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

They can't possibly lose; they just need to do their best.

"Both sides state their names. Prepare for the match." The proctor couldn't help but glance at Xu Zihuang again before speaking in a deep voice.

"Zhou Sichen, Class 10, a master of offensive combat spirits."

"Class 10, freshmen, Long Xiangyue, a master of agility-based combat spirit."

"Class 10, freshmen, Cao Jinxuan, master of control-type battle spirit."

Their strong, resonant voices reflected their confidence. Regardless of whether they could win or not, they needed to maintain their fighting spirit.

On the other side, Xu Zihuang and the other two also exchanged names. This is a rule in the Soul Master world, expressing respect for each other.

"Class 9, freshmen, Yu Tianhuang, control-type battle spirit master."

"Class 9, freshmen, Tuoba Yu, a master of offensive battle spirits."

"Class 9, Nanmen Yun'er, the master of agility-based battle spirit."

Upon hearing Xu Zihuang's words, "Control-type Battle Soul Master," the pupils of the three students in Class 10 of the freshmen class subconsciously contracted.

Although they were all mentally prepared, they were still unsure of themselves when they actually faced Xu Zihuang.

Zhou Sichen couldn't help but mutter something to Cao Jinxuan beside her.

"Jinxuan, are you even capable of this?"

The crushing defeat suffered by Wang Dong and his two companions yesterday morning still casts a long shadow over him.

Cao Jinxuan rolled his eyes at Zhou Sichen in annoyance.

"My second soul skill should be able to control Yu Tianhuang for one to two seconds. The rest depends on you and Xiang Yue. If you can't deal with Yu Tianhuang, then there's nothing we can do. We can only take a gamble."

Long Xiangyue, who was standing nearby, also came over. The three of them exchanged glances and nodded solemnly.

Cao Jinxuan's martial spirit is special, so they are not entirely without a chance.

Chapter 97 Group Control

It turns out there were these three people.

Xu Zihuang's gaze narrowed slightly, finally settling on Cao Jinxuan, who was standing at the back.

According to the original story, Cao Jinxuan and his two companions made it to the final semi-final.

To stand out from so many new students and reach that level, even without the presence of a three-ring Soul Master, one's strength would certainly not be weak.

The reason why Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Long Xiangyue were able to overcome all obstacles along the way was because of their very special and powerful martial souls.

"The match begins." With the proctor's announcement, both sides immediately released their martial spirits.

Among the three-person team of Class 10, the first to move was not Zhou Sichen, who was a power attack type Soul Master, nor Long Xiangyue, who was an agility attack type Soul Master, but Cao Jinxuan, who was a control type Soul Master.

After releasing his martial spirit, Cao Jinxuan's gaze was fixed, and his whole body emanated a distorted halo, making him appear blurry even at close range.

It felt very similar to the feeling Xu Zihuang gave when he used his third soul skill, Time Distortion.

And right above Cao Jinxuan's head, an exquisite clock quietly rose.

The entire bell is shaped like a city gate, round at the top and square at the bottom. The white bell body is about half a meter tall, and the dial inside is circular. Below it, a pendulum engraved with golden patterns sways slightly. After the appearance of this bell, Cao Jinxuan's two century-old soul rings seemed to have also taken it as part of Cao Jinxuan's body, encompassing it as it moved up and down.

This is Cao Jinxuan's martial soul, the Time-Fleeting Bell, which is just as rare as his original martial soul.

Almost the instant he released his martial soul, his second soul ring flashed with a dazzling yellow light. The distorted light suddenly flew down and landed directly on Xu Zihuang.

The second soul skill of the Time-Traveling Martial Soul, Time Lock, was activated with a vengeance.

Generally speaking, in team-based Soul Battles, control-type Soul Masters do indeed bear the responsibility of creating opportunities for their teammates.

However, if there is a significant difference in the cultivation level of the two control-type Soul Masters or if one side is countered, the weaker side will almost never choose to make the first move.

This makes it easy for the opponent's control-type Soul Master to counter, thus losing the initiative. It's also possible for a favorable situation to collapse in an instant.

