Tianhai City Stadium.
This was the only match in the three-versus-three team competition since Su Ming's one-versus-three defeat of Ye Xinglan's team where the team drawn against the Tianhai team's youth group did not forfeit.
Hailu Academy was one of the top academies in the Tianhai Alliance, consistently ranked within the top three, corresponding to the status of its home city, Hailu City, within the Alliance—the third largest city.
It was within reason that Hailu Team encountered Tianhai Team and did not forfeit.
After all, no matter how powerful Su Ming was, he was still only a Spirit Elder.
The three Hailu Team participants were all fourteen years old, with two three-ring and one two-ring cultivators.
Despite this configuration daring to face the Tianhai Team, while the audience was anticipatory, they weren't actually optimistic.
The so-called anticipation was really more about witnessing Su Ming's mighty power again; that overwhelming, invincible aura was hard to forget.
Su Ming stepped onto the stage very solemnly. He looked at the three girls opposite him without any trace of contempt.
The differences between the three girls were very striking. They all had long hair, but it was divided into three colors: gold, blue, and green.
The golden-haired girl stood at the front, her posture ramrod straight, her eyes exceptionally bright. The blue-haired and green-haired girls stood side-by-side behind her; their appearances were nearly identical, seeming to be twins.
"Match begins!"
At the referee's command, both sides released their Martial Souls.
Su Ming stepped forward alone, three purple Spirit Rings appearing in sequence.
Behind him, Long Hengxu and another teammate moved to the sides. Both had three Spirit Rings: Long Hengxu had two yellow and one purple, while the other teammate had three yellow Spirit Rings.
Opposite, the golden-haired girl had three yellow Spirit Rings, the blue-haired girl had two yellow and one purple, and the green-haired girl had two yellow Spirit Rings.
Box One.
Box One belonged to the Tianhai Alliance officials. Currently, two people were inside: Hailu Academy Principal Zhang Zhenpeng and Tianhai Academy Principal Long Huantian.
"Huantian brother, this time I am precisely aiming to secure three application slots for Shrek Academy's inner court for them."
Shrek Academy currently holds enrollments every three years. Most of the application slots were distributed to administrative bodies in various regions. Due to its past performance not being stellar, the Tianhai Alliance's allocation was very tight.
There were over a hundred application slots for the outer court, but distributed among the more than fifty Spirit Master academies in over ten cities within the Alliance region, it was stretched thin.
Outer court application slots were tight; inner court application slots were even tighter.
Unlike failing the outer court application, resulting in elimination, those going to Shrek for assessment through an inner court application slot could be guaranteed placement in Shrek's outer court even if they failed to pass and join the inner court.
The Tianhai Alliance only got five inner court application slots every three years!
"Let's see their performance first."
Long Huantian did not refuse directly. His gaze turned to the arena below.
Zhang Zhenpeng was not displeased. He stood to the side and introduced them to Long Huantian.
"The golden-haired one is Wang Dongqi. Her Martial Soul is the Flash Thunder Sword. Her talent in the sword path is not bad; she can enjoy simulated cultivation bonuses from practicing sword techniques. This is also the key to her breaking through to Spirit Elder at just fourteen."
Long Huantian nodded expressionlessly.
Indeed excellent, but not enough for him to relinquish an inner court application slot.
Zhang Zhenpeng sighed sighed inwardly.
He continued the introduction: "The blue-haired one is Zhou Hanyou, the green-haired is Zhou Tian'er. Hanyou and Tian'er are twins, mentally connected, and also possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Additionally, they respectively control ice and wood elements, making their future potential limitless."
Long Huantian's expression changed. The Zhou sisters were indeed worthy of inner court application slots.
If Tianhai Academy didn't have Su Ming, the quality of this year's student intake would definitely be inferior to Hailu Academy's.
"Huantian brother, the sisters will demonstrate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill today. But their Spirit Power level isn't high enough yet, and their control over the Fusion Skill is insufficient. We should still be careful to prevent accidents," Zhang Zhenpeng gave a preemptive warning.
Su Ming was simply too strong. Without using the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, their Hailu Team would be crushed.
Su Ming's Spirit Power stirred.
He raised his hand, and an elemental vortex rapidly took shape.
The elemental power throughout the entire arena was affected, beginning to rotate around Su Ming, with part of the elemental power spontaneously condensed into blade shapes.
Wang Dongqi simultaneously activated all three of her Spirit Rings. Her entire person was like a bolt of lightning, darting left and right in the arena, sword light flashing.
However, just colliding with the elemental blades exhausted her. Before even getting close to Su Ming, she had already used up all her trump cards.
