The Evil Soul Master is actually myself

"Fine, since you've decided I'll always be your strong support." She shook her head, gazing tenderly at her younger brother, her tone firm.

Su Ming remained silent. He knew it was inevitable that he would be targeted by evil spirit masters. On the grand stage of the Soul Battle Tournament, who knew who might be harboring ulterior motives in the audience?

The Sun Moon Empire, the Holy Spirit Cult, and even within the three great empires, whenever they encounter a genius who threatens their interests, they all think of assassinating them once and for all.

"So now? Who will the academy decide to participate?" Su Ming asked.

"Elder Xuan has already led a group of severely injured inner court disciples back to the academy for treatment. There are still two or three days left before the competition, so for now, we have to step in temporarily." Su Xuan'er's expression was quite relaxed.

"Can we do it?" Xiao Xiao asked softly, her delicate round face filled with anxiety. She was only a level 29 Great Soul Master, but she had to face those geniuses around 20 years old, whose lowest cultivation level was Soul Master.

The average level of strong teams is mostly Soul Kings, and some even have several Soul Emperors.

"Don't worry, you've been training with Su Ming for so long, don't you know his strength? I can't guarantee he'll win the championship, but he'll definitely get through the knockout rounds," Su Xuan'er gently comforted her cute little sister.

Su Ming curled his lip. The problem was that all the academies in this Soul Battle Tournament were cunningly equipped with a large number of soul tools, such as a temporary invincible golden body that could be immune to one attack from a Soul Douluo. He dared not guarantee that they could win the championship.

He suggested that before the competition, the academy should also spend some money to buy a bug-like soul tool like the Invincible Golden God, otherwise even the MVP would have a hard time.

Chapter 154 Soul Battle Tournament

"It's a pity that due to an accident, the main team members are unable to participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament on time. For the first half of the competition, we can only rely on you to carry the team. Now, everyone head to Star Luo City first," Su Xuan'er said solemnly.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Huo Yuhao asked, "When can the regular team members participate in the competition?"

Su Xuan'er said calmly, "The injuries are not ideal. The main problem is the remnants of evil power. We need to use the power of light from the Golden Tree to dispel them, which will take at least half a month."

Su Ming leaned back tactically. Here it comes—the classic Douluo Continent physique of lying down for half a month after a battle.

Fortunately, the Shrek Seven Devils' injuries were not fundamental and they were all able to heal completely.

"If you hold on until the knockout stage, the senior students from the inner academy should be able to participate," Su Xuan'er comforted everyone.

"Then we'll have to rely on Brother Ming and Sister Yue." Xiao Xiao said with a cheerful smile.

Most of the people remained calm, as they were well aware of the strength of the two leaders.

"Let me explain the competition rules to you. There are about a hundred teams participating in the Soul Fighting Tournament. It is divided into three rounds: the preliminary round, the round-robin round, and the final elimination round." Su Xuan'er took on the role of coach.

"There's not much to say about the first round of preliminary matches. It's a seven-person team battle, only one round. If you lose, there's no way to recover. More than half of the academies will be eliminated in one go," Su Xuan'er said calmly.

"Huh? What if we encounter a strong team that's a favorite to win the championship early on?" Jiang Nannan asked in a low voice.

Su Xuan'er gently shook her head and said, "You don't need to worry about that. You basically won't encounter this situation. The organizers will coordinate to stagger the seeding of each team. As the team with the most championships in history, Shrek Academy also enjoys this little bit of privilege."

"That's good." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"The second round of the round-robin tournament, also known as the group stage, consists of four teams placed in a group. Each team wins one point, and the team with the highest points advances to the knockout stage. The format of the tournament is determined by drawing lots, and one of the three formats is chosen: individual competition, small team competition, or seven-person team competition."

Su Xuan'er paused and said, "As for the third round of the elimination tournament, for the top 16 teams, in order to allow each team to perform at its best, just like the freshman elimination tournament, each round will be divided into three matches, with a best-of-three format."

