The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 28 One Against Seven

The start of the round-robin tournament also means the opening of the players' rest area. Today's matches are only the first round of the round-robin tournament, with four of the eight participating teams taking to the court.

When the dark green competition uniforms appeared in the entrance passage of the participating academies, the entire Xingluo Square erupted in cheers.

Huo Zhanji walked calmly at the front of the group. Shrek Academy's rest area was located at the northernmost point, closest to the imperial city wall, and was also significantly larger than that of other academies.

At this point, the host was already warming up the atmosphere, first announcing the list of colleges that had passed the first round of the competition, and then introducing the group assignments.

After a series of rambling remarks aimed at stirring up the audience's emotions, the host shouted in the most impassioned voice: "Next, please welcome the Shrek Academy team, the number one academy on the continent, and their opponents, the Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy team of the Star Luo Empire, to the waiting area. At the same time, please invite the captains of both teams to come up on stage to confirm their competition format."

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"Shrek Academy vs. Yunluo Academy, a one-on-one elimination tournament will be held. Please send out your first player to compete."

Wang Yan looked at the seven boys from below the stage and said, "We should have a better chance in this match. We don't have any substitutes, so we must make sure that no one gets injured. Therefore, for the first match, Huo Zhanji, you'll be playing."

Upon hearing that he was to be the first to perform, Huo Zhanji arrogantly declared, "Watch me, Yunluo Academy will leave no one alive." With that, he headed towards the competition stage.

When Huo Zhanji walked onto the stage, the opposing Yunluo Academy had already sent out their team. The first student sent out by Yunluo Academy was not tall, but had broad shoulders and was even a bit fat.

Facing Huo Zhanji on stage, he looked extremely nervous. You could see beads of sweat on his forehead. Any academy would probably be nervous when facing Shrek Academy; there's no way to avoid it.

The referee called the two players over and said in a deep voice, "The rules for the individual elimination tournament are: the losing side immediately leaves the stage, and the winning side can choose to continue playing or withdraw and have someone else replace them. Each side will field seven players, and the competition will continue until all seven players on one side have lost their matches. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Huo Zhanji and the Yunluo Academy team member answered loudly at the same time.

The referee said, "Alright, both sides step back and wait for my command to begin the match. High-damage soul tools that rely on materials to win, such as fixed soul tools, are not allowed."

Huo Zhanji walked to the opposite side of the arena. He wanted to eliminate as many people as possible in front of him to conserve his soul power for the occasional use of his self-soul fusion technique.

"The match begins!" the referee shouted, already backing up to the edge.

Ma Yingjun of Yunluo Academy had been nervously waiting for these words. He raised his arms, and three thumb-thick metal tubes appeared from each arm, while two arm-thick metal tubes appeared from each shoulder. Suddenly, a pair of folding wings unfolded from his back…

The changes in Huo Zhanji were naturally not as complex as his. A flash of purple-red light followed by a flash of white light, and then a purple light appeared in his eyes, revealing two spirit rings. In fact, Huo Zhanji's second spirit ring was already close to 100,000 years old. He was already a level 30 Quasi-Soul Master, but hadn't yet acquired a spirit ring. According to the rule that lighting up a star in the Starry Sea grants a 3,000-year spirit ring, Huo Zhanji's second spirit ring was originally around 2,000 years old. After being baptized by the stars, its current age had reached 92,000 years…

The six metal tubes on Ma Yingjun's shoulders glowed with a silvery-white light, "Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!"

A whooshing sound rang out as the soul-guided ray shot out from the metal tube on Ma Yingjun's arm.

A green light flashed across Huo Zhanji's body, enveloping his entire form. The Ice Emperor's Body Protection easily withstood Ma Yingjun's soul-guided ray attack.

Taking advantage of the opening in Ma Yingjun's attack, Huo Zhanji's footsteps became ethereal as he rushed towards Ma Yingjun's location at an invisible speed. In the blink of an eye, Huo Zhanji had already approached Ma Yingjun, and his hands shone brightly.