Seeing Wang Dongqi ultimately fail to accomplish anything, the Zhou sisters hesitated no longer. The two sisters embraced, illusory shadows appearing behind them simultaneously—one an ice-blue phantom emitting a piercing chill, the other an emerald green phantom full of vitality.
The two phantoms embraced each other just like their Spirit Master counterparts. Blue and green light interweaved, then rapidly spread across the entire arena.
Su Ming's gaze turned grave.
His elemental storm was impacted.
The water elements within the entire arena range were rapidly drawn away, while a surge of vitality emerged, swiftly converging towards the fused light and shadow.
Long Huantian was fully focused.
Although he had confidence in Su Ming, believing Su Ming could theoretically defeat a top-tier Spirit Ancestor, and the theoretical upper limit of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between a Spirit Elder and a Grand Spirit Master was also a top-tier Spirit Ancestor, the outburst of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was extremely fierce, surpassing what an ordinary Spirit Ancestor could achieve.
Zero Class.
Tang Wulin watched the scene in the arena, instinctively holding his breath.
He looked at Gu Yue.
Gu Yue said calmly, "Martial Soul Fusion Skill. It has already elevated their power to another level. The power gap is too large; skill cannot compensate for it."
Her cultivation was only at the Grand Spirit Master level now. If she truly displayed elemental control skills capable of dealing with the Zhou sisters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill, she would really be taken away for dissection and study.
Even more exaggerated than Su Ming.
Everything Su Ming displayed had a traceable logic; it was all-around powerfulness. The elemental skill level she would need to display would be unreasonable.
The light and shadow overlapped. Blue and green light swept across the entire arena, covering it in a layer of frosty mist. During this process, even Su Ming's elemental vortex was scattered.
A mass of intense light exploded. A giant tree erupted from the ground, seemingly formed from ice crystals, yet also brimming with life force.
"Go!" Su Ming shouted.
Long Hengxu and the other teammate exchanged a glance and directly jumped off the arena.
The instant they jumped, countless blue giant trees erupted from various points on the arena.
Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Forest of Ice and Snow!
Su Ming took a deep breath. His first Spirit Ring shone.
His power began to expand . His entire body began to grow taller, from 1.7 meters directly reaching 2.5 meters. He was filled with an inexplicable majesty.
His Spirit Power surged outward, forcibly shattering the Forest of Ice and Snow around him to create a patch of pure land.
His spiritual power spread out beyond the arena, even affecting the spectator stands. It was like an abyss, like a prison, making people's brains feel as if they had been heavily hammered.
The overlapping light and shadow above the arena also stagnated, revealing the distinct blue and green phantoms within.
Boom!
Su Ming erupted, throwing a fierce punch. Water, fire, earth, wind, light, and dark elements superimposed. On his right arm, even a metallic phantom appeared, transforming into a gauntlet shape enveloping his fist, making the fluctuations of the six elements even more terrifying.
His punch seemed simple and unadorned, yet it contained the full outburst of his three systems.
Pure physical strength.
Pure Spirit Power eruption.
Plus pure elemental bombardment.
He released his Spirit Power outward, integrating elemental power into it, bestowing the Spirit Power with attributes.
Then, his fist fiercely slammed into this elemental vortex, firing it out like an air cannon.
This was his most powerful punch at present.
Giant trees were shredded one by one by the elemental vortex.
On the arena, the six elements rotated like a giant drill, piercing through this Forest of Ice and Snow.
The overlapping phantoms in the sky dispersed. The Zhou sisters fell to the ground, directly falling into unconsciousness.
Zero Class.
Tang Wulin stared dumbfounded at this scene, feeling despair.
Was this really the power a human could unleash?
Within a hidden space inside his body, Old Tang sighed inwardly.
"Wulin, he is already a Spirit Elder, while you are only a Spirit Master. Think about what the power you can unleash now looks like to other Grand Spirit Masters and Spirit Elders."
Old Tang's voice pulled Tang Wulin out of his self-doubt.
"Your foundation is too weak."
"But, my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is so hard to cultivate…" Tang Wulin's voice was low.
Old Tang was silent for a long moment before finally deciding to give Tang Wulin a thread of hope.
"Ten-Thousand-Year Plant Essence."
"What?" Tang Wulin subconsciously asked.
"Ten-Thousand-Year Plant Essence."
Old Tang repeated it and added.
"Before preparing to break the Golden Dragon King's second seal, collect a portion of Ten-Thousand-Year Plant Essence. I will try to use the Golden Dragon King's bloodline to stimulate your Martial Soul and see if we can achieve Martial Soul evolution."
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