radicalducati Chapter 97 I'm Super, Ice!
Chapter 97 I'm Super, Ice!
Chapter 97 I'm Super, Ice!
This sounds promising! Everyone's eyes lit up.
It's important to understand that Kong Tianxu's words on the first day of the elimination rounds were a direct response to Huo Yuhao's earlier declaration. It was as if he had trampled on the face of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect. You can imagine how frustrated they felt.
Because Ma Xiaotao's cultivation level is much higher than in the original work, she was only slightly injured in the corpse explosion during the Death Messenger incident and can play tomorrow. Their chances of winning the one-on-one elimination match are very high.
According to Huo Yuhao, whether it's a team battle or a 2-2-3 formation, they can eliminate the opponent's strongest point, making the rest much easier to deal with. He doesn't believe that the Sun Moon Empire can have a second Kong Tianxu.
If we can turn this around in the round-robin stage.
Wang Yan's eyes flickered as he looked at Ling Luochen:
"Luo Chen, how are your injuries? Even if we follow Yu Hao's advice, we must be prepared to face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in our first match tomorrow."
Ling Luochen's eyelashes trembled, but she still said firmly in the end:
"We can do it. The honor of the academy must not be ruined in our hands."
"Alright, then let's have a round-robin tournament and show the hundreds of thousands of spectators in Star Luo City that even our reserve team can dominate Sun Moon!"
Eleven hands were clasped together, then shook vigorously – “Victory is certain!”
As Ma Xiaotao watched this scene, she felt a sense of déjà vu for some reason.
But it doesn't matter. A fierce fire ignited in her eyes; now that she had appeared, the outcome would inevitably be different.
Wang Yan stood up and said, "Everyone, get a good rest tonight and get yourself into top condition. No one is allowed to go out. Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen, please stay behind. The rest of you, meeting adjourned."
Everyone stood up, and Ling Luochen and Huo Yuhao discussed the strategy for tomorrow with Wang Yan for a while before leaving the conference room one after the other.
Ling Luochen walked ahead in silence. Her injuries were far from fully healed, but with the die already cast, how could she possibly refuse?
"Senior Ling."
Huo Yuhao called out to her.
"Hmm?" She turned around and found that Huo Yuhao was handing her a black crystalline object.
"This is a piece of ancient whale glue. It needs to be burned by a high-intensity flame before it can be consumed. It should be very effective in healing your injuries. Go ask Senior Ma to give it to you. In the round-robin tournament, for the glory of Shrek Academy, we must win."
Ten-thousand-year-old whale glue? Ling Luochen was shocked. As an inner court student of Shrek Academy, she certainly knew what it was. It could be described as a rare and precious treasure!
She was about to refuse, but Huo Yuhao had already shoved the whale glue into her hand without saying a word, and then disappeared in a flash.
At this moment, his mental world was in complete turmoil.
Ling Luochen stroked the black whale glue, his eyes hardening, and turned to knock on Ma Xiaotao's door.
For the glory of Shrek!
That night, she opened the door to a new world.
The weather was not good; it was gloomy and somewhat depressing, just like the mood of the Shrek members.
They arrived early, but the results of the lottery did not favor them because they got up early; instead, they slid towards the outcome they least wanted to see.
Today is the fourth day of the competition. Early in the morning, the shouts of the audience echoed throughout Xingluo Square.
The reason is not only because their favorite Shrek Academy team is going to be the first to play today, but also because their opponent is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, led by a monstrous reserve Soul King!
Even Xu Jiawei, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire who only occasionally came to the city walls to watch the battle, once again led his trusted ministers and favorite concubines to the top of the imperial city early in the morning to wait, giving great face to this decisive battle that had arrived ahead of schedule.
In the players' rest area, today's matches were only the first round of the round-robin tournament, with four of the eight participating teams taking the stage. However, all sixty-seven teams that had advanced from the knockout stage were, without exception, seated in their respective seats.
