A Skeleton

Time flies, and the two-day Top 8 match quickly came to an end.

As Zhou Huan expected, the four teams that made it to the finals were: Shrek Academy, Tang Sect, Holy Spirit Sect, and the lucky Star Luo National Academy.

In the early morning, when the first rays of sunlight... oh no, there was no sunlight today. The entire Mingdu was gloomy and overcast, as if a storm was brewing.

It seems like the perfect time to start killing someone.

With this kind of atmosphere, it would be a bit unreasonable not to kill a few Evil Soul Master from the Holy Spirit Cult to liven things up.

The East Suburb Arena of Mingdu.

When Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan arrived at the scene with the Shrek Team, the Sun Moon Empire's enthusiastic citizens, as always, had already taken to the Audience Stands.

Although the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was defeated by Shrek and the Mingdu Soul Master Academy also lost to the Tang Sect, and their own team could be said to have suffered a complete rout, human nature always loves to watch a spectacle, and the people of the Sun Moon Empire also have a tendency to admire the strong.

Therefore, today's Semifinals was also packed to capacity.

Even Xu Tianran and Ju Zi were present. However, Jing Hongchen was absent today, while Zhong Liwu, the Holy Spirit Cult Leader, stood beside Xu Tianran.

Xu Tianran asked expressionlessly, "Imperial Preceptor, do you think the Holy Spirit Sect can win today?"

Zhong Liwu, dressed in a black robe, replied ominously, "We will definitely win against the Star Luo National Academy; we are also 90% confident against the Tang Sect; and if it's Shrek Academy, we have a 70% chance of winning."

Zhong Liwu wasn't just talking nonsense. The main reason was that before this, the Tang Sect hadn't shown its strongest combat power at all. Apart from the battle against the Body Sect, where they revealed some of their strength, they had easily resolved most of their other battles.

In the original trajectory, the Ming Yu Sect and the Sun Moon Team, who should have been facing the Tang Sect, were directly eliminated by Shrek. Even the Body Sect and the not-so-weak Heavenly Dragon Gate were beaten up by Shrek in the Group Stage before it was Tang Sect's turn to take the stage.

It's fair to say that the Tang Sect practically won by default in this Soul Master Competition.

Therefore, Zhong Liwu had a misconception, thinking that the Tang Sect was nothing special, while Zhou Huan of Shrek was more worthy of attention.

After all, he was a peculiar individual who, despite being a Soul King, could unleash the power of Soul Sage, making him even more sinister than the Evil Soul Master.

However, Zhong Liwu remained confident because they possessed a true Soul Sage, and the Soul Sage of Evil Soul Master was far superior to someone like Xiao Hongchen, who was a drug-based Soul Sage.

Even Long Aotian of the Body Sect, Zhong Liwu didn't think he was a match for Dai Huabin.

Therefore, Zhong Liwu appeared so confident when faced with Xu Tianran's question.

As for Xu Tianran, after hearing Zhong Liwu's answer, he simply nodded and said, still without any emotion, "I hope it is as the Imperial Preceptor says."

In fact, after the Sun Moon Team was eliminated, Xu Tianran no longer cared whether the Holy Spirit Cult could win or not.

His original plan was to have the Holy Spirit Cult eliminate the opponents for the Sun Moon Team, but the Sun Moon Team was unlucky enough to encounter Shrek in the Top 8 match and even lost the match, so the Holy Spirit Cult's wins and losses were irrelevant.

Xu Tianran even hoped that the Holy Spirit Cult and Shrek would both suffer heavy losses.

Xu Tianran actually had no good feelings towards the Holy Spirit Cult, especially since these contestants had wantonly slaughtered their opponents during the competition, which made him even more displeased.

No powerful leader would like to have such an uncontrollable psychopath under his command.

However, Xu Tianran had no choice but to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult, because if he wanted to unify Douluo, he would have to face a large number of Titled Douluo and Super Douluo from Shrek.

Four thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Empire lost a war because of Shrek; it cannot afford to lose another war for the same reason.

The Holy Spirit Cult was the weapon Xu Tianran used to deal with Shrek.

So today, he even hopes that this weapon will first create friction with Shrek, and the greater the friction, the better.

Soon, Xu Tianran heard Zheng Zhan on the stage announce the Semifinals draw results, "The Semifinals- final matchups are as follows: the first match in the morning is Shrek Academy versus Holy Spirit Sect; the second match in the afternoon is Tang Sect versus Star Luo National Academy. The first match will begin in ten minutes. Both sides, please prepare yourselves."

At that moment, Xu Tianran suddenly felt as if his wishes had come true and that destiny was on his side!

Inside Shrek's break room, after Zhou Huan returned from drawing lots, Zhou Fengchu immediately greeted him, "Brother Zhou, your luck is incredible!"

Zhou Huan smiled, and said without batting an eye, "There's nothing I can do; destiny is in my hands."

Everyone: "..."

Ten minutes passed quickly.

Without a doubt, Zhou Huan be the one to enter the arena for Shrek.

Zhou Huan didn't want anyone else to take the risk when dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult.

Besides Wang Qiu'er, there's also Wen Xiaoshuai, but Zhou Huan doesn't feel comfortable letting him face off against the current Dai Huabin.

Although Zhou Huan kept joking that he wanted Wen Xiaoshuai to break Dai Huabin's leg, he really couldn't put Wen Xiaoshuai in such danger.

