Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 162 Jingling's Tears-Induced Moment

Seeing Bibi Dong's eyes well up with tears when she mentioned Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Yu could only sigh inwardly. Love-struck people really do harm!

Bibi Dong exchanged a few more pleasantries with Tang San, mentioning Yu Xiaogang in two out of every three sentences, as if she wanted the whole world to know of Yu Xiaogang's existence.

Finally, Chrysanthemum Douluo behind Bibi Dong couldn't stand it any longer and coughed lightly, interrupting Bibi Dong's intentional or unintentional praise of Yu Xiaogang.

Bibi Dong then realized her lapse in composure. When she came to her senses, she immediately felt a disdainful gaze fall upon her. It was none other than her own daughter, Qian Renxue.

Those eyes, which were somewhat similar to hers, seemed to be saying, "Bibi Dong, you're nothing special after all!"

Bibi Dong gave a light hum, and with a wave of her hand, three soul bones shimmering with different lights appeared in mid-air.

The appearance of the soul bone instantly attracted everyone's attention. Apart from Qian, whose family was rich, and Xiao, whose family was even richer and could share their wealth with others, everyone else's eyes were shining, and their pupils were burning with desire.

Standing behind Bibi Dong, Ghost Douluo chimed in, "The three soul bones are the right arm bone of explosive burning flames, the left leg bone of rapid forward movement, and the skull of concentrated wisdom. All three soul bones come from ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Among them, the skull of concentrated wisdom was obtained by the previous Pope himself from slaying a soul beast that was over fifty thousand years old."

These three soul bones belong to only one person: the final champion of the tournament. So give it your all and claim the glory that belongs to you!

As soon as the words fell, Shrek Academy and the Spirit Hall, except for Qian Renxue, all burst forth with strong fighting spirit. Among them, only Tang San had an external spirit bone that was over a thousand years old, as well as the Illusionary Wisdom Skull obtained from Shi Nian. The others had indeed rarely seen spirit bones, including Ning Rongrong, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has a considerable collection of soul bones, but Ning Rongrong was only twelve years old when she ran away from home, and she was also a spoiled and willful girl. Ning Fengzhi dared not reveal the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's treasures to her, for who knows if she would take them out to play with.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were the most eager to fight, since these three soul bones were originally prepared for them. The Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull belonged to Hu Liena, Xie Yue's should be the Rapid Forward Chasing Wind Left Leg Bone, and as for the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm Bone, it is not hard to tell from the attributes that it was given to Yan.

However, due to strong opposition from both the Elder Hall and the Offering Hall, Bibi Dong had to compromise and offer these three soul bones as the champion prize for the Soul Master Competition.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the arena had been ignited, Bibi Dong announced the competition format: "This morning, the three teams that have entered the final three will compete in an individual elimination tournament, with a total of seven players allowed on stage. The winning team will have an advantage and directly advance to tomorrow's championship match. The two losing teams will compete in a team battle this afternoon for the other final spot. Now, you can send out your first player."

With Bibi Dong's announcement, the final competition officially began.

Xiao Yu, from the Nine Stars Team, strode onto the arena.

As if they were telepathically connected, Qian Renxue followed closely behind.

Shrek Academy sent out Jing Ling, an agility-type Soul Master. When she saw that Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue were the other two to take the stage, she almost fainted on the spot.

Yu Xiaogang's task for him was to use his agility to deplete the opponent's soul power as much as possible, but the problem was that the opponents were all Soul Emperor level experts, and no matter which one he faced, he would be unable to escape the fate of being killed with a single palm strike.

"Please have the three team members draw lots!"

With a reminder from the staff of the Spirit Hall, Xiao Yu, Qian Renxue, and Jing Ling each drew lots.

Lady Luck seemed to have turned her back on Shrek Academy this time. Jing Ling didn't get a bye like in the original story, and her face turned deathly pale.

"You should just admit defeat!"

Xiao Yu also did not draw a bye, so the first round was a duel between Xiao Yu and Jing Ling.

Xiao Yu glanced indifferently at Jing Ling, whose face had turned ashen, and said, "You are no match for me. There's no point in you staying here. Leave!"

"I admit it."

"Kyoto Spirit!"

Jingling was about to nod in defeat when Yu Xiaogang, who was standing outside the arena, rudely interrupted her.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Jing Ling with a gloomy expression and said coldly, "Jing Ling, we at Shrek Academy won't lose face even if we lose the game. Don't embarrass Shrek!"

Yu Xiaogang's beloved disciple, Tang San, also stared at Jing Ling with a deep, unsettling gaze: "Jing Ling, Shrek's honor cannot be tarnished. Defeat without a fight is not Shrek's style!"

Liu Erlong, the second "love-struck" character, looked at Jingling with encouraging eyes: "Jingling, keep going, believe in yourself!"

Damn it, you guys make it sound so easy. That's a Soul Emperor! What can a level 35 Soul Venerable noob like me do?

Jing Ling was on the verge of tears, but he dared not disobey the others. Yu Xiaogang, the level 29 Great Soul Master, was alright, but the other two were clearly not to be trifled with.

Especially Liu Erlong. Jing Ling is a senior student at Blue Tyrant Academy and knows the former dean's fiery temper like the back of his hand. If he dares to disobey Liu Erlong, he'll be beaten so badly by this tigress that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.

With no other choice, Jingling had to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Being too proud is a recipe for suffering!"

Xiao Yu glanced disdainfully at Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, the contempt in his eyes immediately making these two proud men feel greatly insulted.

"The match is about to begin. Both players, please unleash your martial spirits!"

As the referee's voice fell, Jing Ling had already summoned her skeleton martial soul, while Xiao Yu stood still in place.

Seeing this, the referee immediately reminded him, "Xiao Yu, you may release your martial spirit now!"

Xiao Yu glanced at Jing Ling and said unhurriedly, "No need. We don't need to deal with him yet. Let's begin!"

Given Xiao Yu's revealed strength, he had long been a key target of the Spirit Hall's attention. Seeing this, the referee didn't say anything more. A Soul Emperor dealing with a Soul Venerable didn't really need to release his Martial Soul, so he immediately announced the start of the match.

"Third Soul Skill, Berserker!"

Facing a Soul Emperor-level expert, even one who hadn't released their Martial Soul, Jing Ling dared not be careless in the slightest. He immediately used his only thousand-year-old Soul Skill, simultaneously amplifying his attack speed and attack power by fifty percent.

"First Soul Skill: Bone Blade Transformation!"

With the amplification of his third soul skill, Jing Ling's first yellow century-old soul ring lit up, and the skeleton martial soul arms behind him instantly transformed into sharp blades. He kicked off with his right leg and charged towards Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu sneered, and just as Jing Ling was about to attack him, he flashed away, and Jing Ling's powerful strike missed its mark.

Xiao Yu dodged the attack and then kicked Jing Ling squarely in the chest. Jing Ling screamed and flew backward, landing outside the arena area.

(End of this chapter)