Huo Zhanji suddenly exerted his strength and leaped into the air: "Throat-Crushing Lock!"

"boom--"

Ma Yingjun's tragedy began when Huo Zhanji grabbed him by the neck and slammed him to the ground halfway through activating his flying soul tool. Despite being heavily equipped with soul tools, he was thrown from a height of five meters and was left dazed and confused. The throat-crushing lock shattered Ma Yingjun's breastplate, and Huo Zhanji kicked him down with a single blow...

On the stage, the referee was dumbfounded. He had only called "start" for less than a minute and there were already one less player.

Huo Zhanji said coldly, "Next."

After a brief silence, the audience erupted in uproar.

"Individual elimination round, first match, Shrek Academy wins."

Ma Yingjun walked back to the waiting area, and Captain Yunluo slapped him on the head: "Idiot! You've disgraced the academy. Shangyue, you go."

"Yes." In Yunluo Academy, a female team member sprang to her feet and quickly stepped onto the competition stage.

The referee immediately shouted "Start!" and stepped back.

As soon as the referee finished speaking, two long swords appeared in Shangyue's hands. The two four-foot-long swords immediately lit up with a strong incandescent light, and brought out two three-foot-long blade beams, which went straight for Huo Zhanji.

Huo Zhanji's eyes flickered slightly as his second spirit ring lit up, and a jet-black spear appeared in his hand. Originally, what Huo Zhanji released was illusory and without substance, but now that his second spirit ring was almost at the level of 100,000 years, the simulated weapon was a real entity.

"Dragon and Elephant Transform into the Sea, Stabilize the Sea with a Single Spear!" Huo Zhanji's voice rang out.

Then, the golden color crept onto the jet-black spear. Huo Zhanji raised the spear above his head with one hand and threw it at Shangyue, who was charging towards him.

At this moment, Shangyue was also rushing towards Huo Zhanji while he was gathering his strength, so she was not far from Huo Zhanji, only about ten meters away.

At the moment Huo Zhanji unleashed his power, Shang Yue realized she had been tricked. The spear swept across the field, kicking up a large amount of gravel. Shang Yue dared not be careless. Although she no longer had a chance to dodge the attack, as a Soul Master, a ball of white light appeared on her chest. Then, the white light spread rapidly, forming a protective shield with a diameter of two meters around her in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the spear struck the soul-guided shield released by Shangyue, but the shield was broken in less than a second.

The moment the shield was broken, the referee in charge of the match appeared in front of Shangyue and took the bullet for her. At this moment, there were some bloodstains on the referee.

The referee raised his right hand and announced loudly through the megaphone: "Individual Elimination Round, Match 2: Shrek Academy wins!"

"Boom!" Upon hearing the referee's announcement of the result, the audience erupted in cheers once again!

On the competition stage, Shang Yue looked pale as she stared at Huo Zhanji standing opposite her. "Although your move is very strong, the charging time is really too long."

"If I wanted to be able to cast it instantly, and with considerable power," Huo Zhanji thought to himself, a hint of amusement creeping into his voice.

After returning to the waiting area of ​​Yunluo Academy, Shangyue briefly said something to his teammates. The third person to take the stage was a burly, strong man with short blond hair. Under his white school uniform, the outline of his strong muscles was faintly visible. This person was the captain of the Yunluo Academy's representative team.

"Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy, Situ Yu, Level 4 Soul Master."

"Shrek Academy, Huo Zhanji, Level 30 Quasi-Soul Master," Huo Zhanji said.

"Both sides step back!" The referee's voice rang out at that moment.

Situ Yu glanced at Huo Zhanji and then turned and walked towards the edge of the competition stage. Huo Zhanji also turned and walked straight to the edge of the competition stage.

Once both sides were in position, the referee raised his right hand and loudly announced, "Individual elimination round, third match, begins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Situ Yu seemed to transform into a thousand-armed Guanyin. A series of violent metallic mechanical sounds rang out from his body, and numerous metal tubes burst out. In just a few breaths, Situ Yu appeared to have doubled in size.

