Aodou Commerce Association naturally has some confidence when it comes to gambling, and their ability to squeeze is definitely better than that of the Xishui Alliance and the Ordinary Alliance.
Su Yu nodded, not intending to ask how the other party would operate.
Leaving Otto's office, Su Yu found Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao also completed the production of a fourth-level Soul-guiding Device at extremely high speed, then took his capital to find the person in charge of the Ordinary Alliance.
With the operations of the black market itself, the rare metals the two earned through gambling would be maximized.
Of course, this is just small money.
If not, Su Yu wouldn't have given Otto only two million Golden Soul Coins.
...
Mingde Hall.
Mirror Hongchen sighed when he learned that Su Yu and Huo Yuhao had gone out.
"Sigh, what are these two guys doing getting involved with the black market?"
Mingde Hall doesn't lack your resources. In the past few months of training, you two have consumed quite a bit of rare metals. Haven't you had enough fun?
On the black market side, the Xishui Alliance is also heavily involved and is backed by the Holy Spirit Sect, something Mirror Hongchen is well aware of.
And the actions of the three major black markets are naturally all under Xu Tianran's watchful eyes.
The Xishui Alliance, supported by the Holy Spirit Sect, and the Holy Spirit Sect and Xu Tianran have a cooperative relationship, so the direction of these three major black markets is clear.
The Xishui Alliance annexes the other two major black markets.
Then, the net is closed.
Honestly, Mirror Hongchen does not want to get involved in this kind of thing.
"However, if I'm involved, I'm involved. Xu Tianran is not likely to do anything to me."
Whether it is in terms of personal strength or the meaning represented by the results of these two Soul Fighting Competitions, Mirror Hongchen is enough to continue to sit as the Hall Master of Mingde Hall for decades.
Xu Tianran might not even outlast him.
...
On the second day of the round-robin, the Sun and Moon Royal Team has a match.
After returning to Mingde Hall from the black market, Su Yu meditated and cultivated for a while before participating in this Soul Fighting Competition.
For him, sleeping is already unnecessary, as cultivation itself can alleviate most of the fatigue and restore his state.
...
"This time our opponent is the Feiyan Sect, a pure Soul Master sect from the hidden sects of the Douling Empire."
Hidden Sect.
The Martial Soul within the Feiyan Sect is very singular, primarily focusing on the Agile Attack System, developing different Agile Attack System Soul Masters capable of replacing strong attack and defense roles, thereby forming a participating team.
The Martial Soul inheritance within the Hidden Sect is extremely stable, and after multiple generations of accumulation, the quality of Martial Souls themselves is not poor, coupled with targeted exploration of cultivation, their overall strength is very strong.
Su Yu does not know much about the Feiyan Sect, as they are hidden, and the information gathered in a short time is not very comprehensive.
"Shi Xing, this time I'll leave it to you. Cooperate with the Soul-guided Propulsion Device for a seven-in-a-row, can you do it?" Su Yu asked.
Shi Xing's use of the Soul-guided Propulsion Device is stronger than Xiao Ping's, and he is also more adept at the agile attack path than Xiao Ping, which makes him better suited to face the Feiyan Sect without being targeted.
As for Zhou Xinghao, he definitely can't be sent up. Without Huo Yuhao's aim, he'd really be like a target, right?
This time, the draw was personally handled by Su Yu.
Su Yu personally drawing also attracted some attention.
After all, many people were watching his every move.
"Choosing this one, the first match is two-two-three? No. And this one, still two-two-three? No good. This one, hmm, let's pick this one."
Su Yu manipulated the Power of Destiny for a deduction, obtained the answer he wanted, and completed the draw.
Completely legitimate and legal.
A deduction purely based on his Power of Destiny, absolutely no cheating involved.
"The first match, individual competition." The referee announced the order of the matches after checking both sides' draw results.
Individual match, team match, two-two-three.
"Go ahead." Back in the prep area, Su Yu said to Shi Xing.
Shi Xing looked at Su Yu with some intrigue, his eyes seeming to ask if they had bribed the referee or something.
Su Yu found it exasperating, saying, "Stop overthinking, I'm just purely lucky."
"Sun and Moon Royal Team, please send a competitor to the stage."
