Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Just as Hu Liena was indulging in her own fantasies, a burst of laughter rang out.

"Hahahaha—, Hu Liena, you really are a complete idiot!"

I had anticipated that you would use your cognitive control techniques on me. After all, a nine-ring titled Douluo in his early twenties is absolutely fake; even a fool wouldn't believe it.

But deep down I was starting to believe it; there must have been some external force influencing my judgment.

After I made you state my soul power level to verify the authenticity of your nine-ring strength, I kept hypnotizing myself into believing that I was a level 56 Soul King.

As expected, you revealed that I am a level 56 Soul King. This must have been because you asked me first and then blocked or erased my memories.

If I'm not mistaken, this wasn't the first time we'd had this conversation, was it?

The fact that you can so easily alter my memories means you're definitely not powerful enough. Does that mean we're in an illusion?

Of course, these aren't the biggest flaws. The biggest blunder in your illusion technique is that if you were truly a nine-ringed Title Douluo, would you even need to participate in the Soul Master Competition?

After his mockery, Mu Yang pretended to be confident and said...

Hmm, Mu Yang secretly gave himself a thumbs up for his acting skills.

Upon hearing this, Hu Liena fell silent.

There are so many flaws? How come I didn't know?

No, no, it's not that Grandma has too many flaws, but that Mu Yang is too cunning, and his mental strength is not much worse than hers even with the attribute-enhancing soul skill, which is why she saw through his tricks.

"Break through this mere illusion!"

The next second, a loud shout reached Hu Liena's ears, and then the illusion space shattered, and the two consciousnesses returned to reality.

"uh-huh--"

As soon as she returned to reality, Hu Liena felt a sharp pain in her mind and her face turned deathly pale.

The Heavenly Fox Illusion was broken. Although Mu Yang did not use his full strength to break it, Hu Liena still suffered a slight mental backlash.

Of course, compared to Hu Liena, Mu Yang, who forcibly broke the illusion, looked to be in a worse situation.

After regaining consciousness, Mu Yang secretly circulated his internal energy and blood, and his face turned pale, his eyes became bloodshot, and even his mouth and nose oozed a little blood, creating the illusion that he had paid a considerable price to forcibly break the illusion.

"A decent illusion, but that's enough! Secret Technique: Ice Flame Dragon!"

With the activation of the secret technique, a lifelike ice-blue dragon quickly rose into the air from behind Mu Yang.

"hold head high--"

"go!"

A dragon's roar suddenly appeared, and Mu Yang raised his hand and pointed, sending the ice and flame dragon straight towards Hu Liena.

The moment the icy blue dragon appeared, Hu Liena knew she was doomed.

There's no way around it; she's a mind control type Soul Master. Aside from mental techniques, even a five-ring Soul King like her is probably no match for an ordinary four-ring Battle Soul Master.

Even her most effective mental techniques were ineffective against Mu Yang, so she was naturally at a loss.

It's worth noting that even Xie Yue and Yan, both five-ring Soul Kings, couldn't defeat the ice dragon formed by this secret technique!

In less than ten seconds, Hu Liena, unable to dodge in time, was hit squarely by the Ice Flame Dragon's "Ice Flame Dragon Breath".

Then, Mu Yang extinguished the ice flames that had just attached to Hu Liena and turned to look at the referee.

After a three-second silence and a deep breath, the referee, with a deadpan expression, announced: "Blazing Fire Academy Team versus Martial Soul Academy Team, Blazing Fire Academy Team wins. Congratulations to Blazing Fire Academy Team for advancing to the championship match. Martial Soul Academy Team, please prepare for the team battle this afternoon."

Having defeated the Martial Soul Team in a seven-man battle, Blazing Fire successfully advanced to the final championship match. Mu Yang nodded in satisfaction, and then a flash of soul power appeared in his hand, manifesting the Ice and Fire Immortal Jade Ginseng Martial Soul.

As the first and second soul rings lit up one after another, and the soul incantation was silently recited, the Crimson Jade Soul-Returning Ginseng and the Orange Jade Blood-Replenishing Ginseng materialized.

After consuming two ginseng roots imbued with soul power, Mu Yang pretended to recover from his injuries.

After glancing at Hu Liena, who looked dejected after her defeat on the field, and then at the other six members of the Spirit Hall team standing outside the field, Mu Yang's gaze finally settled on Bibi Dong, who was sitting on the gilded chair in front of the Papal Palace.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong, whose face was already dark from the Spirit Hall team's crushing defeat, turned even darker.

What do you mean by this, kid?

The Pope has spoken with absolute certainty. Since the bet between the two teams has already been set, the losing side must fulfill its obligations without any possibility of reneging. How dare you doubt the Pope? The Spirit Hall team can't afford to lose.

Although she was annoyed, Bibi Dong didn't hold it against Mu Yang. She moved her lips slightly and transmitted her voice to Hu Liena and the remaining six members of the Spirit Hall team outside the arena.

Soon, the six members of Xieyue walked onto the field and stood in a row alongside Hu Liena.

The next moment, the seven people's unified shouts echoed in the sky above Mount Papal: "Fire Dance of Blazing Academy is the most beautiful woman on the continent!"

Fire Dance: Oh dear~, I'm so shy~!

Then, Fei Yan Yan stepped forward, crimson light emanating from his palms as fire-attribute soul power surged forth, smearing towards his head.

As a burnt smell wafted out, Fei Yanyan's handsome red hair disappeared in no time.

Of course, due to Botany's less-than-stellar skills, Mu Yang didn't get to see the shiny bald head.

"A little gambling is harmless fun, so please don't take it to heart."

Mu Yang cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the seven people, then turned and walked gracefully out of the arena.

A little gambling is harmless fun? Don't take it to heart?

That makes sense, but why does it sound like you're deliberately trying to hurt my feelings?

Staring intently at Mu Yang's retreating figure as he walked off the field, the eyes of all seven members of the Spirit Hall team were filled with a flame of 'revenge'.

Of these, the most outstanding is Fei Yan Yan.

A head can be severed, blood can flow, but a hairstyle must not be ruined! Especially since he already has no hairstyle.

He already had a cool hairstyle, and Nana rejected his advances then. Now that he's even lost his cool hairstyle, Nana is even less likely to agree. So sad, so heartbroken.

Seeing the anger burning in the eyes of the seven people on the field, Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction.

Compared to simply losing the game, Bibi Dong felt that this gamble was destined to be good, and even very good.

Having lost both the match and the bet, today is undoubtedly the most humiliating moment for the Spirit Hall team. Bibi Dong believes that the biggest wish in the hearts of the seven people right now is to defeat Mu Yang and the Blazing Fire team so as to regain the face they just lost.

As the saying goes, a desperate army is bound to win. Presumably, the Spirit Hall team will be able to unleash its full fighting power in the upcoming matches.

Even if the Spirit Hall team manages to defeat the Blazing Fire team with their Spirit Fusion Technique and win the championship, regaining their lost face, today's humiliation will likely make the seven of them, especially their disciples Hu Liena and the other two, put away their pride and complacency, and understand the meaning of "there are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding." This is definitely more beneficial than harmful. (End of Chapter)