"The match begins!"
An old man stood in the center of the arena, watching both sides to make sure they were ready before shouting.
He then flashed to the bottom of the arena, constantly monitoring the situation to prevent any serious accidents that could result in injury or death.
Because it was the semi-finals, the Star Luo Royal Family had sent Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, a level 92 Title Douluo.
He seemed alright now, but in a while, he wouldn't even be considered a loli in Star Luo City.
Huang Jinxu glanced at the Soul Masters surrounding him, who were diligently powering the defensive Soul Guidance Devices, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
Since the last major battle between Shrek Academy and Zheng Tian Academy, this position had become a hot potato.
The Soul Masters closest to the arena were enduring the clashes of death power, destruction power, time attributes, and even a six-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
While Bai E and the other participating team members didn't suffer any major injuries, the Soul Masters responsible for defense were in dire straits, almost all of them bearing injuries.
Those more seriously injured are still bedridden, receiving treatment from healing-type Soul Masters.
Of the 108 defensive Soul Tools, 72 were destroyed in that devastating impact, and with the completely ruined arena, the total loss reached seven million gold Soul Coins.
Only the Star Luo Empire, with its deep pockets, could have managed this; otherwise, those country bumpkins from the Dou Ling Empire would probably have tried to force the participating team members to pay compensation.
It's said that the Dou Ling Empire's royal family was furious when they heard that the Dou Ling Royal Academy hadn't even beaten the Shrek Academy's reserve team, and directly intervened to punish the academy.
But Huang Jinxu thought this was utter nonsense; it was clearly just a pretext for political infighting, a group of ministers trying to interfere in the affairs of the Dou Ling Royal Academy.
The ministers of the Dou Ling Empire were basically continuations of the former Heaven Dou Empire's political parties—useless at everything except factional struggles.
Back when the Sun Moon Empire attacked, these humanoid beings were still fighting for power, even attempting to collude with the Sun Moon Empire to use it against their own domestic enemies, completely oblivious to whether the Sun Moon Empire was some kind of fool.
What kind of nonsense is this about "pacifying the internal before resisting the external"?
Back then, the Star Luo royal family was still ruled by the White Tiger lineage, and the emperor was almost driven to his death by them.
If all the high-ranking officials of the Douling Empire had died back then, perhaps the war with the Sun Moon Empire would have been easier.
On the competition stage, Madmos patted Bai'e on the shoulder and said,
"It's up to you. Don't lose."
Bai'e patted his chest confidently and said,
"Don't worry, partner! Like you, the word 'lose' doesn't exist in my dictionary."
"I will definitely bring you victory!"
Madmos didn't say much more. Just as Bai'e trusted him, he always trusted Bai'e.
"Little Bai, good luck!"
Tibao's red hair swayed slightly, a cute smile on her face.
"Bai'e, remember to teach him a lesson for me."
"Pfft pfft pfft!"
Feng Jin pouted. She hated Su Nuo. He had no empathy, was cruel and cold, capricious, and even enjoyed listening to the cries of life.
His personality was the complete opposite of Feng Jin's. If she could, Feng Jin wouldn't even want to see him.
Looking at Su Nuo ahead, Xia Die felt a sense of disgust.
She disliked his indifference to life. Because of Adam and Amon's protection, she and Su Nuo had little interaction.
If Su Nuo harbored any ill intentions towards Xia Die, there was a very high chance he wouldn't see the sun rise the next day; Adam would personally arrange his death script.
Madmos led the regular team members away from the arena, leaving Bai E alone on one side of the stage.
The same was true for Di'ao Academy.
Jiang Peng led the other five members off the field one by one. In the waiting area, one of the contestants complained in a low voice,
"This guy, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament is clearly about teamwork, why is he putting on an individual show?"
"If we lose, we'll just have to leave."
Jiang Peng glanced at him, sighed, and said,
"Alright, stop complaining."
"That's just Su Nuo's personality. It's fine to complain here, but don't say it to his face."
"Even if we lose, you can't say anything." "
His opponent is a disciple of the Body Sect's Sect Master.
Everyone should know what kind of people the Body Sect members are."
"Arrogant, conceited, and protective of their own."
"His backer is strong enough. Let's just watch the match."