Just like Cao Jinxuan's relationship with Xu Zihuang.

However, the three of them were betting on the unique nature of Cao Jinxuan's time-attribute soul skill.

Although Zhou Sichen is the leader of the trio, the one with the strongest overall ability is actually Cao Jinxuan, who is the main control soul master.

His magical Time-Passing Martial Soul, a time-attribute soul skill, is not so easy to break free from.

Cao Jinxuan once experimented and found that even if someone's cultivation level was one level higher than his, they would still be locked for two seconds in front of the Time Lock.

And that's where their confidence comes from.

"Si Chen! Xiang Yue!" But after Cao Jinxuan actually unleashed this soul skill on Xu Zihuang, he realized just how naive their ideas had been. His face paled, and he couldn't help but shout loudly.

The look in their eyes as they gazed at Xu Zihuang was one of utter horror.

"Isn't he a three-ring Soul Master? Why does he give me a greater sense of pressure than a Soul Grandmaster?"

His pale face was due to the excessive consumption of his soul power. According to his calculations, his second soul skill, Time Lock, might not even be able to imprison Xu Zihuang for a second.

Upon hearing Cao Jinxuan's call, Zhou Sichen and Long Xiangyue's expressions changed. They had grown up and cultivated together since childhood, and the three of them were extremely familiar with each other.

They quickly activated the abilities of their martial spirits as fast as possible.

Zhou Sichen, a power-attack type, suddenly had a book appear in his hand, its white light surging. His two century-old spirit rings simultaneously shone, the book's pages opened, and two beams of light shot out one after the other.

It solidified and took shape in front of him.

This is Zhou Sichen's special weapon spirit, a treasure manual.

Normally, most book-type martial souls are useless, rarely cultivable. However, Zhou Sichen is an exception. His treasured martial soul granted him innate level seven soul power. When his soul power reaches a bottleneck, he can directly absorb the soul rings of the soul beasts he kills and convert them into his own abilities. Its greatest characteristic is the lack of attribute restrictions; he can absorb and use the abilities of any soul beast. In other words, he could potentially use an ice soul technique one moment and a fire soul technique the next. It's a very unique weapon-type martial soul.

At this moment, the two soul skills he released transformed into a bear whose entire body was flashing with yellow light and a tiger whose entire body was engulfed in flames.

The bear and tiger quickly rushed towards Xu Zihuang's direction, letting out deafening roars.

In Long Xiangyue's hand, however, was a huge boomerang. One side of the boomerang was over a foot long, making it look very unbalanced in the hands of Long Xiangyue, who was not yet twelve years old.

After the boomerang appeared in his hand, he paused slightly, then turned halfway to the right before snapping back, flinging the boomerang away. At the instant he released it, both of his spirit rings lit up.

Like the bear and tiger summoned by Zhou Sichen, they both headed straight for Xu Zihuang.

Today's match was actually the first time that Xu Zihuang and his two companions truly cooperated. Seeing Xu Zihuang being surrounded by the three opponents, Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er, who had released their martial spirits, noticeably slowed their forward momentum.

The opposing side's objective was clear: to work together to eliminate Yu Tianhuang.

But what followed was a perfect demonstration of the essence of a control-type Soul Master.

A powerful golden aura enveloped his entire body, and everything around him seemed to freeze. Golden soul power surged in Xu Zihuang's outstretched right palm, then he clenched it. His stiff body moved again, and he regained control of it.

On the other hand, Cao Jinxuan, whose soul skill had been forcibly broken by Xu Zihuang, was bleeding from his mouth and nose, and his eyes were unfocused.

"It really is a time-attribute soul skill." Xu Zihuang looked thoughtfully at his right hand, savoring the familiar feeling from just now.

However, the difference between Cao Jinxuan's second soul skill and his third soul skill, Time Distortion, is not small. Cao Jinxuan's second soul skill can only control a single target, while his third soul skill can control the flow of time within a domain.

Xu Zihuang slowly raised his head to look ahead, and his second soul skill, Mirror Annihilation, once again shocked everyone present.

