Su Hao and Yu Tianlong, standing on the competition stage, paid no attention to Xu Yuntao's resentful expression in the audience seating. They merely waited for the referee to announce the start of the match.
Seeing this, Yu Tianlong spoke up:
"Brother Su, I was able to win so easily this morning thanks to you. Otherwise, with the battle between Xu Yuntao and me, determining a victor would have been far from easy. But I never expected that our fight would trigger the power you had left inside Xu Yuntao, allowing me to defeat him by sheer luck."
Hearing this, Su Hao hurriedly demurred:
"Brother Yu, you're being too polite. Anyone who has made it this far has some tricks up their sleeve.
I believe that even without that power, Brother Yu, you could still have defeated Xu Yuntao."
Thus, while the match had yet to begin, Su Hao and Yu Tianlong traded compliments back and forth.
Seeing that the preliminaries had gone on long enough, the referee announced:
"The final of the Young Genius Ranking begins now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Tianlong said:
"Brother Su, the match has begun. How about we release our Martial Souls together?"
Su Hao agreed to Yu Tianlong's suggestion. Then, the two of them released their Martial Souls at the same time.
Blue lightning gathered as Yu Tianlong's right arm rapidly swelled. Amid the swirling blue glow, the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was unleashed.
"Yu Tianlong, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, level 32 Soul Slaying Master. Brother Su, please advise."
After Yu Tianlong released his Martial Soul, Su Hao also released Heavenly Dao amid a burst of White Light, returning to that ethereal state from before.
"Su Hao, Heavenly Dao Martial Soul, level 26 Battle Soul Master. Brother