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After a short break, the much-anticipated finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition finally kicked off.
The scene of the finals was not as grand as imagined. Everything was kept simple, and the atmosphere was not even as warm as the big fighting arenas in some big cities.
The Royal Fighting Team's first round opponent was the first place team in the Xingluo Empire Division Qualifying Tournament - a team with four Soul Masters and three Soul Lords, whose strength was second only to the Xingluo Royal Academy.
Under the referee's supervision, players from both teams stepped onto the competition stage.
Soon, the audience discovered that there were only six members of the Royal Fighting Team on the field, one was missing.
There was an uproar in the audience, especially the Xingluo side.
"What's going on? Why is the Royal Fighting Team missing a member? I heard they were attacked on the way. Could a member be injured and unable to participate?"
"That's impossible. He'd persist in such an important tournament even with injuries. Maybe he has some special tactics?"
"Special tactics? A team without one player will suffer a huge loss! The opponent is quite strong, isn't this just cutting off an arm for the Emperor?"
"Could it be that there was a conflict within the team and someone was absent on purpose?"
There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and the Xingluo team on the stage was also confused.
According to their intelligence, the Royal Fighting Team, while individually strong, had very poor teamwork. In the Heaven Fighting qualifiers, every time they faced a strong opponent, they relied on their captain to turn the tide.
The captain of the Royal Fighting Team is none other than Xuan Ming, the star soul master of the continent-famous Grand Soul Fighting Arena and the youngest holder of the Diamond Soul Fighting Badge.
"What are they doing?" Huo Wu asked in confusion.
"Huo Wu, have you seen Gu Yuena's spirit ring?" Huo Wushuang suddenly said.
Huo Wu was slightly stunned.
Like Xuan Ming, Gu Yuena had never revealed her spirit rings, and hadn't even used a single spirit skill in previous matches. She only occasionally used spear techniques that resembled her own spirit skills, and they looked very similar to Xuan Ming's moves...
Huo Wu's expression froze. "You mean..."
"The finals are an elimination system. If they lose here, the Royal Fighting Team will go home directly. If they don't have absolute certainty, they won't be so arrogant." Huo Wushuang said.
The team competition was rather chaotic and he couldn't feel it clearly, but during the previous promotion match, he felt very clearly that every attack of Gu Yuena seemed to be suppressing her own strength!
Being able to easily suppress him in frontal bursts, and even suppressing her own strength at the same time, this Gu Yuena is definitely not a Soul Sect member, but at least a Soul King!
As the referee finished speaking, players from both teams instantly released their martial spirits.
The light released by the martial spirits of the seven members of the Xingluo Empire team intertwined together, creating a fierce and powerful aura.
On the Royal Fighting Team's side, although one person was missing, the martial spirit light released by the remaining six was no weaker at all, especially Gu Yuena. The moment the six yellow, purple, and black spirit rings rose, the entire arena fell into an eerie silence.
Immediately afterwards, exclamations broke out in the stadium.
"Six...six spirit rings! She's actually a six-ringed Spirit Emperor!"
"How is this possible! How can there be a Soul Emperor in the Royal Fighting Team?!"
Whether it was the participating teams from the two empires or the spectating soul masters from the Spirit Hall, they all looked at each other in disbelief after seeing the six soul rings swirling around Gu Yuena.
Within the age range that meets the competition requirements, reaching the Soul King level is already incredible enough, and now they actually saw a Soul Emperor!
The expressions of the participating teams from the Xingluo Empire instantly turned extremely ugly. They originally thought that the Royal Fighting Team had lost Xuan Ming and its strength had been greatly reduced, which was a good opportunity for them to win.
But no one expected that Gu Yuena, who suddenly appeared, would have such a terrifying soul power level and soul ring configuration.
"The game begins."
The referee finally came to his senses and gave the start order.
The moment the game started, all members of the Royal Fighting Team retreated, leaving only Dugu Yan standing at the front.
The Xingluo Empire team on the opposite side was still in shock at Gu Yuena's terrifying level and spirit rings, and did not dare to launch an attack rashly.
And this is exactly the effect that the Royal Fighting Team wants.
"Rongrong!" Dugu Yan shouted.
The Nine Treasures Glazed Tower rose in front of Ning Rongrong. She clapped her hands forward with a solemn expression, and like Huo Wu, the four spirit rings on her body lit up at the same time.
Melting ring!
Its function is to release the soul power that can be released when several soul rings output skills at the same time in an instant. It can also be said that it releases a large amount of soul power in an instant and uses a soul skill.
Four gazed nine-colored halos bloomed from the lower four floors of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tower and directly merged into Dugu Yan's body.
In an instant, Dugu Yan's soul power increased dramatically. At the same time, the black fifth soul ring on her body finally flashed for the first time in this competition.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Snakes Binding Kill!"
As the fifth soul ring shone brightly, the ground shook violently! Countless phantoms of venomous snakes emerged from the ground like a tide!
These little snakes are small but densely packed, with scales that shimmer dark green. When they move, they look like a surging sea of poison.