"That's about it. Do you have any questions?" Su Xuan'er asked, glancing at everyone.

Su Ming seemed to be deep in thought. This competition was very similar to the freshman elimination tournament, but it was different from the [Qiongqi] tournament back then. His teammates were much stronger now. With Gu Yuena and Tang Wutong, these two outstanding talents, he was not afraid even in the 2-2-3 team competition.

"Since there are no problems, let's rest tonight and head to Xingluo City tomorrow." Seeing everyone's silence, Su Xuan'er said solemnly.

Inside the military camp, everyone just found a spot to sleep.

Having witnessed the cruel killing methods of the evil spirit masters, and upon hearing the news of the Shrek Seven Devils' misfortune, everyone was exhausted and soon fell asleep.

In the darkness, faint breathing sounds rose and fell.

Su Ming closed his eyes to meditate when he suddenly felt a warm, soft sensation on his left arm. He opened his eyes and found his sister sitting beside him, her voluptuous body pressed close to him. The mature and elegant woman had her long, white legs crossed, tilting her head to look at him. Her smooth, black hair, like a waterfall, cascaded down her back, giving her a charming and alluring look.

"Aren't you going to sleep? Is it because you just killed someone and can't sleep? Do you want your big sister to comfort you?" Su Xuan'er teased.

"No need." Su Ming felt there was a trap in this 'comfort' and decisively refused. He sneered inwardly, "Back in the day, I roamed the Main God Space and killed countless people without batting an eye. Why would I be afraid of a mere evil soul master?"

Su Xuan'er pouted, yawned, and said, "Forget it, you'll be the one who loses if we miss this opportunity. I'm going to sleep now, you keep watch."

After saying that, she lay down next to Su Ming, her slender and beautiful curves captivating.

"Honestly, little brothers are getting less and less cute as they grow up." Su Xuan'er turned to the side, placing a warm, snow-white thigh on his thigh.

Helpless, Su Ming closed his eyes and began to cultivate.

I no longer have worldly desires.

The boy circulated his internal energy, and soon after, he felt a warm, smooth sensation in his right arm again.

Su Ming was furious. "Is this ever going to end? How am I supposed to cultivate like this?"

He opened his eyes and saw a silvery waterfall cascading down. Gu Yuena's fair face glowed with a jade-like luster in the darkness. She smiled and turned her head to look at Su Ming.

"What are you doing?" Su Ming said with displeasure.

"Look, the Soul Battle Tournament is coming up soon. Our team is full of weaklings. Only I can help you. Look..." the silver-haired girl hinted at something.

"So what?" Su Ming said expressionlessly, pushing away the warm, white thigh that was pressing against his lower abdomen.

"Shouldn't you return that gun to me? I can help you better if I'm stronger," Gu Yuena hinted.

The supple white python became increasingly restless, its round toes scratching at Su Ming's stomach. He wanted to laugh, but he held it in.

"What are you laughing at? You don't want to give it back to me? You've had it for so long, I'm going to get angry if you don't give it back soon," Gu Yuena said, frowning.

A girl's soft, sweet voice has a charming contrast, making it completely lack any intimidating quality.

Snapped!

Su Ming couldn't take it anymore and slapped her hard on her pert buttocks, saying coldly, "Behave yourself while you sleep, or else..." He blushed slightly and said, "I won't let you put your thighs on my knees."

The voluptuous body finally calmed down, its chest rising and falling, and it fell into a peaceful sleep.

Gu Yuena stared in disbelief, only then noticing that a mature woman was lying dead to Su Ming's left.

"Sister Xuan'er?" She looked at the two of them suspiciously.

"Hmm. My sister's sleeping posture isn't very good, and only I can tolerate it, so she sleeps next to me." Su Ming's expression was calm, and there seemed to be a trace of warmth left in his palm. He thought to himself that the feel of the hand was quite nice.

Gu Yuena nodded, but something felt off.

