Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.
During these seven days, all thirty-two Soul Master Academy teams participating in the competition fought at least three battles.
The teams most likely to advance to the finals are Shrek Academy, Heavenly Water Academy, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team, as expected.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team is a seeded team, so they don't even need to participate in the competition; they can directly advance to the finals.
Shrek and Heavenly Water Academy won all three battles, and all of them were extremely easy victories, each a complete rout.
The girls from the Heavenly Water Academy, in particular, with six Soul Emperors and one Soul Saint, are incredibly powerful. In addition, they are all beautiful women, making them extremely popular with the audience.
In the stands of the Great Spirit Arena, more than half of the hundreds of thousands of spectators are wearing sky-blue clothing to show that they are all fans of the Heavenly Water Academy.
Of course, this is also because there is a competition held by the Heavenly Water Academy today.
As a grand event held every five years, the VIP stands were once again packed with distinguished guests watching the match. Not only were the high-ranking officials of the Heaven Dou Empire present, but Zhou Chen, Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and others were also seated in the first row of the VIP section.
However, today, in addition to the original group, there was one more person sitting in the first row.
This man was enormous, over two and a half meters tall, and sitting there, he looked like a mountain of flesh. Compared to him, the Platinum Bishop Stanford, sitting beside him, was practically a child.
His hair and beard were all white, and he looked to be at least seventy years old. His large eyes were like copper bells, and his dark skin seemed to have a special glaze-like sheen.
He is Hu Yanzhen, the Elephant Armor Sect, ranked sixth among the Seven Great Sects, a lackey of the Spirit Hall, and a level 89 Soul Douluo.
Hu Yanzhen arrived five days ago to watch the match, firstly to cheer on Platinum Bishop Stanford, and secondly to support the Elephant Armor Academy team led by his grandson.
Unfortunately, due to Zhou Chen's interference, this year's Soul Master Tournament has attracted far too many exceptionally strong individuals, and Elephant Armor Academy has had terrible luck, encountering Shrek Academy, Heavenly Water Academy, and Thunder Academy in the three competitions they have participated in over the past few days.
As you can imagine, Elephant Armor Academy lost all three competitions, with zero points. Forget about the finals, they probably won't even make it to the qualifying rounds.
Therefore, Hu Yanzhen's complexion has been very sour these past few days, so gloomy that it seems like water could drip from it.
However, the Platinum Bishop Stanford looked surprisingly good today.
Sitting next to Zhou Chen, Ning Fengzhi turned his head slightly, his gaze unconsciously drifting to the Platinum Bishop Stanford on the other side of the VIP seats, just in time to catch the fleeting ruthlessness in Stanford's eyes.
"Zhou Chen, something's not right."
Ning Fengzhi's lips moved slightly as he used his Soul Power to condense his voice into a line, silently transmitting his message to Zhou Chen.
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Chen yawned, looking somewhat tired.
These past few days, Zhou Chen has been watching matches during the day and spending his nights with Yu Tianmeng, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong... He's really exhausted.
Seeing his son-in-law's exhausted appearance, Ning Fengzhi's eye twitched, and he sighed helplessly, saying softly, "Young people should be more mindful of moderation!"
Zhou Chen: "..."
After a pause, Ning Fengzhi changed the subject and continued, "I noticed that Stanford's expression was off. It seems like that old guy is planning some underhanded trick."
"Oh, really?"
Zhou Chen sat up slightly and turned his head to look. Sure enough, he saw Stanford's eerie, cold smile.
"That old man definitely has a problem."
Zhou Chen frowned, and with a slight movement of his lips, he also transmitted his voice to Ning Fengzhi: "However, we can't just attack a Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall because his expression is unusual. For now, we can only be more vigilant and take precautions."
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi patted his forehead and nodded, saying, "That's right, that makes sense. Let's watch the match first."
"Perhaps the problem lies in the competition. Don't forget, Heavenly Water Academy's competition is next."
Yu Tianmeng, who was chatting with Xue Ke and Zhu Zhuqing Xue Ke Zhou Chen, suddenly turned her head and transmitted her voice.
"Tian Meng, do you mean... Stanford is planning to target Heavenly Water Academy?"
Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow and said.
"Good."
Yu Tianmeng looked at Zhou Chen with a half-smile and said, "Stanford hates you to the core, and isn't Heavenly Water Academy your harem? Targeting them is targeting you, isn't it?"
"What harem? Shui Binger and I are just friends. How can you slander me without my knowledge?"
Zhou Chen stubbornly tried to explain himself.
"Friend? Then tell me, where did you go last night?" Yu Tianmeng said with a sneer.
