Chapter 160

In the first match of the first round of the promotion tournament, Flaming Fire Academy won, Flaming Fire Academy gained one point, Huo Wushuang gained one point!

Tai Long stepped forward and brought the unconscious Dai Mubai back, then handed him over to Shao Xin for treatment, while Tang San watched Huo Wushuang, feeling eager to try, but in the end he still did not go on stage.

The next to go up for Shrek Academy was Meng Yiran; as Tang San's girlfriend, he naturally wanted to give her the best treatment.

Although Huo Wushuang still had combat ability, his soul power consumption was also considerable; even if Meng Yiran was not his opponent, she would not be injured.

Moreover, given Huo Wushuang's strength, he could also provide Meng Yiran with the utmost training and tempering.

All of this was in Tang San's thoughts; he had already calculated everything.

Meng Yiran stepped onto the stage, her simple school uniform outlining a perfect figure, a sturdy, slender serpent staff held horizontally in her hands.

Her soul power was rank forty-one, her soul ring configuration was the optimal two yellow and two purple, and her martial soul, the serpent staff, was also a high-level martial soul; her strength was not weak.

Soon, after the referee's announcement, Meng Yiran faced off against Huo Wushuang.

Although tool soul masters lack the explosive power of beast soul masters, tool soul masters excel in enduring combat; relying on the deadly poison on her serpent staff and her versatile, fierce attack methods, for a time she actually fought Huo Wushuang to a standstill.

However, Huo Wushuang's martial soul, besides being a beast martial soul, also possessed an explosive fire attribute element, which naturally countered Meng Yiran; in the end, Meng Yiran and Huo Wushuang left the stage in a draw, each gaining one point.

Meng Yiran's performance like this left Tang San astonished; after all, her soul power was two ranks lower than Huo Wushuang's, and she also had attribute suppression, yet being able to exchange blows with him was already extremely formidable.

The next to appear for Shrek Academy was Tai Long; Tai Long was a rank thirty-eight assault-system Soul Elder, pursuing a pure strength path; if not for attribute suppression, a Tai Long of the same rank would be a rare opponent.

However, the next to go up for Flaming Fire Academy was a flying martial soul master named Huo Yu; his martial soul was the high-level martial soul Fire Crane, and his soul power was rank thirty-nine.

"I'm countered." That was Tai Long's first thought, but there was nothing he could do; the order of appearance had already been set, with no chance to change it.

In the end, Tai Long undoubtedly lost, while Huo Yu's soul power was barely depleted.

Watching the smug Huo Yu, the fatty Ma Hongjun stepped onto the stage.

When this little fatty stepped onto the stage, Huo Yu's expression changed: "How can he still be on stage? Wasn't he heavily injured by the Heaven Water Academy?"

Indeed, Huo Yu still greatly feared Ma Hongjun; first, Ma Hongjun's martial soul was the Evil Fire Phoenix, which, although not a purebred phoenix, still ranked above his Fire Crane martial soul.

Moreover, Ma Hongjun was also a Soul Ancestor; although Ma Hongjun was only rank forty-one, his soul power was only two ranks higher than hers, yet they differed by a thousand-year soul ring, which cannot be made up by just two ranks of soul power.

Furthermore, Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix flame is extremely terrifying; even fellow fire-attribute soul masters find it hard to defend against, and it must be said that this Evil Fire of Ma Hongjun is still quite troublesome.

Of course, most importantly, this kid is prone to berserk rage; one misstep and he could lose his own life.

However, the referee doesn't care about that; he had already warned Ma Hongjun before not to intentionally maim opponents, otherwise he would be expelled from the match and Shrek Academy would lose its eligibility to compete.

At the referee's announcement, Ma Hongjun moved; his first three soul rings lit up, his arms turned into wings as he soared into the air, and a thick phoenix fire stream from his mouth surged toward Huo Yu.

Huo Yu refused to yield; his martial soul manifested, and he likewise released several soul skills in succession, becoming entangled in combat with Ma Hongjun.

Both were flying soul masters and shared the fire attribute; their clash delivered a visual impact that left most academies wide-eyed, marveling at the extraordinary talent of today's students.

However, Ma Hongjun always had one more soul ring than Huo Yu; in the end Ma Hongjun won, and Huo Yu, to preserve his future effective combat strength, fled after draining a large amount of Ma Hongjun's soul power.

Exactly, he fled outright rather than surrendering, because if he had delayed even a few more seconds, he might not even have had the chance to concede.

