Chapter 224: Leiqier

This is also the Light of the Sun and Moon in Su Yu's heart; Luo Yu is Su Yu, but Su Yu is not Luo Yu.

The excitement in Lin Jiayi's eyes was not a whit less than Jing Hongchen's; he knew that the Sun Moon Empire had not seen a student like Luo Yu in thousands of years, leading everyone to rapidly complete experiments that had accumulated over a millennium for the empire, and single-handedly creating the miracle of Mingde Hall.

The Luo Yu of the past was an inconspicuous student, but following the last All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he rose continuously, much like the Sun Moon Empire's version of Su Yu, and finally stood before everyone with a pivotal status.

Jing Hongchen also had to acknowledge the great contributions Luo Yu had made to the Sun Moon Empire, whether regarding Number Two Experimental Subject or Number Three, as well as his care for the later students in Mingde Hall.

Luo Yu was like a star guiding the new generation of the Sun Moon Empire!

"Luo Yu, since you've said so, we old fellows must certainly help you out well." Menluo smiled and patted Luo Yu on the shoulder with gratification.

Luo Yu respectfully lowered his head and helped Menluo up, supporting him to the window, and said, "The competition is about to start, Teacher Menluo, would you like to go and see?"

"Let's go, consider it giving those little ones a lesson. Back in my day, I, Menluo, was also a member of the main team, hahaha..."

Menluo laughed; in his expression, one could seemingly still see him in his prime, embarking on the journey to compete in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, when they were filled with glory and anticipation, only to ultimately suffer a crushing defeat at the very last step of the journey.

Many years later, at this moment, one could still faintly feel the unwillingness and unyielding spirit of those years in his expression.

Old brothers, today let me, Menluo, see on your behalf how the glory that was once within your reach falls into the hands of our Sun Moon Empire.

Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi were also quite moved; seeing Menluo's spirited appearance, they followed in his footsteps and flew out of the teaching building together, heading toward the competition venue.

Accompanying them were Leiqier, Yan Lingshu, and a group of teachers from Mingde Hall.

Perhaps this would be a great victory, or perhaps a crushing defeat.

But for them, this was a test, and also the best life experience.

Leiqier, Fang Wei, Lu Jiuyu, Jing Peng, Yan Lingshu, Sheng Hongyun, I believe you can do it!

The Soul Guidance Trial Ground is the largest building on the ground of the entire Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy; this building was originally designed for sparring with Soul Guidance Devices, competing in strength, and final examinations.

It can accommodate ten thousand people at once; in terms of architectural style, it is similar to the Shrek beast arena. Its interior is a huge plaza surrounded by tiers of seats extending upward. Between the spectator area and the central trial ground, there is a Linked Defense System composed of multiple Defensive Soul Guidance Devices; in fact, it is to prevent accidents, otherwise there wouldn't be such a meticulous defense system.

It is now noon, the moment when the sun is at its most brilliant, and because this competition is unprecedented, almost all the students of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and Mingde Hall have come here.

The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy has a total of twelve thousand students, but because of the importance of this competition, Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi still made some selections; those who met the criteria would enter the Soul Guidance Trial Ground to watch up close, while those who did not would watch the broadcast of the match via the Soul Guidance Screens in the student plaza.

The person in charge of this event is none other than Su Yu; under Jing Hongchen's instruction, the subordinate personnel are executing orders entirely according to Luo Yu's commands.

The scheduling of the competition is surprisingly smooth; after all, the importance of this competition is practically that of a future final!

The referee for this match will be Jing Hongchen himself, and as for the host, it was at Luo Yu's suggestion that Menluo was appointed.

"Alright, I believe everyone knows about today's competition, so I won't waste words; please have the members of both sides enter the arena." Menluo's voice spread throughout the venue via the amplification Soul Guidance Device, and the sound of the crowd's discussion ceased, with everyone turning their gazes toward the two teams in the Soul Guidance Trial Ground.

Menluo continued: "This competition is a single-person confrontation match, with each side sending one person,

regardless of victory or defeat, a new person must be sent out for the next match. Luo Yu, as captain, will not participate in this competition; the Tang Sect only needs to send out six people. During the competition, it is forbidden to intentionally take lives or intentionally cause disability. Now, please have the first contestant from both sides take the stage."

The passages on both sides of the Soul Guidance Trial Ground opened, and a line of students wearing the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy uniform walked slowly into the arena. The person at the lead was a burly man over two meters tall, his bronze skin highlighting his exaggerated muscle lines, his resolute face like it was carved by a knife, carrying seriousness and solemnity as he was the first to walk to the center of the Soul Guidance Trial Ground.

"Sun Moon Battle Team, acting captain Leiqier." Leiqier spoke, announcing his name.