Hearing Yu Tianmeng's question, Ning Fengzhi frowned and said somewhat unhappily, "You weren't with Rong Rong and the others last night? Zhou Chen, don't let Rong Rong down. She's my only daughter."
"I..."
Zhou Chen was completely bewildered. Weren't we discussing Stanford's conspiracy? How did the topic suddenly veer off course?
Fortunately, just as Zhou Chen was completely bewildered, the host Kou Kou's sweet voice rang out. "Distinguished guests, esteemed audience, the next match is the seventh round of the preliminary rounds, Heavenly Water Academy versus Canghui Academy. Please welcome the teams from both academies to the stage!"
Before the words were finished, melodious background music filled the air above the Great Spirit Arena, and the team members from the Heavenly Water Academy and Canghui Academy slowly walked onto the spacious Soul Fighting Arena from the left and right sides respectively.
Led by Shui Binger, the girls from the Heavenly Water Academy still wore ice-blue dresses, had long legs, fair skin, beautiful faces, and excellent temperament.
The moment they saw them, the audience erupted in cheers, and many even stood up, waving flags specially made with the Heavenly Water Academy emblem and cheering for them.
Compared to the popular Heavenly Water Academy, Canghui Academy is in a much worse state.
These members of the Canghui Academy wore moon-white robes with two cyan rings on their shoulders, embroidered with the words "Canghui" inside. Their uniforms were also decorated with silver threads, making them quite dazzling.
However, despite their stylish uniforms, almost no spectators paid them any attention.
After all, the members of the Canghui Academy are all male and not handsome, so they are not attractive to the audience.
Moreover, Heavenly Water Academy has six Soul Emperors and one Soul Saint, while the Canghui Academy team members are only at the Soul Ancestor level. The level difference is more than 20 levels, which is a complete crushing defeat. It is normal that the audience is not optimistic about them.
At this moment, the girls from the Heavenly Water Academy were smiling sweetly at the audience and waving, and the audience cheered even more enthusiastically.
This scene, witnessed by the Canghui Academy team members, aroused their envy, jealousy, and resentment.
"Hmph, those bitches, they'll pay a heavy price later!"
The speaker was the captain of the Canghui Academy, who looked to be at least thirty years old. Considering that the age limit for the Soul Master Tournament is twenty-five, it was clear that he looked much older than his age.
"Captain, should we use our ultimate attack right from the start?"
A young man, who was somewhat handsome but had a gloomy demeanor, asked quietly.
"Otherwise what?"
The captain glanced at the gloomy young man and said coldly, "These bitches from the Heavenly Water Academy are all Soul Emperor level 60 or above, while we're just Soul Ancestor members, 20 levels below them. If we don't use our ultimate moves right away, we won't even last five seconds!"
"However, the Soul Bone that the Spirit Hall gave you, Captain, consumes a great deal of Soul Power. Once..."
Before the gloomy young man could finish his sentence, the captain rudely interrupted him. The captain stared coldly at him and said viciously, "When the Spirit Hall bestowed the Soul Bone upon me, they repeatedly instructed me not to reveal it to outsiders. If you mention the Spirit Hall's name again, the vice-principal will not let you off the hook!"
"Yes, yes, Captain, I won't do it again."
The gloomy young man turned pale with fright. Shi Nian, the vice dean of their Canghui Academy, was a treacherous and ruthless killer. He dared not offend him.
Meanwhile, in the VIP section...
Zhou Chen was watching the Canghui Academy team members on the Soul Fighting Arena with great interest.
Zhou Chen overheard the entire conversation between the two Canghui Academy members; after all, the Heavenly Vision Earthly Hearing Technique was no joke.
"The Spirit Hall, Soul Bone?"
Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes. According to his speculation, the key that the Spirit Hall used to deal with Shui Binger and the others was the Soul Bone they gave to the captain of the Canghui Academy.
But the problem is, how could a mere Soul Bone possibly give those Soul Ancestor- level trash from the Canghui Academy the audacity to Battle Soul Emperor- level Heavenly Water Academy Team?
Seeing Zhou Chen's somewhat confused expression, Yu Tianmeng, who had been watching him closely, leaned closer and whispered, "What's wrong? Did you hear something?"
"The Spirit Hall gifted Canghui Academy a Soul Bone..."
Zhou Chen didn't hide anything and told Yu Tianmeng and Ning Fengzhi what he had just heard.
"Canghui Academy, what a familiar name."
Yu Tianmeng murmured.
Ning Fengzhi, standing to the side, immediately said with a serious expression, "Zhou Chen, this Canghui Academy should not be underestimated."
"How so?"
Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow and asked.
