The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

Rising up around him were four soul rings, each with the optimal ratio of two yellow and two purple.

On the east side of the arena were Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong. The two had been teammates during the freshman assessment. Given the current situation, they naturally banded together for mutual support.

A pair of blue butterfly wings spread out behind Wang Dong, the color of the forewings changing from dark blue to azure blue to light blue.

The white runes on the wings of the Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul are like inlaid jewels, shining brightly and very charming.

However, what's most eye-catching is the unusual combination of one yellow and two purple spirit rings around him. The second spirit ring is already at the thousand-year level, which is beyond conventional understanding.

As for Xiao Xiao, she looked much more pathetic after unleashing the Three Lives Soul Forging Cauldron martial spirit. She only had two lonely yellow spirit rings by her side.

Xu Zihuang and Bei Bei were fine, but on the other side, in the three-person team composed of other senior core disciples, the two standing at the front had relaxed their vigilance towards Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.

In their view, with Xiao Xiao, a powerful Soul Master, as a burden, even if Wang Dong's Soul Rings were stronger, the combination of the two could not pose a significant threat to them.

Although their three-person team was only put together temporarily, they were quite formidable.

The two standing at the forefront had contrasting appearances. The one on the left had long, flowing orange-red hair and his body had nearly doubled in size; his martial soul was none other than a top-tier beast martial soul—a lion. The one on the right, on the other hand, possessed a spear as his martial soul, which gleamed with an extremely sharp aura, like a venomous snake's tongue.

Their spirit ring configurations are all two yellow and one purple. How could someone who can become a core disciple of Shrek Academy's outer court be an ordinary mediocre person?

Yet these two, possessing such strength, seemed to subtly regard the blue-haired boy in the purple school uniform behind them as their leader.

Both the Lion Soul Master and the Spear Soul Master are third-year students, while this blue-haired boy is a fourth-year student, one year below Bei Bei.

In terms of appearance, although he was far inferior to Xu Zihuang, he was definitely handsome. A faint smile always played on his lips, and his deep blue eyes shone with wisdom.

His gaze remained fixed on Xu Zihuang, the only one among them who had not released his martial spirit.

Xu Sanshi sized up the two men facing off and chuckled with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Could it be that Luo Chen has his eye on Tianhuang? The battle for the top control position in the outer courtyard? Interesting, very interesting."

As Xu Sanshi said, before Yu Tianhuang entered Shrek Academy, the one known as the number one control-type soul master in the outer academy was Luo Chen, who was behind Lion Soul Master and Spear Soul Master.

Luo Chen was the only genius at the time who could barely be compared to Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. In terms of foundation and strength, he might not be as good as Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, but his special and powerful martial soul gave him a unique ability to control the field.

Having unleashed the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul, Bei Bei's previous gentle and refined demeanor was completely gone; he seemed to have become a completely different person.

His arms were covered in bluish-purple scales, and his hands had transformed into dragon claws with unusually large knuckles, also covered in bluish-purple scales. Bluish-purple lightning constantly flowed and coalesced on his dragon arms.

Domineering.

As he advanced to the Soul Master realm, the dragon transformation no longer only affected his right arm, but both of his arms.

"The gap between Luo Chen and Tian Huang is still too large." Bei Bei said in a deep voice. With the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul possessing him, his voice was less gentle than usual and more stern.

Luo Chen's martial soul and talent are both good, but the gap between him and Yu Tianhuang is still too great. Moreover, Luo Chen is only a three-ring Soul Master, while Yu Tianhuang is a four-ring Soul Grandmaster, not to mention Yu Tianhuang's astonishingly high ratio of soul rings.

Even Bei Bei himself didn't think he could beat Yu Tianhuang in a one-on-one fight. Unless he teamed up with Xu Sanshi.

During their conversation, Xu Zihuang, who was directly facing Luo Chen's gaze, had already responded.

A brilliant golden light shone from the depths of Xu Zihuang's clear, deep purple eyes, and obscure, intricate golden patterns began to appear around his pupils. His eyes were full of divinity, possessing an indifference that transcended mortals and was free from desire.

purple!

purple!

purple!

black!