From Zhou Huan's perception of Dai Huabin's aura, it was clear that Dai Huabin had probably reached the Soul Sage level, which was beyond the current capabilities of Wen Xiaoshuai.

However, Zhou Huan noticed that the person who stepped onto the stage from the Holy Spirit Cult's side was not Dai Huabin, but a tall, thin young man dressed in a black robe.

Let's call him the tall, thin young man for now, because not only can we not see his face, but his limbs are also completely covered.

What can be seen is that this Holy Spirit Cult athlete's entire body is as thin as a bamboo pole.

The referee was still Zheng Zhan, but he didn't have much affection for the Holy Spirit Cult. He even received a secret message from Xu Tianran, telling him not to care about the life or death of the contestants in this match.

Zheng Zhan naturally understood some of the thoughts of this Sun Moon Crown Prince, but he always felt that cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult was tantamount to seeking help from a tiger, especially since both sides had their own ulterior motives and were always thinking of plotting against each other.

I really don't know whether this is good or bad for the Sun Moon Empire.

Zheng Zhan, who had been deeply concerned about the development of the empire, immediately began the Semifinals after seeing that Zhou Huan and the Holy Spirit Cult's contestants were already in place. "Both sides, state your names."

"Shrek, Zhou Huan."

"Holy Spirit Sect, Wang Xiaolei." The tall, thin young man's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"The match begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xiaolei moved, but his movements were extremely awkward and stiff. However, the six bright Soul Ring— two yellow, two purple, and two black—revealed that he was a Soul Emperor!

Wang Xiaolei slowly extended his right hand from his black robe, revealing a bare, skeletal hand devoid of any flesh or blood.

Immediately, Wang Xiaolei's Second Soul Ring and fourth Soul Ring flashed simultaneously, and a chilling wind suddenly swept across the arena.

Not only that, but it seemed as if countless vengeful spirits were rushing towards Zhou Huan from all directions!

At the same time, a large number of skeletal claws appeared on the ground, tearing towards Zhou Huan if they wanted to rip him to pieces in an instant.

However, Zhou Huan's expression remained completely unchanged. Although he knew that Wang Xiaolei had unleashed a powerful attack right from the start, this level of vengeful spirit could not harm him at all.

However, Wang Xiaolei, a mere Soul Emperor, possessed so many vengeful spirits; the innocent killings he caused are unimaginable.

Therefore, Zhou Huan did not hesitate or show any mercy when facing such an Evil Soul Master.

A chilling aura that pierced the soul suddenly erupted, and wherever it passed, the vengeful spirits that rushed towards Zhou Huan were instantly frozen into wisps of white smoke, and then turned into nothingness.

As for the skeletal claws on the ground, they looked densely packed and eerie, but they were frozen into ice shards as soon as they reached half a meter to Zhou Huan's side, rendering them completely ineffective.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xiaolei flicked his black robe, finally revealing his true face—a skeleton without a single piece of flesh!

The hundreds of thousands of spectators present felt a chill run down their spines upon seeing such an Evil Soul Master, their only thought being, "Is this person even human?"

Zhou Huan felt it was a real shame not to use such a perfectly intact skeleton as a teaching tool in the laboratory.

But Wang Xiaolei clearly didn't care about his image. His fifth Soul Ring flashed with black light, and his entire right hand instantly transformed into a bone whip three or four meters long, which he then slammed down on Zhou Huan!

However, Zhou Huan didn't even glance at the bone whip. He raised his right hand, and a Snow Palm, as white as jade, suddenly appeared. He then grabbed the bone whip that was about to strike.

How is that possible?

How could the Death Whip be caught so easily?

Just as Wang Xiaolei was in shock, Zhou Huan's Snow Palm moved, and she swung the bone whip backhand!

With a loud "boom," Wang Xiaolei was thrown to the ground by Zhou Huan, who had taken the initiative.

Even though the arena was made of special soul-guided metal, Zhou Huan smashed a skull-shaped crater into it.

However, this was not the end. Just as Zhou Huan slammed Wang Xiaolei to the ground, an extreme Cold Ice Qi, transmitted through the bone whip, instantly invaded Wang Xiaolei's entire skeletal structure.

The next moment, while Wang Xiaolei was still somewhat dazed from being hit, he suddenly felt a chill inexplicably, followed by a loud "bang!"

And then... that was it.

Because at this moment, Wang Xiaolei is gone—truly gone in a physical sense.

The one that made the cracking sound was naturally Wang Xiaolei himself. After Zhou Huan's Cold Ice Qi invaded his entire skeleton, it easily blasted him into ice shards.

Moreover, since Wang Xiaolei had no flesh or blood at all, it was even easier for Zhou Huan to deal with him. He simply made Wang Xiaolei's shattered bones melt away along with the ice.

The whole scene was not bloody at all.

All the audience saw was a skeleton being blown into a puff of white smoke.

Only Zhong Liwu in the VIP area remained silent, his eyes gleaming coldly as he stared intently at Zhou Huan on the field, wishing he could just rush up and kill him with a single blow.

It's important to understand that even for the Holy Spirit Cult, finding exceptionally talented young Evil Soul Master is no easy task.

There's no way around it; in this world where everything gets involved, even the Holy Spirit Cult cannot escape it.

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