The Body Sect was a powerful force. With a Soul Emperor and several Soul Kings, they easily and completely defeated the three elemental academies, even though they had the advantage in numbers. The three elemental academies were now understaffed, as many of their students had been eliminated by the powerful Body Soul Masters in their battle with the Body Sect.
Huowu helped her teammate Huowushuang, whose left arm was broken, find a place to sit down. She then took out the collected recovery potions and began to restore her soul power and heal her injuries. Recalling the battle with the Body Sect, Huowu couldn't help but think of the blonde-haired girl. The girl had claimed that her martial spirit was also of the Body type and had invited her to join the Body Sect. Huowu's martial spirit was the Blazing Shadow, a mutated martial spirit that belonged to the shadow type, but it was more focused on the fire attribute. It could be considered a Body martial spirit.
However, Huowu had never heard of the Body Sect, so she had refused on the spot. As one might expect, her refusal was met with a brutal beating. If it weren't for her other teammates who bravely sacrificed themselves to cover their retreat, everyone from the three elemental academies except for Shui bing'er would have likely been eliminated.
After all, among them, only Shui bing'er had broken through to the Soul King realm, and with the boost from her Stigma, she had the ability to fight against the powerhouses of the Body Sect. Of course, she was still no match for the Soul Emperor of the Body Sect. It was only when Shui bing'er and Xuewu used their martial spirit fusion skill "Icy Snow Whirlwind" that they were able to temporarily restrain the Soul Emperor, allowing everyone to escape.
However, since they had fled in such a hurry, they weren't able to retrieve their teammates' resurrection chips. By now, the area was covered by the poison mist, and it was too late to go back and retrieve them.
"This competition is too hard. There's even a Soul Emperor!" Shui yue'er leaned against Shui bing'er, complaining with a look of frustration. She had been full of anticipation, thinking that with Shui bing'er's strength, the Skywater Academy would surely stand out in this competition. But who would have thought that they would encounter such a powerful opponent right after they "left the base," shattering all their confidence in an instant.
"Boom!" Just then, a huge flame erupted from the direction they had come from, and a wave of hot air swept toward them with the wind.
"Is someone fighting?" Huowu and the others looked in the direction they had fled. The first thing that came to their minds was the Body Sect team that had defeated them.
"I'll go take a look!" Feeling the intense battle fluctuations, Shui yue'er guessed that the Body Sect had encountered a strong opponent. With that thought, she couldn't sit still. She quickly took out the soul tool binoculars she had collected, nimbly climbed up a big tree, raised the binoculars, and looked over there.
Soon, Shui yue'er could see the situation on the battlefield through the binoculars. The Soul Emperor of the Body Sect was fighting fiercely with a silvery-white mecha. Seeing the silver mecha, Shui yue'er's pupils shrank, and she broke out in a cold sweat. She recognized the silvery-white mecha at a glance. Except for the color, it was identical to the mecha in the filthy spot that had almost taken away their aunt. It seemed she had now met the real owner.
"Sister, guess who I saw." Shui yue'er quickly jumped off the branch and said excitedly.
"Bang!" To the astonishment of the Body Sect disciples, Long Aotian's body was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, smashing into several trees in a row.
"So strong!" Long Aotian slowly walked out of the dust, his eyes burning with intense fighting spirit, staring intently at the silvery-white mecha shrouded in flames not far away. The opponent's strength, defense, and speed were all far superior to his. He was the young master of the Body Sect. In terms of physical toughness, he was much stronger than even top-tier beast martial spirit Soul Masters of the same level. He could even fight a Soul Saint. However, in front of Firefly, he was sent flying in just a few moves and was completely suppressed in all aspects, not to mention the flames that made him feel a deadly threat.
"Alright, Aotian, Firefly, that's enough!" Wei Na quickly stepped between the two, looking exasperated. Long Aotian had always loved challenging powerhouses and enjoyed the thrill of battle, so when he saw Firefly, his fighting spirit was instantly ignited. Firefly didn't refuse, which led to the fierce battle just now.
"Firefly, are you alone?" Wei Na calmed Long Aotian down and turned to ask Firefly. She remembered that Firefly was always inseparable from Robin and March 7th.
"We're not interested in the champion title, so we're just wandering around." The flames gradually dissipated, and the mecha disappeared. Firefly landed gracefully. She just happened to pass by and saw Wei Na, who she could barely call a friend, so she came over to say hello.
"Not interested in the champion?" Hearing this, a glint flashed in Wei Na's eyes. She was sharp-minded and had analyzed a lot of information from Firefly's short sentence.
