Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

For a school like Auckland, losing all twelve matches has completely dashed their hopes of advancing.

With twelve wins out of twelve matches, the Royal Fighting Team is undoubtedly number one. Next, Shrek Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Heavenly Water Academy, Thunder Academy, and Blazing Fire Academy all have similar numbers of wins, placing them in the next tier of leading teams.

Shrek Academy's strength is still considerable. Even if they are not as overwhelming as in the original story, they are still on par with the five major academies and even defeated Elephant Armor. However, in one match, they suffered a crushing defeat against Blazing Fire.

Because he lost his fire immunity, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was severely countered. He also didn't have the Eight Spider Lances, and he didn't dare to reveal his Clear Sky Hammer. As a result, he was completely defeated by Huo Wu, who was also a control-type, and all of his Blue Silver Grass was burned.

With Tang San down and Ning Rongrong not in the fight, the others seemed to have lost their backbone and completely lost their formation. First, Dai Mubai was tightly entangled by Huo Wushuang, and Zhu Zhuqing tried several times to rush over and combine with him to use the fusion technique Netherworld White Tiger.

But Huo Wu wouldn't let her succeed so easily. With a move of resisting fire rings, she completely separated Zhu Zhuqing from Dai Mubai. Then, Huo Lie, a speed-type Soul Master, suddenly made a move and easily knocked Zhu Zhuqing out of the arena with her even faster speed. Next, Oscar, a support type, was also knocked down by the fire element.

Before long, Dai Mubai was also defeated. Although his strength was comparable to Huo Wushuang's, his soul power was still not as profound as Huo Wushuang's at level 43, even though he was only level 40.

In the end, only Ma Hongjun was left in Shrek Academy, struggling to hold on. Although his fire was much stronger than that of the Blazing Academy, he was no match for the combined attack of Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.

The tactics devised by the master are useless in the face of absolute strength.

Shrek could have won. If Ning Rongrong had played, her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could have boosted the team's strength by a level. However, the master believed that the top five teams in the preliminaries were enough to advance, and there was no need to worry about winning a single match. It was better to conserve strength.

Tianlin was very dissatisfied with Tang San's performance in battle. He was hoping that Tang San would attract Shi Nian's attention so that Shi Nian could deliver takeout.

But with his level of strength, how could he possibly attract Shi Nian's attention?

If Tianlin hadn't known that Shi Nian wouldn't dare to attack him, he would have wanted to be the bait himself. Just as he was agonizing over this, suddenly, the schedule for the next round of matches appeared on the big screen.

The qualifiers have entered the second half, and now the content of two matches will be displayed at a time.

The Royal Fighting Team's opponents are Shrek Academy today and Purple Star Academy tomorrow.

There's no need to worry about academies like Zixing. The important thing is Shrek Academy. Tianlin looked at Shrek's match schedule. After fighting them today, their opponent tomorrow is Canghui.

Tianlin smiled slightly, "I have a solution."

Meanwhile, on Shrek's side, Grandmaster was trying to persuade them to admit defeat. This was a battle they couldn't win unless Grandmaster used his last trump card, but he wanted to save that move for the finals.

Ning Rongrong was speechless. How many times had this master advised them to admit defeat? He had also advised them to admit defeat when they encountered Xiangjia and Chihuo before. Although the top five could advance, they had to be in the top five first.

Moreover, the Soul Master Competition is more about gaining experience. If you give up when you encounter a strong opponent, what's the point of participating in this competition? Being able to compete against a strong team like Royal Fighting, even if you lose, is very beneficial to their growth.

Ultimately, with everyone's insistence, Shrek Academy decided to fight. However, the Grandmaster's bottom line was to spare Ning Rongrong. This time, Ning Rongrong had no objection. In any case, she didn't want to be enemies with her sword brother, and besides, it would be completely meaningless for her to participate.

Others might not know, but how could she not know how effective Tianlin was at countering support-type Soul Masters? That move, Feng Shui Flow, was simply a nightmare for all support characters.

"In today's first round, Shrek Academy will face off against Heaven Dou Royal Academy." In the Great Soul Arena, the host loudly announced the list of team members entering the arena, and the members of both sides strode confidently into the arena.

In an instant, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted in the stands, because Tianlin, who had missed nearly ten battles, was taking to the field again today.

"Are Shrek Academy really that powerful? That Sword Lord would step onto the Soul Arena again for their sake?" Feng Xiaotian said, displeased. Clearly, their Divine Wind Academy was stronger than Shrek's; this was a huge disrespect to the top academy of the Five Elements.

