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The 16-to-8 elimination matches proceeded in an orderly manner.
Due to the strong opponents, no one from Shrek Academy left early. They also witnessed the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's different performance compared to before.
But no matter how they changed, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy maintained one point: their captain, the Soul Emperor level powerhouse Ma Rulong, and the Hongchen siblings still hadn't appeared in battle. Only the other six main members plus one reserve team member had taken the field.
This also changed Wang Yan's thoughts.
When they returned to the conference room at the Star Emperor Grand Hotel, Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao started arguing while talking. The reason for the dispute was the order of appearance for the individual elimination matches the day after tomorrow.
"The day after tomorrow, I must go first."
"On what grounds!?"
Ma Xiaotao glared at him, not giving an inch. "I finally get to compete after so much effort, and you want to fight me for it again!"
"Please, big sister, you've already competed twice. I only showed my hand once against Changning Academy. This time, no matter what, it's my turn to compete in the individual elimination match the day after tomorrow."
Dai Yueheng's tone seemed helpless, but in reality, he wasn't giving way at all. He had never been convinced by Ma Xiaotao, but for the sake of the team, he had followed orders. But you, Ma Xiaotao, as captain, kept fighting with him for competition opportunities—it was excessive!
Who didn't know that once you took the field, he would lose his chance.
Shouldn't you treat everyone fairly?!
After all, Shrek's strength was sufficient. After all, their current opponents didn't require much consideration in team composition.
Obviously, Dai Yueheng's thinking was the same as Ma Xiaotao's—before absolute strength, those schemes and tricks weren't very useful.
Otherwise, would the Douling team have still lost to them?
"Who are you calling big sister? I don't have a brother like you."
"You—" Ma Xiaotao's fiery temper, combined with the meaning in her words, almost choked Dai Yueheng speechless.
Just as the other Shrek students were enjoying the spectacle of Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng's argument,
"Enough!"
Wang Yan, who had been silent all along, suddenly erupted at the most intense moment of their quarrel! With a "bang," he slammed the table in front of him and stood up, shouting in anger!
This action directly stunned everyone.
After all, Wang Yan's impression on everyone was always gentle and refined. Seeing him get angry like today seemed to be the first time.
Even Wu Feng, who had been enjoying the show, now shrunk her head like a quail.
"Teacher Wang Yan is angry."
A trace of surprise flashed in Ning Tian's blue eyes. When she looked at Chen Junting, Chen Junting also noticed the confusion in her eyes.
Chen Junting shook his head slightly, giving his answer.
But in his heart, he had a rough guess.
Teacher Wang Yan's silence had begun since the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's team battle appearance, so it should have something to do with them. But more likely... it was probably to suppress Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng's arrogant attitudes.
After all, arrogance was a major taboo. Especially when their opponents' strength was still unclear.
Sure enough, Wang Yan's subsequent scolding of Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng focused on this point.
Finally, he even mentioned the Douling team.
"...I ask you, if the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy has hidden soul guide devices similar to the Douling team's Thunder Cannon, can you people block them? Don't tell me it's impossible! In soul guide devices, they are like Shrek is in soul masters—unparalleled in the world! If they brought out soul guide devices that could instantly kill Soul Sages, I wouldn't be surprised."
Then, Wang Yan changed his tone.
"Luckily, when you two acted, either the opponents were too weak or your teammates were supportive, so you didn't expose too much of your strength."
For a moment, the two were left speechless by Wang Yan's words.
Especially since Wang Yan's words made a lot of sense.
So Dai Yueheng was the first to respond, apologizing to Wang Yan and reflecting on his mistakes. This forced the unwilling Ma Xiaotao to also suppress her temper and admit her errors.
What surprised them was that after the two admitted their mistakes, Wang Yan also reflected on his own behavior. He said that as team leader, he should have raised this point earlier, rather than only acting after seeing the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's arrangements.
This action inevitably convinced the two of them.
Thus, Wang Yan made the following arrangements.
For individual elimination matches, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng would preserve their strength and appear last. For team battles, according to previous arrangements, before facing the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, five inner court students and two outer court students would compete. Among the five inner court students, the Soul Emperor position could only be filled by Dai Yueheng, but he must also preserve his unrevealed soul skills and methods.
During the time Ma Xiaotao couldn't compete, she must flexibly use the soul guide devices purchased for her from the Nine Treasures Pavilion to compensate for the methods she had already exposed in competition so far.
