boyutpedia Chapter 166 Preliminary Round
Chapter 166 Preliminary Round
Chapter 166 Preliminary Round (Part 2)
When Ling Luochen, Huo Yuhao, and the others stepped onto the competition stage, the cheers in the square not only did not subside, but instead became even more enthusiastic. Those standing on Shrek Academy's side watching Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy were trembling slightly.
However, perhaps realizing that Shrek Academy had not deployed its full strength, the captain of Tianling Academy quickly turned around and quietly discussed with his teammates.
They knew they would lose, but to leave the game without even fighting was utterly shameful! Even if they lost, they should have at least fought back with all their might!
Off the field, many of the strong teams in the tournament were focused on Shrek Academy, trying to analyze the situation from the upcoming match. After all, everyone wanted to try to be a dark horse and win the crown of the millennium champion.
Especially the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, perennial runner-up; both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen abandoned their playful attitudes and focused seriously on the arena. Of course, Meng Hongchen's main focus was still on Huo Yuhao...
On the platform, a referee walked over, looked at both teams, and immediately gestured for them to walk forward.
The two teams on either side of the stage, a total of fourteen people, gradually approached each other.
The closer they got, the more nervous the seven people on Tianling's side became. Compared to Ling Luochen's expressionless face, Huo Yuhao had a slight smile on his face.
Several girls on Tianling's side couldn't help but glance at Huo Yuhao a few more times, and their pretty faces couldn't help but blush slightly.
Ling Luochen rolled her eyes at Huo Yuhao and didn't say anything more.
The two sides exchanged glances, and Huo Yuhao's signature aloof smile made the seven people opposite him pause slightly.
Not to mention girls, even boys couldn't help but take a second look at him. How could someone be so good-looking?
The referee glanced at Huo Yuhao, coughed lightly twice, and said, "The preliminary elimination rounds will be conducted in team battles. You are all familiar with the rules: the use of certain soul tools is strictly prohibited; if one side concedes, the attacking side cannot continue attacking. Do you all understand?"
"Understood!" both sides replied simultaneously.
The referee nodded. "Both sides, step back to one side of the arena and wait for me to call 'start.' Remember, if you release your Martial Soul before I call 'start,' you will be eliminated immediately!"
Following the referee's instructions, both sides stepped back to one side of the platform, maintaining some distance, and began to make arrangements for the upcoming match.
"Just follow the plan, don't be nervous. Sister Luo Chen, you just need to keep them under control. Senior Brother Chen, don't make a move yet. Brother Xu, you guys fight normally. If the reserve team can't handle it, then Senior Brother Chen, you can come up and finish them off."
Huo Yuhao addressed the crowd.
"clear!"
Swish!
Outside the arena, 108 pillars began to flicker in turn. With the infusion of soul power from the Soul Emperors, they slowly released wisps of soul power light membranes, which gathered above the arena to form a huge light shield, like a giant bowl overturned on the arena.
"The match begins!"
After the referee confirmed that the shield was activated normally, he immediately raised his hand and quickly lowered it under the watchful eyes of countless people, officially kicking off the first opening match of the preliminary round of the Soul Master Competition!
Almost instantly, both sides released their martial souls, and the three-colored soul rings of yellow, purple and black lit up one by one. Whether it was Shrek Academy or Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, everyone rushed towards their opponent the moment their martial souls were attached!
Among the four spirit rings—yellow, purple, black, and purple-yellow—that rose behind Huo Yuhao, the first spirit ring shone brightly!
Mental detection sharing enabled!
Ling Luochen rushed out first, six spirit rings appearing behind her. Then, with a gentle wave of her hand, the first spirit ring lit up, and the Ice Staff appeared in her hand.
The next moment, the fourth spirit ring lit up as well!
A chilling, icy mist! Activate!
A terrifying, icy blue mist suddenly erupted from the Ice Staff, spreading outwards at an astonishing speed! The massive swathe of icy mist expanded to both sides, forming a huge arc that subtly clamped down on the opponent.
Before the students from Tianling Academy could react, they were frozen stiff by the extremely cold mist, and their movements stopped repeatedly.
At this moment, the three reserve team members of Shrek Academy suddenly emerged. Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan attacked from the ground, launching a three-way assault, while Wang Dong'er launched a ranged attack from the air, finishing off the three senior students with the strength of Soul Master.
Holding the massive Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, Xu Sanshi activated his first soul ring and charged forward. Xuanming Zhen was released from the shield, flashing with black light, and crashed into his opponent like a berserker.
Beibei rushed in from the other side, raising her hand to release countless snake-like electric currents, forming a giant lightning net in mid-air that enveloped them!
Jiang Nannan nimbly circled around to the back of Tianling Academy, lightly touched the ground with her toes, leaped up, and instantly used her feet to trap a support soul master in the last row. She then activated her waist bow and threw him away!
Wang Dong'er in the sky instantly released a large number of golden light orbs, which blasted downwards. It was her second soul skill, the Light of the Butterfly God!
The seven members of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy slowly tried to unleash their soul skills to block the attack from the four reserve team members, but they found that Ling Luochen's terrifying cold mist had frozen their soul power to the point of stagnation, making it impossible for them to operate normally!
Left with no other option, they could only watch helplessly as their own side suffered continuous losses.
The entire match took two and a half minutes, and the four members of Beibei finished the game with overwhelming force.
At this moment, the members of Tianling Academy were either lying on the ground or outside the arena; none of them had the ability to fight back.
As expected, the referee smiled slightly and announced, "Shrek Academy wins this match and advances to the second round of the round-robin tournament!"
"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!"
In an instant, cheers once again resounded deafeningly throughout the square. Everyone was genuinely excited that this academy, which had never been defeated in a thousand years, had won a victory like a king returning home.
Amid cheers from the audience and under everyone's watchful eyes, Huo Yuhao and his team stepped off the competition stage, while the team leader from Tianling Academy hurriedly went forward to check on the situation of his team.
As soon as Huo Yuhao and the others came down, Zhang Lexuan, Wang Yan and the others came up.
"Your command was excellent; you controlled the situation first, then launched the attack. The whole process was smooth and efficient. You did a great job!"
Wang Yan praised with a smile.
"However, the opponent wasn't strong enough and didn't give Senior Brother Chen a chance to make a move," Huo Yuhao said with a hint of apology.
Chen Zifeng chuckled and said, "There will always be opportunities later, I'm not in a hurry. It's perfect to let the reserve team practice now."
For a moment, the atmosphere among the Shrek students became exceptionally harmonious, and the surrounding students couldn't help but look over.
Especially the delegation from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were both staring intently at Huo Yuhao.
However, unlike Meng Hongchen who was infatuated with a girl, Xiao Hongchen was thinking about the soul skill that Huo Yuhao had just used.
What kind of soul skill did he just use?