The Battle Begins!
In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.
The members of the Advanced Academy teams who had been stunned gradually woke up. After learning that they couldn't even withstand the aura of a nine-year-old child, they were filled with thoughts, anger, or resentment.
When they learned that the team was going to spar with the Elephant Armored Sect, the Sect Leader of the Elephant Huyan Zhen Sect, they had only one thought: if the Nuoding Team is crazy, then the world is crazy!
But right now, Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina, Wang Sheng, Bu Liu, Bu Qi have slowly walked onto the field.
Within that short hour, the arena was also modified and strengthened by staff members with earth-attribute Martial Soul.
The entire arena was over two hundred meters in diameter, and silver-white metal rods were added around it; these were defensive Soul Tool.
After being infused with Soul Power, it can release transparent Soul Power Membrane that combine with each other to form a Soul Power wall, which can effectively block Soul Skill from harming the audience.
This also made Tang San wary—
If the Heaven Dou Empire possesses such defensive Soul Tool, then it must also have some offensive ones hidden within.
It's likely that the Star Luo Empire and the Spirit Hall also possess them!
The audience outside the venue was the most excited.
No matter how long the Nuoding Team can hold out against Huyan Zhen, they will still be able to see a Soul Douluo make a move in this Continental Elite Tournament.
Fare!
It's so expensive!
"Those guys from the Nuoding Team are really something, daring to challenge Huyan Zhen?"
After waking up, Yu Feng from the Imperial Fighting Team Two rubbed his sleepy eyes and suddenly became fully awake, staring incredulously at the Nuoding Team and the others.
Then, to his even greater surprise, Poison Douluo also emerged from the passage behind Nuoding Team and the others. "Deputy Team, isn't that your grandfather?"
Dugu Yan recognized her grandfather at a glance, but her expression wasn't as curious as the other team members. After all, Zhou Qing and Tang San had touched her grandfather's...
Recalling that scene, even though she knew that her grandfather definitely didn't mean it that way, she still felt a little resentful because he hadn't told her the reason.
"Yanyan, why aren't you surprised?" Yu Tianheng asked curiously.
"Before the competition started, my grandfather found Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Romantina and made some kind of deal. As a result, my grandfather treated them very well and even called them brothers and sisters. I still have to call Zhou Qing my great-uncle." Dugu Yan said the fact that left the entire Imperial Fighting Team Two speechless.
"This is outrageous!" Even Yu Tianheng's usually aloof face couldn't hold back anymore, and the wrinkles between his brows twitched violently.
"My grandfather has never been particular about formalities. If someone pleases him, he can be on friendly terms with you. If someone doesn't like him, no matter how much you try to curry favor with him, he will remain indifferent." Dugu Yan also gave an example of Prince Xue Xing. The prince had been kind to her grandfather, but her grandfather was not very close to him. He would only help him when he needed it.
Yu Tianheng was aware of this, but it was quite unexpected that a Titled Douluo be befriending two nine-year-old children and a fifteen-year-old girl, calling them brothers and sisters.
But when Yu Tianheng thought about the strength of those people, he inexplicably felt that it made sense.
However, the high-ranking members of other forces, including the deans of many Advanced Academy, Xue Ye, Prince Xue Xing, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas, reacted differently to this scene.
Although Dugu Bo didn't greet Zhou Qing and the others after coming out of the passage, as if he didn't know them, those who knew him wouldn't think he had just happened to pass by there.
A Titled Douluo, don't you know that's the entrance for the contestants?
Even if he were the most unruly person, Dugu Bo would never lose his composure like this in this situation, unless—
He has a good relationship with the Nuoding Team.
Especially Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Salas, they understood Dugu Bo's temperament very well.
Even Prince Xue Xing, who had been kind to Poison Douluo, would only invite Dugu Bo to accompany him if he encountered a problem that he could not solve himself, and even then, it depended on whether Dugu Bo was available.
[I really underestimated you, Zhou Qing. You even managed to win over Dugu Bo, using him to build momentum for yourself!]
Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe seemed to have the same idea, as if they were on the same wavelength.
In this way, after this contest, regardless of the outcome, those Advanced Academy will have to consider the relationship between Dugu Bo and Nuoding Academy, and thus dare not cause further trouble.
If the Nuoding Team performs exceptionally well in their match against Huyan Zhen, leaving all the participating teams speechless, then even if they don't win in the end, the organizers can still let the Nuoding Team pass the Preliminary Competition directly, so as to avoid further complaints from the audience.
"This was an extremely one-sided contest!"
The referee left the field, and the commentator was the same emcee from the opening ceremony. Out of respect for Soul Douluo and the sect Sect Leader of the Elephant Armored Sect, one of the Lower Four Sects, he was chosen to act as the referee for this special competition.
Salas, Ning Fengzhi, and an elderly man with a somewhat gloomy expression standing next to Ning Fengzhi slowly got up to take charge of the security for the match.
Once Huyan Zhen has gone too far, they will step in to save Zhou Qing and the others who are standing on the ground.
"Both sides activate their Martial Soul and release their Soul Ring! Battle begins!"
At the master of ceremonies' command, Zhou Qing and the others' terrifying and peculiar Soul Ring with Soul Beast patterns reappeared.
Huyan Zhen, however, remained unmoved.
Although Zhou Qing asked him not to restrict himself, if he actually complied, he would become a laughing stock among the sect Sect Leader and family patriarchs of other sects.
To defeat several Soul Grandmaster and Soul Elder, one would need to release their Martial Soul and use Soul Skill.
That would be a complete loss of face!
"Senior, why don't you Martial Soul Possession? Are you looking down on us?" Zhou Qing asked patiently, seeing that Huyan Zhen was unwilling to release his Martial Soul and did not intend to make the first move or attack directly.
"Need not."
Huyan Zhen's voice was like muffled thunder, shaking the entire arena.
Sensing the invisible sound waves and air currents, Zhou Qing and the others trembled slightly. Using the Stacked Wave Force they had developed through training in the Great Sea, they neutralized the force and easily neutralized it, remaining firmly in place.
Among the seven, Wang Sheng, Bu Liu, and Bu Qi were somewhat lacking in their mastery of the Stacked Wave Force, and were thus pushed back several steps. However, these three did not show much shock. They quickly assumed the Three Talents Stance, positioned behind Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Romantina, ready for battle.
This surprised Huyan Zhen slightly.
The words just now were imbued with Soul Power. The sound waves were so powerful that even an ordinary Soul Ancestor would be forced to retreat dozens of meters. However, the three of them only retreated a few steps, and four of them were completely unaffected.
[There's definitely something going on here!]
At this moment, Huyan Zhen truly began to take Zhou Qing and the others seriously.
With unwavering resolve, Zhou Qing focused his gaze, and his Mind-Sense Qi Field erupted instantly, covering the entire area.
Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina were in the same boat, their beliefs unwavering. They activated their Mind-Sense Qi Field, merging them with Zhou Qing's conviction. This caused a crimson halo to appear on their intangible Mind-Sense Qi Field, continuously expanding outwards...