Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

Compared to becoming a god, power is nothing but fleeting clouds.

Chapter 620 Heavenly Sword Without a Name

Because of the brutal start, the preliminary rounds of this Soul Master Tournament were very unfriendly to the Shrek Academy team. Those teams that dared not accept the challenge were one thing, but those that did accept the challenge were not easy to deal with.

For example, the veteran powerhouse team Huanyin, and Huanyin made an unprecedented substitution, bringing in a player who had never played before.

"Boss Dai, you can handle the rest."

Staring intently at the person standing at the very back of the Illusionary Sound Team, Ning Rongrong solemnly gave Dai Mubai some instructions.

The other party is likely also a prodigy, and an extremely powerful one at that.

She and Zhu Zhuqing would have to use their Martial Soul Fusion Technique again to fight against that prodigy, and they would have to be completely focused on it, making it impossible for them to spare any attention to command the team in battle.

"You guys focus on fighting him; we can handle the others."

Dai Mubai, who had barely recovered from his martial soul injury, nodded. He had watched the battles of the Illusionary Sound Team before. Although the team members were individually strong and their teamwork was perfect, they could not be considered geniuses.

With their overwhelming strength, they could easily sweep past them; the most troublesome player was actually the opponent's newly introduced substitute.

Even without witnessing their power firsthand, one can understand their strength.

Because that person's name is Mu Yingming, and his martial soul is the Hero Sword, and the Mu Yingxiong who appeared in the previous Soul Master Competition also has the Hero Sword martial soul, the two must be connected, and the most likely possibility is that they are brothers.

Although Mu Yingxiong in the previous competition did not show his full strength, he made the Heavenly Demon Sword Saint extremely solemn and wary, clearly a true prodigy.

As his brother, Mu Yingming on the other side must be just as good.

Not easy to deal with!

That's right, Tian Hao went to change his identity again to act young and pretentious. This time, he changed into the identity of Tianjian Wuming, and even specially made his hair curly and got a violin.

As for why the erhu isn't used, it's because there's no such instrument as the erhu in the world; the violin is the only alternative, since they're pretty much the same anyway.

Sensing the gazes of his two beloved students, Tian Hao, who was using an anonymous pseudonym, took out a chair, sat down, and picked up his violin to play.

The mournful and piercing music slowly spread out, infused with a unique sword intent, possessing a supreme quality, and merging with heaven and earth, spreading silently and subtly.

"Buzz..."

Zhu Zhuqing looked down at the humming longsword in her hand, feeling the sensation that it seemed about to fly out of her grasp, and was deeply shocked.

Ning Rongrong, standing beside her, was also in a bad mood. The gemstone greatsword she had condensed in her hand was trembling and buzzing, as were the nine flying swords swirling around her, as if they were about to fly away on their own and head towards the person opposite her.

They both understood that the contest had begun. Unlike the direct clashes of the past, this was now a pure contest of sword intent. And their opponent's sword intent was too strong, making their swords almost fly out even from a distance of hundreds of meters.

If they're this out of control at such a distance, the sword would probably have to be turned around and aimed at them if they got closer.

Without delay, the two women quickly used their Martial Soul Fusion Technique to forcefully suppress their own swords by fusing their powers together, thus preventing them from being controlled by the other party.

The three clashed remotely, while Dai Mubai and his group also clashed with the Huanyin team.

Both sides showed no mercy and dared not hold back in the slightest.

The Phantom Sound team was worried that they would be crippled by the Shrek team and end up with the same miserable and shameful fate as the Royal Fighting Team 2.

Dai Mubai and his companions also dared not hold back, since their opponents had already gone all out, and if they did, their fate would surely be miserable.

This is a consequence of the initial battle, and it has created a vicious cycle. Even if they say they regret it and want to compete properly, it's too late.

There's no going back in life; you can only go down this path to the bitter end.

After all, it was their own choice, and they have to see it through, even if they have to crawl on their knees.

Both sides displayed formidable combat strength. Although the individual strength of the Illusionary Sound Team was inferior to that of Dai Mubai and others, and their soul power level was also far lower, being only at the Soul King level, their teamwork and coordination far surpassed that of the Shrek Team.

Keep in mind that the Shrek team has only been together for two years, and each member still has their own agenda, so there's no way they could have a genuine and trusting relationship.

Since being selected after joining the Phantom Sound Academy, the Phantom Sound Team members have been arranged to live together, with men and women each living in separate dormitories.

The tacit understanding developed through spending so much time together is beyond what most people can imagine. A single gesture or glance is enough to know what a teammate wants to do, and then they coordinate accordingly.

In team battles, teamwork is often more important than individual strength. In addition, their team had one more member than the Shrek team, giving them a slight advantage in a six-on-five situation.

Another point is that although Dai Mubai and the others absorbed soul rings beyond their limits with the help of immortal herbs and divine medicines, and the soul skills they obtained were very powerful, the consumption also increased accordingly.

This leads to an awkward situation: you have to use your ultimate move carefully, otherwise you'll run out of soul power after just one or two hits, and then you'll be out of the fight.

As for Oscar's recovery sausage.

A soul ring skill with a lifespan of three or four hundred years is no longer suitable for this kind of high-level combat.

After all, that thing can only help speed up recovery; it doesn't directly restore the body proportionally.

It's okay for slow recovery after a battle, but it's pretty useless in actual combat.

That wasn't the end of it. Less than a minute into the battle, Oscar was eliminated by the Phantom Sound team.

Although Oscar copied Ma Hongjun's Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and Soul Ring Skills using the Mirror Image Sausage, the problem is that even though he is a food-type Soul Master with a Martial Soul and Soul Skills, his combat awareness is far inferior to that of a true Battle Soul Master.

