"Instant… instantly defeated?"
"He, a Soul Ancestor, actually instantly defeated a Soul King and a Soul Emperor!"
The cries of astonishment on the field were incessant. Even the teachers from various academies were dumbfounded.
Just moments ago, the Sun Moon Empire had clearly held the overwhelming advantage. How did it happen that with one move from Yuwen Tuo, both the Sun Moon captain Ma Rulong and ace Xiao Hongchen were instantly gone?
Elder Ma didn't even notice the cigarette fall from his mouth.
Yuwen Tuo didn't stop there after defeating the two. He continued to move across the battlefield. Whenever he saw someone, he would knock them out of the arena within two moves.
Xiao Xiafeng was grabbed by the shoulder and thrown flying.
Chen Fei was struck with a punch to the abdomen and fainted on the spot.
Lin Xi, overwhelmed by fear of Yuwen Tuo, voluntarily fled out of the arena.
"Soul Engineers are truly disappointing. Admittedly, with the aid of soul tools, before reaching rank 70, you hold a significant advantage against Soul Masters. But once soul tools are nullified, your physical qualities are clearly inferior to those of Soul Masters tempered through a thousand trials. Ma Rulong, though also a Soul Emperor, your physical qualities can't even compare to half of Senior Jiang Peng's. Truly useless!" Yuwen Tuo's voice resonated throughout the arena.
Originally, if he were merely a Soul Ancestor, no one would have paid him any heed. But now, seeing the Sun Moon Academy members sprawled on the ground around him, who would dare to ignore his words?
Dai Yaheng felt a bit annoyed. "This guy, when he compares someone to Ma Rulong, praising one and disparaging the other, why doesn't he use me? Why praise that Jiang Peng? I'm his senior!"
"He's ours, he's from the Star Luo Empire. Jiu Mei, no matter the cost, I must bring him back!" Xu Jiawei trembled with excitement.
If Yuwen Tuo were a good-for-nothing, he would naturally be a disgrace to the Star Luo Empire. But the combat power he now displayed was extraordinarily strong, and he seemed to have a way to counter soul tools.
In this world, power grants status.
Let alone Yuwen Tuo inherently possessing their Star Luo Imperial bloodline, even if Yuwen Tuo's origins were even more humble, his strength and potential were enough to change his status.
"I truly didn't expect that the child we lost due to a momentary carelessness would now grow to such a level, and become our biggest obstacle to winning the championship for the Sun Moon Empire," Elder Ma said helplessly. His own people had defeated their own people; could there be anything more frustrating in this world?
And Yuwen Tuo was somewhat right. If soul tools were countered, Soul Engineers would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage against Soul Masters. What their Sun Moon Soul Engineering Academy lacked most at the moment was a top-tier Soul Master like Yuwen Tuo.
"He… how can he be so strong? A bastard with such dirty blood, this shouldn't be the strength he possesses." At the Dou Ling Royal Academy, Gu Zhu Jian's anger seemed to be on the verge of overflowing.
The three nations reacted differently: some with excitement, some with regret, some with anger.
Only the Heaven Soul Empire felt pure joy.
"Haha, as expected of my future brother, he truly has good foresight. If not for those external aids, how could I have possibly lost to that Ma Rulong?" Jiang Peng laughed heartily.
"No, Jiang Peng, you're mistaken. Yuwen Tuo isn't your future brother. From the moment he found us, he has always been our true brother!" From the shadows at the back of the Dio Academy's private box, several figures emerged.
Long Aotian, Vina, Lang Ya, the Body Sect's Great Elder Jin Peng, and the Body Sect Master, Dugu Busou!
The one who had just spoken was Long Aotian.
Dugu Busou had already clenched his fists, eager to take Yuwen Tuo back to the Body Sect.
Besides them, there was also a man in a grey robe. He was specifically invited by Vina. After all, according to Yuwen Tuo's plan, his Body martial soul still needed to be hidden for a period. Therefore, he needed to be taken away in a different manner, under the name of the Heaven Soul Empire, which required someone to act on their behalf.
