"Come on, all of us academies know about Zhu Zhuqing's disciple, Dean Han. He has the ability to win the competition, so what right do you have to question him?" A student from the Kamikaze Academy, who had been defeated by Zhu Zhuqing, couldn't help but speak up for her.
"And the student behind you, wearing a mask that only covers half of his face, how can you be so unbecoming. If you had half the looks of Feng Shao, it would be fine. But you have an ordinary face and you still want to act cool?"
Tang San stepped forward and said coldly, "Your body and hair are inherited from your parents. You have no right to point fingers at me."
The man did not argue with him, but said calmly, "Okay, okay, I don't want to waste time on you. You should all go back quickly. The semi-finals are over. Don't interfere with the referee's allocation of the next schedule!"
"Ahem, sir, please stop being unreasonable. I still need to draw my next opponent." Feng Xiaotian stood up and said.
"You guys, good, you're all in cahoots, right? Canaan Academy, blatantly cheating! Good, very good." Yu Xiaogang's eyes were red, and his breathing was rapid.
Seeing the crowd growing, Yu Xiaogang, fearing recognition, hurriedly pulled Tang San away.
After running a distance, Tang San couldn't help but ask, "The semi-finals are about to begin. Teacher, where's Tianheng?"
"Tianheng?" Yu Xiaogang then remembered that he hadn't seen Yu Tianheng at the judges' draw.
"Uncle Xiaogang, I'm here, ahem." At this moment, Yu Tianheng, trembling, approached Yu Xiaogang.
He was still covered in lingering ice, looking utterly disheveled.
"Tianheng, did you win?" Yu Xiaogang asked hurriedly.
Yu Tianheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Uncle Xiaogang, her control is too strong. I can't break free."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang unconsciously took a step back, his whole body lost in thought.
They'd initially been so ambitious about winning the championship, but now their students had been completely wiped out. How could Yu Xiaogang accept this?
"Master, why are you running so fast?" Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu hurriedly caught up.
"Hey, let's go back to the academy." With a sigh, Tang San dragged Yu Xiaogang out.
"Xiao San, what happened? You lost to that bitch Zhu Zhuqing?" Dai Mubai asked hurriedly.
"Mubai, they tricked me. My arena is much smaller than the others, and I was backing away, so I slipped out of bounds."
In reality, the smaller the arena, the more beneficial it is for control-type spirit masters.
Conversely, the more room for agility-type spirit masters to perform. This is why so many
people spoke out for Zhu Zhuqing. She defeated you under unfavorable circumstances, and you shamelessly accuse the arena of something wrong? Shouldn't you order Fei Si?
"Hmph, let's go. Canaan Academy is doomed sooner or later!" Yu Xiaogang cursed before leaving.
...
In the Primary Soul Master Arena (Levels 31-35), Zhu Zhuqing and the other three all advanced to the semifinals.
In the upcoming semifinals, a civil war was inevitable.
Of course, Han Yu staggering their matches was partly a factor, but ultimately, it was their own strength that was sufficient.
"Haha, Zhu Dazhi, my opponent is you!" Tianyue said with a chuckle.
Zhu Dazhi was naturally foresighted. Even though Tianyue joined later, she was still stronger than him.
"Classmate Tianyue, please be gentle. I'm afraid of pain!"
"What are you afraid of? If I get hurt, don't we still have Lingling?" Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling approached.
"Sister Lingling, how are you doing?" the four asked simultaneously.
Ye Lingling chuckled and said, "Among the healing-type soul masters, I'm number one. However, there's also a support-type soul master who's tied for first place with me. Perhaps he'll become one of our team members."
"Great, great! Now, with the six of us and one more, we'll have a team of seven," Ling Xiao applauded.
Zhu Zhuqing added, "Teacher said that, in principle, each division will select at least one person to join a team, so we should have two more teammates."
"Please, Zhu Zhuqing and Ling Xiao, proceed to Arena Number One."
As the announcement sounded, everyone's casual conversation ended.
"Zhuqing, please be gentle. Injuries hurt a lot," Ling Xiao pleaded.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded calmly.
They had competed many times before and knew each other well.
Who won or lost wasn't particularly important.
...
That evening, the results of the qualifying rounds were announced.
In the Junior Soul Master Arena (Levels 31-35), the placings were Zhu Zhuqing, Ling Xiao, and Tianyue.
In the Advanced Soul Master field (levels 36-40), the top-ranking competitors were Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang. In the Elementary
Soul Master field (levels 41-45), the top-ranking competitors were Feng Xiaotian, Yu Tianxin, and Huang Bo. In the Advanced
Soul Master field (levels 46-50), the top-ranking competitors were Dugu Yan, Li Yue, and Zhang
Cheng
. Han Yu personally presented medals and prize money to each of these participants. It's worth noting that one participant performed well in the Advanced Soul Master field, but due to a chance encounter with Huo Wu, who was more capable than her, she was eliminated in the quarterfinals. "The Academy trials are over. Tomorrow begins the Free Challenge. Lower-level soul masters are not allowed to refuse challenges to higher-level soul masters. Conversely, lower-level soul masters have the right to refuse challenges from higher-level soul masters."
"We've just received an order from His Majesty Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire. The strongest participant in tomorrow's Free Challenge will be awarded a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone."
As soon as Han Yu finished speaking, the entire group erupted in excitement.
Soul bones! Besides Han Yu, everyone else was envious.
When Han Yu brought Ye Lingling and the others to training, he also ordered Sun Buyu to bring the two people on the list.
"Hello everyone, my name is Huang Doudou, I'm fourteen years old, my spirit is Needlework, and I'm a level thirty-seven Control-type Battle Soul Master."
"Hello, I'm Zhang Zhenyu, sixteen years old, my spirit is Crescent Scepter, and I'm a level forty-first Support-type Weapon Soul Master."
These two were both geniuses who had graduated from the Spirit Hall Academy. Unable to compete for a spot on the Spirit Hall team, they came to Canaan Academy.
True gold always shines, and they were naturally capable, so Han Yu would naturally discover them.
Of course, they weren't the only ones there; there were also many older students who performed exceptionally well.
However, precisely because of their age, they were over the age limit when the Spirit Master Competition began.
Sun Buyu said at this time: "Get to know each other and familiarize yourself with each other's soul skills. Starting the day after tomorrow, you will officially enter the team training stage. Of course, the number of places in the team is not fixed. If you don't perform well, you may be replaced by others at any time. Do you understand?"
Han Yu then said: "Rest early tonight. In tomorrow's challenge, I hope the champion can be produced among you. That soul bone is a soul bone without attributes, suitable for all of you."
"Among us, I guess Sister Yanzi has the greatest hope." Everyone said with some envy.
Ye Lingling can participate in the challenge, but her only means of attack is the Falling Flame Palm. This is her life-saving skill and it is impossible to use it casually.
Ps: Zhu Zhuqing's soul power level is a bug. The author discovered it after he finished writing. Emmm, dear readers, just assume that Zhu Zhuqing has been tempering her soul power strength during this period, and her soul power level has not increased.
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