Chapter 173

Relying on wind blades could not inflict damage on Ma Bao, and in close combat Feng Xiao Tian facing Ma Bao also gained no advantage; finally, Feng Xiao Tian erupted.

Only seen, Feng Xiao Tian's body surface surged with blue wind elements, and the purple fourth Soul Ring had already lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Magic Wolf Storm!"

With the release of the soul skill, a huge wolf head with a diameter of ten meters suddenly condensed, its sharp canine teeth gleaming with cold light as it lunged to tear at Ma Bao.

Ma Bao showed no panic whatsoever, his body surface likewise erupted with terrifying flames, and the purple third Soul Ring lit up.

With the release of the third soul skill, the temperature of Ma Bao's surface flames surged again, and his soul power also received a significant boost.

"Third Soul Skill: Raging Fire!"

Terrific flames shot skyward, Ma Bao's flame power increased by 100%, his soul power by 50%, and his whole person seemed to transform into a galloping flame warhorse as he charged toward Feng Xiao Tian's fourth soul skill.

At the moment of contact, flame and gale instantly erupted with terrifying might; the strong wind did not extinguish the flame but instead amplified its might.

Ma Bao's third soul skill also increased in power again, and this collision of their soul skills turned out to be evenly matched; moreover, Ma Bao's entire person transformed into a stream of flame light rushing toward Feng Xiao Tian.

Feng Xiao Tian's eyes narrowed, his hands transformed into a pair of wolf-head canine protrusions, and he once again engaged in close-quarters combat with Ma Bao.

With the boost from the third soul skill, Ma Bao's soul power was now temporarily not inferior to Feng Xiao Tian's; moreover, Feng Xiao Tian had already been seriously wounded in his earlier battle with Zhan Yu, and now he was actually being suppressed by Ma Bao.

This scene left Feng Xiao Tian feeling somewhat conflicted; originally he had intended to conserve soul power to defeat Ma Bao and then drain the soul power of a Seven Treasure Team member, but now it seemed even subduing Ma Bao would be quite difficult.

If he could still fly, perhaps it would be much easier, but now he found himself trapped under Ma Bao's fierce assault.

Thinking this through, Feng Xiao Tian no longer calculated his soul power consumption; even if he could not defeat Ma Bao, he at least could not allow himself to be taken down by Ma Bao, right? As a peerless heavenly pride, he also possessed his own pride.

"I admit you are strong, but if you think you can defeat me with a war of attrition, you still fall short." Feng Xiao Tian and Ma Bao were locked in a test of strength as he spoke.

Ma Bao gave a slight smile and then said: "It's fine; today not being your opponent doesn't mean you won't be in the future. Our days are long; today you handled us both with ease, but next time it won't be so easy."

Ma Bao had his own confidence, but it was not blind; after witnessing Gu Xuan's talent and strength, he already understood that there are always people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens.

Feng Xiao Tian is indeed powerful, but Ma Bao's chasing target is Gu Xuan; being unable to match Feng Xiao Tian now is acceptable to him, because in the future he will surpass Feng Xiao Tian.

Ma Bao's body surface burst with crimson flames; after a punch repelled Feng Xiao Tian, his body surface burned with even more terrifying crimson flames, and at this moment he held back none of his soul power, as the purple fourth Soul Ring on his body surface lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Heavenly Horse Meteor Fist!"

His fourth Soul Ring's age limit was obtained by over-level absorption, having reached 9500 years; although it falls short of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, it is absolutely not something an ordinary Soul Master can resist.

Previously he could match Feng Xiao Tian's fourth soul skill with his third soul skill precisely because of this over-level absorbed Soul Ring; this is the talent of those few of them, although not up to Gu Xuan's level, they are absolutely among the top tier.

Endless crimson flames condensed into a sky-full of flame fist shadows, the terrifying range actually reaching a diameter of nearly thirty meters.

Feng Xiao Tian's expression grew grave; Ma Bao's fourth soul skill, amplified by his first and third soul skills, now possessed power not inferior to that of an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul skill, and Feng Xiao Tian inwardly sighed that this era truly is one where heavenly prodigies emerge together.

Nevertheless, it is precisely because of this that it is interesting; thus he can advance bravely through the torrent and climb to higher peaks! "Fifth Soul Skill: Dragon Twister Blade!"

Feng Xiao Tian used his fifth soul skill, which is also one of only two ten-thousand-year Soul Rings that have appeared since the start of the competition up to now.

The other ten-thousand-year Soul Ring comes from Tang San's fourth Soul Ring of the Heavenly Hammer; since the start of the competition, only the two of them in the Tian Dou division possess ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.