They continuously spewed out disgusting poisonous mist, sweeping towards the Xing Luo team at an extremely fast speed, like a green storm roaring with the breath of death!
The Xingluo team members finally came to their senses and tried to hide, but the poisonous snakes were too fast and there were too many of them, so they had no time to react!
In an instant, the phantoms of poisonous snakes submerged them, tightly wrapped around them like countless tough silk threads.
The entangled Xingluo team members only felt a small but powerful force constantly squeezing their bodies, as if countless invisible hands wanted to crush their bones!
At the same time, the venom is injected into the body crazily, like a fine needle passing through the pores and blood vessels, reaching the internal organs directly, causing excruciating pain!
"Ah!" The Xingluo team members screamed.
The body swelled rapidly under the erosion of the venom, and the skin turned a strange purple-blue color.
In just a few breaths, their faces turned pale, their lips turned purple, and they were dying!
"Referee! They are killing people!" the Xingluo side shouted immediately.
The Xingluo representative soul masters in the VIP seats also stood up.
The referee frowned and immediately approached the Royal Fighting Team, his gaze stern and alert. "Royal Fighting Team, what's going on? The tournament clearly stipulates that you cannot intentionally harm your opponent's life!"
Dugu Yan, however, remained calm and raised her head coldly, "Referee, we're just playing a normal match. Besides, they're not dead yet. Take the antidote within a quarter of an hour and rest."
"If the person is not dead, how can it be considered murder?"
A burly middle-aged man among the Xingluo representatives shouted angrily, "Isn't this considered intentional homicide? Look at how our team members have been tortured! The Royal Fighting Team must be disqualified!"
The atmosphere below the stage was tense, and the Heavenly Fighting Soul Masters also stood up to confront each other.
During the stalemate, a cardinal from the Spirit Hall slowly stood up and said calmly, "Competitions are inherently risky. If you can't withstand a spirit attack, you can only blame your own lack of strength. If you are disqualified for this, how can the competition be fair?"
"The attack by the Royal Fighting Team did not result in any fatalities, so it is not a violation. The match continues."
The Cardinal's words quieted both sides. While Xing Luo was still dissatisfied, they would not offend Spirit Hall over a match.
But the game continues?
Everyone looked towards the competition stage. The Xingluo team members had completely lost their fighting ability. They collapsed to the ground, twitching continuously, and continuously spitting out black blood from their mouths.
"Just a reminder, if you don't use the degrading poison, they will really die. It will not be my business then." Dugu Yan said coldly.
The burly middle-aged man's face twitched, his eyes filled with resentment. But seeing his teammate's lives in danger, he could only grit his teeth and growl, "We... surrender!"
The referee immediately announced: "In this match, the Royal Fighting Team wins!"
It was not until this moment that the Tiandou teams understood why Dugu Yan had been holding back her anger - it turned out that she had been waiting for this opportunity to win a good start for Huangdou in such a shocking and powerful way on the finals stage, and to vent her anger at being questioned and despised!
But seeing Dugu Yan's behavior, Dugu Bo became more worried.
Ever since the attack on the road, he had a bad feeling. The waters of Wuhun City were far deeper than he had imagined!
If the granddaughter was weaker, at least the Spirit Hall wouldn't be too concerned about her.
But now this performance... after the competition...
Pope's Palace.
Ever since returning to Wuhun City, Bibi Dong has been trying to understand the situation in the Pope's Palace, and after a few days of exploration, she has roughly figured it out.
Although the Golden Crocodile seized the power of the Pope by relying on the authority of the Elders' Hall, this also led to the unrest among the people in the Spirit Hall.
After all, she is the rightful Pope. Although Golden Crocodile Douluo is highly respected, he is only an elder, not the Pope. Legally speaking, Golden Crocodile has no basis.
Golden Crocodile was able to seize power because she was not in Wuhun City, but now that she is back, many people below are starting to waver again.
As long as the Golden Crocodile falls, she will be able to take back all the power of the Pope soon.
Similarly, Golden Crocodile also needs to depose her from the position of Pope as soon as possible with a legitimate reason. If the stalemate continues, the people below will have more ideas.
"Soul Emperor?"
After the Royal Fighting Team's match ended, news about Gu Yuena quickly spread back to the Pope's Palace.
Although she had talked to Gu Yuena once before, Bibi Dong was still a little shocked when she heard the news.
No wonder Qian Renxue became so obedient, it turned out that she was hit hard.
"Your Holiness, this matter has spread. I'm afraid the Elders' Hall will take action soon." Yue Guan said.
If such an extraordinary talent cannot be utilized for one's own benefit, it must be extinguished. If it were not in Wuhun City, I am afraid someone would have taken action as soon as the competition ended.
"Don't worry about it." Bibi Dong said lightly.
"If they want to die, they can go ahead."
Although she could not sense any soul beast aura from Gu Yuena, but the fact that she could mingle with those ferocious beasts and even had an extremely high status meant that her identity was definitely extraordinary!
No, the Star Dou Great Forest isn't far away. If something goes wrong here and angers that Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Wuhun City will probably be razed to the ground by the beast tide...