They Had Already Courted Death

In the spectator area, the Grandmaster and others watched the Tournament Stage with serious expressions.

They had already made some predictions before the match, believing that Canghui Academy must have some hidden methods, otherwise Shi Nian would not have wanted to take them as opponents.

The scene unfolding on stage now proves their predictions to be correct.

"To be honest... everyone here has Gem Spirit." The Grandmaster exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Not a single word got out before the match, they kept it really secret," Flender said.

"Can we handle these kids?" Zhao Wuji asked gravely.

"Since both Xiao San and Xiao Wu are here, there shouldn't be any major problems," the Grandmaster said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the seven members of Cang Hui on the stage raised their Gem Spirit, and one of their Soul Ring lit up.

The Cang Hui Captain had his Fourth Soul Ring lit up, while the others had their Third Soul Ring lit up, because they only had the cultivation level of Soul Elder.

Then, seven beams of colorful light emanated from their Gem Spirit, and then merged together, enveloping all seven members of the Canghui Academy.

Flender's face tightened, and he immediately tried to rush onto the stage to stop the match, but the Grandmaster grabbed his arm.

"Don't worry, the problem isn't as serious as you think."

"How could we not be anxious? Isn't this clearly Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill? The children can't possibly handle it," Flender hissed.

"Think about it carefully. The Martial Soul Fusion Skill of the three of us is unique in the Spirit World. What about Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill? Statistically speaking, that's impossible." Grandmaster said calmly.

"That's true, so what's going on?" Flender calmed down.

"It's just Seven-in-One Spirit Skill Fusion."

"Soul Skill fusion technique? Soul Skill activated by seven people working together? This is not easy to deal with." Flender frowned.

The Grandmaster shook his head. "If it were any other Soul Skill fusion technique, it might be difficult to deal with, but these students from the Canghui Academy are clearly following the same path as their teacher."

"You mean Illusionary Technique magic?" Flender seemed to understand.

"That's right. We suffered from Illusionary Technique not long ago, so naturally someone in the team will make preparations in this regard," the Grandmaster said with a smile.

His thoughts drifted back to yesterday. After learning that his opponent in the next match would be Cang Hui, Tang San had come to see him alone.

Tang San asked a question at that time:

"Grandmaster, what are the criteria and penalties for crippling an opponent in the Spirit Master Tournament?"

"What do you want to do?" The Grandmaster's expression was somewhat strange.

Tang San didn't answer, he just looked at him quietly.

The Grandmaster hesitated for a moment, but still answered Tang San's question:

"Any injury that causes permanent damage to a competitor, and is sufficient to affect the competitor's physical function, will be considered disabling. Intentionally disabling an opponent will be investigated and punished by the competition organizers."

"Will only the person who crippled the opponent be punished, or will the entire team be punished?" Tang San continued to ask.

"It depends on the specific situation, Xiao San. Don't act impulsively," the Grandmaster advised.

"Our team has eleven people, and they are all excellent," Tang San said, seemingly unrelated to the topic.

"But our final opponent is the Spirit Hall, and we still don't know the situation of the Spirit Hall's team. You are indispensable, so it's not worth doing this. Moreover, given the Spirit Hall's attitude towards us, they will most likely escalate the situation," Grandmaster said in a deep voice.

Tang San was silent for a moment, then said:

"I understand, Grandmaster. Don't worry, I won't act impulsively unless there's an opportunity."

The Grandmaster breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Well, that's good. Also, I must remind you that those people from the Canghui Academy were trained by Shi Nian, so they might have similar methods. You need to prepare countermeasures in advance."

"If they also have Illusionary Technique techniques or something similar, I would be more than happy to have them," Tang San said calmly.

Back to the present, although Grandmaster wasn't quite sure what methods Tang San would use, he knew that Canghui Academy's Mental Spirit Skill Fusion should be unable to deal with Tang San, so he was looking forward to the outcome of this match.

On the stage, the seven-colored light had now enveloped the entire Tournament Stage, blocking all eyes from Tournament Stage.

