"A Soul Sage? Why would she participate in such a competition? Her age shouldn't qualify her either."
"Could it be…"
Yu Yuanzhen's body trembled violently, his chest heaving uncontrollably as he sucked in a sharp, cold breath.
Two and a half years ago, during the conflict at the Shrek Academy in the Barak Kingdom, they had encountered the Spirit Hall members. The Soul Sage woman escorted by two Title Douluos was Qian Renxue.
Yu Yuanzhen staggered and sat down, the shock in his eyes lingering for a long time.
"A Soul Sage under twenty-five years old? No, she was already a Soul Sage two and a half years ago."
"That means, even if she is twenty-five now, she reached the Soul Sage level at around twenty-two or twenty-three."
"Hisss—" Yu Yuanzhen shuddered all over.
The Spirit Hall is truly unfathomable!
Whether it's the older generation or the younger generation, they all stand at the very peak of the continent.
The only one who might compare to her is probably…
Yu Yuanzhen looked through the window towards another VIP room, which was exactly where the students of the Glazed Academy were resting.
Dugu Yan, 21 years old, 68th Rank Soul Emperor.
Yu Yuanzhen's face was full of bitterness. Unlike the Haotian Sect, which had Tang Chen, their pillar of strength…
Had their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect truly fallen behind the times?
"Alas and alack!"
There's no hope. Not a shred of hope.
She was already a Soul Sage two and a half years ago. To reach Soul Sage in such a short time, after two and a half years of training, she might have advanced several more levels.
Yu Yuanzhen staggered to his feet and plopped down into a chair.
His eyes were vacant.
He seemed completely broken.
At the same time, in Shrek's VIP room, Flender and the others were utterly shocked.
"No wonder the Spirit Hall dared to put out a 100,000-year soul bone… they have such a trump card…"
Seeing the continuously astonished Shrek group, the few elders from the Haotian Sect were rather puzzled.
Isn't she just a woman from the Spirit Hall?
Was such a big reaction necessary?
"What's so special about her?" Tang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and asked.
"Soul Sage. If we're not mistaken, the captain of the Martial Soul Academy fighting against the Thunderclap Academy below was already a Soul Sage two and a half years ago."
Even if she is twenty-five this year, she would have been only twenty-two or twenty-three two and a half years ago.
What a terrifyingly monstrous talent!
"A Soul Sage in her early twenties?" Tang Chen roughly understood the situation from Flender and the others' account.
"She bears the surname Qian, so she's most likely related to that old fellow Qian Daoliu."
"Trying to take something from your Spirit Hall really isn't easy! Hah, showing off in front of the Haotian Sect."
"When the time comes, I'd like to see that old fellow Qian Daoliu cry his eyes out after losing that 100,000-year soul bone."
Compared to the others' conversation, Yu Xiaogang was much quieter, but his clenched fists showed he wasn't as calm as he appeared on the surface.
"Damn it, the evil Spirit Hall."
"They still have such methods hidden. That 100,000-year soul bone should belong to Xiao San!"
Tang San is only a Soul King, yet the enemy is so powerful. If it weren't for that woman Bibi Dong refusing to tell him the cultivation method for Twin Martial Souls,
Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer would have at least several ten-thousand-year soul rings by now. Even if not a Soul Sage, he would at least be close to Soul Emperor strength.
"Bibi Dong, you don't cherish our past affection at all."
"How dare you…"
"The feelings we shared back then, did you just sever them so cleanly?"
Not just affection, I'm probably not even qualified to enter the Pope's Hall now.
His father, Yu Yuanzhen, had also told him not to go looking for Bibi Dong again.
Bibi Dong had said that if she saw him being ungrateful again, she wouldn't mind exposing all his affairs, including the title "Plagiarism Master".
What plagiarism!
Can the things a scholar like me, Yu Xiaogang, does be called plagiarism?
That's called drawing references, that's called summarizing.
Then innovating on the old!
