Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 153 Battle against the Spirit Hall Academy Team

The moon was bright and the stars were few; the entire Wuhun City was very quiet.

The slightly dimly lit Papal Palace

Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena and the other two standing below with a serious expression.

"Nana, the three of you are the most outstanding students of our Spirit Hall in recent years. At such a young age, you have won the Purple Gold Medal and become the golden generation of Spirit Hall. We cannot afford to lose in tomorrow's battle against the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy."

"If we fail, we'll go to the Death Canyon for training after this Soul Master Competition ends."

"We will certainly not fail His Majesty's trust; we will win this battle."

Hu Liena clenched her fist at her chest first and bowed confidently to Bibi Dong, while Xie Yue and Yan followed suit.

For them, tomorrow's battle means the final championship match of this year's Soul Master Tournament. If their three Soul Kings and four Soul Masters of level 47 or above still can't defeat the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, which only has two Soul Kings,

Then they could truly end their lives in the Great Canyon of Death.

Furthermore, the Soul Fusion Skill between Hu Liena and Xie Yue is comparable to that of a high-level Soul Emperor. Even if Ji Wuming is a level 59 Soul King, they have nothing to fear.

In addition, the red mist generated when the enchanting skill is used is also a highly advantageous and confusing environment for them. Therefore, Spirit Hall Academy will definitely win tomorrow's match.

Sitting on the papal throne above, Bibi Dong looked at her most proud disciple with such confidence, and she also had some expectations for tomorrow's competition.

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At this moment, as the members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy returned to their rooms after dinner, Ji Wuming deliberately gathered them all in a relatively spacious room.

The team members were all astonished by the Spirit Hall Academy's swift and complete victory yesterday. After all, before the opposing team members could even fully unleash their abilities, the seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy defeated them all with lightning speed, without even having to use many of their spirit skills.

Looking at his teammates' slightly worried faces, Ji Wuming knew exactly what they were troubled about and comforted them.

"Don't worry about tomorrow's match. Our Heaven Dou Royal Academy team is not like other teams. The Spirit Hall Academy team has three Soul Kings, and we also have two Soul Kings. It's not certain who will win or lose."

"Brother Ji is right. We're already feeling discouraged before the battle even starts. We're the strongest team in the history of Tiandou Academy."

Dugu Yan is not one to give up easily. Although she was a little nervous at this moment, she was not afraid of the Spirit Hall team.

Ji Wuming also took the opportunity to adjust the match schedule for tomorrow.

"The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy will surely win."

"Victory is certain."

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The following day, the first match was between the Spirit Hall Academy team and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team. Both teams stood in the square as instructed by the host.

"The first round of the winners' bracket, six teams advancing to three, is about to begin: Spirit Hall Academy vs. Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Xie Yue and Hu Liena immediately unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill – Demonic Charm. A crimson mist emanated from the Demonic Charm standing in the center of the plaza.

In an instant, it enveloped Ji Wuming, who was at the very front of the group. Ji Wuming immediately shouted,

"Retreat—"

Dugu Yan and the other five quickly retreated, escaping the control of the red mist. Meanwhile, the demons within the red mist emitted a mixed male-female voice.

"Hahaha--"

"We have overestimated you, Ji Wuming, to be such a fool."

Then, the demonic figure, wielding twin blades, charged towards Ji Wuming at lightning speed. Despite being in peril, Ji Wuming remained calm. His eyes suddenly sharpened, and he spoke with a resounding voice.

"Let's do it."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan immediately unleashed her first soul skill, creating a gust of wind formed by quicksand on the field.

"Do you really think that a mere sandstorm can have any effect on us? That's utterly ridiculous."

Really?!

After precisely dodging the demon's first attack, Ji Wuming pushed off with his heel, leaping forward and quickly jumping backward, creating distance between himself and the demon.

"Fifth Soul Skill: War Spear Mad Dragon Dance."

As Ji Wuming wielded his spear, a blood-red tornado rapidly formed, carrying quicksand with it, transforming the formless into the tangible, and doubling the power of his soul skill.

A massive tornado distorted the entire battle arena, whipping up the demonic energy. Simultaneously, the blood mist, following the tornado's advance, encompassed Yan and the other four Spirit Hall Academy students behind them.

"Yan, where are you? I can't find your location."

"Me too, where are you guys?"

While the students of the Spirit Hall Academy team were at a loss, at Dugu Yan's command, the four members simultaneously launched an attack into the red mist.

"Fourth Soul Skill,"

"Third Soul Skill,"

"Fifth Soul Skill".

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Regardless of the enemy's location within the red mist, Dugu Yan, the Shi brothers, and Yang Yong all unleashed their most powerful ranged attacks.

In particular, Dugu Yan's fifth soul skill, the Rock Domain Poison Array, created a large-scale rockfall that completely knocked out two soul masters from the Spirit Hall Academy team within the red mist. One of these soul masters was even wielding a golden staff, a powerful support soul.

If Yan hadn't reacted quickly and used his third soul skill to block some of the falling poisonous rocks, their Spirit Hall team would have suffered more than half casualties.

Having finally escaped the blood-sand tornado, Xie Yue and Hu Liena had also broken free of their demonic state. Just as they were preparing to unleash their fourth soul skill...

Ji Wuming had already arrived in front of them, and with a burst of strength from both hands, his spear swept out horizontally.

"Boom——"

The two were thrown back with great force, their abdomens feeling as if they had been pierced, causing them unbearable abdominal pain.

At this moment, Bibi Dong, who was standing in the stands of the Papal Palace, looked down at the Spirit Hall team, which was so easily defeated, and her face turned extremely uncomfortable. She glared angrily at the high-spirited Ji Wuming below.

"Well done, Ji Wuming! Well done, Heaven Dou Royal Academy! If you don't submit to my Spirit Hall this time, then don't even think about leaving unscathed."

Above the plaza, only Yan and two other agility-type soul masters still had the strength to fight.

Yan looked with deep concern at Hu Liena, who lay unconscious in the distance.

"Nana—"

"Ji Wuming, you're asking for death."

"Fifth Soul Skill, Flying Sand and Raging Flames."

Amidst endless roars, the figure of a lava lord appeared behind him, and countless fragments of lava flew rapidly towards Ji Wuming's location.

Ji Wuming rapidly spun the spear in his hand, using it to block the attack in front of his chest. As the spinning speed increased, a blood-red energy shield appeared around him.

This is his second self-created soul skill move.

(End of this chapter)