20demayo Chapter 107 The Tournament Ends
Chapter 107 The Tournament Ends
Chapter 107 The Tournament Ends
The final quickly entered a 2-2-3 battle. The atmosphere was still tense, but the situation had become much clearer.
Because Dai Youheng swiftly defeated Meng Hongchen in the individual battle, denying her the opportunity to unleash her full poison power, Bei Bei and Ling Luochen from Shrek Academy were able to remain in good condition.
Zhou Yi had more options in terms of team formation. She sent out Ma Xiaotao, who was in top form, along with Bei Bei, who had considerable attack power, to face the strongest combination that the Sun and Moon team would inevitably send out: Ma Rulong and another regular member.
The match went slightly better than expected. Bei Bei's Thunder Dragon Claw and Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Flame complemented each other well, putting considerable pressure on Ma Rulong.
However, as the captain of the Sun and Moon Team, Ma Rulong still possessed formidable trump cards. In the fierce battle, he finally found an opportunity and unleashed the immensely powerful level-eight soul tool, the Sword of Judgment!
A dazzling sword beam, imbued with a sense of judgment, tore through the arena. Although Ma Xiaotao and Bei Bei tried their best to resist and avoid being directly defeated, the peculiar energy contained within the sword beam acted like a key, completely igniting the evil fire hidden deep within Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Martial Soul.
"Ugh—!" Ma Xiaotao let out a painful scream. The originally blazing phoenix flames around her instantly turned dark red, violent, and full of destructive aura. Her eyes were covered with a layer of crimson, and her rationality was being devoured by madness. The powerful evil fire energy burst out uncontrollably, and she even showed a tendency to become an evil soul master on the spot.
When she turned evil, she became ten times stronger. Her outburst instantly defeated Ma Rulong, winning the first two-on-two match, but she also completely lost control.
"Senior Sister Xiaotao!" Beibei was horrified and tried to approach, but was forced back by the rampaging evil fire.
On the sidelines, Huo Yuhao's expression changed drastically. He immediately went up on stage and activated his ultimate Ice Soul Power in an attempt to help suppress the opponent.
However, although his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion power was strong, it could only be used to freeze and suppress from the outside. It had limited effect on the evil fire source that had already fully erupted in Ma Xiaotao's body, and might even trigger a more violent conflict.
Xuanzi immediately appeared beside Huo Yuhao and stopped him. Given Xiao Tao's current condition, Huo Yuhao could not only not save her, but might even be harmed by her.
Zhou Yi and the others felt their hearts sink to the bottom.
At this very moment, only Dai Youheng's Snow Soul Ice-Condensing Pill, which allows one to generate extreme ice from within, can neutralize the evil fire from the inside out and save Ma Xiaotao from her predicament.
However, Dai Youheng simply sat calmly on the bench, watching Ma Xiaotao struggling in pain on the field with indifferent eyes, without making any move.
Helping Ma Xiaotao would bring him no benefit whatsoever. On the contrary, it would expose the secret of his Rebellious Heavenly Demon Pill Martial Soul. Once he demonstrated his ability to refine such a miraculous pill, the Shrek Academy's higher-ups, and even the Sea God Pavilion, would absolutely spare no effort to keep him here and would never let him leave the academy to pursue his own plans.
Ultimately, he and Ma Xiaotao were merely strangers who met by chance, not even acquaintances. Whether she lived or died, or whether she would become an evil spirit master, what did it matter to Dai Youheng?
He would never gamble his freedom and future for a complete stranger.
Despite Ma Xiaotao's dangerous condition, the match had to continue. In the second match, Shrek Academy sent Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. Meanwhile, the Sun and Moon Team fielded the injured siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
Despite being injured and weakened, the Hongchen siblings' pride wouldn't allow them to back down. They forcefully gathered their soul power and unleashed once more the powerful Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Hongchen's Affection!
