Chapter 173: The Fourth Round of Competition

The Blue Silver Strangling has a cultivation age of nine thousand years, which already far exceeds the Fourth Spirit Ring of both people in terms of age, not to mention that Shi Quan's actual soul power level also surpasses the two of them.

As the Blue Silver Strangling tightened, the two let out pained groans in unison, their backs pressed against each other as their bodies were tightly bound by the strangling vines.

"Is this too strong?" Outside the competition arena, the students from various academies all felt a tingling sensation on their scalps.

"Dispersing the bindings at the critical moment, and he can still control his soul skills like this? Such exquisite application." Hu Liena's pupils constricted, "And the moment he loosened the bindings, he had already scattered seeds all around, deliberately waiting for the two to release their Martial Soul Fusion Skill so he could take them down in one fell swoop."

"Nana, do you mean this Shi Quan has been calculating against the opponents from the very beginning?" Xie Yue gasped.

Throughout this entire battle process, except for Dugu Yan using her soul skill to influence the Nether White Tiger at the start, the rest of the time was almost entirely Shi Quan relying on his own strength to crush the two's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Nether White Tiger.

"It should be." Hu Liena nodded.

"This Shi Quan cannot be underestimated." Xie Yue said with a grave expression: "In the upcoming duels, we must deal with this Shi Quan immediately, otherwise he will be a big problem."

Even Yan, who was always arrogant, frowned and couldn't help but nod slightly.

And isn't the attack intensity of Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng a bit too strong? It feels like their attack power is much higher than that of Strong Attack System Spirit Masters of the same level.

In the Shrek Academy viewing area, everyone had a serious expression. They only just realized that, apart from Shi Quan, the strength of the others was also not to be underestimated.

There was no other way; they had lost, and they had to admit it.

As for the toxins? He was also capable of Devour.

"In the next battle, I will definitely win!" Tang San thought to himself, his gaze coldly fixed on Shi Quan on the stage.

"When were they poisoned?" Seeing this, Dai Davis's expression became even uglier.

"So what if their attacks are strong? The toughness of my Blue Silver Grass is not low either; it won't be easy for them to tear it apart, and I still have the Devour ability." Tang San was not afraid at all. He saw that Shi Quan also used the Devour ability when using his Third Soul Skill, Blue Silver Strangling, but this Devour ability was far inferior to his own and was not worth fearing at all.

There were only four matches in the third round, and without any surprise, the winners of the next three matches were the strongest Spirit Hall Team, the Shrek Team, and an ordinary team that possessed five Soul Ancestors.

*Slash! * With just one strike, Zhu Zhuqing's cold-glinting sharp claws directly tore through the defensive soul skill of a thick-skinned Strong Attack System Soul Ancestor from the Star Luo Team, and with absolute speed, she slashed the Soul Ancestor's shoulder blade before turning into a phantom and drifting toward the back row.

On the stage.

"Heaven Dou Imperial Academy is awesome, long live the Heaven Dou Empire!" Enthusiastic cheers erupted immediately from the Heaven Dou Empire's viewing stand.

While everyone was amazed, they only just noticed that the two Auxiliary Soul Masters at the very back of the Star Luo Team had somehow turned abnormally pale, their lips purple, and both figures were swaying, clearly poisoned.

"One-hit kill. The attack power of the two Agility Attack System Spirit Masters of the Heaven Dou Team is so strong." Many academy students couldn't help but exclaim when they saw the two's performance.

Dugu Yan smiled sweetly and said indifferently: "Did you think my poison mist could be solved just by waving it away?"

Yu Feng was not to be outdone either, his wings slashing down from the sky like blades, directly shattering the attack soul skill of one of the opponent's Agility Attack System Spirit Masters.

Hearing the opponent surrender, Dugu Yan looked at Zhu Zhuqing, and seeing that Zhu Zhuqing didn't say anything, she threw the antidote over and walked off the arena together.

In contrast, the Star Luo Empire side was collectively silent, each one flushed with anger, yet they could only grit their teeth and swallow their pride.

Seeing that the two had already knelt to the ground, and seeing this situation, Dai Davis, as the captain, glanced at Shi Quan and gritted his teeth, "We surrender!"

As for the Kamikaze Team, because they were the second place in the Promotion Tournament, they had a bye in the third round.

As for the Shi brothers, there was no need to mention them; their defense had already been demonstrated during the second round.

Returning his gaze to the arena, Shi Quan nodded to Ye Lingling to indicate he was fine, then turned to look at his other teammates.

Not to mention Shi Quan, what was going on with Dugu Yan's unpredictable toxins?

The third round ended, leaving only six teams to enter the fourth round.

Among the six teams in the fourth round, there would be no byes; the fourth round of the competition would directly determine the top three.

As the third round of the competition ended, the various academy teams returned to their academies to prepare for the subsequent matches.

The third day.

When Shi Quan led the team to the arena, Dugu Bo also went to draw lots immediately.

"Xiao Quan, first match, Kamikaze."

Dugu Bo's voice was simple and clear, and a flash of sharp light passed through the depths of Shi Quan's eyes; this was definitely Bibi Dong pulling strings in the dark.

Whether it was the Tianshui Team or the Star Luo Royal Academy, both belonged to strong teams, and the current Kamikaze was even more so; after the two major academies merged into one, the overall strength of the team had skyrocketed.