The captain of the Canghui Academy looked at the seven people opposite him and sneered:

"It seems you've changed a team member. It looks like Shi Nian succeeded after all. But he didn't come back. Could it be that one of your elders discovered him and dealt with him? If he's dead, I wonder if you could answer a question for me?"

Tang San remained indifferent, while the others glared at him angrily. Zhu Zhuqing wanted to slip into the shadows, but Tang San spoke up at that moment:

Don't act rashly.

Zhu Zhuqing frowned and stood still.

"Don't be so serious. If you can answer my question, maybe it will make you feel a little better," Cang Hui Captain said with a smile.

"Are you sure you can take us all by force?" Dai Mubai asked coldly.

"Otherwise, you have nowhere to escape. So, answer my question?" Cang Hui Captain had a completely confident expression on his face.

"What do you want to ask?" Tang San asked calmly.

"There was a Soul Bone from that Shi Nian. Who got that Soul Bone?" Cang Hui Captain asked.

"Which 'dust' do you think is in 'Chen Feng '?" Tang San countered.

Cang Hui Captain's expression changed, but he quickly smiled again. "Even if Chen Xin gets that Soul Bone, he most likely won't use it on himself. Everyone knows that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Little Princess is extremely favored, and as far as I know, that Little Princess is your team's Substitute. So if I'm not mistaken, that Soul Bone should be with her?"

"You're very smart, so what are you planning to do?" Tang San asked.

"Of course we'll get our hands on that Soul Bone, but that's none of your business, because you won't survive this match," Cang Hui Captain said maliciously.

"You want to kill us? Aren't you afraid of the punishment from the competition?" Tang San asked expressionlessly.

"Hmph, with your deaths in the Asura Illusion and my methods, it's just an accident. No one will be able to find out." Cang Hui Captain sneered.

"So as long as it's an accident that can't be detected, nothing will happen?" Tang San nodded.

"What do you mean?" Cang Hui Captain vaguely sensed something was wrong, and his unease made him decisively activate the Asura Illusion.

But at the same moment, Tang San leaped into the air and kicked all six of his teammates from behind, sending them flying forward and spitting out blood.

While in Airborne, his eyes emitted a purple-gold light that flashed in seven directions.

Screams rang out simultaneously, and Tang San slapped his own chest with his backhand, spitting out a mouthful of blood as well.

The surrounding colorful lights slowly faded, revealing a scene to all the spectators: of the fourteen people on the field, only Tang San remained standing.

The seven members of the Canghui Academy were foaming at the mouth and convulsing, while their opponents, the six members of the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy, were also coughing up blood and looked seriously injured.

This scene caused an uproar at the scene. Most people did not expect that the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy team, which had suffered almost no losses in the first two games, would lose six out of seven players in this game.

Even though the Soul Skill from the Canghui Academy looked impressive, the result still surprised many people.

However, during this match, the audience was still unsure whether the members of the Nine-Headed Serpent Team had used their Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill, as their vision was obscured by Cang Hui's Soul Skill fusion technique.

Some people think that the Nine-Headed Serpent Team must have used their trump card, the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill, to suffer such heavy losses. Others think that they failed to use their Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill in time, which is why they suffered such heavy losses.

However, the exact nature of the Nine-Headed Serpent Team's three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill remains a mystery.

Perhaps the answer to this question will only be available after the seven students from the Canghui Academy wake up.

Because of their "serious injuries," Tang San and his companions were helped off the stage by the teachers. Flender was initially a little nervous seeing the children injured, but when he helped Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai up, he realized something and then gave Tang San a deep look.

When Nine-Headed Serpent Team returned to the rest area, several members of Canghui Team also underwent injury assessment by the competition organizers.

Soon, after examination by several senior experts in the Soul Master World, all seven contestants from the Canghui Academy were determined to have suffered from Spirit Skill Backlash.

Although the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament has explicit rules prohibiting the crippling or killing of opponents, the Spirit Skill Backlash is no one's fault but one's own.

However, the fate of the contestants from the Canghui Academy was indeed tragic. They lost their ability to think due to the Spirit Skill Backlash and all became idiots. Naturally, Canghui Academy could not accept this result, and they lodged a strong protest with the competition organizers, demanding that Nine-Headed Serpent Academy be severely punished.

