The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 30 Round Robin: Changes in Trajectory

Upon reaching the stage, the two sides each occupied one side.

On Shrek Academy's side, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi stood at the very front, followed by Jiang Nannan and He Caitou. Huo Zhanji was on He Caitou's other side, and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao stood at the very back on either side.

The formation of Thousand Spirits Academy was much more normal, with four defensive-type Soul Masters in the front row, one ice-attribute control-type Soul Master who practiced mimicry, one fire-attribute control-type Soul Master in the back, plus the captain of the Thousand Machine Spear.

To put it simply, the formation that Qianling Academy was currently displaying could be described as: four shields combined to form an impregnable fortress, and ice and fire controlling the Thousand-Strike Spear.

Among them, the four tall team members at the front are named Yang Ming, Song Hu, Bai Chen, and Ye Mao.

According to Wang Yan's deduction, these four team members should be from the same sect, that is, they belong to the same sect, because their martial souls are exactly the same, the defensive type Spirit Rhinoceros Shield. The captain of the Thousand Spirits team is named Shen Ce, who is the true core and main attacker of their team. His martial soul is Thousand Strike Spear, which is good at both long-range and close-range attacks.

The last two girls, the blue-haired one is named An Lengye, whose martial soul is the Frost Bear, and the red-haired one is named Fei Yuyan, whose martial soul is the Blazing Tiger. They both follow a control-oriented path, hence the term "dual control of ice and fire."

"The match begins." With the referee's shout, the players from both Shrek Academy and Thousand Spirits Academy released their martial souls almost simultaneously.

At the same time, the seven people from Qianling Academy also released their martial souls. The four in front—Yang Ming, Song Hu, Bai Chen, and Ye Mao—were enveloped in a layer of dark yellow light as they released their martial souls. Immediately afterward, their bodies changed along with the release of their martial souls, becoming identical. Four Spirit Rhinoceros Shields, each one meter in diameter, formed a wall, blocking the three behind them.

Behind the four Spirit Shield Soul Masters stood their captain, Shen Ce. As Shen Ce unleashed his Thousand Strike Spear, two distinctly different lights formed his backdrop. To the left was blue ice, and to the right was red fire—An Lengye and Fei Yuyan were each releasing their Martial Souls.

After releasing their martial souls, the seven members of Thousand Spirits Academy did not rush forward. Instead, four Spirit Rhinoceros Shields gathered together, instantly transforming into hundreds of faces, blocking the Shrek Seven's view and path of advance.

Huo Zhanji smiled slightly and quietly activated his mental detection sharing. Looking at the seven people opposite him who showed no intention of attacking, he said helplessly, "Brothers, get ready to work."

Upon receiving the news, everyone quickly sprang into action, with Xu Sanshi swiftly setting up the Xuanming Shield.

Huo Zhanji took a step forward, and An Lengye couldn't reach him at all. In an instant, the Qianling Academy's tactics were completely disrupted by Huo Zhanji alone, and even Fei Yuyan, who wanted to make a move, couldn't.

"Where did this guy come from?" The people of Qianling Academy couldn't help but wonder. Seeing that the situation was unclear, Shen Ce, who was holding the Thousand Machine Spear, had no choice but to take action.

With a low shout of "Go!", he raised both hands and was about to shoot out the Thousand Machine Spear.

At that moment, a layer of emerald green barrier appeared around Huo Zhanji.

The Thousand Machine Spear instantly left his hand and struck Huo Zhanji, ready to take him down one by one! Under the watchful eyes of countless people, everyone could clearly see everything that happened on the field, and their eyes widened in that instant.

Just as the Thousand Machine Spear was about to hit, he took out the emerald green barrier and blocked the attack, preventing it from causing any real damage to Huo Zhanji.

"Sister Nan, you go and deal with the fire-type one. Brother Xu, you go and deal with the ice-type one. The remaining four are yours."

Although Qianling Academy's tactics were good, everything would have been easily solved without Shen Ce. It must be said that An Lengye was also a tough opponent, and her fourth spirit ring instantly shone brightly.

The Frost Bear roared, and a burst of icy air erupted, turning An Lengye's blue hair white. The cold wind in the air transformed into a giant frost tornado, sweeping out and attacking Huo Zhan.

At the same moment, An Lengye appeared in front of Beibei, while Xu Sanshi appeared in the same spot where An Lengye had been.

Suddenly, the frost tornado lost An Lengye's control and went berserk. Huo Zhanji arrived in front of the frost tornado and released the Ice Emperor form of his self-body martial soul fusion skill.

His originally purplish-red eyes, which were now faintly tinged with an icy blue halo, suddenly burst forth, pointing at the frost tornado. The terrifying aura even caused the protective shield around the arena, which was set up by 108 soul masters, to tremble violently.

The air around Huo Zhanji's body seemed to freeze, and behind him, a huge phantom flashed by.

"Dare to flaunt your ice-attribute attacks in front of my Ice Emperor form? You're asking for death, like lighting a lantern in a toilet."

Hearing this sound, the spectators felt as if their hearts were being gripped. Then, they witnessed a scene they would never forget: the frost tornado that had been raging forward suddenly froze and turned back towards the Thousand Spirits Academy.

Huo Zhanji snapped his fingers at the Frost Bear opposite him. The Frost Bear trembled violently as if it had seen the most terrifying thing in the world. Then... then with a "bang," it exploded into a sky full of light and shadow, and simply vanished into thin air.

Frost Dragon, a superior suppression of ice-attribute martial souls.

