Chapter 90: Shi Lai Ke Seven Monsters

Instantly, countless Blue Silver Emperors formed from mental power burst up from the ground and swiftly wrapped around the nearby students.

The entire competition venue instantly turned into an ocean of Blue Silver Emperors, with human-height Blue Silver Emperors filling the arena, blocking the contestants' view of each other.

Seeing that the Soul Fusion Technique could not be stopped, these core disciples immediately changed tactics, choosing to counter the Soul Fusion Technique unleashed by Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

With such a huge range, its single-target effect surely isn't that outstanding; they are also elites of the Outer Courtyard, so there's no reason they can't resist it.

In a moment, various soul skills lit up the stage as the core disciples each displayed their abilities, hoping to quickly break free of the Blue Silver Emperor's restraints and deal with the casters of the Soul Fusion Technique.

But then something shocking happened: although the Blue Silver Emperors' binding power was weak and their ability to impede movement was weak, they were like illusions—no matter how they attacked, they couldn't hit them, and could only let these Blue Silver Emperors swiftly absorb soul power and mental power from them.

The students' hearts went numb.

At this absorption rate, if they cannot break free of the Blue Silver Emperors entangling them or interrupt the two's fusion within twenty seconds, they will be in danger.

However, this is not easy; their recent attacks couldn't inflict any damage on these Blue Silver Emperors, and they don't even know how to break free—let alone actually doing so.

Moreover, the more they used soul skills to attack these Blue Silver Emperors, the greater their consumption became, and the less time they could endure, instantly falling into a vicious cycle.

This is exactly the strength of Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's Soul Fusion Technique; ordinary soul masters fight with soul power, making it hard for them to realize they should use mental power to counter these illusory Blue Silver Emperors.

And the more opponents there are, the more terrifying the effect of this Myriad Spirit Forest Soul Fusion Technique becomes; although this soul skill can't drain a Soul King in a one-on-one fight, it is clearly more than enough to deal with these students who don't even have Soul Ancestor rank.

Thus, when more than ten seconds had passed and Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong voluntarily released their Soul Fusion Technique, only the seven of them remained standing on the field.

Besides those seven, the twenty-one other soul masters were either drained of soul power and mental power by the Myriad Spirit Forest, or accidentally hit by someone else's soul skill and eliminated.

Bei Bei and the others' expressions were utterly bewildered.

Tang Wulin had never told them about his Soul Fusion Technique with Huo Yutong, so they initially never imagined they could win so easily.

From start to finish, except for Xu San Shi using a second soul skill to block an attack for the two, the others could truly be described as winning while lying down.

Even Zhou Sichen, who knew that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong possessed a Soul Fusion Technique, never imagined its power would be so tremendous.

They essentially eliminated the Outer Courtyard's finest students; they had just entered second grade this year, and Tang Wulin is only ten years old. If they waited two or three more years to join this melee, they probably wouldn't even need to use the Soul Fusion Technique to eliminate everyone else.

Seeing the outcome, Xuanzi's figure appeared again on the stage.

"Alright, the match is over. The winners are Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, He Caitou, Zhou Sichen, and Wang Dong; everyone else besides them has left the arena."

Wu Feng propped himself up unwillingly and said indignantly:

"I refuse to accept it! Their victory in this match was purely due to those two's Soul Fusion Technique; on what basis can these people who contributed nothing also be judged as winners!"

She naturally meant Zhou Sichen and Wang Dong; in her view, her young master is in no way inferior to them, so why are they considered winners while her young master is a loser? Xuanzi snorted, "Unconvinced? Hold it in! Connections are also an important ability for students; if you could also build a good relationship with Tang Wulin, you could be winners too—don't complain about others if you lack this ability!"

As he spoke, a powerful aura emanated from him, pressing down so that the students present could hardly lift their heads.

Although many students still harbored some resentment, under Xuanzi's pressure they dared not speak out, and in the end could only slink away from the Dou Hun Qu.

