Chapter 266 Xuanzi's defenses crumble, disgusted by Liu Yuan.
At this moment,
As the referee finished speaking, the seven students from Fenglin Advanced Soul Master Academy, led by their captain, slowly stood up and walked out of the preparation area.
Although their faces were tense, their eyes still held a resolute determination. Since there was no way to avoid it, they had no choice but to fight to the death.
Meanwhile, in the western area of the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy, Long Aotian, Chen Lu, Wang Yanfeng, Gu Tong, Vina, and Mu Xue spontaneously stood up.
They made no unnecessary movements, and each of them exuded the composure unique to the core disciples of the Body Sect.
Liu Yuan sat at the front, slowly opened his eyes, straightened the hem of his white robe, and then stood up.
In that instant, dozens of high-altitude detection soul guides in the sky swiftly locked onto the two teams.
On the large, bright yellow screen, Liu Yuan's calm face was clearly projected.
Although his double pupils closed again at this moment, his restrained demeanor still shocked the crowd in the square.
On the other side of the big screen, there was a picture of seven students from Fenglin Academy standing ready.
"Let's go," Liu Yuan said calmly.
The seven of them strode along the wide, private passageway and slowly made their way onto the huge competition stage.
The hundreds of thousands of people in the surrounding stands erupted in cheers at this moment, with countless eyes focused on the white-clad youth walking at the front.
"He's finally here! Liu Yuan with double pupils from the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy!"
"Five years ago, he was an absolute core member. I wonder what level he has reached in the Body Sect in these five years."
Not only are ordinary viewers eagerly anticipating the event, but high-ranking officials from all sides on the viewing platform are also closely watching it.
In front of the preparation area of Xingluo National Academy, Xu Jiujiu gripped the basalt railing tightly with both hands, his beautiful eyes fixed on Liu Yuan without blinking.
She and Liu Yuan had not seen each other for many years, and she was filled with great curiosity and anticipation about Liu Yuan's true strength.
She longed to see with her own eyes just how far this young man, who had once amazed the entire continent in Star Luo City, had transformed.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the Shrek Academy's preparation bench on the south side was extremely tense.
Huo Yuhao sat quietly in his wheelchair, focusing his mental energy entirely on his eyes, carefully sensing the fluctuations in Liu Yuan's aura.
Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and the others also looked grim, their previous ease gone.
As for Xuanzi, who was sitting in the center, he was no longer in a smug state.
He gripped the gourd in his hand tightly, and the earthy yellow light shining from his squinted eyes seemed almost tangible.
His body leaned slightly forward due to excessive eagerness, his whole body tense, staring intently at Liu Yuan's every move.
Xuanzi is now eager to see Liu Yuan display his strength.
He deliberately and ostentatiously killed the evil soul master at the North Gate, and then forced Huo Yuhao and his group to use all their trump cards in the fourth match. All of this was to create momentum in front of the entire continent, to force the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy, and to force Liu Yuan to go all out in the first match as well.
As soon as Liu Yuan makes a move, this level 99 Limit Douluo can see clearly the kid's true strength, origin soul rings, and even the flaws in his moves from below the stage.
Once he confirms that the opponent's strength exceeds Shrek Academy's capacity, he can secretly devise a foolproof assassination plan during the upcoming tournament.
Xuanzi stared intently at Liu Yuan's right hand, his mind racing with anxious calculations: 'Boy, make your move! Reveal your essence, your soul rings, your double pupils—all your trump cards! Let me see just how much you're really worth!'
Liu Yuan, who was already standing on the west side of the competition stage, was naturally unaware of the sinister thoughts that Xuanzi was hiding beneath his gray robe.
However, with his heightened senses after completing his Golden Awakening, Liu Yuan could clearly perceive, even without opening his eyes, the urgent and piercing gaze emanating from Xuanzi on the south side of the preparation stand.
Seeing Xuanzi sitting below the stage, almost frantic with worry, his eyes practically glued to him.
Liu Yuan's lips twitched slightly upwards, forming a subtle arc of disdain and mockery.
He knew Xuanzi's personality all too well.
Years have passed, and Xuanzi must now be very eager to understand his strength.
