As an ancient bell tolled, it quietly echoed within the Heavenly Battle Arena, its sound quickly spreading for dozens of miles around.
The moment the bell rang, the young Soul Masters in the Grand Soul Arena's rest room abruptly opened their tightly closed eyes, their gazes blazing with fierce fighting spirit.
In the Seven Star Academy's rest room, Cheng Xiao, who had been chatting with Dugu Bo, ended his conversation, turned his head, and looked out the window, taking in the most magnificent competition in the Soul Master world, a flicker of excitement rising in his heart.
"This time in the preliminaries, we can't help but aim for first place on the leaderboard," Cheng Xiao said to Dugu Bo.
"Of course, I have high hopes for you guys," Dugu Bo grinned.
In the central square of the Grand Soul Arena stood a massive Soul Battle Platform, normally used for team Soul Battles. The Grand Soul Arena only opened it when teams that had obtained Diamond Badges were engaged in team Soul Battles.
And as the most exciting competition on the continent, this was naturally the place for the Soul Battles.
The plaza was vast, yet it was still packed with a massive crowd for this biggest event in five years. Everywhere you looked, there was a noisy, bustling crowd—a truly lively scene.
Looking at the tightly packed wall of people outside, Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes. This wasn't the first day of the preliminary rounds; how could the number of participants not decrease, but instead increase?
Fortunately, the participants had special access; otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult for any participating Soul Master to enter.
Leaving the rest area, Cheng Xiao leaned against the railing, looking down at the entire Soul Arena. As the clamor from the ordinary stands reached his ears, a burning desire burned deep within his eyes.
No matter the competition, everyone who participated harbored the desire to win, but Cheng Xiao's strength was too overwhelming. Dugu Bo, wanting to give the other academy members a chance to shine, had been relegated to the bench.
After all, with his strength, if he could make the shadow soldiers act autonomously, he could probably dominate a normal tournament.
However, he was quite looking forward to today's Soul Fighting Competition, because Qian Renxue seemed to harbor some resentment because she hadn't been allowed to participate last time.
Knowing that Cheng Xiao wouldn't be participating, she decided to lead the first Soul Fighting Competition for Seven Star Academy today.
"Cheng Xiao, are you alright?" Just then, Ye Lingling approached, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at Cheng Xiao.
"I'm fine, just a little exhausted, nothing serious." Hearing this, Cheng Xiao turned around with a smile and looked at Ye Lingling.
"That's good." Ye Lingling visibly relaxed, then chuckled and changed the subject: "Your performance last time was really eye-catching. I reckon quite a few forces will try to recruit you after the competition."
"I won't go even if they try to recruit me. Those so-called forces are nowhere near as comfortable as staying at the academy," Cheng Xiao said casually, stretching lazily. "Besides, joining someone else's force is less appealing than starting your own."
"Lingling, how about you stay and help me after graduation?"
"Help you? How do you want me to help you?" Ye Lingling smiled slightly, tilting her head, a hint of joy in her eyes.
"I haven't decided yet." Cheng Xiao rubbed his chin, chuckling. "Anyway, there's still some time before graduation. You can use that time to think it over carefully. Don't rush to agree."
"No, I have nothing to consider." Ye Lingling shook her head slightly, saying, "Since you've asked, how could I, as your friend, refuse?"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiao felt a slight ripple in his heart. He was about to say something when he suddenly noticed that the surrounding noise had quieted down considerably.
"Look, Emperor Xue Ye is here," Ye Lingling said softly, pointing to a large group of people walking in through the entrance.
"Hmm," Cheng Xiao replied, glancing over at the opportune moment without speaking further.
"Dong!"
The ancient chime of a bell suddenly rang out again in the bustling Soul Arena, and the surrounding noise gradually subsided.
Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and the others emerged from the special passage and took their seats in the first row of the VIP section.
A moment later, Emperor Xueye stepped forward slowly, placing his hands lightly on the megaphone. His gaze swept across the entire arena, finally settling on the black-clad youth leaning against the railing on the high platform. A faint smile appeared in his eyes, and his aged, deep voice resounded throughout the arena: "All academy teams, proceed to the preparation battlefield."
As Emperor Xueye's voice fell, figures flashed across the high platforms of the surrounding academy rest areas, their silhouettes tracing arcs in the air before landing on the preparation battlefield.
"Bang!"
A figure landed heavily on the ground with a sharp, whistling sound, like Mount Tai breaking through the air. The black floor, made of special materials, cracked with numerous tiny fissures where the person landed, a testament to their immense weight.
The moment he landed, the surrounding audience cast surprised glances at him. When they saw who it was, they were astonished to discover that this person was Huyan Li, the grandson of Huyan Zhen, the sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect. This domineering and savage aura was unique to him among all the soul master teams. Shortly after
Huyan Li landed, a handsome young man from the Divine Wind Academy bowed to the surrounding crowd, then lightly touched the ground with his toes, his body flying straight off the platform like a gust of wind. Immediately afterward
, a vortex of azure air formed beneath his feet, and finally, he landed gracefully on the ground, his every movement exuding elegance.
"This must be the captain of the Divine Wind Academy, right? At such a young age, to achieve such exquisite airflow control without using wings, he truly deserves the title of genius." Watching Feng Xiaotian descend from the platform using the vortex of air beneath his feet, the crowd couldn't help but admire him.
"Buzz!"
Just as everyone's gaze fell upon Feng Xiaotian, a faint, low rumble of thunder suddenly echoed in mid-air. Some people quickly looked up and saw a flash of lightning.
Everyone immediately recognized the newcomer: a lightning-type martial soul, clearly belonging to a Thunder Academy's soul master, the owner of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex martial soul, one of the twin stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, Yu Tianheng's older brother, Yu Tianxin!
While Yu Tianxin's appearance wasn't as eye-catching as the previous two, his unique lightning arc entrance, coupled with his handsome face, still attracted the attention of many young women.
But just then, a black shadow flashed through the air, drawing everyone's attention. Before anyone could get a good look, the black figure vanished.
Everyone looked around in bewilderment, only to be surprised to find a black-clad youth appearing in the Seven Star Academy's preparation area. Clearly, the previous black shadow was none other than Cheng Xiao of the Seven Star Academy, the favorite to defeat Shrek Academy!
Cheng Xiao's entrance wasn't particularly flashy; compared to the grand entrances of the previous three, his was much more understated. Nevertheless, many Soul Masters in the arena were still intimidated by Cheng Xiao's strength, not to mention the speed he displayed.
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