Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 97 Ants can devour elephants, but you are far from enough!
Although they were shocked by this outrageous competition format, they were all core disciples after all. After a brief moment of stunned silence following Elder Xuan's words, everyone gathered together with people they were on good terms with.

Ling Shuang was surrounded by Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, Ning Tianwufeng and others, the six of them already forming their own group.

The rest of the group formed a temporary alliance.

Dai Huabin and Xie Huanyue met up, but Zhu Lu was not there, which clearly indicated that their relationship had completely broken down.

This guy probably hired a high-level healing-type Soul Master; his wrist, which was shattered by Ling Shuang, has seemingly recovered on the surface in such a short time.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, gathered with Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and his senior brother from the Soul Guidance Department, He Caitou.

This person seemed to have undergone a significant change in temperament due to the heavy blow of losing the bet to Dai Huabin, and his whole demeanor appeared much more gloomy.

His gaze toward Ling Shuang was filled with hatred, likely because Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had told him why he hadn't dared to act back then, causing him to hold a grudge against Ling Shuang as well.

To Ling Shuang's surprise, Zhu Lu and Xiao Xiao had actually gotten together, which was something he hadn't expected at all.

After all, these two don't seem like they'd ever cross paths.

"Just a friendly reminder, there's an interesting lad here." On the high platform, Elder Xuan suddenly uttered these words.

These words seemed like casual remarks, but Ling Shuang keenly caught the cold glint that flashed in Xuan Zi's eyes.

It wasn't a test, but simply an attempt to cause him trouble.

Ling Shuang had no idea when he had offended Xuan Zi, but he didn't care. He would deal with whatever came his way; such tricks had no effect on him.

Upon hearing this, the students, who had been feeling lost due to the chaotic battle and lack of a specific objective, all turned their gazes in one direction.

Who else could be an interesting student besides that genius who sat in the top spot of the outer academy as a freshman?
The news that Ling Shuang defeated the 30,000-year-old Golden Flame Lion King, who was comparable to a high-level Soul Saint, during the upgrade assessment had already spread throughout the entire outer academy, making Ling Shuang, the undisputed number one freshman, the undisputed number one in the outer academy.

After all, the most outstanding people in the outer academy are only Soul Masters, and they are not comparable to high-level Soul Saints at all.

"That's right, everyone. We should join forces to eliminate Ling Shuang first, otherwise there will be no suspense at all in the end!"

A voice came from the crowd.

Xu Sanshi harbored considerable resentment towards Ling Shuang because of Jiang Nannan.

"What a disgusting guy!" Jiang Nannan frowned slightly, her face showing disgust.

How could she not see that Xu Sanshi was deliberately trying to disgust them?

"Don't be angry, he's just a clown." Ling Shuang held Jiang Nannan's soft, boneless hand, smiled slightly, and showed no anger.

Because this is not even worth Ling Shuang's emotional reaction.

The others didn't really want to face Ling Shuang.

Among them were many people with extraordinary backgrounds, so they were very clear about what high-level Soul Saint combat power meant. Even if they all joined forces, the probability of victory was actually very small.

However, Ling Shuang already has six people, and only seven will advance in the end. If they don't give it their all, they have no chance of advancing at all.

Actually, the seventh person should have been Ling Shuang's former teammate, Nanmen Yun'er. However, although that girl was a core disciple, she did not intend to participate in this selection competition, so the position of the seventh person was left vacant.

"Ling Shuang, don't you need another teammate?"

Someone has their eye on the seventh position.

After all, many people still feel that clinging to this powerful figure offers a better chance of success.

At this point, Ling Shuang could have easily said, "Those who are outstanding can join my team," thus breaking up this temporary alliance.

However, he had no intention of doing so.

"Sorry, but perhaps we should all come at once?" Ling Shuang smiled slightly, her hands behind her back, facing the many core disciples.

Seeing this, the trainees who wanted to curry favor with Ling Shuang knew it was hopeless and had no choice but to give up the idea and unite to bring Ling Shuang down from the stage.

"Come on, everyone!"

One by one, dazzling spirit rings rose up.

Dozens of core disciples rushed towards Ling Shuang's direction.

The scene looked promising, but Ling Shuang remained calm and composed, showing no signs of stress.

While a large number of ants can indeed kill an elephant, the current number is clearly far from sufficient.

To be honest, Ling Shuang is under less pressure now than she was when she fought the Golden Flame Lion King.

"Would you like to play?" Ling Shuang asked casually.

Jiang Nannan and the others exchanged glances, but still chose not to hide behind Ling Shuang and take the easy way out. They all nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Ling Shuang had no objection.

"In that case, let's go."

A staff appeared, and the second-ranked green soul ring on his body suddenly lit up. Immediately afterwards, a series of emerald green barriers rose up, causing the many students who were originally rushing towards Ling Shuang and the others to hurriedly change their movements to dodge.

Emerald Barrier!

Ling Shuang's soul skill directly divided the entire battlefield.

Some of the quicker students were already trying to find a way to break through, but unfortunately, they were not the Golden Flame Lion King.

Although Ling Shuang did not unleash her full power, it would still require at least the full force of a powerful attack-type Soul Master to break through these jade barriers.

Although there are Soul Masters of the Soul Sect level among these disciples, such as Bei Bei, it is absolutely impossible for him to expend a large amount of soul power to break through the barrier.

This made the jade barrier that Ling Shuang casually released become a dividing line on the battlefield.

"Everyone, please make yourselves at home. Once you've made your selection, I will lower the barrier."

Ling Shuang gave Jiang Nannan and the others a chance to practice, as for the others, he would naturally handle them.

The group nodded and each sought out a target whose cultivation level was similar to their own.

Ling Shuang has drawn up a new battlefield for them.

"Um……"

"Then I'll clean up the rest of the battlefield." Ling Shuang's eyes narrowed slightly, and the Twin Staffs of Creation and Annihilation in her hand flashed once more.

His voice, aided by his soul power, clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Friendly reminder: Remember to admit defeat if you can't keep going!"

The next moment, purple flames appeared in all the jade barriers except for the ones where Jiang Nannan and the others were.

"That's the move Ling Shuang used to deal with the Golden Flame Lion King!" Some students who had witnessed the battle immediately recalled the scene from that day, but they never expected that they would face the same situation that the Golden Flame Lion King had faced.

It was only through their own experience that they realized how desperate the Golden Flame Lion King had been!

This feeling of being helpless, as if trapped in an oven, and only able to feel their protective soul power gradually draining away, was constantly shattering their psychological defenses!
(End of this chapter)