Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

Ye Qing simply shrugged and didn't say much. His attitude towards soul tools wasn't something he could change with just a few words. Those who understood naturally didn't need further explanation, just like Dai Yueheng. For those who didn't understand, no amount of talking would make a difference.

Personally, he doesn't have any aversion to soul tools, because frankly speaking, soul tools are just tools to increase his attack methods.

As the saying goes, a gun is fast from seven paces away, and accurate and fast within seven paces. How could a modern person possibly resist weapons?

The reason he didn't cultivate soul tools is simple: his vision wasn't focused on the Douluo Continent. Soul tools are extremely powerful against commoners and low-level soul masters, but they are completely useless against peak soul masters and those above the god level.

Distracted by learning about soul tools, he would only slow down his cultivation speed. What he really wanted was to combine the concepts of soul tools with Elex and try to create a martial soul battle armor.

Moreover, he had already thought of a name for the product he would develop in the future, which would combine the Soul Bone Armor and Battle Armor.

Let's call it 'Soul Armor'!

This battle with the Sun Moon team was the perfect opportunity for him to learn about the Sun Moon Empire's cutting-edge soul tools. Being able to represent the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the Soul Battle Tournament meant that Ma Rulong and his team possessed some of the most advanced soul tools currently available in the Sun Moon Empire.

If all else fails, there's always Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. As the grandchildren of Jing Hongchen, the master of Mingde Hall, their soul tools are definitely advanced.

If he could win over Meng Hongchen... the knowledge of soul tools he could learn would naturally be more advanced. Ye Qing didn't feel any psychological burden about this; at worst, it would just be adding another member to his harem.

Those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles, and besides, a white-haired, good-looking young lady is quite appealing.

If given the chance, Ye Qing wouldn't mind getting close to her, hehe~ When he sends a big, fat great-grandson back to Lao Jing, his expression will definitely be quite interesting.

After arriving at the rest area of ​​the Soul Arena, Ye Qing drank hot milk while waiting for the appointed time to arrive.

There are only three matches left in the competition.

Two semi-final matches and one final match.

Today Shrek will play against Sun Moon, tomorrow Star Luo will play against Heavenly Soul. After a day of rest, the final match will be held.

At one point, the host's voice finally rang out.

"At this moment that everyone is eagerly anticipating, the first match of the semi-finals has arrived as scheduled! Let's welcome both teams to the stage!"

"Let's go, it's time to go on stage!" Ma Rulong took a deep breath, stood up first, and walked towards the players' tunnel.

Lin Xi followed behind him, her tone tinged with worry: "Captain, are you sure he'll agree to fight you? What if he doesn't accept the challenge? Wouldn't the Sword of Judgment be useless then?"

Mika nodded.

"Don't worry, he'll definitely accept the challenge!" Ma Rulong smiled confidently. "He already accepted the challenge from the Douling Team, and he was even going to take on seven opponents at once. There's no reason for him to refuse a one-on-one fight with me!"

After saying that, Ma Rulong strode out of the contestant passage and onto the arena, with the others following behind him, standing in a row.

Even Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were in the team and joined the battle.

On the other side, seven figures slowly emerged from the dark passage. Ye Qing was at the front, with a faint smile on his face. It seemed that nothing could change his expression, and he remained calm from beginning to end.

Ma Rulong took a deep breath, slowly took a few steps forward, and left the queue.

"Ye Qing, do you dare to fight me? Just like when you fought the Douling Team, but I'll be the only one fighting you, not my teammates!"

Watching Ma Rulong's resolute figure disappear into the distance, Xiao Hongchen silently repeated once more: You are the true hero!

Ye Qing's smile deepened: "What, you also have a powerful soul tool? Want me to test its effectiveness?"

Chapter 204 They are the light, condemning heresy!

Ma Rulong nodded slowly: "Indeed, I also have a soul tool that I would like you to appraise!"

Ye Qing put his hands in his pockets and raised his chin, indicating, "Let me see."

Seeing that Ye Qing seemed to agree, Ma Rulong didn't hesitate. He directly pulled out the nearly two-meter-long Sword of Judgment from his waist-shaped storage soul tool, and then took out the Chapter of Sacrifice and put it on his back.

"I have a sword that can shatter your invincible myth!" Ma Rulong said loudly, holding a giant sword with great pride.

Ye Qing, however, simply stared at the giant sword with a strange expression in his eyes, tinged with a hint of fondness.

Good stuff, Korean!

From now on, this sword of judgment will belong to the Ye family!

The giant sword is octagonal in shape, with black and white on the left and right sides respectively. The blade is as wide as two palms. The black and white blade surface is not monotonous, but is engraved with very conspicuous black and white core magic array patterns.

Although the sword guard is a simple cross shape, it has a high degree of technological feel because its surface is also engraved with a large number of core magic array patterns.

The hilt features a black and white spiral anti-slip texture.

Although the sword is basically only black and white with no other colors, it does not look monotonous or ordinary at all. At least according to Ye Qing's aesthetic sense, this sword is really cool!

And who am I?

The owner of the Yin-Yang Soul Core!

Is there any master more suitable for this sword of judgment, which combines light and darkness?

Seeing Ye Qing staring intently at the Sword of Judgment, Ma Rulong, displaying great martial ethics, introduced it: "This sword is called Judgment, an eighth-level close-range soul tool, and is our hall master's masterpiece!"

"Do you dare to test its power?"

Ye Qing withdrew his gaze, and in a flash, he figured out how to get his hands on the Sword of Judgment. He definitely wouldn't take it by force; he wanted Ma Rulong to willingly hand over the sword.

"Giving it a try wouldn't hurt, but why should I try? A level eight close-range soul tool seems to be the highest level among close-range soul tools, right?"

