Chapter 240 Isn't It Starting Yet?
On both sides of the arena, compared to the grand occasion of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Soul Master Competition held in Spirit City was far less impressive!
There were only the academy members who had advanced, the judges on the high platform, the teachers in the spectator seats, and the high-ranking members of Spirit Hall.
They silently watched everything below, observing the teams on both sides of the arena, and calculating the odds of victory for each side.
On the Elephant Armor Academy's side, all seven were imposing and robust, each over two meters tall, dressed in black! Their weight was estimated to be at least 300 jin!
They crossed their arms, squinted at their opponents, and plotted how to quickly defeat the Heaven Dou Team!
Having fought their way up from the Heaven Dou Division, they certainly didn't want to be eliminated in the first round!
Heaven Dou Team was on one side.
Dugu Yan squinted at the big guys opposite her, wondering to herself whether she should use her spirit.
Without any weapons, she had no intention of fighting these big guys bare-handed!
This was so damaging to her ladylike image!
"Sister Yan Yan, it's about to start. Have you thought about how to deal with them?" Ye Lingling asked as she walked up.
Her spirit was ready to be unleashed; once those physically strong Elephant Armor students on the other side fell, she would begin to heal them.
Tsk!
As the healer of Heaven Dou Academy, she had to pay attention to the safety of the opposing academy at all times, and sometimes she felt like she had betrayed them.
Ye Lingling didn't know how to describe her feelings.
Seeing the "plump and strong" appearance of the people opposite her, Ye Lingling thought to herself, "They're all as strong as pigs; they shouldn't be poisoned to death in one go, right?"
"I've thought it through."
Dugu Yan nodded to Ye Lingling. "Let's play it by ear!"
Damn rules! Who made them?
She should have learned two more self-created soul skills! Why was she so fixated on the whip?
Now that she was out of her whip, if she didn't want to fight bare-handed, she could only use her spirit!
She didn't want to use her spirit right now!
It was much more satisfying to unleash her true strength as soon as she stepped onto the stage than to only show it off in the finals.
Soon, both sides stood at the edge of the ring.
Led by the referee, the Elephant Armor Sect members were the first to step onto the arena!
The commotion was enormous as soon as they appeared!
When the seven people stepped onto the arena together, the solid and stable arena actually trembled slightly!
The referee standing above twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth.
These seven people were a bit… too heavy, weren't they?
The minimum weight was 500 jin!
Seven men in black, their eyes blazing, stared intently at Heaven Dou's side. The leader, Hu Yanli, spoke in a deep, booming voice:
"Elephant Armor Academy Team, Captain: Hu Yanli, Level 44 Defense-type Battle Spirit Master!"
In an instant, his gaze turned incredibly fierce, and his aura was like that of a beast poised to pounce and charge at any moment!
Dugu Yan faced the group with a relaxed and carefree demeanor. She lightly leaped, landing on one foot, and then stepped onto the arena, followed closely by the six members of the Heaven Dou team.
"Heaven Dou Academy, Heaven Dou Team Captain, Dugu Yan." Dugu Yan glanced indifferently at the seven people opposite her. The moment she stepped onto the arena, she had already thought of a way to deal with them.
After using the whip soul skill for so long, she almost forgot that she didn't need soul skills or soul rings; poison skills alone were enough!
A group of spirit masters whose highest level was only 44—she wondered how many seconds they could withstand her poison?
A cold glint flashed in Hu Yanli's eyes. Not even reporting her soul power? Heh!
"Dugu Yan, I've heard your grandfather is Poison Douluo? I hope your performance in this battle won't disappoint me," Hu Yanli said coldly.
Dugu Yan ignored him completely. She glanced at the referee and asked, "Aren't you going to start?"
The referee glanced at Dugu Yan. As expected of Poison Douluo's granddaughter! Even at this point, she remained so calm and composed! She even dared to question the referee!
"Boys, salute!"
"Prepare for the match. You may release your spirits. The rules remain the same: the loser will be eliminated, and the winner will advance to the top six!"
"Heaven Dou Advanced Academy Team versus Elephant Armor Advanced Spirit Master Academy, ready!"
"Spirit! Possession!"
The Elephant Armor faction was the first to unleash their spirits, with phantom images of diamond mammoths appearing behind them, and yellow and purple soul rings appearing on the bodies of each Elephant Armor Sect student!
However, apart from Hu Yanli and another spirit master, the rest were all Soul Venerables.
"Spirit! Possession!"
Not to be outdone, the Heaven Dou faction immediately revealed their spirits! Yellow, purple, and black spirit rings appeared on their bodies!
Black?
A scene that shocked both sides unfolded as their gazes fell squarely on Ye Lingling.
"Soul King?"
Damn! A Soul King had appeared in the very first match?
On the high platform, everyone's attention was drawn to Ye Lingling's spirit ring!
If the Soul King was Dugu Yan, they wouldn't be surprised at all!
The granddaughter of Poison Douluo! She had a level 97 grandfather! Even a Soul Emperor wouldn't be surprising… just kidding!
They could understand that Dugu Yan was a Soul King, but what right did Ye Lingling have?
In the Heaven Dou Team, although her spirit and talent were very strong, she was very young!
The youngest age, the strongest ability!
This contrast was striking!
The audience on the high platform had complicated expressions, especially those from Spirit Hall, who were Soul Kings!
Even though it was just a support-type Soul King, it was still a Soul King!
Moreover, this Soul King was younger than their Golden Generation!
This was a bit uncomfortable!
They couldn't understand how the Heaven Dou Empire could produce such a genius. Was it simply because…?
"Nine Heart Begonia at the Soul King level."
Bibi Dong, who had secretly come to watch the battle, looked even more gloomy!
Two "Soul Emperors" and one almost unbeatable healing Soul King!
How could they fight like this? What was the point of fighting?
Let's just admit defeat!
She looked at Dugu Yan, who hadn't released her spirit, and left with a dark expression!
Several members of the Heaven Dou Team looked at Ye Lingling with envy. They never expected that Ye Lingling, who had always had a low profile, would actually break through to the Soul King level today.
If the venue hadn't been unsuitable, they would have really wanted to ask her how she had broken through.
"A Soul King? I didn't expect your team to have a Soul King!"
Hu Yanli's tone was somewhat surprised, but his face showed no difficulty. He was just a healing-type Soul King. Although he was very strong, he was not the decisive factor!
Find an opportunity to take her down first!
Faced with everyone's attention, Ye Lingling gave an awkward yet polite smile. She herself didn't like to be in the limelight, but there was nothing she could do. Who could blame her when Sister Yan Yan was so powerful? For the sake of a competition, she had actually raised her soul power to this level!
It was hard not to stand out!
"What's so strange about having a Soul King?" Dugu Yan sneered. "We're the ace team of Heaven Dou!"
"Snort!"
Hu Yanli sneered. "Dugu Yan, why haven't you released your spirit yet? Are you looking down on us? Once the competition starts, we won't care about your grandfather!"
"I'm not the only one who hasn't released my spirit?"
Dugu Yan stretched lazily, glanced at Zhu Zhuqing who had a rather low profile, and said, "Isn't there another one?"
Zhu Zhuqing's expression remained unchanged, but she thought to herself, "Is it that I'm unwilling to release my spirit? It's you who won't let me!"
"Alright, referee! Aren't you going to start?"
[end of the chapter]