Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

"The game is paused!"

The referee's voice, imbued with soul power, resounded throughout the arena, causing everyone to shudder and stop what they were doing.

Lu Yi also swallowed the rest of the disarming curse, not knowing what had happened.

In principle, the assessment of new students should not be suspended arbitrarily unless special circumstances arise.

Clearly, something unusual has happened.

The referee flew over to Luo Tianba's side on the sidelines and began to examine his injuries.

Luo Tianlong glared at Lu Yi and hurriedly ran towards his brother.

Everyone turned to look at Luo Tianba.

Blood was gushing from the backs of his wrists, where the mantis knife was attached to his arms, and the mantis knife was still wreathed in wisps of red electricity.

Luo Tianba's face had lost all color, and his whole body began to tremble violently.

Just now, when he was plunged into darkness, he felt a brute force, as if trying to tear the mantis knife off his arm.

So close!

His martial spirit will leave him, and this situation is even more serious than his martial spirit shattering.

The referee naturally noticed Luo Tianba's injuries and quickly called for the medical instructor who had been waiting at the edge of the assessment area the whole time.

Every year, a large number of students are injured in the battles during the assessment, which is also the busiest time for the academy's specialized healing department teachers.

A moment later, Teacher Li, who had met Lu Yi once before, entered the fourth assessment area.

At this moment, the red electric current on Luo Tianba's martial soul had long since disappeared, but the Mantis Blade had not been retracted.

Seeing Luo Tianba's pained expression, Li Musheng did not hesitate at all. He first summoned the Tree of Life Martial Soul and used it to heal and stabilize Luo Tianba's injuries before beginning to examine him.

But as soon as Li Musheng examined Luo Tianba's body, his expression immediately turned serious: "What just happened? This kid's martial spirit is somewhat unstable!"

"this--"

The referee was at a loss for words.

As the referee and examiner, he has a responsibility to save the candidate before they suffer serious injury.

However, this was Lu Yi's first time launching an attack, and he couldn't accurately judge just how powerful the red lightning was.

Moreover, if he were to make a move, it would mean directly eliminating a student.

He's in a difficult position too!

While the two teachers were exchanging words, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan both leaned over to Lu Yi, lowering their excited voices.

"Holy crap, what did you just do?"

They really can't understand Lu Yi anymore.

The red lightning was unheard of before; it seemed to be nothing more than a repulsion of the enemy.

How come I heard from that Soul Saint teacher that the kid's martial soul was severely damaged?

Lu Yi was still shaken at this moment.

He had only subconsciously cast a disarming spell on the weapon. Wang Dong had previously been hit by his enhanced disarming spell, but he was fine in no time.

However, the weapons of the Luo brothers were too special; they were so closely connected to their bodies that disarming them was equivalent to tearing their martial spirits off their bodies.

Considering his current soul power, even without the amplification of soul skills, the power of the disarming spell is stronger than the one that Chao Wangdong cast back then.

Fortunately, the referee stopped the game in time; otherwise, his current enhanced version of the Disarm Curse might have caused Luo Tianlong to say goodbye to his Martial Soul.

Not only the two teams and teachers on stage, but also the other students in the same area below the stage looked surprised, except for Dai Huabin, whose eyes gleamed with a strange light.

Even though Lu Yi's spirit ring only flashed by for a moment, he noticed it.

"The second ring of a thousand years, destroying a martial soul in one strike?"

Dai Huabin, who has always admired extreme violence, looked at Lu Yi with a mixture of admiration and excitement.

The sheer ruthlessness and viciousness of destroying a martial soul with a single soul skill was exactly to his liking.

A long-dormant fighting spirit surged within Dai Huabin, who was eager to defeat Lu Yi decisively and make him kneel before him and beg for mercy.

Just imagining that scene made him feel completely relaxed.

As for Xie Huanyue on the other side of the arena, after he conceded defeat yesterday for the sake of the so-called overall situation, he has been categorized as a good-for-nothing with nothing but appearances in his eyes.

After a brief treatment, Li Musheng confirmed that Luo Tianba's injuries had stabilized, but he would not be able to use his martial soul for the next two days.

This also means that Luo Tianba will miss all eight remaining group stage matches.

Of course, this is assuming that both Xie Huanyue and Luo Tianlong are able to advance from the first round.

After the referee announced Luo Tianba's elimination, he asked Li Musheng to take him away for further treatment.

He then approached Lu Yi, erecting a soundproof barrier, and said with a complex expression, "This team member, you are not allowed to use that soul skill again in the rest of the matches!"

Upon hearing this, teammates Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan immediately objected: "Referee, we protest!"

"Protest denied!"

The referee made a firm decision regarding the railway.

Although he knew it was unfair to Lu Yi, if he let it continue, he would have to save people every time Lu Yi used his soul skill.

Isn't this equivalent to eliminating a student with a single soul skill?

There's no need to continue the match; just declare Lu Yi the winner!

Furthermore, he didn't want to risk another serious injury occurring in the examination area he was proctoring, otherwise the academy would definitely hold him accountable.

However, he didn't want to push things too far, so he notified the other party privately to try not to affect the progress of the competition.

After thinking for a moment, he offered another option.

"Either you're sent off for this match, or you're not allowed to use that soul skill again in the matches I'm supervising from now on."

Zhou Sichen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The way out offered by the referee was acceptable, and he and Cao Jinxuan were confident that they could defeat the remaining two.

Just as I was about to let Lu Yi go off the field to rest and leave the rest to him, Lu Yi made another choice.

"Okay, I don't need it!"

Lu Yi agreed. His two teammates wanted to persuade him further, but Lu Yi stopped them by raising his hand: "It's okay!"

It wasn't that Lu Yi was swallowing his anger; it was just that he realized the referee clearly misunderstood his disarming spell, seemingly believing it to be an all-powerful soul skill that could severely damage the opponent's martial soul if it hit.

However, the disarming spell only works on weapons, and apart from Luo Tianlong, who is still on the field and also wields the Mantis Blade, none of the opponents in the entire fourth district possess a weapon-based martial spirit.

He had no intention of using the disarming spell on Luo Tianlong again.

Therefore, whether or not it is banned, it has no effect on him.

The referee nodded slightly, finding this easier to explain, and said, "Considering this is your first time using this soul skill, I'll issue a warning and not punish you further. However, if you use it again, I will disqualify you on the spot!"

The referee then turned to the two members of the Evil Illusion Moon team and asked them if they wanted to continue the match.

"beat!"

Luo Tianlong's gaze almost devoured Lu Yi. How could he be willing to swallow this insult when his younger brother was injured like this?

But Xie Huanyue's attitude was somewhat ambiguous.

Although he is fat and looks clumsy, he is not stupid.

He was already somewhat exhausted after fighting against Zhou Sichen's two beast spirits.

Now that they're one teammate short, forcing a two-on-three situation not only has a slim chance of winning, but it's also quite physically demanding.

He had seen the strength of the other teams in the group. Even if it was just the two of them, it wouldn't be difficult to win. Why bother fighting to the death with Lu Yi?

"Luo Tianlong, perhaps we should conserve our strength?"

Just like yesterday when Luo Tianlong advised him to step down, Xie Huanyue turned the tables and advised him instead: "Don't let anger cloud your judgment. There are still three matches left; advancing is the most important thing!"

Luo Tianlong was utterly incredulous, his fists clenched: "Captain, Tianba is—"

"There's no 'but' about it!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Xie Huanyue immediately stopped hesitating.

"Referee, as captain, I concede!"