An Lengye groaned, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground instantly.

In her memory before she fell into a coma, the last thing she saw was Huo Zhanji's cold gaze, and a seemingly impenetrable defense was thrown into chaos by one person.

Huo Zhanji spread his frost dragon wings and pointed to the sky: "Frost Dragon Dance!"

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered above the arena, and the next second, frost dragons emerged from the clouds and attacked the Thousand Spirits Academy team members, causing chaos on the field.

Huo Zhanji stood there, the icy blue halo in his eyes gradually fading. Compared to their disheveled state, he was now the god who ruled over everything on the competition stage.

After Shrek Academy's first match, almost all the academies conducted in-depth discussions and research on Huo Zhanji, who played a pivotal role in Shrek Academy and had released a 100,000-year soul ring and twin martial souls. However, no academy, including the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, was able to obtain a definite answer after their research.

Huo Zhanji looked down at Shen Ce opposite him and said in a deep voice, "Shall we continue?"

Shen Ce looked at his teammates, who had lost all fighting spirit, and then at An Lengye, who lay unconscious on the ground. He sighed, shook his head, and said, "We surrender."

Huo Zhanji's brilliance almost overshadowed all his companions, but Shen Ce, who had been facing them head-on for a long time, could see clearly that the other members of Shrek Academy hadn't really made a move.

"Shrek Academy wins." The referee announced.

The seven Shrek Academy students stood in a row, bowed slightly to their opponents, and then filed off the stage.

After returning to the hotel, Huo Zhanji began to recover his soul power. Although Huo Zhanji could release his self-soul fusion skill every day, he actually suffered some damage every day. This damage was based on Huo Zhanji's strong physical condition. As long as his body still had soul power, Huo Zhanji could continue to release his self-soul fusion skill.

The next match is the day after tomorrow. Huo Zhanji is thinking about how to avoid the 2-2-3 strategy from reducing their final combat strength. He has heard part of Wang Yan's meeting. Anyway, everyone's division of labor is very clear. Xu Sanshi is responsible for taking hits and trading one for one, making him the strongest tool in the team.

Star Emperor Hotel, Shrek Academy Conference Room.

"Today I made a few simple battle deployments."

"First is the team battle. If you've drawn a team battle, stick with today's lineup. Once you're on the field, use the same tactics you used today, but this time there are two replacements: the opposing team's captain and their support or control-type Soul Master. Your job is to eliminate these two first. As for Huo Zhanji and Sanshi, you don't need to support them or worry about them."

"Secondly, if we draw the second, second, and third tactics, then the lineup will be as follows: Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi in one group, one defensive and one offensive; Huo Zhanji and Wang Dong in another group, a strong offensive; and Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, and He Caitou in a third group, a strong offensive and a ranged defensive."

"Finally, if we draw a one-on-one battle strategy, then Beibei can arrange it."

……

early morning

The atmosphere at Xingluo Square was as lively as ever. Shrek Academy was about to take the stage again today. What surprises would they bring? Shrek Academy would be the first to perform in today's match, and their opponents had easily won the previous two round-robin matches.

Entering the rest area, the Shrek Academy team's fighting spirit had reached its peak. Now all they needed to do was wait for the competition to begin. Huo Zhanji was now treating it as him joining them in a group fight. Whether they won the championship or not was not important; what mattered was the reward given by the system.

The members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy arrived at the arena once again, undoubtedly there to observe the overall strength of Shrek Academy.

Time passed second by second, and His Majesty the Star Luo Emperor arrived at the city wall surrounded by his ministers. He did not sit down, but walked directly to the city wall and watched the battle from the rest area.

Looking at the Shrek Academy students in the rest area, the Star Luo Emperor murmured, "This time, shouldn't you show your true strength?"

The referee stepped onto the stage, his voice amplified by a soul-guided device, announcing, "Round 3, Match 1 of the Round-Robin Tournament: Shrek Academy Team vs. Zheng Tian Academy Team. Both teams, please proceed to the waiting area. Captains, please come to the stage to draw your match rules."

That's right, Shrek Academy is facing the Zheng Tian Advanced Soul Master Academy team today. Like Shrek Academy, Zheng Tian Academy originates from the Heavenly Soul Empire. Unlike Shrek Academy, which doesn't belong to any empire, Zheng Tian Academy is a long-established academy within the Heavenly Soul Empire, having produced many talented individuals.

Among the four great empires on the continent, the Heavenly Soul Empire is the one that most firmly adheres to the tradition of Soul Masters and rejects Soul Master instructors. Therefore, the Zheng Tian Academy actually implements the pure Soul Master tradition more thoroughly than Shrek Academy.

The captain of Zhengtian Academy was a young man around twenty years old. Wang Yan had described this captain of Zhengtian Academy in detail and spoke highly of him.

Since the start of the competition, the captain of Zhengtian Academy has never made an appearance, and Wang Yan only managed to obtain some information about him with great difficulty.

The referee announced in a deep voice, "The draw shall begin!"

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the draw results. A small yellow ball fell out of the box and was caught by the referee.

The referee announced loudly, "Shrek Academy versus Zheng Tian Academy, a one-on-one battle has been drawn. Both team captains, please come down from the stage and prepare!"

Bei Bei and Ye Wuqing stepped down from the Soul Battle Platform one after the other.

Huo Zhanji, sitting in the audience, seemed to be deep in thought. The trajectory of fate seemed to be changing. "Fate is indeed unpredictable."

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(End of this chapter)