However, the more eager Xuanzi was to see him make a move, the more anxious he became, and he was determined not to let the old man have his way.
In his eyes, facing these young soul masters of the same age on the battlefield of the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Elite Tournament was no different from playing with children.
In that case, he will not only not show his strength in this match, but will also deliberately use the most thorough method to disgust Xuanzi's inflated and impatient heart.
Thinking of this, Liu Yuan stood still, only slightly turning his head, and calmly spoke to Long Aotian, Chen Lu, Vina, and the others beside him:
"Senior Brother Aotian, Chen Lu, and Vina, I will not participate in this match. I will leave it entirely to you."
Upon hearing Liu Yuan's words, Long Aotian was taken aback at first, but a look of realization quickly crossed his handsome face.
As the senior disciple of the Body Sect, he knew very well that there was no need to use Liu Yuan, the absolute core, to deal with Fenglin Academy. Concealing the truth was the safest strategy.
"Understood, leave it to us." Long Aotian replied steadily, lowering his hands from his chest.
Chen Lu chuckled softly, his arrogance undisguised. He cracked his neck, his knuckles making a popping sound.
"Don't worry, senior brother. If we let you fight against an ordinary academy, wouldn't that make our Body Sect seem like we have no one left among the younger generation? You can rest in the back. I'll throw them all down in a minute."
Vina and Muxue exchanged a smile and nodded slightly.
Then, under the expectant gazes of countless spectators, Xu Jiujiu, and Xuanzi, the Tianhun Royal Academy team took their formation on the competition stage.
The soul-guided screen high in the sky clearly recorded this somewhat eerie scene at that moment.
The young man in white, Liu Yuan, put his hands behind his back and slowly took more than ten steps back until he was only a few meters away from the safety edge of the competition platform.
Not only did he not release his martial spirit, but he also completely calmed down the fluctuations of his soul power, making him look like an outsider watching the battle from the rear.
In front of him, Long Aotian, Chen Lu, Wang Yanfeng, Gu Tong, Vina, and Mu Xue stood in a line, like a thick wall, firmly blocking Liu Yuan behind them.
"What... what kind of positioning is this? Why is Liu Yuan backed up to the very back?"
The audience was immediately filled with great confusion, and many rogue soul masters who had been expecting Liu Yuan to dominate the battlefield widened their eyes in disbelief.
"Is he not planning to fight in this match? He's not even releasing his Martial Soul. What does the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy mean by this?"
On the high viewing platform, Xu Jiujiu's brows furrowed tightly, his eyes filled with confusion.
Meanwhile, on Shrek Academy's preparation bench, Xuanzi, who had been staring intently at Liu Yuan with extreme tension, froze the moment he saw this scene.
He was so shocked that he almost choked and coughed.
"Damn brat! He's not making a move?!"
Xuanzi suddenly leaned forward, his already unpleasant expression darkening completely in that instant.
The braised pork knuckle bone he was holding in his right hand instantly turned to dust under the powerful palm strike of the Limit Douluo, and his squinting eyes almost spit fire.
He was so anxious he was about to die. He even abandoned his dignity as a Limit Douluo to scheme and spy, but this damned brat actually did this. He simply put his hands behind his back and retreated to the edge.
This is clearly a deliberate attempt to hide their strength right under my nose, using such a torturous method to deliberately annoy me.
"Damn brat, how could he be so insidious, deliberately hiding his strength?!" Xuanzi gritted his teeth, squeezing out a low roar, his frustration and anger rising to the extreme in an instant.
No matter how annoyed Xuanzi was offstage, the match on the stage had already officially begun.
"Both sides prepare, the match begins!"
With a loud shout from the referee, the seven members of Fenglin Academy moved simultaneously. Their captain roared, and a gigantic phantom of a wind wolf appeared behind him, its six perfectly matched spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—shining brightly. As a powerful offensive spirit emperor, he was incredibly fast, creating a trail of cyan wind blades as he charged straight towards Long Aotian.
However, facing the Soul Emperor captain's desperate charge, Long Aotian, standing at the forefront, didn't even lift an eyelid.
boom--!
A powerful, suffocating surge of soul energy suddenly erupted from Long Aotian's body without warning.
