formation as they retreated. However, something surprising occurred to the Shrek Academy team. Gu Zhujian, the team leader and a powerful attack-type spirit master, did not appear at the front of their team, but instead stood in the center.

Standing at the forefront were Qian Yuan, the Terrorclaw Bear War Spirit King, and Chi Hengyu, the defensive Diamond Giant Shield War Spirit King. Han Ling'er, the Agility Attack War Spirit King, was hiding very close behind them. Meanwhile, the team's two Control-type War Spirit Masters unexpectedly stood on either flank, protecting the core position of Gu Zhu Jian in the back, and Tang Niuniu, the support-type Weapon Spirit Master at the rear.

Seeing that both teams were in place, the referee gestured to the captains of both teams and shouted, "The game begins." Before he finished speaking, the referee suddenly moved away from the center of the playing field as if he had teleported in an instant.

The soul masters from both sides released their martial souls immediately.

Thick phoenix flames instantly rose from Ma Xiaotao's body. Six soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and two black, emerged boldly. Combined with the high-temperature flames, they fully highlighted her strength.

Dai Yuheng on the side just shook his head helplessly, and it seemed that he had no intention of fighting.

Unlike the Shrek Academy's calm demeanor, the Douling Team seemed to be in a hurry. After releasing their martial spirits, three of the seven immediately unleashed their spirit abilities. Considering the vast arena, the distance between the two teams was a full hundred meters. Spirit abilities capable of spanning a hundred meters were extremely rare at the Soul King level.

The defensive spirit master Chi Hengyu of the Douling Team released his huge Vajra Shield spirit.

The massive shield was rectangular at the top and triangular at the bottom. The total height of the shield was over two meters, and the width was over one and a half meters. Even a burly figure like Chi Hengyu would have had to tilt the shield upwards to keep it off the ground.

"Fifth soul skill, Diamond Barrier."

After unleashing the Diamond Shield, Chi Hengyu's first action was to plunge it fiercely into the ground. Immediately afterwards, his fifth spirit ring lit up, a brilliant white light radiating amidst the shimmering purple glow of his fifth spirit ring. The already massive Diamond Shield instantly expanded, splitting in two, then four, then eight. Almost instantly, it transformed into a massive shield wall, abruptly blocking everything in front of it.

He was not the only one who launched the attack at the same time. Tang Niuniu, a control-type war soul sect and an auxiliary weapon soul sect named Qingfeng, also took action at the same time.

Tang Niuniu was petite, and with a sway, her ears became furry, a truly adorable sight. She clasped her hands together, and her third spirit ring ignited, a beam of azure light shone directly upon Qingfeng. Her martial spirit was the Raccoon, a purely auxiliary spirit. The spirit skill she unleashed at this moment amplified her entire spirit power for her partner's next skill, increasing its power by a certain percentage. The degree of this amplification depended on the relative strength of their cultivation bases. The smaller the difference in cultivation base, the greater the percentage of amplification.

Qing Feng's fourth spirit ring lit up, and a layer of earthy yellow light spread from his feet. Immediately afterwards, the entire arena began to shake violently. With a loud rumbling sound, a massive earth wall surged towards the seven Shrek Academy members like a wave. Furthermore, in front of Chi Hengyu's diamond barrier, earth spikes emerged one after another, facing outward in unison. Combined with the thick earth wall, Chi Hengyu's defense was like a solid wall of steel.

In order to prevent Xu Sanshi's fourth soul skill, Xiao Feng, the main controlling soul master, held his hands forward, and a white bead emitting a faint purple mist appeared on his palms.

The Millennium's fourth soul ring shone, and the bead immediately emitted a layer of rich purple light, covering the seven members of the Douling Team and the surrounding area. Everything within the range of the purple light became illusory and unclear.

The Mysterious Pearl Martial Soul, a special spiritual weapon Martial Soul, releases various psychedelic abilities to protect and assist teammates while deceiving the enemy.

The Douling team had erected their fortress-like defensive line in the blink of an eye. Their purpose was clear: they must have some incredibly powerful special attack capability that required time to prepare, then unleash a powerful attack to achieve their goal in one fell swoop. As for the nature of this attack capability, no one knew for sure, at least not yet. But it was clear that this tactic was aimed squarely at Shrek Academy.

"Wu Xuan!" Ma Xiaotao called softly.

"Here it comes, the first soul skill, Gathering Spirit Wind!"

Wu Xuan took a step forward, and his yellow first soul ring shone. As Wu Xuan quickly formed seals with his hands, a cool breeze blew quickly from his body and rushed towards Ma Xiaotao in the front.

Wang Yan in the Shrek rest area was so angry that he slammed the table. It was obvious that Ma Xiaotao didn't want to hide herself and ignored his words.

Dai Yuheng was born into the White Tiger lineage. His Evil Eyed White Tiger spirit was a regular at the Soul Master Competition. Anyone with a little experience basically knew his abilities and characteristics, as well as his several soul skills that had remained unchanged for thousands of years. There was basically no hidden value in him, so Wang Yan arranged for him to be the main attacker.

The plan is naturally a good one, but the problem is that how could the provoked Ma Xiaotao listen to it?

Ma Xiaotao only felt a coolness in her body, and the next moment the phoenix flame in her body burned fiercely as if she had taken drugs. Her pink eyes completely turned into ignited golden-red flames. A loud phoenix cry resounded throughout the venue. The phoenix wings behind Ma Xiaotao flapped, and her whole body was wrapped in golden-red flames, suspended in the air.

Ma Xiaotao's second, third, and fifth soul rings lit up at the same time.

Under the astonished gaze of the six Douling Team members, Ma Xiaotao, in mid-air, was ablaze with incomparably hot flames, like a true phoenix descending from the sky. At that moment, half of the arena was illuminated by her phoenix flames, a golden-red hue.

The fifth soul skill, Phoenix Piercing Clouds, is a powerful single-target attack soul skill. With the amplification of Phoenix Rising in Fire and Phoenix Wings Soaring in the Sky, its power is by no means inferior to the sixth soul skill.

The seemingly indestructible iron wall only lasted for a few seconds before being reduced to ruins by the fire phoenix transformed by Ma Xiaotao.

Looking at Chi Hengyu who was in the front with a look of fear on his face, Ma Xiaotao shot out a line of phoenix fire. The terrifying temperature made Chi Hengyu groan, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He was then caught by the referee.

Wu Xuan snorted coldly as he gazed at the mist enveloping Douling Academy. The next moment, his soul power began to surge wildly. A turquoise wind whistled out from Wu Xuan's center. The fog enveloping the Douling students' minds was swept away in an instant by the ultimate wind.

"How is this possible? This is the mist condensed by my mental power. How could it be blown away by a gust of wind like this?" Xiao Feng roared with gritted teeth.

At this moment, the audience outside the venue and the Shrek people saw clearly what the Douling Academy was doing. They were actually assembling a huge soul-guided cannon with great destructive power.

(End of this chapter)