Ma Hongjun won; the third contestant from Flaming Fire Academy was Huo Yun, who was Huo Yu's twin; both had the Fire Crane martial soul and soul power of rank thirty-nine.

Although Ma Hongjun had one more soul ring than the brothers and his burst power was also strong, his stamina was lacking; in the end Ma Hongjun and Huo Yun finished in a draw, marking the second draw between the two teams. So far, each side has fielded four soul masters, and their scores are equal.

The match continued; the next to go up for Shrek Academy was Tang San, while at this moment Flaming Fire Academy fielded a rank thirty-eight Soul Elder whose martial soul was the Fire Leopard.

Tang San gazed indifferently at the Fire Leopard Soul Elder before him, his heart untroubled; if he were still rank forty-two, he might have felt a bit wary of the opponent, after all the opponent's fire attribute happened to counter him.

But now his soul power had reached rank forty-nine; this attribute suppression had been vastly outweighed by the huge gap in soul power rank, so even without using the Haotian Hammer, Tang San felt confident in handling this Soul Elder.

As expected, after the referee announced the start of the match, Tang San released his martial soul: "Tang San, martial soul: Blue Silver Grass, rank forty-nine control-system Battle Soul Ancestor!"

Upon hearing Tang San's self-introduction, every academy present and the honored guests in the VIP seats stared agape! Rank forty-nine? You were only rank forty-two in the preselection, and just a month has passed—how did you reach forty-nine?

At this very moment, even the Snow Night Emperor wore an expression of disbelief, and the Platinum Archbishop Salas of the Spirit Hall likewise looked bewildered, as if this youngster whom he had not noticed was somehow extraordinary.

Only Ning Fengzhi wore a faint smile, because Gu Xuan had already explained the situation to him when he came to fetch the soul bone, so Ning Fengzhi now also knew Tang San's identity.

Gazing at the bewildered Snow Night Emperor and Platinum Archbishop Salas, Ning Fengzhi spoke lightly: "Your Majesty, have you heard of twin martial souls?"

Upon hearing this, the Snow Night Emperor and Salas' eyes instantly narrowed, staring at Tang San with some surprise.

The Snow Night Emperor said: "Sect Master Ning, could Tang San be a twin martial soul?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded, then said: "His second martial soul is the Haotian Hammer."

Upon hearing that, Salas' gaze toward Tang San suddenly sharpened, as if he wanted to see through Tang San at a glance.

Noticing Salas' action, Ning Fengzhi smiled: "Tang San's father is none other than the Haotian Douluo who once shook the world, and also the youngest Titled Douluo, Tang Hao."

Upon hearing this, Salas' heart was greatly shaken; he then gradually calmed himself to conceal his agitation, already pondering how to report this to the Pope.

Everyone was astonished, but Tang San's movements were not slow; he quickly dealt with the Flaming Fire Academy's Soul Elder, and although fire restrained his Blue Silver Grass, the enormous soul power gap was enough to make up for it all.

Moreover, Tang San's soul power consumption at this time was not large; having defeated his opponent, Tang San's gaze burned as he fixed it on Huo Wu—this was the opponent he wanted to challenge.

In the preselection, Huo Wu's strength had been fully displayed; Tang San wanted to test whether he could defeat Huo Wu without the Haotian Hammer, especially since his soul power now exceeded hers by four ranks.

Huo Wu was only rank forty-five.

It seemed either because of Tang San's gaze, or because the Flaming Fire team had already worked out their order of appearance, the next to go out for Flaming Fire Academy was indeed Huo Wu.

Tang San thus naturally faced Huo Wu; on the competition stage, Huo Wu swayed, and a faint orange-red shadow gradually appeared behind her, identical in shape to her form, the blurry fire shadow filled with an illusory feeling—this was her martial soul—the Fire Shadow.

A fire-attribute shadow, an extremely unique martial soul that can maximize the manifestation of fire element power.

"Huo Wu, martial soul: Fire Shadow, rank forty-six control-system Battle Soul Ancestor." Huo Wu's voice rang out; even knowing that Tang San's soul power was already rank forty-nine, there was not the slightest fluctuation.

Tang San's heart gave a slight start—had she broken through another rank? But his own soul power level was still three ranks above Huo Wu's.

Tang San also released his Blue Silver Grass martial soul; two yellow and two purple soul rings circled his body, and the dark-purple Blue Silver Grass swayed gracefully.

After both sides had released their martial souls, the referee's voice sounded: "Match begins!"

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)