Chapter 81: The Strongest Soul Elder in History

As long as Huo Yu Hao does not make a move, his Simulation soul skill alone is enough to scare people half to death.

Those six hundred-thousand-year soul rings in the first match were simply a massive upset!

When both sides began to take the field, Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong stood quietly at the very back; six blood-red soul rings emerged upon their bodies!

Su Yu, He Caitou, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan stood in the front; Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were in the lead, He Caitou was behind them, Jiang Nannan was to the right of He Caitou, and Su Yu was to the left of He Caitou.

Without a doubt, the one who needed help was He Caitou, because although He Caitou's burst power was formidable, once he was approached, he could potentially be instantly killed by the opponent's Soul King.

The formation of the opposing Qianling Academy was much more standard: four Defense System Soul Masters in the front row, and in the back, one ice-attribute Control System Soul Master who practiced mimicry, one fire-attribute Control System Soul Master, plus that captain with the Qianji Spear.

The core of the opponents was actually very simple; once those three were taken out, the remaining four defense types would basically be left with nothing to do but take a beating.

To describe the formation Qianling Academy had set up at this moment in one sentence: Four shields combined into one impregnable fortress, with dual ice and fire control and the Qianji Spear.

Among them, the four tall team members in the front were named: Yang Ming, Song Hu, Bai Chen, and Ye Mao. According to Wang Yan's deduction, these four members should have come from the same sect, meaning they belonged to the same school, because their martial souls were identical: the Lingxi Shield of the defense system, a medium-to-high-grade defensive martial soul.

In any case, their martial souls could not compare to Xu Sanshi's; if Xu Sanshi truly unleashed his power, breaking the defense of the four opponents by himself would be no problem at all, but truthfully, there was no need.

And the cold, rigid Qianling captain at the back, who stood like a javelin, was named Shen Ce; he was the true core and main attacker of their team, with the Qianji Spear martial soul, skilled in both long-range and close-quarters combat.

I don't know if I can withstand a single strike from Shen Ce, so let me test whether I have the strength to take on a Soul King head-on; after all, when I sparred with Chen Zifeng back then, I didn't use my full power, but even Chen Zifeng, who could only use his first and second soul skills, was definitely at the Soul Ancestor level.

Since he could defeat Chen Zifeng, he could definitely defeat everyone except Shen Ce.

Sure enough, Shen Ce was continuously buffed by Fei Yuyan from the start, and thick, cyan-white flames began to appear on that Qianji Spear, mixed with a low tiger's roar, just as Huo Yu Hao had already begun to deploy Spirit Detection Sharing, as well as Spirit Interference and Spirit Shock.

Su Yu leaped up from the Shrek side, and under the gaze of everyone, countless fragments continuously emerged; just as Shen Ce was still receiving the buffs, Su Yu had already utilized a Soul Guidance Device and the Mirror Image Transfer granted by his Fragment Martial Soul after absorbing a soul bone, charging directly into the opponent's formation.

"What is Su Yu trying to do? He, a Soul Elder, is charging straight into the middle of seven people; isn't this just suicide?"

Wang Dong, standing at the back to hold the line, was somewhat anxious; watching Su Yu, who had already bypassed the defense of the Lingxi Shield formation, Wang Dong could not help but want to intervene, but was stopped by the others.

In fact, it wasn't just the Shrek group who were plunged into confusion; even the seven from Qianling Academy were stunned. In their eyes, they only saw a figure flickering repeatedly, and within a few short seconds, he appeared in front of Shen Ce.

"Who is this? How could he have such speed? Don't let him get close to the captain!"

An Lengye instantly realized that something was wrong; once Su Yu interrupted this charged strike of Shen Ce's, there would never be another chance to buff them in the future.

"How could you have such speed?" Even Shen Ce was full of astonishment, looking at the youth who had appeared before him like a ghost.

"Master, get ready to move!"

Su Yu told everyone through a communication Soul Guidance Device. After receiving the message, the group quickly began to act; Xu Sanshi rapidly raised his Xuanming Shield.

Amidst the dense metallic clanging, a circular base formed under He Caitou's feet, and his legs were completely enveloped by the base and disappeared from view.

