area51novel Chapter 171 Preparing to Depart
Chapter 171 Preparing to Depart
It's not surprising that the reserve team didn't surrender when their soul power was about to run out. As mentioned before, this was just a practice match with very good safety measures in place. Trying out all possible scenarios is the most important thing to do in this kind of match.
The members of the main team wouldn't get impatient with this kind of thing, and neither would Qian Duoduo and Xuan Lao, who were watching from the sidelines, get bored of watching a match that was just trying to stall for time.
However, this "harmonious" state is based on the fact that the reserve team has not made any new achievements during this "lingering" period.
Judging from the current "angry" state of the main team, it's clear that the reserve team is not behaving themselves during this garbage time.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi deliberately feigned a momentary lapse in attention and failed to escape, allowing Ling Luochen to freeze them in place. When Chen Zifeng arrived to finish off the enemies, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi simultaneously unleashed their battle armor skills, resulting in a devastating blow that took Chen Zifeng down with them.
On the other side, relying on Xiao Yan's super strong soul power recovery ability, Long You, after storing a high-energy soul guide ray, immediately began to consciously move closer to the location of Gongyang Mo and Yao Haoxuan.
Since Xixi was tricked, the underestimation of the enemy in the hearts of everyone in the main team has disappeared. Even when they saw that the reserve team had started to flee, Yao Haoxuan stayed close to Gongyang Mo.
However, after Long You repeatedly used the ability of the Soul Guidance Powered Mech to switch between reality and illusion to dodge the combined attacks of Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, Yao Haoxuan couldn't help but join the battle when Long You once again darted past him.
Yao Haoxuan's decision to join the battle was certainly not a blind decision made under the influence of superiors.
By this time, Long You had been on the run for more than four minutes and had used the high-energy-consuming level 6 attack and defense soul tools multiple times. The entire soul-guided power mech was now riddled with holes and looked nothing like it was holding back a powerful attack.
In addition, Yao Haoxuan's participation in the battle was not a full-fledged involvement; he was only responsible for intercepting Long You's escape route.
But that was enough; all Long You needed was space. The moment Yao Haoxuan rushed out, Long You manipulated his soul-guided power mech to launch himself out, using the trigger-type soul-guided defensive shield to withstand the interception and collision from the ceiling above, and then using a wall-to-wall turn to successfully bypass Yao Haoxuan's obstruction.
Soul Bone Battle Armor Technique – Rhinoceros Charge – is unleashed. The energy-clad rhinoceros, solidified into a physical form, launches an attack from the air towards Gongyang Mo on the ground with a ferocious aura.
In fact, Long You initially only planned to attack Gongyang Mo with high-energy soul guide rays, but Long You did not expect Yao Haoxuan to be so patient and himself to be so fast. He was able to accumulate soul power to activate the soul bone battle armor technique during the escape.
Relying on the fact that Elder Xuan was nearby and there would be no safety issues, Long You unceremoniously displayed his strongest attack methods at this stage.
Although the Rhino Charge couldn't turn, its straight-line speed was extremely fast. Yao Haoxuan had already sensed something was wrong when Long You used a catapult to leave the soul-guided power mech. But it was too late. The five-meter-tall giant (I always felt that Yao Haoxuan's martial soul had a bit of a Hulk vibe) couldn't bring Gongyang Mo into his protective range in time.
After the attack, Long You's battle armor automatically dissipated due to the lack of soul power support, and Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Fire Line was already upon him. After a flash of white light, Long You was ultimately eliminated after taking Gongyang Mo down with him.
Standing on the sidelines, watching He Caitou struggle desperately as he was besieged by the enraged Ling Luochen, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Yao Haoxuan, he was slightly disappointed that his Soul Bone Battle Armor Technique had only eliminated one support-type opponent.
According to Long You's original plan, Yao Haoxuan should have been able to return to Gongyang Mo's side in time, and then this attack should have been able to cause damage to both Yao Haoxuan and Gongyang Mo.
[Tsk, such a keen sense of combat, even to the point of sacrificing one's own life, the inner court senior's combat strength is truly not to be underestimated]
However, Long You was already very satisfied with the fact that he had eliminated three members of the main team in just one battle.
