Chapter 192: Lei Ying

After losing this crucial point, all sides speculated that the Tiandou Royal Team would send a Soul King for the next three matches.

Indeed, as they guessed, the next day when facing the Star Moon Team, Tie Li, as Team Leader, led the squad into battle.

The captain of the Star Moon Team was only a level‑38 strong‑attack Soul Elder; facing Tie Li, the Five Ring Soul King, the pressure was immense.

The result of this match was indisputable: the Tiandou Royal Team won with overwhelming force.

And the opponent they will face tomorrow is the Thunder Team, one of the FiveElementsAcademy.

They are the only undefeated team in the Preselection, composed of All Soul Sect trainees.

Even with Tie Li, the Soul King, present, the Second Team members—including Zhao Tianhe—do not have absolute confidence of victory.

"Our opponent tomorrow is the Thunder Team; this is their information," Zhao Tianhe presented the intel he had gathered.

The most eye‑catching, without doubt, is the Thunder Team's captain, Yu Tianxin, who possesses the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus martial soul.

Yu Tianxin's Soul Power Level is not the highest in this All Soul Sect squad, but his strength is unquestionably the greatest.

In this Thunder Team, the highest Soul Power Level belongs to a level‑48 Agile Attack‑type Soul Master who wields the Thousand‑Cry Bird martial soul and is also a Flying Soul Master.

Just from the member data of the Thunder Team that Zhao Tianhe supplied, they felt great pressure.

In the conference room, the only person without pressure was probably Tie Li alone.

Judging by the current momentum of Thunder Academy, they will undoubtedly enter the next round with an all‑victory stance.

By contrast, the Thunder Academy's conference room felt much more stifling.

"Our points can enter the next round in first place without exposing our hidden cards," the Team‑leading Teacher said.

As a teacher of the academy, he does not simply favor Yu Tianxin; when a team participates in a competition, considerations cannot be only superficial.

Lei Ying wants to enter the next round with an all‑victory stance, and his approach leans more toward sect‑internal assessment.

But this is a competition, and the ultimate goal of a competition is to claim the championship.

Hiding a hidden card to produce a surprise victory at a crucial moment can, at minimum, add thirty percent to the odds of winning the battle.

Lei Ying is one of the Thunder Team's hidden cards here—a level‑51 strong‑attack Battle Soul King—qualified as a hidden card.

Yet Lei Ying himself will take part in tomorrow's Soul Battle competition, aiming to win with absolute superiority.

"Since it's first, it must be an undisputed first," Lei Ying retorted bluntly.

His words refer not only to this match but also seem to articulate his dominance over the younger generation within the sect.

Within the sect, Lei Ying truly is the undisputed first among the younger generation.

He is about the same age as Tie Li, around twenty‑four, already broke through to Soul King, and has a high chance of becoming a titled Douluo in the future.

This time the sect sent him to the Soul Master Competition, and personally promised him that if he wins the championship, the seventy‑thousand‑year Yinlei Magic Dragon Left Arm Bone will belong to him, and the sect will also prepare an additional ten‑thousand‑year Thunder Attribute soul bone for him.

These two points show how highly the sect values him.

"Lei Ying, do you think this team is up to your command?" Yu Tianxin stood up, his gaze fixed on Lei Ying.

Facing Yu Tianxin's direct stare, Lei Ying showed no intention of evading.

"I said it: tomorrow I will take the field and defeat the Tiandou Royal Team."

The conference room's atmosphere grew heavy, and for a moment no one dared to speak up.

"The higher‑ups have issued an order: tomorrow's single battle, give it our all."

At that moment, the conference room doors opened, and a Thunder Academy teacher walked in.

Hearing that, Lei Ying's mouth involuntarily curved; to him, it meant the sect leaned more toward him.

Yu Tianxin said nothing, simply sitting calmly back in his seat.

"If you don't want to fight, I can have someone else take your place," Lei Ying said with ill intent.

Fundamentally, Lei Ying is a person with a strong desire for control; especially when facing Yu Tianxin, he always wants to seize everything of Yu Tianxin's, both within the sect and now at Thunder Academy.

Yu Tianxin gave no reply, let out a cold snort, and left the conference room.

"Team Leader!"

Seeing this, Lei Dong and the others immediately gave chase; they were originally members of the Thunder Team, trained and grew together, sharing deep bonds.

Whether it was Yu Tianxin's strength or personal charisma, it won the wholehearted respect of the original Thunder Team members.

Lei Ying saw this and gave a cold smile.

"Lei Ying, where are you going?"

The Team‑leading Teacher, seeing Lei Ying also stand to leave the conference room, immediately asked.

He feared Lei Ying might clash with Yu Tianxin, especially during the Grand Competition, where the impact would be huge.

"I'll go meet the Tiandou Royal Team; I want to see what kind of strength their Team Leader has," Lei Ying said, a hint of coldness in his gaze.

Currently, Tie Li is recognized as the strongest contestant in this Tiandou competition zone's Preselection.

Lei Ying's idea is simple: use this strongest contestant to build his own prestige within Thunder Academy.

Two people followed Lei Ying, heading together to the Tiandou Royal Team's conference room.

"How did you two end up following?"

As for these two, Lei Ying actually treated them differently.

They are not disciples of the sect; they are core disciples of the Fenglei Sect. When the Spirit Hall destroyed Fenglei Sect, only a few core disciples escaped.

They are willing to join Lei Ying in the Soul Master Competition mainly because they do not want the sect's heirloom soul bone to fall into the Spirit Hall's hands; this may be the only chance to snatch the soul bone from the Spirit Hall.

And they also understand that if they obtain the soul bone, it cannot be returned to them, but since the soul bone is in the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus's hands, there is at least hope of reclaiming it.

"They outnumber you; you'll always be at a disadvantage alone," Arnold said.

"The Tiandou Royal Team's conference room is just ahead," Feng Yu pointed at the luxurious doors ahead.

The former Fenglei Sect was divided into the Thunder Dragon lineage and the Wind Dragon lineage; Arnold was a core disciple of the Thunder Dragon line, and Feng Yu a core disciple of the Wind Dragon line. Their talents were outstanding, and becoming heir disciples was only a matter of time.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Hall did not give them that time.

This prevented them from mastering the Thunder Dragon Six Notes and the Wind God Technique, yet they successfully mastered the combat skills derived from those techniques, which originally were meant as preparation for learning the Thunder Dragon Six Notes and the Wind God Technique.

Back then, when Tie Li alone faced the Elephant Armor Squad, he used the Thunder Dragon Six Tones opening move, and Arnold recognized it at a glance.

When Tie Li made his second appearance against the Blazing Fire Academy, Arnold deliberately observed the Thunder Stone Seal on Tie Li's martial soul, which consisted of three seals.

The Lei Long Meditation Method might not reflect his identity, the Thunder Dragon Six Tones opening move might be an imitation, but those three Thunder Stone Seals could not be fake.

Indeed, an inheritance disciple actually escaped from the Spirit Hall's encirclement.

And they were, of course, clear about Tie Li's purpose in joining the Soul Master Competition.

(End of Chapter)