Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 46 Inner Court Strength

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The six 100,000-year spirit rings in the first match were a huge upset!

When both sides began to enter the arena, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong stood quietly at the back, with six blood-red spirit rings appearing on their bodies!

Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan stood in front, with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi in front, He Caitou behind, Jiang Nannan to He Caitou's right, and Xiao Xiao to He Caitou's left.

Without a doubt, it is He Caitou who needs help, because although He Caitou's burst damage is powerful, once he gets close, he may be instantly killed by the opponent's Soul King.

The opposing Thousand Spirits Academy's formation was much more conventional: four defensive Soul Masters in the front row, one ice-attribute control Soul Master specializing in mimicry, one fire-attribute control Soul Master in the back, plus the captain of the Thousand Machine Spear team. The core of their strategy was actually quite simple: once those three were eliminated, the remaining four defensive Soul Masters were essentially left only to take the beating.

To put it simply, the formation that Qianling Academy was currently displaying could be described as: four shields combined to form an impregnable fortress, and ice and fire controlling the Thousand-Strike Spear.

Among them, the four tall members at the front are named Yang Ming, Song Hu, Bai Chen, and Ye Mao. According to Wang Yan's deduction, these four members should be from the same sect, that is, they belong to the same sect, because their martial spirits are exactly the same, the defensive Spirit Rhinoceros Shield, a mid-to-high-grade defensive martial spirit.

……

But without exception, Shrek still won.

"Tell me your thoughts after watching today's match. You'd better pay close attention to that new young player," Old Ma said in a deep voice.

The students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy fell silent, unsure how to respond. Huo Yuhao's appearance had put them in an extremely troublesome situation.

One of the regular team members couldn't help but ask, "Old Ma, could that mysterious young man from the Shrek Academy team really be a six-ring Soul Emperor?"

Old Ma roared, "Idiot! Is this all you saw? Have you ever heard of any research that could turn all of a Soul Master's Soul Rings into 100,000-year ones? And how old is he? I observed him carefully. Although the boy's figure is fairly tall, you can tell from the immaturity in his eyes that he's probably only around thirteen years old. At that age, even if someone started cultivating from the womb, they wouldn't reach the Soul Emperor level. Shrek Academy must have used some special method to conceal this."

Although the selected player was somewhat unconvinced, he still continued to ask, "How did that guy with six 100,000-year soul rings manage to defeat seven people by himself? Even though we were on stage, that obvious ice attribute power couldn't be concealed."

At this moment, Captain Ma Rulong spoke up: "Actually, according to common sense, no matter how strong a person is, it is impossible for them to have six spirit rings that are all 100,000 years old at such a young age. If their six spirit rings are fake, then they must have used other methods. In the first day of the competition, all the opponents were stunned, which is very likely because they used other methods. In addition, he himself has ice attribute, so the most likely possibility is that he has twin martial souls."

Even the usually proud Xiao Hongchen deeply admired his words, but Xiao Hongchen did not think Huo Yuhao was a troublesome person.

"If that guy with twin martial souls were truly strong, he wouldn't have just been holding the line in today's battle. If he were strong enough, no one would have been injured. Even if he does have twin martial souls, I'm sure his soul power isn't very high." Xiao Hongchen was someone who refused to admit defeat and didn't want to hear that anyone was stronger than him.

Ma Rulong confidently stated, "In conclusion, I have a fairly accurate assessment. Although I don't know what happened on Shrek's side, don't you think the participants this year are all too young? Judging from their ages, they are practically a reserve team. Although I don't know why they were chosen to participate, this is our only chance."

The only chance?

Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen frowned slightly and said, "Is it really impossible for us to defeat Shrek Academy? We've made great progress over the years, and Shrek Academy has always been complacent and looks down on our soul tools. This time, I firmly believe we will win. Even if this year's seniors fail, I will still win the championship for our Sun Moon Empire in the next competition!"

Xiao Hongchen's words may seem arrogant, but he wasn't wrong. The development of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department was fraught with difficulties, and even the academy's higher-ups were still stuck in the past. In terms of the development of Soul Guidance Devices, the gap between the two sides was truly measured in years.

The difference could be decades, or even centuries...

Ma Rulong looked at Xiao Hongchen without refuting his statement. Who wouldn't want to defeat Shrek Academy?

……

The competition quickly became more and more intense.

In the previous battle, the Shrek Seven Devils, with their amazing willpower and outstanding talent, defeated the strong with the weak, despite having only four Soul Masters, one Soul Venerable, and two Great Soul Masters.

They managed to defeat the Zheng Tian Academy team, which consisted of three Soul Kings and four Soul Grandmasters. However, while they won, they paid a heavy price. Six of the seven members were knocked to the ground, and several were severely injured.

It's hard to say whether Shrek Academy will have enough seven people to participate in the later matches!

Furthermore, even if they come to participate, can they create another miracle? With an injured and exhausted team, can they still win today's match?

