area51novel Chapter 579 Shrek's Brutal Methods
Chapter 579 Shrek's Brutal Methods
Chapter 579 Shrek's Brutal Methods
"The first match of the first round of the qualifiers has officially begun."
At the referee's signal, the first match of the preliminary rounds of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament officially began.
The Elite Soul Master Tournament is somewhat similar to the Soul Battle Arena. After the match begins, both sides will have one minute to activate their Martial Souls.
You may not attack your opponent within this minute.
One minute later, the match will officially begin, regardless of whether your martial spirit has been activated.
"Brothers, activate your Martial Souls!"
As soon as the referee gave the whistle, Dai Mubai, standing at the very front, roared like a tiger, coldly staring at his opponent while raising his hands in front of his chest, "White Tiger Possession!"
At the same time, Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and others released their martial souls, as did the seven members of the Auckland Academy team on the opposite side.
When both sides simultaneously released their martial souls, and all their soul rings were revealed to the audience, sounds of shock and astonishment rippled through the stands.
On the Shrek Seven Devils team's side, Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, standing at the very front, were undoubtedly the two with the most imposing presence among everyone on the Soul Battle Stage.
After all, their martial souls are the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex and the White Tiger, respectively, both of which are famous beast martial souls on the continent, and are top-level offensive martial souls.
Two yellow and two purple spirit rings shone brightly on Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, unleashing a powerful aura that almost crushed all of their opponents.
Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun, who were standing slightly behind them, each released three spirit rings, one yellow and one purple.
The two substitute players behind them also released three spirit rings, one yellow and one purple.
All six of them have the best soul ring configuration.
But what surprised and even horrified the audience the most was Tang San, who was positioned in the center of the Shrek Seven Devils' formation.
The four spirit rings that appeared on his body—two yellow, one purple, and one black—immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially the last one, the least conspicuous black spirit ring.
What does black signify? Anyone with even a little knowledge of Soul Masters knows—it signifies a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
In an instant, gasps of surprise erupted from both the audience stands and the VIP stands.
In the first match of this preliminary round, a ten-thousand-year spirit ring appeared, and it was even a fourth ten-thousand-year spirit ring that exceeded the theoretical limit of a spirit master's spirit ring absorption.
This was something no one had anticipated.
Of course, there are exceptions.
On the VIP platform, Prince Xuexing could hardly control his emotions, his mouth agape:
"No, that's impossible. How could it be a ten-thousand-year spirit ring? He only has four spirit rings; how could he possibly absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring?"
The fourth prince, Xue Beng, whose skin was slightly greenish, looked on incredulously and subconsciously wiped his eyes.
"Isn't the maximum age of the fourth spirit ring a spirit master can absorb five thousand years? Where did he get a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring? Impossible. It's fake, it must be fake. I must be seeing things."
Platinum Bishop Salas suddenly opened his eyes, which had been slightly narrowed. A dazzling light flashed in his eyes as he fixed his gaze on Tang San, involuntarily revealing a dangerous aura.
However, he did not lose his composure like Prince Xuexing and the fourth prince Xue Beng, who were standing next to him.
He had seen the fourth spirit ring of ten thousand years before, after all, the entire second team of the Spirit Hall had one.
The three members of the teaching committee of Tiandou Royal Academy, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin, looked at each other, all of them shocked, but also feeling fortunate and excited.
"This Tang San is indeed extraordinary; he can even produce a fourth spirit ring that lasts for ten thousand years. Fortunately, he successfully kept the Shrek Academy students at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Even Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School who already held the Shrek Seven Devils in high regard and knew them quite well, was greatly surprised when he saw the black ten-thousand-year spirit ring on Tang San's body:
"How come Tang San's fourth spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year spirit ring? Isn't the method for absorbing spirit rings at the extreme limit controlled by the Spirit Hall? Could it be that they have already cracked this method?"
"Could it be Tang Hao? Or perhaps the Clear Sky Sect?"
"No, that's not right. Tang Hao clearly didn't know what the method for absorbing soul rings at the extreme limit was before, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the initiative to seek cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to snatch it."
"Speaking of which, Tang San seems to have been out training with Tang Hao for more than half a year, and it was during this period that Tang San advanced to the Soul Master realm. It seems that something unknown happened during this time, which allowed them to master the method of absorbing soul rings beyond the limit."