A large number of metal cannon barrels continuously emerged on He Caitou's body; perhaps influenced by Su, there was even a two-meter-long modified Fixed Spirit Cannon resting on his shoulder.

In terms of shock value, this posture was definitely above that of Situ Yu back then. When He Caitou was biting on a cigar, everyone could clearly feel an incredibly kind smile on his face.

"Virtual Mirror!"

An Lengye's mimicry martial soul couldn't reach Su Yu at all. For a moment, their tactics were completely disrupted by Su Yu alone. Even Fei Yuyan, who wanted to help, couldn't make a move because the two were simply too close to each other.

Where on earth did this guy pop out from?

This thought couldn't help but arise in the minds of the Qianling Academy members simultaneously. However, at the next moment, the third soul ring behind Su Yu lit up, and a black mirror resembling a void emerged; inside the mirror, a black-hole-like vortex was constantly rotating, seemingly about to swallow everything.

Seeing that the situation was unclear, Shen Ce, holding the Qianji Spear, had no choice but to act. If he didn't, he would very likely be ambushed by this bizarre soul skill of Su Yu's.

"Go!" A low shout came from Shen Ce's mouth. He guided with both hands, and the cyan-white, scorching Qianji Spear in his hand was about to be fired.

It was at this moment that a white mark appeared on Su Yu's body. The mark was a cross, positioned exactly in the center of his chest.

"Come, come, come! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

A level-four defensive Soul Guidance Device instantly appeared behind Su Yu, and countless fragments, now under Su Yu's control, became a shield that floated in front of him.

The next instant, the Qianji Spear left his hand and charged fiercely toward Su Yu. That long-charged Qianji Spear had originally intended to aim at the opposing captain, but now, because of the appearance of this bizarre guy Su Yu, he had to change his strategy: take out whoever he could!

Under the gaze of countless people—whether it was the people from Qianling Academy on the field, the teammates from Shrek, the spectators who could clearly see everything on the field, or even that Emperor—everyone widened their eyes at this very moment.

A Three-ring Soul Venerable actually dared to strike back fiercely against a Five-ring Soul King; could he actually withstand this blow?

Su Yu's entrance was already enough to surprise everyone. A Three-ring Soul Venerable had actually bypassed the defensive formation of the four opponents without any warning. If Su Yu were powerful enough, the defense of Qianling Academy would be practically non-existent in his eyes!

When the Qianji Spear was about to hit Su Yu, a pitch-black mirror appeared in front of him, and the Qianji Spear charged directly into the black-hole-like vortex within the mirror.

Just like that, everything ended in silence!

One second, two seconds...

Nearly a full minute passed, and there was still no movement from that mirror; it remained steadily floating in the air.

Just then, thunderous applause erupted from the long-silent spectator stands. This match had once again brought them a new visual feast: a Three-ring Soul Venerable had remained unscathed under the full-power strike of a Five-ring Soul King!

"Shrek, Shrek..."

Cheers like a tsunami rang out on the field. This time, Su Yu had once again brought them a new shock. Not only were the people from Qianling Academy dumbfounded, but even the Shrek group was stunned.

Su also widened his eyes in disbelief. He had originally intended to rebound a portion of the attack to the two ice and fire-attribute Soul Masters on the other side if he failed, at least creating a situation where four people would surround Shen Ce.

What Su never expected was that he had actually neutralized Shen Ce's strike. He had thought that when the Virtual Mirror faced someone stronger than himself, although there was a chance to neutralize it, the probability was probably about the same as a lottery draw from Goose Factory, but he never expected that he, Su, would actually win!

"Damn it, what are you all standing there for? Move!"

Su didn't waste words; his first soul skill lit up, and he quickly distanced himself from Shen Ce. Two Energy Gathering Soul Guidance Cannons instantly appeared on Su Yu's shoulders, and two shells instantly locked onto the four Lingxi Shield Soul Ancestors who were defending the front with all their might.

"Senior Sister Jiang Nannan, you go solve that fire-attribute one. Senior Brother Xu Sanshi, swap that ice-attribute one over, and you and I will join forces to deal with their captain. Brother Bei Bei, Brother Cai Tou, leave the remaining four to you."