They came to watch the competition, or more precisely, they wanted to relive the awe-inspiring moment on the first day of the tournament when the young genius from the Sun Moon Empire declared his terrifying strength to the entire audience.
When the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, dressed in moon-white outfits, appeared in the entrance passage for the participating academies, the previously noisy venue quieted down for a moment, and countless complex gazes were cast toward the figure walking at the front of the group.
In the stands, Xuanzi carefully covered the knees of an elderly man in gray robes who was reclining on a deck chair with a blanket, then pointed to Kong Tianxu's figure:
"Old Mu, that's him."
Moon nodded, his cloudy eyes instantly becoming crystal clear:
"It's definitely worth watching."
Kong Tianxu walked through the crowd with a calm expression, leading everyone to the rest area on the north side. As he passed the Shrek Academy rest area, he smiled slightly at the hostile Shrek Academy members and Ling Luochen, who seemed to have some doubt in her eyes.
The air was fresh today, and he felt good.
In the Shrek Academy rest area, even though they knew that the person opposite them was their opponent, seeing that clear and pure smile, the Shrek Academy members, especially the female students, couldn't help but feel a bit of goodwill towards Kong Tianxu.
Apart from Ma Xiaotao, she sat cross-legged in the rest area as soon as she saw the lottery results, constantly adjusting herself to the best state through meditation. She didn't even open her eyelids when Kong Tianxu passed by.
Beside her, Ling Luochen was also sitting cross-legged, but he was clearly not fully in a meditative state. His originally cold and somewhat pale face had become much rosier, and his breathing was no longer as weak as it had been in the past few days; in fact, it was even more prolonged.
Clearly, after last night, not only were her injuries completely healed, but she also benefited greatly from that piece of whale glue.
However, ever since she saw Kong Tianxu's face clearly, her questioning gaze would always inadvertently drift towards Ma Xiaotao's direction. It wasn't until she accidentally caught a glimpse of Ma Xiaotao's jade-like fingers that she closed her eyes again as if she had been electrocuted, and a distinct blush appeared on her face.
At this point, the host had already started warming up the audience. After a series of rambling remarks to get the audience excited, he shouted in his most impassioned voice:
"Next, please welcome the Shrek Academy team, the number one academy on the continent, and their opponents, the Sun Moon Empire's Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, to the waiting area. At the same time, please invite the captains of both teams to come up on stage to confirm their competition format."
At Wang Yan's signal, Bei Bei stood up and walked onto the stage. Kong Tianxu also nodded to Ma Rulong. The two went up on stage and, amidst intense eye contact, each held onto a small ball representing a different fighting style. Then, they exerted their power simultaneously, resulting in the blue ball.
The referee shouted loudly:
"Shrek Academy will face Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in a two-two-three battle strategy. Both sides, please prepare!"
Two or three?
Kong Tianxu stood up and walked straight towards the competition stage:
"Since it's best two out of three, we just need to secure two wins. The third match is three against three: Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen. Are you three okay with that?"
"Of course!" the three replied in unison.
If a level six Soul Master and two level five Soul Masters with Martial Soul Fusion Skills still can't defeat the half-crippled Shrek Academy, he might as well let Ye Xishui just wipe out the Shrek Academy group.
"Alright, Yin'er, you and Tianzhen will play the second two-on-two match. That way, we can at least win two matches. If things don't go well, don't force it."
"Okay." Cain looked at him with bright eyes.
He made no mention of the remaining two-on-two match, or how it would proceed in Lan Xiu's absence, but the members of the Sun and Moon team all shared the same answer:
He will sweep away the first match with an absolute victory, displaying unparalleled strength.
Two, two, three!
Wang Yan and Huo Yuhao exchanged a surprised glance, then suppressed their excitement and said:
"He really came to fight the first battle alone, as planned! The first match is Yuhao, you and Ling Luochen, and then the third match is Xiaotao with Beibei and Xu Sanshi."
