Chapter 317: One Penetrates Seven (Part 1)

When Tang Wulin entered the arena, the Heavy Armor Sect member who was his opponent also walked onto the competition stage.

He was a muscular man, his muscles straining against his clothes, obviously full of strength.

Seeing Tang Wulin, he was also shocked by his appearance for a moment, but as a fellow male, he only felt slight surprise for an instant before regaining his composure.

Seeing both sides on the field, the referee said in a low voice, "You all know the match rules, so I won't repeat them. Step back, and begin when I signal."

Tang Wulin and the strong man nodded at each other, said nothing, then stepped back together.

In the athlete's seats, the eyes of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy people, led by Xiao Hongchen, instantly focused.

From Xiao Hongchen they learned of the relationship between Tang Wulin and company and Shilake Academy; they didn't understand why Shilake Academy's Heaven's Pride would represent the small Tang Sect in the competition, but that he was a formidable opponent was beyond doubt.

Barring any surprises, he would be a major obstacle on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's path to victory.

The referee raised his hand high, checked both sides' movements, confirmed that the competitors were ready, then brought his hand down sharply.

Instantly, armor began to appear on the strong man's body, and several pairs of wings emerged on his back, resembling some kind of insect.

Five soul rings appeared on his body, he let out a roar, then charged toward Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin's expression remained unchanged; he placed one hand behind his back and extended a hand toward the strong man.

Then, a thick water-blue vine grew from the ground before him, rushing to meet the charging strong man.

At the same time, five soul rings—black, black, black, red, blue—rose from beneath his feet, astonishing to behold.

The strong man's expression changed; his second soul ring appeared, his body enlarged another circle, and he threw a punch, hoping to directly blast apart the incoming Blue Silver Emperor.

His massive fist struck the Blue Silver Emperor vines, instantly shattering them, and the strong man couldn't help but show a look of contempt.

However, his expression didn't last even a second before it changed.

The Blue Silver Emperor shattered into water recondensed into a thick vine, and furthermore, Tang Wulin's first and third soul rings lit up simultaneously.

He unleashed the Blue Silver Ancient Spirit Array combined with entangling, instantly binding the strong man.

At the same time, Tang Wulin also extended the hand he had kept behind his back.

Crimson Blue Silver Emperor surged out, enveloping the trapped strong man at its core.

Immediately thereafter, a terrifying explosion erupted.

"Boom—"

The smoke and fire from the explosion cleared, revealing the strong man collapsed on the ground; obviously, he had lost his fighting ability.

Tang Wulin let out a soft sigh; actually, if he could, he wouldn't want to hurt his opponent, but this tournament canceled the rule that falling off the stage counts as a loss—otherwise, after binding his opponent with the water-attribute Blue Silver Emperor, he could simply have thrown him off the stage, avoiding such injuries.

He glanced at the opposing team's bench.

"Next."

He spoke those words in a calm tone, but the mood of the other spectators was far from calm.

What Tang Wulin didn't know was that this strong man was actually the vice-captain of the Heavy Armor Sect, his strength among the sect's competitors also ranking among the best.

Yet against Tang Wulin he couldn't even last a single round, which truly frightened them.

Meanwhile, others who knew Tang Wulin were puzzled for a different reason.

"Captain, I remember that Tang Wulin's main fighting style isn't close combat; why is he using this vine-type martial soul? And what's the deal with his blue soul ring?"

A soul master from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy asked Xiao Hongchen this.

Xiao Hongchen also fell into thoughtful contemplation with a strange expression; not only the questioning teammate, but he himself wanted to know the answers to these questions.

Tang Wulin's fighting style is indeed completely different from what he is familiar with.

The one answering was Meng Hongchen.

She said softly, "Don't you remember? Tang Wulin has two martial souls; look at the soul ring configuration of this one—it's clearly abnormal, probably chosen for upgrading after his level rose."

As she spoke, her expression was very complex, and Tang Wulin's words from yesterday still echoed in her ears.

Xiao Hongchen suddenly understood.

"I see, so this martial soul is now his main fighting style, right?"

Soul masters with twin souls often have a stronger second martial soul, because the second martial soul can grant more powerful soul rings.

Tang Wulin's martial soul, whose lowest soul rings are all ten-thousand-year, is clearly a second martial soul no matter how you look at it.

What he didn't know was that the reason Tang Wulin went first lay right here.

He simply wanted to use the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul to lead them to think this way.

In Tang Wulin's view, with the current strength of his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, handling the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is more than enough; he must reserve the Golden Dragon King's power for his other identity in Bright Capital.

It is that identity's involvement in events that truly requires overwhelming power.

While the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy crowd analyzed Tang Wulin's performance, a second member of the Heavy Armor Sect also stepped onto the stage.

His martial soul is the Heavy Iron Rhinoceros, a beast martial soul with extremely strong offense and defense.

Right at the start, like the previous team member, he immediately activated his martial soul and charged forward.

Tang Wulin raised an eyebrow.

He had figured out this sect's fighting style.

Heavy Armor Sect, Heavy Armor Sect—its members are mostly these heavy-armored warriors, right?

Thus their fighting styles are largely the same, all skilled at charging assaults.

Normally, Tang Wulin would have just rushed forward and punched the opponent away, but since he had decided to act, he would go all out.

Tang Wulin extended both hands, firing numerous fire-attribute Blue Silver Emperor vines at the opponent, tracing fiery red arcs in the air.

This opponent obviously learned from his sect's vice-captain's lesson, greatly wary of Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Emperor, he turned his step, trying to dodge the vines and approach Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin raised his brow, without hesitation detonating the Blue Silver Emperor in the air.

A violent explosion erupted instantly, blasting the opponent into a stagger.

The water-blue Blue Silver Emperor took the opportunity to swiftly wrap around the opponent, preparing to bind him in place.

This Heavy Armor Sect member panicked instantly; the vice-captain's experience had already shown that if Tang Wulin kept him bound like this, defeat was near.

Then his third soul ring lit up, he stomped his foot violently, the overbearing gravity was instantly applied onto the Blue Silver Emperor, slowing their speed, while he himself stepped forward, preparing to continue charging ahead.

Seeing that, Tang Wulin smiled.

On the Blue Silver Emperor, a yellow light flashed, then the contestant from the Heavy Armor Sect was astonished to discover that his soul skill had lost its effect.

This time he had no good way to break free from the Blue Silver Emperor; with a loud explosive sound, he was also sent out of the match.

(End of chapter)