Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 148 He has a familiar aura about him.

Soon, the January holidays were over.

The six qualifying teams from the Tiandou region, along with ten qualifying teams from four vassal kingdoms and one vassal duchy, entered the competition venue one after another.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, the competition was not open to ordinary citizens or most soul master academies. Therefore, apart from the teams that had advanced, only a few academy teams that had been eliminated in the preliminaries were present in the stands.

Meanwhile, in the waiting area outside the arena, Yu Tianheng was already eager to try his hand.

"Cousin, today is the day when Thunder Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy will clash. We must completely defeat Ji Wuming. I cannot quell the hatred in my heart until we defeat him."

Yu Tianxin, the captain of the Thunder Academy team and a regular member of the squad, couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at the emotionally charged Yu Tianheng beside her.

Ever since his younger brother left the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and returned to Thunder Academy, he experiences extreme emotional fluctuations whenever he thinks of Ji Wuming.

This was exactly what Yu Tianxin wanted to see. The more irrational Yu Tianheng became, the lower his prestige would be within the sect.

Would the elders of the sect agree to appoint someone who remains calm even when Mount Tai collapses before them, or would they choose someone with mental obstacles and who acts impulsively to succeed as sect leader?

"Don't worry, your older brother will do his best to try."

Yu Tianxin dared not say she could absolutely defeat Ji Wuming, who at this moment was a Soul King with a cultivation level of 59, 13 levels lower than her.

It's already quite good that Thunder Academy didn't concede defeat outright.

As the referee called for both teams to prepare, Ji Wuming, as the top student from the Heavenly Dou Star Royal Academy, took the stage. This was both a way of concealing the strength of the remaining members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team and a sign that Ji Wuming did not intend to continue fighting against these weaklings.

Most of the participating team members who witnessed this scene gasped in shock for Thunder Academy.

"Is this simply leaving no room for other academies? They sent out the strongest person from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the first match, and no one can beat him in a one-on-one individual competition."

"I think it's too early to say. Thunder Academy has all Soul Masters, and the individual competition uses a rule that seven people take turns to fight until all the opposing Soul Masters are defeated. If Thunder Academy fights according to this rule, they should be able to wear down Ji Wuming."

"That's not quite right. Even if Ji Wuming is eliminated, the Heaven Dou Royal Team still has five capable fighters, and Dugu Yan is a Soul King with considerable strength. How can they possibly win?"

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The group exchanged glances, and suddenly realized that the addition of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team to this Soul Master Competition had rendered the competition meaningless.

Why would the Tiandou Royal Academy team give up their direct entry into the finals to compete for one of the six spots in the finals?

Before long, a Soul Master from Thunder Academy walked shakily into the arena from the waiting area.

"Thunder Academy's top choice is Lei Tian. Can he defeat him?"

At this point, the host's excited and expectant tone suddenly became somewhat low and hesitant, but for the sake of his professionalism, he had to finish.

"Can he defeat Ji Wuming, who is known as the number one student of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Let's wait and see."

"The match begins."

As soon as the host finished speaking, Lei Tian unleashed his third soul skill, Thunder Wings, quickly soaring into the air to dodge most of Ji Wuming's ground attacks.

Although he didn't know how effective Ji Wuming's next three soul skills would be, one thing was certain: Ji Wuming was definitely a land-based soul master, and his advantage was greatest when he was in the air.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Thunder Eagle."

A gigantic lightning eagle appeared and quickly flew into the clouds, while a layer of dark, lightning-laden clouds appeared above Ji Wuming's head.

"Third Soul Skill, Blood Lightning Transforms into Three Thousand."

Ji Wuming hurled the Blood Thunder Spear into the air, causing dark clouds to rapidly gather above, plunging the entire Soul Arena into utter darkness. Lei Tian's charged lightning-attribute attack was also completely neutralized.

"Where's my fourth soul skill? How did it disappear?"

In a panic, Lei Tian witnessed the changes in the sky above, as several blood-red lightning spears poured down upon him.

We concede this game.

Before the Thunder Academy team leader could finish speaking, a barrage of blood-red lightning spears, like a rain of swords, had already struck Lei Tian. Lei Tian flapped his lightning wings, flying rapidly and constantly using his first soul skill to dodge the spears.

But how could he easily withstand the barrage of blood-red lightning spears, which resembled a rain of swords? Two of them pierced his lightning wings.

"ah--"

A sharp pain rippled through him, completely disrupting his flight rhythm. Then, more blood-red lightning spears pierced his body, the violent blood lightning seeping into him and racing wildly. At this moment, Ji Wuming realized that if this continued, Lei Tian would surely die.

He immediately deactivated his spirit possession state, and the effects of the rain of spears completely disappeared. Lei Tian plummeted from mid-air, collapsing to the ground unconscious.

"Referee, we concede defeat in this match between Thunder Academy and Heavenly Dou Royal Academy."

However, just as the leader of the Thunder Academy team finished speaking, Yu Tianheng roared in fury,

"We cannot admit defeat. The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan has no reason to give up the match just because we lost one person."

"Tianheng, then what do you say? Can you defeat Ji Wuming all by yourself? He has only shown the first three soul skills so far."

The leader of the Thunder Academy team was speechless at Yu Tianheng's utterly brainless behavior. If Ji Wuming had intended to kill him, Lei Tianheng would definitely not have survived. His surrender was to save face for the younger generation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and also to prevent Thunder Academy from suffering a humiliating defeat.

After all, most of the students here will join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after graduating from the academy. It would not be worth it if this competition dampened the spirits of some people, especially since there are two of the clan's most outstanding talents in the team.

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng walked back to the group indignantly. If he had 20 years, he would definitely be able to grow to the same level as Ji Wuming.

If they were of the same level, Ji Wuming would never be his match.

Witnessing this scene, the Shrek Academy members clenched their fists, especially Tang San, whose hatred intensified as he watched Ji Wuming once again display his power.

As Ji Wuming unleashed his third soul skill, Xiao Wu sensed a faint aura of sorrow emanating from him. She quickly grabbed Tang San's hand.

"Third Brother, there is an aura about Ji Wuming that I find extremely familiar and repulsive. Although I don't know why, this aura is definitely there, and it's in his third spirit ring."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang immediately became interested.

Two more, will be posted at the usual time.

(End of this chapter)