The two shells were fired, and Su Yu's figure disappeared again. Just as Shen Ce was preparing to strike again, a burst of black mist emerged, and two Su Yus appeared beside Shen Ce; four Energy Gathering Soul Guidance Cannons erupted with blinding white light, instantly locking onto Shen Ce.

Although the tactics of Qianling Academy were not bad, their strategy had a fatal flaw: it was extremely passive at the start, and at the very least, it could not exert pressure on the opponent.

If Shen Ce were gone, all problems would be solved. Even if they couldn't solve Shen Ce, as long as they quickly took out those two Control System Soul Masters, the subsequent situation would be a total thrashing!

What is this? This is strategy. Just one main carry, and he still thinks he can carry the whole game?

Are you fucking kidding me?

It must be said that An Lengye was also a tough nut to crack; her fourth soul ring suddenly flashed brightly.

The Ice Bear let out a fierce roar, and a thick, cold aura suddenly erupted. An Lengye's long blue hair turned white, and even her eyes turned an icy white full of chill.

The cold wind in the air instantly turned into a huge frost tornado, sweeping out; the direction the tornado pointed was exactly Su Yu.

But the next instant, An Lengye appeared confused in front of He Caitou, who was unleashing his full power, while Xu Sanshi appeared in the spot where An Lengye was supposed to be.

In that instant, sixty-three of the sixty-four offensive Soul Guidance Devices on He Caitou's body flashed, making his entire person resemble a scorching sun.

Fear of death is a human instinct, and An Lengye was no exception; in an instant, the ice tornado lost control and immediately affected the four people who were defending with all their might, and as luck would have it, Su Yu's two previous Soul Guidance Cannon shots had also created some gaps here.

In just a few short seconds, Qianling Academy instantly fell into a passive position. Bei Bei was suppressing the four defenders with all his might, Shen Ce was being dragged down by Su Yu and Xu Sanshi and was trapped in a bitter struggle, and Jiang Nannan also took advantage of the chaos to circle around to the vicinity of Fei Yuyan.

A seemingly impregnable defense had fallen into complete chaos all because of Su Yu alone.

Subsequently, after a violent roar, An Lengye was carried off the arena by the referee while severely injured, and Fei Yuyan could not keep up with Jiang Nannan's speed at all; she was grabbed by the neck by Jiang Nannan and thrown directly out of the arena.

He Caitou's powerful outburst also sent the four people of the Lingxi Shield, who were already in chaos, flying in all directions; after one round of explosions, Su Yu's side had not consumed much, but the most important Control System Soul Ancestor had already been sent off by the two people on Su Yu's side.

"Why does this kid look so familiar to me? It seems to be the Su Family's kid, right?" Watching the familiar figure on the competition field, even the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire stood up in surprise.

The minister beside him also widened his eyes, too surprised to speak; in his memory, that kid from the Su Family only had innate soul power of level five, so even if he had entered Shrek, it would be impossible for him to have such growth!

However, the facts were right before their eyes; whether it was the Emperor sitting in the head seat or the crowd of ministers below the stage, none could believe that this was actually the Su Family's kid.

"Is this the strength he is so proud of? Very well, this princess looks forward to seeing what kind of performance you have!" Xu Jiujiu, who was to the side, also covered her red lips in surprise; the shock in her heart was no less than anyone else's.

In terms of familiarity, among the nobles of the Star Luo Imperial Capital, only Xu Jiujiu, who had become an auctioneer at the Starlight Auction House, was the one; yet in her impression, Su Yu had always been a rich second generation without any bright spots.

Who could have known that on this arena, he could today, with the strength of one person, receive a blow from Shen Ce comparable to a Six-Ring Soul Emperor unscathed; let alone the people present, even all the current contestants could not do it!

Boom!

A loud noise came, and the Thousand-Machine Spear smashed fiercely onto Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Shield; the huge impact even caused cracks to appear on the floor of the arena.