"Feiyan Sect, Feihong."
"Sun and Moon Royal Team, Shi Xing."
"Match start!"
At the instant the match started, Feihong from the Feiyan Sect attached his Martial Soul, with the optimal configuration of two yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Rings spiraling around him.
Feihong's Martial Soul is a hummingbird, small in size and extremely fast.
It also means exceptionally strong penetration.
With his speed and Soul Skills combined, the damage is considerable.
At the start of the match, Feihong transformed into a flash.
Shi Xing merged with his Battle Armor, completely unpanicked.
Xiao Ping's Battle Armor is designed for defense, Zhou Xinghao's for Soul Power recovery, and Shi Xing's for speed.
Or rather, more accurately, it's for speed support.
One effect boosts his speed, and the other stimulates Shi Xing's Spiritual Power, allowing him to better perceive enemy movement.
Feihong might have become a blur, but Shu Xing was able to perceive his form clearly under the augmentation of his Battle Armor, with base attributes at the peak of Soul Emperor level, including auxiliary abilities to target enemy movement.
The propulsion device under his feet burst into action, dodging to the side. Shi Xing had no intention of colliding head-on with Feihong.
Given both their speeds, a collision would surely result in both taking damage.
Upon realizing Shi Xing's intentions, Feihong altered his strategy, avoiding head-on collision. Turning into a ghostly blur, he dodged Shi Xing's Sixth-level High-Explosive Bomb with ease, swiftly widening the gap between them.
Air currents clustered around his body.
"Third Soul Skill, Wind Element Control!"
A massive accumulation of air currents condensed into dozens of Wind Blades.
The cutting power of the Wind Blades was immense, showcasing that the Feiyan Sect, as a pure Soul Master sect, had disciples with excellent skill mastery.
"First Soul Skill, Rapid Speed!"
"Second Soul Skill, Wind Guard!"
"Fifth Soul Skill, Rapid Speed!"
In an instant, Feihong's speed reached its peak, with air currents clustering around him, forming an invisible shield.
The flow of air not only served as a counter-resistance for damage but also diverted considerable damage, providing an excellent defensive effect.
Even though it's just the second Soul Skill, from Feihong's auxiliary control of the Wind Element, its efficacy probably didn't fall short of other Soul Masters' fourth Soul Skills.
With two Soul Skills accelerating him, augmented by Wind Element cooperation, Feihong's speed even seemed much faster to Shi Xing.
He was still within the realm of being caught.
Approaching swiftly, the Wind Blades conjured by the airflow around him slashed toward Shi Xing, while he quickly veered off to a safer distance.
More Wind Blades coalesced, turning again to rapidly close in on Shi Xing.
Feihong's tactics were quite vexing.
Such methods might exhaust most Soul Emperors to a considerable extent.
Regrettably, Shi Xing was at the peak of Soul Emperor level, and he was a Soul Guide!
The singular Wind Blades couldn't even penetrate the shield provided by the Battle Armor.
The most bothersome thing for Shi Xing was merely the constant consumption of Wind Blades, which his shield couldn't withstand indefinitely.
But Shi Xing wouldn't just let him exhaust it either.
With the propulsion device activating, Shi Xing's speed increased just as significantly.
Seizing the right moment, Shi Xing fired three disruptor bombs at Feihong before Feihong's change of direction, limiting his movement.
Then, after Feihong changed direction, Shi Xing fired another Sixth-level Disruptor Bomb.
Even a moment's instability in Soul Power operation can render a tactic so reliant on precise Soul Power control ineffective.
This was the greatest impact of the disruptor bombs on Feihong.
At these speeds, even Shi Xing might show a brief vulnerability.
This was also why disruptor bombs could lock down his moves.
Of course, Feihong had a fourth Soul Skill that could briefly counteract such control, but his ill luck placed Shi Xing exceptionally well-timed.
Just after changing flight direction, there wasn't time for Feihong to immediately activate his fourth Soul Skill.
Boom!
The Sixth-level Disruptor Bomb was then followed by a Sixth-level High-Explosive Bomb.
With a loud crash, Feihong soared like a kite with a broken string, his flight path wildly erratic, flipping incessantly through the air before crashing heavily.