"It seems necessary to maintain a good relationship with this father and son and find a way to get this method from them."
"A fourth spirit ring of ten thousand years?" Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Qian Renxue, disguised as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, couldn't remain silent. With a glint in her eyes, she turned to Ning Fengzhi beside her and asked:
"Teacher, it seems that besides the Spirit Hall Academy team brought by the Seven Winds Saint, the other team you favor is our Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, right?"
"Now that I'm in charge of Tian Dou Royal Academy, I remember that Rongrong's name was on the list of participating students for the second team submitted by the three education committees."
After a brief moment of surprise, Ning Fengzhi's expression returned to normal. Although Tang San's fourth spirit ring, which had lasted for ten thousand years, caused him to experience a slight emotional fluctuation, his calm demeanor allowed him to remain composed.
Upon hearing Xue Qinghe's question, Ning Fengzhi responded with a calm smile:
"Yes, Your Highness, my daughter Rongrong is also in the Shrek Seven Devils team, representing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but she didn't play in this match."
"Haha, it doesn't matter whether I appear or not," Qian Renxue feigned a happy expression and cupped her hands in a gesture of respect to Ning Fengzhi.
"It would be a good thing if Rongrong could represent my Heavenly Dou Royal Academy in the competition. On behalf of the Imperial Family, I would like to thank you, teacher."
"Your Highness, there's no need for thanks," Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly. "We're all family, no need for formalities."
These words were clearly meant to tell the Heaven Dou royal family, and also to show everyone that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has always maintained good relations with the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family.
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On the Battle Arena.
Compared to the Shrek Seven Devils, the spirit rings of the Auckland Academy team members are much inferior.
It's not that the quality of their spirit rings is bad; the spirit rings of these students who can compete in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament are definitely not bad, at least they are all standard configurations.
However, none of them standing on the stage at this moment possessed the strength of a level 40 Soul Master or higher; all of them had three Soul Rings, two yellow and one purple.
When the Auckland Academy team members' eyes fell on the Shrek Seven Devils team, and they saw that the other side actually had three Soul Masters, and Tang San also had a black ten-thousand-year soul ring, they couldn't help but shrink their pupils and their expressions were stunned.
But this is a competition, which is like a battlefield, and being in a daze on the battlefield is a major taboo.
The opponents were stunned, but the Shrek team was not.
The one-minute preparation time for activating the Martial Soul passed quickly.
While their opponents were still in a daze, the seven members of the Shrek Seven Devils team launched a fierce attack.
Tang San shouted, "Hurry—"
Dark light suddenly surged around him, and before the seven Soul Masters could even react, he instantly unleashed the skill granted by his recently acquired ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Prison!"
Without any warning, the Blue Silver Cage has been activated.
More than a hundred purple-black and blue silver grasses with strange ring-shaped bamboo nodes suddenly swarmed out from the ground, transforming into seven hard cages that trapped all seven students from Auckland College inside.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng, who had already completed the Martial Soul Possession, took the lead. Their muscles bulged and they charged straight at the two opponents at the very front of them without any hesitation.
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation, White Tiger Meteor Shower!"
During his charge, Dai Mubai roared to the sky, activating his body-strengthening skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation. His body swelled and grew larger, and he charged headlong into his chosen opponent without any reservation.
All the tiger stripes on his powerful body turned golden, and in an instant, golden light burst forth. Countless fist-sized golden orbs of light, centered on his body, instantly locked onto his opponent in front of him and bombarded him relentlessly.
"Thunderous Fury, Thunderous Dragon Claw!"
Yu Tianheng's arms had already transformed into dragons. After a roar, his third soul skill, Thunderous Fury, and his first soul skill, Thunderous Dragon Claw, were activated almost simultaneously, and he entered a berserk state.
With his attack power increased by 100% and his soul power increased by 50%, he charged towards his opponent at the same pace as Dai Mubai.
Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun also came out from the side at the same time.
"Teleport, arch your back!"
With a powerful push of her legs, Xiao Wu launched an attack from the flank. After getting within five meters of her opponent, she instantly activated her third soul skill, Teleportation, and appeared in the formation of the Auckland Academy team.
Immediately afterwards, the first soul skill, Waist Bow, was activated. The movement was as smooth as flowing water, and the foot was raised to kick one of the people in the waist and kidney area.