Yu Xiaogang was still muttering to himself.
Meanwhile, the battle between Thunderclap Academy and Martial Soul Academy was declared started by the order of a Red-robed Bishop.
"What do you mean by this?"
Yu Tianxin's face darkened as he unleashed his 45th-rank soul power.
At this moment, he was rather puzzled and even faintly felt humiliated.
Was the Martial Soul Academy looking down on them?
Except for this extremely beautiful captain, Qian Renxue, all the other team members simultaneously turned and walked down the competition stage.
Are you trying to say that one person can take on all of us? Even Tang the Hammer from the Haotian Sect isn't as arrogant as you!
"Dealing with you, I alone am enough." Qian Renxue's tone was indifferent, but to Yu Tianxin's ears, it sounded like mockery.
Say what you will, we are still one of the Top Three Sects.
Although we're temporarily behind, I, Yu Tianxin, will definitely turn the tables.
"Woman, I hope you won't regret it when you lose."
"Secret Skill — Dragonification"
Since the other side looks down on them so much, let's make her fail completely.
No matter how much taunting happens before the match, as long as the opponent loses the match,
it's all useless effort.
Dragonification, the secret skill of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. The degree of dragonification increases by one level with each additional soul ring. Dragonification is only considered near completion upon reaching the Soul Sage level.
Even at only rank 45, in the Dragonified state, his power rivals some rank 47 or even 48 Soul Masters.
This is the mighty power of the top-tier beast martial soul, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
"Is this all?"
"Indeed, there's a reason you can only rank third."
Qian Renxue stated the matter very calmly. Veins throbbed on Yu Tianxin's forehead.
"Take this!"
His whole body turned into a flash of lightning. Yu Tianxin's right hand transformed into a dragon claw, swiping fiercely towards Qian Renxue.
"Too slow."
"What?" Before Yu Tianxin could react, the figure in front of him flickered and then disappeared.
"Schlick—"
Bright red blood spurted out.
A gash was cut open on Yu Tianxin's shoulder.
"Gwah!"
Yu Tianxin spat out a mouthful of blood, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.
"Captain!"
The other team members reacted and rushed to assist.
"Schlick—"
"Schlick—"
"Schlick, schlick, schlick—"
Almost before they could make any move, they fell to the ground one after another, their shoulders similarly cut open as if by a sharp blade, blood spreading across the stage.
The entire arena was so quiet it felt eerie.
Qian Renxue's clean attire wasn't stained with a single drop of blood. The holy light attached to her body gave a sense of peace, starkly contrasting with the bloody scene.
Suddenly, terrifying soul power surged.
Yu Yuanzhen appeared on the competition stage.
"Qian Renxue of the Martial Soul Academy, you've gone too far."
"Can't you tell whether they're dead or not?" Qian Renxue looked up at the high altitude, her voice cold and clear.
"You…" Yu Yuanzhen was left speechless.
Of course he could see that Yu Tianxin was only injured, not dead.
"If you think it's serious, you can also request the Spirit Hall to send healing Soul Masters. Oh, right, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect also has healing pills. The Top Three Sects share the same breath and branches."
"Presumably, Sect Master Yu will most likely choose to go there!"
"Hmph!" Yu Yuanzhen snorted coldly. "This match is our Thunderclap Academy's loss."
Yu Yuanzhen took all the Thunderclap Academy students down and brought them to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect area.
The loser eats dust; it's the same everywhere.
Instead, it's the victor who draws more attention.
Especially since Qian Renxue hadn't even released her martial soul, effortlessly resolving the first match of the quarter-finals. It was truly shocking.
After a short break, the second match began.
Without any suspense, Shrek Academy defeated the Sun Moon Academy and advanced to the semi-finals.
The matches continued.
Several days later, the semi-finalists were determined. The upcoming matches were—
"Shrek Academy VS Martial Soul Academy."
"Glazed Academy VS Blazing Wind Academy."