Chapter 89

Two days later after school, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong received a notice from Wang Yan.

The core disciples of our class, stay behind; I'll take you to the Dou Hun Qu later, the other students can finish class.

Hearing this, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong immediately perked up.

They had already learned from Mu En about the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, so they naturally guessed right away what Wang Yan wanted them to do.

They followed Wang Yan to the entrance of the Dou Hun Qu, and as expected, there were already more than ten people gathered; adding the second-year students brought the total to twenty-eight, all of them core disciples of the Outer Courtyard of Shilake Academy.

At this moment, most of their eyes showed confusion, not knowing why the academy had suddenly gathered them.

Then, a figure reeking of alcohol swayed into view before them, one hand holding a broken wine gourd, the other holding a chicken leg.

Seeing him, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's eyes both twitched slightly.

Perhaps other students didn't recognize this disheveled old man, but they knew him all too well; this Sea God Pavilion Vice-Pavilion Master's overbearing demeanor last year had indeed left a deep impression on them.

Xuanzi belched, ignoring the students' astonished gazes, and called out: "Little Wang."

Wang Yan hurried forward.

"Xuan Lao."

Xuanzi took a bite of the chicken leg, then asked:

"Is everyone here?"

Wang Yan nodded respectfully.

"Everyone's here; there are twenty-seven core disciples from the Martial Soul Department from second to fifth year, and only one person came from the Soul Tool Department."

"Mm, then let's go in."

Having said that, Xuanzi immediately turned and walked into the interior of the Dou Hun Qu.

The core disciples looked at each other; Xuanzi looked like a beggar, leaving them unsure whether to listen to him.

Wang Yan quickly said:

"Classmates, listen to Xuan Lao; this matter is very important, I hope you perform well."

Having said that, he led the way forward.

With Wang Yan guiding them, the core disciples then followed behind him and entered the Dou Hun Qu.

Xuanzi led them all the way to the center of the Dou Hun Qu arena before stopping, his voice hoarse and deep as he said: "Listen up, you little brats; the core disciple assessment you're about to undergo is simple—I call it a mass melee. Within the bounds of the Dou Hun Qu, you may attack freely, fight however you wish. There are no rules; surrendering or being rescued out counts as elimination. The last seven remaining are the victors. Alright, teachers, head out. When I shout 'start,' you may begin fighting."

"Is that okay?"

Many students were stunned.

The students present varied in age, rank, and martial soul type, yet in this situation they were actually expected to engage in a mass melee?

Xuanzi didn't care what they thought; after saying what he wanted, he waved his hand, shouted 'start,' and vanished from the center of the arena, leaving only the twenty-eight core disciples of the Outer Courtyard in the middle of the Dou Hun Qu.

Things happened too suddenly, so many students didn't have time to react.

Now was the moment to test the students' reaction speed; the first to react were Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, who instinctively grabbed each other's hands, and Tang Wulin also shouted: "Bei Bei senior, Xu San Shi senior, and big brother He Caitou, come over here quickly!"

He called the names of those closest to him: Bei Bei is his senior brother in the Tang Sect he joined; Xu San Shi has gradually become familiar with him over the year; He Caitou gets along well with both him and Huo Yutong, and they are also the three strongest among the present students—calling them over is all benefit and no drawback. Hearing Tang Wulin's voice, the other core disciples belatedly reacted and quickly began forming teams.

Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Xie Huan Yue, three outstanding second-years, formed a small team; Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu sisters again stood alongside Huang Chu Tian.

The upperclassmen even more quickly teamed up; they had known each other for years and were very familiar with one another.

Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, and He Caitou, upon hearing Tang Wulin's call, immediately rushed over to him.

Zhou Sichen and Wang Dong were already standing beside them, so they naturally didn't separate intentionally.

Thus, quickly, a massive group of seven people formed.

Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, He Caitou, Zhou Sichen, Wang Dong, and others gathered together in a circle.

Huo Yutong's eyes flashed with golden light, and a three-dimensional map of the entire Dou Hun Qu arena instantly appeared in the minds of the other six.

Xu San Shi's expression changed instantly; among the seven, he was the only one who had not yet experienced Huo Yutong's Mental Detection Sharing, and this was truly an eye-opener for him.

"Yutong, your soul skill is amazing!"

But he didn't know that Huo Yutong's support was merely to prevent them from being eliminated by accident.

Upon learning the format of the selection match, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong instantly understood what they needed to do.

Under the gaze of everyone, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong embraced each other.

At the same time, an extremely overbearing surge of soul power began sweeping across the entire arena.

In an instant, everyone's eyes locked onto the two of them, filled with shock.

As core disciples of Shilake Academy, they were outstanding among their peers, and they could instantly tell what the two were doing.

This is obviously a Soul Fusion Technique! Moreover, it's an extremely wide-ranging Soul Fusion Technique; unleashing it will have a huge impact on them.

This is precisely the Soul Fusion Technique Myriad Spirit Forest that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong haven't used in nearly a year; previously their opponents were few and generally weak, and they could handle them alone, so there was no chance to use it.

But this time their opponents numbered over twenty, and most were at the Soul Elder level; clearing them one by one would be terribly troublesome.

Better to directly use a wide-ranging Soul Fusion Technique to eliminate them all at once.

The upperclassman core disciples all summoned their martial souls and launched an attack at the embracing Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

However, the two were not isolated; they had teammates.

Xu San Shi raised the Xuanwu Tortoise Shield; simultaneously his second soul ring lit up, and the shield in his hand instantly shattered into many fragments, which, with the aid of Huo Yutong's Mental Detection Sharing, precisely blocked almost all the attacks.

He could only block for a few seconds, but those few seconds were enough to decide everything.

As azure-gold light rose across the entire stage, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's Soul Fusion Technique was officially activated.

By the way, the bidding for the name of the first Soul Fusion Technique has ended.

Actually, that name with a comment had a good meaning, but it inevitably reminded people of the Haodong Triple Ultimate, so we discarded it.

Actually, the Seven Monsters' selection method has serious flaws; take this match, for example—whoever is close to Tang Wulin wins, while Jiang Nannan, being unfamiliar with him, gets passed over outright; theoretically, Tang Wulin could even team up with Huo Yutong and five one-ring soul masters to secure victory.

(End of chapter)