A female Soul Master standing next to Jiang Peng asked curiously,
"Captain, we haven't seen Su Nuo fight yet. What exactly is his Martial Soul? Is it fingers?"
Su Nuo's twenty fingers easily led people to believe that his Martial Soul was a mutated finger.
A hint of fear flashed in Jiang Peng's eyes. He shook his head, recalling what his team leader had once said.
"Teacher, why is someone suddenly joining the main team? Isn't that against the rules?"
The team leader shook his head and said, "Jiang Peng, don't ask so many questions."
"That child was personally requested to join the main team by the Body Sect.
He's a direct disciple of the Body Sect's sect leader. You should have heard about the relationship between the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire."
"Then what is his martial soul? What's its level? As the team leader, I need to formulate tactics based on the team members' situation."
The team leader hesitated for a moment before saying each word carefully.
"Dual Body."
"It's dual body."
Jiang Peng earnestly told his female companion beside him the name of Su Nuo's martial soul.
All the participants from the Imperial Academy looked puzzled; they didn't quite understand what this martial soul meant.
Jiang Peng noticed their confusion and explained to Su Nuo, who stood on the stage:
"The strength of a Body Spirit is determined by the importance of its body parts."
"The most important parts are nothing more than the eyes, heart, brain, blood, and spine."
"However, the strongest Body Spirit discovered in the Soul Master world in the past was 'oneself.'"
"Oneself is the Spirit itself; the current Body Douluo's Spirit is the Body."
"Su Nuo's Spirit is even more terrifying than the Body Spirit; it's a Dual Body, meaning two bodies."
"Those twenty fingers are the manifestation of the Dual Body."
"A Dual Body Spirit is probably the pinnacle that a Body Spirit can achieve."
On the competition stage, Bai E gripped the Qin Chen Greatsword.
The blue-white blade flashed with a dazzling sharpness under the sunlight. Bai E's eyes grew increasingly fierce, like a battle-hardened warrior.
Two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, circled around his body, faintly revealing purple lightning.
The God of Destruction opened a small seal on the Scepter of Destruction, and this super artifact silently improved Bai E's martial soul essence, even altering his soul rings.
Su Nuo was surrounded by three soul rings—one yellow and two purple—the terrifying pressure making the air itself thicken and stagnate.
As the direct disciple of Poison Undying, Su Nuo had virtually unlimited resources, allowing his cultivation to advance rapidly.
Although Huo Yuhao also took good care of Bai E and the others, he primarily left it to them to develop on their own, at most having Roman provide medicinal baths and special training in the past.
Even the soul bone of the Thunderous Hell Vine and the soul ring of the Golden Lion Mastiff were given to them through a secret realm map, not directly.
"Bloom."
Su Nuo revealed an excited smile; his first soul ring began to flash, the black patterns on his body began to spread, and the tiny cracks below his eyes opened, revealing new eyes.
Surging soul power coursed through his meridians, his mental strength increased, and an invisible aura appeared around his body, distorting the light.
"Release!"
The second millennium soul ring emitted a purple glow.
Su Nuo gently waved his hand, and an invisible slash tore through the earth at incredible speed, leaving a long, narrow crack on the arena. The surrounding air hissed as it was torn apart and then recombine.
Bai E's pupils contracted, his mental energy sounded an alarm, and he dodged to the side.
A few strands of white hair flew through the air, and a crack appeared in the soul guide shield behind him.
Dust billowed up on the arena, and all the spectators were shocked by this attack.
At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Ma Rulong frowned and said,
"Such a fast attack speed?"
"The power is not to be underestimated either."
It seems that the Imperial Academy has also hidden a trump card, but this attack is clearly aimed at Bai E's head. Is the killing intent so strong?"
"It's just a match."
Huang Jinxu, who was in charge of the safety of both sides, also felt a tremor in his heart.
A Soul Master with such attack speed and power was indeed beyond his imagination.
"This is unbelievable! Are spirit rings some kind of negative buff these days?"
"How come fewer spirit rings mean greater strength?"
Huang Jinxu complained while concentrating intently on unleashing his spiritual power.
One was a Shrek Academy prodigy, the other a core disciple of the Body Sect; neither could afford to be harmed.
If it were someone from the Sun Moon Empire, he might be finished.
(End of Chapter)
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