Chapter 31 The Pope
At the referee's command, the competition officially began.
The three academies each sent out their first player. Among them, Blazing Fire Academy sent Wang Xiaofei, and Spirit Hall Academy sent a level 46 spirit master. On the Shrek Academy side, the master sent Huang Yuan first.
The drawing of lots was done by these three people to decide which two academies would play the first game, and the winner would continue the battle, and so on.
Shrek Academy was surprisingly lucky, as Huang Yuan drew a bye right from the start. Being able to get a bye in the first round meant that the Shrek Academy players could go out later, not only to prepare for the first round, but also to get a better understanding of the former's strength. This was undoubtedly a good lot. Xiaofei complained.
Xiaofei and the Spirit Hall student walked onto the ring together. The opponent's spirit was a black bear, which was obviously a power type. Xiao Fei, relying on his immense speed, attacked him.
The Black Bear Soul Master, far outmatched by Xiao Fei's power, couldn't catch up or defeat him, and ultimately had to concede defeat without even using a single soul skill.
Next came Shrek's Huang Yuan's turn. As he prepared to take the stage, Yu Xiaogang suddenly stopped him and declared, "Please wait a moment!" The referee, furious, nearly ejected Yu Xiaogang.
The Pope raised his hand and said, "Please state your reasons."
Yu Xiaogang replied calmly, "We at Shrek Academy are willing to concede and enter the loser's bracket this afternoon."
Bibi Dong asked calmly, "Why?"
Yu Xiaogang replied bluntly, "No reason. I think it's our right to concede."
Even more unexpectedly, Pope Bibi Dong slowly stood up and nodded to the Grandmaster. "You're right. This is your right. Sorry for asking so much. Sorry, Elder Yu."
Xiao Fei was visibly speechless after hearing these words. What were these two people up to in such a situation?
After the Pope's words, Yu Xiaogang was officially confirmed as a Spirit Hall elder. Who would dare to mess with him again?
Xiao Fei thought carefully and steeled himself, "Damn it, you two bastards! Believe it or not, I'll make you look bad."
At this moment, the referee said to Xiao Fei, "Do you want to continue?"
Xiao Fei glanced around and said, "Of course I will!"
The Spirit Hall then sent out another Soul Master. This Soul Master was at Level 48, very close to Xiao Fei's level. However, in a one-on-one fight with Xiao Fei, he was clearly inferior. Both strength and speed were vastly outmatched, and he was quickly defeated by Xiao Fei.
By this time, the Pope's face was already somewhat displeased. The third person to appear was Yan.
As a Soul King, Yan was clearly much stronger than the previous ones. Xiao Fei and Yan kept clashing fists. Yan, a top-tier Fire and Earth Spirit Master, had incredibly high defense, causing Xiao Fei to ache.
Yan's spirit skills were indeed impressive, but they were group attack skills that were useless against Xiao Fei, who could fly.
Finally, Xiao Fei unleashed his third soul skill, "Phoenix Flame Claw," at the Soul Master Competition.
Xiao Fei's entire left arm transformed into a phoenix, his five fingers shaped into sharp claws, the entire arm coated in pure phoenix flames. His claws' power and speed were significantly increased.
He repeatedly clawed at Yan, leaving several large scratches on Yan's body and sending him flying off the stage.
With this, Xiao Fei had defeated three opponents at once. Of course, Xiao Fei's face also showed signs of exhaustion, a touch of exhaustion.
Of course, Xiao Fei didn't use soul bones for healing, nor did he suffer any serious injuries; he was merely feigning exhaustion. Nearby personnel hurriedly pulled Yan to treatment.
Yu Tianheng and Yu Xiaogang, descendants of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well as several high-ranking officials, were instantly shocked upon witnessing Xiao Fei's soul skill.
This was because Xiao Fei had unleashed the Dragon Transformation of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.
Some high-ranking officials, especially those at the Titled Douluo level, understood what the term "Dragon Transformation" signified.
Many in the Spirit Hall had already turned pale. The referee asked Xiaofei, "Team member, do you want to continue?" Xiaofei nodded and said, "Go ahead."
The next player to come on stage from Spirit Hall was Hu Liena. At this moment, Spirit Hall couldn't afford to lose. After all, three people were injured now. If they lost now, it would be difficult to play in the afternoon match.
After Hu Liena came on stage, she attacked Xiaofei continuously. Xiaofei was tired of parrying. Suddenly, Xiaofei felt his vision was a little blurry, and Xiaofei instantly understood what was going on. It was probably Hu Liena's charm.
Finally, when Hu Liena attacked, Spell was injured and dealt Hu Liena a heavy blow. The two fell off the ring at the same time. Xiaofei was bleeding profusely.