With these questions in mind, the audience arrived early at the venue and waited quietly. They all wanted to witness Shrek Academy create a new miracle, or witness Shrek Academy's unwilling defeat.

It was already broad daylight, but the sky remained somewhat gloomy due to the dark clouds. A fine drizzle began to fall. This was the first rain since the start of the competition, meaning the teams would undoubtedly have to compete in the rain today.

"They're here! They're here!" Someone shouted, and the crowd, along with the academy team members who had come to participate or watch, all turned their attention to the entrance of the team members.

Sure enough, the Shrek Academy team, dressed in dark green school uniforms, arrived.

Leading the way was still their vice-captain, Bei Bei, followed by He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and a girl who looked to be around twenty years old and had never appeared in a competition before.

The girl was beautiful, but her face was very cold.

Behind her was their team leader, Wang Yan. That meant that Shrek Academy only had six members participating today. Neither the seriously injured Xiao Xiao nor the weakened Xu Sanshi were present.

Xu Sanshi was injured and needed to recover, while Xiao Xiao's injury was under control, but she wouldn't be able to participate in the competition for a while. However, the serious injury she suffered the day before yesterday wasn't entirely without its benefits.

Don't forget, she's currently at the bottleneck of level 30. Once she breaks through, she will become a Soul Master. All she needs to do is add a Soul Ring.

Therefore, Xiao Xiao stayed at the hotel to heal her injuries and cultivate at the same time. The icy girl at the very back of the group was undoubtedly Ling Luochen, a control-type battle spirit king with an ice element martial soul.

Even those familiar with the previous Shrek Academy team members might not recognize Ling Luochen.

After all, girls change a lot as they grow up. Five years ago, Ling Luochen was only fourteen or fifteen years old. Now, she's almost twenty. Her body has changed quite a bit. Moreover, when she was still a reserve team member, she had never represented Shrek Academy. Therefore, no one was familiar with her abilities.

The team that reacted the most upon seeing Ling Luochen was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy representative team.

Ma Rulong frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Is Shrek Academy finally sending out its regular team members? If I remember correctly, they're sending ten members this time. This is the first one to appear besides the reserve team."

Upon entering the rest area, Wang Yan still didn't assign any tactics. Due to the Shrek Seven Devils' outstanding performance in the previous match, Wang Yan had now completely delegated authority, handing over command to Bei Bei.

.........

"This crazy woman used a ten-thousand-year soul skill right off the bat. Everyone be careful." Captain Changning cursed under his breath, immediately releasing his own soul skill to prepare for a cautious defense. In his view, a soul skill with such a large coverage area couldn't be too powerful. Once they could withstand it, it would be time to counterattack; after all, their numerical advantage was simply too obvious.

However, he soon witnessed a scene that left him stunned. In his view, the referee, who was quickly retreating from the center of the playing field, froze, and the unfortunate referee turned into an ice sculpture, remaining motionless in his retreating posture.

What's going on?

Before the people from Changning Academy could react, they all felt the extreme cold, one after another. The chill swept over them, and their vision blurred. They were still conscious, but their martial spirits, soul power, and even the soul skills they were using were all frozen in the ice and snow.

Eight more ice sculptures have appeared on the competition stage.

Ling Luochen withdrew his staff and turned to Huo Yuhao, saying, "Go, kick them all down. Remember, you can only use your feet, not your hands. These foul-mouthed bastards don't deserve it."

Chen Qiye's heart twitched inwardly. He thought to himself, "These senior sisters are indeed fiercer than the last!"

Ling Luochen's fighting style was very simple. With Huo Yuhao's amplification, her ice element became ultimate ice, and then she used her fifth soul skill, Ice Ring.

Even if it weren't the ultimate ice, her powerful magical control and elemental manipulation would have been enough to freeze the opponent for a period of time. With Huo Yuhao's ultimate ice amplification, even if the opponent was also a Soul King, they wouldn't be able to break free for at least ten minutes.

This is what makes the ultimate martial soul so terrifying. When amplified by the same attribute, the power of ultimate ice can exhibit terrifying power that surpasses the normal range.

The audience and representatives from each college were completely stunned.

As Huo Yuhao passed by the unfortunate referee, the ice shattered, and the referee emerged, only to shiver several times. He wanted to say something, but ultimately swallowed back the words, "Don't hit the referee!"

If even a Soul Saint-level expert was frozen for a period of time, then what about a Soul King-level expert?

The ensuing battle involved Huo Yuhao using his feet to kiss the seven ice sculptures of Changning Academy. The teachers leading the Changning Academy team, fearing their members might fall and get hurt, hurriedly caught them one by one. Fortunately, Huo Yuhao was considerate, kicking each of them off at a moderate speed, managing to catch them all.

The referee, having recovered from his trembling, glanced in shock at Ling Luochen, who had already withdrawn his martial soul. "Shrek Academy wins."

"Boom—" The entire audience erupted in uproar.

A little water

(End of this chapter)