"Are the coffins ready?"
The calm question exploded through the deathly silent Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena like a thunderclap from the heavens!
Every Soul Master who heard it, whether contestants on the stage or spectators below, felt a chill surge from the soles of their feet straight to the crowns of their heads!
Devil!
That boy was a devil!
Not only was his strength unfathomable, but his heart was ruthless to the extreme!
He did not merely kill—he crushed people's spirits first!
Below the stage, the more than twenty competing teams had lost all their previous schadenfreude and contempt.
As they looked at the seven calm figures on the stage, only one thing remained in their eyes... fear!
The most primal fear, born from the depths of their souls!
Elephant Armor Academy, the continent's number one defensive team, had been toyed with by a single person and effortlessly crushed.
Canghui Academy, famed for its bizarre illusion realms, had its illusion shattered with a casual wave of the hand. Their leading teacher, a Soul Douluo, had even been reduced to an idiot by a single glare!
Then there had been the exhibition match against Star Luo Royal Academy, which had revealed that terrifying fellow, Han Yuchen.
How were they supposed to fight this?!
This was not even a battle on the same level!
"W-We... we forfeit!"
At last, the captain of one academy with a weaker mental defense was the first to break down.
With a thud, he dropped to his knees, his voice trembling with tears.
"We won't fight! We're withdrawing from the tournament!"
His action was like a fuse, instantly igniting everyone's fear.
"We forfeit too!"
"That's right! We came here to compete, not to die!"
"This isn't a competition at all! It's a massacre!"
For a time,