Battle Through the Heavens II: Three Phases of Peerless Power, One Soul and Four Bodies

On the first day of the Soul Master Tournament, the Star Luo Emperor's speech concluded, and with a resounding horn call, the tournament officially began.

As the champions of all previous Soul Master Tournaments, Shrek Academy naturally had to be the first to appear and warm up the atmosphere. As cheers rang out, a team dressed entirely in dark green emerged from one end of the arena, a tradition said to represent Shrek Academy's glory.

Luo Ranyu watched the game from above, Hua Xier happily stuck to Luo Ranyu's side, while Xue Qianlu blocked Luo Ranyu's other side.

What puzzled Ran Yu was that the Shrek Academy students didn't look seventeen or eighteen years old; instead, they were about the same age as her. Weren't these their regular team members?

Luo Ranyu continued watching and saw that the Shrek Academy students were standing in a 1-6 formation, with a slightly thinner boy standing at the front, and the other six standing in an arc around him.

"It seems that this young man standing at the front is no ordinary person," Luo Ranyu concluded.

Hua Xi'er also curiously clung to the railing and looked down, her eyes sparkling: "Brother Ran Yu, look! There's a green-haired girl over there who's about my age and about my height!"

Shrek Academy's opponent was Tianling Advanced Academy, which used a standard 3-3-1 formation, which was quite conventional.

As the competition entered the Spirit Release phase, the leading youth of Shrek Academy lowered his head slightly, and golden patterns suddenly lit up on his forehead and around his eyes. In particular, a vertical eye shape faintly appeared in the center of his forehead, and a dazzling starry sky seemed to be reflected in the depths of his pupils.

The young man slowly spread his hands, and an immense aura instantly spread out, causing his first spirit ring to suddenly appear. It was an extremely bright red spirit ring, dazzling and eye-catching! Then, a second, a third…

Six 100,000-year soul rings of similar color rose up one after another, hovering around the boy and shining brightly.

In an instant, the entire arena fell into a brief silence, followed by a deafening roar of surprise. Almost everyone stood up abruptly, craning their necks to gaze at this unprecedentedly spectacular scene.

This was the first time Luo Ranyu had ever seen six 100,000-year soul rings appear at the same time. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly calmed down and a sense of doubt arose in her heart.

At this moment, Jin Zhongyue stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "When he released his spirit ring, I did not feel any corresponding pressure."

Luo Ranyu understood Jin Zhongyue's meaning; Jin Zhongyue suspected that the six spirit rings were fake.

However, Jin Zhongyue's meaning was not entirely without pressure. Luo Ranyu could clearly sense that the intimidating power released by the boy was at least equivalent to the effect of six standard soul rings stacked together.

"Whether this spirit ring is real or fake, this boy's strength is definitely not weak," Luo Ranyu thought to herself.

His gaze shifted to the team from Tianling Advanced Academy, where everyone was huddled together nervously, their faces pale, clearly stunned by the six 100,000-year spirit rings. Luo Ranyu spoke calmly, "It seems their opponents quite believe these spirit rings are genuine."

"Warfare is based on deception."

Jin Zhongyue analyzed in a deep voice, "This might be Shrek's tactic to first psychologically defeat the opponent, make them nervous and uneasy, and disrupt their original plans."

Before the words had even finished, the boy's clear voice rang out from the arena: "The withering amidst brilliance, the golden path!"

A dazzling golden light burst forth from the boy, shooting straight out like an arrow. Wherever the golden light passed, the students of Tianling Academy were frozen in place, their bodies rapidly turning into golden statues, losing all movement.

The entire audience was once again stunned. Luo Ranyu's pupils contracted slightly. After careful observation, she realized that the skill seemed to have been activated by the boy and another companion.

"Could it be a Martial Soul Fusion Technique?" A thought flashed through his mind.

The effect of this skill is obviously to attack enemies in a straight line and apply a metallic control effect. Judging from the state of the statue, the duration is probably not short.

Hua Xi'er's gentle voice carried a hint of disdain, "Brother Ran Yu, your martial soul's third attribute has the ability to distort space and time, so maybe you can do that too!"

Luo Ranyu's lips twitched. "No way! Why do I feel like you guys understand my martial soul better than I do myself?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xi'er happily hugged Luo Ranyu's arm again, "Hehe, didn't you tell me yourself, Brother Luo Ranyu?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Qianluo also stretched out her hand, revealing her martial spirit in her palm, and said with a hint of self-deprecation, "Xiao Ran, aren't you quite familiar with my martial spirit too!"

Luo Ranyu pouted, somewhat helplessly, "Wasn't that something you forced me to teach her, Sister Xue'er?"

The first match ended unusually quickly. When the boy raised his arm and shouted, "I! From Shrek! Tang Sect!", Luo Ranyu suddenly felt a strange flutter in her heart.

The name "Tang Clan" sounded familiar yet strange; he didn't dwell on it too much and continued watching the rest of the match intently.

Every match was exciting, and Luo Ranyu thoroughly enjoyed the process of watching. Not only could he learn a lot of practical combat skills from the battles between different teams, but watching the players unleash their soul power and cooperate tacitly on the field also gave him a sense of immersion, leaving him with endless aftertaste.

Moreover, the coach was right. Most of the participating Soul Masters were three-ring Soul Masters and low-level four-ring Soul Grandmasters. Only a few four-ring Soul Grandmasters had Soul Power exceeding level 45, and there were very few five-ring Soul Kings.

As she watched, Luo Ranyu suddenly felt a surge of eagerness to try, and a sense of confidence that "I can do it too" arose inexplicably within her.

The next day, Ran Yu was naturally out of the running for the first elimination round of his academy. He saw that Senior Brother Ye Wuqing and his team had not used their third soul skill and had easily defeated another team. The other team only had two Soul Masters, which was really no match for the three Soul Kings.

After the match, the coach called everyone together in the conference room for another meeting. "Alright, we've successfully passed the knockout stage; now it's time for the round-robin stage."

The coach, seated in the main seat, said in a deep voice, "As I told you before, there are three formats for the round-robin tournament, and we will decide which one to use by drawing lots."

"The first type is a single-player elimination tournament. Each side sends one player to the field. The winner stays on the field, and the loser sends the next player, until all seven players on one side are eliminated."

Here's a key rule: the players sent out are not fixed; both sides can flexibly decide on the next player to enter the game based on the actual situation on the field.

The coach paused, scanned the room, and seeing that no one had any unusual expressions, continued his explanation.