"That way, we can win at least two games!"
"Does Shrek Academy really think it has no one? Yuhao, we will make him pay for his arrogance."
Ling Luochen stood up, and Huo Yuhao nodded resolutely before following her onto the competition stage.
Shrek finally fielded their starting lineup?
The atmosphere in the audience heated up again, with shouts of "Shrek!" growing louder and louder. Xuanzi, somewhat gloating, explained to Mu En:
"Elder Mu, the girl in the inner courtyard has an ice element martial soul. Yuhao is probably trying to use his ultimate ice to amplify her and suppress her attribute. The Empire is going to suffer a setback."
The look of surprise and uncertainty in Moon's eyes deepened, and he slowly shook his head:
"It's probably not that simple."
"Both parties share the same name."
"Shrek Academy, Ling Luochen." Ling Luochen's expression was indifferent.
"Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao." Huo Yuhao's eyes were resolute. "Kong Tianxu." Kong Tianxu glanced at them, and at the referee's signal, turned around and began to distance himself.
"Are you proud of your martial spirit? I'll show you what a truly powerful martial spirit is!"
Huo Yuhao suddenly shouted.
Kong Tianxu's pace remained unchanged.
Ling Luochen had retreated to the edge of the arena. She stood in front, with Huo Yuhao behind her. Her usually cold expression was now even more frighteningly cold.
Huo Yuhao's eyes shone with golden light. His mental detection was quietly activated, and this time the backlash did not reappear. Sensing a scorching wave suddenly appearing beside Kong Tianxu, a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
Shortly after Ling Luochen left his seat, Ma Xiaotao opened her eyes. She had reached her peak condition, and the boundless fighting spirit in her chest burned her eyes with a dark red hue.
She raised her head and looked at her opponent on the competition stage, then her whole body trembled violently, and her eyes turned pink again.
How could it be him?
Ma Xiaotao wanted to shout, but looking at the real figure that had appeared countless times in her beautiful fantasies, she ultimately only murmured softly:
"He's not a fire elementalist—"
"What?"
Wang Yan, standing next to her, looked at her in confusion, wondering if he was hallucinating.
"The match begins!"
Ling Luochen raised her right hand, and with the flash of her first spirit ring, the Ice Staff appeared in her hand, and five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—emerged behind her.
In contrast, the miraculous three purple and two black flames rose again beneath Kong Tianxu's feet, and the sun's fire that had once terrified countless people blazed fiercely in his right hand.
Who will win between Shrek Academy's elite Soul King and the Sun Moon Empire's genius Soul King? Hundreds of thousands of spectators held their breath.
The surrounding air suddenly became cold.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward, closed his eyes, and immediately channeled his ultimate ice soul power into Ling Luochen's body.
Instantly, Ling Luochen's gaze turned cold, and an indescribable aura emanated from her. The next instant, she activated her fifth spirit ring.
The black spirit ring radiated an oppressive light, instantly expanding into an ice-blue halo!
The Ring of Ice!
The referee, who was quickly retreating from the center of the playing field, froze on his feet, and then the unfortunate referee turned into an ice sculpture, remaining motionless in his retreating posture.
That's a Soul Saint level referee! The audience cheered even louder. Shrek Academy was still the invincible Shrek Academy in their hearts!
Beibei's gaze swept over the Sun and Moon team. They remained seated without moving an inch, and their expressions did not change at all.
His heart sank.
The halo quickly spread to Kong Tianxu's front, then suddenly shattered.
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, and in his mental detection, in addition to the intense heat, there was also a chill.
He was all too familiar with that coldness.
"His attribute is ice." Ma Xiaotao bit her red lips lightly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
"Ice?!" The Shrek students, and even the entire audience, exclaimed in unison.
The ultimate ice!
The mental probe shattered with a deafening roar; on the other side of the sun's fire, a flurry of snow fell.
An even more astonishing chill swept in!