Therefore, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall jointly formed an Investigation Team to investigate the situation of both sides. The Spirit Sacred Hall in Heaven Dou City also sent a high-level Healing-Type Soul Master to treat the students of the Canghui Academy.

"Their treatment is futile." Tang San said this to the others in Chen Feng's room.

"Are those people beyond saving?" Dai Mubai asked.

"He won't die, but he'll never regain his senses," Tang San said casually.

"Thank you, Third Brother," Ning Rongrong said.

"No need to thank me, they brought it on themselves. Anyone who dares to play Underhanded Tactics has to bear the consequences. They turned Xiao Feng into this state; it's too lenient of me not to kill them." A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes.

Even now, he still feels lingering fear when he thinks back to that day. He can't even imagine what he would have become or what he would have done if Chen Feng had really died at Shi Nian's hands.

If it weren't for the fear of affecting the Academy's competition, Tang San would have truly wanted to kill Cang Hui and the others.

Fortunately, Cang Hui and his group gave him a good opportunity. In order to find the whereabouts of the Soul Bone from that Shi Nian, they used Soul Skill fusion technique to cover up the outside world's attention.

So Tang San decided to play along and had the others act out a scene for him.

In addition, there is the Spirit Hall, the mastermind behind everything. He doesn't know if other members of the Spirit Hall were involved, but Salas is definitely implicated.

Tang San has already remembered this debt, and he will settle it one day.

"Rongrong, can Bro Feng really be awakened?" Ma Hongjun asked with some worry.

They had already learned that Ning Rongrong had a way to awaken Chen Feng, but to be honest, not seeing the results was still unsettling.

"I definitely can. Once I'm ready, I'll bring Xiao Feng back." Ning Rongrong nodded firmly.

She wasn't entirely confident herself, but she had to give others hope, and she kept telling herself that she could do it.

Ma Hongjun scratched his head and said:

"My main concern is that Bro Feng might end up like Cang Hui and his ilk after waking up."

"Don't jinx it!" Xiao Wu patted him on the back. "Xiao Feng will definitely be alright, right, Ling'er?"

Gu Yue Ling nodded. "Chen Feng's situation is fundamentally different from that of Cang Hui and the others. His consciousness is intact; he's just fallen into a deep sleep. But if, as Tang San said, Cang Hui and the others were truly affected by his Spiritual Shock, causing a backlash from the Illusionary Technique, then their consciousness must have been shattered. With the current methods of the human Soul Master World, there's no hope of recovery."

Xiao Wu lowered her eyes; she had just heard Gu Yue Ling's slip of the tongue.

What do you mean, "human beings"? Most people wouldn't say that.

Therefore, her previous suspicions were possible. Gu Yue Ling might be like her, Soul Beast Transformation into Human, otherwise the source of the other party's knowledge would be inexplicable.

Moreover, judging from where Gu Yue Ling first appeared, she most likely also came from the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, Gu Yue Ling's Martial Soul is the Golden Lion, but Xiao Wu has never heard of this kind of Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, which is something that puzzles her.

So, should I talk to her? This thought popped into Xiao Wu's mind.

But she quickly dismissed the idea, because the fact that Gu Yue Ling was Soul Beast Transformation into Human was just her guess, and she wasn't even 100% sure.

If Xiao Wu guesses wrong, then talking to Gu Yue Ling could lead to her revealing her identity, which is extremely dangerous.

Although Xiao Wu is impulsive, she has made some progress after being educated by Chen Feng for so long.

So she decided to wait until Chen Feng woke up before talking to Chen Feng and Tang San about it, and let them decide what to do.

While Tang San was silently taking notes, Salas, whom he had written down, had already returned to his residence in the Spirit Sacred Hall of Heaven Dou City.

As soon as I returned, a subordinate came to report:

"Your Excellency, a venerable monk from the Main Hall has come to visit."

"Offerings?" Salas frowned. "I understand. You may leave."

After dismissing his subordinates, he went to the Sacred Hall's Reception Room and saw a gray-haired man drinking tea inside.

Salas closed the door to the Reception Room with his backhand and asked with a smile:

"So it is Your Highness the Lord Porcupine. What brings you here today?"