The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 31 The Mysterious Battle

Beibei walked back to the waiting area and looked at Huo Zhanji, saying, "Let Xu Sanshi go first this time. Remember, try to control your soul power consumption and last as many rounds as possible on stage."

Upon hearing that he would be the first to perform, Xu Sanshi immediately stood up excitedly, bent his right arm, made a muscle-flexing gesture, and proudly said, "Watch me!" After saying that, he strode towards the competition stage.

"Yang Yifan, a level 41 agility-based Battle Soul Master," Yang Yifan said, looking at Xu Sanshi as he walked onto the stage.

"Xu Sanshi, Level 43, Defense-type Battle Soul Master," Xu Sanshi said calmly.

"Both sides step back." Just then, the referee's voice interrupted the two.

Once both players had reached the edge of the arena and were ready for battle, the referee raised his right hand high and shouted, "The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, Round 3, Shrek Academy versus Heavenly Soul Empire's Zheng Tian Academy, One-on-One Combat Match 1, Begin!"

As soon as the referee announced the start of the match, Xu Sanshi and Yang Yifan on the opposite side released their martial spirits together.

At that moment, Xu San, who had released his martial spirit, made a shocking move: he turned and ran, rushing towards the edge of the arena.

Yang Yifan had already planned his tactics before going on stage. His tactical objective was simple: to wear down his opponent. He believed that with his speed and his dagger martial spirit, he should be able to cause some trouble for his opponent.

However, Xu Sanshi on the other side turned tail and ran away, which stunned Yang Yifan.

Beibei's lips curled up, a strange smile appearing on her face, and she whispered, "This guy is up to no good."

Just as he was speaking, Xu Sanshi had already rushed to the edge of the arena. Then, he leaped high into the air and jumped directly off the arena. Xu Sanshi's face was now full of cunning. Immediately afterward, his fourth spirit ring lit up.

Xu Sanshi and Yang Yifan switched positions. Yang Yifan, who was standing on the competition platform, suddenly found that his feet had slipped and he was falling downwards, while Xu Sanshi had already reached the position where he had been standing.

"boom--"

Yang Yifan slammed hard onto the ground.

Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong, who were waiting in the waiting area, were completely dumbfounded. They exchanged a glance and said almost in unison, "This works?"

Xu Sanshi held his Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in his right hand, put the thin cigar back into his mouth with his left, and uttered three words from the corner of his mouth: "Next."

"Individual elimination round, first match, Shrek Academy wins. Zheng Tian Academy, please send your contestant for the second match."

Zhengtian Academy's first two-on-two team members also took to the court, while their opponents in the second match were a girl.

The girl glanced at Xu Sanshi and said, "Yu Mengdi."

"Shrek, Xu Sanshi."

Xu Sanshi immediately understood. A Soul King had come up, it seemed that their opponents wanted to complete an exchange with them.

Yu Mengdi is one of the three Soul Kings of Zhengtian Academy, and her Martial Soul is extremely powerful. The reason she can cultivate so quickly is largely due to her Martial Soul.

After the two sides had introduced themselves, the referee said in a deep voice, "Both sides step back, get ready."

The two of them stepped back at the same time.

Both players had reached the edge of the playing area when the referee shouted, "Begin!"

Undoubtedly, releasing one's martial spirit is key. Both sides completed this process in an instant.

This time, Xu Sanshi showed no signs of laziness. Holding the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, he strode towards the opposite side.

On the other side, Yu Mengdi's martial soul was not so simple. A pair of pure white wings, radiating intense golden light, unfurled behind her. A flash of golden light appeared in her hands, and a golden longsword appeared in each of them. These were not soul tools, but were formed entirely from soul power. Two yellow, two purple, and one black—five optimally proportioned soul rings appeared on her simultaneously.

In Yu Mengdi's view, the match was already won. A Soul King against a Soul Master, plus her powerful Angelic Martial Soul, the advantage was in her hands. With a flap of her wings, Yu Mengdi's speed increased dramatically, and she rushed towards Xu Sanshi like a golden meteor.

Facing the Soul King's attack, Xu Sanshi remained calm and composed, raising the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in his hand.

Almost at the same time that Yu Mengdi arrived head-on, her soul skill was also released.

When Yu Mengdi released those two golden lightsabers, her first spirit ring shone brightly. At the same time, her second spirit ring also lit up. The two golden lightsabers instantly drew a complete cross in the air. Her wings spread out and emitted a strong golden halo that flowed into the cross and headed straight for Xu Sanshi.