After the unrelated personnel had left, Xuanzi wiped his oily hands with his clothes and approached Tang Wulin and the others.

"Do you know why the academy organized you to compete?"

Everyone shook their heads; Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, the two who knew the truth, also didn't interject.

Xuanzi said calmly, "You've surely heard of the Shilake Seven Monsters; this is the collective name for the seven outstanding students when our academy first rose to prominence. They turned the tide at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, laying the foundation for the academy's development to this day. One could say without them there would be no current academy, and among them is the renowned Hai Shen Tang San."

Hearing this, Zhou Sichen couldn't help but interject:

"Xuan Lao, do you mean you want us to become the Shilake Seven Monsters?"

It's no wonder he thought that; the academy suddenly wanted to select seven students, and then Xuanzi launched into the story of the Shilake Seven Monsters—naturally implying they should become them.

However, Xuanzi snorted dismissively.

"With you lot? It's still early! To hold the position of a Seven Monster, you'd at least have to wait until the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in five years, and only if you remain as excellent as you are now. The academy is merely selecting you as reserves to accompany the main team—i. e., to go together with the true Shilake Seven Monsters to participate in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament—so don't get carried away."

"Oh, I see..."

Zhou Sichen muttered somewhat disappointedly.

However, he didn't feel discouraged; he knew his victory relied on his connection with Tang Wulin, and even just being a reserve of the Shilake Seven Monsters already satisfied him.

Xuanzi lifted his wine gourd, took a sip, and said, "In any case, since you won this melee, you are now reserve team members of our Shilake Academy for this tournament. During this period, besides attending regular classes, you must come to the Dou Hun Qu after school each day to practice matches, honing your combat skills in preparation for the upcoming tournament. In two weeks I will introduce you to the current Shilake Seven Monsters; now disperse, and gather at the Dou Hun Qu entrance tomorrow at the same time."

Having said that, without giving Tang Wulin and the others an explanation, Xuanzi's figure vanished from the stage.

By the way, this novel will never go the Ri Yue route; I won't even mention how many good things Wulin gained from Mu En—just talking about the Ri Yue situation would only make him feel disgusted.

The strongest of the Ri Yue Empire, Kong Deming, took the lead in collaborating with Evil Soul Masters; Ye Xi Shui's Death God Tower was something he spent decades helping her build. As for how beastly the Death God Tower is, I needn't say more—when Ye Xi Shui unleashes the Death God Tower and Myriad Spirits, Kong Deming bears half the responsibility.

Next is the supreme academy Ming De Hall; I know Ri Yue's Yu Hao writes well, but you can't treat secondary settings as primary. Ninety-nine percent of Ma Xiaotao's abduction was Jing Hong Chen's doing; Yu Hao's return from Ri Yue to Shilake was largely due to Jing Hong Chen pulling the strings; he even tolerates the likes of Na Na, a student right under his nose, falling to Evil Soul Masters' poisoned hands. Although people say Yan Shaozhe raised an Evil Soul Master, in this matter his responsibility truly isn't as great as Jing Hong Chen's.

Then there's the imperial family, which is even more significant; judging from Kong Deming's decades-old connection with Ye Xi Shui, their cooperation has lasted at least several centuries. He Caitou Lao Die's sudden overnight death also suggests Evil Soul Master involvement, showing that their ties with the Holy Spirit Sect are the deepest.

Given a nation so thoroughly infiltrated by Evil Soul Masters in every aspect, should we let Wulin go there? I know some will say the Mingdu explosion will happen, but this hasn't occurred in this novel and never will; the original work's ample evidence shows Kong Deming, Jing Hong Chen, and Xu Tianran are completely corrupt, now deserving of death for their grave sins. Thus I reiterate: in this book, Wulin will not go to Ri Yue, and I have zero tolerance for Evil Soul Masters.

(End of chapter)