Even if the main team was still dissatisfied, the battle was over after the last remaining member of the reserve team, He Caitou, surrendered.
"The reserve team performed exceptionally well in this battle. It's fair to say that this was the best result you could achieve, in my opinion. However, I don't think I need to comment further on the performance of the main team."
We have three days left before we depart. During these three days, you will all go with Qian Duoduo to the Soul Guidance Department. You must familiarize yourselves with the soul tools that the Soul Guidance Department currently has.
Don't forget that our biggest rival is the Sun Moon Empire and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. If you continue to be so unfamiliar with soul tools, I can't guarantee that Shrek Academy's status won't be lost in your generation.
"Yes!"
Without needing to say much, the main team was clearly dissatisfied with their performance. They couldn't accept that they had won so hard against the reserve team. The reserve team's ever-changing array of soul tools had left them somewhat overwhelmed, leading to repeated mistakes in battle decision-making.
Every student in the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy who can enter the inner courtyard is proud of their identity as a Soul Master, and every one of them believes that they have an advantage in strength when facing the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
But now, the seven members of the main team have been awakened. The seven outer court students in the reserve team, who were clearly at a disadvantage in terms of strength, demonstrated the power of soul tools with their actions, and showed the seven inner court students the limitations of relying solely on martial souls in team battles.
Squinting slightly, Long You suddenly realized that the changes he had brought to this world were gradually becoming apparent.
Since the seven members of the main team went to the Soul Guidance Department to learn about Soul Guidance Devices, they would not let go of this opportunity to use Soul Guidance Devices to make up for the defects of their Martial Souls.
It's hard to say about other things, but the main team members will definitely be equipped with defensive soul tools. In that case, with the protection of the trigger-type soul tool defensive shield, it's unlikely that the evil soul master lurking on the border of the Star Luo Empire could inflict such near-total annihilation damage on the seven main team members.
It seems that we reserve team members can just coast along in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.
Hmm, I have three more days. I'll upgrade that mask-shaped soul tool I made before. Once I get to Star Luo City, I'll go home under a different identity and see if I can communicate with the people from the Sun Moon Empire.
After quickly planning his work schedule for the next three days, Long You rushed back to his soul guidance laboratory.
Long You had a lot to do in these three days. Although it had been almost a month since his soul power level broke through level 50, he still hadn't upgraded many of his commonly used soul tools.
In addition, the soul-guided power mech that was badly damaged in the previous battle needs to be repaired; the level 6 healing bottles need to be stockpiled; and the soul power generating soul tool that can be upgraded again and shrunk in size to be portable also needs to be made.
{Little Twilight! If your brother keeps going like this, won't I go bald?}
Little Muyang, who has grown to a semi-adult size, has now officially become a qualified plush cushion in Longyou.
Its innate spiritual power development was better than that of ordinary White Jade Flame Crystal Tigers. Moreover, after learning the Soul Beast Techniques that Long You specially optimized for it using the Book of Witness, Xiao Muyang became fascinated by the complex inscription arrays of the Soul Guidance Device.
Although Xiao Muyang's mental strength is not yet sufficient to support it in directly manipulating the carving knife with its mental strength to try to make a soul tool, this does not prevent Xiao Muyang from coming over to observe the soul tool being made in Longyou.
Xiao Muyang was willing to learn, and Long You didn't mind having an extra helper in the future, so he didn't care about having a tiger-skin cushion behind him.
It just so happens that every time he makes a soul tool, he inevitably gets irritable. With Xiao Muyang by his side, he can quickly calm Long You down by petting and cuddling the cat.
Three days, another three days of seclusion. In the end, Bei Bei had to carry Long You back to the dormitory. He didn't even have time to take a shower. He had spent three days modifying all the soul tools he planned to upgrade. Long You was completely exhausted. Even Da Bai's life aura couldn't wake him up.
However, while the life halo of the Emerald Swan cannot immediately restore the energy of an exhausted person, it can completely eliminate the physical strength that Long You lost during these three days and nights of staying up, as well as the damage to his body.
