The arrival of the finals also signaled the approaching end of this year's competition.
This was the last match of this Soul Dueling Competition, and it was destined to be the most exciting. Therefore, today's audience was immense, almost double the usual number.
Even though the weather in Star Luo City wasn't good today, with a light rain starting from dawn, making the entire city damp and cold.
But the rain did not dampen the audience's enthusiasm.
Everyone was eagerly awaiting today's protagonists: the Shrek team and the Sun Moon team.
As the thunderous drumming reverberated from all directions of the Soul Dueling Arena, the members of the Shrek team and the Sun Moon team each arrived in their waiting areas.
On one side were the classic dark green school uniforms representing Shrek Academy, and on the other, the gold and silver school uniforms representing the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
Cheers echoed throughout the venue.
In the waiting area, Lin Yun subtly glanced at Huo Yuhao beside him, raising an eyebrow slightly.
Our Huo Guang (Huo Yuhao) was currently staring intently in one direction, his eyes bloodshot, unable to hide the hatred and anger within them.
That direction was the highest point of the Soul Dueling Arena's audience stands, where the high-ranking officials of the Star Luo Empire and Emperor Xu Jiawei observed the matches. Today, an additional person was in that spot.
Duke White Tiger, Dai Hao.
It was no wonder Huo Yuhao had such an expression. With the eyesight of his Spirit Eye, he could clearly see Dai Hao sitting on the high platform.
With his lifelong enemy right before him, it would be strange if he remained calm. After all, Huo Yuhao was just a thirteen-year-old kid at this point.
And Dai Hao was the old father Huo Yuhao had been thinking about for over a decade, constantly wanting to take him down.
What he didn't expect was that after meeting Dai Hao once in the Mingdou Mountain Range, they would meet again in the finals of the Soul Dueling Competition.
However, it was quite normal.
Even though Dai Hao was a marshal guarding the border, facing the grand occasion of the Soul Dueling Competition that only rotated to his country once every twenty years, Xu Jiawei agreed to his return to watch.
Of course, Dai Hao's return this time wasn't just for spectating.
Dai Yueheng, after being "treated" by Shrek Academy, had been sent back to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in Star Luo City two days ago. Dai Hao's return this time also had the intention of visiting his eldest son.
Upon seeing Dai Yueheng's missing lower body, the Duchess nearly cried her eyes out.
She had two sons.
Her younger son, Dai Huabin, became a lone brave hero, and whether he could even procreate in the future was still a question. Her elder son, on the other hand, lost his entire lower body during a mission, becoming completely crippled.
The Duchess had only these two sons, and both were crippled. She almost went insane and lost her mind.
If it weren't for Shrek's immense deterrence, the Duchess might have even harbored thoughts of seeking revenge on Shrek Academy. After all, both sons had incidents at Shrek; whom else should she hate if not Shrek?
Huo Yuhao?
Indeed, Huo Yuhao had long been on Dai Huabin's and the Duchess's kill list.
It was just that they temporarily had no way to carry it out.
Perhaps to give Duke White Tiger some face, this opening speech was not given by Xu Jiawei, but by Duke White Tiger Dai Hao. After Dai Hao finished his opening speech, the cheers from the audience were even more enthusiastic than when Xu Jiawei presided.
Although this was partly because Xu Jiawei often appeared, and there were more spectators today.
But Lin Yun could clearly see that although Xu Jiawei's expression remained gentle and calm, there was an indescribable strangeness about him.
'It seems that things are quite easy to stir up within the Star Luo Empire; they're already filled with gunpowder even without my involvement,' Lin Yun secretly chuckled.
Power struggles exist everywhere, and the Star Luo Empire was naturally no exception. However, Xu Jiawei was more rational than the emperor of the Dou Ling Empire, knowing that with the Sun Moon Empire as a major enemy, it was not suitable to cause internal strife at home.
The plan to cause trouble was temporarily put aside.
As Dai Hao's words fell, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu continued his duties.
The Shrek team and the Sun Moon team stood at opposite ends of the arena, awaiting Huang Jinxu's command.
To Lin Yun's surprise, Meng Hongchen, who had made very few appearances since the start of the competition, actually participated in the group battle. She stood at the very back of the team with Xiao Hongchen, and when she noticed Lin Yun's gaze, Miss Meng playfully winked at him.
Ciallo~ (∠ω＜)⌒☆
Hmm... Miss Meng is a bit cute, isn't she?
And Xiao Hongchen, who noticed his sister flirting with Lin Yun, watched his face visibly flush, and his body temperature began to rise at an alarming rate.
Overheating warning!
On the high platform, Xu Jiawei felt an inexplicable kinship with Xiao Hongchen; this was the resonance between two sis-cons.
"Match start!"
Huang Jinxu instantly vanished.
Meanwhile, the contestants on both sides quickly released their martial souls. On the Sun Moon team's side, there was a continuous clanging sound of metal colliding as they pulled out a large number of soul tools from their storage soul tools.
Everyone had witnessed Lin Yun's melee capabilities; they were almost overwhelmingly powerful.
Therefore, Ma Rulong's strategy for this match was the same as when they fought against Imperial Sky Academy: full-map, area-of-effect firepower suppression, giving Lin Yun no chance to get close to them.
In terms of melee ability and speed, Soul Engineers were far inferior to traditional soul masters. On the arena, Soul Engineers should naturally maintain their distance, especially against Lin Yun, who was practically insurmountable in both speed and power.
However, before they could even finish setting up their soul tools, Lin Yun's figure had already appeared within the Sun Moon team's formation.
Are you kidding me?
The Demon Spirit's Spatial Shuttle soul skill was a soul bone skill, not a soul ring skill. Lin Yun didn't even need to undergo martial soul possession to use this skill freely.
The Sun Moon team might need one or two seconds to fully set up their soul tools.
But Lin Yun only needed the snap of a finger to appear before them.
"Hello, goodbye!" Lin Yun grinned, his eight neat white teeth flashing. Then he pulled out the Golden Dragon Death Scythe, which was taller than himself.
Shifting Shadows—
Swish, swish, swish!
Afterimages appeared almost instantaneously in front of everyone on the Sun Moon team. Lin Yun reversed his grip on the Golden Dragon Death Scythe and swung it fiercely. The hilt of the scythe once again acted as a staff, slamming hard into everyone on the Sun Moon team.
However, compared to the Star Luo team, the Sun Moon team was much better prepared.
A dazzling golden light separated the Golden Dragon Death Scythe, rendering Lin Yun's attack ineffective.
Invincible Barrier!
This was practically the most shameless existence among all soul tools of the same level. As long as their soul power was not exhausted, a Soul Engineer within the Invincible Barrier would be invincible for three seconds.
"How will you respond now?"
(End of Chapter)
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