Chapter 149: and ===GLOSSARY===

In the original story, after Tang San began interacting with Canghui Academy, he was targeted by the academy's dean, Shi Nian.

This Shi Nian is a Soul Elder, but his martial soul is very special, named Can Meng; it is said that if someone falls into his dream, they can never escape.

Moreover, Shi Nian himself said that once he breaks through to Titled Douluo, he can view others' memories; needless to say, if Shi Nian truly grows, his martial soul will definitely be of great use.

However, Shi Nian's talent is ordinary; he only became a Soul Elder at nearly sixty years old, so there is basically no hope for him to become a Titled Douluo in the future.

However, Gu Xuan's attention to Shi Nian stems from the original story, where he wanted to massacre Tang San but was instead counter-killed by Tang San, dropping a soul bone—a left arm bone of gemstone type aged twenty thousand years, which is very suitable for Ning Rongrong.

However, Gu Xuan also doesn't know whether Tang San is currently being targeted by Shi Nian, after all, with the addition of the Qibao War Team, Shenfeng War Team, and Chihuo War Team being strengthened compared to the original, the match order and opponents have changed later on, making it different from the original.

Logically, Shi Nian should not be targeting Tang San now, after all Tang San hasn't shown anything special, has no ten-thousand-year soul ring, no Eight Spider Lances, and his martial soul is still just Blue Silver Grass.

The only special thing is that he has cultivated this trash martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, to the Soul Ancestor level.

Regardless, today is the match between Shrek Academy's team and Canghui Academy's team; we just need to see whether Shi Nian will be present.

If he is present, even if Shi Nian ultimately doesn't target Tang San, Gu Xuan will strike and kill this old schemer, after all this old thing isn't a good person; holding a soul bone is a waste, better to give it to the cute little Rongrong!

And if Shi Nian does target Tang San, Gu Xuan can also make a show of his prowess in public, harvesting a wave of Tang San's goodwill; anyway, Tang San's hidden weapons are bought with his own money, just more or less.

After rescuing Tang San, we could say the hidden weapons are used up and go buy another batch from him! Of course, this is just an idea; whether things can develop to that point remains uncertain.

Soon, the voice of the host came from the soul-tool amplifier.

"Preselection round three, match ten: Shrek Academy team versus Canghui Academy team! Please have the soul masters of both teams gather in the preparation area!"

As the soul-tool broadcast sounded, members of both sides entered the field one after another, and instantly the cheers inside the venue swelled; as the highlight of this round, the venue for the Shrek Academy team versus Canghui Academy team match was undoubtedly arranged again on the central main dueling platform.

Also undergoing matches were another four dueling platforms, but these four platforms guard the central main dueling platform; thus the match between these two teams undoubtedly became the focus.

Various cheers continually streamed from the spectator stands into the arena, and at this moment the professional commentator in the VIP seats also turned his attention to these two teams.

Under the commentator's narration, the information of the Shrek team and the Canghui team was vividly explained.

In this match, the Shrek team has already deployed five Soul Ancestors: team captain Dai Mubai at level forty-three, vice-captain Tang San at level forty-two, team member Meng Yiran at level forty-one, team member Oscar at level forty-one, and team member Zhu Zhuqing at level forty-one.

Apart from Ma Hongjun, Shrek Academy has already fielded a full five Soul Ancestors, and this lineup ranks among the top tier of all teams in the Tian Dou division.

In contrast, the Canghui team's seven members all have optimal soul ring configurations, but aside from their captain who is a Soul Ancestor with four soul rings, the other six are three-ring Soul Elders; even the lowest soul power is at level thirty-five, but a Soul Elder is still just a Soul Elder.

However, nowadays no one would dismiss the Canghui team just because they have only one Soul Ancestor, as they defeated one of the Five Element Academies' Thunder Teams with their seven-person fusion technique, and their strength has been acknowledged.

This is also why the Shrek team will dispatch five Soul Ancestors.

As the commentator spoke, the personnel on the match platforms had all entered the field, and the matches on the five platforms began simultaneously upon the referee's announcement.

What do the spectators most like to watch? As the saying goes, laymen watch for excitement; the process of all soul masters releasing their martial souls together at the start of the match is undoubtedly the most spectacular, with each soul ring appearing, the different effects produced by various martial souls, and the dazzling light each time fully stirring the audience's emotions.

