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

This astonishing scene was witnessed by Luo Ranyu and the others who came to watch the battle, and everyone was extremely shocked.

Jin Zhongyue, standing beside him, gazed thoughtfully at the frozen area in the arena and casually remarked, "This Huo Yuhao is no simple character. During his battle with Senior Brother Ye Wuqing, he used a Martial Soul Fusion Technique to control him. Although Senior Brother Ye Wuqing's soul power level was extremely high, and his control time wasn't long enough to repel him, at the last moment, he seemed to unleash an incredibly terrifying power—it's truly baffling!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Qianluo turned her head, her eyes sharp, clearly indicating she had her own insights. She analyzed in a deep voice, "Now we know that the power originates from his second martial soul, the Ice Jade Scorpion, which possesses extremely strong ice attributes. Furthermore, based on my speculation, he is very likely carrying an ice-attribute soul bone!"

"Yes!" Luo Ranyu immediately added, "I remember he even shouted out the skill name at the time, it was called Eternal Freeze Domain, which is indeed a Soul Bone skill. He used Eternal Freeze Domain to break Sister Yan'er's Flame Cage before."

Luo Jiuxiao, however, was more interested in Wang Dong. He picked up the conversation and added, "And don't forget, that boy named Wang Dong's second martial soul is the Clear Sky Hammer. Like Huo Yuhao, he possesses top-tier twin martial souls. Martial soul fusion skills, as the name suggests, are powerful soul skills formed by the fusion of two martial souls, so..."

Luo Ranyu's lips curled slightly as she continued Luo Jiuxiao's words, "That's right! Exactly! If their martial soul fusion level is high enough, they can potentially create up to four different martial soul fusion skills!"

"We already know they have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill called Golden Road. Since they can cultivate one, they may have already mastered others." Jin Zhongyue nodded in agreement, his gaze sweeping across the arena. "Moreover, every time I watch them compete, the two of them hug each other tightly, which is enough to show that their Martial Souls have a very high degree of compatibility, and their relationship is therefore exceptionally close."

Upon hearing "hug each other," Hua Xi'er, standing beside Luo Ranyu, instantly lit up with joy. She rushed forward, gently wrapped her arms around Luo Ranyu's arm, and asked with sparkling eyes, "If Xi'er and Brother Ranyu can also cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, can we hug each other like them too?!"

Jin Zhongyue was amused by the girl's innocence and teased, "Haha, Xi'er, does the absence of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill mean we can't hug each other?"

"Oh! Of course~ But... is it okay?" Hua Xi'er's cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke, hugging Luo Ranyu's arm even tighter and gently nuzzling her head against it.

Ran Yu sighed and rubbed her forehead, saying with a wry smile, "Oh, Brother Jin, please stop making fun of us!" The others around her couldn't help but laugh at this.

The round-robin tournament lasted for nearly a month before finally coming to a close. Zheng Tian Academy ranked second in their group, advancing to the top 16 alongside Shrek Academy by just one match, and successfully entering the qualifying rounds.

The atmosphere in the conference room of Zheng Tian Academy was slightly serious. The coach stood at the front, lighting up the screen in front of him, which clearly displayed the list of all the teams that had advanced to the top sixteen, as well as the schedule for the subsequent qualifying matches. Luo Ranyu and the others focused their attention on the screen, carefully browsing the relevant information. When they saw Zheng Tian Academy's opponent in the round of sixteen, everyone's expressions tightened slightly; their next opponent was Dou Ling Royal Academy.

The coach began to explain, "Our next opponent is the number one academy of the Douling Empire. This academy is very strong and can almost always make it into the top sixteen in the Soul Master Competition. They are not an opponent to be underestimated."

The coach turned his head to the left, glanced at Ye Wuqing and the other two, and continued to explain, "The official team of Douling Royal Academy has five Soul Kings and two Soul Masters."

Yan'er sat bolt upright in shock. "Five Soul Kings?"

The coach glanced at Yan'er and added, "They're all equipped with soul tools!"

In fact, due to the mutual exchange and learning between the Sun Moon Empire and the three great empires, both sides are learning from each other, and the number of pure Soul Masters is decreasing. However, Zheng Tian Academy is extremely determined to follow the pure Soul Master development path, so none of the Zheng Tian Academy's regular team members are equipped with Soul Guidance Devices.

Faced with a team of five Soul Kings, everyone fell into a brief moment of contemplation, but was quickly interrupted by the coach.

"Everyone, take another look. There are eight teams on each side of the schedule. On the left are Shrek Academy, Wangu Academy, Di'ao Academy, Moonlit Academy, and so on. Only one of these eight teams will make it to the finals, so we don't need to worry about the opponents on the left at this stage. We only need to focus on the teams on the right. Now, everyone can take a look at the teams on the right and see which ones are the strong teams we need to pay close attention to."

The coach's finger moved across the screen, finally pointing to the fifth team on the right: "Star Luo Royal Academy Team, this is a team where all members are five-ring Soul Kings. Their next opponent, Feng Hua Academy, is mediocre and poses almost no threat. Assuming we can successfully defeat Dou Ling Royal Academy, according to the schedule, our next opponent will be Star Luo Royal Academy!"

He paused, then continued his deduction: "If we can defeat Star Luo Royal Academy, we'll successfully advance to the semifinals. At that point, our opponent will most likely be Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!"

After saying this, the coach stopped explaining, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of water, and let out a satisfied sigh: "Mmm~!"

Then, he changed the subject, saying, "Alright, let's get a bit too far ahead of ourselves. Let's clarify the format of the promotion tournament first. Unlike the round-robin tournament, the promotion tournament requires both teams to engage in team battles first, followed by individual matches."

"The first round, from 16 to 8, consists of eight matches. The schedule is four matches per day, with all team battles completed within two days. Starting on the third day, individual elimination matches will be held between teams from the same opponent, also taking two days to complete. In other words, the top eight teams will be determined in four days."

"Next up is the second round, the quarterfinals. It will still start with team battles, followed by a one-on-one elimination tournament after a day's break. This round will determine the top four in just two days." After explaining the format in detail, the coach looked at everyone and asked, "Does everyone understand?"

Everyone answered in unison, "Understood!" "Very good!" The coach nodded. "Now, let's focus on discussing our strategy for the battle against the Douling Royal Academy..."

The first match of the round of 16 to 8 was once again played by the highly anticipated Shrek Academy. Luo Ranyu and the others naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to observe their formidable opponents, arriving at the arena early to watch. To their surprise, Shrek Academy had sent two new members this time. The two appeared to be around the same age as Ling Luochen, clearly also Shrek's regular players. With this, Shrek Academy had now fielded three regular players.