Easy Victory, Elephant Armor Academy's Trick

"Holy shit, this kid actually has some real skill—he's not blindly arrogant!!"

The last remaining Blazing Fire student was stunned; the boy before him was just too, too strong!

"I... I surrender!" The Blazing Fire student was decisive—he didn't want to end up like the others, sprawled on the ground twitching.

"W-Won!"

"He actually won!"

"One person taking on four from four academies, and so easily!!!"

"This Skywater male student is way too freakish—no wonder Skywater Academy made an exception to admit him!"

"He didn't even activate his Martial Soul!!"

The entire crowd was stunned, shaken, dumbfounded—couldn't believe Ye Wen had won so easily, and with such ease?

Everyone who had mocked Ye Wen earlier shut their mouths. Huo Wu was also stunned, blinking blankly.

Yu Tianxin, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Hu Yanli—these geniuses from each academy—couldn't help but take a second look at Ye Wen.

They might be able to take on four opponents themselves, but absolutely not on this stage, because everyone standing here was a genius of the same age!

"This kid! He's bound to become a formidable enemy in the future. And that Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai are both outstanding—Skywater Academy is going to be terrifying in the future Soul Master Tournament!"

The other academies could already foresee how strong Skywater would be in the upcoming Soul Master Tournament.

"Thank you for yielding, thank you for yielding." Ye Wen clasped his hands and slowly walked off the stage under everyone's shocked and awed gazes.

"Hehe, so, everyone, how about our three Second Year students from Skywater?" The Skywater Academy instructor was overjoyed—her students were impressive, and she felt incredibly satisfied.

In the Second Year round, Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai all achieved four consecutive wins, maxing out the Second Year points. This round earned a total of 12 points, bringing Skywater's total to 19 points.

Divine Wind Second Year won 5 points, total 12 points.

Elephant Armor 5 points, total 10 points.

Thunder 4 points, total 10 points.

Blazing Fire 4 points, total 9 points.

Currently, Skywater Academy was far ahead, pulling a clear point gap from the other four academies.

It could be said that the consecutive wins of Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai played a key role, but it wasn't decisive—to win the championship, they'd have to rely on the older students' matches later.

Soon, it was time for the Third Year matches. Skywater's Third Year had no standout students; out of 12 matches, they only won 4, earning 3 points.

After the Third Year matches ended, it got dark. They rested for a night, and the competition continued the next day.

On the second day, the exchange tournament matches resumed.

Skywater's Fourth Year wasn't strong either, only taking 4 points.

Before they knew it, the advantage Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai had built for Skywater in the Second Year began to erode.

Currently, after the Fourth Year matches:

Skywater total: 27 points.

Divine Wind total: 27 points.

Thunder Academy: 23 points.

Blazing Fire Academy: 22 points.

Elephant Armor Academy: 21 points.

Next came the Fifth Year matches. Among the Fifth Years, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er had strong talent.

"Ice Seal!"

Bang!

"Aaah!"

Shui Bing'er knocked down her opponent with a single punch.

Shui Bing'er won consecutive matches with absolute power, defeating one member each from Divine Wind, Blazing Fire, Thunder, and Elephant Armor, securing four straight wins.

Shui Yue'er also performed well, winning 3 matches. Another student won one match, but that didn't matter—Skywater pulled ahead of the other academies again in the Fifth Year round.

Fifth Year ended.

Skywater total: 35 points.

Divine Wind total: 33 points.

Thunder Academy: 28 points.

Blazing Fire Academy: 28 points.

Elephant Armor Academy: 26 points.

The scores among the five academies in the exchange tournament were still close, with no huge gaps. Next up were the Sixth Grade and Advanced Class matches.

Soon, the competition reached the Sixth Grade.

Skywater's Sixth Grade had Shen Liuyu, Qiu Ruoshui, and Gu Qingbo—three future main members of the Soul Master Tournament. This round would likely see them win with the highest score again.

Sure enough, after the sixth grade ended, Tianshui directly added another 8 points, bringing them to 43 points total!

Godwind Academy truly was the three-time consecutive champion, holding strong and close behind with 41 points.

Thunder Academy, 34 points total.

Blazing Fire Academy, 33 points total.

Elephant Armor Academy, 29 points.

"Damn it! Last place again! These useless wastes!" The Elephant Armor Vice Dean clenched his fist secretly, his face full of gloom, sighing from time to time, utterly furious.

"Hey, Bing'er, that Elephant Armor Vice Dean looks really angry and upset, doesn't he? Is it that serious?" Ye Wen said to Shui Bing'er beside him.

Shui Bing'er muttered quietly, "Elephant Armor has been dead last for three consecutive sessions now. What do you think?"

"Heh heh, Elephant Armor is that pathetic?" Ye Wen gave an awkward laugh, instantly understanding. Being last once or twice was nothing, but always being last was a huge loss of face!

"Yeah, Elephant Armor hasn't been doing well these past few years. They only have 29 points now. Even though winning an Advanced Class match gives two points, they're so far behind that first place is basically impossible for them."

"And as for us, even though we're leading for now, whether we can hold it to the end..." Shui Bing'er stopped mid-sentence, letting out a silent sigh in her heart.

Ye Wen had actually already seen it—Tianshui's chances of finishing first weren't great.

Because the strength of Tianshui's Advanced Class couldn't match Godwind Academy's. Godwind Academy's Advanced Class had two 41st-level Soul Ancestors, and a Soul Elder named Feng Xiaotian who could challenge above his rank.

And this Feng Xiaotian might even be stronger than the other two at level 41!

In the Advanced Class, Godwind Academy would be unstoppable this round.

Day three.

The exchange continued. This would be the final day, and also the last grade—the matches between Advanced Soul Master students.

"Now, please have the Advanced Soul Master students from the Five Elemental Academies come up to draw lots."

Soon, the drawing was complete.

First match: Elephant Armor Academy's 33rd-level Hu Yanli versus Tianshui Academy's 38th-level Zeng Sisi.

Although Hu Yanli was only level 33, he was the biological son of Hu Yanzhen, the sect master of the Elephant Armor Sect—one of the Seven Great Sects, specifically the Lower Four Sects—and the Young Sect Master of the Elephant Armor Sect, the future heir to the sect.

Hu Yanli's strength was unquestionably formidable, especially in defense.

"Ah Li, the Sect Master said that this exchange, we absolutely cannot end up last again. At worst, third place! Do as we discussed last night, understand?" The Elephant Armor Vice Dean reminded him.

"I understand!" Hu Yanli nodded and stepped onto the stage.

The Elephant Armor Academy was essentially one of the Seven Great Sects—the academy under the Elephant Armor Sect. Backed by the Seven Great Sects, Elephant Armor actually had the strongest background.

As soon as he stepped on stage, Hu Yanli launched an intense, relentless assault. Every move was vicious, as if his goal was to injure his opponent.

The Tianshui side all frowned. The intensity of this exchange wasn't as high as the Soul Master Tournament; it was mainly about sparring and exchange, a competition of stopping at the point of contact.

But Hu Yanli's behavior was a bit excessive.

"Ha!"

Suddenly, a golden ivory helmet appeared on Hu Yanli's head—an eight-thousand-year head Soul Bone!