At most, Ma Hongjun can unleash his soul skills while flying in the air, but Phoenix Roaring Strike and Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike are absolutely unusable because both of these soul skills require getting close to the opponent to be effective.

With his reaction time and awareness, if he dared to get close to those ruthless guys from the Phantom Sound Team, he'd probably be instantly killed.

Unfortunately, he was eliminated in the end. Although he could fly, there were two members of the Phantom Sound team who possessed the Gale Sword Martial Soul, and they could also fly on swords, and their flying speed was even faster.

The two joined forces and dealt a heavy blow to Oscar in one go, eliminating him before Dai Mubai and the others could even get help.

After dealing with Oscar, the two rushed towards Ma Hongjun, who was also in mid-air, without stopping.

"Phoenix Meteor Shower!"

With a fierce look on his face, Ma Hongjun flapped his wings, unleashing hundreds of fiery meteors that covered the area.

Faced with the sweeping Phoenix Meteor Shower, the two young men with the Gale Sword Martial Soul nimbly turned and bypassed it, flanking Ma Hongjun from both sides.

"Fatty, watch out!"

Just as Ma Hongjun's attention was drawn to the opponents flanking from both sides, a shout came from below.

Previously, Ning Rongrong had removed the mental defenses that she had placed on the group in order to fight against the suppression of someone's sword intent, making it impossible for them to communicate in real time via mental link.

Shouting would be much slower. When Ma Hongjun heard the shout, a silent sword aura shot from below, and he could only instinctively turn around to dodge.

But instead of dodging, it was better to turn to the side, allowing the sword energy that was originally aimed at the left wing to pierce into the flower and penetrate deep inside.

Although the sword energy wasn't very strong due to its ability to shield perception, it was still quite deadly and painful to pierce such a vital point.

"what!"

The pig-like screams echoed throughout the competition venue, and everyone who witnessed the scene couldn't help but clench their legs, feeling a chill run down their spines.

Even the two young men wielding the Gale Sword couldn't help but look down at their teammates. This was just too ruthless and vicious!

The member of the Phantom Sound team who made the move was completely bewildered and embarrassed. Good heavens, he only wanted to damage Ma Hongjun's wings, affecting his flight and creating an opportunity for his two teammates to kill him in one blow.

Who would have thought that the guy would turn his body slightly at the last moment and be instantly killed in one move.

The one who felt even more embarrassed and frustrated was Dai Mubai, because it was he who had just reminded him.

It was meant as a friendly reminder, but it ended up making things worse.

However, he had no time to deal with Ma Hongjun's blunder and injuries, and focused all his efforts on supporting Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Huanyin Academy truly lives up to its reputation as the earliest Soul Master University. Backed by a sword sect like the Sword Sect, and with sword masters like Sword Douluo and Holy Spirit Sword Saint, its sword system is quite complete.

This year's Illusion Sound team consists of sword masters, even the support-type Soul Master is also a master of swordsmanship.

Even he found it difficult to deal with such an opponent.

While the White Tiger Annihilation Strike is powerful, it still requires hitting someone to be effective; the locking effect of that soul skill is not absolute.

The most important thing is teamwork. Their Shrek team's teamwork is far inferior to others, and two members were eliminated in just one minute.

Now only he, Xiao San, and Xiao Wu remained, while all six of the opposing team's members were still present. The numerical disadvantage made them increasingly passive.

On the main grandstand, Prince Xuezhou was a little confused as he looked at someone playing the violin in the field below.

Why did he fight that way?

He asked, puzzled, not understanding why the other party was doing this.

He could tell that the violin was just an ordinary violin, not some kind of soul tool.

This kind of ordinary object, which has no offensive power, is not restricted by the competition rules, just like the chair he took out.

But he didn't understand why the other person would use this method; the violin playing was too harsh.

"Ok?"

Receiving no response, Prince Xuezhou turned to look at Chenxin.

Noticing Prince Xue Zhou's gaze, Chen Xin turned her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if asking him what was bothering her.

"Did Your Majesty not hear that person's music?"

As if he had understood something, Prince Xuezhou's old face twitched involuntarily.

"He's not suited for that kind of thing."

With a slight twitch at the corner of his eye, Chen Xin could only respond in this way.

He had shut off his hearing as soon as he heard his junior brother's shrill voice, to avoid being tortured.

"Then why still use it?"

Xue Zhou was even more puzzled. Could there be some special meaning behind it?

"It's useless, but he likes it!"

Helplessly, Chen Xin replied that he didn't know why his junior brother had to make that entrance, especially with the instrument he had never played before. It was too jarring to the ear.

"He hasn't really made a move yet; he's just playing around with those two little girls, hoping they can make some breakthroughs. Otherwise, this battle will lose much of its luster."

After a brief explanation, Chen Xin expressed his curiosity about whether Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could achieve a breakthrough in this battle.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Dai Mubai and his two companions were ultimately defeated one after another, even Dai Mubai, who possessed an indestructible body, was defeated.

Unfortunately, even though the Vajra Body has strong defensive capabilities, it cannot defend against sword intent attacks.

Or rather, sword intent attacks are inherently undefendable; they transcend the spiritual level and reach the level of will, and only forces at the same level of will can counter them.

The repeated failures made Dai Mubai and the others question their existence. Hadn't they already become prodigies? Why were they still losing one after another? If this continued, it would be uncertain whether they could even make it out of the preliminary rounds, let alone win the Soul Master Competition.

Tang San grew increasingly anxious.