"What's your decision? Give me back the Silver Dragon Spear, it's useless to you anyway." She blinked her big purple eyes and said shyly, "As long as you give it back to me and teach me martial arts, I'm willing to do anything."

In the darkness, the girl hooked her fingers around her collar, revealing a deep, dazzling cleavage.

Su Ming sneered. This Dragon King was just talking; the fact that he actually believed the villain's fate was a reminder to Su Ming.

The Dragon King is raising fish; all other people should stay away.

Of course, the older sister was also threatening him, her two toes deftly pinching the soft flesh on his waist.

"I'll think about it," Su Ming replied cautiously.

Dissatisfied with his ambiguous attitude, Gu Yuena simply lay down in a spread-eagle position, squinting her eyes and saying, "I'll wear you down until you agree sooner or later."

"Whatever." Su Ming sat cross-legged in meditation, ignoring the two 'annoying' demons on either side.

Deep in meditation, the young man reluctantly opened his eyes in the middle of the night, put down the swaying white python that was draped over his shoulder, and sighed deeply as he looked at the two beauties who were sleeping in uncomfortably.

After a period of torment, dawn finally broke.

Su Xuan'er got up with a yawn, her black hair disheveled, a few strands clinging to her moist red lips, exuding a languid charm of a mature woman.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, stretched, and revealed her fair belly, its curves beautiful and alluring.

"Get up, we're leaving for Xingluo City today." After waking up, Su Xuan'er called everyone to get up one by one.

As the golden dawn broke, a group of people used their flying soul tools to head towards Star Luo City.

Experience and growth

Chapter 155 Star Luo City

Star City.

As the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City is undoubtedly the largest city in the empire and the political, cultural, and economic center of the Star Luo Empire, with a permanent population of over five million.

But this megacity has recently become somewhat crowded.

Tourist numbers surged in just two weeks. Almost all hotels were fully booked, forcing the authorities to requisition some private residences and convert some official residences into temporary accommodations.

Chapter 156 First Battle

Three days later.

Su Ming and his group got up, dressed in black trench coats, exuding a menacing aura, like underworld figures about to engage in a street brawl.

Indeed, the battles between the teams in the preliminary rounds were about the same level as street brawls, only with slightly more special effects than gunfights.

The Soul Fighting Tournament was held in the main square at the front of the Star Luo Imperial City, where the emperor, concubines, civil and military officials could all see it and comment on the affairs of the country.

Su Ming led his team to the most luxurious lounge in the first row next to the central arena. The area was filled with spectators, like a gladiatorial arena, with more than 100,000 people in attendance.

As a team with a thousand championships, Shrek Academy always takes the lead in every Soul Battle Tournament.

Su Ming really wanted to complain about this. Why was the cultivation system developing so slowly when soul tools could develop so rapidly? Only the [Soul Core] was worth mentioning.

After the emperor's speech, the main course was served.

"Please welcome the teams representing Shrek Academy and Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy to the stage."

Hearing the host's impassioned roar, Su Ming stood up and stepped onto the stage amidst cheers from the crowd.

Compared to his and Xiaolongnu's composure, the others were somewhat nervous in such a magnificent setting.

"Don't panic, Shrek Academy has won so many championships, one more won't make a difference," Su Ming said with a dry humor to reassure everyone.

As it turned out, it would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it. The boys became even more nervous. In previous years, Shrek Academy had been the champion. If they didn't win this year, they would be nailed to the pillar of shame.

Xu Sanshi squinted and said, "Junior Brother Su, if you can't speak properly, don't talk nonsense."

"Don't panic, it's not a big problem." Su Ming led the seven people to one end of the arena, looking at the Tianling Academy opposite them, and he sensed it and said.

The average level of the members of Tianling Academy is around Soul Master, and there is not a single Soul King.

Su Ming remembered that this match was originally Huo Yuhao's highlight moment, as he used the [Simulation] soul skill to directly scare the opponent into surrendering.

The surrounding audience gradually began to discuss the matter, and even the emperor on the city wall seemed quite surprised.