Chapter 114: Hidden Weapons

Wang Yan patted Huo Yutong's shoulder as she stepped off the stage, gave her an approving look, and said, like Bei Bei:

"Bei Bei, you're up next, what do you think?"

Bei Bei nodded.

"No problem."

In this match, his task is not only to win, but to win beautifully, so that Huo Yutong's previous efforts won't go to waste.

The opposing team's captain is likely to appear last in the individual elimination round; Bei Bei doesn't think she can beat him, but she can still pave the way for Tang Wulin afterward.

As expected, when Bei Bei stepped onto the stage, she discovered that the one coming up from Upright Heaven Academy's athlete seats was not the strongest Ye Wuqing, but a gloomy youth with somewhat ugly looks.

His name is Shangguan Can, a spiritual-type soul master specializing in control.

Because his direct combat ability isn't strong, Upright Heaven Academy's team leader had never dared to let him face Huo Yutong before, fearing he'd be instantly defeated; now that Huo Yutong has withdrawn and Bei Bei is up, the team leader decided to send him to test Bei Bei's depth.

His judgment isn't wrong; if Shangguan Can were to face Huo Yutong early, Huo Yutong would likely sweep five opponents in a row—she fears neither ice-snow nor fire-type soul masters, and least of all spiritual-type soul masters.

However, this doesn't mean he has an advantage over Bei Bei; as captain of Shilake Academy's reserve team, Bei Bei's strength, while not comparable to Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's monstrous power, is still top-tier among Soul Ancestors.

Because Huo Yutong, that monster, had gone first, Shangguan Can was obviously a little afraid, his legs trembling as he stared fixedly at Bei Bei not far away.

A twelve-year-old girl like Huo Yutong could even take on a Soul King; Bei Bei is fifteen and captain of Shilake Academy's reserve team—could her strength really not surpass Huo Yutong's? This is what most people think; right now, everyone's eyes in Star Net Plaza are on Bei Bei, wondering if Shilake Academy can still bring some new surprise.

When Bei Bei's two yellow and two purple soul rings appeared, everyone, who had been disappointed, let out a slight sigh of relief.

Indeed, seeing Huo Yutong's situation once is already hard on the heart; if it were repeated or even more often, this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament could completely become a personal showcase for Shilake Academy.

Shangguan Can also let out a sigh of relief; reaching Soul Ancestor at fifteen is impressive, but after all, he's merely in the same realm as him.

We're all Soul Ancestors, so who could be superior to whom? An antiquated bell appeared in his hand; the bell was large, with a wooden handle over a foot long, the big bell itself dark blue all over, containing three eerie blue spheres—the sound comes from them striking the bell's body.

This is his martial soul, the Soul-Capturing Bell; as it appeared, a layer of blue mist wrapped around Shangguan Can, making his figure somewhat indistinct under the blue mist.

His four soul skills are Soul Sway, Soul Calamity, Soul Pierce, and Soul Control; the first has a similar effect to mental interference, the second can exert some attack power, the third can directly cause opponents whose soul power level differs greatly from his to faint, and the fourth exerts mental control.

Obviously, he isn't skilled at direct combat, but that's fine—his task from the start wasn't to defeat Bei Bei.

He unleashed his second soul skill, Soul Calamity; a piercing bell rang, and Bei Bei couldn't help but frown, feeling waves of dizziness rise from her mind.

However, since their levels are close, this soul skill could only do that much. Bei Bei kept her steps, extended her right hand, and struck with Thunder Dragon Claw at Shangguan Can.

Seeing this, Shangguan Can curled his lips upward; the effect of Soul Sway activated, and Bei Bei's dragon claw grasped at air.

Bei Bei wasn't the least bit anxious about this; she had used Thunder Dragon Claw merely to test whether Shangguan Can had a skill similar to mental interference.

Because Huo Yutong's mental interference combined with snow intent in simulated battles feels utterly repulsive, all members of Shilake Academy's reserve team despise this type of soul skill; upon discovering the opponent is also a spiritual-type like Huo Yutong, the natural first thing to test is whether they possess a similar skill.

Since it's basically confirmed that long-range attacks won't work, Bei Bei stopped wasting soul power and sprinted toward Shangguan Can, preparing to take him down in close combat.

Faced with Bei Bei's fierce advance, Shangguan Can could only continue using his second soul skill to affect her spirit while hastily retreating.

As they advanced and retreated, Bei Bei, whose beast martial soul specializes in strong attack, was clearly much faster, quickly forcing Shangguan Can to the edge of the stage.

Seeing no way to retreat, Shangguan Can wasn't afraid; instead, a smug smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

His two dormant purple soul rings suddenly lit up together; the sound from the Soul-Capturing Bell turned sharp, and Bei Bei felt as if fine needles were pricking her brain, her steps stopping instantly as she raised a hand to her forehead.

At the same time, rings of distorted light rose from the Soul-Capturing Bell and wrapped toward Bei Bei.

Under the influence of this distorted light, Bei Bei's gaze quickly grew dazed.

Overjoyed, Shangguan Can quickly pointed a hand off the stage, preparing to control Bei Bei into jumping off herself.

From the moment he saw Bei Bei's martial soul, Shangguan Can realized he had no chance in a direct fight; victory could only come from exploiting the match's rules.

To that end, he had been quietly laying plans from the start of the match, all for this moment.

However, overjoyed as he was, he didn't notice that, just before the piercing bell rang, Bei Bei had furtively thrown out a black little ball.

The motion of throwing that ball was extremely covert, and with Shangguan Can fully focused on timing his soul skill, he completely missed Bei Bei's small action.

At that moment, the black ball hit the ground and instantly exploded, bursting forth a puff of purple mist; a flash of silver light appeared in the mist, and Shangguan Can felt a pain in his chest as his soul power circulation slowed abruptly, blocking the release of his soul skill.

Bei Bei's eyes instantly cleared; being just a step away from Shangguan Can, she naturally wouldn't miss this chance, reached out and shoved him, sending the one who'd fallen for the trick off the stage.

Shangguan Can had intended to control Bei Bei into jumping off the stage to eliminate her, but he never expected that, for similar reasons, it would be him who got eliminated.

(End of chapter)