Due to the lack of forging methods, soul tools in this era could only be formed by melting and solidifying at high temperatures, resulting in insufficient metal strength. Therefore, the highest level a close-combat soul tool could reach was level eight.

Based on the metals currently discovered by the Sun and Moon Empire, there are not enough quantities to meet the hardness requirements, and there are not enough quantities with high hardness to meet the standard.

The close-range soul guides manufactured by the former are simply unable to withstand the inscription of a level nine core magic array. Even if they are inscribed, they are unusable and have extremely short lifespans, basically needing to be scrapped after only two or three uses.

The latter simply didn't have enough to forge a level nine close-range soul tool.

"Then what do you want?" Ma Rulong asked in a deep voice.

"How about we make a bet?" Ye Qing's smile softened.

The Tang family's betting method is a unique feature of Douluo Continent and is not to be missed. Every time you initiate a Tang family bet, the other party will inevitably accept your bet and will honor their bet.

Sure enough, Ma Rulong immediately became interested upon hearing the word "bet": "How do we bet?"

"You shouldn't be able to use an eighth-level close-range soul tool, right? If I'm not mistaken, that thing you're wearing on your back is probably an item that overdraws your life or potential, or both, sacrificing a portion of your resources to gain the power to use this sword?" Ye Qing asked.

After a moment of silence, Ma Rulong nodded.

"Alright then, you don't need to use that seal anymore. I'll allow the seven of you to use this sword together and unleash your strongest attack. What I want to bet is that if I can withstand this attack, the sword will be mine from now on. If I can't, Shrek Academy loses this round." Ye Qing smiled even more brightly.

"How about exchanging your lifespan and potential for ownership of this sword?"

After hearing Ye Qing's words, Dai Yueheng and the others were about to speak up to stop him, but they quickly fell silent. The semi-finals and finals were best-of-three matches, so even if Ye Qing lost this bet, it wouldn't be a big problem, since Shrek Academy couldn't lose anyway.

Ye Qing can reliably win one game in a one-on-one situation, defeating seven opponents at once. He can also reliably win one game with a two-two-three strategy. In the remaining game, he and Ma Xiaotao, both Soul Emperors, can also reliably win one game together.

So whether we win or lose this team fight doesn't really matter much.

As the team's star player, let Ye Qing do whatever he wants. After all, it's useless for them to offer their opinions, because Ye Qing simply won't listen.

So after hearing this, none of the six Shrek members said much, indicating that they would obey Ye Qing's arrangements.

After hearing about the bet, Ma Rulong's first thought was to refuse.

It's not that he didn't want to agree; if he could avoid damaging his lifespan and potential, who would be willing to burn their own foundation?

But this Sword of Judgment was lent to him by Jing Hongchen, and it has to be returned after the competition. How could he have the right to use the Sword of Judgment as a wager?

To put it bluntly, even if he were to sell his Level 6 Soul Master status, he probably still wouldn't be able to afford this Sword of Judgment.

But Xiao Hongchen said directly, "I agree. I'll use this sword as a wager. If you take it, this sword is yours!"

Then he looked at Ma Rulong and said seriously, "Senior Ma, since you have the courage to sacrifice yourself, I, Xiao Hongchen, will not let you give in vain. If the Sword of Judgment loses, I will personally explain to my grandfather after we return to Mingdu!"

Although Xiao Hongchen has changed his views, he is still the same proud Xiao Hongchen! He has already lost to Ma Rulong once in terms of determination, and he will not lose a second time today!

Ma Rulong fell silent, then turned to look at the Sword of Judgment stuck beside him and nodded vigorously.

"it is good!"

At this moment, Ma Rulong was filled with emotion. His passion had not cooled, and he was proud to be a member of the Sun Moon Empire!

Ye Qing regained her calm and smiling demeanor, and couldn't help but silently complain in her heart: As expected of the Tang family's betting method, it never fails!

As for the referee... it's still that fun guy, Shattered Star Douluo. Every time Ye Qing participates in a battle, the actual battle time is very short, unlike other teams that fight for tens of minutes or even hours. So he's happy to watch some pre-match entertainment.

Even if he watched some entertainment before the match, it wouldn't affect his ability to finish get off work at lightning speed after the match started, so Shattered Star Douluo had no intention of interrupting them at all.

The audience didn't mind at all, after all, this was an unexpected little show. They came to see Ye Qing's heroic figure in battle, and this special form of battle was much more exciting than ordinary free-for-all!

Seeing that both teams had reached a consensus, Shattered Star Douluo coughed lightly twice and announced loudly:

"The first match of the semifinals: Shrek Academy versus Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, a team battle!"

"You have one minute to prepare to unleash your Martial Soul. The match will begin in one minute!"

The seven members of the Sun and Moon team immediately changed their formation.

Ma Rulong withdrew the Chapter of Sacrifice, held the Sword of Judgment in both hands, and stood at the forefront. Behind him, Xiao Hongchen and the other six formed a semi-circle, placed their right hands on Ma Rulong's body, and began to gather their soul power, preparing to inject it into his body.

On Shrek's side, apart from Ye Qing taking a few steps forward, the others tacitly retreated to the edge of the arena, just like when they fought the Fighting Spirit Team last time, and began to watch the show from the sidelines.

One minute passed quickly.

"Three, two, one! The match begins!" Shattered Star Douluo gave the order.

Ma Rulong let out a low shout, and instantly raised his hands holding the Sword of Judgment above his head, pouring all his soul power into the Sword of Judgment. The others also began to inject their soul power into Ma Rulong's body through their right hands.

As soul power continued to flow into it, the Sword of Judgment gradually lit up.