Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 57 Emperor Xiao Tian

"The academy?"

Huo Yuhao was stumped by his question: "I came here to increase my soul power level as much as possible, get a suitable soul ring, and then... then do what I want to do."

"In that case, you'll find out the answer to the previous question later."

The Soul Saint smiled mysteriously: "The premise is: you've always thought of it as an academy."

"Remember this forever, kid!"

The Soul Saint shoved the parts into Huo Yuhao's arms and patted his head heavily: "To you, Shrek Academy is just an academy, and that's its true nature. Whether it's the outer academy or the inner academy, never forget that."

For some reason, the Soul Saint's face showed some sadness and fatigue.

It's as if some things you pursued your whole life turned out to be nothing but ruin and worthless, and all the effort you put in was meaningless.

"It's getting late, you should get some sleep... I'll keep watch for you."

……

Shrek.

"Those of you who have passed the assessment have now shed your status as freshmen and become official students of Shrek Academy. You have also completed the class division and streaming based on your career development direction."

Wang Yan wrote a series of names on the blackboard: "Now, we will begin electing the class monitor for this new class. Everyone can start voting."

"Teacher, I have an objection!"

Suddenly, a troublemaker raised his hand to signal.

"Please speak." Wang Yan frowned.

"We've only just finished being assigned to different classes, and we don't know each other very well yet. Isn't it a bit unfair to elect someone by vote? What if someone disrupts the election process?"

"this…"

Wang Yan was speechless for a moment.

In all his years of teaching, this was the first time he had ever encountered someone pointing out his flaws to his face.

What surprised him even more was that many people in the class echoed his opinion and questioned his selection method.

"So noisy~"

Amidst the chaotic noise, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but grit her teeth.

Wang Dong, who was sitting next to her, didn't react much. He just stared out the window in a daze, seemingly lost in thought.

"Quiet!"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Wang Yan's face darkened. He released and then retracted his five soul rings, forming a surging wave of soul power that swept over the entire classroom, suppressing all the chaotic noise.

"Since you all think this method is unreasonable, what do you want to do?"

Wang Yan patiently asked the question.

"Of course, it's a battle!"

Dai Huabin slowly stood up. Although the bruises on his face had not completely faded, his injuries had been completely healed by the Tree of Life.

At that moment, a cold glint appeared in his eyes, revealing his sharp edge.

He's definitely going to be the class monitor!
Looking at the entire arena, he was the only one who could reach the third ring level, and when it came to one-on-one duels, he was confident that he had no fear of anyone.

"Humph!"

Wang Yan leaned on the podium with a forced smile.

If it's really as Dai Huabin said, then we might as well just assign him the class monitor position; that would save us a lot of trouble.

Unsurprisingly, these words only made the classroom more chaotic, with the noise growing louder and louder.

"bass!"

Xiao Xiao suddenly stood up, startling Wang Dong: "What are you doing..."

"It's so noisy..."

Xiao Xiao gritted her teeth and squeezed out the words, then looked up at Wang Yan: "Teacher, I propose a class-wide free-for-all! Whoever stays until the end will be the class monitor!"

As soon as she spoke, everyone present fell silent. Their gazes towards Xiao Xiao were now tinged with fear, clearly not expecting her to go to such lengths.

A chaotic battle?

Crazy?
In this mode of combat, victory depends almost entirely on luck. In fact, the stronger a player is, the more likely they are to be targeted and eliminated early.

And what if you get injured?
In a one-on-one situation, having a teacher as a referee allows for timely intervention, but in a large-scale brawl, it would be impossible to be in two places at once...

"Isn't that reasonable?"

Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Yan with a serious expression: "Being able to pull in more teammates and cooperate perfectly with each other in the midst of a melee is a symbol of strength."

"At the same time, control-type Soul Masters lose their advantage of one-on-one strong control in this kind of melee, and offensive-type Soul Masters also have to deal with the potential threats from other opponents."

"Of course~ most importantly—"

Xiao Xiao glanced at everyone: "You'll never accumulate real combat experience in a conventional competition, right? You can't stay in the academy forever..."

Many of the people present, like her, came from small or medium-sized forces and families.

She believed that these people would end up like her, going back to inherit their family businesses and then spending most of their lives fighting with their mortal enemies. The unlucky ones might even have to go and seek revenge themselves. The future of the entire force rested on her shoulders.

This statement really hit a nerve with some people.

"Okay~"

Wang Yan's lips twitched, unsure whether he should thank Xiao Xiao for helping maintain discipline: "Then let's have a big free-for-all! Everyone go to the Spirit Realm and wait for orders. I'll go find another homeroom teacher for help."

Everyone present was a precious treasure in Yan Shaozhe's eyes. If anything happened to them during the melee, he couldn't bear the responsibility.

It would be best if a Soul Emperor could help save people, and even better if we could use Zhou Yi's influence to get the Soul Saint of the Tree of Life to come and help...

……

In the spirit fighting arena.

Wang Yan scanned the students scattered across the field. As expected, all the boys had a gloomy look on their faces and tried to stay with people they knew.

"The battle begins!"

The command, empowered by soul power, resounded throughout the entire arena.

Just as everyone was making a ruckus and activating their martial spirits to search for their target.

"Three lives—"

Xiao Xiao suddenly leaped into the air, raising a heavy cauldron several meters in diameter high with both hands. The Xuan Tian Gong within her body was pushed to its limit, and most of the soul power she had gained from breaking through to level twenty-six under various fortuitous circumstances was instantly used up.

"Soul-Suppressing Cauldron!"

With a roar that echoed throughout the entire arena, the colossal object, shimmering with a deep aura, crashed down.

The Guiyi Cauldron, imbued with the power of suppression, the vibrations of the cauldron, and even a portion of the Xuan Tian Gong's inexhaustible vitality, forcefully created a tangible shockwave, stirring up a surge of people in the crowd.

A dozen or so unlucky souls were tumbled and lifted into the air by this massive impact, pushed by the black ripples emanating from the cauldron's walls into rapidly expanding bubbles with humanoid creatures clinging to their surfaces.

"Wow!"

"Ooh-ooh—"

The crowd, unable to dodge in time, erupted in a wave of panic. Before the black ripples completely dissipated their power, at least twenty people were blown up on the spot, flying out like shotgun pellets and hitting even more people on the head.

Wang Yan: ...

Zhou Yi: ...

"What are you all standing there for? Go and get them out!"

The Soul Saint, who had just arrived from the infirmary, roared and summoned the Tree of Life to engulf the flying creatures in healing light.

　Question: Why not take advantage of the opponent's pre-attack animation/when they haven't used their Soul Skill to amplify their abilities and deal massive damage during a match or fight?
　　A. Transformation time with invincible frames

　　B. Young people should uphold martial virtue.

　　c. obtuse angle
　　D. If you start strong but then lack follow-up damage, you will lose.

　　E. Sanshui stipulates that every battle must begin with a 1,000-2,000-word description of hand-to-hand combat, followed by a 2,000-word description of skill exchanges, along with over 1,000 words explaining positioning and psychological state, before finally revealing the trump card to decide the outcome, plus another 2,000-word description of psychological state. This rule applies regardless of whether you are at the first or sixth ring.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)