Chapter 147: Advancing to the Top Eight (Middle)

Then the one who went on stage was Yu Mengdi.

As the second-strongest Soul King among the three Soul Kings of Righteous Heaven Academy in overall strength, her previous battle directly consumed more than half of Huo Yutong's soul power, forcing her to withdraw early, leaving Ye Wuqing to Bei Bei and Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin glanced at her indifferently, recalling the soul skill information she had revealed in the previous match, and considered his battle plan.

Unexpectedly, this time Yu Mengdi spoke first.

"Righteous Heaven Academy, Yu Mengdi."

Tang Wulin blinked, then instinctively replied, "Shilake Academy, Tang Wulin."

Yu Mengdi said coldly:

"Tang Xiaolei was just caught off guard by you; don't think this means you have the strength to rival me—you will lose this match."

If she were defeated by Huo Yutong or Dai Yaoheng, she would have no complaints, after all the opponent is a Soul Emperor; even in defeat she would be honored.

But she absolutely cannot allow herself to be defeated by Tang Wulin, who appears to be only a great soul master—this would be too embarrassing.

Tang Wulin twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly and nodded.

"Oh."

Yu Mengdi became annoyed.

"Is that your reaction?"

"..."

"Otherwise, what reaction do you want from me?" Tang Wulin really wanted to retort, but he suppressed the urge and silently retreated to the edge of the stage.

He knew that the more you engage with such people, the more they jump around happily.

The match is fought with fists, not with boastful words; just because Yu Mengdi says she can win doesn't mean she will, and the louder she boasts now, the more clownish she'll look when she gets beaten off the stage later.

His attitude of completely disregarding Yu Mengdi further enraged this proud owner of an Angel martial soul; she glared at Tang Wulin hatefully, clenching her fists silently.

Even before the match began, the stage was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

The referee felt somewhat helpless.

Again, this kid—why is he so good at provoking opponents? Fortunately, the referee will be changed after the quarterfinals; otherwise he'd really worry that competitors might start fighting before the match even begins.

"Match start."

Upon hearing the referee's announcement, the two on either side of the stage moved simultaneously.

This time Tang Wulin didn't test the waters; he went all out, and with the boost from his Soul Tool Thruster he instantly closed in on Yu Mengdi.

Yu Mengdi, meanwhile, spread her Angel Wings wide and immediately unleashed her Angel Dual Swords.

Facing Tang Wulin's sudden charge, Yu Mengdi's performance was far more impressive than that of the pure long-range Tang Xiaolei.

Her fourth soul ring lit up, and a golden six-pointed star array suddenly rose beneath her feet, enveloping her.

Tang Wulin threw a punch without hesitation, and cracks immediately began to appear on the six-pointed star array—clearly it couldn't withstand the next strike.

But it didn't matter; Yu Mengdi never expected it to do much, she had only hoped this soul skill would slightly block Tang Wulin, and now that it blocked his punch, it had fully fulfilled its purpose.

Yu Mengdi's third soul ring lit up, a phantom of an Angel appeared behind her, and without hesitation she followed up with her fifth soul skill.

Yu Mengdi's loss in the previous match was utterly ugly; one could say that the reason Righteous Heaven Academy was crushed so badly in yesterday's team battle was mainly because she couldn't withstand Dai Yaoheng head-on.

After reflecting overnight, Yu Mengdi believed the reason was that she hadn't unleashed her ultimate move right away; as a result, Dai Yaoheng stacked three amplification skills on her, leaving her no chance to use her ultimate. Tang Wulin is clearly of the same combat type as Dai Yaoheng, so if she fought like yesterday she would likely repeat yesterday's mistake; therefore Yu Mengdi dared not hold back at all this time.

She herself didn't even notice that, while she looked down on Tang Wulin with disdain, her body honestly went all out with her ultimate move.

Tang Wulin couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

As for him having such great hostility toward me? He unleashed his strongest skill right from the start.

With the combination of her first, third, and fifth soul skills, this strike of Yu Mengdi's already exceeded the Soul King level; even Huo Yutong last time could only block it by expending half her soul power to use Ice Emperor's Fury.

Fortunately, Tang Wulin is also not unable to withstand this strike.

Tang Wulin took a deep breath, his dragon scales suddenly lit up all over, and then he charged forward as if he hadn't seen Yu Mengdi's Angel God-Sealing Slash.

Thus Yu Mengdi met tragedy.

When Tang Wulin previously fought Qian Yuan of the Fighting Spirit Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, Righteous Heaven Academy was also engaged in a tough battle, so she had never personally witnessed Tang Wulin demonstrate this new soul skill; she only learned after the match that he had broken through to the second soul ring, and she wasn't clear on the exact effect of his second soul skill.

Now she is truly making up for that lesson, using her own body as the textbook.

"Ao——"

Seeing the huge dragon head rising before her, Yu Mengdi's mouth fell open and her thoughts involuntarily stalled.

Such a powerful attack—she definitely couldn't block it; how did Tang Wulin manage to unleash it?

Her mind was filled with this question, and for a moment she even forgot to dodge.

Seeing the dragon head about to hit its target, Tang Wulin was preparing to forcibly change direction when the referee suddenly stepped in between him and Yu Mengdi.

Tang Wulin felt a surge of joy, and all his power instantly surged toward the referee and exploded.

Although the Golden Dragon Tyrant Body can help him absorb part of an enemy's attack power to strengthen his next strike, it also means that the enhanced next strike is very difficult to control—at least he currently cannot shift direction without cost.

Compared to risking backlash by adjusting his direction himself, it's clearly more convenient to let the referee take the hit.

"Boom!"

The smoke cleared, revealing the referee's dust-covered face and Yu Mengdi knocked to the ground behind him by the shockwave.

Tang Wulin once again showed his harmless smile.

"You have been eliminated."

"...... Oh."

Yu Mengdi nodded somewhat dazedly, slowly rose, turned, and walked down from the stage.

The referee brushed off the dust on his body and sighed silently.

Having been a referee for so many years, he had seen quite a bit.

He was familiar with Yu Mengdi's expression; evidently her pride had been shattered by Tang Wulin, and if she could let go afterward, she would surely improve further.

But if she couldn't, she would likely suffer a major setback and fade into obscurity.

Although the referee felt a bit regretful, there was nothing he could say, after all Tang Wulin merely displayed his strength in a normal match; if one must blame, it's only because this kid is too monstrous, and Yumengdi's mindset is too poor.

And Yumengdi's defeat also meant that Zhengtian Academy had only one person left.

Zhengtian Academy's main team captain, Ye Wuqing, once again stepped onto the stage and stood face to face with Tang Wulin.

(End of chapter)