Of the tens of thousands of spectators in the stands, the vast majority were not soul masters, some didn't even possess soul power. But this didn't diminish their fervent admiration for soul masters.
Many things they saw in the Soul Dueling Grand Tournament were incomprehensible to them; they didn't understand the world of soul masters. What truly captivated their emotions were the vibrant, colorful soul rings.
Lin Yun was an exception.
He was the only participant who didn't even release his soul rings, yet still made all the spectators' blood boil with excitement.
How cool was Shifting Shadows?
To put it bluntly, this skill's visual style was completely different from the rest of the Douluo Continent. While everyone else was playing a turn-based game, with one punch and one kick, you started with a silky smooth combo that instantly killed your opponent.
Most importantly, the special effects of Lin Yun's Shifting Shadows were incredibly magnificent!
This was for those who didn't understand the intricacies. For those who did, their minds immediately became solemn.
With just this one move from Lin Yun, they immediately elevated his threat level to the highest, listing him as the most formidable opponent in this tournament.
One word: Strong!
Two words: Very strong!
Five words: Incredibly strong!
Conclusion: Unbeatable!
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, and Imperial Heaven Academy all looked at the tall and imposing golden figure on the stage as if facing a formidable enemy, a sense of powerlessness simultaneously rising in their hearts.
Star Luo and Imperial Heaven were relatively okay; after all, one was the Royal Academy of the Star Luo Empire, and the other was the Royal Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire. Losing to Shrek wasn't shameful. They had already been losing for ten thousand years anyway, and Shrek had been above them for more than a day or two.
Moreover, Shrek was on their side. Even though their relationship had become somewhat ambiguous and intriguing in recent years, Shrek ultimately stood with the Douluo Continent.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, however, felt much worse.
They came to this tournament aiming for the championship. Shrek was their biggest enemy, a sworn enemy they had to defeat.
For this, Ma Rulong, the captain of the Sun Moon team, had even prepared a whole set of "big treasures."
The Seventh-Grade Chapter of Sacrifice, which could unleash potential and allow soul engineers to use high-level soul tools beyond their rank, and the Eighth-Grade Close-Combat Soul Tool, Sword of Judgment, which was incredibly powerful.
With this set of "pay-to-win divine gear," Ma Rulong, a Sixth-Grade Soul Engineer, could also unleash Soul Sage level power.
And all the members of the Sun Moon team were Fifth-Grade Soul Engineers with five rings or more, and among the reserve team were the siblings Xiao Hanchen and Meng Hanchen.
Before setting off, they had secretly sworn to defeat Shrek.
Now, Lin Yun had dealt them a direct blow: that ghostly terrifying speed, that suffocatingly powerful strength, and his mysterious dragon-type martial soul.
They didn't even know Lin Yun's soul power level or soul ring configuration.
Heavy, oppressive.
In the resting area of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, an invisible pressure weighed down on everyone. Lin Yun's terrifying strength even made them feel a sense of suffocation.
If they were to replace the Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy members and go up themselves, could they last longer than them?
The members of the Sun Moon team all inwardly asked themselves this question, but the final answer they received was that without using Invincible Barriers, they wouldn't last any longer than the Heavenly Spirit team members.
This tournament...
Could they truly defeat Shrek and bring the championship back to the Sun Moon Empire?
Ma Rulong touched the storage soul tool at his waist, which separately held the Chapter of Sacrifice and the Sword of Judgment, and suddenly fell into an emotional state.
With Lin Yun's speed, he probably wouldn't even have time to use these two soul tools!
Xiao Hanchen's mindset completely exploded. His calm and collected demeanor vanished, and he roared hysterically, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"I'm clearly the strongest genius! How can he do something even I can't do?!"
Lin Yun: Laugh, I'll tell you some good news: I didn't turn it on. And some bad news: I actually never turned it off.
Xiao Hanchen: ???
Just as all the members of the Sun Moon team were doubting their lives, a clear and pleasant, yet extremely abstract, laughter suddenly rang out like silver bells.
"Hehehehe, gegege, hehehehehe~"
Xiao Hanchen was startled by the strange laughter coming from beside him and almost blurted out, "What demon dares to show its true form?!"
Upon realizing that the person making the eerie laughter was his younger sister, Meng Hanchen, Xiao Hanchen's face fell: "I say, Meng, why did you suddenly make that sound? It's really scary!"
The other members of the Sun Moon team also turned their gazes towards her.
Ma Rulong, Lin Xi, Mi Jia... and so on, all looked at Meng Hanchen, the young lady of the Hanchen family, with strange eyes.
This was the first time they had seen Meng Hanchen show such an expression and make such a laugh. Normally, Meng Hanchen, while lively and cute, would subtly carry a certain pride fitting a young lady of the Hanchen family and a genius girl.
She was like a noble flower that could be admired from afar but not defiled.
Now, this noble flower seemed to show signs of wildly growing like a blue silver grass, but it was hard to say. They would observe further.
However, Meng Hanchen's next sentence struck everyone like lightning, leaving them utterly stunned.
"So handsome! I want to marry him!" Meng Hanchen clasped her hands together, her face utterly smitten as she gazed at Lin Yun, who had already stepped off the stage. Even though his back had disappeared into the dark passage, Meng Hanchen couldn't bear to look away.
Xiao Hanchen: ??????????
Holy crap, my super cute beautiful sister seems to be getting abducted?!
At this moment, whenever Xiao Hanchen recalled Lin Yun's brilliant golden, disheveled long hair, he felt a stinging sensation in his eyes, and his teeth ground audibly.
"Don't be silly, Meng! He's from Shrek, from the Douluo Three Empires! You two are impossible!" Xiao Hanchen grabbed Meng Hanchen's shoulders with both hands and shook her wildly, as if trying to shake out all the water that had gotten into Meng Hanchen's brain.
Meng Hanchen, dizzy and disoriented, slapped Xiao Hanchen's hands away, her icy blue eyes filled with displeasure.
"Hmph! So what if he's from Shrek? Is our Mingde Hall really poorer than Shrek? Whatever Shrek gives him, we'll give him double!" Meng Hanchen put her hands on her hips, proudly raising her small head.
"I don't care! I've set my sights on him, and I want him to be my boyfriend!"
Just thinking about Lin Yun's towering figure, his resolute and majestic face, and his overwhelming strength, Meng Hanchen felt her legs go weak, and both her mouths (referring to lips, implying excessive drooling from excitement) uncontrollably watered.
Too handsome, too strong!
This is truly the boyfriend I, Meng Hanchen, idealize!
(End of Chapter)
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