Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

At this moment... the whole world is focused on him!

None of the civil and military officials of the Star Luo Empire could speak; everyone's actions were perfectly synchronized: they raised their hands and rubbed their eyes!

Even after they put their hands down, Ye Qing's two 100,000-year soul rings still exuded a terrifying aura and soaring blood light!

The seven members of the Tianling team were so terrified they wet themselves on the spot, huddled together, trembling.

To be honest, Ye Qing didn't quite understand how Huo Yuhao could use a thousand-year-old simulated soul skill to simulate the aura of a hundred-thousand-year-old soul ring and make it look so real. It was simply unrealistic.

Ultimately, aura depends on an individual's ability. Given Huo Yuhao's strength, he can only simulate colors at most. With his mental and soul power, how did he manage to make the soul ring almost indistinguishable from the real one? How can one make an aura look real if their mental power is insufficient?

Ye Qing still can't understand it. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't someone with a higher mental strength than Huo Yuhao be able to sense that this aura is all bark and no bite?

He could only conceal the color of his spirit ring and suppress its aura, but he couldn't make his spirit ring's aura stronger.

The mere simulated soul skill of the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm...

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.

Ye Qing glanced down at his soul ring, then at the hundreds of thousands of people in the audience who were grinning from ear to ear, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The show has been over long enough; to maintain a certain level of mystery, it's time to bring it to a close.

He pointed one finger to the sky, and his fifth spirit ring suddenly lit up. The intense light even shrouded the entire arena in a bloody hue, and his already powerful aura rose even higher. Everyone felt the unparalleled pressure of the 100,000-year spirit ring.

"A 100,000-year-old soul skill! It's a 100,000-year-old soul skill!"

"Wow! I never expected that the Shrek Academy students would use a 100,000-year-old soul skill in the very first match! This is simply unbelievable!"

"The strongest member of the Heavenly Spirit Team is only a Soul Master, right? If this expert from Shrek Academy uses a 100,000-year Soul Skill on them, isn't that like using a level-nine fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannon to swat a mosquito?"

"Hey, who cares if it's like using a cannon to kill a mosquito? Just tell me if you want to see the power of a 100,000-year-old soul skill!"

"Want to see it!"

"Want to see +1"

"Want to see +10086"

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The audience was stunned, while the members of the Tianling team looked ashen-faced.

"Big brother, aren't you giving us too much credit? Using a 100,000-year-old soul skill against us, isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?" The young captain of the Heavenly Spirit Team forced an ugly smile and asked, on the verge of tears.

Ye Qing grinned: "No, no, no, as my first opponents in this competition, I feel it's necessary for me to give you the highest level of respect and let you experience my true strength!"

"Ah, this..." Captain Tianling wanted to say something, but Ye Qing's soul skill had already been successfully condensed.

Countless dazzling arrows coalesced in the sky into a thick golden 'cloud', each arrow carrying an incomparably sharp edge. Even before they fell, the seven members of the Heavenly Spirit Team who were locked on felt a stinging sensation on their skin.

The death threat of being locked by a 100,000-year-old soul skill caused the other six people, except for Captain Tianling, to kneel down directly before Ye Qing, their legs going weak.

This scene is strikingly similar to God judging sinners, while the sinners kneel and beg for forgiveness.

"Holy... Rain of a Thousand Blades!" Ye Qing softly uttered the name of the soul skill, as if the true God were giving the final judgment to sinners.

Endless arrows of light rained down from the sky the instant Ye Qing finished speaking, covering the entire arena from all angles!

Holy crap, are you serious?!

Captain Tianling's pupils constricted. He had thought Ye Qing was just bluffing and wouldn't actually use his soul skill, but he hadn't expected him to use it without saying a word.

This is a 100,000-year-old soul skill! If they were hit solidly, the seven of them probably wouldn't even be left with ashes.

"We surrender!!!" Captain Tianling let out a shriek, his body reflexively raising his hands high in a perfectly standard French military salute.

As for the referee?

The Soul Saint referee stared blankly at the Divine Thousand Blades Rain falling, but he couldn't move an inch. Not to mention the seven members of the Heavenly Spirit Team, even he, the referee, felt the threat of death under this Soul Skill.

save people?

What can be done to save it?

If he dares to go and rescue people, not only will he fail to save them, but he himself will probably lose his life!

Fortunately, Xingluo City doesn't only have him as a referee; there are others who can step in even if his strength is insufficient.

A dazzling starlight shone on the arena, which then formed an inverted bowl-shaped starlight shield, enveloping the seven members of the Tianling team.

Immediately afterward, the endless arrows formed by the Divine Rain of Blades landed instantly, engulfing the entire arena in a powerful explosion. Smoke and dust billowed everywhere, and the arena was unsurprisingly shattered into pieces by the explosion. Outside the protective shield, in areas not covered by smoke and dust, everyone could see terrifying cracks spreading from the top of the arena, even tearing the hard ground outside the arena into fragments.

At this moment, no one will doubt the authenticity of Ye Qing's soul ring color.

Because he demonstrated the terrifying power of a 100,000-year soul skill to everyone through his actions, even a Soul Saint-level referee dared not save someone under the influence of a 100,000-year soul skill!

When the smoke and dust filled the arena, making it impossible for anyone to see what was happening, attention naturally shifted to other places, to the most eye-catching spots.