"Phoenix Rising from the Ashes, Phoenix on the Front Lines!"
The round and chubby Ma Hongjun was agile. During the process of circling around, his whole body was engulfed in flames like a phoenix. As his own flames increased by thirty percent, a line of flame condensed and spewed out from his mouth.
It was his first soul skill, Phoenix Fire Line.
The Phoenix Fire Line's offensive power is secondary; its destructive power lies primarily in the high temperature and burning effect of the flames. However, it poses a significant threat to the Auckland Academy team members, whose mobility has been restricted by Tang San's Blue Silver Cage.
After all, they were sitting ducks; there was no escaping them.
As Tang San and his group of five made their move, a strange scepter appeared in the hand of the female soul master who was standing at the back row and was a substitute healer.
As her three spirit rings flashed rapidly, the substitute female spirit master named Lin Yi slammed her scepter into the ground, and a halo of orange-yellow light carrying healing spirit power quietly spread out.
The other substitute, who was just there to make up the numbers, stood still because Tang San hadn't assigned him any offensive tasks.
Before Tang San could even unleash the Blue Silver Cage and Dai Mubai and his group of five could launch their attack, the seven members of the Oaks Academy team hadn't even had a chance to react. The team leader, watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but shout angrily to warn them:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and do it!"
The seven members snapped out of their daze and quickly organized a defense, but it was too late.
From the moment Tang San made his move, the outcome was already predetermined.
The seven members of the Auckland Academy team were firmly confined to their positions by Tang San's Blue Silver Cage, and their vision was also blocked by the Blue Silver Cage, so they could not see the direction of Dai Mubai and the other five's attack, let alone defend themselves in time.
Screams, the sound of bones breaking, blood splattering everywhere.
Tang San and his group of five didn't give the Auckland Academy team a chance to breathe as soon as they made their move, with everyone activating their strongest soul skills to launch an attack.
The Auckland Academy team leader's warning had barely been issued, and the students had barely reacted, when they were already overwhelmed by the Shrek Five's relentless barrage of attacks.
"Ahhh—"
Accompanied by a series of piercing screams, in less than a minute, the entire Auckland Academy team had collapsed to the ground, each one seriously injured.
Broken bones and torn tendons are considered mild cases. Two members who were attacked by Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line even showed signs of blackening and charring, and their lives were in grave danger.
The Shrek Seven Devils team stood unharmed on the stage, the bloodstains on them none of which belonged to their own people, but were all from students of Auckland Academy.
Without a doubt, this was a one-sided crushing victory, or rather, a one-sided massacre.
"Stop! We surrender!"
Seeing the situation was turning against them, the teacher in charge of the Auckland Academy team quickly threw out a towel to concede defeat and rushed onto the fighting stage to stop the five Shrek students from continuing to harm their students.
At this moment, the referee seemed to be stunned.
Although there was a gap in strength between the two sides, he had never seen such a one-sided crushing victory, ending the match in less than a minute, and with such brutality.
Not only were the referees stunned, but so were the 80,000 spectators in the audience.
The audience, who had been cheering for Auckland Academy, were now completely silent. Almost everyone stared in disbelief at the horrific scene unfolding on the fighting stage, their mouths agape and eyes wide.
They never expected that the Shrek Seven Devils they had previously mocked would be so vicious and ruthless, actually committing murder openly on the Soul Battle Stage.
This is too brutal! Is this still a competition? This is murder!
At that moment, while the spectators in the stands were silently cursing, they couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines and break out in a cold sweat.
Tang San coldly swept his gaze across the audience, as if to tell them with his eyes who the real powerhouse was.
In his eyes, the Shrek Seven Devils used their overwhelming strength to slap everyone in the face, silencing all the insults, contempt, and disdain directed at them. All that remained was shock and disbelief.
Hehe, not bad, it achieved the effect I wanted. Tang San couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.
"Referee, I want to file a complaint!"
Seeing his teammates covered in blood, their bones broken, the Auckland Academy team leader, who had rushed onto the fighting arena, trembled violently. Pointing his finger at the Shrek Seven Devils, he angrily roared at the referee, launching his accusation:
"They weren't competing, they were killing people! They violated the rules of the game! I demand they be forfeited!"
(End of this chapter)