Chapter 190: A Different Thunder Team

On the day of the competition, the two teams appeared on the Soul Battle Platform; seeing Tie Li at the front of the Tiandou Royal Team, the seven members of the Blazing Fire Team's faces slightly changed.

In the audience seats, a very enthusiastic roar of cheers erupted; seeing the Soul King appear, it was already worth the ticket price.

They all wanted to catch another glimpse of that deep, terrifying Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Huo Wushuang's martial soul is the Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon, following an explosive path; if not for the appearance of Tie Li, the Soul King, in this Preselection, Huo Wushuang would have been the strongest front‑line Strong Attack-type Soul Master.

The Blazing Fire Team's Soul Master composition is Two Soul Sect Five Soul Honours; besides Huo Wushuang, this Soul Ancestor, the other is the level‑43 Control-type Soul Master, Huo Wu.

Reaching level‑43 at nineteen years old is enough to demonstrate their high talent.

Tie Li looked at the members of the Blazing Fire Team, his expression calm; the opponent's Soul Power Level was far from his own, and the only forceful means was the Fusion Ring from Huo Wu.

The two sides stared at each other on the arena, and upon the referee's announcement, simultaneously released their martial souls and Soul Rings.

Black was not the most dazzling hue, but against the backdrop of yellow and purple, the sole black became the focus of the entire arena.

Five Soul Rings manifested on Tie Li, exerting tremendous pressure on the Blazing Fire Team.

Black Lightning suddenly flashed from his right hand, and the Supreme Weapon Soul Thunder Dragon Hammer appeared in Tie Li's hand, accompanied by a faint draconic aura.

The presence of the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King exerts a very high positional suppression on the Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon.

The match hadn't even started, yet Huo Wushuang already showed a drop in condition because of this.

Tie Li launched the first offensive, Gu Qi followed closely, and Ning Ning's Amplification Soul Technique had already fallen onto the two of them.

With absolute superiority in raw power, tactical arrangements became less important; a direct frontal clash was the advantage.

Huo Wushuang forced himself forward, leading three Fire Leopards in a head‑on hack to buy time for Huo Wu behind him.

"Boom—"

"Crack!"

The collision of soul skills, accompanied by the sound of Black Thunder corroding the flames; apart from Huo Wushuang's higher flame level, the other three's flames were corroded by Black Thunder within a breath.

Beside Huo Wu were two Support-type Soul Masters, whose martial soul was Fire Star; unlike other supports, their assistance carried attacks.

Their Third Soul Ring lit up, and the Amplification Soul Technique also fell onto Huo Wu.

A purple sheen appeared; this was the violet light of a Thousand-Year Soul Technique, not the Third Soul Ring but Huo Wu's Fourth Soul Ring.

One person controlling three people's soul power; in soul power control, Huo Wu absolutely possessed extremely high talent.

The momentum rose step by step, already not inferior to a fire attribute Soul King.

This was also the method they used to counter Tie Li.

Huo Wu Radiant Sun!

The Second Soul Ring on Tie Li lit up; without the First Soul Ring's boost, the main effect of the Second Soul Technique is Shock Repel, and stacking his own strength, the resulting Shock Repel exceeded the normal Hundred-Year Soul Technique range.

"Bang—"

Under the massive force, the three besides Huo Wushuang were blasted out of the arena; Huo Wushuang's trembling legs barely halted the retreating body at the arena's edge.

"This..." A hint of fear appeared in Huo Wushuang's gaze toward Tie Li.

"Don't get distracted."

Gu Qi slid down from the sky, intending to deliver the final blow to Huo Wushuang.

Tie Li had already charged toward the poised Huo Wu, his eyes still calm; facing this attack not inferior to Soul King level, he hadn't considered retreat or evasion at all.

One hammer strike roared out, and the void around the hammer's body showed a lingering sense of stasis.

"Boom—"

The collision's aftershock spread outward, and three figures were flung backward from it.

At this moment, the outcome was already clear.

The onlookers from Thunder Academy all fixed their gaze on Tie Li in the arena.

The Spirit Hall this time announced the champion team's reward; the force behind Thunder Academy sent sect disciples to compete in the academy, aiming for the 70,000‑year Yinlei Magic Dragon Left Arm Bone.

This piece, for Thunder Attribute Soul Masters, is almost a top‑grade soul bone.

From the start of the Preselection, Thunder Academy displayed their formidable dominance and their determination to seize the championship.

Compared to the original‑timeline Thunder Team, this Thunder Team is configured by the All Soul Sect.

Even when facing Divine Wind Academy, they have never lost, maintaining an unbeaten record up to now.

They have not yet faced the Tiandou Royal Academy's secondary team, but possessing a Soul King, they are undoubtedly the Thunder Team's biggest rival.

"If we meet them in the next round, should we go all‑out or forfeit to preserve our strength?" the Team-leading Teacher of the Thunder Team looked at the two members of the team.

One is Yu Tianxin, a direct descendant of the Lan Dian Ba Wang Long Family, and the other, looking very ordinary, sat calmly in the corner, his gaze fixed on Tie Li in the arena.

He was a sect disciple rescued from outside, his status inferior to Yu Tianxin the direct descendant; beneath his calm demeanor lay deep resentment.

In his view, the only thing he lacked compared to Yu Tianxin was the martial soul; whether in cultivated talent or understanding of sect combat techniques, he was no worse than Yu Tianxin.

"Just losing one match doesn't affect our ranking..." Yu Tianxin planned to forfeit a match, preserving strength while not affecting the first‑place ranking.

But his words were cut off directly by Lei Ying; among the present team members, he was the only one daring to speak that way to Yu Tianxin.

"If you're scared, then don't take the stage; let me go next time, I have no intention to forfeit. Since we must advance to the next round as the first, we must earn it; a first place with a loss is no true first," Lei Ying showed no sign of yielding.

Yu Tianxin's gaze toward Lei Ying gained a hint of chill; the team's atmosphere grew subtle, and everyone at once didn't know how to speak.

As the Team-leading Teacher, he immediately gave a careless glance.

"Alright, alright, these are minor issues, no need for disputes."

The team's atmosphere was very subtle; the Thunder Academy students undoubtedly leaned toward Yu Tianxin, while the few from the sect found their situation rather awkward.

They dared not oppose Lei Ying nor offend Yu Tianxin, after all Yu Tianxin was the direct descendant of the Lan Dian Ba Wang Long Family, a role liked by neither side.

The Tiandou Royal Team's victory over the Blazing Fire Team basically secured entry into the next round; aside from facing the remaining Thunder Team, as long as they make no mistakes against other teams, their points are enough to advance.

Winning over the Blazing Fire Team with a crushing advantage also demonstrated this team's absolute strength to everyone.

"Not bad, basically we can enter the next round."

The Dream God Machine in the VIP seats nodded, and from his gaze it was clear he was very satisfied with the result.

"Among the remaining teams, probably only the Thunder Team is relatively difficult to deal with, but as long as we win the other few matches, the outcome of a single match cannot change the points ranking." Bai Baoshan said.

(End of chapter)