Following Leiqier's voice, the sound of discussion erupted once again in the Soul Guidance Trial Ground; everyone was surprised by the importance of this competition.

"That is Senior Leiqier, Senior Leiqier will definitely be able to defeat those guys from Shrek!"

"The Sun Moon Empire will surely win!"

"Senior Leiqier, defeat them and let them understand that our Sun Moon Empire is invincible!"

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The gossip about this competition had long been spreading like wildfire. Discerning people knew that this sparring match was actually the prototype of the tournament final, but what they didn't expect was that Luo Yu, as captain, didn't participate. It was unknown if it was because Su Yu, the former captain of the Tang Sect, was also not present, or for some other reason. However, this competition was still highly anticipated and was a rare learning opportunity!

"Tang Sect Battle Team, Jiang Nannan."

Jiang Nannan was the first to take the stage, and this was something she had volunteered for herself. The ability Leiqier displayed on the field was entirely that of an Agility Attack System Soul Master, so Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao's tactics were extremely simple; they believed that at the same level, Agility Attack System against Agility Attack System was their best choice.

This was actually Bei Bei's psychological tactic; they believed that as long as they defeated them in the fields their members were best at, the psychological pressure on them would only be greater.

Leiqier's teacher was a stubbly middle-aged man in a Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy teacher's uniform, with an Eight-level Soul Engineer badge on his chest.

"Old man Menluo, why did you call me over? It's just the match of that little brat Leiqier, it's not some big tournament, don't bother me with such trivial matters. You know how busy the research on Number Two Experimental Subject is, aren't you just bored out of your mind?" Leiqier's teacher, Wen Jiang, looked at Menluo with some dissatisfaction.

Menluo smiled gently and said, "Then do you know who their opponent in this spar is?"

Wen Jiang was somewhat disdainful, "I heard it's some obscure organization, something called Tang something Sect?"

"It's the Tang Sect. This sect is indeed obscure, but their members are the champion team from the last session. Guess where they are from?" Menluo looked at Leiqier and said.

"The champion team from the last session? Wait, they are the team from Shrek! You mean to say that this current Tang Sect team is composed of members from the last tournament's champion team?" Wen Jiang's eyes widened, staring fixedly at Bei Bei and the others, his face full of disbelief.

Menluo said, "That's right, although their captain Su Yu didn't come this time. This Tang Sect team is likely tacitly approved by Shrek, otherwise these little ones would be the main team members participating. The last tournament was indeed unforgettable, but this time their true core figure hasn't come, so the outcome is hard to say."

Wen Jiang also became interested and continued to ask, "Wait, didn't the champion team of the last tournament have three main team members from Shrek? They should be over the age limit, could it be that these little ones were all substitute members from that batch?"

"Correct, but because of the Holy Spirit Cult incident in the last tournament, the vast majority of Shrek's matches were played by this group of substitute members, except for the final where that freak named Su Yu used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to completely dash our last hope." A figure landed steadily in front of Menluo, a pair of Soul Guidance light wings slowly folding; as the light wings dissipated, a beautiful face was revealed.

The middle-aged woman before them was Leiqier's mother, and also a teacher of Lu Jiuyu at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Qiu He.

"Alright, alright,

the competition is about to start, and I don't know if the other old fellows will come to watch. Why don't you two guess who will win the first match?" Menluo looked at Qiu He and Wen Jiang and asked calmly.

"I believe in my son, and I also believe in the captain that Leiqier acknowledges." Qiu He had sufficient confidence in Leiqier.

Wen Jiang chuckled, stroked his beard, and said, "Although this guy Leiqier is indeed worrying, Luo Yu still thinks highly of him, so let me see how much this kid has improved."

"Both sides, retreat to the combat distance." Menluo's voice came through the amplification Soul Guidance Device again, and Leiqier and Jiang Nannan retreated simultaneously.

After both had retreated to the combat distance, Menluo spoke again, "The match begins."

Looking at Jiang Nannan opposite him, Leiqier faintly felt his blood boiling; at this moment, only battle could completely ignite his fighting spirit.

Jiang Nannan leaped high and approached Leiqier rapidly. Just as Jiang Nannan came within fifty meters of Leiqier, her figure suddenly disappeared. Leiqier knew this was the opponent's unique soul skill; he also possessed this kind of skill similar to Instant Teleportation.

Boom!

A crisp sound rang out; Leiqier raised his dagger, blocking the attack Jiang Nannan launched from his blind spot. Failing the strike, Jiang Nannan immediately used the force of the recoil to pull away. Before she could leave, Leiqier immediately approached rapidly, the Soul Guidance Dagger in his hand stabbing toward Jiang Nannan's back like a venomous snake.

Sensing something wrong behind her, Jiang Nannan's second soul ring lit up, and the speed of the approaching dagger instantly slowed down.

Second Soul Skill, Gravity Control!