At this point, Xiao Fei had already defeated four opponents in a one-on-one match. Everyone present was stunned, their gazes agape at Xiao Fei's formidable fighting prowess etched in their chests. The Spirit Hall personnel's faces sank.
As of this point, Blazing Academy still had six members, all Soul Masters, while Spirit Hall had only three. Their only advantage was the presence of Xie Yue, a Soul King.
Pope Bibi Dong surveyed the scene, pondered carefully, and suddenly announced, "The Spirit Hall team has voluntarily conceded defeat and will enter the loser's bracket for the afternoon."
The two teams for the afternoon match had already been decided: Spirit Hall and Shrek. Shrek was the first to admit defeat, finally gaining an advantage.
Regardless, at least two of Spirit Hall's injured Soul Kings would not fully recover this afternoon.
As for Blazing Academy's Wang Xiaofei, while he appeared to have lost a lot of blood, he wasn't seriously injured.
After leaving the field, four Soul Sage-level healing spirit masters continuously treated Hu Liena and Yan. However, it was unlikely they would be able to recover to their peak form before the afternoon match.
Xiao Fei, however, was already full of life after treatment. Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang both called Xiao Fei a monster.
In the blink of an eye, the afternoon match arrived. Shrek Academy now fielded its full lineup, while Spirit Hall Academy continued to field its three Soul Kings.
Hu Lina and Yan were clearly not in good shape. Xiao Fei estimated that they had recovered only 70% to 80% at best. However, the two teams' spirit powers were similar, with a ten-level difference—a gap that was not easily overcome.
As the match began, Tang San immediately unleashed his fourth spirit ability, "Blue Silver Prison." Seven gigantic blue silver grasses surrounded the seven Spirit Hall academy members. Then, they formed a row: Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Tang San.
Oscar placed his hands on Ning Rongrong's back, pouring all of his spirit power into her. Then, Ning Rongrong summoned a massive Seven Treasures Glazed Tower, the three spirit rings atop it fused into one, a true Huo Wu special move: Ring Fusion.
Then, all of Ning Rongrong's soul power poured into Zhu Zhuqing, followed by Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and finally, everyone's soul power merged into Tang San.
Tang San's soul power suddenly surged, threatening to burst his body. Suddenly, a black-gold hammer appeared in his hand, and the surge of soul power within him seemed to merge into the hammer.
As the soul power absorbed the hammer, it gradually grew larger and solidified, becoming a hammer the size of a water tank, with a handle as thick as a normal person's thigh.
Seeing this, some high-level soul masters, especially Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo, even murmured, "Clear Sky Hammer, the true form of the weapon spirit?"
In the distance, the Spirit Hall personnel had already noticed something was amiss. Yan immediately activated his fourth soul skill, "Magma Roiling," while Xie Yue desperately chopped at the blue silver grass with his moon blade.
By the time they broke through the Blue Silver Prison, the Clear Sky Hammer's weapon spirit form had already succeeded. Xie Yue and Hu Liena instantly completed their spirit fusion technique, Demon Charm.
Then, like a shadow, he flew behind Tang San. It seemed the Spirit Hall members knew Tang San's current weakness lay in the players behind him.
After all, Tang San's spirit power came from his teammates, especially Ning Rongrong. The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's fusion and amplification were crucial to the entire lineup.
However, Tang San activated the Purple Extreme Demon Eye and launched a hammer at Demon Charm, sending it flying across the field like a baseball.
Guards brought the two back, but they had already collapsed, suffering multiple broken bones and tendons throughout their bodies, likely severely injured.
The other five Spirit Hall members rushed towards the person behind Tang San from different directions.
But Tang San gritted his teeth and simultaneously used the Purple Extreme Demon Child and Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique to hammer all five Spirit Hall members out of the field.
Once Tang San dispelled his weapon spirit form, the others also dispelled their Seven-in-One fusion technique.
Ultimately, Shrek Academy won the match. The Pope looked at Yu Xiaogang with a serious face, then left the arena.
Xiao Fei was observing Tang San carefully from beginning to end. When Tang San used the weapon soul body, it was not as easy as in the original book. There was even a trace of pain in the corner of his eyes.
Xiao Fei shook his head and left the venue. In Xiao Fei's understanding, the weapon soul body requires the integration of martial soul and mental power. Even a soul saint would find it a bit difficult to use it, and there would be a period of weakness after using it.
Tang San's mental power obviously cannot reach the soul saint realm. It is estimated that his mental power has been damaged. If he uses the weapon soul body many times, he might become an idiot without others' help.
Yu Xiaogang is a low-level soul master after all, and he doesn't know much about some things of high-level soul masters.
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