Button Bomb

Next, Nan Xuanyu and the other three began digging a tree hollow where they stood.

They planned to cultivate inside and recover their strength.

Before long, the Golden Silk Demon Ape came to find them on its own.

While helping them search for the other team members, it also stood guard for them.

Bing Tianliang was from Lingtian Academy. He was widely recognized as a genius among geniuses.

He had originally met the requirements for Shrek Academy's early admission, but he had been rejected.

So he chose to participate in this selection trial.

Because it was an excellent opportunity for experience.

He was also absolutely confident that he would be admitted to Shrek Academy.

He simply had not expected that the group he was in would be so far behind the champion group in points from the previous competition.

Now, Bing Tianliang had recruited students from two other groups, forming a team of nine.

Under his command, they had already defeated twelve groups of Soul Masters participating in the selection trial, earning a massive number of points.

Even based on their current score, their three groups should be able to make the top ten.

He believed that the more than twenty thousand points Nan Xuanyu's group had earned earlier could never have been achieved through strength alone.

These past few days, he had been searching for Nan Xuanyu's group from Heaven Luo Academy, hoping to meet them.

To have a real contest.

"There's only half a day left. They should show up soon, right?"

Bing Tianliang stood on a hillside, gazing into the distance.

He awaited the arrival of Nan Xuanyu's group.

"Big Bing."

A crisp voice rang out.

A smiling young girl came hopping over.

"Shushi, what is it?"

Bing Tianliang looked at the girl and smiled.

"We found another group. They're not from Heaven Luo Academy, and they aren't the people you're waiting for."

Liang Shushi paused, then continued asking:

"Should we make a move?"

Bing Tianliang frowned slightly, looking somewhat disappointed.

"Let's go. Prepare for battle."

As he spoke, the two raced down the mountain and joined the others, pursuing in a certain direction.

The nine of them silently slipped into the forest.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, three Soul Masters were advancing at high speed.

They came from Longfeng Soul Master Academy on Tianluo Star.

The three of them were currently chasing a thousand-year Golden Silk Demon Ape.

That thousand-year Golden Silk Demon Ape was seriously injured. One of its arms could not move, and blood continued to drip from it.

That was why the three had caught up so quickly.

If they killed it, they would definitely gain a great deal of points.

The burly Golden Silk Demon Ape darted through the woods.

Suddenly, its golden eyes shifted. It squeezed the dead little Soul Beast in its hand.

It let the little Soul Beast's blood drip onto the ground, creating the illusion that it was injured.

Then it accelerated toward the depths of the forest.

Niu Yiwei and the other two were thrilled as they swiftly gave chase.

Meanwhile, the nine-man group from Lingtian Academy had already closed in around them.

As Niu Yiwei and the others chased on, they suddenly discovered that the Golden Silk Demon Ape had sped up and vanished in an instant.

Helpless, the three had no choice but to stop.

The moment they stopped, figures appeared all around them.

They surrounded the three in the middle.

The newcomers were three groups from Lingtian Academy.

Six people had surrounded them.

Bing Tianliang was especially conspicuous, because four Soul Rings had appeared around him.

A four-ring Soul Ancestor.

"Don't attack yet."

Niu Yiwei raised both hands.

Against a four-ring Soul Ancestor, and with so many opponents, they would undoubtedly lose.

Bing Tianliang looked at him impassively.

Waiting for him to speak.

Niu Yiwei took a deep breath and said:

"We're from Longfeng Soul Master Academy. My name is Niu Yiwei.

I know what you want. Could we negotiate? As long as you're willing to let us go, I'm willing to pay in Douluo Coin.

One thousand Douluo Coin in exchange for our chance to survive. How about it?"

That was no small sum.

Earning one thousand Douluo Coin meant winning one thousand times in the training arena, which was an extremely difficult feat.

"Three thousand. Then I'll consider it."

Bing Tianliang thought for a moment before speaking.

Such a large sum had clearly tempted him.

"How about fifteen hundred? Fifteen hundred is already our limit. Even if we wanted to offer more, we don't have it!"

Niu Yiwei sighed and spread his hands, revealing a helpless expression.

Bing Tianliang truly was tempted, and a hesitant look appeared on his face.

But at that moment, a piercing scream sounded from deep within the forest.

Bing Tianliang's expression changed dramatically. He waved his hand without hesitation.

"Kill!"

In the next instant, the first purple Soul Ring on his body flashed, and his entire body became somewhat insubstantial.

He flashed forward, arriving before Niu Yiwei.

Niu Yiwei's expression hardened, and he hurriedly reacted.

Three Soul Rings rose beneath his feet. With a flick of his right hand, he flung out a pitch-black object that suddenly exploded.

With a bang, a blast wave erupted.

A film of light appeared around his body.

The shockwave from the explosion knocked aside Bing Tianliang's grasping hand.

Niu Yiwei's first and second Soul Rings lit up simultaneously.

His hands flicked repeatedly, sending out one object after another like the previous one, covering the entire area.

"Split up and run!"

He shouted, then charged in one direction.

As long as one of the three could remain until the end, the points would still belong to all three of them, and they would still have a chance to advance.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions rang out one after another.

For a moment, the students from Lingtian Academy were actually held back.

Niu Yiwei's martial soul was the Button Bomb.

His first soul skill, Explosion Barrier.

It had extremely strong defensive effects against any shockwave-based attack.

Against the explosive force of the Button Bombs he released himself, it could defend him completely.

His second soul skill, Button Bomb.

He could throw them at the cost of Soul Power, and their explosive force was quite formidable.

Bing Tianliang's expression shifted. He had not expected this fellow's soul skills to be so powerful.

His second Soul Ring lit up, and his height instantly expanded from one point six meters to two meters.

A layer of pale purple light lit up across his entire body.

His body flickered, and he moved through the explosions like a twisted streak of lightning.

After two flashes, he appeared before Niu Yiwei.

Niu Yiwei was startled and hurriedly unleashed his third soul skill, Blinding Button.

A white button appeared in his palm and exploded instantly.

A blinding flash erupted, accompanied by a powerful shockwave that burst outward from his body.

The dazzling light instantly robbed Bing Tianliang of his sight.

He had no choice but to curl up as the force of the Blinding Button blasted him away once more!

The explosions of those Button Bombs were extremely powerful.

For a time, they actually held back all six people from Lingtian Academy.

But Niu Yiwei was not doing well either. His Soul Power consumption was simply too great.

He would most likely not survive. He only hoped that his companions could escape.

At that very moment, on the other side, another battle was already nearing its end.

The Golden Silk Demon Ape threw a heavy punch. With a boom, it smashed a Soul Master into white light, which vanished into the air.

The remaining person was Liang Shushi, who had previously gone to find Bing Tianliang.

Nan Xuanyu stood before her.

The pair of spikes in her hands had already been tightly seized by Nan Xuanyu's Ancestral Dragon Claw.

Nan Xuanyu stood there like a mountain. No matter how Liang Shushi struggled or strained with all her strength, she could not break free in the slightest.

Niu Yiwei and the others had discovered the thousand-year Golden Silk Demon Ape and had been chasing it all along.

Naturally, the nine-man group from Lingtian Academy had discovered it as well.

That was why they had split off one group to pursue the thousand-year Golden Silk Demon Ape that was pretending to be injured.