Endless storms condensed, and a terrifying massive tornado instantly formed; inside the tornado are endless wind blades that shred, and this strike's power is equally huge and terrifying.

Flame fist shadows rained down from the sky, and the dragon twister blade likewise erupted; the moment they contacted, a scorching storm was whipped up, subsequently sweeping the entire arena! The Soul Saint referee again released his fifth soul skill to block the spread of the scorching storm, confining Feng Xiao Tian's and Ma Bao's attacks to the competition platform so they would not affect others.

At this moment Feng Xiao Tian also did not continue to conserve his soul power; this final strike he likewise unleashed with full force, although lacking the boost from his third soul skill, he after all is a Soul King. At this point their attacks locked in a test of strength, neither yielding an inch, and after a full minute passed, their soul power was completely exhausted, ultimately resulting in a draw.

Feng Xiao Tian was not very satisfied with this result, but Ma Bao laughed.

Being able to draw today means that next time we will defeat them.

Of course, he was engaged in a war of attrition with Zhan Yu; although this draw contains a lot of moisture, to achieve a draw with Soul Ancestor strength against a Soul King is already rare.

After all, Feng Xiao Tian is no ordinary cat or dog, but a true genius Soul Master! This battle ended in a draw, Feng Xiao Tian took down two Soul Masters from the Seven Treasure Team, but thereafter the situation for the Divine Wind Team became one-sided.

The Divine Wind Team still had two Soul Ancestors, but their soul power levels were forty-two and forty-three respectively.

Because these two can fly, the one sent onto the field for this battle was Zuo Yan, who had Ye Lingling, a Soul King-level Nine Heart Begonia, to restore them; today Zuo Yan is basically free of any major hindrance.

With Zuo Yan's strength, he consecutively defeated these two Soul Ancestors of the Divine Wind Academy, and then handed over the battlefield to Li Li to resolve.

The remaining four Soul Ancestors of the Divine Wind Academy were easily handled by Li Li, finally ending the match.

The few members of the Seven Treasure Team are truly monstrous; besides Tang San and Feng Xiao Tian, the others facing the few members of the Divine Wind Academy were utterly a dimensional strike.

When Li Li had dealt with the last person of the Divine Wind Academy, the promotion tournament also ended there.

The promotion tournament consisted of fourteen rounds, each team playing fourteen matches; the Seven Treasure Team, with a record of fourteen consecutive wins, secured overall first place in the winning streak achievement and obtained the best ranking in the Tian Dou Empire division.

Although the Seven Treasure Academy had only just been founded, this was also their first participation in the continental elite tournament of high-level Soul Master academies; yet they proved their true strength through their results, and the title of the strongest Soul Master team of the Tian Dou Empire is now beyond question.

And such glorious achievements are the result of the collective effort of the entire Seven Treasure Academy team.

Oh no, Du Gu Yan did not even take the field in either the preselection or the promotion tournament, so this effort does not include her.

On the contrary, as a member of the Royal Battle Team, Ye Lingling gave them her painstaking effort in logistics, working diligently without seeking reward……….

Eh… there is reward, Gu Xuan isn't he always accompanying Ye Lingling in and out? Ye Lingling is also happy with that.

During the two months of the promotion and preselection tournaments, she was utterly bored; whenever someone gave her treatment to practice her hands, she was also delighted to do so.

Nevertheless, despite the Seven Treasure Academy team's eye-catching results, the six participants are remembered by all, yet two individuals overshadowed the Seven Treasure Academy team's limelight in the promotion tournament, leaving everyone in awe.

These two are precisely Feng Xiao Tian and Tang San.

Feng Xiao Tian is the sole Soul King of the Tian Dou division, his strength and talent terrifying indeed.

While Tang San, during the preselection, was merely an unknown Soul Master, his sole distinction lay in having cultivated the worthless martial soul Blue Silver Grass to the level of a Soul Ancestor.

But in the promotion tournament he completely changed his previous style; the second martial soul, the Heavenly Hammer, emerged, and the configuration of three purple and one black Soul Rings—enough to shock and horrify—made people tremble; wielding the Heavenly Hammer, he dominated the arena, and the only one able to contend with him was Feng Xiao Tian, this Soul King powerhouse.

One could say that this time they both truly exhausted the limelight; Tang San also came to understand the meaning of the confidence spoken of by Gu Xuan, which made his resolve on the Soul Master path even firmer.

ps: Correct the typos first, then revise.

The promotion tournament has ended; what comes next is the moment the protagonist appears.

The finals will be even more exciting; everyone can blindly guess who will emerge to shine!

(End of chapter)