The magnificent torrent of metal merged with the poisonous mist intertwined with ice and fire, transforming into a destructive wave of light that swept towards Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong possessed a deeper understanding and more profound knowledge than they did. Facing a formidable enemy, they held nothing back!
The first attack was the Mantra of Truth – Mental Storm from the Void! The powerful mental impact was like an invisible giant hammer, slamming into the mental world of the Hongchen siblings, who were already in poor condition, causing their control over their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to become instantly disordered.
Immediately following, the Solo Dance in the Frost—the Radiant Light descended! The exquisite phantom of the Goddess of Light swayed and danced, the ultimate ice and holy light perfectly merging, transforming into a dazzling torrent that purified everything and froze all things, directly colliding with the already weakened Red Dust Attachment!
A burst of light erupted, and energy raged.
In the end, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, who were in better condition, prevailed! The lingering attachment to the mortal world was forcibly broken, and the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen both coughed up blood and flew backward, completely losing their fighting ability.
"The second match, Shrek Academy wins!" The announcement from the Heavenly Fiend Douluo rang out.
With the defeat of the Hongchen siblings, the 2-2-3 battle came to a complete end, and the final score was 2 to 1!
"The final is over! The winner is Shrek Academy! Congratulations to them for winning the championship of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament!" Huang Jinxu's loud voice resounded throughout the arena.
After a brief silence, Star Luo Square once again erupted into a sea of cheers, even though the champion was Shrek Academy, not their Star Luo National Academy.
But it's still better for Shrek Academy to win than for Sun Moon Royal Academy to win.
Moreover, first there was Dai Youheng, who defeated seven opponents single-handedly, and then there were Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, who possessed four martial soul fusion skills. Shrek Academy truly lives up to its reputation as a monster academy.
After the match, Xuanzi forcibly demanded the Sword of Judgment from the Sun and Moon Royal Academy.
After all, Ma Xiaotao's current state was all because of that sword. He needed to go back and have the people at the Soul Guidance Academy study it carefully; perhaps they could find a way to save her.
Faced with Xuanzi's overwhelming strength at level ninety-eight, Elder Ma had no choice but to obey and hand over the Sword of Judgment to Xuanzi.
The Continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition has ended, and Star Luo City has gradually returned to peace.
The final awards ceremony was not open to the public and was not grand. But the prizes were by no means inferior.
Besides the enormous sum of one million gold soul coins, the most significant reward for the champion was three soul bones. The Star Luo Empire demonstrated its profound resources by granting representatives from Shrek Academy access to the royal treasury to choose three soul bones from its ten treasured collection.
Xuanzi had no interest in such trivial matters and left the entire responsibility to team leader Zhou Yi. After careful consideration, Zhou Yi finally selected three soul bones of excellent quality that were very suitable for the current team members.
A 30,000-year-old wisteria right arm bone that can greatly enhance control and support abilities; a 40,000-year-old giant black tiger left arm bone containing violent power; and a 50,000-year-old ice mammoth left arm bone with ice attributes.
These three soul bones are all priceless treasures coveted by soul masters in the outside world.
Having received their rewards, the Shrek Academy team had successfully completed all their missions and it was time to return to the academy. Dai Youheng was naturally among the group. Although he had the intention to leave, he knew that leaving without saying goodbye would be tantamount to openly slapping Shrek Academy in the face and would completely offend this behemoth, which was seriously inconsistent with his principle of prioritizing interests.
Let's use the power of the Star Luo royal family to formally complete the graduation procedures under the legitimate reason of "responding to the call of the nation and returning to serve the country."
As the group was about to depart from Xingluo City, Dai Youheng cast his self-glow towards Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Xingluo Empire.
He gave her a barely perceptible glance, then after a long pause, he nodded almost imperceptibly, a graceful curve of his lips revealing his complete control. He indicated that she understood.
Dai Youheng will first return to the academy with the Shrek team. A month later, the Star Luo royal family will send a sufficiently high-ranking delegation to formally bring him back to the country.
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