With five Soul Ancestors above level forty and two Soul Elders above level thirty, the Shrek Academy team completely suppressed their opponents in soul power level right from the start of the match.

Among the seven members of Canghui Academy, only their captain is a Soul Ancestor with strength above level forty; the others are merely in the thirties.

However, the seven members of Canghui Academy appear very cautious; when the referee announced the release of martial souls, the seven quickly gathered together, with their captain standing at the front, forming a strange formation. They stepped on the Thunder Academy to prove themselves, Shrek Academy likewise captured the Xiangjia Academy, and with Shrek Academy having a full five Soul Ancestors, the Canghui team naturally dare not be careless.

At this moment, aside from the captain, the other six members of the Canghui team formed a hexagon, vigilantly watching the seven members of Shrek Academy.

However, relatively speaking, Shrek Academy also did not let down its guard; only Tang San's voice was heard saying, 'Concentrate.'

Upon hearing Tang San's voice, the Shrek team members swiftly gathered around his body; immediately, their waists tightened, and the familiar Blue Silver Grass coiled around their bodies.

Tang San stared at the Canghui team, while his inner soul power had already risen to its peak state, but the Canghui team at this moment also did not move.

Five matches began simultaneously; the other four have already unfolded into fierce combat, while only the match on this central main dueling platform remains in a stalemate, with both sides staring at each other, nobody making the first move.

Seeing that the Shrek team had not launched a direct attack, the captain of the Canghui Academy team obviously froze for a moment, a flash of disappointment crossing the depths of his eyes.

Since the exposure of the seven-person fusion technique, other teams have been thinking of quickly defeating themselves to prevent themselves from cooperating with teammates to unleash the fusion technique.

However, this Shrek team is indeed abnormal; they did not rush to attack, and thus did not fall into the trap.

Nevertheless, it doesn't matter; since the opponent isn't moving, taking the initiative to attack is fine.

Are five Soul Ancestors very strong? Indeed they are strong, but still not enough! Because the Shrek team lacks a soul master skilled in spiritual power attacks.

At this moment, the captain of Canghui Academy has abandoned concealment; his waist and back suddenly expanded, his feet moved slightly, he retreated one meter, exactly entering the hexagon formation formed by the other six.

As he retreated, the other six simultaneously stepped forward one step, and the originally compact hexagon instantly expanded by one ring.

Strangely, although their formation expanded, the hexagon formed remained perfectly orderly, the six individuals' step distances being exactly the same, and the position where the Canghui captain retreated to also happened to be the center of this formation.

Obviously, this is a formation that has been drilled for many years, but it is indeed the first time it has appeared before everyone's eyes.

Afterward, the Shrek Academy members clearly saw the seven members of Canghui Academy simultaneously raise their right hands.

A gemstone appeared in each of their palms, each gemstone having a different color and appearance.

There were round ones, diamond-shaped ones, triangular ones, and teardrop-shaped ones; the colors were respectively the seven colors of the rainbow, but at the instant these seven gemstones appeared together, a layer of iridescent colorful light suddenly rose from their bodies, completely enveloping the seven individuals.

Gemstone martial souls are absolutely an extremely rare martial soul; it's not that they are particularly powerful, but rather that this martial soul of decent quality possesses tremendous extensibility.

Depending on the soul rings they acquire, they can develop in any direction—becoming strength-type, control-type, agility-attack-type, or even support-type—everything based on the soul rings.

One could say they are the martial soul most dependent on soul rings; as long as the soul ring selection is sufficiently perfect and powerful, this martial soul possesses infinite possibilities.

Although the Shrek team has seen these seven individuals' martial souls before, feeling them up close is still a first.

Just the combined momentum released when their martial souls are unleashed already makes each of them feel immense pressure; indeed, appearances can be deceiving, and the sea cannot be measured by a bucket.

Even though the Canghui team has only one Soul Ancestor, the pressure they exert is greater than that of Xiangjia Academy! ps: typos will be corrected later.

In the original, Canghui is not weak either; here there is no special strengthening, just a bit more writing, mainly to show the later framing of the little mischief-maker; I am not specifically targeting the little mischief-maker, after all the author cannot decide the preselection match numbers, this is the general trend. (dog head)

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