Salatos's gaze turned cold.
Trash!
They were all trash!
After such careful preparation and deploying ten Soul Kings, they had ended up being beaten into this state by two little girls.
He took a deep breath, suppressing the fury in his heart, then turned to look behind him.
There stood a man dressed in black. He had remained silently in the shadows like a ghost, drawing almost no one's attention.
"Ying Shisan," Salatos said quietly. "You're up."
The man in black nodded slightly and walked toward the Arena without a word.
Below the stage, the headmasters of the Four Great Academies suddenly changed expression.
A Soul Emperor!
The aura emanating from that man in black clearly belonged to a Soul Emperor-level powerhouse!
"Hold it!" Shui Ruoyan abruptly rose to her feet and glared at Salatos. "Bishop Salatos, what is the meaning of this?"
Salatos merely sneered without answering.
The man in black had already leaped onto the Arena and stood opposite Shui Bing'er. Beneath his feet, six soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—slowly revolved, radiating an oppressive aura.
A Soul Emperor.
He truly was a Soul Emperor.
Shui Bing'er's pupils contracted slightly.
More than half her Soul Power had already been depleted. She was no match for a Soul Emperor at all.
Yao Zi also rose and leaped onto the Arena, taking her place beside Shui Bing'er. The two exchanged a glance, each seeing gravity in the other's eyes.
Below the stage, the headmasters of the Four Great Academies had all risen angrily.
"Salatos, you've gone too far!"
"We agreed on ten against ten, yet you're Changing Generals at the Last Minute and sending in a Soul Emperor who has already exceeded the academy age limit?"
"This is cheating!"
Salatos snorted coldly and slowly rose to his feet.
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