Each of the thick, powerful legs extended three metal supports, each as thick as a forearm and extremely sharp at the bottom. Upon ejection, they immediately gripped the ground firmly, forming an extremely stable base. Then, starting from the lower legs, a large number of attack soul tools appeared.

When he released the soul tools, at least six unusual lights appeared on Situ Yu's body, and then a large number of soul tools began to attach to him. On his chest was a soul-gathering cannon that emitted a faint dark gold color and had a caliber of more than half a foot.

"To put it nicely, it's called artillery tactical warfare; to put it bluntly, it's just standing still and getting beaten up." Huo Zhanji was speechless.

Situ Yu raised his forearms, tucking his elbows between his ribs, where they engaged and fastened with metal. Immediately afterward, six metal tubes on each side of his arms simultaneously emitted intense white light.

At the same time, his four spirit rings began to flash alternately, and countless white orbs of light burst forth almost instantly. Each orb was the size of an egg, and like a tidal wave of light bullets, they swept wildly toward Huo Zhanji.

Faced with such an attack, Huo Zhanji responded in the simplest way: "Fine, fine, you want to play like this? I'll just unleash my full firepower. If you're so ruthless, then I won't be shy either. I'll unleash my ultimate move."

A flash of three-colored light emanated from Huo Zhanji, and his demeanor suddenly changed. Dressed in a black robe, Huo Zhanji exuded a chilling killing intent, holding a pale golden scepter: "Holy Eye - Frost Holy Spirit Armor, Eternal Night Form."

Holding the scepter, Huo Zhanji quickly stood it upright in front of him: "Holy Spirit Shield!"

A series of violent roars echoed continuously on the Holy Spirit Shield, but Huo Zhanji remained motionless, and the shield showed no signs of damage.

Such strong defense! Situ Yu's pupils contracted slightly, and his nerves were completely on edge. He took a deep breath, and then the energy-gathering soul-guided cannon on his chest lit up.

This was the most powerful soul tool he possessed at the moment, and his last hope of defeating Huo Zhanji rested entirely on this energy-gathering soul cannon. As Situ Yu began to charge the energy-gathering soul cannon...

Huo Zhanji brandished his scepter, unleashing six beams of light towards Situ Yu: "Six-Zhang Light Prison!"

As Huo Zhanji unleashed his attack, Situ Yu also fired his fully charged soul-guided cannon. A white ball of light, half a foot in diameter, shot straight toward Huo Zhanji. However, Huo Zhanji's six-zhang light prison was obviously faster, directly imprisoning both the soul-guided cannonball and Situ Yu.

"Boom!" The soul-guided cannonball detonated inside the six-zhang light prison, making a loud noise.

Huo Zhanji seized the opportunity and struck Situ Yu's soul-guided cannon with a palm. Amidst the violent roar, Situ Yu, who was not far from the arena, was hit by the protective shield's light barrier and stopped falling instantly.

"We, Yunluo Academy, concede defeat." Situ Yu's voice rang out, filled with resentment and helplessness.

Upon hearing Situ Yu announce Yunluo Academy's surrender, the referee returned to the arena and loudly proclaimed, "Yunluo Academy versus Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy wins!"

The referee's voice was amplified by the soul tool and spread throughout the entire stadium. The audience erupted in cheers once again. As expected of Shrek Academy, the cheers from the audience were like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down. They were cheering for Shrek Academy and also for Huo Zhanji on the competition stage. Huo Zhanji returned to his teammates, and everyone gave him a high-five to celebrate. One win in the round-robin tournament.

Wang Yan had already stood up and patted Huo Zhanji on the shoulder: "Let's go back." After saying that, he turned around and walked out first.

The Shrek Academy team once again left Xingluo Square under everyone's watchful eyes. After leaving Xingluo Square and returning to the Xinghuang Hotel, Wang Yan immediately told everyone to go back to their rooms to rest.

(End of this chapter)