Chapter 193: Unparalleled Skill: The Promotion Tournament Ends

"(Victory, held within my grasp!)"

Lv Lingqi leaped high into the air. Although she could not speak and the crowd could not understand the meaning of her words, they could feel her determination to secure victory at this moment.

The power of this strike was extraordinary.

"(Slash!)"

Lv Lingqi crossed her hands and slashed out, the edge of her Halberd carving a large "X" shape.

Space itself seemed to be shattering. Tang San gripped the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, watching the Halberd light bearing down on him, and found himself completely helpless.

Tang Hao, hiding in the shadows, was stunned. The power of this martial skill of Lv Lingqi's was, he feared, no less than the Great Sumeru Hammer. Yet, how could a mere Gu Lei Kingdom possess such a powerful self-created soul skill?

Could it have come from the hand of the Profound Ice Douluo? Just how terrifying was her talent?

This time, even Tang Hao could not offer Tang San any guidance. The opponent had unleashed a peerless technique of this caliber; unless Tang San knew the Great Sumeru Hammer to counter it, force would overcome all mastery. Under an attack like this, any technique was useless.

Previously, when Nan Feihuang came up, it could be said he had the qualification to concede on behalf of his teammates as the captain of the Gu Lei Team, but you, Bone Douluo, have no connection to Shrek.

A massive bone dragon appeared, helping Tang San take the brunt of this strike.

His Hidden Weapon was indeed very helpful to the direct disciples of the sect. Even if he were to die, it had to be after the sect obtained the Hidden Weapon in his hands; otherwise, Ning Fengzhi's five million Gold Soul Coins would have been spent in vain.

However, someone acted faster than him, and that was Bone Douluo Gu Rong, acting on Ning Fengzhi's signal.

The problem was, he was only a host; did he dare to rebuke a Title Douluo like Gu Rong?

"Lord Salas, look..."

He was seen moving as if by Teleportation, transforming into a mass of black mist to appear before Tang San, "Bone Dragon Emerging from the Sea!"

"Honestly, you young girl have no sense of proportion. In a Soul Master Tournament, to use a skill of such great power—are you trying to kill someone?" Gu Rong said helplessly.

But Tang San could not die so early now, because he had just reached a deal with Ning Fengzhi.

He even wanted to intervene personally to help Tang San block this strike, because he knew that if this strike landed solidly, Tang San would likely be in mortal danger.

In truth, Gu Rong had originally not cared about Tang San's life or death; he had even harbored murderous intent toward Tang San himself.

No matter how great the power of Lv Lingqi's Unparalleled Skill was, she herself was merely a Soul Ancestor. Against Bone Douluo Gu Rong, who was renowned for having the best defense, she could not stir up any waves.

This was the Soul Fighting Arena; as a Title Douluo, how could he step onto the stage to interfere with the match?

"Your Excellency Bone Douluo, this is..." The host looked at Gu Rong hesitantly, not knowing what to say.

Besides, the Heaven-Soaring Blade was only the weakest of her Three Peerless Skills.

In the end, he handed the decision to the Spirit Hall Platinum Bishop Salas; after all, the Spirit Hall had sent him there to ensure the fairness and integrity of the tournament.

Salas raised his hand, "No matter. Your Excellency Bone Douluo's purpose was to save a life. After that strike was unleashed just now, the outcome was already decided. I hereby announce that Lv Lingqi is the victor. The winner of this Promotion Tournament is the Gu Lei Team."

Regardless, Gu Rong had interfered with the battle, so for the sake of fairness, he had to make such a judgment.

But he was not lying either; if Lv Lingqi's final strike had hit Tang San, Tang San would truly have been left dead or crippled.

Upon hearing this, Lv Lingqi jumped off the arena with an expressionless face. Following Salas's verdict, she had actually succeeded in completing a "one-versus-seven" under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

"The Clear Sky Hammer, lost? How is that possible? This is the number one Tool Spirit in the world! How could it lose to a Feilian Halberd of unknown origin?" The Grandmaster's face was filled with disbelief.

His idol was Tang Hao, so he also worshipped the Clear Sky Hammer deeply.

He had never imagined that the Clear Sky Hammer, which could even smash the Spirit Hall's Six-Winged Angel martial soul, would lose today in such a small, insignificant place.

However, he was Tang San's teacher after all, and his first thought was to hurry over to comfort his disciple, "Xiao San, don't mind it. Your Clear Sky Hammer doesn't even have a single Spirit Ring yet and remains undeveloped; otherwise, you would never have lost to that girl today."

"Teacher, don't worry. Victory and defeat are common occurrences for a warrior. I won't take it to heart." Tang San had a mature mindset. While he was naturally unwilling to accept it, he would not collapse because of a single defeat. After being dazed for a moment, he recovered and walked over to Gu Rong to thank him, "Many thanks to Your Excellency Bone Douluo for saving my life. If not for you, I would likely have been severely injured by that girl just now."

"No need for thanks. You are, after all, the son of an old friend of mine. I could not watch the son of an old friend die before my eyes." Gu Rong was also a drama queen; despite having wanted to act himself earlier, he now spoke with such righteous indignation.

Lv Lingqi returned to her own camp, and everyone crowded around. Nan Feiling spoke up, "Wow, Lingqi, a one-versus-seven! You are the first person in this tournament to achieve a one-versus-seven. That was truly beautiful. This Princess is very satisfied; you've brought great honor to our Gu Lei Kingdom."

Lv Lingqi shook her head and walked alone to Nan Feihuang's side, her eyes showing a hint of apology.

It was clear that she was dissatisfied with this match herself. She should not have been forced to such an extent, having to bring out both the Ghost God Halberd Technique and an Unparalleled Skill to win.

It showed that her training was still insufficient.

Nan Feihuang quietly told her that the opponent had actually cheated, telling her not to mind it, but Lv Lingqi remained stubborn. She didn't care what tricks the opponent had used; she only knew that she had been suppressed just now.

Therefore, she would spend ten times the effort to retrain her Halberd technique so that, in the future, no one would ever see a flaw in it again.

Seeing Lv Lingqi like this, the sense of crisis in the heart of Xue Ke, who was beside Nan Feihuang, rose another... no, ten levels.

This person was not only terrifyingly talented in cultivation, but also a martial arts fanatic and a training maniac.

Effort plus genius, combined with the resources of the Gu Lei Kingdom and a Title Douluo as a guardian—the future of a powerhouse had basically already been paved for her.

She was now thinking about how she could catch up to this Lv Lingqi. In terms of martial prowess, it was impossible; she only hoped she could help Nan Feihuang in other areas, otherwise, she worried that in the future, Nan Feihuang would only favor Lv Lingqi and stop caring about her.

The day's matches ended. Today's Spirit Fighting battle had been too stimulating for everyone.

They had originally thought it would be an ordinary match, never expecting a Twin Spirits to appear, and that the Second Martial Soul would be the legendary number one Tool Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer.

Even more unexpected was that this number one Tool Spirit had lost, losing to a girl from the obscure Gu Lei Kingdom.

This battle of Lv Lingqi's had thoroughly made a name for both the Gu Lei Team and herself.

It even intimidated the other academies.

After the battle with Shrek, the remaining matches, including those against the Kamikaze Academy, all chose to forfeit when encountering the Gu Lei Academy.

Since they knew there was not the slightest chance of winning, what was the point of fighting hard? In any case, the Promotion Tournament did not eliminate any opponents.

Just like that, the Gu Lei Team cruised to victory until the end of the Promotion Tournament, topping the rankings in first place with a perfect record of fourteen wins.

(End of chapter)