After Wang Yan finished his arrangements, Gongyang Mo, whose cultivation was second only to Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, suddenly asked a question, "Teacher Wang, who will be the first to compete in the individual battle the day after tomorrow?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Wang Yan looked at Chen Junting.
His gaze immediately made Chen Junting understand his meaning.
Chen Junting didn't refuse, nodding slightly.
"Then I'll take it."
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"Both sides retreat, prepare for the match."
The moment Chen Junting took the field, he faced his opponent directly.
That Soul King with the Terror Claw Bear martial soul.
"This time, I've really run straight into the muzzle."
Looking at this burly man who was a full circle larger than himself, Chen Junting couldn't help but flex his left hand.
The moment the match began, "Roar—"
Qian Yuan let out a skyward roar, his swelling body immediately tearing through his upper clothes, revealing a set of iron-gray muscles.
Then, his palms extended claws like a dark gold Terror Claw bear, each over two feet long. Slightly dragging on the ground, they left ten clear claw marks on the hard fighting platform.
With his first soul ring flashing, his three-meter-tall body gained a metallic luster. Both arms spread to the sides of his body, then he suddenly sprang forward, charging straight at Chen Junting.
Despite his massive size, his speed was anything but slow.
In a few breaths, he reached the center of the fighting platform.
Purple light flashed, and Chen Junting controlled his sword to fly.
In just one breath, he reached above Qian Yuan.
Seeing this, Qian Yuan immediately swung both arms upward. His huge claws tore through the air, covering several square meters above.
Soul rings flashed instantly, and several claw lights shot upward!
Chen Junting remained calm in the face of danger, letting the fierce wind from the claw lights blow past him. His right foot tapped on the sword, and six long swords made of soul power appeared out of nowhere, drawing six sword auras with iron pen and silver hook precision.
The next second, as the character "kill" suddenly formed, lines instantly covered its surroundings, carrying the six long swords and fiercely imprinting downward!
Sword auras and claw lights collided, tearing the air directly.
After less than three seconds of stalemate, the Terror Claw bear's claw lights were annihilated by the abundant sword auras. Then, the sword auras carried by the "kill" character transformed into a dense net of swords, descending from the sky to envelop Qian Yuan.
The sharp aura seemed to tear apart everything.
Seeing this, Qian Yuan suddenly took a big step forward. With a thousand-year soul ring flashing, his right palm fiercely swung out. Instantly, purple light contained silver radiance, like a terrifying giant bear roaring!
"Boom!"
The sword net dissipated, but the silver radiance also disappeared.
On the surface, neither side seemed to gain an advantage, but in reality, Chen Junting had the upper hand. Chen Junting controlled his sword to charge downward, pointing directly at Qian Yuan's head, but collided with his sharp claws.
"Clang—"
In a piercing metallic explosion sound, a series of sparks actually burst out in mid-air on the fighting platform.
Qian Yuan's sharp claws swept, sending Chen Junting flying backward—clearly at a disadvantage in strength. They saw his body soar through the air, then lightly tap on the hovering Seven Kill Sword before landing.
Having seized the initiative, Qian Yuan naturally pressed his advantage.
Roaring again, he charged forward instantly, chasing straight after Chen Junting. This time, his third and fifth soul rings actually flashed one after another. His body, originally flashing with iron-gray metallic luster, turned bronze-colored and then silver-colored in succession.
His entire body continued to swell.
At this moment, his whole being exuded overwhelming pressure!
His enormous claws tore through the air, and his bear palm suddenly thrust out, grabbing Chen Junting's Seven Kill Sword fiercely in his hand.
Then he reversed his palm and slammed out!
But was blocked by a soul power long sword in front of him.
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Two figures collided and clashed, standing against each other equally, their fierce attacks ravaging the fighting platform. The ground at the center was covered with sword marks and claw marks, with broken stones flying everywhere.
"Such fierce attacks." Dai Yueheng in the waiting area frowned, looking at Chen Zifeng beside him. "That Terror Claw bear soul master's claws seem no weaker than your Chasing Soul Sword."
"After all, it's a Terror Claw bear."
Chen Zifeng crossed his arms over his chest, his expression calm.
As a subspecies inheriting the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's attacking aspects, if the Terror Claw bear couldn't reach this level, it would be disappointing.
"But he's really unfortunate."
Gongyang Mo's sudden remark beside them was agreed upon by all of Shrek. Because who made Qian Yuan's martial soul happen to be the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear subspecies—the Terror Claw Bear.
Exactly matching Chen Junting's external soul bone—the Dark Gold Terror Claw.
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