Two Su Yus attacked simultaneously, and countless fragments gathered toward Su Yu's hands; just as Shen Ce attacked and repelled Xu Sanshi, Su Yu took advantage of the gap to Instant Teleport behind Shen Ce, and the two figures, indistinguishable between real and fake, raised the heavy swords in their hands in unison and slashed at Shen Ce's back with one sword!

Clang!

Another ear-piercing sound of metal trembling came, and Shen Ce's sharp Thousand-Machine Spear swept horizontally as he turned around, directly shaking both figures away simultaneously.

Shen Ce knew that everything was thanks to this kid with the Mirror Martial Soul before him; as long as he was severely injured, Shrek's combat power would definitely be greatly reduced; since I cannot advance now, then I will make it so you cannot attack again either.

The heavy and powerful Thousand-Machine Spear erupted with dazzling light once more; the moment Su Yu was shaken away, his clone had already been completely shattered by the Thousand-Machine Spear, and the current Su Yu was now completely exposed before Shen Ce's eyes.

"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!" Shen Ce's heart was filled with rage; the opponent's two strongest had not attacked, and under these circumstances, he had actually fallen into the hands of this Three-Ring Soul Elder; what he wanted to do now was to use a full-strength strike to cripple this guy.

The expressions of everyone on the arena changed drastically; they knew that Su Yu being able to receive one blow was already unexpected, and even if Su Yu were stronger, it would be impossible to receive a second move again.

"Come, do you think I'm afraid of you!" Su Yu's voice resounded across the arena, and at this moment, the atmosphere, which had been somewhat heavy, was instantly ignited.

Everyone on the arena was shouting Shrek's name; not only that, but whether it was the Emperor or others, they all instantly focused their gazes on Su Yu.

Virtual Mirror!

Seeing the third soul ring at Su Yu's feet emit purple light, a black mirror resembling a void emerged, and inside the mirror, a black hole-like vortex was constantly rotating; this time, this Virtual Mirror was infused with most of Su Yu's soul power.

"This move again, just what kind of monster is this guy?" Ma Rulong of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy frowned slightly; he knew that even for them, it would not be easy to receive Shen Ce's initial full-strength strike, but this Shrek student had actually neutralized that strike directly unscathed, without even a bit of backlash.

In an instant, the intense black light distorted everyone's vision, and the air began to distort under Shen Ce's strike; as the Thousand-Machine Spear drew closer, Su Yu felt the pressure becoming heavier and heavier.

The Virtual Mirror, which was originally only two meters high and one meter wide, expanded again, at least doubling in size compared to before; the huge mirror was like darkness, and the vortex inside was rotating rapidly like a black hole.

When the Thousand-Machine Spear was swallowed by the Virtual Mirror again, the entire mirror was trembling violently, and Su Yu could clearly feel his soul power draining rapidly.

This strike was too strong; the Virtual Mirror was already reaching its limit of endurance!

Crack...

A series of teeth-aching cracking sounds rang out, and that huge Virtual Mirror finally shattered with a bang; Su Yu, who was flying in the air, also spat out a mouthful of blood, his face becoming incomparably pale, and his aura also began to become disordered.

However, was it over?

No, when the Virtual Mirror shattered, that Thousand-Machine Spear appeared in the air once more, continuing to fly toward the place where Su Yu was.

"Suppress!"

Su Yu did not retreat; he brought his palms together, and countless fragments gathered rapidly; a huge longsword appeared above Shen Ce's head; looking at that giant sword, it was just like a Damocles Sword, directly locking onto the place where Shen Ce was.

When the Thousand-Machine Spear was about to hit Su Yu, Su Yu used Mirror Image Transfer again to avoid the pursuit of the Thousand-Machine Spear, but the violent impact of the explosion still caused Su Yu to suffer some minor injuries.

Yet at the same time, the giant sword suspended above Shen Ce's head also fell with a crash; that giant sword was like divine retribution, directly striking Shen Ce down, and in an instant, the two of them actually fell to the ground together.

However, although Shen Ce was in a sorry state, his injuries were still not as severe as Su Yu's; just as he prepared to attack Su Yu again, the others also arrived quickly, and they had also dealt with the remaining four people of Qianling Academy.