This person held a very high status. Apart from His Majesty the Emperor of the Heaven Soul Empire and Dugu Busou, probably no one else could persuade him.
Boom! Just then, Ma Xiaotao on the field finally broke through the Absolute Cage. The outcome was now completely clear.
Yuwen Tuo looked at Elder Ma and asked, "This match, do you still want to continue?"
"In this match, our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy concedes!" Elder Ma quickly replied.
One Yuwen Tuo, one Ma Xiaotao, how could the remaining people contend?
"Due to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy's concession, the team battle is won by Shrek Academy," the referee, Tiansha Douluo, announced immediately upon hearing this.
The Shrek crowd cheered loudly. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy was always famous for its team battles. Now that they had lost even their strongest team battle, they basically had no hope of winning.
The victory of this tournament could already be said to be a certainty.
"Yuwen Tuo, you're amazing…" Ma Xiaotao ran to Yuwen Tuo's side, attempting to take his hand.
But Yuwen Tuo slapped it away with a smack. "Ma Xiaotao, don't touch me again."
He no longer intended to endure. Anyway, there was only one final match, which would be the moment he completely broke ties with Shrek Academy.
"Yuwen Tuo, you…" What Ma Xiaotao hated most was Yuwen Tuo resisting her again and again. Now he was completely undisguised. Did he really hate her that much?
"Alright, your private matters, discuss them later. The individual battles are about to begin now. Get ready; don't make a fool of yourselves in front of the other academies," Xuanzi said. He didn't understand matters of men and women, but even quarrels needed to consider timing.
"Xiao Tuo, you're leaving, aren't you?" Ling Luochen lowered her head, thinking with some reluctance. During this time, she had also sensed Yuwen Tuo's abnormality.
His coldness towards Shrek became increasingly undisguised. He completely disregarded breaking ties with Shrek, and even with Elder Xuan right beside him, Xiao Tuo wasn't afraid of his anger. This meant he must already have the confidence to contend with Shrek.
"Xiao Tuo, congratulations. Sister wishes you a smooth journey and a lifetime of happiness with Xiao Xiao," Ling Luochen thought to herself.
Ma Xiaotao forcibly suppressed her anger, yet she still brazenly stood by Yuwen Tuo's side. No matter how much Yuwen Tuo hated her, she wouldn't let him go.
Soon, the second individual battle began.
Zhou Yi, wanting to give the seven who had just participated a rest, sent out Bei Bei for the first match.
Bei Bei skillfully utilized the Tang Sect's hidden weapon, the Mother-Son Soul Chasing Life Taking Dart, and won the first match with flying colors.
"Xiao Meng, that opponent uses poison, so you go. If you encounter Yuwen Tuo later, remember not to fight him head-on. This person cannot be contended with by force; try to poison him as much as possible," Elder Ma instructed.
"Understood, Elder Ma," Meng Hongchen nodded. "I will break Shrek's arrogance."
Meng Hongchen walked onto the arena, looked at Bei Bei, and said, "Senior, please show mercy." Her age was slightly younger than Bei Bei's, but her soul power was stronger. Although it might have been assisted by medicine, it also proved her truly extraordinary talent.
Her martial soul was the Vermillion Eyed Ice Toad. Although it did not contain divine beast bloodline, it possessed extremely potent ice poison. Bei Bei's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record cultivation was clearly not proficient enough. As a Tang Sect disciple, he was poisoned by her ice poison within three moves.
"Next, I'll go!" Jiang Nan Nan volunteered. Her martial soul, the Soft Bone Rabbit, was not cultivated in the same direction as Xiao Wu's. Xiao Wu focused more on offensive power, leaning towards strong attack. Jiang Nan Nan focused more on speed, leaning towards agile attack.
She should be able to largely avoid Meng Hongchen's poison. Even if she was accidentally hit, she still had her Invincible Golden Body. When activated, the poison could be temporarily immunized against.
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