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

The joy of Lu Yi and his two companions defeating the Xie Huan Yue team had not lasted long when Dai Huabin's team on the stage swiftly defeated the team whose members were all at the first level of the ring, taking less than twenty seconds in total.

On the competition stage, Dai Huabin casually patted non-existent dust off his body, like a high and mighty monarch.

His aggressive gaze swept over Zhou Sichen and the others, finally landing on Lu Yi.

Just as he reached out his hand, about to make a provocative thumbs-down gesture, Lu Yi, as if he had anticipated this, pretended to be asleep and closed his eyes.

Dai Huabin's right hand froze in mid-air, as if his full-force strike had hit cotton.

"Hmph~ Let's see how long you can keep up this act!"

Dai Huabin reluctantly withdrew his hand, only to see Cui Yajie beside him swaying her graceful body and waving to the male trainees below the stage with a bright smile, enjoying the adoration of fans like a star.

Upon seeing this, Dai Huabin felt a surge of anger rising within him.

Slightly pulling back his puffed-out chest, Dai Huabin ignored Zhu Lu's initiative to approach him and bent over as he jumped off the stage.

Dai Huabin had no complaints about Zhu Lu, the fiancée whom his family had forced upon him.

According to tradition, he and Zhu Lu possess the powerful martial soul fusion skill, Netherworld White Tiger, which means they are destined to be bound together for life.

In this respect alone, he is clearly very lucky compared to his older brother, Dai Yueheng.

Zhu Lu is indeed a good match for him; he is outstanding, cold to outsiders, and devoted and considerate to her.

For some reason, he felt that Zhu Lu was boring from head to toe, and therefore he couldn't love her from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps what she lacks is precisely this tantalizing feeling that Cui Yajie possesses?

This minor incident did not affect the rest of the match.

Since the end of the first two matches, the remaining teams have offered little resistance when facing Lu Yi and Dai Huabin's teams, readily conceding defeat after a brief probing.

However, the situation immediately changed when facing Xie Huanyue's incomplete Soul Master team.

The energy that Xie Huanyue had saved by decisively admitting defeat earlier was now being poured onto these two, which caused him great distress.

And the later the game went, the more frantic the three teams became, like sharks smelling blood, each wanting to tear a piece of flesh from the two players and seize the precious points.

If Xie Huanyue hadn't voluntarily conceded defeat to conserve his strength, even as a Soul Master, he would have had a hard time escaping unscathed and winning three matches.

With only one match left in the fifth round, the score situation was very clear.

Zhou Sichen's team from Class 9 has a record of four wins and zero losses, tying for first place with Dai Huabin's team from Class 5. The two teams will compete in the final match to determine the group winner.

The Evil Moon Team of Class Two has three wins and two losses, ranking third.

The Zihao team from Class 1 has two wins and three losses, placing them fourth in their group.

Next up are Zihan's team from Class 6, with one win and four losses, and Jiahao's team from Class 4, who have yet to win a single game.

"I regret to inform you, Jiahao team, that your training at Shrek Academy has come to an end. You may choose to continue watching or leave directly, but you must not disrupt the order of the assessment area."

Upon hearing this, two of the three people immediately ran away, but no one paid any attention.

"In the final match of the fifth round, the team led by Dai Huabin from Class 5 will face off against the team led by Zhou Sichen from Class 9."

Full of fighting spirit, the six stepped onto the arena together.

This time, seeing that Lu Yi was no longer pretending to be asleep, Dai Huabin made a threatening gesture by slashing Lu Yi's neck, but Lu Yi still ignored him.

In contrast, Cui Yajie's eyes gleamed with flirtatious intent as she looked at Lu Yi and the other two. She lowered her head slightly and said in a soft, affected voice, "You three handsome gentlemen, please be gentle with me later, I'm afraid of getting hurt!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sichen shuddered, feeling as if his bones had turned to jelly.

"If you're afraid of the pain, then get off and stay there!"

Lu Yi didn't buy it at all, responding coldly, which made Zhou Sichen's spine harden again.

"Hmph~ How boring!"

Cui Yajie withdrew her weak mental influence and turned to walk towards the edge of the arena.

Sensing that no more external mental energy was penetrating his mind, Lu Yi also stopped using his not-so-skilled brain-sealing technique.

Ever since he learned to "confuse the public," his use of mental power has reached a new level.

After that, the first things he came into contact with were "Occupy Central" and "Capturing Minds," a pair of opposing yet closely related abilities.

"Mind Reading" can directly read the thoughts and memories of another person, making it a powerful mind-reading technique.

The main purpose of "brain shutting" is to prevent others from reading one's thoughts through "mind-grasping" and from influencing one's thoughts through "psychic manipulation".

However, compared to "mind control," "brain shut-in" is much simpler.

Even just being able to empty your mind at any time and not think about anything can be considered as having just begun to understand the basics.

With Electrolux's guidance, Lu Yi is now at this stage, but the next step is combat, and he can't really stop thinking about anything.

Spiritual Soul Masters and Soul Beasts are very rare in Douluo Continent. Moreover, most people use their spiritual power as weapons, and very few use it with the same precision as wizards without harming their targets.

In Lu Yi's memory, it seems that only the Sea Maiden Douluo on Seagod Island ten thousand years ago could do this.

In the three months since he arrived at Shrek Academy, Cui Yajie was the first Soul Master he had met besides Huo Yuhao who could influence others with her mental power.

The mental sharing provided by Huo Yuhao is an auxiliary ability, and mental interference and "confusing the mind" are similar in nature to disrupt thinking.

As for the soul impact, although Lu Yi had not personally experienced it, he imagined that it involved directly turning mental energy into a blunt weapon to violently destroy the opponent's mental space.

Cui Yajie's charm is purely seductive, weakening others' combat power. Fortunately, the effect is not strong, far less than the charm effect she uses with her soul skills.

In terms of diversity, Cui Yajie's abilities are far less than her own seduction skills.

The battle that follows will not only be a contest of strength, but also perhaps his first mental battle.

Lu Yi was fully focused, ready to see who was more capable between him and Cui Yajie.

"Both parties share the same name!"

"Dai Huabin, Level 34 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master."

This time, in order to demonstrate his strength and to intimidate his opponent, Dai Huabin didn't even bother to hide his rank.

The audience reacted in various ways, some with amazement and others with little reaction.

Since I've already lost everything, and it's not like I'm the one standing on the stage now, what's there to be afraid of?

However, when Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan discovered that there was a nearly ten-level difference between them and Dai Huabin, it still put a lot of psychological pressure on them, and they unconsciously felt inferior.

Lu Yi didn't care about that at all. Instead, he curled the corners of his mouth and gently comforted his teammates, "Don't be afraid. So what if you're a high level? There's nothing to brag about if you win, and it's even more embarrassing if you lose."

"Holy crap, you're right!"

Zhou Sichen was amazed, and he and Cao Jinxuan suddenly felt enlightened, their pressure greatly reduced.

Seeing his teammates' condition, Lu Yi nodded in satisfaction.

The three men gave their names as usual and waited for the referee's instructions.

"The match begins!"