Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

"The match begins!"

The match began with the referee's whistle.

At the very start, Mu Yang's expression hardened, and he secretly unleashed a soul-capturing technique on Yu Tianxin.

With Yu Tianxin only at the fourth ring level, she naturally couldn't withstand Mu Yang's mental control technique and was immediately manipulated, turning into a temporary puppet.

Low key?

No need to keep a low profile anymore. With three powerful allies at his disposal, Mu Yang felt he was no longer afraid of any forces other than the Spirit Hall harboring ill intentions towards him.

As for the Spirit Hall, with Xue Qinghe, their "plastic big brother," in the eyes of the true higher-ups, he was "one of their own," and one of their own wouldn't fight against another.

Immediately, Yu Tianxin, whose mind had been controlled, shouted, "Stop!"

Immediately, apart from Mu Yang, the remaining twelve members of the two teams all turned their attention to Yu Tianxin.

"Blazing Fire Team, I, Yu Tianxin, would call you the strongest!"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Yu Tianxin crossed her arms and said with an arrogant expression.

"???"

Everyone was completely dumbfounded.

What kind of design is this?

"Ahem~, Thunder Team player, please continue the match, or I will eliminate you."

Clearing his throat, the referee, who was off the field, warned Yu Tianxin.

"Hmph~, a mere referee, how laughable!"

Yu Tianxin said dismissively, and before the referee, who was seething with anger, could say anything more, she continued, "In this battle, I, Yu Tianxin, on behalf of the Thunder Academy team, concede defeat!"

It's not a privilege that everyone has to concede on behalf of their team; only three people possess this right.

First is the dean of the academy, second is the team leader, and lastly is the team captain.

As the captain of the Thunder Academy team, Yu Tianxin naturally has the right to concede defeat on behalf of the Thunder team.

"Yu Tianxin, are you sure you want to concede on behalf of Team Thunder?"

Upon hearing that Yu Tianxin wanted to concede, the referee asked with a look of surprise.

At this moment, the referee was very puzzled. If the Thunder team wanted to concede, why didn't they do it sooner? Why wait until they were on the court to make a fool of themselves?

You should know that surrendering without a fight is not something to be proud of.

After glancing at the referee, Yu Tianxin turned around with great flair and walked towards the steps where the Thunder team had previously ascended to the competition venue.

Seeing this, the members of Team Thunder looked at each other, bewildered.

After exchanging glances for a moment, Lei Dong, the team's vice-captain, shrugged and followed Yu Tianxin off the competition stage.

Indeed, putting aside pride, there was no need to fight this battle at all. Their Thunder team was no match for the Blazing Fire team.

As for why Captain Yu Tianxin, who is usually so concerned about saving face, chose to surrender after going on the field, that remains unknown.

Uh~, maybe the captain was originally prepared to surrender, but since he had come all the way to Wuhun City to participate in the competition, it would be a bit unreasonable if he couldn't even get onto the arena. So he chose to surrender after going on stage.

Hmm, that must be the case.

"I hereby announce that in the fourth match of the first round of the finals, Blazing Academy will defeat Thunder Academy! Congratulations to Blazing Academy for advancing to the second round."

Seeing that the Thunder team had indeed surrendered, the referee returned to the ring and announced the decision.

Thunder Academy rest area.

"Tianxin, what are you thinking?"

In the corner, Lei Batian, the dean of Thunder Academy, asked Yu Tianxin, who had been wearing a gloomy face since leaving the arena, with a puzzled look on his face.

In Lei Batian's eyes, Yu Tianxin was a proud person. Even if the Blazing Fire team was strong and his own Thunder team had little chance of winning, Yu Tianxin shouldn't have given up so easily.

"Dean, it's not that I want to admit defeat."

Suppressing her anger, Yu Tianxin said in a deep voice.

"???"

Lei Batian stared at Yu Tianxin with a completely bewildered expression.

He recognized every single word in those words, but when they were put together, he just couldn't understand them.

"Dean, at the very beginning of the match, someone used a mental spell on me and controlled my mind. Although there's no evidence, I suspect the Blazing Fire team cheated."

Yu Tianxin said, her neck bulging.

Upon hearing this, Lei Batian's eyes widened, and then he fell silent.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Chi Huo's strength is above ours, so there's no need for him to risk cheating. If nothing unexpected happens, that mysterious technique should have been released by their captain, Mu Yang."

Although it seemed unbelievable, Lei Batian knew that this was the most reasonable explanation.

After all, he had wondered before why the captain of the Blazing Fire Team was not Huo Wu or Huo Wushuang, but Mu Yang, who was a food-type Soul Master and didn't seem to have much combat ability.

If the mental technique that caused Yu Tianxin to admit defeat was activated by Mu Yang, then it would explain why Mu Yang was able to serve as the captain of the Blazing Fire Team.

There's no other reason than that the position of team captain is given to the most capable person, and Mu Yang rose to the position based on his hard work and ability.

"That can't be right, can it?"

Yu Tianxin said in disbelief.

It's one thing to be unable to defeat Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, but I, one of the Blue Lightning Twin Stars, am also... uh~, instantly killed by a food-type Soul King?

Even if it were Huo Wu or Huo Wushuang, he couldn't have been defeated so quickly!

Patting Yu Tianxin on the shoulder, Lei Batian comforted her, "The world is vast and full of wonders, far beyond what people can imagine."

Take Tang San of Shrek Academy, for example. At a young age, he cultivated his Blue Silver Grass martial soul to become a four-ring Soul Master, and even acquired a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring. Isn't that equally unbelievable in the eyes of the world?

The fact that a food-type Soul King could instantly kill the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master, whose strength was comparable to a level 50 Battle Soul Master, sounds unbelievable. But if you really want to find out the reason, it doesn't seem to be anything special. Just cultivate a mental technique.

Compared to the 14-year-old Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, the fact that a Food-type Soul Master could control opponents of a lower level after learning the magic technique is not really outrageous.

"By the way, don't tell anyone about this yet. This year's Blazing Fire team is definitely one of the strongest opponents of the Spirit Hall team. Let's leave some surprises for that so-called Golden Generation. Just pretend that you voluntarily admitted defeat."

Lei Batian gave Yu Tianxin some instructions.

Although the relationship between Thunder Academy and Blazing Academy is only so-so, it is still at a friendly and neutral level. But it's different for Spirit Academy. The relationship between the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan and Spirit Hall is not good.

If Mu Yang can unexpectedly defeat the Spirit Hall team in the subsequent competitions with this mysterious technique, causing the Spirit Hall to miss the championship of this year's Soul Master Competition, Lei Batian will definitely be in a good mood for a whole year.

Yu Tianxin: "."

Hopefully, Mu Yang from Blazing Fire Academy will give him some face and not spread the word. (End of Chapter)