Chapter 144: The Soul Master Tournament's Final Five

"As expected of the most powerful soul master force in the human world, this Spirit Hall has so many genius soul masters. It seems winning against them won't be easy." Gu Yuena mused, her expression calm.

As the battle concluded, the next match began.

Xingluo Team One similarly used their formidable strength to defeat their opponents and advance to the top ten. Shortly after, it was time for Heaven Dou Team One's match.

"Grand Finals, second round, fifth match! Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team One versus Shadow Academy!"

Shadow Academy's strength was quite ordinary, so Heaven Dou Team One also held back their true strength.

Led by captain Yu Tianheng, they sent out their seven-man squad: two defense-type soul masters Shi Mo and Shi Mi, Yufeng, Oslo, Ye Lingling, Ma Hongjun, and himself.

As one of the Shrek Seven Devils from the original work, Ma Hongjun now appeared unremarkable, completely relegated to the role of a background character.

His soul power was only a measly level 36, which was quite ordinary on the stage of the Soul Master Tournament; Ma Hongjun was merely a substitute for Heaven Dou Team One, completely inconspicuous.

"Level 36 soul power? Heh, without the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to suppress his evil fire, I'm afraid this Ma Hongjun won't even be able to break through to the Soul Saint realm, right?" Lin Yu dismissed him with a glance.

Undoubtedly, under Yu Tianheng's leadership, Heaven Dou Team One achieved a complete victory and advanced to the top ten.

Before long, the second round of matches also concluded.

The teams advancing to the top ten were: the Spirit Hall Team, Heaven Dou Team One, Xingluo Team One, the Wind-Water-Fire Academy, Thunderclap Academy, Elephant Armor Academy, Dragon Sunflower Academy, and three other teams from the Xingluo competition zone.

The teams that had reached the top ten already had at least one or two Soul Ancestors holding the line.

Only now could the matches be considered to have some real highlights, as strong teams might encounter other strong teams ahead of schedule.

The next day.

The third round of the Grand Finals began.

Heaven Dou Team One and the Wind-Water-Fire Academy had excellent luck, drawing the two weakest teams in the top ten, allowing them to hide their strength once more as they advanced to the top five.

Xingluo Team One continued to use their powerful strength to defeat the Elephant Armor Academy and advance to the top five.

The final two spots in the top five went to the Spirit Hall Team and Thunderclap Academy.

"This is truly boring! The strong teams have almost perfectly avoided each other." Lin Yu felt a bit disinterested.

Qian Renxue shrugged: "However, the next match will definitely be interesting. Now that the strength of the teams in the top five is quite outstanding, if the Wind-Water-Fire Academy encounters any of these teams, they should have to send out their strongest lineup, right?"

"Mm, in the next match, we should be able to see the true strength of each team. It's about time Gu Yuena made her move."

That evening, Lin Yu obtained the bracket for the fourth round.

The Wind-Water-Fire Academy drew a bye and advanced directly to the top three.

Both Lin Yu and Qian Renxue were speechless.

Lin Yu smiled bitterly: "This... it seems the only way to see the full strength of the Wind-Water-Fire Academy is to wait for the top-three matches."

Meanwhile, the Spirit Hall Team's next opponent was Xingluo Team One!

Heaven Dou Team One would face Thunderclap Academy.

Upon seeing this bracket, Zhu Zhuqing's emotions fluctuated violently. She said very seriously: "Lin Yu, I want to play in the next match. Is that okay?"

Lin Yu saw through Zhu Zhuqing's intentions at a glance and understood why she wanted to play.

Understanding this, he naturally agreed: "Just playing isn't enough. I want you to go one-on-one, fair and square, and defeat your own sister, Zhu Zhuyun. Can you do that?"

One-on-one?

Isn't this a team match?

How am I supposed to go one-on-one with Zhu Zhuyun?

Zhu Zhuqing was a bit dazed, but she still responded directly to Lin Yu's question, her desire burning intensely: "If I have this opportunity, I will definitely be able to do it!"

"Good. Then in tomorrow's match, I will personally take action to deal with the other six members of Xingluo Team One, giving you absolute space to face Zhu Zhuyun one-on-one."

Zhu Zhuqing was deeply moved by this; she finally understood why Lin Yu had said that: "Thank you, Lin Yu."

"It's nothing. You must fight well in tomorrow's match. After all, Zhu Zhuyun's soul power is four levels higher than yours, so defeating her won't be an easy task. However, I believe you will win." Lin Yu smiled warmly and reached out to pat Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder gently.

"Mm-hmm!"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded heavily, a fighting spirit and determination that hadn't been seen in a long time igniting in her eyes.

Born into the cold and cruel Zhu family, Zhu Zhuqing had been suppressed and bullied by her sister Zhu Zhuyun, who was five years her senior, since childhood, and had even been nearly killed by Zhu Zhuyun multiple times.

Although she had left the Xingluo Empire early and severed ties with the Zhu family, Zhu Zhuqing had not forgotten the suffering she had endured at Zhu Zhuyun's hands.

Zhu Zhuqing had always had a goal in her heart: to surpass Zhu Zhuyun and personally trample her underfoot.

And that day was finally coming.

The next day.

The matches continued.

In the first match, Heaven Dou Team One faced Thunderclap Academy.

Thunderclap Academy's strength was actually quite formidable; they possessed four Soul Ancestors: the Blue Lightning user Yu Tianxin, Leidong, Leitian, and Leiming. It wouldn't be easy for Heaven Dou Team One to win against them.

Therefore, in this match, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team One had to send out their strongest lineup.

"Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, Shi Mo, let's go." Yu Tianheng said with great dominance.

He led the other six members of the strongest lineup onto the stage!

Captain Yu Tianheng was level 43!

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai were level 41!

The defense-type soul master Shi Mo, with the martial soul Black Tortoise Turtle, was level 42!

Ye Lingling, with the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, had soul power at level 37!

Ning Rongrong had soul power at level 37!

Five Soul Ancestors and two Soul Elders.

A lineup configuration of three power attack types, one defense type, one control type, and two support types.

"Heh, our Rongrong is finally going to play."

"Indeed! I hope Rongrong can give a good performance."

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, who had accompanied Ning Rongrong to watch the match, smiled at each other.

Zhu Zhuqing analyzed: "Is this Heaven Dou Team One's strongest lineup? They only have one more Soul Ancestor than Thunderclap Academy; their strength is about the same."

"Renxue, Lin Yu, which team do you think will win?"

Qian Renxue saw through the result at a glance: "It's very obvious, Heaven Dou Team One will definitely win."

"Why?"

Zhu Zhuqing didn't see why Qian Renxue could be so certain.

Lin Yu smiled and explained for Qian Renxue: "The individual soul power levels of these two teams are indeed not much different, but Heaven Dou Team One's lineup configuration can be said to be the strongest and best combination among all the teams in the Grand Finals."

"Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu are the three power attack types, serving as the main output core."

"Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul is a bit trashy, his ability and awareness are quite good. Plus, as a control-type soul master, he can serve as the team's central hub, handling control, containment, assisting in attacks, and retreats."

"The level 42 Shi Mo has outstanding defensive capabilities and can effectively protect the back row while assisting the attackers."

"And their dual support system, Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia and Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, can be said to be the two strongest support-type martial souls on this continent."

(End of chapter)