"Brother Tang, this is our first battle, right? Please give me your guidance." Tianlin cupped his fists and smiled at Tang San.

Tang San was taken aback by Tian Lin's salute. Hadn't they fallen out? Why was this guy being so polite to him? But one shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Tang San replied, "Go ahead, Brother Jun."

After both sides took their positions and released their martial spirits, the match officially began upon the referee's announcement.

"Black Tortoise Shield Formation!"

At the start of the match, the Shi brothers made a strange move: they joined forces to release countless shields, completely protecting everyone in the Royal Fight.

Everyone felt strange. Was Huang Dou being too cowardly? They hadn't even started fighting yet, and he was already backing down?

"This is bad! They must be accumulating time, letting that Guqin Soul Master gather his strength for a targeted breakthrough!" Tang San's expression changed, and he led the other six to immediately launch an attack.

In this battle, Shrek Academy did not have any support characters. Meng Yiran replaced Oscar, and Tailong replaced Jiangzhu. The entire team consisted of attackers.

"Third Soul Skill, Serpent Blade Eight-Strike Combo!" Meng Yiran was the first to make a move. Her third soul skill was inherited from the human-faced demon spider's soul ring. Although she did not obtain the spider web technique and the eight spider spears, the serpent staff still inherited some characteristics of the spider's legs. It could stab eight times in an instant, with a power eight times that of her first soul skill, Serpent Blade.

'Ding ding ding...'

Using a single point to break through the surface, Meng Yiran repeatedly stabbed at one spot, finally creating a small hole in a shield, with tiny cracks around the edge of the hole.

"This woman's attack power is not bad; she was actually able to break through my brother's and my defensive formation slightly," Shi Mo praised.

"Very good, Senior Sister Yiran, now it's our turn." Ma Hongjun said happily. With an opening, everyone had a key point to attack.

Tailong's iron fist, Xiaowu's kicking technique, Dai Mubai's light wave, Zhu Zhuqing's thrust, and Ma Hongjun's fire all struck that one point.

Finally, the shield shattered completely, revealing the seven members of the Royal Fighting Sect who were under its protection.

"Third Soul Skill, Blue Silver Strangulation!" Tang San's Blue Silver Grass extended from the gap, aiming directly at Huan Yin's neck. The attack was extremely ruthless, as the poison on Blue Silver Strangulation was enough to be fatal.

Chapter 158 The Years When They Set Their Sights on Tang San

"First Soul Skill, Wing Blade!" As her boyfriend, how could Yu Feng tolerate Tang San treating Huan Yin like this? He directly cleaved the Blue Silver Grass in two with a single wing strike and angrily said, "Has Tang San gone mad? It's just a match, yet he dares to use lethal force."

Tianlin didn't say much. This was the style of the Tang Clan. The Tang Clan in any world was almost the same. They never showed mercy to their opponents.

If the Blue Silver Strangulation had hit, even if Tang San had left some strength behind based on the competition rules to prevent Huan Yin from dying, the poison would have inevitably entered her body, causing great damage and even affecting her future cultivation.

"You bastard!" Yu Feng had already forgotten the plan before the Tianlin Tournament. He flew directly out of the shield formation, spread his wings, and shouted, "Third Soul Skill, Dark Wind; Fourth Soul Skill, Wildfire!"

With his third and fourth spirit rings lighting up simultaneously, Yu Feng accomplished something unexpected: he could unleash his third and fourth spirit skills at the same time. One of his wings turned blue and red, blowing out a scorching and cutting gale, while the other wing turned black, blowing out a black whirlwind that could strike the soul directly.

"What kind of background does this Wind Control have? Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Distraction Control can't split its soul power in two and use different soul skills on each side." The master looked horrified; he had never seen anything like it before.

Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which seems to give many people several layers of enhancement at once, is still done in a certain order, first strength, then speed, rather than being used simultaneously. There is still a time difference of a fraction of a second in between. But the Wind Control is used all at once, which means that he can use a combination skill by himself.

"Storm Sweeps the Sky!" Just as he expected, Yu Feng actually used a single-person combination skill. The two winds merged, and the power doubled. Shrek Academy's half of the field was now surrounded by a whirlwind that carried both terrifying physical and soul attacks. This power was no less than the Soul King's fifth soul skill.