One meter above the linked shield, an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a purple robe, stood quietly, radiating beautiful starlight.

Of course, this is not enough to draw people's attention to him. The main reason people pay attention to him is the nine spirit rings he is standing on!

Two yellow, two purple, and five black—titled Douluo!

In order to save the lives of the seven members of the Tianling Team under Ye Qing's command, a Soul Saint referee was not enough; only a Title Douluo could do it. This further confirms the authenticity of Ye Qing's Soul Ring.

At this moment, all the spectators once again erupted in thunderous cheers and applause.

Meanwhile, the other 131 teams watching the match turned pale. Their fighting spirit, which had been gradually rising since the start of the match, was extinguished on the spot by Ye Qing's 100,000-year soul skill.

Their championship dreams were shattered by Ye Qing's single punch!

On the arena, the smoke and dust suddenly dissipated, and Ye Qing retracted his right hand that had been swung out, flapped his wings and fell from the sky, his clothes completely clean.

"I'm right here. Please welcome the next genius Soul Master to come and challenge me!"

Chapter 192 Inviting the Next Genius

"Please welcome the next genius Soul Master to come and challenge us!"

What stands out is arrogance; genius is merely the threshold to meet me!

But the tens of thousands of people present, including the audience, remained completely silent. Looking at the completely destroyed Soul Arena, and then at Ye Qing, who was surrounded by the Shrek Academy members in the center with his hands in his pockets and no idea who his opponent was, the deathly silence was finally broken.

Next second,

Thunderous applause——

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The morning's matches were forcibly suspended because this was only the first match, and the arena that the Star Luo Empire had built with a lot of resources was already gone. It was impossible to rebuild the arena in a short period of time.

Even if they only watched one match, and even if the match lasted less than ten minutes including the players' entrance, the audience still thoroughly enjoyed it.

The shock brought by Ye Qing's two 100,000-year soul rings, and the terrifying power of his 100,000-year soul skills, left an unforgettable impression on them.

Ye Qing shattered the championship dreams of other teams with just one soul skill.

If any team were placed in the position of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, they would have no confidence in withstanding Ye Qing's attack. This means that as long as it is a team battle or an individual battle, Shrek Academy cannot lose as long as Ye Qing is present.

The 2-2-3 strategy might have a sliver of hope of winning, but it would depend on the other members of the Shrek team underperforming, allowing them to win the other two games after losing one to Ye Qing.

But is this possible?

Shrek Academy has never lacked geniuses!

At the same time, the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, who were all high-spirited and arrogant yesterday, thinking that Shrek Academy was conceited and that pride would surely lead to defeat, were now sitting in the conference room, men silent and women weeping, their faces ashen.

"It's over, it's all over!" Mika slumped on the sofa, opened his mouth, and showed a smile that was more like a grimace.

Ma Rulong's expression shifted like a Sichuan opera face-changing act, turning from green to purple. The thought of his confident promises from yesterday made him feel extremely uneasy.

Fortunately, Xiao Hongchen didn't use his words from yesterday to attack him, because Xiao Hongchen was also starting to doubt life.

Huo Yuhao's simulated 100,000-year soul ring was meant to scare people. Xiao Hongchen could, of course, stubbornly shout that it was impossible and fake, but Ye Qing had already demonstrated the power of a 100,000-year soul skill, collapsing the arena with a single blow, and even a Title Douluo had to intervene to save his opponent.

Even with Xiao Hongchen's pride, he had to bow his head and admit that there were geniuses in the world who were more outstanding than him.

A long silence fell over the Sun and Moon team's meeting room until a slightly silly laugh rang out.

"He's so handsome..."

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Although the elimination rounds were delayed by a day because Ye Qing destroyed the arena, the first round still ended quickly.

It's worth mentioning that after the arena was repaired, officials from the Star Luo Empire even came to the Shrek team's rest area to find Ye Qing, and very tactfully asked him to be gentler next time, at least not to damage the arena too much.

Otherwise, if Shrek had to rebuild the ring every time they finished a match, how could the matches even take place?

More importantly, the ring can't be made cheaply; it has to be strong enough. Otherwise, it would be even more ridiculous if anyone came up to fight and destroyed the ring.

Ye Qing didn't argue with the staff of the Star Luo Empire and readily agreed.

He's not a husky, he doesn't have the habit of destroying the house every day. Although this isn't his home, he's not a husky either. Besides, releasing a 100,000-year soul skill consumes a lot of soul power. A Holy Rain of Ten Thousand Blades of the scale he used before would consume a full ten percent of his soul power, and he would need to use his soul core to circulate for a minute to replenish it.

This is really too tiring; it's best not to use it if you can avoid it!

After the first round of elimination matches was completed, only 67 of the 133 teams that had registered remained. Apart from the lucky teams that received a bye, the other 132 teams all participated in a match.

The next round of the competition will be a round-robin tournament.

The round-robin format is much more complicated than the knockout format. It consists of seven or eight rounds. Finally, based on the accumulated points from the wins in the round-robin, the 67 teams are divided into 32 teams to enter the third round of the knockout stage.

Just as Zhang Lexuan said, after Ye Qing showed off in the first round of elimination matches, he rarely played in the round-robin matches.