"According to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's intelligence, the Canghui Academy team also won all three of their previous battles. Moreover, they didn't use their full strength in those battles and kept changing substitute players to enter the game. Furthermore, the Martial Soul of several team members have remained unknown, seemingly concealing their true strength."
After a pause, Ning Fengzhi changed the subject and said, "Moreover, their team leader is Shi Nian, the vice dean of the Canghui Academy. This person's Martial Soul is very special. It is a kind of tangible but intangible illusionary martial Martial Soul that can generate various illusions and make people lose themselves in the illusions. The Soul Master World calls his Martial Soul 'Remnant Dream'."
"Although he's only level 70-something, his Martial Soul is so formidable that even Soul Douluo above level 80 might not be his match!"
At this point, Ning Fengzhi said in a low voice, "We suspect that these Canghui Academy team members, like their teacher Shi Nian, mainly use illusions as their attack method. However, they did not demonstrate the ability to use illusions in the previous competition, so this is just speculation."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen immediately remembered.
The Canghui Academy was really tragic in the original storyline!
The Soul Saint Shi Nian, who was skilled in illusions, attempted to kill Tang San. However, Tang San possessed the Purple Demon Eyes, which could break all illusions. As a result, Shi Nian, who was even more troublesome than Soul Douluo, tragically died at the hands of the fifteen-year-old Tang San.
The team members from the Canghui Academy fared even worse.
They seemed to be able to cast an illusion called Seven Shura, which was quite powerful. However, it was broken by Tang San, who was also good at countering illusions. Their strength was not fully utilized, and they were all turned into idiots due to the backlash of their mental power.
However, Zhou Chen had forgotten some of the specific details and the extent of the power of this Seven Shura Illusion.
Fortunately, he has the original work.
Thinking this, Zhou Chen's Space Bracelet on his wrist flashed slightly, and a thick original book appeared in his hand.
"Splash..."
Zhou Chen began to peruse the original novel, searching for specific details of the battle between Canghui and Shrek Academy in the original plot, in order to judge the strength of the Canghui Academy and whether it could threaten the girls of the Heavenly Water Academy.
"Let me take a look too."
Yu Tianmeng also leaned her little head in.
Ning Fengzhi was completely bewildered because he couldn't understand the words in the book.
However, before Zhou Chen could even turn to that page, the official battle between the Heavenly Water Academy and Canghui Academy had already begun, following the referee's voice!
The seven members of the Canghui Academy were very cautious. As soon as the referee announced the release of their Martial Soul, they quickly gathered together and formed a seven-pointed circular formation!
Immediately afterwards, the members of the Canghui Academy raised their right hands at the same time, and in their right palms appeared a gem!
The gems in their palms are all different in color and shape; some are round, some are diamond-shaped, some are triangular, and some are teardrop-shaped, and their colors are also the seven colors of the rainbow.
Upon seeing this, many spectators outside the stadium immediately narrowed their eyes.
Gemstone Martial Soul are extremely rare and Martial Soul. How could one not be astonished to suddenly encounter seven Soul Master possessing gemstone-type Martial Soul?
The next second, a layer of colorful light rose from the seven gems, completely enveloping everyone in the Canghui Academy.
At this moment, the girls from the Heavenly Water Academy finally realized that something was wrong with the Canghui Academy!
Shui Binger subconsciously glanced at Zhou Chen in the VIP seats in the distance, hoping to get some hints.
Although she was already Soul Saint, she felt that something was really wrong with the Canghui Academy, and she was a little unsure of herself.
However, when Shui Binger looked on expectantly, she saw Zhou Chen and Yu Tianmeng snuggling together, reading books, which immediately made her jealous.
"Hmph, I'll handle it myself."
Shui Binger turned her head and looked at the Canghui Academy team, which was shrouded in auspicious light. She raised her hand and thousands of feather-like ice spikes swept across the sky!
Sixth Soul Skill - Phoenix Plume's Aura!
Using her sixth Soul Skill as her first move clearly demonstrates Shui Binger's high regard for the Canghui Academy.
It should be noted that in the previous three matches, she had only used her first Soul Skill to easily defeat those teams.
However, facing this attack, the old-looking captain of the Canghui Academy sneered, "It's useless. If you could break our Seven-in-One Martial Soul Combination Skill so easily, then... they wouldn't give me Soul Bone!"
Before he finished speaking, with the captain of the Canghui Academy at the core, seven dazzling rays of light, shimmering with the aura of gemstones, shot into the sky almost simultaneously, instantly condensing into a massive seven-colored pillar of light!
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In the original storyline, Canghui Academy's Seven-in-One Martial Soul Combination Skill was ridiculously powerful. If Tang San hadn't possessed the Purple Demon Eyes, Canghui Academy would probably have been the champion.