Four spirit rings emerged one after another from beneath Xu Zihuang's feet, and the violent spirit power and the oppressive aura brought by the four spirit rings instantly swept across the entire area. Although they were all at the Spirit Master level, the power of Xu Zihuang's martial spirit alone was enough to rival that of the three Spirit Masters: Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.

Even Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, who had already witnessed the upgrade assessment firsthand, still felt suffocated under this pressure. Especially Xiao Xiao, who had been deeply traumatized by Xu Zihuang during the freshman assessment.

Unlike the upgrade assessment where there was a combined soul-guided shield, this time, experiencing it up close, the fear buried deep in my heart was awakened once again.

The expressions on the faces of the three, led by Luo Chen, were also unpredictable.

After pondering for a long time, Luo Chen took a deep breath, turned his gaze away from Xu Zihuang, and looked at Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao instead.

"Go all out and take them out first. That way, at least one of us will be able to secure a spot."

Luo Chen remained calm and quickly made the best judgment.

The combination of Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan, three Soul Masters, goes without saying; their overall strength is definitely above theirs.

The combination of Yu Tianhuang, He Caitou, and Ning Tian should not be underestimated either.

The core disciples who were just blasted out of the arena by He Caitou using a soul tool serve as a cautionary tale. Moreover, with the presence of Yu Tianhuang, a Soul Master with an astonishing ratio of soul rings, and Ning Tian, ​​a Soul Master with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the threat is even greater than that of Bei Bei and her two companions.

Another point is that there are seven spots in this core disciple selection competition. Under normal circumstances, Yu Tianhuang's team and Bei Bei's team will definitely not face each other head-on.

A clash between two strong forces would only allow them to gain an advantage; who would be willing to do something so strenuous and unrewarding?

The most likely scenario is that Yu Tianhuang and Bei Bei, along with others, will team up to eliminate them.

Rather than doing that, it's better to strike first.

It must be said that Luo Chen's judgment was very accurate and rational. He truly deserves to be called the top control-type soul master in the outer academy.

Before he could finish speaking, the Lion Soul Master and the Spear Soul Master standing in front of him moved at the same time.

The Lion Soul Lord roared to the sky, his long, orange-red hair flying like a lion's mane, exuding an aura of dominance.

Two yellow and one purple, three perfectly matched soul rings swirled around, and a surge of soul power immediately rushed towards us.

That wild feeling was very similar to that of Dai Huabin, who used the White Tiger Martial Soul.

After all, lions and tigers are both kings of beasts.

Lion Soul Lord raised his two giant hands and swiftly approached Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.

Long Spear Soul Master followed closely behind him. They were clearly working together before, one in front and one behind, with great tacit understanding.

At the same time, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong also calmed down.

The two yellow hundred-year soul rings around Xiao Xiao suddenly turned into one, and a mournful flute melody quietly rose up. The all-around slowing effect was applied to the Lion Soul Master and the Spear Soul Master.

"Twin martial souls?!" The two of them suddenly narrowed their eyes and looked at the Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute being played by Xiao Xiao with surprise and uncertainty.

After being slowed down by the Xiao Xiao Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute Martial Soul, Wang Dong had ample time to react.

He arrogantly walked past Xiao Xiao, the golden light patterns already spreading across the wings of his Goddess of Light Butterfly when Xiao Xiao made her move.

The first soul skill, Winged Guillotine, was activated with a fierce attack.

His arms and forewings instantly overlapped, and it seemed that Wang Dong was planning to fight two opponents at once.

With the profound soul power foundation of his twin martial souls, coupled with the soul ring ratio that exceeded that of ordinary soul masters, he wasn't necessarily afraid of those senior core disciples. In his view, this was actually an opportunity to prove himself.

In mid-air, Wang Dong was positioned several degrees higher than the two of them. Although he appeared extremely arrogant, looking down at them from his superior position, the expression in his eyes was not as relaxed as it seemed.

Facing two opponents, both with powerful martial spirits and superior cultivation levels, he inevitably felt the pressure. However, he couldn't afford to retreat; doing so would completely expose Xiao Xiao behind him.