Two yellow, two purple, and three black spirit rings—a total of seven—spun up from beneath his feet at an incredibly terrifying speed. The moment that dense black seventh spirit ring appeared, the pressure in the surrounding air seemed to drop.
Long Aotian's cultivation has now reached the level of a Soul Saint at over seventy levels! A Soul Saint in his early twenties is an extremely rare existence in the history of the entire continent's major competitions.
It's not just Long Aotian.
Behind Long Aotian, Chen Lu stepped forward. His arms instantly swelled due to the activation of his martial soul, gleaming with a bronze metallic luster. Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings spiraled upwards, indicating that his cultivation had also reached the Soul Emperor level of sixty-seven or sixty-eight.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Yanfeng, Gu Tong, and even Vina and Mu Xue also released their full cultivation at that moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several beams of soul power, representing high-level Soul Emperors, shot into the sky. The aura emanating from Vina and Muxue was that of a genuine, unadulterated Soul Emperor of level sixty-seven or sixty-eight.
Six top-tier core elites, all above level 67, along with a monster Soul Saint who had broken through the level 70 threshold, formed such a terrifying battle formation on the competition stage. The aura it exuded instantly suppressed the entire arena.
"Get down here!"
Chen Lu laughed wildly, and before the opponent's cyan wind blade could even get close, his third and fourth soul rings lit up simultaneously, and his bronze right fist slammed into the void.
The violent fist wind caused a piercing air explosion, and a layer of solid bronze fist wave surged out like a tidal wave, instantly shattering the sky full of blue wind blades.
Long Aotian took a step forward, his figure like a ghost, directly piercing through the opponent's soul power blockade. His right hand, filled with powerful primal energy, turned into a blur and casually patted the shoulder of the Fenglin Academy captain.
Bang!
Amidst the dull thud, the Fenglin Academy captain, who possessed a sixth-ring cultivation level, didn't even have time to unleash his signature soul skill before feeling an immense, irresistible force surge wildly into his body through his shoulder.
He groaned, and his protective soul power shattered instantly. Like a kite with a broken string, he flew straight back, crashing heavily onto the protective shield before sliding off the platform.
The captain's sudden defeat put the remaining six Fenglin Academy students in a completely passive position.
Wang Yanfeng and Gu Tong coordinated perfectly. Gu Tong's eyes flashed with a blinding silver light, and the widespread mental slowing instantly rendered the six opponents immobile. Meanwhile, Wang Yanfeng pushed off the ground with both legs, charging into the enemy ranks like a tiger, accompanied by a violent whooshing sound.
Vina and Muxue didn't even use their full soul skills; they simply used their soul power to create a simple combined shockwave from behind.
A thunderous torrent of soul power raged across the arena.
Because of the overwhelming strength of Long Aotian and his group, in just one minute, under the crushing force of this group composed of a high-level Soul Saint and several top-level high-level Soul Emperors, the remaining six students of Fenglin Advanced Soul Master Academy were blasted off the competition stage one after another amidst the overwhelming waves of fists and soul power shocks, crashing heavily into the ruins below.
"Match ended! The Heavenly Soul Royal Academy team has won!"
The referee raised his right hand, and his trembling voice resounded throughout the entire square through the amplified soul guide device.
The Heavenly Soul Royal Academy won easily and without any suspense.
However, this also made countless viewers feel very sorry.
Because throughout the entire match, the white-robed, double-pupiled Liu Yuan, whom they had been most looking forward to and wanted to see, hadn't moved a single finger or displayed a trace of soul power from beginning to end.
"What a pity! I waited for ages just to see his double pupil martial soul, and he just stood there for a minute." Many rogue soul masters who came specifically to see Liu Yuan shook their heads in regret.
Meanwhile, on Shrek Academy's preparation bench, Xuanzi's face was extremely grim.
He stared intently at Liu Yuan's tall, white-clad back, his fists clenched so tightly beneath his grey robe that they cracked. The frustration and anger of punching cotton almost made this newly promoted Limit Douluo cough up blood in front of everyone.
"Damn brat, how could he be so cunning, deliberately hiding his strength?!" Xuanzi stared intently at the audience below, his eyes flashing intensely with an earthy yellow light.
(End of chapter)