Chapter 212: Promotion

The Soul Master lineup of two Soul Kings and five Soul Ancestors—just as a member of the Baiguang Team displayed a Soul Ring, the Botanical Academy Team had already lost its fighting spirit.

The Baiguang Team showed no mercy, crushing the Botanical Academy Team with absolute superiority.

Next comes the showdown between old rivals, with the winner earning the final promotion slot.

The Tianxing Team faces the Baiguang Team!

This undoubtedly draws the attention of all major teams.

"Master, who do you think will win this match?" Zhao Wuji looked at Yu Xiaogang beside him.

"Both teams are in poor condition, so it's hard to say who will win, but judging by the obvious strength, the Baiguang Team is undoubtedly the stronger side."

The others nodded after hearing, their thoughts aligning closely with the Master's; they all believed the Baiguang Team, which has two Soul Kings, is stronger.

Inside the Tianxing Team, everyone was contemplating a question.

"If they swallow these two pills, they can use the Soul Fusion Technique once more, but the cost is huge; the cultivation of the past two years could come to a halt;

At the same time, after forcibly releasing the Soul Fusion Technique this time, they definitely won't be able to appear in the subsequent matches."

The Tianxing Team's Team‑leading Teacher spoke up to analyze the pros and cons, handing over the decision.

If it were a regular Soul Master Competition, no one would fight this hard; the ranking is an honor, but not worth risking one's life, let alone such a huge price.

But in this Soul Master Competition, the champion's reward is a full three soul bones!

Why would the sect behind the Tianxing Academy send its sect disciples into the academy's team?

The soul bone reward is the main reason; in the Tianxing Team, aside from one offensive Soul Ancestor cultivated by the academy itself, the other six are sect disciples.

Xing Yu hesitated; the Soul Fusion Technique is their trump card, and using it once requires at least three days of rest before a second use.

Forcibly using the Soul Fusion Technique will inevitably backfire.

If they force the Soul Fusion Technique now to enter the next round, but then face another strong team without that trump card, can they still defeat the opponent?

The Tianxing Team's members have lost their initial confidence; it's not just they have a trump card—other teams will have one too.

If they can't obtain the champion's reward, all their effort will be in vain.

The two students who would use the Soul Fusion Technique already conveyed their answer through their eyes.

They are unwilling to forcibly employ the Soul Fusion Technique.

Even if they unexpectedly become champions, will they get a share of the soul bone reward?

Sacrificing two years of cultivation as a price? They are in the golden period of training; why would they waste such precious two years?

But if Xing Yu forces them to use the Soul Fusion Technique, they will have no choice.

"Sigh, fine, we'll give up this time!" Xing Yu made the difficult decision.

Compared to the Tianxing Team, the Baiguang Team's atmosphere is undoubtedly much better; the only trouble for them is the injuries Tie Li inflicted in the previous battle, which will affect their combat power.

"Given our condition, even if we can only exert sixty percent of our usual strength, the chance of defeating the Tianxing Team remains high."

"We are wounded, but the Tianxing Team is also injured and cannot unleash its full strength."

"We should stick to our best tactics and strive to take down the Tianxing Team."

After brief discussions between the two teams, they stepped onto the arena in order.

The two teams are old rivals; the captains of both sides stared at each other, but this time Xing Yu's gaze was a bit timid.

Seeing this, the Baiguang Team's captain felt reassured.

The White Gold Bishop, acting as referee, immediately announced the start of the match.

Three Soul Kings, eleven Soul Ancestors, dazzling Soul Rings filled the arena, and three deep black Soul Rings were ever so striking.

It's hard to imagine that one of these two teams will be eliminated right away.

Even though they knew the odds were slim, the Tianxing Team still gave their all.

Only because the opponent controlled a strong attack, and with the pairing of the two Soul Kings, the Tianxing Team's situation was unfavorable.

From the moment a defensive Soul Ancestor of the Tianxing Team was eliminated, the tide turned one‑sided.

In the end, the Tianxing Team could not counterattack the Baiguang Team and was eliminated.

As the victor, the Baiguang Team secured the final promotion slot.

The White Gold Bishop announced the thirteen advancing teams; the next round's sixteen‑to‑eight will begin three days later.

The three exempt teams will join the thirteen advancing teams in the Lottery Draw Ceremony to determine each opponent.

These three days also serve as a brief buffer period, giving all major teams time to recover.

Tie Li first returned to the Tiandou Royal Team's lounge and saw the grim condition of the members.

Restoring a perfect winning state within just three days is impossible; reaching seventy percent would already be excellent.

Zhao Tianhe even borrowed a healing‑type Soul Master from the main team to restore the members' condition as much as possible.

"Da Li, how are you doing?" Zhao Tianhe asked with concern.

"I'm okay; I can recover within three days."

Tie Li felt somewhat relieved; fortunately the Immortal Herb he had absorbed was the strange sky‑piercing chrysanthemum, granting him a diamond‑hard body. Otherwise, lifting part of the seal and wielding the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King's power would have caused his body to collapse.

According to what Yue Yin had once mentioned, in the history of the Fenglei Sect there have been only two sect leaders who possessed the Zhen Long Chui Spirit, a top‑tier martial soul, but the physical strength is the key to wielding the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King's power.

The Zhen Long Chui Spirit seals the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King; a Soul Master must break the seal to use that power.

Yue Yin's advice was to first cultivate to the Eight Ring Soul Douluo stage before attempting to lift the seal.

Prematurely using the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King's power would overwhelm the body, causing collapse—a serious trouble.

Zhao Tianhe nodded; this promotion depended entirely on Tie Li alone.

Now he only hopes that at the Lottery Draw Ceremony three days later, they will draw a weak team, buying time for the members' recovery.

A healing‑type Soul King approached Tie Li, and a healing light surged toward him like sunrise, warm currents flowing inside, instantly easing the lingering sting.

"You go back and rest well; I'll handle things here."

"Mm."

Tie Li nodded; his own condition indeed required rest.

Having witnessed the match between Baiguang Team and Tianxing Team, the atmosphere in the Sleak Team's lounge was very solemn.

"If there were no thirteenth qualifying slot, the Baiguang Team, which has two Soul Kings, would be eliminated. What methods did the two teams that advanced from Group Five actually use?" Fulangde couldn't help but speak up.

(End of chapter)