Chapter 114: Overbearing Xiao Wu, Pummeling Qin Ming
In the preparation room,
The Royal Sky Team returned, crestfallen. Several of them wore expressions of deep shame and humiliation.
Seven to five, and only one Soul Elder on the opposing side, and that Soul Elder's primary role was support.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy, famous and determined to win the next Soul Master Tournament, had been utterly defeated.
They hadn't managed a single effective attack from start to finish, taking a beating the entire time with almost no ability to fight back.
One sentence perfectly summed up their performance: they'd lost face completely.
The most frustrated and dejected of them all was their captain, Yu Tianheng.
He hadn't even used a third of his strength, was toyed with, and his family and personal reputation were being questioned.
Some things, when you don't weigh them, they're nothing. But once you do, you can't hold them back.
宗族势力 suppressing civilian geniuses wasn't new on this continent.
Which victim didn't resent the heavens, curse the earth, and despair in their fury?
But the weak's cries and roars were nothing more than a dog's bark to the strong. Similar events had happened time and again throughout history; who had ever cared?
However, if a behemoth like the Kaiyuan Sect were to speak out…
Even someone as powerful as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan would likely have to cut their losses to survive.
Yu Tianheng's biggest worry was that his uncle would be sacrificed.
In the third level of the audience area,
After exchanging pleasantries, Meng Shenji suddenly plastered a bright smile on his face and said to Nangong Lingyun:
"Esteemed Sect Master, the reason your academy's children are angry is because they feel the Royal Sky Team is using the rules to restrict your main players from competing.
But now, the Kaiyuan team has won, and their members are unharmed. Conversely, the Royal Sky Team has been embarrassed and suffered some injuries."
"Look, how about we just cancel the next three Soul Duels?"
"I believe Nangong Lewu's strength is definitely quite impressive, even more so than Jerry's. But having a Soul Ancestor go up against a Soul Emperor... it wouldn't be good for you if there were any injuries, right?"
A Soul Ancestor was twenty levels of soul power lower than a Soul Emperor, plus two ten-thousand-year soul rings. There was also a qualitative difference in age, physical fitness, and mental strength.
Normally, there wasn't even a sliver of a chance for Nangong Lewu to win. But after watching this Soul Duel, he suddenly felt a little uneasy, starting to question his worldview.
Jerry, as a support type, was already so unbelievable. It was hard to say what level the other side's true offensive power was.
What if? What if something unexpected happened? If a student lost to a student, there was still a fig leaf to cover the shame. But if a teacher lost to a student... there wouldn't even be a fig leaf left.
Nangong Lingyun smiled politely, but there wasn't a hint of hesitation in his voice.
"How can you see a rainbow without experiencing the wind and rain? Failure isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's good for the children to learn some lessons. It'll keep them from being arrogant and overestimating their abilities in the future."
This statement caused Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe to exchange a strange glance at Nangong Lingyun.
This guy knows how to be sarcastic.
Unlike the three academy committee members, they had received extremely detailed intelligence.
They knew that the dignified Immovable Bright King, Soul Saint Zhao Wuji, had been forced to suffer consecutive losses at the hands of Xiao Wu.
Qin Ming was probably in for a rough time.
Qian Renxue secretly speculated that since Xiao Wu could perform a Spirit Fusion Skill with Nangong Lingyun, her spirit's strength must also be extremely high, perhaps even comparable to the Six-Winged Angel.
While they were talking, the arena had already been inspected and repaired. Doudou's voice once again ignited the excitement of the entire crowd.
"Next is a solo soul battle!
From Kaiyuan Academy, the attack-type Soul Ancestor Nangong Lewu, challenges the Royal Sky Team's team leader and teacher, Qin Ming, a Soul Emperor and also of the attack type."
A battle across two major level gaps was extremely rare, even in the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
"Will the Royal Sky Team defend their honor? Or will Kaiyuan Academy once again create a miracle? Let's wait and see!"
"Please welcome the spirit masters from both sides. You have one minute to release your spirits."
The spirit battle began quickly.
Qin Ming didn't rush to attack. Instead, he raised his hand, clasped his fist in a salute, and said:
"Senior facing junior, teacher facing student, the strong facing the weak, I should have shown some grace and let you have three points. However, I bear the reputation of Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and I cannot lose.
I am sorry, but I will still hold back, striving not to let you get too badly injured. However, Qin Ming is determined to win this spirit battle."
"People from Shrek are all the same, putting on a righteous act while being nothing more than pretentious.
Holding back? You're probably just looking for an excuse for your loss, aren't you? So you can say you didn't go all out when you lose."
Xiao Wu snorted coldly,
Her toes tapped the ground, and her body transformed into a streak of golden-red light, shooting far away.
Facing a Soul Emperor, she wouldn't dare be careless. Right from the start, she used the Longevity Technique to fully activate the adapted and improved Swift Water Without Trace.
Amplifying Soul Skills and the Invincible Golden Body were also activated, both maxed out.
Her movement caused Qin Ming and many of the audience to widen their eyes in shock.
Too fast, so fast it didn't seem like a Soul Ancestor.
Just as she was about to reach Qin Ming, Xiao Wu twisted her body, and a nunchaku appeared in her hands.
It had a restrained dark gold color, covered with silver-white patterns, and looked quite impressive.
The rabbit flicked her wrist, and after accelerating to her limit, the other end suddenly extended to the extreme, transforming into a five or six-meter-long staff that swept towards the Raging Fire Wolf's chest.
Qin Ming didn't expect that the opponent's weapon could actually lengthen.
At such a close distance, he didn't even think to dodge. Instead, he activated his first soul skill, spewing a large ball of scarlet flames from his mouth.
Bang! With a loud explosion, the Raging Fire Wolf turned into a ball and rolled dozens of meters across the ground.
Clutching its chest, it couldn't stand up for a long time.
It wasn't severely injured, but a force of vibration was wreaking havoc in its body, preventing its soul power from gathering.
On the other side, Xiao Wu's form was also engulfed by the crimson flames, but under the protection of the Invincible Golden Body, not even a single strand of her hair was harmed.
After becoming a self-created soul skill, the Invincible Golden Body was no longer an absolute defense, but its effect was still quite impressive, and ordinary attacks were difficult to break through.
The rabbit didn't continue to pursue, standing calmly in place, she said: "I didn't use my full strength in that attack just now, otherwise, you might have already been severely injured.
The purpose of doing this is to prevent you from underestimating me, and don't go around crying and complaining later about how you were letting the junior students win, or other disgusting things like that."
She waited until Qin Ming recovered from the shockwave, his expression becoming extremely serious, and all six soul rings lit up before starting to move again.
The golden-red light flashed again, like an arrow leaving the bowstring. Qin Ming didn't dare to delay for a moment, directly spitting out a purple-red fire dragon from his mouth.
Along with the fire dragon, the sixth soul ring, which had already finished charging, extinguished in an instant. He was actually scared into activating his strongest sixth soul skill.
(End of this chapter)