Even if Xiao Xiao has twin martial souls, as a control-type soul master, if she is approached by two powerful attack-type battle soul masters, she will inevitably be eliminated.

Faced with the two's attack, Wang Dong unleashed the full power of his first soul skill, Winged Guillotine. With the frenzied infusion of soul power, the golden patterns on the butterfly wings became even more dazzling.

He used his left arm to block the spear thrusting at him, while his right arm slashed at the Lion Soul Venerable's massive lion claws.

Wang Dong's idea was simple and clear.

This was all to block the first wave of attacks from the two, buying him and Xiao Xiao a chance to regroup. Later, relying on his flight ability and the restrictive power of Xiao Xiao's martial soul, he bought time to gather his soul power and unleash the even more powerful second and third millennium-old soul skills.

His Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul is better suited for ranged and area-of-effect attacks, and is not so advantageous in close combat.

He naturally wanted to make the most of his martial spirit's advantages. He was arrogant, but not stupid.

Just as the three were about to touch, Luo Chen, who was standing behind Lion Soul Master and Spear Soul Master, also moved.

His eyes shone brightly with silver light, and the three spirit rings around him—two yellow and one purple—pulsated at the same frequency. Suddenly, the second spirit ring shone brightly.

A silver light flashed and silently landed on the Spear Soul Master.

Wang Dong only felt a blur before his eyes, and the figure of the Spear Soul Master had already disappeared.

In a flash, his right wing also slammed heavily into the Lion Soul Lord's two lion claws. The collision of wings and claws sparked and produced a series of clanging sounds similar to the clash of metal.

Wang Dong, who had missed his block with his left hand, felt an inexplicable strange sensation throughout his body. Unable to muster his full strength, he was easily knocked back nearly ten meters by the Lion Soul Master.

A surge of energy coursed through his body.

Drawn by the flow of energy, Wang Dong raised an eyebrow and subconsciously looked back.

He then realized that the spear-wielding Soul Master who had disappeared earlier had somehow appeared in front of Xiao Xiao, spanning a distance of more than ten meters.

The spear-wielding Soul Master's attack on Wang Dong instantly shifted to Xiao Xiao.

Unsurprisingly, Xiao Xiao was also eliminated.

Before Elder Xuan could react, Xiao Xiao was pulled to his side, her petite body enveloped in a faint white light, hovering quietly in the air.

Unlike Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong's bewilderment, Xu Zihuang, who had been silently observing the battle, had a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Spatial Element Martial Soul?"

Shrek Academy truly lives up to its reputation as the number one academy on the continent.

Generally speaking, elemental martial souls are considered high-level martial souls. Wind, earth, fire, and ice are some of the more common elemental martial souls.

For example, Ling Luochen, the main control soul master in this year's Shrek Academy's main team, has the ice element as his martial soul.

The spatial elemental martial soul of this Fallen Dust is quite rare, and equally troublesome. The most powerful aspect of spatial soul skills lies in their instantaneous activation, making them impossible to dodge; they are locked onto by mental power.

This is similar to Xu Zihuang's second soul skill, Mirror Annihilation.

After eliminating Xiao Xiao, Long Spear Soul Master immediately turned around and joined forces with Lion Soul Master to attack Wang Dong, giving Wang Dong no chance to catch his breath.

Wang Dong was knocked back nearly ten meters by the Lion Soul Master, bringing him within five meters of the Spear Soul Master.

Almost instantly, the Spear Soul Master swung his spear straight at Wang Dong's chest.

Wang Dong's face flushed red, both from the surging of his blood and qi and from the feeling of utter frustration. Under Luo Chen's control, he had no power to fight back and was being manipulated at will.

This was unacceptable to him, who had originally planned to showcase his skills in this core disciple selection competition.

"asshole!"

Wang Dong let out a low roar and decisively dispelled the Martial Soul Possession of the Goddess of Light Butterfly. Black light flashed in his right hand, and a small black hammer with strange patterns silently appeared in his grasp.

When the black hammer appeared, everyone present, including Elder Xuan, tensed up.

"The Haotian Hammer?!"

"Another twin martial soul?!"