As for the other two matches, they were not much different from what Shi Quan had expected; Shrek and the Spirit Hall did not face each other.

Although the Shrek team only had four Soul Ancestors, with the presence of Tang San, the overall strength of the team was also extremely strong.

After the many students learned the results of today's draw, they no longer had any expectations for the following two matches.

As long as there were no accidents, it was certain that the Shrek Team and the Spirit Hall Team would enter the top three.

The only highlight was the strong-versus-strong duel between the Kamikaze Team and the Heaven Dou Team.

On the other side, the Shrek rest area.

Flender also brought back the results of the draw for each team.

Hearing this, a bit more of a smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's rigid cheeks, "It seems our luck is not bad, but the only pity is that the Heaven Dou Team and the Spirit Hall Team did not face each other. If they had, it would inevitably have been a fierce battle, and we could have obtained more information about our opponents."

"However, Kamikaze is not weak either, especially since most of them possess flight abilities. The Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Shi Quan and Ye Lingling cannot pose any threat to them. It won't be easy for the Heaven Dou Team to win; they will definitely have to pay a considerable price."

"If there are no accidents, our next opponents will be the Heaven Dou Team and the Spirit Hall Team."

After finishing, Yu Xiaogang's sharp gaze swept over everyone, "The upcoming battles are the true test for you. True monsters are those who can defeat the strong with the weak, and I believe you are true monsters!"

"We are monsters! We will definitely win!" Tang San responded, and the others responded as well.

Only Ning Rongrong was speechless, "Monsters?"

She didn't think much of it before, but now, no matter how she heard this "monster," it felt like they were cursing themselves, so she chose to remain selectively silent.

"Grand Finals fourth round, first match, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Heaven Dou Team versus Kamikaze Academy Kamikaze Team," the referee's voice came quickly.

Shi Quan then led his teammates to walk onto the stage with big strides.

As both sides released their martial souls, everyone present was surprised to find that the members of the Kamikaze Team had changed once again.

In the previous battles, because the Kamikaze Team and the Blazing Fire Team had integrated, everyone who took the stage was a Soul Ancestor.

However, in this battle, the Kamikaze Team replaced two Soul Ancestors and instead swapped in two fire-attribute Auxiliary Soul Masters who were under Level 40.

"The Kamikaze Team actually changed people. Could it be that the Kamikaze Team still has some special trump card?" Seeing this scene, Yu Xiaogang off the stage couldn't help but frown and fall into thought.

Seeing this, Shi Quan, relying on his familiarity with the original work, understood immediately.

The reason for the Kamikaze Team's change is the Four-in-One Fusion Skill.

These two newly substituted fire-attribute Auxiliary Soul Masters can form a Four-in-One Fusion Skill with Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian.

In terms of power, it is definitely stronger than a two-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Still this formation." A faint smile could not help but appear in the depths of Feng Xiaotian's eyes, "Are you still adopting a defensive counter-attack tactic?"

Since the second round, the Heaven Dou Team has used the same formation after taking the stage: the Shi brothers in front, Shi Quan and Dugu Yan behind them, Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng in the same row as Shi Quan but standing behind the sides of the Shi brothers, and finally, naturally, Ye Lingling.

"I hope you can withstand our attack!" Huo Wu looked straight at Shi Quan, her eyes full of provocation.

"I am looking forward to it." Shi Quan smiled faintly and said nothing more.

Feng Xiaotian nodded slightly and did not speak again either.

They dared to speak like this because they had their own confidence; in fact, he had discovered a weakness of the Heaven Dou Team long ago, which was that they lacked any powerful burst methods. How could a team without even a single Assault-type Spirit Master have any burst?

Although the Heaven Dou Team was strong, this drawback was very obvious.

Therefore, he had already discussed the tactical arrangements against the Heaven Dou Team with Huo Wu early on.

Although Shi Quan's vines were strong, as long as one was not entangled, they were useless no matter how strong they were; both the impact force generated by fire-attribute explosions and the high-speed, high-frequency attacks of the wind attribute, along with their accompanying knockback effects, had an extremely strong restraining effect on Shi Quan's vines.

If wind and fire were used together, this restraining effect would be even more intuitive.

As for the others, as long as Huo Wushuang and the others delayed them slightly, he would be able to take them all down in one fell swoop.

Amidst these thoughts, he walked to the designated position and summoned his martial soul under the referee's announcement.

The Kamikaze Team's formation also began to change.

Huo Wushuang led the two Assault-type Spirit Masters of the Kamikaze Team at the very front, Feng Xiaotian followed closely behind to shield Huo Wu, and at the very back were the two fire-attribute Support System Soul Masters.

"What exactly is Kamikaze Academy trying to do? Are they prepared to go head-to-head with the Heaven Dou Team?" Yu Xiaogang frowned as he watched this scene on the stage; from an objective perspective, there was nothing wrong with the Kamikaze Team's positioning.

Three assault types at the very front, followed by agility attack, then control, and finally support.

It was precisely because it was too normal that it made Yu Xiaogang, who prided himself on being a Master, unable to make heads or tails of it.

"Aren't you so capable? Keep bragging; let's see what you're going to brag about?" Ning Rongrong glanced at Yu Xiaogang indifferently, secretly slandering him in her heart; he was clearly a half-baked amateur yet still putting on an act, and she found it as annoying as could be.