"roll--"

Xu Sanshi slammed the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield heavily onto the ground, and a powerful black aura instantly spread out from the shield.

Yu Mengdi's Holy Radiance Cross Slash burst forth with intense golden light, and it looked like it was about to break through the encirclement.

But at that very moment, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in Xu Sanshi's hand suddenly shone brightly, and strange light twisted on the shield's surface. On the fine, thick tortoise shell, a dark green snake appeared, with bright red eyes. With its appearance, the originally black Xuanming Shock Shield suddenly turned dark green, and the Holy Radiance Cross Slash was instantly swallowed up.

Yu Mengdi was a Soul King, but even so, he lost his balance and fell from the sky. He crossed his two holy swords in front of his chest, released his third soul skill, and his angel wings on his back moved forward to protect him, completely covering his body. Only then did he barely withstand the impact of the dark green light.

Seeing this, Wang Yan, standing below the stage, gaped and exclaimed, "This...this is..."

Bei Bei smiled slightly and said, "The divine beast bloodline martial soul Xuanwu, though not the ultimate, is better than the ultimate. However, after this match, he will definitely not be able to participate in the next one."

The students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy stared blankly at the stage. Even the usually arrogant Xiao Hongchen widened his eyes: "No, this is impossible. How can someone possess a divine beast bloodline comparable to mine? Aren't divine beast bloodlines supposed to have faded to the point of almost disappearing? If my martial soul hadn't mutated, I wouldn't be able to possess the aura of a divine beast. This... this is Xuanwu?"

On the competition stage. Xu Sanshi broke through the seal of his martial soul. Xu Sanshi himself also became somewhat different. His short hair faintly glowed with green light, his muscles bulged, and standing there, he was like an insurmountable peak.

After the Xuanming Zhen effect disappeared, Yu Mengdi sensed something was wrong. Although she didn't know what had happened, she made the right choice immediately: a strong attack!

The sacred twin swords were raised high above his head, and his third soul ring lit up first, with golden flames rising rapidly. Faintly, the shadow of a six-winged angel appeared behind Yu Mengdi.

Immediately following was the lighting of the fifth spirit ring. The moment the black spirit ring, representing ten thousand years, shone brightly, the audience in the distance couldn't help but hold their breath.

"Angel, God-Sealing Slash!" A delicate shout came from Yu Mengdi's mouth.

The two sacred swords merged into one, and the sharp sword light transformed into a huge blade of light, more than ten meters long and three meters wide, which slashed straight down at Xu Sanshi.

Despite the immense pressure coming from the front, Xu Sanshi, whose Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield had evolved into the Xuanwu Shield, was not afraid at all.

Xu Sanshi had already raised his shield, and then everyone saw that his first three spirit rings shone brightly at the same time, instantly converging together and turning into a black spirit ring that shone brilliantly.

The dark green serpent on the Xuanwu Shield seemed to awaken, its tongue slightly raised, and its eyes glowing red. A huge phantom of a tortoise and snake then rose from behind Xu Sanshi.

The Xuanwu Shield instantly grew larger under the swirling black light, expanding to a diameter of over three meters in the blink of an eye. The massive shield tilted, directly blocking the power of the Angelic God-Sealing Slash. The moment the two ten-thousand-year-old soul skills collided, the entire arena emitted a piercing groan.

……

"I won." Xu Sanshi's body swayed slightly, and the dark green color on his body quickly faded, leaving his face as pale as paper.

Despite unleashing the power of Xuanwu, how could Yu Mengdi's Angelic God-Sealing Slash, comparable to a Soul Emperor's attack, be so easily withstood? Despite his efforts to withstand the attack, Xu Sanshi ultimately suffered considerable damage.

"Shrek Academy wins the second match of the round-robin one-on-one battle. Shrek Academy's participant is unable to continue the competition. Both sides, please send out your participants for the third match."

In the third match, Bei Bei, the captain of the Shrek Seven Devils' reserve team, took to the field and easily defeated Blood Wolf from Zheng Tian Academy and Yan'er, who played with fire in the fourth match. However, Bei Bei's soul power was almost exhausted...

The fifth match was between Wang Dong and Shangguan Can. Facing a Soul Master with a spiritual attribute, Wang Dong was clearly caught off guard, but he managed to win the match with the divine sense within him and his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.

So far, the overall score between Shrek Academy and Zhengtian Academy has reached 5 to 3. As long as Huo Zhanji defeats the last two Soul Kings, Shrek Academy will be the winner of the third round of the tournament…

(End of this chapter)