So, after a night of deep sleep, Longyou fully recovered. After taking a hot bath with Xiaomuyang inside the Poké Ball, infused with Life Water, Longyou had transformed back into a spirited and handsome young man.
A week after the start of the semester, Long You had already created a storage soul tool that could store living things. However, when Long You went inside to experience it, it was just a red and white ball with no sense of living at all.
Unsatisfied, Long You never gave up on optimizing it using the Book of Witness. In the end, the red and white ball was upgraded by Long You into a deluxe ball, and the portable toilet and shower room that had been installed in the cramped dormitory were also moved into a separate deluxe ball.
Because the luxury sphere had ample space, Long You was no longer satisfied with the cramped shower room, so he directly created a warm water pool (using a soul tool to heat the water; Long You really didn't want to call this hot water bath a hot spring).
While enjoying a beef soup dumpling in the city of Schleck, Longyou received a mass text message from a familiar-looking but unfamiliar number.
Five very simple words: "Meet at the school gate!"
There were no penalties for being late, but knowing this was a notification for the participating teams to depart, Long You still dared not be negligent. If they were all classmates, it wouldn't matter, but Elder Xuan was also there; he couldn't afford to be disrespectful.
Because flying is not possible in Shrek City, the speed of gliding close to the ground is far from enough for Long You to circle the city and rush back to the academy gate in a few minutes. Therefore, Long You can only call He Caitou to ask him to ask for leave for him.
Whether I wait or not is none of my business, but I can't let people think I don't value it.
There wasn't time to finish all the steamed buns, so he packed them up and also grabbed a bowl of cornmeal porridge—Long You particularly liked this combination. Riding his anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard, it took Long You ten minutes to return to the entrance of Shrek Academy.
(Theoretically, Long You could reach speeds of 300 kilometers per hour on an anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard, but that would only be possible if he had protective gear on him and the surroundings were open.)
What's reassuring is that Shrek Academy is quite large. Although ten minutes have passed, the fourteen-person team that needs to depart for Xingluo City to participate in the competition has not yet arrived. Long You is not late at all.
Putting away his anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard, Long You respectfully bowed and greeted Zhang Lexuan, who was waiting at the academy gate. Now Long You knew who the familiar yet unfamiliar contact number he had received ten minutes ago belonged to: Zhang Lexuan.
This contact number was given to Zhang Lexuan by Long You when he went to the Star Dou Great Forest. They hadn't seen each other since, so Long You forgot about it.
Standing back among the reserve team, Long You habitually squinted his eyes. Although he couldn't remember who the team leader was in the original story, Long You was certain it wasn't Zhang Lexuan.
Taking out his phone, Long You felt completely lost if he didn't ask about things he didn't understand. So he decided to put aside the steamed buns for a while and send a message to Bei Bei to ask about the situation.
"My dear senior brother Beibei! What's going on? How did our senior sister become the team leader?"
"I don't know. The original team leader was Wang Yan, a theory teacher from the Foreign Languages Department, but the day before yesterday, Elder Xuan suddenly changed the team leader to Senior Sister."
You've seen it; Senior Sister's seventh spirit ring is a red 100,000-year spirit ring. The origin of this spirit ring actually stems from an accident that occurred under Elder Xuan's leadership. Ever since that accident, Elder Xuan has felt extremely guilty, always feeling that he has let down Senior Sister and the others who survived that accident, and even more so, those students who lost their lives at such a young age.
So ever since then, Elder Xuan has rarely sought out Senior Sister. It's truly baffling why he would ask her to intervene this time.
Beibei's reply made Longyou narrow his eyes again. Something was definitely amiss. Longyou subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
Although there is no evidence, I just feel that Elder Xuan specially sent Senior Sister this time because, on the one hand, Senior Sister became much more familiar with soul tools after that trip to the Star Dou Great Forest; on the other hand, it was because of that evil soul master who was active on the border of the Star Luo Empire.
Forget it, I'd better not think about things that have no evidence. Everyone's here, it should be time to leave. I should really start thinking about how to eat soup dumplings inside the soul-guided power mech.