"Everyone thinks that Huang Dou relies on Tian Lin, Gu Ran, Tian Heng, and Yan Zi, but in fact, the others are just as good as anyone else." Qin Ming said proudly, "This single combination technique is Yu Feng's unique skill, which took him several years to master. Although he has a low profile in Huang Dou, his level of effort is no less than anyone else's."

The Wind and Fire Seven-Leaf Flower that Yu Feng once consumed was a top-grade immortal herb that perfectly blended the two attributes of wind and fire. He drew inspiration from it, and only Yu Feng, who had consumed this flower, could perform this miraculous action.

The seven Shrek students were all surrounded by the gale-force winds, and not only were their bodies aching from the wind blades, but their minds also became hazy.

"Such a powerful attack! We must restrain him! Second Soul Skill, Parasite!"

Just then, Tang San barely raised his hand and activated his second soul skill. Blue Silver Grass suddenly grew on his Wind-Riding Wings, locking his wings in place.

It turns out that just as Yu Feng severed Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, Tang San also left the seed on him. Sure enough, Tang San is still the same Tang San, meticulous in his thoughts.

"Everyone, are you alright?" The gale finally stopped, and Tang San turned around to ask the crowd.

"Brother, I'm fine." Xiao Wu was, after all, a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, and her spirit was stronger than that of an ordinary Soul Master, so she barely managed to hold on.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, both Soul Masters, were not in much trouble, but Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Tailong, the three Soul Venerables, had completely fainted.

"That Yu Feng guy crippled four people and knocked out three with one move, completely disrupting my bait plan. Fortunately, Tang San is still awake. You'd better watch carefully from now on, Shi Nian. I specially prepared this show for you." Tian Lin glanced at the cold Shi Nian in the audience.

As Shrek Academy's opponent in the next round, the leader naturally had to come and gather intelligence.

"Senior Huanyin, how are your preparations going?" Tianlin asked, turning around.

"Perfect." Huan Yin smiled slightly and began to play a new piece on her zither. "Second Soul Skill, Bewitching Heart in the Mortal World!"

Huan Yin's hidden second soul skill is her only restrictive soul skill. Those who are affected by this song will fall into an endless illusion, just like they have obtained what they want most in this mortal world and are reluctant to leave.

Before Xiao Wu stood her mother, who led her by the hand to Tang San's side. Then, they clasped hands together. Below, Da Ming and Er Ming offered their blessings. Holding a wedding with the person she loved most, witnessed by her mother and friends, was Xiao Wu's happiest moment.

Dai Mubai, having defeated Davis, now sat on the emperor's throne, surrounded by Zhu Zhuqing and three thousand beauties in his harem, enjoying himself immensely.

Although Ma Hongjun is also surrounded by beautiful women, his situation is different from others. He enjoys the thrill of being pursued by many beautiful women. After all, because of his looks, he is usually the one who pursues the girls. So many beautiful women are jealous of him, which satisfies his vanity.

Upon seeing this, Shi Nian was slightly moved. "I didn't expect that this little girl from Huang Dou would have such a powerful illusion-type soul skill. However, she must have been charging up for a long time to unleash such power. Hehe, she is still far inferior to me."

"Everyone, take this opportunity to knock them all out." Yu Tianheng was the first to rush out, charging towards the four people opposite him. Shi Mo and Shi Mo respectively knocked Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun away.

Tianlin then sent Xiaowu off the field, leaving Tang San, Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Oslo as the last three to charge at him.

But at that moment, Tang San, who had seemed to be confused, suddenly came to his senses and launched a counterattack while the three were not paying attention. He first used the move "Controlling Crane and Capturing Dragon" to use the opponent's force against them, and flung the flying Osro towards Yu Feng.

The two collided head-on, and then, Blue Silver Grass bound them both at the same time, using a hidden weapon technique to fling them towards Yu Tianheng.

"What?" Yu Tianheng was also caught off guard by the collision. The three members of the Royal Fighting Team were actually thrown off the field by Tang San, a mere Soul Master.

"You didn't fall for my illusion?" Huan Yin exclaimed in surprise.

"Illusions won't work on me." Tang San opened his eyes, his purple pupils gleaming.

"I didn't expect that Brother Tang's Purple Demon Eyes have reached the peak of the Subtle Realm. Ordinary illusions are indeed useless against you. I was careless this time." Tianlin said with annoyance, his expression revealing a strong sense of self-blame, as if he was the one who caused this tactical mistake.