This was the first time the Simulated Universe had held such a competition, and the rewards were unprecedentedly generous. She had originally thought that Sea Abyss City had offered 100,000-year soul bones and stigmata as prizes because they were fully confident that St. Freya Academy would win the championship. But now it seemed that Sea Abyss City really intended to give these top-tier rewards away. Wei Na had interacted with the trio of Firefly, Robin, and March 7th and knew how powerful they were. Combined with the other teammates they spoke of, whose strength was on par with their own, Wei Na couldn't imagine any team that could defeat St. Freya Academy.
It was just… when did Sea Abyss City become so wealthy? A 100,000-year soul bone was a rare treasure, even within the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family. It was highly unlikely that they would be used as a competition prize.
However, when she thought of the Snow Moon Douluo and Lady Herta, Wei Na felt that it wasn't impossible. It made sense that Sea Abyss City, with such powerful individuals, would have such a foundation.
"Then, Firefly, why don't you join us?" After learning that St. Freya Academy had no intention of winning the championship, Wei Na's mind became more active. If she could get Firefly to help them, plus Long Aotian, wouldn't the Body Sect be guaranteed to win the championship?
Facing Wei Na's invitation, Firefly fell into deep thought. She had just gone around the entire island and found no opponent that could pique her interest. There was no one worth fighting, and it was so boring. She had planned to withdraw from the competition, but Wei Na's invitation gave her a new idea.
While it was true that no other team could contend with her, their own people were different! Whether it was Castorice, Jinhsi, or even Lu Jingming, they were all opponents she could have a good fight with.
Acting on her thought, Firefly immediately accepted Wei Na's invitation and, at the same time, sent her idea to Lu Jingming and the others through a special method.
"Did Firefly get corrupted by me?" Lu Jingming had a strange expression when he received Firefly's message. It was hard to imagine that Firefly would come up with a playstyle that only a "troublemaker" would. However, it was a good proposal.
Instead of just going through the motions in this competition, they might as well participate and compete with each other. After all, they were too powerful, and only equally powerful teammates could put pressure on each other.
"Firefly!" Jinhsi, who was sitting on the beach, bored and staring at the sea, couldn't help but look astonished when she received the message. If this proposal had come from Lu Jingming, she wouldn't have been surprised at all, since Lu Jingming loved to mess around. But for Firefly to propose it herself was truly unexpected.
However, when she read the rest of the message, Jinhsi suddenly realized everything. The final winner could ask Lu Jingming to fulfill a reasonable wish. Seeing this condition, Jinhsi's lips curled into a half-smile. Firefly's intentions were as clear as day!
Good heavens, even Firefly couldn't sit still and was starting to stir up "warfare." It seemed the closer they got to Lu Jingming's coming-of-age ceremony, the more active everyone became! With that thought, Jinhsi's fighting spirit was also ignited. First, she had to find a reliable team to support.
"This is fun! Sister Robin, let's support Guyi and Qiuer's team." March 7th's eyes lit up with excitement when she received the message. She loved to have fun, and Firefly's proposal was exactly what she wanted.
Unlike March 7th, who only thought about having fun, Robin saw more and her expression became unusually serious. She looked at March 7th and said, "Little March, we absolutely cannot lose this time!"
"Huh!" March 7th blinked her big eyes, her expression as innocent as a college student who hadn't seen the world. She was full of questions. When did Sister Robin become so competitive?
On the other side, Qian Renxue was warily staring at Castorice, who was blocking their path. Hu Liena and the others were also so nervous they didn't dare to breathe. Although no one except Qian Renxue recognized Castorice, their sharp instincts as Soul Masters were warning them to stay away from her and not get close.
Qian Renxue, who recognized Castorice, had a solemn expression. Castorice's power was simply too threatening. She still remembered that the Clear Sky Douluo was defeated by just one of the Black Castorice's soul skills and was given a certain death sentence. He was a Tier-95 Titled Douluo, a powerhouse who had inherited the name of Clear Sky, yet he was entangled by the power of death and was slowly heading toward death just because he was hit by a Soul Emperor's soul skill.
So, Qian Renxue was extremely cautious, because if they fought, even if it was just Castorice alone, everyone on her side except her would likely be in danger.
"Do you want to cooperate? I don't want the reward." Castorice said softly under the wary gazes of Hu Liena and the others. Her soft voice was completely different from the cold, death-god-like aura she was giving off, creating a sharp contrast.
"Huh!" Hearing Castorice's words, Hu Liena and the others, who were prepared to fight, almost lost their footing. They looked at Castorice with a strange expression. You're blocking our path with such a fierce aura just to talk about cooperation?
Qian Renxue was also at a loss for words at Castorice's sudden action. She then asked curiously, "Why?"