A strange, dark red ripple enveloped the entire area. The ochre-colored giant bear, the tiger engulfed in flames, and the boomerang with its two added soul skill effects, all were unexpectedly enveloped by the dark red crystal.

"Group control?!" A group of teachers from the Foreign Languages ​​Department in the stands exclaimed in surprise.

This is a skill that many control-type Soul Masters struggle to possess even at level 50 and above. However, given Xu Zihuang's stunning performance yesterday, the teachers from the outer academy, while somewhat surprised, also felt it was within reason.

How can such a genius be judged by ordinary standards?

Chapter 98: The Top Four Determined

An excellent control-type Soul Master can undoubtedly greatly enhance the overall strength of a team.

Without Xu Zihuang's prompting, Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er instinctively used their most powerful soul skills to prepare for a decisive battle.

Xu Zihuang's counterattack just now happened almost instantly.

Having noticed the situation, Tuoba Yu and Nanmen Yun'er no longer hesitated.

The earthy yellow aura of soul power around Tuoba Yu's body seemed to solidify, and this was the first time he had used his second soul skill in the freshman assessment.

"Second Soul Skill, Earth Dragon Formation."

Under the rich aura of earth, the flat ground, repaired with hard marble, suddenly trembled.

Smoke and dust billowed up, accompanied by a series of thunderous roars, and two dragon heads formed from solidified rock emerged from the ground, raising their enormous heads behind Tuoba Yu.

As its name suggests, the White-Armored Earth Dragon is a type of earth dragon. While its martial soul quality is not as good as Wu Feng's Red Dragon martial soul, any martial soul with the word "dragon" in its name is never weak.

In terms of control over the earth element, it is among the best of all earth-attribute martial souls.

The dragon's head is over two meters in diameter, triangular in shape, and covered with armor made of solidified rock. The curved giant horns stand upright, connected to the ground by rock. Due to Tuoba Yu's cultivation level, this is not yet the complete form of the White Armored Earth Dragon.

Tuoba Yu lightly touched one of the dragon heads with his toes, controlling the two dragon heads to pass over the giant bear and tiger encased in dark red crystal, and swooped down towards Zhou Sichen and Long Xiangyue, who were standing at the front.

Meanwhile, Nanmen Yun'er transformed into a green afterimage to take charge of the weakened Cao Jinxuan at the very back.

As she lunged at Cao Jinxuan, her hands were already clasped together above her head, and a crescent-shaped blade of light condensed above her head, slashing straight at Cao Jinxuan.

Her first soul skill is called Jade Blade, which transforms her arms into blades. Her second soul skill is combined with her first soul skill and is called Jade Slash.

Agility-based Soul Masters are known for their speed and attack power, so the power of this strike was considerable. The emerald green blade of light traced a beautiful arc in the air.

Her attack had a lock-on effect, making it impossible to dodge.

Zhou Sichen and Long Xiangyue exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Although Zhou Sichen's martial soul manual is powerful and its soul skills are not restricted by attributes, it has a major drawback: a soul skill can only be used once at a time. For example, the Earth Bear he summoned using his first soul skill can only exist once at a time and cannot be summoned indefinitely. It can only be used again after the summoned bear dies.

Currently, both the Earth Bear and the Flame Tiger he summoned are restricted by Xu Zihuang's second soul skill, Mirror Annihilation, making him harmless in every sense of the word.

He can't exactly take the precious manual in his hand and throw it at someone, can he?

Long Xiangyue, who was next to him, was in a similar situation.

Weapon spirits can be released and retrieved according to the user's will. For example, Long Xiangyue's boomerang can be temporarily retrieved after being thrown, and will reappear in his hand when it is released again. This is one of the advantages of weapon spirits.

But after his boomerang was encased in a sharply defined dark red crystal, it completely lost contact with him.

His situation was even worse than Zhou Sichen's; at least Zhou Sichen still had his martial spirit in his own hands.

Not to mention Cao Jinxuan, who suffered a backlash from the soul skill.

As the leader of the group, Zhou Sichen decisively shouted loudly.