Tang San smiled slightly upon seeing this. He thought that they had actually reached a point where they could stop fighting. Shrek Academy was now down to just him, and he couldn't possibly be a match for the four members of the Royal Fighting Team. However, he had already managed to take on three opponents, so Shrek Academy wouldn't lose face.

After all, apart from them, even someone as powerful as the Divine Wind Elephant Armor had not been able to defeat anyone in the Royal Fighting.

"We concede defeat in this match." Tang San walked off the field satisfied. He didn't want to continue this battle that he was destined to lose.

Little did he know, a guy in the stands had already set his sights on him. "Purple Demon Eye? I've never heard of this soul skill, but it seems to be the nemesis of illusions. Doesn't this guy completely counter my Canghui Academy?"

In reality, Shi Nian was overthinking it. Without the "Looking Through Autumn Water Dew," Tang San's Purple Demon Eye, which was not yet at the Mustard Seed Realm, could only see through some simple illusions. He couldn't see through the Seven Asura Illusion of Canghui Academy, a seven-in-one fusion technique.

However, for someone like Shi Nian, mere speculation is enough. To ensure victory, his favorite thing to do is to nip danger in the bud.

His primary target is, in particular, unaffiliated soul masters like Tang San, who appear to be powerless and without influence.

Chapter 159 Using Soul Bones as Bait

Seeing Tang San admit defeat, Tian Lin stepped down from the stage, helped up the unconscious Yu Tianheng, and the Shi brothers each carried one of the two agility-type soul masters towards their own rest room.

As soon as they entered the room, Yu Tianheng shoved Tianlin aside, saying, "You little brat, I've lost face today because of you."

“That’s right. If the upperclassmen and underclassmen in the academy knew that I was beaten by a Soul Master, how embarrassing would that be?” Oslo and Yu Feng also jumped off the Shi brothers’ backs, looking completely unharmed.

It's obvious that those three guys were faking it. Otherwise, how could Tang San, a mere Soul Master, possibly defeat three Soul Grandmasters?

Even Huan Yin's second soul skill was not charged to its limit; otherwise, she might not have been able to see through it with just the second level of the Purple Demon Eye.

All of this was to highlight Tang San's strength and ability to see through illusions, thereby attracting Shi Nian's attention to Tang San so that he could use Tang San as bait.

Taking advantage of Tang Hao's absence during this period is the best time to strike.

Tianlin patted the two on the shoulder with a smile and comforted them, "Alright, I will make it up to you. Tianheng, I will definitely send someone to deliver the bottle of True Essence Pills I promised you after the competition. And Oslo, let's waive the debts you still owe me and Gu Ran. However, I can't make a decision about Senior Sister Lingling. You'll have to discuss it with her yourself."

"That's more like it." Yu Tianheng nodded in satisfaction. The True Essence Pill and the Profound Essence Pill that Tianlin gave to Tang San looked similar, but their effects were worlds apart. The herbs used to refine the True Essence Pill were all rare and precious, and its medicinal effects were amazing. As a result, the soul power enhanced by the True Essence Pill was extremely condensed and did not damage the foundation. It was a treasure to assist low- to mid-level soul masters in their cultivation.

This pill is of little use to Yu Tianheng, who is now close to becoming a Soul King, but he can take it back to assist the younger generation in the sect in their cultivation. Compared to the development of the sect, what does his little bit of face matter?

As for Oslo, he felt it was well worth it to lose face and be able to get rid of a huge debt. Now he was finally free of debt. As for Ye Lingling's debt, he would be able to pay it off soon. After all, his family was considered a minor noble family. Even if they were not as wealthy as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they could still scrape together a few hundred thousand gold soul coins by being frugal.

"Well then, I have some things to attend to, see you later!" Tianlin walked out of the Royal Fighting Rest Room and headed towards Shrek Academy.

With his mental power, he had already sensed that a powerful mental-type Soul Master was locking onto Shrek Academy. Needless to say, it was Shi Nian. However, although the hostility was strong, the killing intent was not strong. This would not do.

Just then, Shrek and his companions were about to return when Tianlin immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother Tang, please wait."

"Ah, Brother Jian, what brings you here!" Ning Rongrong excitedly rushed into Tianlin's arms. She had missed him terribly these past few days, trying to avoid suspicion.

"Rongrong, be good. I have important matters to discuss with Brother Tang. You should go back with Dean Flander and the others first." Tianlin winked at Ning Rongrong.